[79], 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, known by the Turkish Government and its supporters as the Fethullah Gülen Terrorist Organisation, Opinion polling for the 2019 Turkish local elections, "CHP'nin Ankara Büyükşehir Belediye Başkan adayı Mansur Yavaş kimdir? The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) did not openly announce support for either alliance, but did not field candidates in some areas to improve chances of opposition candidates. Here are the results of the 2019 local elections. 'We women are pushed out of work because of childcare' Video'We women are pushed out of work because of childcare', The questions used to screen Chauvin trial jurors, Syria: Two women, 10 years on. Metropolitan districts 2. Abbey ward - Ahmad Bostan (Labour HOLD); Blackheath ward - Thabiso Mabena (Labour HOLD); Bristnall ward - Saikha Kausar (Labour HOLD); Charlemont with Grove Vale ward - Elizabeth Giles (Labour HOLD); Cradley Heath and Old Hill ward - Ann Shackleton (Labour HOLD) Notices of upcoming elections are published on the Public notices page. This includes all councils, including the ones that did not have elections on 2 May. In addition to these partisan positions, numerous local non-partisan positions such as neighborhood presidents (muhtars) and elderly people's councils were elected. Bookmark this page to access partial, unofficial, real-time election results from the Comelec media server starting May 13. Independent candidates have also made unusually large gains, as shown by the rise of "Others" in the above chart. A total of 30 metropolitan and 1,351 district municipal mayors, alongside 1,251 provincial and 20,500 municipal councillors were elected, in addition to numerous local non-partisan positions such as neighbourhood wardens (muhtars) and elderly people's councils. The Independent Electoral Commission is a permanent body created by the constitution to promote and safeguard representative democracy in South Africa. [51], The preliminary electoral roll was published in January 2018 to allow voters to check their polling districts and make any changes during a 'complaint period'. Due to the first-past-the-post system used to elect mayors, the elections were preceded by several inter-party negotiations and calculations of tactical voting to improve the chances of defeating the candidates of certain parties. [77], The town (belde) of Suvarlı, in the district of Besni in Adıyaman Province held re-run elections on 4 August 2019. By-elections can take place in some council wards even if that council is not scheduled for elections this year. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. A total of 10 municipal mayors switched to İYİ between the party's establishment on 25 October 2017 and 2019. Check your council website for details. [46] The DBP announced its support for the HDP, with both parties launching a joint campaign workshop in Diyarbakır on 20 October. The biggest loss came in their old heartland of Thanet, where former-leader Nigel Farage campaigned unsuccessfully to become an MP in 2015. The new Council will take office on the 31st May and will hold its first Annual Meeting on the 7th June 2019.The Local Elections were held in accordance with the Local Election Regulations 1995.. Abducted, shackled and forced to marry at 12, 'I was pretty sure it was something from outer space' Video'I was pretty sure it was something from outer space', Where do Harry and Meghan get their money?1, Meghan's passport and other oddities explained2, Biden’s $1.9tn Covid relief passes US Congress3, Morgan stands by Meghan criticism after GMB exit4, Ghislaine Maxwell's jail conditions 'are torture'5, Officer held as murder suspect over missing woman6, 'I was told to shoot protesters - I refused'7, Fake heiress Anna Sorokin: 'Crime pays, in a way'8, Tanzania leader in hospital with Covid - reports9, Burnt Banksy artwork sold as token sparks backlash10. UK News | May 2, 2019. These factors had a substantial impact on individual lives, including the lives of those voting for the AKP. [39] Three broad alliances were formed in the run-up to the vote. Following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt on 15 July 2016, several mayors, mostly from the Kurdish Nationalist Democratic Regions Party (DBP), were removed from office by the Interior Ministry and were temporarily replaced by government-appointed trustees. Find out what you can and cannot do. Local elections 2019: Best Green results in history. For election results in your area, please visit electionz.com or your local council website. Counting on democracy: Local elections turn-out too early to tell 8 Oct 2019 Local Government New Zealand says it is still too early to make a prediction on … The Turkish local elections of 2019 were held on Sunday 31 March 2019 throughout the 81 provinces of Turkey. Results of the 2019 Local Election in South Dublin County When nominations closed on 12 April, there were 819 candidates registered; down from 905 in 2014. It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. See the results below in our interactive map. ", "AKP'nin 'kayyum belediyeciliği' çıkışı sonrası HDP ne yapacak? The initial election, won by the Great Union Party (BBP) mayoral candidate, was annulled after the YSK cancelled the winning mayor's electoral certificate, leading to the resignation of the entire town council. The 2019 elections followed two landmark elections that were held on 24 June 2018, namely a presidential vote and a parliamentary vote, where the incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was re-elected with 52.59% of the vote. The Lib Dems and Greens have both made significant gains, with the Lib Dems gaining more than 700 councillors and the Greens nearly 200. In January 2019, prior to the local elections, the level of unemployment reached 14.7 per cent; the highest level since the 2008 crisis. Mayors and councillors are elected separately. 2018", "Kahraman: Erken yerel seçim Anayasa'ya uygun değil", "Türkiye'de kaç tane ilçe, kaç tane belediye, kaç tane köy vardır? [8] These included winning control of both Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey's capital and largest city respectively. England. Similar allegations have been made in the run-up to elections in the past. In August 2018, it was announced that the existing relationship between the HDP and DBP, where the latter would contest Kurdish populated regions, would be abandoned and the HDP would contest the election throughout the whole country. [29] On 18 October, the Mayor of Niğde, Faruk Akdoğan, resigned. "[57] Later, Kocamaz was nominated on Democrat Party list. Results. [48] On 6 January 2019, six Kurdish parties agreed to join HDP after negotiations. Home Elections Election results 2019 local elections. According to 2018 figures, the number of muhtars due to be elected is 50,229.[20]. In these cases, municipal councillors retained the right to appoint a successor, as opposed to the Interior Ministry appointing a trustee. The governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) contested the elections in many provinces under a joint People's Alliance. [31] On 27 October, Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek resigned after weeks of unsuccessful negotiations with Erdoğan to retain his office. [54] The move, which the mayor claimed to be an attempt by the government to engineer the result in Adalar to result in his defeat, was branded 'the biggest fake voter scandal in the history of the Republic'. During the election campaign, the two parties were joined by the Great Union Party (BBP) and stated that the alliance would last until the next general elections 2023. Read more Updated at 3.06am EDT. [53] The research found that up to 500 (56%) of the new voters had been transferred to Adalar from neighbouring districts such as Sultanbeyli, which are heavily pro-AKP and thus have an excess of AKP voters. Turkey holds local elections every five years in the final Sunday of March. The CHP also held control of İzmir, Turkey's third largest city, and now governs 5 of Turkey's 6 largest population centres (the only exception being Bursa, where the governing coalition narrowly won).