2021 Somaliland municipal elections
Elections in Somaliland
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Mayoral and local district council elections were held in Somaliland on 31 May 2021 alongside parliamentary elections,[1] after multiple delays.[2][3][4] On 12 July 2020, Somaliland's major political parties reached a landmark agreement to ensure timely elections and to advance preparations for the elections.[4] Negotiations between the parties and the National Electoral Commission settled on the earliest possible date by which the latter believed it would have sufficient time to prepare for the polls.[5][6]
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31 May 2021
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 Map of the electoral results, showing the party with the highest number of seats by districts. Kulmiye
Waddani
UCID
No elections held (dispute with Puntland) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number of voters
1,065,847 people registered to vote in Somaliland's local elections. 552 candidates vied for 220 seats.[7]
Results
Preliminary results showed that Kulmiye won a plurality of seats with Waddani close behind, while UCID came in third place. Out of the 220 elected local councillors, 217 were men and 3 were women.[8]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party | 268,815 | 38.99 | 93 | −6 | |
| Waddani | 260,841 | 37.83 | 79 | +11 | |
| Justice and Welfare Party | 159,801 | 23.18 | 48 | +8 | |
| Total | 689,457 | 100.00 | 220 | – | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,065,847 | – | |||
| Source: SLNEC | |||||
By District
| District | UCID | Kulmiye | Waddani | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
| Erigavo | 15.4 | 2 | 38.5 | 5 | 46.2 | 6 |
| Las Anod | 23.1 | 3 | 38.5 | 5 | 38.5 | 5 |
| Salahlay | 33.3 | 3 | 44.4 | 4 | 22.2 | 2 |
| Garadag | 22.2 | 2 | 44.4 | 4 | 33.3 | 3 |
| Oodweyne | 9.1 | 1 | 36.4 | 4 | 54.5 | 6 |
| Lughaya | 22.2 | 2 | 55.6 | 5 | 22.2 | 2 |
| Zeila | 27.3 | 3 | 36.4 | 4 | 36.4 | 4 |
| Baligubadle | 22.2 | 2 | 44.4 | 4 | 33.3 | 3 |
| Baki | 11.1 | 1 | 33.3 | 3 | 55.6 | 5 |
| Sheikh | 33.3 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 |
| Aynaba | 33.3 | 3 | 44.4 | 4 | 22.2 | 2 |
| Hudun | 0.0 | 0 | 77.8 | 7 | 22.2 | 2 |
| Taleh | 0.0 | 0 | 66.7 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 |
| Buhotle | 18.2 | 2 | 36.4 | 4 | 45.5 | 5 |
| El Afweyn | 27.3 | 3 | 45.5 | 5 | 27.3 | 3 |
| Borama | 23.1 | 3 | 38.5 | 5 | 38.5 | 5 |
| Burao | 30.8 | 4 | 30.8 | 4 | 38.5 | 5 |
| Berbera | 23.1 | 3 | 46.2 | 6 | 30.8 | 4 |
| Gabiley | 30.8 | 4 | 38.5 | 5 | 30.8 | 4 |
| Hargeisa | 23.5 | 4 | 35.3 | 6 | 41.2 | 7 |
| Las Khorey | No elections held | |||||
| Total | 21.82 | 48 | 42.27 | 93 | 35.91 | 79 |
| Total seats: 220 | ||||||
