# 2019 Hungarian local elections

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Local elections were held in Hungary on 13 October 2019. Mayors and assembly members were elected for a term of 5 years.

## Electoral system

* Mayors of towns, cities, the districts of Budapest and Budapest itself are directly elected in a one-round, first-past-the-post election.
* Assembly members of cities (at least 10 000 inhabitants) are elected via a mixed single vote system, mostly in electoral neighbourhoods with first-past-the-post, with a smaller number of seats being distributed as "compensation" mandates between lists of losing candidates.
* Assembly members of towns (below 10 000 inhabitants) are elected with a plurality-at-large voting, where the voter can vote for as many candidates as there are seats.
* Members of county assemblies are elected with party-list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method.

## Budapest
### Mayor

Gergely Karácsony was elected mayor, defeating incumbent István Tarlós who had been in office since 2010.

### Assembly

The General Assembly of Budapest consists of the directly elected mayor, the mayors of the districts, and 9 members from party electoral lists.
The opposition bloc (Momentum–DK–MSZP–Dialogue–LMP) won a majority of 18 seats, with Fidesz–KDNP winning 13, and 2 seats going to independent politicians. This will be the first time Fidesz will not hold a majority in the assembly in over 15 years.

## County assemblies

Parties running in the county assembly elections are subject to a 5% threshold. An asterisk indicates a party with an absolute majority. The Fidesz–KDNP coalition won a majority in all assemblies holding elections.

### Election results (%)

| County Council | | | | | | | | Number of electors | Turnout |
| County Council | Fidesz-KDNP | DK | MSZP | Jobbik | Momentum | MH | Other | Number of electors | Turnout |
| Budapest (District mayors) | 44.86 | 51.11 | 51.11 | 51.11 | 51.11 | 0.42 | 3.61 | 1,367,945 | 47.97% |
| Baranya | 57.00 | 12.38 | 8.34 | 9.23 | 8.85 | 4.20 | | 189,936 | 53.31% |
| Bács-Kiskun | 60.42 | 9.61 | 4.51 | 9.59 | 10.39 | 5.48 | | 335,417 | 44.54% |
| Békés | 53.11 | 10.71 | 7.76 | 14.36 | 8.02 | 6.04 | | 237,587 | 47.11% |
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 58.79 | 12.39 | 28.83 | 28.83 | 28.83 | — | | 403,639 | 53.61% |
| Csongrád | 54.04 | 8.22 | 10.61 | 10.00 | 8.07 | 9.06 | | 165,975 | 48.23% |
| Fejér | 57.88 | 11.87 | 4.50 | — | 11.72 | 6.76 | 7.27 | 229,115 | 47.41% |
| Győr-Moson-Sopron | 62.16 | 10.60 | 4.56 | 10.78 | 11.89 | — | | 221,113 | 49.55% |
| Hajdú-Bihar | 60.11 | 9.58 | 5.45 | 11.41 | 8.68 | 4.77 | | 270,152 | 46.04% |
| Heves | 60.43 | 39.57 | 39.57 | 39.57 | 39.57 | — | | 200,445 | 52.25% |
| Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 53.84 | 8.90 | 5.92 | 15.73 | 8.14 | 5.83 | 1.64 (Munkáspárt) | 248,492 | 44.69% |
| Komárom-Esztergom | 57.22 | 42.78 | 42.78 | 42.78 | 42.78 | — | | 194,190 | 44.72% |
| Nógrád | 58.22 | 10.35 | 6.70 | 10.19 | 6.85 | 5.47 | 2.21 (Munkáspárt) | 129,674 | 53.61% |
| Pest | 51.60 | 14.90 | 4.63 | 9.25 | 19.62 | — | | 980,496 | 45.29% |
| Somogy | 52.93 | 8.98 | 3.80 | 11.74 | 6.56 | — | 15.99 (Somogyért) | 207,422 | 52.03% |
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 64.93 | 6.82 | 7.74 | 11.57 | 11.57 | 3.44 | 5.50 | 356,764 | 54.81% |
| Tolna | 58.48 | 11.01 | 6.99 | 10.14 | 8.20 | 5.18 | | 157,375 | 49.79% |
| Vas | 61.58 | 7.33 | 6.92 | 9.99 | 7.51 | — | 6.68 | 145,916 | 55.30% |
| Veszprém | 54.01 | 10.12 | 9.34 | 12.18 | 9.22 | 5.13 | | 241,711 | 49.24% |
| Zala | 61.34 | 10.25 | 4.26 | 10.56 | 8.39 | 5.21 | | 144,926 | 52.37% |

#### Distribution of seats

| County Council | | | | | | | | Number of seats |
| County Council | Fidesz-KDNP | DK | MSZP | Jobbik | Momentum | MH | Other | Number of seats |
| Budapest (District mayors) | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| Baranya | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 |
| Bács-Kiskun | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 23 |
| Békés | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 |
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 18 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 29 |
| Csongrád | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 20 |
| Fejér | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Győr-Moson-Sopron | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 21 |
| Hajdú-Bihar | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 |
| Heves | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 15 |
| Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Komárom-Esztergom | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 15 |
| Nógrád | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Pest | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 44 |
| Somogy | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 15 |
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Tolna | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 |
| Vas | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 15 |
| Veszprém | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 |
| Zala | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 |
| Hungary | 245 | 36 | 18 | 40 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 381 |

## Major cities
### Cities with county rights

Mayoral elections in cities with county rights, 2019 :
| City | Mayor before | Mayor before | Mayor before | Elected Mayor | Elected Mayor | Elected Mayor |
| City | name | party | party | name | party | party |
| Békéscsaba | Péter Szarvas | | Independent | Péter Szarvas | | Independent (Hajrá Békéscsaba) |
| Debrecen | László Papp | | Fidesz-KDNP | László Papp | | Fidesz-KDNP |
| Dunaújváros | Gábor Cserna | | Fidesz-KDNP | Tamás Pintér | | Jobbik (Rajta Újváros! Egyesület) |
| Eger | László Habis | | Fidesz-KDNP | Ádám Mirkóczki | | Jobbik (Egységben a Városért Egyesület) |
| Érd | András T. Mészáros | | Fidesz-KDNP | László Csőzik | | LMP-Jobbik-DK-MSZP-CÉL-Momentum-MMM-Dialogue-MLP |
| Győr | Zsolt Borkai | | Fidesz-KDNP | Zsolt Borkai | | Fidesz-KDNP |
| Hódmezővásárhely | Péter Márki-Zay | | Independent | Péter Márki-Zay | | Independent (Mindenki Magyarországa-Tiszta Vásárhelyért Egyesület) |
| Kaposvár | Károly Szita | | Fidesz-KDNP | Károly Szita | | Fidesz-KDNP |
| Kecskemét | Klaudia Szemereyné Pataki | | Fidesz-KDNP | Klaudia Szemereyné Pataki | | Fidesz-KDNP |
| Miskolc | Ákos Kriza | | Fidesz-KDNP | Pál Veres | | Independent (Függetlenek SZIVE) |
| Nagykanizsa | Sándor Dénes | | Fidesz-KDNP | László Balogh | | Fidesz-KDNP |
| Nyíregyháza | Ferenc Kovács | | Fidesz-KDNP | Ferenc Kovács | | Fidesz-KDNP |
| Pécs | Zsolt Páva | | Fidesz-KDNP | Attila Péterffy | | Independent (Mindenki Pécsért Egyesület) |
| Salgótarján | Zsolt Fekete | | MSZP-DK-TVE-ST | Zsolt Fekete | | SSZE-DK-Jobbik-LMP-Momentum-MSZP-Párbeszéd-TVE |
| Sopron | Tamás Fodor | | Fidesz-KDNP | Ciprián Farkas | | Fidesz-KDNP |
| Szeged | László Botka | | MSZP-DK-PM | László Botka | | MSZP (Összefogás Szegedért Egyesület) |
| Székesfehérvár | András Cser-Palkovics | | Fidesz | András Cser-Palkovics | | Fidesz |
| Szekszárd | Rezső Ács | | Fidesz-KDNP | Rezső Ács | | Fidesz-KDNP |
| Szolnok | Ferenc Szalay | | Fidesz-KDNP | Ferenc Szalay | | Fidesz-KDNP |
| Szombathely | Tivadar Puskás | | Fidesz-KDNP | András Nemény | | ÉSz-Momentum-DK-MSZP-Dialogue-LMP-MKKP-Szolidaritás-MMM |
| Tatabánya | Csaba Schmidt | | Fidesz-KDNP | Ilona Szücsné Posztovics | | DK-Jobbik-LMP-MSZP-Momentum-Dialogue |
| Veszprém | Gyula Porga | | Fidesz-KDNP | Gyula Porga | | Fidesz-KDNP |
| Zalaegerszeg | Zoltán Balaicz | | Fidesz-KDNP | Zoltán Balaicz | | Fidesz-KDNP |
Italics denote a mayor not running for reelection
In the 23 cities, 13 government-aligned or government-supported candidates won, with 10 going to opposition or opposition supported mayors. This is a sharp improvement for the opposition as they previously only occupied 3 of these mayorships.
In most of the cities, the assembly majority is composed of members aligned with the mayor, except:
* Nagykanizsa, with a Fidesz-KDNP mayor, and opposition majority
* Szekszárd, with a Fidesz-KDNP mayor, and opposition majority
* Szolnok, with a Fidesz-KDNP mayor, and opposition majority
* Tatabánya, with an opposition mayor, and no clear majority
In Békéscsaba, the mayor's civil organization together with Fidesz-KDNP members have a majority.

#### Detailed results

| City | Fidesz-KDNP | Fidesz-KDNP | Opposition | Opposition | Others (only listed if >5%) | Others (only listed if >5%) | Others (only listed if >5%) | Others (only listed if >5%) |
| Békéscsaba | none | none | Tibor Dancsó (DK) | 2 013 9.80% | Péter Szarvas (Independent) | 16 211 78.92% | Attila Miklós (MSZP) | 1 788 8.70% |
| Debrecen | László Papp | 35 029 61.77% | Zoltán Varga (DK) | 12 215 21.54% | Csanád Ábel Kőszeghy (Jobbik) | 6 841 12.06% | | |
| Dunaújváros | Gábor Cserna | 7 397 41.04% | Tamás Pintér (Jobbik) | 10 159 56.36% | | | | |
| Eger | László Habis | 9 049 43.77% | Ádám Mirkóczki (Jobbik) | 9 842 47.60% | Alfréd Pócs (Independent) | 1 189 5.75% | | |
| Érd | András T. Mészáros | 10 020 40.61% | László Csőzik (Independent) | 12 288 49.80% | Norbert Tekauer (Independent) | 2 366 9.59% | | |
| Győr | Zsolt Borkai | 19 312 44.33% | Tímea Glázer (DK) | 18 671 42.86% | László Kovács (Independent) | 3 677 8.44% | | |
| Hódmezővásárhely | none | none | Péter Márki-Zay (Independent) | 13 478 57.30% | István Grezsa (Independent, nominated by Fidesz-KDNP) | 10 042 42.70% | | |
| Kaposvár | Károly Szita | 12 876 56.43% | Ákos Ervin Horváth (Independent) | 8 841 38.75% | | | | |
| Kecskemét | Klaudia Szemereyné Pataki | 16 279 50.21% | Zoltán Lejer (Independent) | 12 015 37.05% | Gábor Imre Hegedüs (Independent) | 2 755 8.50% | | |
| Miskolc | Zoltán Alakszai | 26 177 40.83% | Pál Veres (Independent) | 35 135 54.80% | | | | |
| Nagykanizsa | László Balogh | 7 189 49.30% | Tibor Hári (Independent) | 6 695 45.91% | | | | |
| Nyíregyháza | Ferenc Kovács | 20 351 52.84% | András Jeszenszki (MSZP) | 18 167 47.16% | | | | |
| Pécs | Attila Vári | 21 319 41.02% | Attila Péterffy (Independent) | 27 622 53.15% | | | | |
| Salgótarján | Csaba Szabó | 5 744 42.86% | Zsolt Fekete (MSZP) | 7 271 54.25% | | | | |
| Sopron | Ciprián Farkas | 12 328 56.68% | Norbert Varga (Independent) | 8 355 38.42% | | | | |
| Szeged | none | none | László Botka (MSZP) | 40 858 60.56% | Pál Nemesi (Independent, nominated by Fidesz-KDNP) | 24 568 36.41% | | |
| Székesfehérvár | András Cser-Palkovics | 22 882 60.84% | Roland Márton (MSZP) | 12 580 33.45% | | | | |
| Szekszárd | Rezső Ács | 6 353 49.77% | Gábor László Bomba (Independent) | 6 055 47.43% | | | | |
| Szolnok | Ferenc Szalay | 11 616 47.80% | Zoltán Radócz (MSZP) | 11 364 46.77% | | | | |
| Szombathely | Péter Balázsy | 16 363 47.66% | András Nemény (MSZP) | 16 762 48.82% | | | | |
| Tatabánya | Csaba Schmidt | 9 863 46.40% | Ilona Szücsné Posztovics (DK) | 10 454 49.18% | | | | |
| Veszprém | Gyula Porga | 11 117 55.02% | Sándor Katanics (MSZP) | 9 088 44.98% | | | | |
| Zalaegerszeg | Zoltán Balaicz | 14 302 69.69% | Csaba Keresztes (DK) | 4 640 22.61% | | | | |
Italics means incumbent, bold means winner of the election.

## Results

In several major cities and districts of Budapest, the opposition took part in the election with joint candidates as some surveys said there were possibilities to gain a majority in local municipalities with a joint list.
Opposition parties achieved better results as compared to the 2014 Hungarian local elections. This was the first set of local elections with a joint list of opposition parties.