# 2020 Kyiv local elections

The 2020 Kyiv local elections were held on 25 October 2020 to elect the Mayor of Kyiv and the 120-seat City Council as a part of wider 2020 Ukrainian local elections, which took place on the same day.

## Electoral system

These were the first elections held under the newly adopted Electoral Code, which provided a fully proportional electoral system at the both local and national levels.
Kyiv was divided into 13 districts with an unfixed amount of seats. Each party had to form two lists: the first is united for the entire city, and the second is for individual territorial districts. The party would receive a mandate if it overcomes the 5% threshold. In this case, the №1 candidate on the list is guaranteed to receive a seat. Candidates who receive 25% or more of the electoral quota of their district get to the top of the list in descending order of the number of votes for them. In the case of an equal number of votes, the order of candidates will remain as determined by the party at the time of voting. After the candidates who passed to the council according to the quota, the rest are placed in the order determined by the party.
Electoral quota is the number of votes needed to obtain one seat. The electoral quota is determined by the territorial election commission. For this, the commission needed to divide the total number of votes for those parties that won at least 5 percent of the voters' votes and are now participating in the distribution of mandates by the number of mandates. The number of seats into which the electoral votes had to be divided is the difference between the number of seats in the council and the number of guaranteed seats for each party that entered the council (one seat per party).

## Opinion polls
### City Council election

| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other | Lead |
| 25 October 2020 | Rating | 10,402 | 18,0 | 21,3 | — | 6,6 | 6,8 | 3,0 | — | — | — | — | — | 7,2 | 6,7 | 9,5 | 3,5 | 1,6 | 3,9 | 12,0 | 3,3 |
| 25 October 2020 | Liberty Report/Ukraine 24 | 39,622 | 17,8 | 19,7 | — | 8,6 | 5,9 | 3,7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5,7 | 7,8 | 10,3 | 4,5 | 1,3 | 4,1 | 10,6 | 1,9 |
| Exit polls ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20-22 September 2020 | Info Sapiens/IRI | 540 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | — | 3 | 24 | 10 |
| 4-9 September 2020 | Rating | 1,200 | 13,1 | 23,6 | — | 7,3 | 2,3 | 1,7 | — | — | — | — | 1,5 | 8,2 | 7,4 | 13,6 | 3,4 | — | 3,9 | 14,1 | 10,0 |
| 31 August-1 September 2020 | Rating | 1,200 | 14,0 | 28,6 | 0,8 | 6,4 | 2,7 | 2,6 | — | — | — | — | 0,4 | 6,5 | 6,8 | 10,7 | 5,5 | — | 6,9 | 8,0 | 14,6 |
| 1-2 August 2020 | Active Group | 1,204 | 17,9 | 20,1 | — | 5,8 | 2,5 | 4,1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3,2 | 8,8 | 18,7 | 1,9 | 1,6 | 7,1 | 8,3 | 1,4 |
| 24 July-2 August 2020 | Razumkov Centre | 2,019 | 11,4 | 19,8 | 0,6 | 5,5 | 2,6 | 3,4 | — | — | — | — | 0,4 | 4,3 | 11,5 | 15,0 | 5,5 | 2,1 | 7,1 | 10,8 | 4,8 |
| 26-27 July 2020 | Rating | 2,000 | 19,8 | 17,1 | 1,3 | 5,7 | 1,4 | 2,5 | — | 0,3 | — | — | 1,3 | 4,6 | 8,0 | 19,3 | 3,0 | — | 4,5 | 11,0 | 0,5 |
| 20 June-2 July 2020 | Razumkov Centre | 2,205 | 20,4 | 11,5 | 0,6 | 7,5 | 1,4 | 2,0 | — | 1,7 | — | — | 2,2 | 1,2 | 10,6 | 19,3 | 5,1 | 0,6 | 6,2 | 9,8 | 1,1 |
| 30 June-1 July 2020 | Active Group | 812 | 9,9 | 22,4 | 1,8 | 10,5 | 2,7 | 4,2 | — | 2,9 | — | — | — | 2,9 | 6,8 | 21,2 | 2,4 | 0,5 | 3,9 | 7,9 | 1,2 |
| 17-19 June 2020 | Active Group | 800 | 7,4 | 23,1 | — | 8,1 | 2,7 | 4,2 | — | 3,3 | — | — | — | 3,3 | 6,1 | 22,7 | 2,8 | — | — | 16,4 | 0,4 |
| 10-15 June 2020 | SMC | 1,000 | 13,5 | 17,6 | — | 6,5 | 4,2 | 3,2 | — | 3,3 | — | — | — | 5,7 | 4,0 | 23,8 | 4,7 | 6,3 | — | 7,1 | 6,2 |
| 4-7 April 2020 | Rating/ | 2,000 | 18,6 | 13,5 | 1,2 | 9,4 | 1,8 | 2,9 | — | 0,8 | — | — | 1,9 | 5,9 | 7,2 | 22,3 | 3,2 | — | — | 11,4 | 3,7 |
| 25 January-17 February 2020 | Rating/IRI | 585 | 15,2 | 7,6 | — | 10,6 | — | 3,0 | — | 1,5 | — | — | 3,0 | 4,5 | 7,6 | 27,3 | 3,0 | — | — | 16,6 | 12,1 |
| 15-16 February 2020 | Active Group | 1,500 | 12,7 | 5,5 | 3,9 | 12,0 | — | 5,5 | — | — | — | — | 2,0 | 9,5 | 6,9 | 28,9 | 5,6 | — | — | 7,3 | 16,2 |
| 19-24 December 2019 | SMC | 1,000 | 11,0 | 14,1 | 0,3 | 7,3 | 1,9 | 5,6 | 1,9 | 3,1 | — | — | — | 3,7 | 6,2 | 27,1 | 4,1 | 5,3 | — | 8,4 | 13 |
| 12-16 December 2019 | Rating | 1,000 | 8,9 | 12,4 | 0,7 | 6,4 | 3,0 | 4,6 | 2,3 | 0,3 | — | — | 3,3 | 6,9 | 4,8 | 32,2 | 2,6 | 1,3 | — | 10,1 | 19,8 |
| 6 September-10 October 2019 | Rating/IRI | 647 | 11,9 | 4,5 | — | 7,5 | — | 3,0 | — | 1,5 | — | — | 1,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 | 50,8 | 1,5 | — | — | 9,5 | 38,9 |
| 16-17 November 2019 | Active Group | 1,500 | 12,8 | — | — | 16,1 | — | 4,2 | — | — | — | — | 3,6 | 7,9 | 8,1 | 34,8 | 4,0 | — | — | 8,6 | 18,7 |
| 6-11 November 2019 | SMC | 1,014 | 8,6 | 7,5 | 1,1 | 7,5 | 2,1 | 3,1 | 2,1 | 2.1 | — | — | 2,3 | 4,2 | 5,3 | 34,1 | 6,3 | 2,1 | — | 12,8 | 25,5 |
| 4-13 September 2018 | KIIS | 800 | 12,1 | 4,3 | 7,4 | 11,8 | — | 5,3 | — | 1,8 | — | — | 6,3 | 14,9 | 6,7 | 6,7 | — | — | — | 22,4 | 2,8 |
| 25 October 2015 | 2015 Kyiv local election | 2015 Kyiv local election | 27,56 | 27,56 | 11,81 | 8,92 | 7,81 | 7,73 | 4,83 | 4,80 | 4,57 | 3,14 | 2,85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15,97 | 15,75 |

### Mayoral election

| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size | Klychko | Poroshenko | Honcharenko | Bereza | Bereza | Omelchenko | Bondarenko | Kucherenko | Nestor | Husovskyi | Husovskyi | Myrnyi | Illienko | Puzanov | Dumchev | Hatsko | Prytula | Popov | Tkachenko | Vereshchuk | Tyshchenko | Liashko | Smeshko | Tomenko | Palchevskyi | Other | Lead |
| 25 October 2020 | Rating | 10,402 | 47,8 | — | — | 1,1 | 1,1 | 2,6 | — | 6,3 | — | 0,6 | 0,6 | — | 2,2 | — | — | — | 8,3 | 8,6 | — | 8,0 | — | — | 3,4 | 2,2 | 4,5 | 2,9 | 39,2 |
| 25 October 2020 | Liberty Report/Ukraine 24 | 39,622 | 45,9 | — | — | 1,8 | 1,8 | 2,7 | — | 7,8 | — | 0,6 | 0,6 | — | 2,5 | — | — | — | 7,3 | 9,6 | — | 8,5 | — | — | 3,7 | 2,1 | 4,8 | 2,7 | 36,3 |
| Exit polls ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20-22 September 2020 | Info Sapiens/IRI | 521 | 47 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 37 |
| 4-9 September 2020 | Rating | 1,200 | 43,6 | — | — | 1,5 | 1,5 | 4,2 | — | 5,7 | — | 0,4 | 0,4 | — | 1,1 | — | — | — | 9,8 | 5,8 | — | 6,9 | — | — | — | 2,0 | 6,4 | 12,5 | 33,8 |
| 1-2 August 2020 | Active Group | 1,204 | 36,4 | — | 4,8 | 2,8 | 2,8 | 5,1 | — | — | 2,0 | — | — | — | 4,0 | — | — | — | 8,0 | 5,6 | — | 11,3 | — | — | — | 2,1 | 11,6 | 6,4 | 24,8 |
| 24 July-2 August 2020 | Razumkov Centre | 2,019 | 41,2 | — | 3,1 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 3,9 | — | — | 1,4 | — | — | — | 2,5 | — | — | — | 5,5 | 8,3 | — | 6,2 | — | — | 4,6 | 2,4 | 9,1 | 10,8 | 9,7 |
| 26-27 July 2020 | Rating | 2,000 | 41,7 | — | 5,4 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 3,3 | — | — | 2,1 | — | — | — | 2,6 | — | — | — | 11,6 | 4,5 | — | 9,4 | — | — | — | — | 9,0 | 11,0 | 8,7 |
| 20 June-2 July 2020 | Razumkov Centre | 2,205 | 43,7 | — | 3,2 | 2,4 | 2,4 | 4,2 | — | — | 2,1 | — | — | — | 3,3 | — | — | — | 3,8 | 3,8 | — | — | — | 6,3 | 5,0 | 2,1 | 11,0 | 9,8 | 9,1 |
| 30 June-1 July 2020 | Active Group | 812 | 38,0 | — | 4,1 | — | — | 5,6 | — | 6,0 | 2,4 | — | — | — | 4,6 | — | — | — | 4,2 | 7,2 | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 | — | 2,5 | 9,2 | 8,6 | 28,8 |
| 17-19 June 2020 | Active Group | 800 | 36,6 | — | 3,1 | — | — | 6,4 | — | 2,9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,5 | 3,0 | — | — | — | 2,8 | — | 6,1 | 9,5 | 27,9 | 27,1 |
| 10-15 June 2020 | SMC | 1,000 | 47,0 | — | 2,3 | 2,9 | 2,9 | 4,2 | — | — | 2,9 | — | — | — | 2,8 | — | — | — | 4,4 | 6,4 | — | — | 3,7 | — | — | 6,8 | 11,6 | 12,2 | 35,4 |
| 4-7 April 2020 | Rating/ | 2,000 | 38,7 | — | — | 4,4 | 4,4 | 6,4 | 3,5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3,7 | — | — | — | 9,1 | 5,2 | 8,8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8,2 | 12 | 29,6 |
| 19-24 December 2019 | SMC | 1,000 | 36,7 | — | — | 3,6 | 3,6 | — | 2,1 | — | — | 0,9 | 0,9 | — | 3,2 | — | — | — | 8,9 | 7,2 | 5,9 | — | — | — | — | 8,3 | 11,8 | 5,3 | 24,9 |
| 6-11 November 2019 | SMC | 1,014 | 26,9 | — | — | 3,2 | 3,2 | 6,5 | 3,2 | — | — | 2,2 | 2,2 | — | 2,2 | — | — | — | 4,3 | 6,5 | 7,5 | — | — | — | 4,3 | 5,4 | 8,6 | 19,2 | 20,2 |
| 11-22 October 2019 | KIIS | 803 | 36,6 | — | — | 5,7 | 5,7 | — | 3,2 | — | — | 1,5 | 1,5 | — | 4,7 | — | — | — | — | 8,6 | 18,0 | — | — | — | — | 8,1 | 12,6 | 1,5 | 18,6 |
| 2-3 March 2019 | Active Group | 1,800 | 38,1 | — | — | 6,6 | 6,6 | 11,6 | 3,6 | — | — | 3,2 | 3,2 | 1,1 | — | 1,3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35,0 | 26,5 |
| 4-13 September 2018 | KIIS | 800 | 48,8 | — | — | 15,7 | 15,7 | — | 6,1 | — | — | 5,7 | 5,7 | 0,6 | — | 0,2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19,5 | — | 3,5 | 29,3 |
| 22-31 May 2017 | Rating | 826 | 52,5 | — | — | 11,3 | 11,3 | 6,1 | 7,9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1,1 | — | 1,9 | 1,1 | 1,6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15,0 | 41,2 |
| 16-20 September 2016 | Rating | 1,000 | 34,6 | — | — | 11,9 | 11,9 | 8,4 | 8,9 | — | — | 5,3 | 5,3 | 2,4 | — | 3,7 | 3,2 | 2,4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19,2 | 22,7 |
| 25 October 2015 | 2015 Kyiv local election | 2015 Kyiv local election | 40,57 | 40,57 | 40,57 | 8,85 | 8,85 | 8,47 | 7,86 | 7,86 | | 7,72 | 7,72 | 4,39 | 4,39 | 4,19 | 3,92 | 2,77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11,26 | 31,72 |

## Results
### City Council election

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| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
| | European Solidarity | 141,978 | 20.53 | 31 | –21 |
| | Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform | 138,239 | 19.99 | 30 | New |
| | Unity of Oleksandr Omelchenko | 60,496 | 8.75 | 14 | –1 |
| | Opposition Platform — For Life | 54,025 | 7.81 | 12 | New |
| | Servant of the People | 52,124 | 7.54 | 12 | New |
| | Batkivshchyna | 51,855 | 7.50 | 12 | –5 |
| | Holos | 41,327 | 5.98 | 8 | New |
| | Victory of Palchevskyi | 31,547 | 4.56 | 0 | New |
| | Strength and Honour | 22,915 | 3.31 | 0 | 0 |
| | Svoboda | 21,754 | 3.15 | 0 | –14 |
| | Party of Shariy | 18,779 | 2.72 | 0 | New |
| | Democratic Axe | 11,299 | 1.63 | 0 | New |
| | Native Country | 10,499 | 1.52 | 0 | New |
| | People's Power | 7,766 | 1.12 | 0 | New |
| | For the Future | 5,141 | 0.74 | 0 | New |
| | Ecological Alternative | 4,529 | 0.65 | 0 | New |
| | EcoParty of Bereza | 4,491 | 0.65 | 0 | New |
| | Our Land | 3,477 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| | Right Sector | 2,560 | 0.37 | 0 | New |
| | Radical Party of Oleh Liashko | 2,340 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| | Proposition | 1,688 | 0.24 | 0 | New |
| | Wave | 1,496 | 0.22 | 0 | New |
| | Together We Are Strength | 634 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| | Party of National Egoism | 629 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 691,588 | 100.00 | 120 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 691,588 | 95.73 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 30,825 | 4.27 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 722,449 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,101,350 | 34.38 | | |
| Source: CEC ||||||

### Mayoral election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Vitali Klitschko | Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform | 365,161 | 50.51 |
| | Oleksandr Popov | Opposition Platform — For Life | 68,757 | 9.51 |
| | Serhii Prytula | Holos | 56,900 | 7.87 |
| | Oleksiy Kucherenko | Batkivshchyna | 45,823 | 6.33 |
| | Iryna Vereshchuk | Servant of the People | 39,321 | 5.44 |
| | Andrii Palchevskyi | Victory of Palchevskyi | 38,360 | 5.35 |
| | Ihor Smeshko | Strength and Honour | 22,418 | 3.14 |
| | Oleksandr Omelchenko | Unity of Oleksandr Omelchenko | 21,542 | 2.98 |
| | Mykola Tomenko | Native Country | 15,039 | 2.08 |
| | Andrii Illienko | Svoboda | 14,519 | 2.01 |
| | Boryslav Bereza | EcoParty of Bereza | 7,448 | 1.03 |
| | Yurii Levchenko | People's Power | 6,570 | 0.95 |
| | Serhii Husovskyi | For the Future | 3,119 | 0.43 |
| | Yehor Firsov | Ecological Alternative | 2,759 | 0.38 |
| | Viktor Petruk | Wave | 1,844 | 0.25 |
| | Maksym Holdarb | Independent | 1,659 | 0.23 |
| | Serhii Shakhov | Our Land | 1,608 | 0.22 |
| | Mykhailo Pozhyvanov | Radical Party of Oleh Liashko | 1,388 | 0.19 |
| | Diana Hrantseva | Independent | 844 | 0.11 |
| | Olena Filonova | Together We Are Strength | 456 | 0.06 |
| Total | Total | Total | 715,535 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 715,535 | 99.04 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 6,914 | 0.96 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 722,449 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,101,350 | 34.38 |
| Source: CEC |||||