# 2016 Romanian local elections

Local elections were held in Romania on 5 June 2016.
Using a first past the post system, the following were contested:
* All the commune, town, and city councils (Local Councils, Romanian: Consilii Locale), and the Sectors Local Councils of Bucharest (Romanian: Consilii Locale de Sector);
* The 41 County Councils (Romanian: Consilii Județene), and the Bucharest Municipal General Council (Romanian: Consiliul General Al Municipiului București). The 41 Presidents of the County Councils (Romanian: Președinții Consiliilor Județene) will be indirectly elected by the County Councilors;
* All the mayors (Romanian: Primarii);
** Of the communes, cities, and municipalities;
** Of the Sectors of Bucharest (Romanian: Primarii de Sector);
** The General Mayor of The Municipality of Bucharest (Romanian: Primarul General al Municipiului București).

## Results

Summary of the 5 June 2016 Romanian local election results :
| Party | Party | Mayor of Bucharest (PMB) | Mayor of Bucharest (PMB) | Mayor of Bucharest (PMB) | Mayors (P) | Mayors (P) | Mayors (P) | Local Councils seats (CL) | Local Councils seats (CL) | Local Councils seats (CL) | County Councils seats (CJ) | County Councils seats (CJ) | County Councils seats (CJ) |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Social Democrat - PSD) | 246,553 | 42.97% | 1 | 3,330,213 | 38.98% | 1,708 | 3,161,046 | 37.70% | 16,969 | 3,270,909 | 39.60% | 638 |
| | National Liberal Party (Romanian: Partidul Național Liberal - PNL) | 64,186 | 11.18% | - | 2,686,099 | 31.50% | 1,081 | 2,478,549 | 29.60% | 13,198 | 2,529,986 | 30.64% | 504 |
| | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Romanian: Alianța Liberalilor și Democraților - ALDE) | 17,455 | 3.04% | - | 488,145 | 5.72% | 64 | 545,767 | 6.52% | 2,504 | 521,845 | 6.32% | 80 |
| | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (Hungarian: Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség; Romanian: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România - RMDSZ/UDMR) | - | - | - | 315,236 | 3.69% | 195 | 390,321 | 4.66% | 2,284 | 411,823 | 4.98% | 95 |
| | People's Movement Party (Romanian: Partidul Mișcarea Populară - PMP) | 37,098 | 6.46% | - | 304,924 | 3.57% | 18 | 360,035 | 4.30% | 1,315 | 368,985 | 4.46% | 41 |
| | National Union for the Progress of Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Națională pentru Progresul României - UNPR) | - | - | - | 213,233 | 2.50% | 26 | 245,633 | 2.93% | 1,203 | 220,467 | 2.67% | 14 |
| | Save Bucharest Union (Romanian: Uniunea Salvaţi Bucureştiul - USB) | 175,119 | 30.52% | - | 96,789 | 1.13% | - | 121,099 | 1.44% | 39 | 143,544 | 1.73% | 15 |
| | Romanian Social Party (Romanian: Partidul Social Românesc - PSRO) | - | - | - | 100,303 | 1.17% | 4 | 102,839 | 1.22% | 318 | 99,587 | 1.20% | 7 |
| | Ecologist Party of Romania (Romanian: Partidul Ecologist Român - PER) | - | - | - | 63,246 | 0.74% | 1 | 87,016 | 1.03% | 210 | 98,486 | 1.19% | 8 |
| | United Romania Party (Romanian: Partidul România Unită - PRU) | 8,356 | 1.45% | - | 51,200 | 0.60% | 2 | 60,494 | 0.17% | 169 | 66,131 | 0.80% | - |
| | Independents | 10,639 | 1.85% | - | 486,826 | 5.71% | 53 | 258,538 | 3.08% | 316 | 52,800 | 0.63% | 3 |
| | Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (German: Demokratisches Forum der Deutschen in Rumänien; Romanian: Forumul Democrat al Germanilor din România - DFDR/FDGR) | - | - | - | 40,348 | 0.47% | 5 | 40,599 | 0.48% | 81 | 42,652 | 0.51% | 10 |
| | Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania (Hungarian: Erdélyi Magyar Néppárt; Romanian: Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania - EMNP/PPMT) | - | - | - | 21,171 | 0.24% | - | 35,019 | 0.41% | 207 | 38,215 | 0.46% | 6 |
| | Coalition for Baia Mare (FDGR-PNȚCD-PSRO-UNPR) (Romanian: Coaliția pentru Baia Mare - CBM) | - | - | - | 32,111 | 0.37% | 1 | 20,229 | 0.24% | 11 | 26,217 | 0.31% | 5 |
| | Hungarian Civic Party (Hungarian: Magyar Polgári Párt; Romanian: Partidul Civic Maghiar - MPP/PCM) | - | - | - | 19,355 | 0.22% | 13 | 18,993 | 0.22% | 158 | 16,824 | 0.20% | 6 |
| | Party for Argeș and Muscel (Romanian: Partidul pentru Argeș and Muscel) | - | - | - | 14,625 | 0.17% | - | 15,049 | 0.17% | 67 | 14,137 | 0.17% | 2 |
| | Other political parties | 14,369 | 2.48% | - | 213,522 | 2.28% | 15 | 368,927 | 4.63% | 1,015 | 275,054 | 3.24% | - |
| Total: | Total: | 573,775 | 100 | 1 | 8,477,346 | 100 | 3,186 | 8,310,153 | 100 | 40,067 | 8,197,662 | 100 | 1,434 |

## Electoral maps

* Political map depicting counties according to the county president's party affiliation
* Political map based on the mayor's party affiliation (denoting only major Romanian cities and towns)
* Political map depicting the localities won by political party