2024 Polish local elections
2024 Polish regional assembly elections Turnout 51.94% 2.96pp
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Jarosław Kaczyński
Donald Tusk
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz Szymon Hołownia
Party
PiS
PO
PSL Poland 2050
Alliance
United Right
Civic Coalition
Third Way
Last election
254 seats, 34.13%
194 seats, 28.12%[ a]
70 seats, 12.07%
Seats won
239
210
80
Seat change
15
16
10
Popular vote
4,941,092
4,409,607
2,054.152
Percentage
34.27%
30.59%
14.25%
Swing
0.14pp
2.47pp
2.18pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Sławomir Mentzen Krzysztof Bosak
Włodzimierz Czarzasty Robert Biedroń
Robert Raczyński [pl ]
Party
NN RN
NL
BS
Alliance
Confederation and Nonpartisans
The Left
Last election
0 seats, 2.85%[ b]
11 seats, 8.19%[ c]
15 seats, 5.28%
Seats won
6
8
3
Seat change
6
3
12
Popular vote
1,042,328
911,430
434,086
Percentage
7.23%
6.32%
3.01%
Swing
4.38pp
1.87pp
2.27pp
Local elections were held in Poland on 7 April 2024 to elect members for all 16 regional assemblies (sejmik wojewódzki ), 314 county (powiat ) councils,[ d] and 2477 municipal (gmina ) councils, heads (wójt ) of municipalities and mayors of cities, as well as 18 district councils of Warsaw . While Law and Justice remained the strongest party, the Civic Coalition and its partners saw some improvement, providing them with majorities in up to 11 of the 16 regional assemblies. The second round to elect heads of municipalities, mayors and city presidents was held on 21 April in places where no candidate obtained more than 50% of votes.[ 1]
Background
2018 Polish local elections
Coalition agreements in voivodeships after the 2018 election. In November 2022 PiS lost power in Silesian Voivodeship , after 4 councillors left the party and joined the opposition, In 2024 the coalition agreement between PiS and BS in Lower Silesian Voivodeship was terminated, in favor of a PO-BS-NH one[ 2] [ 3]
In the previous local elections held in autumn 2018, Law and Justice (PiS), Poland's ruling party at the time, won the most votes in the regional assembly elections, allowing it to take power in eight of the 16 voivodeships, mainly in eastern and southern Poland. The runner-up, the centrist-liberal Civic Coalition (KO), received 27% of the vote, which allowed it to maintain control over 8 voivodeships, together with its coalition partners: the agrarian Polish People's Party (PSL), the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) and, in the Opole Voivodeship, the German Minority. Mayoral elections in large cities were won by KO candidates or opposition-backed independents, notably in Warsaw, where Rafał Trzaskowski defeated PiS candidate Patryk Jaki in the first round, winning 57% of the vote.[ 4] Both PiS and the opposition claimed victory in the elections.[ 5]
As of March 2024, PiS controls 6 regional assemblies, while KO with its coalition partners holds 10.
Extension of the terms of office of local authorities
The current legislation in Poland, enacted in 2018, stipulates that the term of office of local authorities is five years from the date of election.[ 6] As the previous election was held in the autumn of 2018, the next election would have to be held in the autumn of 2023, and would coincide with the election of the parliament , whose term of office was expiring in November of that year.
In September 2022, a new legislation was passed by the parliament, exceptionally extending the terms of office of local authorities until 30 April 2024.[ 7] The lawmakers indicated that the extension of the term of office was necessary to avoid the organisational problems associated with holding local and parliamentary elections at approximately the same time.[ 8] The regulation was criticized by the Association of Voivodeships [pl ] , a voluntary association of regional governments,[ 9] the Union of Polish Cities, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights , the National Council of Legal Advisers, as well as by experts of the Senate Legislation Bureau.[ 10] Critics have pointed out, among other things, that the act may violate fundamental constitutional principles. They also questioned the legitimacy of concerns about the simultaneous organisation of local and parliamentary elections, and pointed out that the act does not address these problems systemically, only incidentally.
The act was signed into law by President Andrzej Duda on 22 November 2022.[ 11]
2023 Polish parliamentary election
The parliamentary election held on 15 October 2023 saw the record turnout of over 74%. The ruling Law and Justice party received the highest number of votes, but lost its ability to form a majority government. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki subsequently failed to form a coalition, and on 13 December a new government was formed under Donald Tusk , made up of the hitherto opposition parties: Civic Coalition , Poland 2050 , Polish People's Party and the New Left .[ 12] [ 13]
Electoral system
The members of the voivodeship sejmiks, county councils, municipal councils for municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants, and Warsaw district councils are elected proportionally using the D'Hondt method .[ 1] Each voivodeship, county, municipality, and district is divided into multiple constituencies. Each voivodeship sejmik constituency elects between 5 and 15 councilors, each county council constituency elects between 3 and 10 councilors, and each municipal council and Warsaw district constituency elects between 5 and 8 councilors.[ 1] Parties or coalitions are required to receive 5% of valid votes throughout the entire voivodeship, county, municipality or district in order to be eligible to earn seats.[ 14]
Municipalities with 20,000 inhabitants or fewer are divided into 15 constituencies, each of which elects 1 councilor using first-past-the-post .[ 1]
Heads of municipalities, mayors, and city presidents are directly elected in each municipality using the two-round system .
Lists
National committees registered in all voivodeships
National committees registered in more than one voivodeship
National and local committees registered in a single voivodeship
Other national committees
Electoral committees
A total of 11,202 committees were registered for the elections.[ 15] 41 committees applied for nationwide registration by the National Electoral Commission , of which 35 have been registered: 21 political parties, nine organizations, three coalitions and two voters committees. Four committees were rejected and one committee retracted its registration.[ 16]
Campaigning
Civic Coalition campaign in Prudnik
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that a victory for the ruling Civic Coalition is necessary to prevent a return to nationalist rule by the Law and Justice Party, and portrayed its electoral campaign as a defense of "freedom, human rights, women's rights, democracy, free economy, self-government". Law and Justice denied such accusations throughout the campaign, with its leader Jarosław Kaczyński accusing the government of lying and calling the election an opportunity to present it with a "yellow card ".[ 19]
Opinion polls
Results
Exit polls showed that Law and Justice won 33.7% and the Civic Coalition won 31.9% in elections to the regional assemblies. The Third Way coalition was projected to win 13.5%, the Left 6.8% and the Confederation party 7.5%.[ 20]
Results also showed that the mayor of Warsaw , Rafał Trzaskowski (Civic Coalition), won an outright victory in the first round, as did the mayor of Gdańsk , Aleksandra Dulkiewicz (Civic Coalition-supported independent).[ 20] Winners were also proclaimed in the first round for mayoral races in Bydgoszcz (Rafał Bruski , Civic Coalition), Lublin (Krzysztof Żuk , Civic Coalition), Opole (Arkadiusz Wiśniewski , Civic Coalition-supported independent), Białystok (Tadeusz Truskolaski , Civic Coalition-supported independent), Katowice (Marcin Krupa , Civic Coalition-supported independent), Szczecin (Piotr Krzystek , Civic Coalition-supported independent), and Łódź (Hanna Zdanowska , Civic Coalition), while those in Wrocław , Toruń , Zielona Góra , Gorzów Wielkopolski , Kraków , Rzeszów . Olsztyn , Poznań and Kielce were to undergo a runoff.[ 21] In the second round of elections held in 748 cities and towns on 21 April, the Civic Coalition won the mayoral elections in Kraków, Poznań, Wrocław, Rzeszów, Toruń, Zielona Góra and Legnica .[ 22]
Voivodeship councils
Total
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/– Law and Justice 4,941,092 34.27 0.14239 15Civic Coalition 4,409,607 30.59 3.62210 16Third Way 2,054,152 14.25 2.1880 10Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists 1,042,328 7.23 4.386 6The Left 911,430 6.32 1.878 3Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy 434,086 3.01 2.273 12National Polish Local Government Coalition 165,714 1.15 New 1 New Normal Country 86,994 0.60 New 0 New German Minority Electoral Committee 53,338 0.37 0.035 Liberal Poland – Entrepreneurs' Strike 52,160 0.36 New 0 New Silesian Autonomy Movement 50,361 0.35 0.030 Defence of Poland Movement 37,283 0.26 New 0 New Silesians Together 36,730 0.25 0.120 Repair Poland Movement 34,457 0.24 New 0 New Self-Governed Pomerania 32,709 0.23 New 0 New Democratic Left Association 13,169 0.09 New 0 New Slavic Union 11,565 0.08 0.060 National Action 9,231 0.06 0.020 Citizens for Citizens 8,590 0.06 New 0 New Citizens and Justice 7,177 0.05 New 0 New Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland 5,923 0.04 New 0 New Civic Initiative 5,495 0.04 0.050 Good of the Gmina 3,499 0.02 New 0 New Movement of Łukasz Konarski 3,494 0.02 New 0 New Azure Poland 2,883 0.02 New 0 New Geothermal Rawa Mazowiecka 2,281 0.02 New 0 New Self-Defence 1,317 0.01 New 0 New Total 14,417,065 100.00 – 552 0 Valid votes 14,417,065 95.56 Invalid/blank votes 670,255 4.44 Total votes 15,087,320 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 29,046,002 51.94
Election results (%)
Seats distribution
Powiat councils
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/– Law and Justice 3,014,506 29.94 0.522,080 34Civic Coalition 1,632,107 16.21 3.921,056 330Third Way 1,238,626 12.30 1.92716 236The Left 96,787 0.96 1.8136 69National Polish Local Government Coalition 68,281 0.68 New 19 New Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists 60,240 0.60 0.605 5German Minority Electoral Committee 42,010 0.42 0.0436 9Agreement Serves People – Third Way 28,800 0.29 New 17 New Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy 28,793 0.29 0.577 29Civic Initiative of Tarnogórski Powiat 13,543 0.13 0.017 2Movement of Łukasz Konarski 4,518 0.04 New 2 New Association Renewal of the Republic of Poland 3,513 0.03 New 0 New Defence of Poland Movement 1,622 0.02 New 0 New Repair Poland Movement 740 0.01 New 0 New Good of the Gmina 471 0.00 New 0 New Free and Solidary 347 0.00 0.050 Geothermal Rawa Mazowiecka 93 0.00 New 0 New Other and local committees 3,833,974 38.08 0.662,189 68Total 10,068,971 100.00 – 6,170 74Source: National Electoral Commission [ 24]
Gmina councils
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/– Civic Coalition 2,235,842 15.68 4.311,649 551Law and Justice 1,933,934 13.56 7.523,069 2,739Third Way 673,598 4.72 0.351,909 1,291The Left 226,156 1.59 0.8686 221Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists 141,056 0.99 0.8617 13Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy 34,935 0.24 0.2768 15Nonpartisans 21,607 0.15 New 0 New Silesian Localists 18,179 0.13 0.04178 29Agreement Serves People – Third Way 14,447 0.10 New 27 New Local Government Coalition OK Self-Government 9,894 0.07 New 28 New Repair Poland Movement 8,097 0.06 New 6 New Civic Initiative of Tarnogórski Powiat 6,334 0.04 0.037 5Pro-Polish Confederation 6,026 0.04 New 0 New Defence of Poland Movement 3,781 0.03 New 4 New Movement of Łukasz Konarski 2,727 0.02 New 3 New National Action 2,359 0.02 0.010 Self-Defence 2,165 0.02 0.0110 7Azure Poland 1,615 0.01 New 1 New Association Renewal of the Republic of Poland 1,566 0.01 New 1 New Safe Next Generation – Safe Civic Generation 997 0.01 New 0 New Democratic Left Association 990 0.01 New 0 New Normal Country 832 0.01 New 1 New Free and Solidary 757 0.01 0.052 11Right Wing of the Republic 614 0.00 0.015 4Liberal Poland – Entrepreneurs' Strike 607 0.00 New 0 New Silesian Autonomy Movement 577 0.00 0.121 10Geothermal Rawa Mazowiecka 542 0.00 New 1 New Good of the Gmina 458 0.00 New 2 New People's Party "Patrimony" RP 377 0.00 0.010 4Sovereign Poland 378 0.00 New 2 New United Beyond Boundaries 191 0.00 New 1 New Nonpartisans and Independents 171 0.00 New 0 New Citizens and Justice 154 0.00 New 0 New Healthy Poland 151 0.00 New 0 New Slavic Union 69 0.00 New 0 New Other and local committees 8,907,121 62.47 4.5532,338 3,657Total 14,259,304 100.00 – 39,416 108Source: PKW [ 25]
Mayors
Party or alliance First round Second round Total seats +/– Votes % Mayors Votes % Mayors Civic Coalition Civic Platform 1,522,121 10.40 13 765,541 14.54 27 40 15New Left 1,944 0.01 0 0 New Modern 1,240 0.01 0 0 Independents 335,094 2.29 5 123,552 2.35 4 9 1Total 1,860,399 12.71 18 889,093 16.88 31 49 16Law and Justice Law and Justice 1,052,984 7.19 61 352,033 6.69 15 76 72Sovereign Poland 10,265 0.07 0 9,672 0.18 0 0 2Independents 492,820 3.37 21 68,534 1.30 8 29 54Total 1,556,069 10.63 82 430,239 8.17 23 105 129Third Way Polish People's Party 209,110 1.43 62 33,899 0.64 5 67 78Poland 2050 [ w] 160,023 1.09 0 62,582 1.19 1 1 New Civic Platform 766 0.01 0 1,026 0.02 0 0 New Independents 156,139 1.07 16 32,183 0.61 10 26 2Total 526,038 3.59 78 129,690 2.46 16 94 79The Left Left Together 101,950 0.70 0 0 New New Left 99,951 0.68 0 59,015 1.12 2 2 3Independents 13,385 0.09 0 0 1Total 215,286 1.47 0 59,015 1.12 2 2 4Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists New Hope 68,200 0.47 0 0 Confederation 14,854 0.10 0 0 New National Movement 7,274 0.05 0 0 New Democracy - Yes 7,149 0.05 0 0 New Confederation of the Polish Crown 5,125 0.04 0 0 New Independents 15,813 0.11 0 0 Total 118,415 0.81 0 0 Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy Confederation 562 0.00 0 0 New Law and Justice 320 0.00 0 0 New Independents 32,977 0.23 1 3,798 0.07 2 3 Total 33,859 0.23 1 3,798 0.07 2 3 Silesian Localists Regional. Minority with Majority 4,148 0.03 3 3 1Independents 17,123 0.12 9 4,112 0.08 0 9 2Total 21,271 0.15 12 4,112 0.08 0 12 1Nonpartisans Confederation 10,839 0.07 0 0 New Agreement Serves People – Third Way Polish People's Party 8,232 0.06 0 0 New Independents 359 0.00 0 0 New Total 8,591 0.06 0 0 New Civic Initiative of Tarnogórski Powiat Independents 7,811 0.05 0 9,796 0.19 1 1 Repair Poland Movement Repair Poland Movement 6,019 0.04 0 0 New Independents 1,639 0.01 0 0 New Total 7,658 0.05 0 0 New Self-Government Movement of Łukasz Konarski Independents 4,746 0.03 0 6,818 0.13 0 0 New Local Government Coalition OK Self-Government Independents 4,726 0.03 0 1,832 0.03 0 0 New National Action Confederation of the Polish Crown 1,991 0.01 0 0 Defence of Poland Movement There is One Poland 1,853 0.01 0 0 New Safe Next Generation – Safe Civic Generation Independents 1,540 0.01 0 0 New Azure Poland Independents 1,492 0.01 0 0 New Silesian Autonomy Movement Independents 1,279 0.01 0 0 1Liberal Poland – Entrepreneurs' Strike Independents 1,197 0.01 0 0 New Association Renewal of the Republic of Poland Independents 804 0.01 0 0 New Good of the Gmina Independents 666 0.00 0 1,028 0.02 1 1 New Sovereign Poland Independents 343 0.00 0 0 New Right Wing of the Republic Independents 336 0.00 0 0 Self-Defence Independents 140 0.00 0 0 Normal Country Independents 76 0.00 0 0 New Other and local committees Civic Platform [ x] 625,599 4.27 54 255,037 4.84 28 82 23Law and Justice [ y] 588,001 4.02 98 193,770 3.68 31 129 47Polish People's Party 355,011 2.42 90 93,586 1.78 22 112 29New Left 105,239 0.72 13 25,237 0.48 3 16 17Poland 2050 [ z] 97,722 0.67 1 39,532 0.75 3 4 New New Hope 30,279 0.21 0 10,755 0.20 1 1 1Left Together 24,302 0.17 0 0 1Confederation of the Polish Crown 11,880 0.08 0 0 New There is One Poland 10,890 0.07 0 11,195 0.21 1 1 New Confederation 9,554 0.07 0 0 New National Movement 8,967 0.06 0 0 Sovereign Poland 8,358 0.06 0 3,683 0.07 1 1 4Modern 7,117 0.05 1 1,277 0.02 1 2 1Polish Pirate Party 5,368 0.04 0 0 New Labour Union 2,759 0.02 1 1 1Agreement for Democracy 2,318 0.02 1 805 0.02 0 1 9„Piast” Faction 1,445 0.01 0 0 1Safe Poland 295 0.00 0 0 New Kukiz'15 214 0.00 0 0 New Social Alternative 99 0.00 0 0 New Independents 8,359,697 57.09 1,278 3,095,639 58.79 581 1,859 240Total 10,255,114 70.04 1537 3,730,516 70.84 672 2209 204Total 14,642,539 100.00 1,728 5,265,937 100.00 748 2,476 1Valid votes 14,642,539 97.15 5,265,937 99.16 Invalid/blank votes 429,194 2.85 44,495 0.84 Total votes 15,071,733 100.00 5,310,432 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 28,990,775 51.99 12,051,596 44.06 Source: PKW [ 26]
Total elected mayors by alliance and party
Voivodeship capital mayoral and council elections
Bold – elected candidates
Warsaw
Warsaw Mayor
Warsaw City Council
Kraków
Kraków Mayor
Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Aleksander Miszalski Civic Coalition (PO )[ ac] 110,556 37.21 133,703 51.04 Łukasz Gibała Committee of Łukasz Gibała – Kraków for Citizens (Ind. )[ ad] 79,580 26.79 128,269 48.96 Łukasz Kmita Law and Justice 58,795 19.79 Andrzej Kulig Committee of Andrzej Kulig "Towards the Future" (Ind. )[ ae] 21,341 7.18 Konrad Berkowicz Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists 14,854 5.00 Rafał Komarewicz Committee of Rafał Komarewicz Kraków Third Way 9,126 3.07 Adam Hareńczyk United for Kraków (Ind. ) 2,837 0.95 Total 297,089 100.00 261,972 100.00
Kraków City Council
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/– Civic Coalition [ af] 118,641 40.11 −3.54 24 +1 Law and Justice 68,615 23.20 −6.62 12 −4 Committee of Łukasz Gibała – Kraków for Citizens[ ag] 46,012 15.56 +2.83 7 +3 Committee of Rafał Komarewicz Kraków Third Way 18,430 6.23 New 0 New Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists 17,753 6.00 +2.96 0 0 Committee of Andrzej Kulig „Towards the Future” 14,264 4.82 New 0 New Committee of Stanisław Mazur 7,105 2.40 New 0 New United for Kraków 3,487 1.18 New 0 New Self-Governing Kraków 1,467 0.50 New 0 New Total 295,774 100.00 – 43 0 Source: National Electoral Commission [ 29]
Wrocław
Wrocław Mayor
Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Jacek Sutryk (incumbent)Jacek Sutryk The Left and Localists (Ind. )[ ah] 80,585 34.33 115,350 68.29 Izabela Bodnar Third Way (PL2050 )69,954 29.80 53,572 31.71 Łukasz Kasztelowicz Law and Justice 45,000 19.17 Jerzy Michalak Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy (Ind. )18,731 7.98 Robert Grzechnik Confederation There is One Poland Nonpartisans (NN )12,597 5.37 Grzegorz Prigan Wrocławians for Wrocławians (Ind. ) 7,864 3.35 Total 234,731 100.00 168,922 100.00
Wrocław City Council
Łódź
Łódź Mayor
Łódź City Council
Poznań
Poznań Mayor
Poznań City Council
Gdańsk
Gdańsk Mayor
Gdańsk City Council
Szczecin
Szczecin Mayor
Szczecin City Council
Party Votes % Seats Civic Coalition 58,319 43.79 19 Law and Justice 32,602 24.48 7 Local Government Coalition of Piotr Krzystek 21,944 16.48 5 The Left 8,481 6.37 0 Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists 6,456 4.85 0 Agreement Serves People – Third Way 2,228 1.67 0 Third Way Szczecin 2050[ al] 2,145 1.61 0 SZN – Szczecin, Full Steam Ahead 1,016 0.76 0 Total 133,191 100.00 31
Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz Mayor
Bydgoszcz City Council
Lublin
Lublin Mayor
Lublin City Council
Białystok
Białystok Mayor
Białystok City Council
Katowice
Katowice Mayor
Katowice City Council
Toruń
Toruń Mayor
Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Paweł Gulewski Civic Coalition (PO )26,548 38.28 39,093 65.00 Michał Zaleski (incumbent) Michał Zaleski Committee (Ind. ) 18,315 26.41 21,048 35.00 Adrian Mól Law and Justice (PiS )8,872 12.79 Bartosz Szymanski Active for Toruń (Ind. ) 6,296 9.08 Piotr Wielgus The Left (NL )3,960 5.71 Maciej Cichowicz Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists (Ind. )2,726 3.93 Magdalena Noga Coalition of City Movements (Ind. ) 1,624 2.34 Dariusz Kubicki I Love Toruń (KKP ) 1,011 1.46 Total 69,352 100.00 60,141 100.00
Toruń City Council
Party Votes % Seats Civic Coalition 27,103 39.33 15 Law and Justice 15,161 22.00 6 Michał Zaleski Committee 7,904 11.47 4 Active for Toruń 5,220 7.58 0 The Left 4,373 6.35 0 Third Way 3,067 4.45 0 Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists 2,961 4.30 0 Coalition of City Movements 1,895 2.75 0 I Love Toruń 1,221 1.77 0 Total 68,905 100.00 25
Rzeszów
Rzeszów Mayor
Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Konrad Fijołek (incumbent)Committee of Konrad Fijołek Development of Rzeszów (Ind. ) 28,649 37.91 36,916 54.90 Waldemar Szumny Law and Justice (PiS )18,314 24.23 30,331 45.10 Jacek Strojny Together for Rzeszów Association (Ind. ) 15,579 20.61 Adam Dziedzic Agreement Serves People – Third Way (PSL ) 6,618 8.76 Karolina Pikuła Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists (KKP )5,125 6.78 Janusz Niemer Defence of Poland Movement (PJJ )1,293 1.71 Total 75,578 100.00 67,247 100.00
Rzeszów City Council
Kielce
Kielce Mayor
Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Agata Wojda Civic Coalition (PO )25,608 33.63 38,256 56.54 Marcin Stępniewski Law and Justice (PiS )19,078 25.05 29,407 43.46 Maciej Bursztein Maciej Bursztein Friendly Kielce (Ind. ) 14,197 18.64 Kamil Suchański Suchański Nonpartisans Coalition for Kielce (Ind. ) 10,857 14.26 Adam Cyrański Third Way (Ind. )[ an] 2,839 3.73 Marcin Chłodnicki The Left (NL )2,628 3.45 Agata Marjańska Together for Kielce (Ind. ) 941 1.24 Total 76,148 100.00 67,663 100.00
Kielce City Council
Party Votes % Seats Law and Justice 22,796 30.21 10 Civic Coalition 21,786 28.87 10 Maciej Bursztein Friendly Kielce 11,242 14.90 4 Third Way 6,864 9.10 0 Suchański Nonpartisans Coalition for Kielce 6,229 8.25 0 The Left 4,930 6.53 1 Together for Kielce 1,612 2.14 0 Total 75,459 100.00 25
Olsztyn
Olsztyn Mayor
Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Robert Szewczyk Civic Coalition (PO )[ ao] 20,650 32.81 27,552 53.45 Czesław Małkowski Committee of Czesław Jerzy Małkowski (Ind. ) 13,315 21.16 23,997 46.55 Grzegorz Smoliński Law and Justice (PiS )9,753 15.50 Marcin Możdżonek Committee of Marcin Możdżonek – Better Olsztyn (Ind. ) 8,502 13.51 Mirosław Arczak Common Olsztyn (Ind. ) 6,088 9.67 Monika Rogińska-Stanulewicz Third Way Olsztyn (Ind. )2,336 3.71 Bartosz Grucela The Left (Together )2,286 3.63 Total 62,930 100.00 51,549 100.00
Olsztyn City Council
Party Votes % Seats Civic Coalition 21,348 34.21 12 Law and Justice 12,892 20.66 8 Committee of Czesław Jerzy Małkowski 6,318 10.13 2 Committee of Marcin Możdżonek – Better Olsztyn 6,053 9.70 1 Committee of Piotr Grzymowicz 4,539 7.27 1 Common Olsztyn 4,527 7.26 1 Third Way Olsztyn 3,517 5.64 0 The Left 3,202 5.13 0 Total 62,396 100.00 25
Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski Mayor
Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Jacek Wójcicki (incumbent)Committee of Jacek Wójcicki (Ind. ) 18,381 49.24 18,166 61.23 Piotr Wilczewski Civic Coalition (PO )8,279 22.18 11,502 38.77 Roman Sondej Law and Justice (Ind. )5,807 15.56 Dariusz Bachalski The Left (Ind. )3,215 8.61 Katarzyna Miczał Your City Gorzów (Ind. ) 1,647 4.41 Total 37,329 100.00 29,668 100.00
Gorzów Wielkopolski City Council
Zielona Góra
Zielona Góra Mayor
Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Marcin Pabierowski Civic Coalition (PO )22,098 42.74 28,464 57.46 Janusz Kubicki (incumbent)Janusz Kubicki Committee (Ind. ) 18,584 35.95 21,072 42.54 Grzegorz Maćkowiak Law and Justice (PiS )6,417 12.41 Janusz Jasiński The Left (Ind. )2,887 5.58 Adam Hreszczyk Adam Hreszczyk Committee (Ind. ) 1,713 3.31 Total 51,699 100.00 49,536 100.00
Zielona Góra City Council
Opole
Opole Mayor
Opole City Council
Warsaw district councils
Reactions
Jarosław Kaczyński praised the election result, which he said highlighted the potential for greater success in the upcoming European election in June,[ 34] and showed that reports of his political demise were "premature". Donald Tusk praised Rafał Trzaskowski on his reelection as mayor of Warsaw and called him the "hero" of the election night. He also acknowledged that conservative regions appeared to have mobilized more voters, while some of his party's supporters might not have voted due to fine weather conditions on 7 April.[ 20] He also expressed happiness over the party's "record victory in cities" and its gains in the regional assemblies, while expressing concerns about "demobilization, especially among young people, failure in the east and in the countryside."[ 35] Following the results of the runoff elections on 21 April, Tusk expressed satisfaction over the Civic Coalition's showing in key races and said that “Law and Justice has simply disappeared in many places”.[ 22]
Notes
^ a b Combined results of Platform.Modern Civic Coalition and The Greens .
^ a b Combined results of Liberty in Local Governments and National Movement .
^ a b Combined results of SLD Left Together and Together .
^ In addition to 314 county councils, there are 66 municipalities with powiat rights , which also perform the powers and duties of counties.
^ Includes committee of the federation and committee of the party.
^ Defence of Poland Movement registered separate committees in Subcarpathia and Silesia.
^ Coalition of Confederation of the Polish Crown , There is One Poland , Real Politics Union , Safe Poland , Rodacy Kamraci, National Party, Dmowski Club and Polish Thought Club in Łódź .
^ Compared to the result of Silesian Regional Party .
^ Confederation dissidents in Poznań .
^ Polish People's Party dissidents.
^ a b c d Different factions of Nonpartisan Local Government Activists are represented by a political party as well as an organization and a federation of organisations. Additionally regional chapters in some voivodeships will run in coalition with Confederation .[ 17] [ 18]
^ a b Renewal of the Republic of Poland retracted their registration as a voters committee and registered as an organization instead.
^ Not related to Poland 2050 of Szymon Hołownia.
^ Democratic Left Association
^ National Action – 0.96 Geothermal Rawa Mazowiecka – 0.24
^ Azure Poland
^ Slavic Union – 0.51 Association Citizens and Justice – 0.32Self-Defence RP – 0.26
^ Defence of Poland Movement
^ Citizens for Citizens
^ Association "Self-Governing Pomerania"
^ Silesian Autonomy Movement – 3.21Silesians Together – 2.34Defence of Poland Movement – 0.91Civic Initiative of Tarnogórski Powiat – 0.35 Self-Government Movement of Łukasz Konarski – 0.22Self-Defence – 0.08
^ Good of the Gmina
^ Includes 7,964 votes and 0 seats in the first round for supported independents.
^ Includes 32,211 votes and 2 seats in the first round; 16,523 votes and 2 seats in the second round for supported independents.
^ Includes 55,410 votes and 10 seats in the first round; 18,027 votes and 4 seats in the second round for supported independents.
^ Includes 11,811 votes and 0 seats in the first round; 15,895 votes and 0 seats in the second round for supported independents.
^ Supported by The City Is Ours .
^ Including The City Is Ours .
^ Supported by New Left and Committee of Stanisław Mazur.
^ a b Supported by Left Together .
^ Supported by Polish People's Party and Self-Governing Kraków, as well as by the incumbent Jacek Majchrowski .[ 28]
^ a b c d e Including New Left .
^ a b Including Left Together .
^ Supported by Civic Platform and New Left .
^ a b c Supported by New Left .
^ Supported by Everything for Gdańsk Association.
^ a b Common Gdańsk Way 2050 is a coalition of PL2050 , The Left and local associations.
^ Not related to Third Way .
^ a b Not related to New Left .[ 30]
^ Supported by PL2050 .
^ Supported by incumbent Piotr Grzymowicz and his committee.[ 31]
^ Not related to Poland 2050 . Related to mayor Janusz Kubicki .[ 32]
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