2006 South Korean local elections

The 4th Local Elections were held in South Korea on 31 May 2006. It was the first local elections in South Korea to have political parties nominating candidates for Municipal Councillors. The ruling Uri Party proved its declining popularity since the 2004 general elections while the main opposition party, Grand National Party managed to clinch back lost grounds, using the opportunity for the presidential election next year.

2006 South Korean local elections

31 May 2006
All 16 Metropolitan Mayors and Governors, 733 Provincial Councillors, 230 Municipal Leaders, 2888 Municipal Councillors
Turnout	51.6%
First party Second party Third party   Democratic Party Leader Park Geun-hye Han Hwa-gap Chung Dong-young Party Grand National Democratic Uri Metropolitan Mayors and Governors 12 (0 ) 2 (2 ) 1 (party newly established) Provincial Councillors 557 (57 ) 80 (63 ) 52 (party newly established) Municipal Leaders 155 (3 ) 20 (22 ) 19 (party newly established) Municipal Councillors 1621 (new) 276 (new) 630 (new)   Fourth party Fifth party   People First Party Democratic Labor Party Leader Shim Dae-pyung and Shin Gook-hwan Moon Sung-hyeon Party People First Party Democratic Labor Metropolitan Mayors and Governors 0 (party newly established) 0 (party newly established) Provincial Councillors 15 (party newly established) 15 (party newly established) Municipal Leaders 7 (party newly established) 0 (party newly established) Municipal Councillors 67 (new) 66 (new)
Maps of Metropolitan Mayors and Governors ■ Hannara Party ■ Democratic Party ■ Yeollin Uri Party ■ Independent
Municipal Leaders ■ Grand National Party ■ Democratic Party ■ Yeollin Uri Party ■ People First Party ■ Independent