2018 Polish local elections

2018 Polish regional assembly election

← 2014 21 October 2018 (first round)
4 November 2018 (second round)
2024 →

552 seats to voivodeship sejmiks, 6,170 seats to powiat councils, 39,524 seats to gmina councils, 420 seats to Warsaw district councils, and 2,475 wójts/mayors
Turnout54.90%
Increase 7.5pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Jarosław Kaczyński Sejm 2016a (cropped).JPG
Posiedzenie Gabinetu Cieni (cropped).jpg
20170722 Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz Demonstracja Krakow 4323 DxO.jpg
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 Increase 83 Increase 15 Decrease 87
Percentage 34.13% 26.97% 12.07%
Swing Increase 7.84pp Increase 0.68pp Decrease 11.81pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Włodzimierz Czarzasty Sejm 2019.jpg
Robert Raczyński 2007.jpg
Ryszard Galla Sejm 2016.JPG
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 Decrease 17 Increase 11 Decrease 2
Percentage 6.62% 5.28% 14.64% (in Opole)
Swing Decrease 2.17pp Increase 4.43pp Decrease 0.26pp

Result of the voivodeship sejmik elections

The 2018 Polish local elections were held on October 21 for all 16 regional assemblies (sejmik wojewódzki), 380 county (powiat) councils, and 2477 municipal (gmina) councils. There were also direct elections for heads (wójt) of municipalities and mayors, with a second, run-off round for these offices on November 4.

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.