Łódź City Council
Local government body in Łódź, Poland
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The Łódź City Council is the governing body of the city of Łódź in Poland. The council has 37 elected members[2] elected every five years in an election by city voters through a secret ballot. The election of City Council and the local head of government,[3] which takes place at the same time, is based on legislation introduced on 20 June 2002.
City Council in Łódź Rada Miejska w Łodzi | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Bartosz Domaszewicz, KO |
Vice-Chairpersons | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 37 |
Political groups | Mayoral coalition (28)[1]
Opposition (9)
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| Elections | |
| Multi-member electoral districts with five-year terms | |
Last election | 7 April 2024 |
Next election | 2029 |
| Website | |
| uml | |
Members of the Łódź City Council
| Party | District 1 | District 2 | District 3 | District 4 | District 5 | District 6 | District 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Coalition | Bartosz Domaszewicz Agnieszka Wieteska Emilia Susniło-Gruszka Mateusz Walasek |
Tomasz Kacprzak Krzysztof Makowski Marta Przywara Magdalena Gałkiewicz |
Marcin Gołaszewski Karolina Kępka Maja Włodarczyk Elżbieta Żuraw |
Adam Wieczorek Paulina Setnik Marcin Hencz Kamila Ścibor |
Małgorzata Moskwa-Wodnicka Damian Raczkowski Joanna Budzińska Justyna Chojnacka-Duraj |
Hanna Zdanowska Tomasz Frączak Maciej Rakowski Ewa Bujnowicz-Zelt |
Adam Pustelnik Katarzyna Wachowska Marcelina Hamczyk Bogusław Hubert | |
| Law and Justice | Sebastian Bulak | Piotr Cieplucha | Marek Michalik | Radosław Marzec | Marcin Buchali | Włodzimierz Tomaszewski Tomasz Anielak |
Krzysztof Stasiak | |
| Third Way | Kosma Nykiel | |||||||
Election results
2024
All seats on the city council were being contested in the 2024 election. The number of seats was lowered from 40 to 37.
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Coalition[a] | 139,428 | 57.65 | −4.45 | 28 | −3 | |
| Law and Justice | 56,701 | 23.44 | −1.03 | 8 | 0 | |
| Third Way[b] | 23,022 | 9.52 | +6.91[c] | 1 | 0[c] | |
| Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists | 14,559 | 6.02 | +3.95 | 0 | 0 | |
| Self-Government Coalition Energy of Łódź | 5,779 | 2.39 | New | 0 | New | |
| National Action | 2,359 | 0.98 | +0.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 241,848 | 100.00 | – | 37 | – | |
| Source: National Electoral Commission | ||||||
2018
All 40 seats on the city council were being contested in the 2018 election.
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee of Hanna Zdanowska[a] | 183,383 | 62.10 | +8.41[d] | 32 | +5[d] | |
| Law and Justice | 72,267 | 24.47 | −2.39 | 8 | −5 | |
| Kukiz'15 | 13,080 | 4.43 | New | 0 | New | |
| Yes![b] | 7,712 | 2.61 | New | 0 | New | |
| Freedom #MuremZaŁodzią | 6,127 | 2.07 | −2.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Committee of Agnieszka Wojciechowska - Nonpartisans | 4,548 | 1.54 | New | 0 | New | |
| Nonpartisan Łódź | 3,964 | 1.34 | −0.77 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nonpartisans - Piotr Misztal | 2,165 | 0.73 | −0.34 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Action | 1,705 | 0.58 | −0.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Law and Power | 336 | 0.11 | New | 0 | New | |
| Total | 295,287 | 100.00 | – | 40 | – | |
| Source: National Electoral Commission | ||||||
2014
All seats on the city council were being contested in the 2014 election. The number of seats was lowered from 43 to 40.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 79,735 | 39.63 | 20 | |
| Law and Justice | 54,052 | 26.86 | 13 | |
| SLD Left Together | 28,284 | 14.06 | 7 | |
| Polish People's Party | 10,680 | 5.31 | 0 | |
| New Right – Janusz Korwin-Mikke | 8,462 | 4.21 | 0 | |
| Łodzianie Without Party | 4,816 | 2.39 | 0 | |
| Nonpartisan Łódź | 4,251 | 2.11 | 0 | |
| Committee of John Godson | 3,964 | 1.97 | 0 | |
| Your Movement | 2,280 | 1.13 | 0 | |
| National Movement | 2,182 | 1.08 | 0 | |
| Nonpartisan Bloc of Piotr Misztal | 2,148 | 1.07 | 0 | |
| Vote 4 Weno! | 353 | 0.18 | 0 | |
| Total | 201,207 | 100.00 | 40 | |
| Source: National Electoral Commission | ||||
2010
All 43 seats on the city council were being contested in the 2014 election.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 77,647 | 38.75 | 23 | |
| Democratic Left Alliance | 46,561 | 23.24 | 11 | |
| Law and Justice | 44,245 | 22.08 | 9 | |
| Łódź Civic Association | 10,846 | 5.41 | 0 | |
| Committee of Prof. Zdzisława Janowska | 7,458 | 3.72 | 0 | |
| Polish People's Party | 4,770 | 2.38 | 0 | |
| National Breakthrough Movement | 2,855 | 1.42 | 0 | |
| KOP - Alternative | 1,507 | 0.75 | 0 | |
| National-Catholic Łódź Community | 1,003 | 0.50 | 0 | |
| Our Home Poland - Self-Defence of Andrzej Lepper | 925 | 0.46 | 0 | |
| Committee of Teresa Białecka-Krawczyk | 894 | 0.45 | 0 | |
| Committee of Janusz Rutkowski New Lifestyle "Healthy, Comfortable, Tasty and Happy" | 864 | 0.43 | 0 | |
| Association Initiative of Reasonable Poles | 443 | 0.22 | 0 | |
| Civic Association "Our Łódź" | 353 | 0.18 | 0 | |
| Total | 200,371 | 100.00 | 43 | |
| Source: National Electoral Commission | ||||
2006
All 43 seats on the city council were being contested in the 2006 election.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 67,132 | 30.90 | 16 | |
| SLD+SDPL+PD+UP Left and Democrats | 53,081 | 24.43 | 11 | |
| Law and Justice | 46,635 | 21.47 | 14 | |
| ŁPO of Jerzy Kropiwnicki | 21,069 | 9.70 | 2 | |
| Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland | 5,241 | 2.41 | 0 | |
| League of Polish Families | 4,618 | 2.13 | 0 | |
| Real Politics Union | 2,922 | 1.35 | 0 | |
| Polish People's Party | 2,153 | 0.99 | 0 | |
| Association Initiative of Reasonable Poles | 387 | 0.18 | 0 | |
| Other committees | 13,999 | 6.44 | 0 | |
| Total | 217,237 | 100.00 | 43 | |
| Source: National Electoral Commission | ||||
2002
All 43 seats on the city council were being contested in the 2002 election.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union | 53,009 | 33.61 | 21 | |
| League of Polish Families | 27,178 | 17.23 | 9 | |
| Łódź Civic Association | 19,664 | 12.47 | 6 | |
| Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland | 18,815 | 11.93 | 6 | |
| Justice for Citizens | 12,652 | 8.02 | 1 | |
| Conservative-Liberal Party Real Politics Union | 5,633 | 3.57 | 0 | |
| Polish People's Party | 2,178 | 1.38 | 0 | |
| Other committees | 18,602 | 11.79 | 0 | |
| Total | 157,731 | 100.00 | 43 | |
| Source: National Electoral Commission | ||||
Notes
- Including Left Together.
- Compared to the result of Yes! in 2018.
- Compared to combined 2014 results of Civic Platform and SLD Left Together.