2022 Bangkok Metropolitan Council election
Elections for the 13th Bangkok Metropolitan Council were held on 22 May 2022, occurring simultaneously with the 2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election. 50 councilors were elected to the council, each representing one of the districts of Bangkok. Long delayed due to the 2014 coup d'état, it was the first election to the council in 11 years, since the latest election in 2010.
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All 50 seats in the Bangkok Metropolitan Council 26 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 60.48% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results show that opposition parties in the House of Representatives, Pheu Thai and Move Forward, gained the most seats and secured a majority in the Metropolitan Council. Pheu Thai gained 20 seats, while Move Forward gained 14 seats. The Democrat Party, the party which formerly had a majority in the council, won only 9 seats, losing over 36 seats from the last election.
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