2010 Plzeň municipal election

Plzeň municipal election in 2010 was held as part of Czech municipal elections, 2010. It was held on 16 and 17 October 2010. The Civic Democratic Party has won the election ahead of the Czech Social Democratic Party.[1] Both parties received 14 seats in 47-seat assembly and formed grand coalition. Martin Baxa became the new Mayor.[2] The incumbent Mayor Pavel Rödl was a former member of ODS. He left the party prior election and contested as a leader of Citizens.cz.[3]

2010 Plzeň municipal election

16–17 October 2010

All 47 seats in the Assembly
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Martin Baxa Eva Herinková Ondřej Ženíšek
Party ODS ČSSD TOP 09
Seats won 14 14 7
Popular vote 565,614 543,564 280,985
Percentage 24.8% 23.8% 12.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Jiří Valenta Pavel Rödl Vladimír Duchek
Party KSČM Citizens.cz PVP
Seats won 5 4 2
Popular vote 221,476 206,734 115,104
Percentage 9.7% 9.1% 5.0%

Mayor before election

Pavel Rödl
Independent

Elected Mayor

Martin Baxa
ODS

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Civic Democratic Party565,61424.7814
Czech Social Democratic Party543,56423.8114
TOP 09280,98512.317
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia221,4769.705
Citizens.cz206,7349.065
Right Choice for Plzeň115,1045.042
Plzeň Alliance102,8604.510
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party98,6444.320
Public Affairs60,7622.660
Czech Sovereignty47,1842.070
Czech Pirate Party18,7330.820
Party of Civic Rights14,3360.630
Workers' Party4,3210.190
Right Bloc1,4720.060
Balbín Poetic Party9070.040
Total2,282,69610047

References

  1. televize, Česká. "ČSSD triumfuje v krajských městech, ODS vyhrála jen v Plzni". ČT24 (in Czech). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. "Plzeň povede koalice ODS a ČSSD, primátorem bude lídr ODS Baxa". iDNES.cz. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. "Primátor Plzně vyrazil proti ODS, nelíbí se mu poměry ve straně". iDNES.cz. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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