2022 Taiwanese local elections

Local elections were held in Taiwan on 26 November and 18 December 2022 to elect county magistrates (city mayors), county (city) councilors, township mayors, township councilors and chiefs of village (borough) in 6 municipalities and 16 counties (cities). Elected officials would serve a four-year term. The election was held alongside the 2022 Taiwanese constitutional referendum.

2022 Taiwanese local elections
26 November – 18 December 2022 (2022-11-26 – 2022-12-18)
22 magistrates/mayors and others
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Eric Chu Tsai Ing-wen Ko Wen-je
Party Kuomintang DPP TPP
Leader since 5 October 2021 20 May 2020 6 August 2019
Last election 15 seats 6 seats New party
Seats before 14 6 1
Seats won 14 5 2
Seat change 1 2
Popular vote 5,761,851 4,776,258 534,848
Percentage 50.14% 41.57% 4.65%
Swing 1.35 pp 2.41 pp 4.65 pp
Councillors 367 277 14
Councillors change 27 39 14
     KMT hold      DPP hold      TPP hold      IND hold
     KMT gain      DPP gain      TPP gain      IND gain

The election resulted in a big loss for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party as all the mayoral and magisterial political candidates in the north were defeated. Tsai Ing-wen, the incumbent President of the Republic of China, resigned as party head after the poll, triggering a by-election for the position.

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