# Częstochowa City Council

Częstochowa City Council (Polish: Rada Miasta Częstochowy) is a unicameral governing body of the city of Częstochowa, the second biggest city in Silesian Voivodeship. It consists of 28 councilors elected in free elections for a five-year term (since 2018). The current chairman of the council is Zdzisław Wolski (SLD).

## Election results
### 2024

All seats on the city council were being contested in the 2024 election. The number of seats was lowered from 28 to 25.
| Party | Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
| | Law and Justice | 21,967 | 27.39 | 1.35 | 9 | 1 |
| | Civic Coalition | 18,326 | 22.85 | 6.87 | 7 | 2 |
| | The Left | 15,768 | 19.66 | 13.14 | 6 | 6 |
| | Third Way | 8,043 | 10.03 | New | 2 | New |
| | In Common for Częstochowa Krzysztof Matyjaszczyk | 6,196 | 7.72 | 1.05 | 1 | |
| | Alternative for Częstochowa | 5,555 | 6.93 | New | 0 | New |
| | I Choose Częstochowa! | 3,786 | 4.72 | New | 0 | New |
| | Association Democratic RP | 569 | 0.71 | New | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 80,210 | 100.00 | – | 25 | 3 |
| Source: National Electoral Commission |||||||

### 2018

All 28 seats on the city council were being contested in the 2018 election.
Częstochowa City Council Elections, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | No. | % | +/− | No. | +/− | % |
| | Democratic Left Alliance | 31,998 | 32.80 | 6.21 | 12 | 3 | 42.86 |
| | Law and Justice | 25,407 | 26.04 | 3.72 | 10 | | 35.71 |
| | Civic Coalition | 15,589 | 15.98 | 1.67 | 5 | | 17.86 |
| | Together for Częstochowa | 8,554 | 8.77 | New | 1 | New | 3.57 |
| | Marcin Maranda.Citizens of Częstochowa | 7,479 | 7.67 | 6.02 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | Kukiz'15 | 6,601 | 6.77 | New | 0 | New | 0 |
| | Open Częstochowa | 1,000 | 1.02 | New | 0 | New | 0 |
| | Senior 500+ | 936 | 0.96 | New | 0 | New | 0 |

### 2014

All 28 seats on the city council were being contested in the 2014 election.
Częstochowa City Council Elections, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | No. | % | +/− | No. | +/− | % |
| | Law and Justice | 21,512 | 29.76 | 13.18 | 10 | 5 | 35.71 |
| | SLD Left Together | 19,222 | 26.59 | 5.06 | 9 | 1 | 32.14 |
| | Civic Platform | 12,755 | 17.65 | 9.07 | 5 | 4 | 17.86 |
| | Citizens of Częstochowa | 9,893 | 13.69 | 3.03 | 4 | | 14.29 |
| | Polish People's Party | 4,687 | 6.48 | New | 0 | New | 0 |
| | New Right – Janusz Korwin-Mikke | 2,587 | 3.58 | New | 0 | New | 0 |
| | Free City Częstochowa | 1,627 | 2.25 | New | 0 | New | 0 |

### 2010

All 28 seats on the city council were being contested in the 2010 election.
Częstochowa City Council Elections, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | No. | % | +/− | No. | +/− | % |
| | Democratic Left Alliance | 23,751 | 31.65 | 8.92 | 10 | 3 | 35.71 |
| | Civic Platform | 20,050 | 26.72 | 1.04 | 9 | 1 | 32.14 |
| | Self-government Cooperative | 12,542 | 16.72 | 6.09 | 4 | 3 | 14.29 |
| | Law and Justice | 12,439 | 16.58 | 1.50 | 5 | 1 | 17.86 |
| | Civic Block Częstochowianie | 2,603 | 3.47 | New | 0 | New | 0 |
| | New Częstochowa | 2,357 | 3.14 | New | 0 | New | 0 |
| | Nationwide Association of Retirees and Pensioners | 1,159 | 1.54 | 0.39 | 0 | | 0 |
| | Agreement Independents | 131 | 0.17 | New | 0 | New | 0 |

### 2006

All 28 seats on the city council were being contested in the 2006 election.
Częstochowa City Council Elections, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | No. | % | +/− | No. | +/− | % |
| | Civic Platform | 17,940 | 25.68 | New | 8 | New | 28.57 |
| | Self-government Cooperative of Tadeusz Wrona | 15,936 | 22.81 | 0.40 | 7 | 2 | 25.00 |
| | SLD+SDPL+PD+UP Left and Democrats | 15,879 | 22.73 | 8.49 | 7 | 7 | 25.00 |
| | Law and Justice | 12,634 | 18.08 | 4.86 | 6 | 1 | 21.43 |
| | League of Polish Families | 2,585 | 3.70 | 2.34 | 0 | | 0 |
| | Now Częstochowa | 1,773 | 2.54 | New | 0 | New | 0 |
| | Nationwide Association of Retirees and Pensioners | 1,350 | 1.93 | 1.47 | 0 | | 0 |
| | Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland | 1,157 | 1.66 | 5.15 | 0 | | 0 |
| | Civic Agreement of the Left | 549 | 0.79 | New | 0 | New | 0 |
| | Our Beautiful City | 60 | 0.09 | New | 0 | New | 0 |

### 2002

All 28 seats on the city council were being contested in the 2002 election.
Częstochowa City Council Elections, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | No. | % | +/− | No. | +/− | % |
| | Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union | 17,344 | 31.22 | | 14 | | 50.00 |
| | Self-government Cooperative "Community" | 12,890 | 23.21 | | 9 | | 32.14 |
| | Supporters of Law and Justice | 7,342 | 13.22 | | 5 | | 17.86 |
| | Voivodeship Częstochowa | 3,793 | 6.83 | | 0 | | 0 |
| | Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland | 3,783 | 6.81 | | 0 | | 0 |
| | Union for Częstochowa | 3,522 | 6.34 | | 0 | | 0 |
| | League of Polish Families | 3,355 | 6.04 | | 0 | | 0 |
| | Polish Economic Union | 1,016 | 1.83 | | 0 | | 0 |
| | Defense of Tenant and Public Trust | 690 | 1.24 | | 0 | | 0 |
| | Work and Dignity | 630 | 1.13 | | 0 | | 0 |
| | Time of the Young | 627 | 1.13 | | 0 | | 0 |
| | Citizens Strong Together | 298 | 0.54 | | 0 | | 0 |
| | Nationwide Association of Retirees and Pensioners | 256 | 0.46 | | 0 | | 0 |