# 2017 Croatian local elections

The first round of the 2017 Croatian local elections was held on 21 May and the second round, where necessary, on 4 June. All seats of the county prefects, city and municipal mayors and members of county, municipal and city councils were up for election.
In total, there were 9,576 open seats contested by 47,601 candidates. Voters were electing: 20 county prefects, 128 city mayors, 428 municipal mayors, 51 deputy county prefects, 195 deputy city mayors, 440 deputy municipal mayors, 63 deputy city and municipal mayors elected by the national minorities, 836 county councilors, 2,226 city councilors and 5,152 municipal councilors. 3,719,182 voters had the right to vote, which was 39,500 fewer than at the previous local elections. There were around 73,000 members of the polling and electoral commissions and more than 12,000 observers. State Election Commission distributed around 14,000,000 ballots. In the second round, held on 4 June, there were runoffs in eight counties, City of Zagreb, 54 towns and 102 municipalities. 2,791,000 voters had a right to vote. There were 4,443 polling stations. A third election round was held in Stari Grad on 18 June 2017 since both candidates got the same number of votes in the second round.

## Election results
### Counties

Results of 2017 Croatian local elections :
| County | County council | County council | County council | County prefect | County prefect | County prefect | County prefect |
| County | Plurality | Plurality | Turnout | Prefect | Prefect | Turnout | Notes |
| Bjelovar-Bilogora | | HDZ (39.36%) | 44.96% | | Damir Bajs, Ind. (52.05%) | 39.47% | first round win |
| Brod-Posavina | | HDZ (41.76%) | 44.67% | | Danijel Marušić, HDZ (53.46%) | 44.71% | first round win |
| Dubrovnik-Neretva | | HDZ (44.99%) | 56.84% | | Nikola Dobroslavić, HDZ (58.54%) | 46.93% | runoff election |
| Istria | | IDS (56.78%) | 45.14% | | Valter Flego, IDS (65.61%) | 45.14% | first round win |
| Karlovac | | HDZ (44.42%) | 48.08% | | Damir Jelić, HDZ (50.46%) | 48.10% | first round win |
| Koprivnica-Križevci | | SDP (31.38%) | 46.36% | | Darko Koren, MREŽA (51.41%) | 37.37% | runoff election |
| Krapina-Zagorje | | SDP (49.66%) | 52.41% | | Željko Kolar, SDP (58.77%) | 52.47% | first round win |
| Lika-Senj | | HDZ (55.30%) | 59.84% | | Darko Milinović, HDZ (53.68%) | 59.82% | first round win |
| Međimurje | | HNS (37.21%) | 44.67% | | Matija Posavec, HNS (58.74%) | 44.80% | first round win |
| Osijek-Baranja | | HDZ (36.62%) | 45.42% | | Ivan Anušić, HDZ | 34.80% | runoff election |
| Požega-Slavonia | | HDZ (41.76%) | 44.67% | | Alojz Tomašević, HDZ (53.46%) | 44.71% | first round win |
| Primorje-Gorski Kotar | | SDP (41.66%) | 42.54% | | Zlatko Komadina, SDP (51.32%) | 42.54% | first round win |
| Sisak-Moslavina | | HDZ (42.77%) | 46.32% | | Ivo Žinić, HDZ (64.28%) | 37.71% | runoff election |
| Split-Dalmatia | | HDZ (38.24%) | 47.82% | | Blaženko Boban, HDZ | 36.37% | runoff election |
| Šibenik-Knin | | HDZ (44.40%) | 48.40% | | Goran Pauk, HDZ (67.76%) | 34.03% | runoff election |
| Varaždin | | HNS (40.28%) | 49.28% | | Radimir Čačić, NS-R | 41.14% | runoff election |
| Virovitica-Podravina | | HDZ (58.67%) | 49.42% | | Igor Andrović, HDZ (56.14%) | 49.43% | first round win |
| Vukovar-Syrmia | | HDZ (49.57%) | 45.30% | | Božo Galić, HDZ | 30.55% | runoff election |
| Zadar | | HDZ (52.07%) | 45.50% | | Božidar Longin, HDZ (50,09%) | 45.47% | first round win |
| Zagreb County | | HSS (37.01%) | 45.14% | | Stjepan Kožić, HSS (50,18%) | 44.71% | first round win |
| City of Zagreb | | BM 365 (23.03%) | 47.62% | | Milan Bandić, BM 365 (51.79%) | 41.141% | runoff election |
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### Cities

Croatian local elections, 2017 :
| | City Council | City Council | City Council | Mayor | Mayor | Mayor | Mayor |
| City | Plurality | Plurality | Turnout | Mayor | Mayor | Turnout | Note |
| Bakar | | HDZ (56,25%) | 45,78% | | Tomislav Klarić, HDZ (70,78%) | 45,78% | first round win |
| Beli Manastir | | HDZ, HSU (47,55%) | 44,64% | | Tomislav Rob, HDZ (51,65%) | 44,64% | first round win |
| Belišće | | Ind. (60,28%) | 48,65% | | Dinko Burić, Ind. (71,06%) | 48,64% | first round win |
| Benkovac | | HDZ, HSP (50,16%) | 30,76% | | Tomislav Bulić, HDZ (49,15%) | 30,76% | first round win |
| Biograd na Moru | | HDZ (52,52%) | 52,57% | | Ivan Knez, HDZ, HSU (54,68%) | 52,57% | first round win |
| Bjelovar | | HDZ (27,28%) | 38,13% | | Dario Hrebak, HSLS (64.25%) | 29.15% | runoff election |
| Buje | | IDS (41,77%) | 40,13% | | Fabrizio Vižintin, IDS (49.54%) | 41.58% | runoff election |
| Buzet | | IDS, HSU (51,46%) | 55,03% | | Siniša Žulić, IDS (55,54%) | 55,03% | first round win |
| Cres | | HNS, SDP, PGS, HSS, HSU (29,04%) | 58,20% | | Kristijan Jurjanko, HNS (51.14%) | 50.78% | runoff election |
| Crikvenica | | HDZ, HSP AS, HSS, HSLS (46,44%) | 42,62% | | Damir Rukavina, HDZ (50,31%) | 42,60% | first round win |
| Čabar | | SDP (32,56%) | 49,07% | | Kristijan Rajšel, SDP (65.29%) | 34.73% | runoff election |
| Čakovec | | SDP, HSS, HSU, MDS, HL (43,03%) | 43,22% | | Stjepan Kovač, SDP (56,23%) | 44,21% | first round win |
| Čazma | | HSS (37,07%) | 49,61% | | Dinko Pirak, HSS (56,15%) | 49,70% | first round win |
| Daruvar | | HDZ, HSU, HSS, HSLS (34,66%) | 48,22% | | Damir Lneniček, HDZ (55.03%) | 46.84% | runoff election |
| Delnice | | Ind. (33,26%) | 49,74% | | Ivica Knežević, Ind. (52.09%) | 40.94% | runoff election |
| Donja Stubica | | SDP, HNS, HSU, HL (46,16%) | 48,20% | | Nikola Gospočić, SDP (58,50%) | 48,35% | first round win |
| Donji Miholjac | | Ind. (33,52%) | 39,92% | | Goran Aladić, Ind. (57.15%) | 35.26% | runoff election |
| Drniš | | HDZ (47,14%) | 53,57% | | Josip Begonja, HDZ (52,12%) | 53,69% | first round win |
| Dubrovnik | | HDZ (32,76%) | 47,63% | | Mato Franković, HDZ (58.45%) | 39.77% | runoff election |
| Duga Resa | | HDZ (30,45%) | 51,16% | | Tomislav Boljar, HSS (60,99%) | 47.55% | runoff election |
| Dugo Selo | | HDZ (32,33%) | 36,08% | | Nenad Panian, HNS (51.14%) | 30.73% | runoff election |
| Đakovo | | HDZ (38,92%) | 44,34% | | Marin Mandarić, HDZ (50.93%) | 47.52% | runoff election |
| Đurđevac | | Ind. (64,74%) | 51,83% | | Zlatko Mađeruh, Ind. (60,19%) | 51,83% | first round win |
| Garešnica | | HDZ, HSLS (43,62%) | 43,42% | | Josip Bilandžija, HDZ (55,27%) | 43,42% | first round win |
| Glina | | HDZ (45,72%) | 45,83% | | Stjepan Kostanjević, HDZ (53,81%) | 45,89% | first round win |
| Gospić | | HDZ, HSS, HSP AS (48,32%) | 61,56 | | Karlo Starčević, HSP (50.14%) | 66.68% | runoff election |
| Grubišno Polje | | HDZ (45,20%) | 53,00% | | Zlatko Mađeruh, HDZ (54,11%) | 53,11% | first round win |
| Hrvatska Kostajnica | | HDZ (59,64%) | 59,59% | | Dalibor Bišćan, HDZ (62,29%) | 59,94% | first round win |
| Hvar | | HDZ (27,46%) | 48,36% | | Rikardo Novak, Ind. (52.73%) | 43.31% | runoff election |
| Ilok | | HDZ, HSLS (59,64%) | 49,43% | | Marina Budimir, Ind. (58.65%) | 46.48% | runoff election |
| Imotski | | HDZ, HSS, HSP AS, BUZ (50,68%) | 51,92% | | Ivan Budalić, HDZ (52.17%) | 61.18% | runoff election |
| Ivanec | | HNS, HSU (41,28%) | 48,36% | | Milorad Batinić, HNS (51,26%) | 48,36% | first round win |
| Ivanić-Grad | | HDZ, HSLS, NS-R (42,38%) | 45,70% | | Javor Bojan Leš, HDZ (58,94%) | 45,70 | first round win |
| Jastrebarsko | | SDP, HNS, HSU (45,74%) | 55,01% | | Zvonimir Novosel, SDP (54,64%) | 55,01% | first round win |
| Karlovac | | HDZ, HSLS (39,69%) | 44,33% | | Damir Mandić, HDZ (52.82%) | 33.63% | runoff election |
| Kastav | | HNS, SDP, PGS, HSS, HSU, ARS (41,93%) | 37,76% | | Matej Mostarac, SDP (50.07%) | 31.90% | runoff election |
| Kaštela | | HDZ, HSS (48,26%) | 32,42% | | Denis Ivanović, HDZ (55,04%) | 32,43% | first round win |
| Klanjec | | SDP, ZDS, HNS, HSU, HL (53,63%) | 56,03% | | Zlatko Brlek, SDP (56,19%) | 56,03% | first round win |
| Knin | | HDZ (40,06%) | 48,91% | | Marko Jelić, Ind. (58.65%) | 56.55% | runoff election |
| Komiža | | SDP, HSS, HNS, (47,98%) | 46,49% | | Tonka Ivčević, SDP (61,19%) | 46,49% | first round win |
| Koprivnica | | SDP, HSS, HNS, HSU (46,84%) | 40,91% | | Mišel Jakšić, SDP (59.24%) | 38.34% | runoff election |
| Korčula | | HDZ, HSS, HSP AS, HSLS (43,40%) | 60,91% | | Andrija Fabris, HDZ (54,70%) | 60,90% | first round win |
| Kraljevica | | HDZ, HSLS (52,24%) | 55,29% | | Dalibor Čandrlić, HDZ (52,86%) | 55,34% | first round win |
| Krapina | | HDZ, A-HSS 1904, HSS, ZDS (51,84%) | 58,48% | | Zoran Gregurović, HDZ, (58,63%) | 58,47% | first round win |
| Križevci | | Ind. (32,59%) | 44,36% | | Mario Rajn, Ind. (61.58%) | 48.42% | runoff election |
| Krk | | PGS, SDP, HNS (58,25%) | 32,66% | | Darijo Vasilić, PGS (85,97%) | 32,63% | first round win |
| Kutina | | HDZ, HSP, HSP AS, HSLS, HSU (38,76%) | 44,70% | | Zlatko Bbaić, HDZ (49.56%) | 45.33% | runoff election |
| Kutjevo | | HDZ, HDSSB, HSS (72,46%) | 38,43% | | Josip Budimir, HDZ (77,85%) | 38,43% | first round win |
| Labin | | IDS, HNS, HSU (49,81%) | 45,09% | | Valter Glavičić, IDS (59,17%) | 45,09% | first round win |
| Lepoglava | | HNS, SDP, HSU (43,41%) | 42,80% | | Marijan Škvarić, HNS (51.69%) | 42.30% | runoff election |
| Lipik | | HDZ (64,17%) | 49,02% | | Vinko Kasana, HDZ (77,55%) | 49,19% | first round win |
| Ludbreg | | SDP, HNS, HSU, HL (50,82%) | 48,47% | | Dubravko Bilić, SDP (58,78%) | 48,48% | first round win |
| Makarska | | HDZ (38,33%) | 43,37% | | Jure Brkan, HDZ (50.88%) | 42.55% | runoff election |
| Mali Lošinj | | HDZ, HRAST, HSS, HKDU, SU (36,02%) | 49,21% | | Ana Kučić, HDZ (50,79%) | 49,19% | first round win |
| Metković | | MOST (40,65%) | 65,38% | | Dalibor Milan, HDZ (49.83%) | 67.10% | runoff election |
| Mursko Središće | | HDZ, HSS, HDS, HSLS (50,38%) | 43,17% | | Dražen Srpak, HDZ (62,11%) | 43,23% | first round win |
| Našice | | HDZ (52,74%) | 41,55% | | Josip Miletić, HDZ (50,68%) | 41,55% | first round win |
| Nin | | HDZ (52,52%) | 53,45% | | Emil Ćurko, HDZ (58,24%) | 53,48% | first round win |
| Nova Gradiška | | SDP, HL (50,76%) | 46,00% | | Vinko Grgić, SDP (62,04%) | 46,01% | first round win |
| Novalja | | Ind. (51,59%) | 65,07% | | Ante Dabo, Ind. (57,93%) | 65,12% | first round win |
| Novi Marof | | HDZ, HSS, HSU (58,11%) | 48,33% | | Siniša Jenkač, HDZ (60,74%) | 48,35% | first round win |
| Novi Vinodolski | | HDZ, HSS (56,10%) | 54,79% | | Velimir Piškulić, HDZ (58,11%) | 54,79% | first round win |
| Novigrad | | IDS (70,59%) | 41,26% | | Ante Milos, IDS (91,79%) | 41,26% | first round win |
| Novska | | HDZ, HSS, (55,58%) | 48,51% | | Marin Piletić, HDZ (53,28%) | 49,03% | first round win |
| Obrovac | | HDZ (42,04%) | 45,42% | | Ante Župan, HDZ (57,66%) | 45,40% | first round win |
| Ogulin | | HDZ, HSS, HSLS, HSU (37,27%) | 52,53% | | Dalibor Domitrović, SDP (49.75%) | 47.65% | runoff election |
| Omiš | | Ind. (45,17%) | 49,59% | | Ivo Tomasović, Ind. (53,81%) | 49,60% | first round win |
| Opatija | | SDP, HNS, IDS, HSU, PGS, NS-R, HSS (36,49%) | 47,04% | | Ivo Dujmić, Ind. (45.95%) | 44.75% | runoff election |
| Opuzen | | HDZ, HSLS (50,89%) | 63,32% | | Ivo Mihaljević, HDZ (52,34%) | 63,32% | first round win |
| Orahovica | | HDZ (39,26%) | 62,03% | | Ana-Marija Petin, HSS (49.87%) | 62.49% | runoff election |
| Oroslavje | | HDZ, HSS BR, HSP AS, ZS (37,66%) | 48,50% | | Emil Gredičak, HDZ (56.46%) | 49.29% | runoff election |
| Osijek | | SDP, HNS, HSS, ANU (23,23%) | 40,65% | | Ivan Vrkić, Ind. (62.74%) | 34.33% | runoff election |
| Otočac | | HDZ, HSU, HSP, HSP AS, HSLS (52,84%) | 60,38% | | Stjepan Kostelac, Ind. (49,52% | 60,43% | first round win |
| Otok | | HDZ, HSS, HSP AS (57,73%) | 49,55% | | Josip Šarić, HDZ (57,69%) | 49,59% | first round win |
| Ozalj | | HDZ (37,72%) | 51,33% | | Gordana Lipšinić, HDZ (55.06%) | 48.69% | runoff election |
| Pag | | HDZ (25,94%) | 65,54% | | Ante Fabijanić, MODES (50.60%) | 63.70% | runoff election |
| Pakrac | | HDZ (53,79%) | 41,51% | | Anamarija Blažević, HDZ (62,48%) | 41,68% | first round win |
| Pazin | | IDS, HSU, HNS (46,53%) | 47,37% | | Renato Krulčić, IDS (58.44%) | 36.79% | runoff election |
| Petrinja | | HDZ, HSP, HSP AS, HSLS, HKS, UDU (41,35%) | 44,50% | | Renato Krulčić, NS-R (53.07%) | 46.37% | runoff election |
| Pleternica | | HDZ, HSU (48,60%) | 53,78% | | Anotnija Jozić, HDZ (50,69%) | 53,90% | first round win |
| Ploče | | HDZ, HSLS (40,04%) | 65,36% | | Mišo Krstičević, SDP (53.95%) | 69.31% | runoff election |
| Popovača | | HDZ (30,13%) | 41,73% | | Josip Mišković, HDZ (57,75%) | 41,74% | first round win |
| Poreč | | IDS (47,93%) | 46,99% | | Loris Peršurić, IDS (57,31%) | 46,99% | first round win |
| Požega | | HDZ, HSU (45,55%) | 51,21% | | Darko Puljašić, HDZ (61.49%) | 41.63 | runoff election |
| Pregrada | | SDP, ZS, HL (65,81%) | 49,44% | | Marko Vešligaj, SDP (71,46%) | 49,46% | first round win |
| Prelog | | HDZ, HSS (57,64%) | 49,37% | | Ljubomir Kolarek, HDZ (63,58%) | 49,57 | first round win |
| Pula | | IDS, HNS, ISU, Zeleni (48,90%) | 37,31% | | Boris Miletić, IDS (51,83%) | 37,32% | first round win |
| Rab | | HDZ, HSS, RPS (46,12%) | 57,91% | | Nikola Grgurić, HDZ (56,58%) | 57,91% | first round win |
| Rijeka | | SDP, PGS, HSU, IDS, HL, SDSS, HSS (37,78%) | 36,63% | | Vojko Obersnel, SDP (55.59%) | 28.42% | runoff election |
| Rovinj | | IDS (54,65%) | 38,68% | | Marko Paliaga, IDS (62,25%) | 38,68% | first round win |
| Samobor | | HSS, SDP (52,76%) | 43,37% | | Krešo Beljak, HSS (62,92%) | 43,58% | first round win |
| Senj | | HDZ, HSP AS, HSU, NS-R (51,36%) | 63,58% | | Sanjin Rukavina, HDZ (63.07%) | 59.89% | runoff election |
| Sinj | | HDZ (32,74%) | 48,00% | | Kristina Križanac, Ind. (50.37%) | 47.91% | runoff election |
| Sisak | | SDP, HL, HSS BR (31,71%) | 47,10% | | Kristina Ikić Baniček, SDP (55.80%) | 43.20% | runoff election |
| Skradin | | HDZ (49,36%) | 42,12% | | Antonijo Brajković, HDZ (63,68%) | 41,98% | first round win |
| Slatina | | HDZ, HSP, HSLS, SU (40,82%%) | 45,35% | | Denis Ostrošić, SDP (53.47%) | 43.71% | runoff election |
| Slavonski Brod | | Ind. (34,97%) | 39,10% | | Mirko Duspara, Ind. (54.17%) | 39.46% | runoff election |
| Slunj | | HDZ (59,23%) | 42,01% | | Jure Katić, HDZ (60,79%) | 42,01% | first round win |
| Solin | | HDZ, HČSP, HDS, HSU (55,07%) | 44,36% | | Dalibor Ninčević, HDZ (57,14%) | 44,35% | first round win |
| Split | | HDZ, HSLS, HSS (25,31%) | 45,50% | | Andro Krstulović Opara, HDZ (46.19%) | 38.07% | runoff election |
| Stari Grad | | HDZ (38,06%) | 53,51% | | Antonio Škarpa, Ind. (49,65%) | 63,35% | third round election |
| Supetar | | SDP, HSU (48,96%) | 56,82% | | Ivana Marković, SDP (61,14%) | 56,82% | first round win |
| Sveta Nedelja | | HDZ (26,54%) | 47,08% | | Dario Zurovec, Ind. (57.73%) | 43.43% | runoff election |
| Sveti Ivan Zelina | | HDZ, HSLS, HSU (24,46%) | 44,25% | | Hrvoje Košćec, HNS (53.69%) | 42.89% | runoff election |
| Šibenik | | HDZ (45,62%) | 43,20% | | Željko Burić, HDZ (69.78%) | 30.70% | runoff election |
| Trilj | | HDZ, HDS (68,36%) | 42,88% | | Ivan Šipić, HDZ (79,99%) | 42,84% | first round win |
| Trogir | | HDZ, HSP (40,44%) | 48,12% | | Ante Bilić, SDP (49.06%) | 47.51% | runoff election |
| Umag | | SDP, HSU, HNS, SDA, SDSS (37,82%) | 42,82% | | Vili Bassanese, SDP (52,38%) | 42,82% | first round win |
| Valpovo | | HDZ, HSS (37,26%) | 48,63% | | Matko Šutalo, Ind. (54.80%) | 53.85% | runoff election |
| Varaždin | | Ind. (28,92%) | 49,30% | | Ivan Čehok, Ind. (68.50%) | 41.56% | runoff election |
| Varaždinske Toplice | | HDZ, HSLS (51,79%) | 54,64% | | Deagica Ratković, HDZ (56,79%) | 54,70% | first round win |
| Velika Gorica | | HDZ, HSLS, HSU (39,47%) | 41,20% | | Dražen Barišić, HDZ (61.11%) | 29.29% | runoff election |
| Vinkovci | | HDZ, HSU, BUZ (41,09%) | 45,05% | | Ivan Bosančić, HDZ (51.10%) | 40.17% | runoff election |
| Virovitica | | HDZ, HSLS, HSP AS (57,51%) | 46,88% | | Ivica Kirin, HDZ (60,50%) | 46,89% | first round win |
| Vis | | HDZ (39,26%) | 60,13% | | Ivo Radica, HDZ (51,71%) | 60,13% | first round win |
| Vodice | | HDZ (46,30%) | 46,76% | | Nelka Tomić, HDZ (56.01%) | 45.63% | runoff election |
| Vodnjan | | IDS, ISU, HNS (68,28%) | 38,47% | | Klaudio Vitasović, IDS (63,22%) | 38,49% | first round win |
| Vrbovec | | SDP, HL (27,65%) | 51,08% | | Denis Kralj, SDP (63.51%) | 48.97% | runoff election |
| Vrbovsko | | Ind. (36,18%) | 51,88% | | Dražen Mufić, Ind. (53,76%) | 52,04% | first round win |
| Vrgorac | | NLM (44,71%) | 67,29% | | Ante Pranić, NLM (60,68%) | 67,33% | first round win |
| Vrlika | | HDZ (51,71%) | 60,82% | | Jure Plazonić, HDZ (54.51%) | 61.91% | first round win |
| Vukovar | | HDZ, HKS (54,23%) | 41,14% | | Ivan Penava, HDZ (61,72%) | 41,18% | first round win |
| Zabok | | SDP, HSU, HNS, HL, HSS BR (43,57%) | 52,67% | | Ivan Hanžek, SDP (55,16%) | 52,71% | first round win |
| Zadar | | HDZ, HSP AS, HSU, HRAST, NS-R (46,47%) | 38,90% | | Branko Dukić, HDZ (51,20%) | 38,91 | first round win |
| Zaprešić | | HDZ, HSS, HSU, BM 365, HSLS (38,34%) | 41,95% | | Željko Turk, HDZ (57.02%) | 33.00% | runoff election |
| Zlatar | | SDP, HSU, HNS, HL (59,17%) | 51,08% | | Jasenka Auguštan-Pentek, SDP (74,19%) | 44,23% | first round win |
| Županja | | HDZ (50,82%) | 36,44% | | Davor Miličević, HDZ (54,19%) | 36,45 | first round win |