2018 Polish local elections

The 2018 Polish local elections were held on October 21 for all 16 provincial (voivodeship, województwo) assemblies, 380 county (powiat) councils, and 2477 commune (gmina) councils. There were also direct elections for commune heads (mayors and city presidents), with a second, run-off round for these offices on November 4.

2018 Polish regional assembly election
21 October 2018 (first round)
4 November 2018 (second round)
552 seats to provincial assemblies, 6,244 seats to county councils, 32,173 seats to commune councils, and 3,162 local government heads
Turnout54.90%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jarosław Kaczyński Grzegorz Schetyna Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
Party PiS PO PSL
Leader since 18 January 2003 7 March 2018 7 November 2015
Last election 171 seats, 26.89% 179 seats, 26.29% 157 seats, 23.88%
Seats before 171 179 157
Seats won 254 194 70
Seat change 83 15 87
Percentage 34.13% 26.97% 12.07%
Swing 7.84% 0.68% 11.81%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Włodzimierz Czarzasty Robert Raczyński Ryszard Galla
Party SLD BS MN
Leader since 23 January 2016 17 March 2017 25 September 2005
Last election 28 seats, 8.79% 4 seats, 0.85% (in Lower Silesia) 7 seats, 14.90% (in Opole)
Seats before 28 4 7
Seats won 11 15 5
Seat change 17 11 2
Percentage 6.62% 5.28% 14.64% (in Opole)
Swing 2.17% 4.43% 0.26%
Result of the voivodeship sejmik elections

The local elections were a victory of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS), though the opposition Civic Coalition (PO) maintained control of the majority of cities, including the capital Warsaw.

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