2014 Hungarian local elections

Local elections were held in Hungary on October 12, 2014. It was the first local election according to the new Constitution of Hungary which went into force on 1 January 2012. The new electoral law entered into force that day.

Changes compared to 2010

The two following municipal terms will last for 5 years.
The election rules for the General Assembly of Budapest has changed. Before 2014 the members of the General Assembly of Budapest were the mayor of Budapest and 32 members elected from party lists just the same way as the members of the General Assemblies of the counties are elected. From 2014 on, the 33 members of the city council are:
*the mayor of Budapest
*the 23 mayors of the districts of Budapest
*9 members from compensation-lists of parties

In Hungary there are two levels of local governance:

General Assemblies of the 19 counties and the General Assembly of Budapest
General Assemblies of villages, towns, cities and the General Assemblies of the 23 districts of Budapest

for a mayor candidate of Budapest
for a mayor candidate of the district
for a candidate for being the representative of the electoral neighbourhood in the General Assembly of the district

for a party-list for the General Assembly of the county
for a mayor candidate of the town/city
for a candidate for being the representative of the electoral neighbourhood in the General Assembly of the town/city

for a party-list for the General Assembly of the county
for a mayor candidate of the town/village
for as many candidates as the number of members of the General Assembly in the town/village

for a party-list for the General Assembly of the county
for a mayor candidate of the town/city of which the village is administratively part of
for a candidate for being the representative of the village in the General Assembly of the town/city

Result of the mayoral election: