2021 Somaliland municipal elections

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|footer={{Color box|#FFF500}} Kulmiye
{{Color box|#DC6015}} Waddani
{{Color box|#355E3B}} UCID
{{Color box|#696969ff}} Las Khorey District No elections held (disputed with Puntland of Somalia)

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Mayoral and local district council elections were held in Somaliland on 31 May 2021 alongside parliamentary elections,{{cite web|url=https://www.somalilandpresidency.com/somaliland-national-electoral-commission-to-slate-election-schedule/|title=Somaliland National Electoral Commission to Slate Election Schedule|publisher=The President's Office, Republic of Somaliland|date=16 January 2021|access-date=18 January 2021}} after multiple delays.{{cite web|url=https://www.somalilandsun.com/somaliland-major-election-stakeholders-concur-on-may-2021-polls/|title=Somaliland: Major Election Stakeholders Concur on May 2021 Polls|work=Somaliland Sun|date=26 August 2020|accessdate=17 September 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 17 July 2020 - Syria, Comoros, Somalia - Syrian Arab Republic|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/daily-press-briefing-office-spokesperson-secretary-general-17-july-2020|access-date=2020-07-22|website=ReliefWeb|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Somaliland’s political parties agreement - Somalia|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/somaliland-s-political-parties-agreement|access-date=2020-07-22|website=ReliefWeb|language=en}} On 12 July 2020, Somaliland's major political parties reached a landmark agreement to ensure timely elections and to advance preparations for the elections. Negotiations between the parties and the National Electoral Commission settled on the earliest possible date by which the latter believed it would have sufficient time to prepare for the polls.{{cite web|url=https://www.somaliland.com/news/major-stakeholders-unable-to-reach-a-truce-on-somalilands-election-date/|title=Major stakeholders unable to reach a truce on Somaliland’s election date|website=Somaliland.com|date=15 August 2020|accessdate=17 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somaliland/somaliland-political-parties-strike-deal-with-electoral-commission-over-elections|title=Somaliland political parties strike deal with Electoral Commission over elections|website=Garowe Online|date=24 August 2020|accessdate=17 September 2020}}

Number of voters

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1,065,847 people registered to vote in Somaliland's local elections. 552 candidates vied for 220 seats.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-11|title=Somaliland National Electoral Commission Released the Final List of Registered Voters|url=https://slnec.org/news/somaliland-national-electoral-commission-released-the-final-list-of-registered-voters-2/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-01|website=SLNEC|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213902/https://slnec.org/news/somaliland-national-electoral-commission-released-the-final-list-of-registered-voters-2/ |archive-date=2021-06-02 }}

Results

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Preliminary results showed that Kulmiye won a plurality of seats with Waddani close behind, while UCID came in third place. Out of the 220 elected local councillors, 217 were men and 3 were women.[https://www.facebook.com/SomSite/posts/4017626118299338 SomSite]

{{Election results|image=|party3=Justice and Welfare Party|total_sc=|electorate=1065847|invalid=|sc3=+8|seats3=48|votes3=159801|sc2=+11|party2=Waddani|seats1=93|votes1=268815|party1=Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party|sc1=−6|seats2=79|votes2=260841|source=[https://slnec.org/somaliland-local-council-election-2021 SLNEC]}}

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class="wikitable" \|+Seat results by district ! rowspan="2" \|District ! colspan="3" \|Party ! rowspan="2" \|TOTAL
UCID \|Kulmiye \|Waddani
Erigavo \|2 \|5 \|6 \|13
Las Anod \|3 \|5 \|5 \|13
Salahlay \|3 \|4 \|2 \|9
Garadag \|2 \|4 \|3 \|9
Oodweyne \|1 \|4 \|6 \|11
Lughaya \|2 \|5 \|2 \|9
Zeila \|3 \|4 \|4 \|11
Baligubadle \|2 \|4 \|3 \|9
Baki \|1 \|3 \|5 \|9
Sheikh \|3 \|3 \|3 \|9
Aynaba \|3 \|4 \|2 \|9
Hudun \|0 \|7 \|2 \|9
Taleh \|0 \|6 \|3 \|9
Buhotle \|2 \|4 \|5 \|11
El Afweyn \|3 \|5 \|3 \|11
Borama \|3 \|5 \|5 \|13
Burao \|4 \|4 \|5 \|13
Berbera \|3 \|6 \|4 \|13
Gabiley \|4 \|5 \|4 \|13
Hargeisa \|4 \|6 \|7 \|17
Las Khorey \| colspan="4" \|No elections held (disputed with Puntland)
TOTAL \|48 \|93 \|79 \|*220*

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|+Seat results by district

! rowspan="2" |District

! colspan="3" |Party

! rowspan="2" |TOTAL

UCID

|Kulmiye

|Waddani

Erigavo

|13

Las Anod

|13