# 2010 Zamboanga City local elections

Local elections were held in Zamboanga City on May 10, 2010, within the Philippine general election. The voters elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and eight councilors per district.

## Summary

Incumbent Mayor Celso Lobregat decided to run for a last third term for the mayorship. Incumbent Vice-Mayor Mannix Dalipe runs against Lobregat under the banner of the Nationalist People's Coalition.
Lobregat picks District II Councilor Cesar Iturralde as his running mate. Dalipe picks former Monsignor Crisanto dela Cruz as his running mate. Dela Cruz previously fought Lobregat for the mayorship last 2007 but lost.

## Results

The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.

### Mayoral elections

Incumbent Mayor Celso Lobregat is in his second term and is eligible for reelection.
Zamboanga City mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LDP | Celso Lobregat (incumbent) | 118,227 | 57.99 |
| | NPC | Mannix Dalipe | 81,564 | 40.00 |
| | Independent | Abdila Jamhali | 2,258 | 1.11 |
| | Independent | Cleofe Carmelita Cajucom | 1,843 | 0.90 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 203,892 | 100.00 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### Vice-mayoral elections

Incumbent Vice-Mayor Manuel Jose "Mannix" Dalipe was an Independent before running for mayor under the banner of Nationalist People's Coalition.
Zamboanga City Vice Mayoral Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LDP | Cesar Ituralde | 78,827 | 40.29 |
| | NPC | Crisanto dela Cruz | 45,330 | 23.17 |
| | Aksyon | Charlie Mariano | 43,597 | 22.28 |
| | CCA | Roel Natividad | 25,786 | 13.18 |
| | Independent | Arola Tingkong | 1,372 | 0.70 |
| | PGRP | Cresente Elema | 729 | 0.37 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 195,641 | 100.00 |
| | LDP gain from NPC | LDP gain from NPC | LDP gain from NPC | LDP gain from NPC |

### City Council elections

Each of Zamboanga City's two legislative districts elects eight councilors to the City Council. The eight candidates with the highest number of votes wins the seats per district.
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 668,703 | 50.31 | 12 |
| | Nationalist People's Coalition | 476,976 | 35.89 | 4 |
| | Aksyon Demokratiko | 70,305 | 5.29 | 0 |
| | Citizens Call for Action Party | 30,410 | 2.29 | 0 |
| | Philippine Green Republican Party | 20,494 | 1.54 | 0 |
| | Independent | 62,266 | 4.68 | 0 |
| Ex officio seats | Ex officio seats | | | 2 |
| Total | Total | 1,329,154 | 100.00 | 18 |

#### 1st District

Zamboanga City Council election at Zamboanga City's 1st district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LDP | Jaime Cabato (incumbent) | 62,042 | |
| | NPC | Melchor Sadain (incumbent) | 58,733 | |
| | NPC | Cesar Jimenez, Jr. (incumbent) | 56,355 | |
| | NPC | Rodolfo Bayot | 55,287 | |
| | LDP | Rogelio Valesco, Jr. (incumbent) | 54,117 | |
| | LDP | Luis Biel III (incumbent) | 51,573 | |
| | LDP | Rodolfo Lim (incumbent) | 48,091 | |
| | LDP | Myra Paz Valderrosa-Abubakar | 41,534 | |
| | LDP | Josephine Pareja | 41,271 | |
| | LDP | Kaiser Adan Olaso | 36,171 | |
| | Aksyon | Henry Mariano | 36,064 | |
| | LDP | Elbert Atilano | 31,677 | |
| | Aksyon | Jaime Rebollos | 23,142 | |
| | NPC | Abraham Sakandal | 21,020 | |
| | NPC | Allan Cajucom | 18,269 | |
| | NPC | Larry Silva | 17,995 | |
| | NPC | Joselito Bernardo | 13,562 | |
| | Aksyon | Manuel Fraginal | 11,099 | |
| | Independent | Eduardo Buendia | 10,953 | |
| | Independent | Luisitio Lacson | 9,462 | |
| | NPC | Marlon Torres | 9,221 | |
| | Independent | Gerardo Fernandez | 6,471 | |
| | Independent | Abdurrahman Tagayan | 4,774 | |
| | Independent | Wedito Cata-an | 2,545 | |
| | Independent | Erlinda Buñag | 2,206 | |
| | Independent | Estrella Paradillo | 2,094 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

#### 2nd District

Zamboanga City Council election at Zamboanga City's 2nd district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LDP | Lilia Macrahon-Nuño (incumbent) | 54,536 | |
| | LDP | Benjamin Guingona III (incumbent) | 47,811 | |
| | LDP | Eduardo Saavedra, Jr. (incumbent) | 44,833 | |
| | LDP | Reyniero Candido (incumbent) | 44,520 | |
| | NPC | Rommel Agan | 40,281 | |
| | LDP | Percival Ramos | 37,731 | |
| | LDP | Vincent Paul Elago | 36,693 | |
| | NPC | Al-Jihan Edding | 35,785 | |
| | LDP | Miguel Alavar III | 35,779 | |
| | LDP | Roseller Natividad | 35,426 | |
| | NPC | Susan delos Reyes | 35,261 | |
| | NPC | John Dalipe | 33,560 | |
| | Independent | Rene Natividad | 30,533 | |
| | NPC | Gerasimo Acuña | 28,738 | |
| | NPC | Jaime Villaflores | 25,652 | |
| | CCA | Jose Manuel Fabian | 14,662 | |
| | NPC | Jerico Jan Bustamante | 13,532 | |
| | NPC | Efren Ramos | 13,418 | |
| | CCA | Resurrecion Miravite | 10,128 | |
| | Independent | Mujib Abdulmunib | 7,288 | |
| | Independent | Ambra Jamhali | 4,486 | |
| | PGRP | Edjong Sattar | 3,722 | |
| | Independent | Taib Nasaron | 3,155 | |
| | PGRP | Arnold Navarro | 3,028 | |
| | Independent | Ernesto Gadon | 2,641 | |
| | Independent | Jerry Tingkong | 2,363 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

##### Edding-Alavar dispute

Miguel Alavar III, defeated candidate of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino for the city council's second district, together with Roseller Natividad petitioned for the annulment of the proclamation and correction of errors in the election returns, canvassing of votes and tabulation against the board of election inspectors (BEI) of precincts 371 of Barangay Talon-Talon and precinct 394 of Barangay Tetuan, the City Board of Canvassers proclaimed Al-Jihan Edding as winner by 6 votes.
Zamboanga City Council Eighth Post election at Zamboanga City's 2nd district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NPC | Al-Jihan Edding | 35,785 | |
| | LDP | Miguel Alavar III | 35,779 | |
On March 28, 2011, the City Board of Canvassers as directed by the Commission on Elections nullified the proclamation of Edding and declared Alavar as the rightful 8th member of the Sangguniang Panglungsod.
Zamboanga City Council Eighth Post election at Zamboanga City's 2nd district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LDP | Miguel Alavar III | 36,103 | |
| | NPC | Al-Jihan Edding | 36,092 | |