Uruguay held local government elections on May 10, 2015, electing the intendente of the 19 departments that are the administrative divisions of Uruguay, as well as 112 local governments.
Election Name: | 2015 Uruguayan municipal elections |
Country: | Uruguay |
Previous Election: | 2010 Uruguayan municipal elections |
Previous Year: | 2010 |
Next Election: | 2020 Uruguayan municipal elections |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Election Date: | 10 May 2015 |
Type: | municipal |
Ongoing: | no |
Vote Type: | popular |
This was the second time that both intendentes and alcaldes were elected simultaneously.
In the municipal elections of May 2010, the Partido Nacional (National Party) had won 12 departments, the Partido Colorado (Colorado Party) two departments, and the Frente Amplio (Broad Front) five departments.
A former stronghold of the Colorado Party, Canelones has been held by the Broad Front coalition since 2005, and once again this party was the winner:
In the Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, the National and Colorado Parties ran as a common list.[1] The candidates were as follows:[2]
Broad Front held the seat: