Next year’s Mississauga mayoral race could provide one of the most intriguing match-ups in the Toronto area, with incumbent Carolyn Parrish set to run again and former mayor and Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie not ruling out a bid to return.

New polling from Liaison Strategies suggests that if the two were to face off against each other now, Crombie would pull 38 per cent of the popular vote and Parrish would net 33 per cent.

Crombie was Mississauga’s mayor for a decade beginning in 2014, and Parrish succeeded her when she left the role to lead the Ontario Liberals. She passed a leadership review in September, but opted to step down when support appeared shaky .

Crombie told Global News she would not rule out running to be mayor again next year in a race Parrish has already said s

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