2023 Lithuanian municipal elections

Municipal elections in Lithuania were held on 5 March 2023[1] and saw 1,498 members of the municipal councils and 60 mayors elected to office for a four-year term.

Election system

Size of cabinet in each municipality varies depending on populations. Lowest population municipalities with up to 5,000 inhabitants have 15 seats, while largest municipalities with over 500,000 inhabitants have 51 seats.[2]

During mayoral elections, a single candidate must receive over 50% in first round, otherwise the top two candidates will participate in second round. If turnout is less than 40% in specific municipality, the candidate must receive at least 20% of all registered votes to win the title.

Changes in regulations

New Lithuanian Elections Codecs came into power on 1 September 2022. With new regulations all elected mayors will no longer have a seat in the municipal council and the number of mayoral terms is now capped at a maximum of three.[3]

Mayoral elections

Municipality Elected mayor[4]
Akmenė District Municipality Vitalijus Mitrofanovas
Alytus Nerijus Cesiulis
Alytus District Municipality Rasa Vitkauskienė
Anykščiai District Municipality Kęstutis Tubis
Birštonas Municipality Nijolė Dirginčienė
Biržai District Municipality Kęstutis Knizikevičius
Druskininkai Municipality Ričardas Malinauskas
Elektrėnai Municipality Gediminas Ratkevičius
Ignalina District Municipality Laimutis Ragaišis
Jonava District Municipality Mindaugas Sinkevičius
Joniškis District Municipality Vitalijus Gailius
Jurbarkas District Municipality Skirmantas Mockevičius
Kaišiadorys District Municipality Šarūnas Čėsna
Kalvarija Municipality Nerijus Šidlauskas
Kaunas Visvaldas Matijošaitis
Kaunas District Municipality Valerijus Makūnas
Kazlų Rūda Municipality Mantas Varaška
Kelmė District Municipality Idelfonsas Petkevičius
Kėdainiai District Municipality Valentinas Tamulis
Klaipėda Arvydas Vaitkus
Klaipėda District Municipality Bronius Markauskas
Kretinga District Municipality Antanas Kalnius
Kupiškis District Municipality Dainius Bardauskas
Lazdijai District Municipality Ausma Miškinienė
Marijampolė Municipality Povilas Isoda
Mažeikiai District Municipality Rūta Matulaitienė
Molėtai District Municipality Saulius Jauneika
Neringa Municipality Darius Jasaitis
Pagėgiai Municipality Vaidas Bendaravičius
Pakruojis District Municipality Saulius Margis
Palanga Šarūnas Vaitkus
Panevėžys Rytis Mykolas Račkauskas
Panevėžys District Municipality Antanas Pocius
Pasvalys District Municipality Gintautas Gegužinskas
Plungė District Municipality Audrius Klišonis
Prienai District Municipality Alvydas Vaicekauskas
Radviliškis District Municipality Kazimieras Račkauskis
Raseiniai District Municipality Arvydas Nekrošius
Rietavas Municipality Antanas Černeckis
Rokiškis District Municipality Ramūnas Godeliauskas
Skuodas District Municipality Stasys Gutautas
Šakiai District Municipality Raimondas Januševičius
Šalčininkai District Municipality Zdzisław Palewicz
Šiauliai Artūras Visockas
Šiauliai District Municipality Česlovas Greičius
Šilalė District Municipality Tadas Bartkus
Šilutė District Municipality Vytautas Laurinaitis
Širvintos District Municipality Živilė Pinskuvienė
Švenčionys District Municipality Rimantas Klipčius
Tauragė District Municipality Dovydas Kaminskas
Telšiai District Municipality Tomas Katkus
Trakai District Municipality Andrius Šatevičius
Ukmergė District Municipality Darius Varnas
Utena District Municipality Marijus Kaukėnas
Varėna District Municipality Algis Kašėta
Vilkaviškis District Municipality Algirdas Neiberka
Vilnius Valdas Benkunskas
Vilnius District Municipality Robert Duchniewicz
Visaginas Municipality Erlandas Galaguz
Zarasai District Municipality Nijolė Guobienė

Vilnius Mayor

Main article: Mayor of Vilnius
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Valdas BenkunskasHomeland Union68,78831.13116,46452.73
Artūras ZuokasFreedom and Justice47,80521.64104,41247.27
Mykolas MajauskasIndependent23,78910.77
Tomas Vytautas RaskevičiusFreedom Party22,14610.02
Waldemar TomaszewskiElectoral Action of Poles in Lithuania19,0188.61
Vytautas SinicaNational Alliance8,3473.78
Rasa BudbergytėSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania5,6062.54
Lukas SavickasUnion of Democrats "For Lithuania"4,5152.04
Eglė RadvilėLiberals' Movement4,1061.86
Valdas TutkusLithuanian Regions Party4,0481.83
Ieva Kačinskaitė-UrbonienėLabour Party3,1831.44
Stasys JakeliūnasLithuanian Farmers and Greens Union2,9651.34
Petras GražulisPeople and Justice Union2,3521.06
Aidas GedvilasIndependent2,1900.99
Remigijus LapinskasLithuanian Green Party1,6610.75
Ramojus GirinskasYoung Lithuania4360.20
Total220,955100.00220,876100.00
Valid votes220,95598.90220,87698.71
Invalid/blank votes2,4641.102,8891.29
Total votes223,419100.00223,765100.00
Registered voters/turnout453,31549.29453,67049.32
Source: VRK (first round), VRK (second round)

Kaunas Mayor

Main article: Mayor of Kaunas
CandidatePartyVotes%
Visvaldas MatijošaitisPublic election committee "United Kaunas"77,76259.66
Aurelijus VerygaLithuanian Farmers and Greens Union16,63912.77
Vytautas JuozapaitisHomeland Union12,8179.83
Ieva BudraitėLithuanian Green Party6,0704.66
Nijolė PutrienėLiberals' Movement3,8512.95
Gintautas LabanauskasUnion of Democrats "For Lithuania"3,6742.82
Mantas BertulisFreedom Party2,9822.29
Darius RazmislevičiusSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania2,7202.09
Darius TrečiakauskasChristian Union1,3751.05
Marijus VeličkaLabour Party1,3561.04
Rūta ZabielienėPeople and Justice Union5960.46
Dainius VarnasFreedom and Justice4920.38
Total130,334100.00
Valid votes130,33497.76
Invalid/blank votes2,9862.24
Total votes133,320100.00
Registered voters/turnout247,95853.77
Source: VRK

Klaipėda Mayor

Main article: Mayor of Klaipėda
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Arvydas VaitkusPublic election committee "Loyal to Klaipėda"12,00424.0030,91362.56
Audrius PetrošiusHomeland Union10,42120.8418,50237.44
Remigijus ŽemaitaitisFreedom and Justice10,21220.42
Ligita GirskienėLithuanian Farmers and Greens Union5,57111.14
Vytautas GrubliauskasSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania3,8437.68
Saulius BudinasLiberals' Movement3,6817.36
Artūras BogdanovasUnion of Democrats "For Lithuania"1,1642.33
Birutė AndruškaitėFreedom Party1,0402.08
Naglis PuteikisPeople and Justice Union9551.91
Giedrius BindzaLabour Party6431.29
Arvydas EktisLithuanian Green Party4760.95
Total50,010100.0049,415100.00
Valid votes50,01098.1549,41598.49
Invalid/blank votes9451.857571.51
Total votes50,955100.0050,172100.00
Registered voters/turnout124,87940.80124,95440.15
Source: VRK (first round), VRK (second round)

Municipal councils' results

Political party Municipality elections Mayoral elections Note
Votes %[5] Seats Seats
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 204,029 17.45 358 17
Homeland Union 189,396 16.20 239 5
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union 107,568 9.20 185 8
Public election committees 161,861 13.84 183 11
Liberals' Movement 81,262 6.95 135 9
Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" 78,052 6.68 124 5 New
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance 62,359 5.33 57 1
Lithuanian Regions Party 28,927 2.47 56 1
Freedom and Justice 60,794 5.20 55 2
Labour Party 42,927 3.67 46 0
Freedom Party 41,522 3.55 13 0 New
Lithuanian Green Party 19,386 1.66 12 0
Christian Union 6,124 0.52 8 0
People and Justice Union 10,704 0.92 7 0
Central Right Coalition Homeland Union 7,566 0.65 6 0
Liberals' Movement
Freedom Party
Visaginians coalition Homeland Union 1,487 0.13 5 – New
Liberals' Movement
National Alliance 13,140 1.12 3 0 New
Coalition „Best Choice“ Freedom and Justice 2,060 0.18 3 – New
Freedom Party
Liberals' Movement
Coalition „For Freedom to Grow“ Liberals' Movement 1,209 0.10 3 –
Lithuanian Green Party
Coalition „Strong Family - Strong Kaunas“ Christian Union 3,049 0.26 0 – New
People and Justice Union
Young Lithuania 1,495 0.13 0 0
Samogitian Party 741 0.06 0 0
Independent candidates – – – 1
Void votes 43,516 3.72 – I - 29,656 2.54%
II - 8,763
 1.34%
Total 1,169,174 100 1,498
Registered voters/turnout 2,389,342 48.93
Source: VRK[6]

Vilnius City Council

PartyVotes%Seats
Homeland Union65,71830.4519
Freedom and Justice31,53714.619
Freedom Party29,33013.599
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania23,89211.077
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania13,8116.404
National Alliance10,4164.833
Liberals' Movement8,3653.880
Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"8,3613.870
Labour Party6,0982.830
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union5,0202.330
Lithuanian Regions Party4,2371.960
Lithuanian Green Party3,9101.810
People and Justice Union2,4701.140
Young Lithuania1,4950.690
Christian Union1,1910.550
Total215,851100.0051
Valid votes215,85196.64
Invalid/blank votes7,5093.36
Total votes223,360100.00
Registered voters/turnout453,31549.27
Source: VRK

Kaunas City Council

Party or allianceVotes%Seats
Public election committee "United Kaunas"64,35149.7326
Homeland Union20,63515.958
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union9,8287.604
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania6,9445.373
Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"5,3234.110
Lithuanian Green Party5,0713.920
Freedom Party4,9543.830
Liberals' Movement4,7003.630
Strong family - Strong KaunasChristian Union3,0492.360
People and Justice Union0
National Alliance2,0191.560
Labour Party1,8721.450
Freedom and Justice6420.500
Total129,388100.0041
Valid votes129,38898.49
Invalid/blank votes1,9801.51
Total votes131,368100.00
Registered voters/turnout247,95852.98
Source: VRK

Klaipėda City Council

PartyVotes%Seats
Public election committee "Loyal to Klaipėda"10,16620.758
Freedom and Justice9,18818.757
Homeland Union9,08618.547
Liberals' Movement4,7669.733
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union4,5059.193
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania3,9778.123
Freedom Party1,9543.990
Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"1,8463.770
Lithuanian Green Party1,2412.530
Labour Party1,2282.510
People and Justice Union1,0452.130
Total49,002100.0031
Valid votes49,00294.26
Invalid/blank votes2,9865.74
Total votes51,988100.00
Registered voters/turnout124,87941.63
Source: VRK

References

  1. ^ "Lithuania looks to hold mayoral, municipal council elections on March 5". lrt.lt. 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  2. ^ LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS RINKIMŲ KODEKSO PATVIRTINIMO, ĮSIGALIOJIMO IR ĮGYVENDINIMO KONSTITUCINIS ĮSTATYMAS
  3. ^ https://www.vrk.lt/naujienos/-/content/10180/5/pradeda-galioti-rinkimu-kodeksas Pradeda galioti
  4. ^ Merai
  5. ^ of all votes
  6. ^ 2023 m. kovo 5 d. savivaldybių tarybų ir merų rinkimai - Partijų, komitetų gautų balsų ir mandatų skaičius Lietuvoje

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