2021 local electoral calendar

This local electoral calendar for 2021 lists the subnational elections held in 2021. Referendums, recall and retention elections, and national by-elections (special elections) are also included.

January

5 January: United States, Georgia
*[2020–21 United States 2021 New Jersey State Senate election|Senate election in Georgia|U.S. Senate (2nd round)]
*U.S. Senate special election (2nd round)
*Public Service Commission (2nd round)
7 January: Libya, Municipal Councils
10 January:
*India, Himachal Pradesh, Municipal Councils and Town Councils
*Kazakhstan, Regional Assemblies and Municipal Assemblies
11 January: Libya, Municipal Councils
11–12 January: Uganda, Sub-county and Municipal Councillors for Older Persons, Persons with Disabilities, and Youth
15 January: India, Maharashtra, Village Councils
16 January:
*Bangladesh, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd phase)
*Nigeria, Kano, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
16–29 January: Papua New Guinea, Bougainville, Parliament by-election
17 January: India, Himachal Pradesh, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (1st phase)
19 January: India, Himachal Pradesh, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (2nd phase)
20 January: Uganda, District Chairs, Lord Mayors, Mayors and District Councils
*Kampala Capital City Authority, Lord Mayor and Council
21 January: India, Himachal Pradesh, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (3rd phase)
23 January: Libya, Municipal Councils
24 January: Japan
*Gifu,
*Yamagata,
25 January:
*Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago, [January 2021 Tobago House of 2021 London Assembly election|Assembly election|House of Assembly]
*Uganda, Municipals Chairs and Municipal Councils
27 January:
*Bangladesh, Chittagong, Mayor and City Corporation
*Uganda, District Councillors for Older Persons, Persons with Disabilities, and Youth, and District Workers Representatives
28 January: India, Rajasthan, Ajmer Municipal Corporation, Municipal Councils and Town Councils
30 January: Bangladesh, Mayors and Municipal Councils (3rd phase)

February

3 February: Uganda, Sub-county Chairs, Sub-county Councils, Municipal Division Chairs and Municipal Division Councils
6 February: Nigeria, Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency, House of Representatives by-election rerun
9 February: India, Andhra Pradesh, Village Councils (1st phase)
13 February: India, Andhra Pradesh, Village Councils (2nd phase)
14 February:
*Bangladesh, Mayors and Municipal Councils (4th phase)
*India, Punjab, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils
*Spain, Catalonia, Parliament
17 February: India, Andhra Pradesh, Village Councils (3rd phase)
18 February: Australia, Lord Howe Island, Board
19 February: Pakistan, NA-45 and NA-75, National Assembly by-elections
21 February:
*India
**Andhra Pradesh, Village Councils (4th phase)
**Gujarat, Municipal Corporations
***Ahmedabad, Municipal Corporation
*Laos, Provincial People's Councils
*Pakistan, NA-221, National Assembly by-election
27 February: Nigeria, Yobe, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
28 February:
*Austria, Carinthia, Mayors (1st round) and Municipal Councils
*Bangladesh, Mayors and Municipal Councils (5th phase)
*El Salvador,
*India, Gujarat, Municipal Councils, District Councils and Township Councils

March

2 March: Federated States of Micronesia, Chuuk, Governor, House of Representatives and Senate
3 March: Belize
*Corozal Bay, House of Representatives by-election
*City Councils and Town Councils
4 March: Kenya, Matungu Constituency, National Assembly by-election
6 March: Nigeria, Delta, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
7 March:
*Bolivia, Governors, Departamental Legislative Assemblies, Mayors, Municipal Councils, Beni Provincial Subgovernors, Gran Chaco Regional Assembly and Tarija Sectional Executives
*Switzerland
**Basel-Landschaft, referendums
**Bern, referendum
**Geneva, referendum
**Lucerne, referendums
**Solothurn, Executive Council and Cantonal Council
**Valais, Council of State and Grand Council
**Zug, referendums
**Zürich, referendums
*Thailand, Nakhon Si Thammarat constituency 3, House of Representatives by-election
9 March: United States, Phoenix, City Council (2nd round)
10 March: India, Andhra Pradesh, Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils (1st round)
13 March:
*Australia
**Norfolk Island, Regional Council
**Western Australia, Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
*India, Andhra Pradesh, Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
*Philippines, Palawan, provincial division plebiscite
14 March:
*Austria, Carinthia, Mayors (2nd round)
*Germany
**Baden-Württemberg, Landtag
**Hesse, County Councils, Mayors, Municipal Councils and Local Advisory Boards
***Frankfurt,
**Rhineland-Palatinate, Landtag
*Honduras,
18 March: Kenya, Machakos, Senate by-election
20 March: United States
*Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
*Louisiana's 5th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
21 March: Japan, Chiba,
25 March: Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, House of Assembly
27 March:
*Nigeria
**Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency, House of Representatives by-election
**Sokoto, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
*India
**Assam, [2021 Assam 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election|Legislative Assembly election|Legislative Assembly (1st phase)]
**27 March – 29 April: West Bengal, Legislative Assembly
28 March:
*Switzerland, Valais, Council of State (2nd round)
* Thailand, municipal elections
29 March: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbuda, Council

April

1 April: India, Assam, Legislative Assembly (2nd phase)
4 April:
*France, Pas-de-Calais's 6th constituency,
*Japan, Akita,
6 April:
*Greenland, Municipal Councils and Settlement Councils
*India
**Kerala, Legislative Assembly
**Puducherry, Legislative Assembly
**Tamil Nadu, Legislative Assembly
**India, Assam, Legislative Assembly (3rd phase)
*United States
**Anchorage, Mayor special election
**Colorado Springs, City Council
**Oklahoma City, Council
**St. Louis, Mayor and Board of Aldermen
**Wisconsin, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Court of Appeals
7 April:
*South Korea
**Busan, Mayor by-election
**Seoul, Mayor by-election
9 April: India, Meghalaya, Garo Hills Autonomous District, Council
10 April: Maldives, City Councils, Atoll Councils and Island Councils
11 April:
*Bolivia, Governors (runoffs)
*France, Pas-de-Calais's 6th constituency,
*Kyrgyzstan, City Councils and Village Councils
12 April: Canada, Yukon, Legislative Assembly
17 April: Nigeria, Rivers, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
18 April:
*Switzerland, Neuchâtel, Council of State and Grand Council
22 April: Isle of Man, Local Authority Commissioners and Local Authority Councils
25 April:
*Japan
**Hokkaido 2nd district,
**Nagano at-large district,
*Switzerland, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Landsgemeinde

May

1 May:
*Australia, Tasmania
**House of Assembly
** Legislative Council
*United States, Texas
**Texas's 6th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
**Arlington, Mayor and City Council
**Dallas, City Council
**Fort Worth, Mayor and City Council
**San Antonio, Mayor and City Council
2 May: Switzerland, Glarus, Landsgemeinde
4 May: Spain, Madrid, Assembly
6 May: United Kingdom, Country and local elections
*Scotland, Parliament
*Wales, Senedd
**Police Commissioners
*England, County Councils, Metropolitan Borough Councils, Unitary Authorities, District Councils, Mayors and Police Commissioners
**Greater London, Mayor and Assembly
**Bristol, Mayor and City Council
**Buckinghamshire, Council
**Cambridgeshire, Mayor and [2021 Cambridgeshire 2021 Lancashire County Council election|County Council election|County Council]
**Cornwall, Council
**Derbyshire, County Council
**Devon, County Council
**Durham, County Council
**East Sussex, County Council
**Essex, County Council
**Gloucestershire, County Council
**Greater Manchester, Mayor
***Manchester, City Council
**Hampshire, County Council
**Hertfordshire, County Council
**Isle of Wight, Council
**Isles of Scilly, Council
**Kent, County Council
**Lancashire, County Council
**Leicestershire, County Council
**Lincolnshire, County Council
**Liverpool City Region, Mayor
***Liverpool, Mayor and City Council
**Norfolk, County Council
**Northamptonshire, County Council
**Northumberland, County Council
**Nottinghamshire, County Council
**Oxfordshire, County Council
**Shropshire, Council
**Staffordshire, County Council
**Suffolk, County Council
**Surrey, County Council
**Tees Valley City Region, Mayor
**Warwickshire, County Council
**West of England, Mayor
**West Midlands, Mayor
**West Sussex, County Council
**West Yorkshire, Mayor
***Leeds, City Council
**Wiltshire, Council
**Worcestershire, County Council
*Hartlepool, House of Commons by-election
10 May: Canada, New Brunswick, Mayors and Municipal Councils
11 May: United States, Omaha, Mayor and City Council
13 May: United Kingdom, Airdrie and Shotts, House of Commons by-election
15 May: Slovakia, Governors and Regional Councils
15–16 May: Chile, Governors, Mayors and Municipal Councils
16 May:
*Croatia, County Prefects, County Councils, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round)
**Zagreb, Mayor and Assembly
**Split, Mayor and Assembly
**Rijeka, Mayor and Assembly
22 May: Nigeria, Oyo, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
23 May: Vietnam, Provincial People's Councils, District People's Councils and Communal People's Councils
29–30 May: France, Consular Advisors and Consular Delegates
30 May:
*Croatia, County Prefects, County Councils, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
**Zagreb, Mayor and Assembly
**Split, Mayor and Assembly
**Rijeka, Mayor and Assembly
31 May: Somaliland, Mayors and District Councils

June

July

1 July: United Kingdom, Batley and Spen, House of Commons by-election
4 July: Japan, Tokyo, Metropolitan Assembly
8 July: Ireland, Dublin Bay South, Dáil Éireann by-election
18 July: Japan, Hyōgo,
24 July:
*Nigeria
**Ogun, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
**Lagos, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
25 July:
*Cambodia, Bokor, City Council
*Kazakhstan, Rural Heads
*Pakistan, Azad Kashmir, Legislative Assembly

August

12 August: Zambia, Mayors, District Councils, Council Chairs and Municipal Councils
14 August: Nigeria, Lere Federal Constituency, House of Representatives by-election
15 August: Argentina, Salta,
17 August: Canada, Nova Scotia, General Assembly
22 August: Japan, Yokohama, Mayor
28 August: Australia, Northern Territory, Mayors, City Councils, Town Councils, Regional Councils and Shire Councils
29 August: Argentina, Corrientes,

September

4 September: Nigeria, Kaduna, Local Government Councils and Chairmen (1st stage)
5 September: Japan, Ibaraki, Governor
11 September: Australia, Northern Territory, Daly by-election
12 September: Germany, Lower Saxony,
*Hanover Region, President (1st round) and Assembly
**Hanover,
13 September: Norway, Sámi Parliament
14 September: United States, California, Gubernatorial recall election
19 September:
*Moldova, Gagauzia, People's Assembly
*Russia,
**Adygea, State Council
**Altai Krai, Legislative Assembly
**Amur Oblast, Legislative Assembly
**Astrakhan Oblast, Duma
**Belgorod Oblast, Governor special election
**Chechnya, Head and Parliament
**Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Duma
**Chuvashia, State Council
**Dagestan, People's Assembly
**Ingushetia, People's Assembly
**Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Legislative Assembly
**Kaliningrad Oblast, Duma
**Kamchatka Krai, Legislative Assembly
**Karelia (Republic), Legislative Assembly
**Khabarovsk Krai, Governor special election
**Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Duma
**Kirov Oblast, Legislative Assembly
**Krasnoyarsk Krai, Legislative Assembly
**Kursk Oblast, Duma
**Leningrad Oblast, Legislative Assembly
**Lipetsk Oblast, Council of Deputies
**Mordovia, Head special election and State Assembly
**Moscow Oblast,
**Murmansk Oblast, Duma
**Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Legislative Assembly
**Novgorod Oblast, Duma
**Omsk Oblast, Legislative Assembly
**Orenburg Oblast, Legislative Assembly
**Oryol Oblast, Council of People's Deputies
**Perm Krai, Legislative Assembly
**Primorsky Krai, Legislative Assembly
**Pskov Oblast, Assembly of Deputies
**Saint Petersburg,
**Samara Oblast, Duma
**Stavropol Krai,
**Sverdlovsk Oblast, Legislative Assembly
**Tambov Oblast, Duma
**Tomsk Oblast, Duma
**Tula Oblast, Governor
**Tuva, Head
**Tver Oblast, Governor and Legislative Assembly
**Tyumen Oblast, Duma
**Ulyanovsk Oblast, Governor
**Vologda Oblast, Legislative Assembly
25 September: Nigeria, Kaduna, Local Government Councils and Chairmen (2nd stage)
26 September:
*Austria, Upper Austria, Parliament, Mayors and Municipal Councils
*Austria, Graz, Municipal council election
*Germany
**Berlin, House of Representatives, Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen and Co referendum
**Lower Saxony,
***Hanover Region, President (2nd round)
**Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
*Portugal
**Municipal Chambers, Municipal Assemblies, Parish Assemblies
27 September: Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Mayors and City Councils
30 September: Ethiopia, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Regionalization referendum

October

2 October: Georgia, Mayors and Municipal Councils
3–4 October: Italy, Local elections (1st round)
*Calabria, President and Regional Council
*Bologna, Mayor and City Council
*Milan, Mayor, City Council, Borough Presidents and Borough Councils
*Naples, Mayor and City Council
*Rome, Mayor and City Council
*Turin, Mayor and City Council
6 October: Nigeria, Nasarawa, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
8 October: New Zealand, Christchurch, Coastal Ward by-election
9 October:
*Nigeria, Plateau, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
10 October: Paraguay, Mayors and Municipal Boards
13 October: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, Legislative Council
14–27 October: Germany, Bavaria,
16 October: Australia
*Christmas Island, Shire Council
*Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Shire Council
*Western Australia, Mayors, Regional Councils, City Councils and Shire Councils
17 October:
*Estonia, Municipal Councils
*Kosovo, Mayors and Municipal Councils
*North Macedonia, Mayors and Municipal Councils
17–18 October: Italy, Local elections (2nd round).
18 October: Canada, Alberta, Referendum and Mayors and Municipal Councils
*Calgary, Mayor, City Council and School Trustees
*Edmonton, Mayor, City Council and School Trustees
25 October: Canada, Nunavut, Legislative Assembly
25 October: Somalia, Puntland, Municipal elections
31 October: Japan, Miyagi, Governor

November

1 November: South Africa, District Councils, Metropolitan Councils and Local Councils
2 November: United States, State and Local elections
*Ohio's 11th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
*Ohio's 15th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
*New Jersey, Governor, General Assembly and Senate
*Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Court and Superior Court retention elections, and Supreme Court, Superior Court and Commonwealth Court
*Virginia, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and House of Delegates
*Washington, Court of Appeals
*Albuquerque, Mayor and City Council
*Atlanta, Mayor and City Council
*Aurora, CO, City Council
*Boston, Mayor and City Council
*Cincinnati, Mayor and City Council
*Cleveland, Mayor and City Council
*Detroit, Mayor and City Council
*King County, Executive and Council
**Seattle, Mayor, City Attorney, and City Council
*Miami, Mayor and City Commission
*Minneapolis, Mayor and City Council
*New York City, Mayor, Comptroller, Public Advocate, City Council and Borough Presidents
*Pittsburgh, Mayor and City Council
*Tucson, City Council
*Wichita, City Council
6 November: Nigeria, Anambra, Governor
7 November:
*Canada, Quebec, Mayors and Municipal Councils
**Montreal, Mayor and City Council
**Quebec City,
*Switzerland, Fribourg, Council of State (1st round) and Grand Council
13 November: United States, New Orleans, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
14 November:
*Argentina
**Buenos Aires,
**Buenos Aires City,
**Catamarca,
**Chaco,
**Formosa,
**La Rioja,
**Mendoza,
**San Luis,
**Santiago del Estero,
*Japan, Hiroshima, Governor
*Kosovo, Mayors (2nd round)
15 November: China, Beijing, Haidian District People's Congress
16 November:
*Denmark, Regional Councils and Municipal Councils
*Liberia, Bomi-1, Bong-2, Grand Gedeh-1, and Nimba-1, House of Representatives by-elections
20 November: Malaysia, Malacca, Legislative Assembly
21 November:
*Central African Republic, Municipal Councils (1st round)
*Chile,
*Haiti, Local and Municipal
*Venezuela, Governors and Legislative Councils of states, Mayors and Municipal Councils
25 November:
*Dominica, Grand Bay Constituency, House of Assembly by-election
*United Kingdom, North Yorkshire, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner by-election
27 November: Algeria, Local councils
28 November:
*Switzerland, Fribourg, Council of State (2nd round)
*Thailand, Subdistrict Administrative Organisations

December

1 December: China, Jiangsu, Local People's Congress
2 December: United Kingdom, Old Bexley and Sidcup, House of Commons by-election
4 December:
*Australia, New South Wales, Mayors, Regional Councils, City Councils and Shire Councils
*Nigeria, Ekiti, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
6 December: Tobago, Tobago House of Assembly
16 December: United Kingdom, North Shropshire, House of Commons by-election
18 December: Malaysia, Sarawak, Legislative Assembly
21 December: Bhutan, Municipal Councils