2022 Philippine local elections

Local elections in the Philippines took place on May 9, 2022. These were conducted together with the 2022 general election for national positions. All elected positions above the barangay (village) level but below the regional level were disputed. The following 18,180 positions will be disputed:


 * 81 provincial governorships and vice-governorships
 * 782 Provincial Board (Sangguniang Panlalawigan) members
 * 1,634 mayorships and vice-mayorships
 * 13,558 city and municipal councilors (Sangguniang Panlungsod and Sangguniang Bayan)

The elective positions in the Bangsamoro was originally scheduled to be held with these elections, but was postponed to 2025, concurrently with the 2025 elections.

The elective positions in the barangays won't be decided on this day as well. These will be held on October 30, 2023.

Electoral system
Local government in the Philippines is governed by the Local Government Code of 1991. It is divided into autonomous regions, provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays. For elections on this day, all positions below the regional but above the barangay level, are disputed, with some exceptions.

Election slates of a governor, vice governor and Sangguniang Panlalawigan (for provinces), mayor, vice mayor and Sangguniang Panlungsod/Bayan (for cities and municipalities) are common. Provincial and city/municipal may cross-endorse each other. Slates may contain candidates from multiple parties. Positions are elected separately.

Executive positions
For governor, vice governor, mayor and vice mayor, voting is via first-past-the-post.

Legislative positions
For members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Panlungsod and Bayan, voting is via the multiple non-transferable vote, where a voter has as many votes as there are positions, and can distribute it to how many candidates there are on the ballot.

Legislative positions which are designated Indigenous People's Mandatory Representation are not elected on this day, nor are barangay positions.

Ex officio seats in local legislatures are also not elected on this day. Philippine Councilors League seats on Sangguniang Panlalawigan are elected later.

Provincial elections
There are 81 provinces of the Philippines. Compostela Valley, which had a successful renaming plebiscite in 2019, will be known as "Davao de Oro" starting this election. All provinces have a governor and vice governor, each elected separately. Each province is also divided into at least two provincial board districts that elect 1 to 7 board members.
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City elections
There are 146 cities of the Philippines. Santo Tomas, Batangas is the newest city and will elect city officials for the first time in this election. All cities have a mayor and vice mayor, each elected separately. Each city also elects 6 to 12 councilors, mostly at-large, although some are divided into council districts.

Highly urbanized cities

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Region III (Central Luzon)

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Region IV-A (Calabarzon)

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Region V (Bicol Region)

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Region VI (Western Visayas)

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Region VII (Central Visayas)

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Municipal elections
There are 1,489 municipalities of the Philippines. All municipalities have a mayor and vice mayor, each elected separately. Each municipality also elects 8 councilors at-large, except for Pateros, which elects six councilors in each of its two council districts.