| Election Name: | 2022 South Korean local elections |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 South Korean local elections |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 South Korean local elections |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Seats For Election: | All 17 metropolitan mayors and governors All 226 municipal mayors All 824 seats for provincial and metropolitan councillors All 2926 seats for municipal councillors |
| Turnout: | 50.9% 9.3 pp |
| Election Date: | 1 June 2022 |
| 1Blank: | Regional offices |
| 2Blank: | Regional offices +/– |
| 3Blank: | Mayors |
| 4Blank: | Mayors +/– |
| 5Blank: | Councillors |
| 6Blank: | Councillors +/– |
| Image1 Size: | 100x100px |
| Leader1: | Lee Jun-seok |
| Party1: | People Power Party (South Korea) |
| 1Data1: | 5 governors 7 mayors |
| 2Data1: | 4 governors 6 mayors |
| 3Data1: | 145 |
| 4Data1: | 92 |
| 5Data1: | 540 1,435 |
| 6Data1: | 403 426 |
| Image2 Size: | 100x100px |
| Leader2: | Yun Ho-jung & Park Ji-hyun |
| Party2: | Democratic Party of Korea |
| 1Data2: | 4 governors 1 mayor |
| 2Data2: | 3 governors 6 mayors |
| 3Data2: | 63 |
| 4Data2: | 88 |
| 5Data2: | 322 1,384 |
| 6Data2: | 330 255 |
| Image4 Size: | 100x100px |
| Leader4: | Kim Jae-yeon |
| Party4: | Progressive Party (South Korea, 2017) |
| 1Data4: | 0 governor 0 mayor |
| 2Data4: | 0 |
| 3Data4: | 1 |
| 4Data4: | 1 |
| 5Data4: | 3 17 |
| 6Data4: | 3 6 |
| Image5 Size: | 100x100px |
| Leader5: | Yeo Yeong-gug |
| Party5: | Justice Party (South Korea) |
| 1Data5: | 0 governor 0 mayor |
| 2Data5: | 0 |
| 3Data5: | 0 |
| 4Data5: | 0 |
| 5Data5: | 2 7 |
| 6Data5: | 9 19 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
The 8th local elections were held in South Korea on 1 June 2022. These elections came after the presidential election in March 2022,[1] and coincided with the by-elections for the vacant seats in the National Assembly. It was the first nationwide election under President Yoon Suk Yeol after taking office on 10 May.
President Yoon Suk-yeol's party, the People Power Party, decisively won the local elections.[2] [3] [4] [5] The 50.9% turnout is the lowest since 2002.
Citizens born before 2 June 2004 had the right to vote and the right to be elected.
| Party | Provincial Governors | Mayors | Provincial Parliament Members | City Councilors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 10 | 152 | 636 | 1615 | |
| People Power | 4 | 57 | 149 | 1052 | |
| Justice | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | |
| Minsaeng Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | |
| Progressive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Awakened Civic Solidarity Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Independents | 0 | 0 | 14 | 160 | |
| Vacant | 3 | 0 | 16 | 51 | |
| Aggregation Firm | Fieldwork date | Updated date | Others/ Undecided | Lead | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion M (Final) | 1 Apr 2021 – 25 May 2022 | 27 May 2022 | 40.7% | "text-align:center" | 44.6% | (OTH) | 4.9% | 9.8% | 3.9% | |
| 2022 Election (Final) | 30 Apr 2022 – 25 May 2022 | 29 May 2022 | 41% | "text-align:center" | 43% | (OTH) | 4% | 12% | 2% | |
| SkoPolitics (Final) | 9 May – 25 May 2022 | 25 May 2022 | 41.31% | "text-align:center" | 42.60% | (OTH) | (OTH) | 16.09% | 1.29% |
| Aggregation Firm | Fieldwork date | Updated date | Others/ Undecided | Lead | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion M (Final) | 1 Apr 2021 – 25 May 2022 | 27 May 2022 | 42.7% | "text-align:center" | 45.1% | (OTH) | 12.2% | 2.4% | |
| 2022 Election (Final) | 30 Apr 2022 – 25 May 2022 | 29 May 2022 | 41% | "text-align:center" | 46% | (OTH) | 13% | 5% |
thumb|300px|Distribution of Elected Mayors by Party
| Region | Mayors | People Power | Democratic | Progressive | Independent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 25 | 17 | 8 | |||
| Busan | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Daegu | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Incheon | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Gwangju | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Daejeon | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Ulsan | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Gyeonggi | 31 | 22 | 9 | |||
| Gangwon | 18 | 14 | 4 | |||
| North Chungcheong | 11 | 7 | 4 | |||
| South Chungcheong | 15 | 12 | 3 | |||
| North Jeolla | 14 | 11 | 3 | |||
| South Jeolla | 22 | 15 | 7 | |||
| North Gyeongsang | 23 | 20 | 3 | |||
| South Gyeongsang | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Total | 226 | 145 | 63 | 1 | 17 | |
| Source: Yonhap News Agency | ||||||
| Region | Seats | People Power | Democratic | Progressive | Independent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul[6] | 101 | 70 | 31 | |||
| Busan[7] | 42 | 42 | ||||
| Daegu[8] | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Incheon[9] | 36 | 24 | 12 | |||
| Gwangju[10] | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Daejeon[11] | 19 | 16 | 3 | |||
| Ulsan[12] | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Sejong | 18 | 6 | 12 | |||
| Gyeonggi[13] | 141 | 70 | 71 | |||
| Gangwon[14] | 44 | 40 | 4 | |||
| North Chungcheong[15] | 31 | 26 | 5 | |||
| South Chungcheong[16] | 43 | 33 | 10 | |||
| North Jeolla[17] | 36 | 35 | 1 | |||
| South Jeolla[18] | 55 | 52 | 2 | 1 | ||
| North Gyeongsang[19] | 55 | 52 | 3 | |||
| South Gyeongsang[20] | 58 | 56 | 2 | |||
| Jeju[21] | 32 | 8 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 779 | 491 | 280 | 3 | 5 |
| Region | Seats | People Power | Democratic | Justice | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul[22] | 11 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Busan[23] | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Daegu[24] | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Incheon[25] | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Gwangju[26] | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Daejeon[27] | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ulsan[28] | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Sejong[29] | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gyeonggi[30] | 15 | 8 | 7 | ||
| Gangwon[31] | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| North Chungcheong[32] | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| South Chungcheong[33] | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| North Jeolla[34] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| South Jeolla[35] | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| North Gyeongsang[36] | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
| South Gyeongsang[37] | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Jeju[38] | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Total | 93 | 49 | 42 | 2 |
| Region | Seats | People Power | Democratic | Progressive | Justice | Independent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 112 | 76 | 36 | ||||
| Busan | 47 | 45 | 2 | ||||
| Daegu | 32 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Incheon | 40 | 26 | 14 | ||||
| Gwangju | 23 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| Daejeon | 22 | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Ulsan | 22 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Sejong | 20 | 7 | 13 | ||||
| Gyeonggi | 156 | 78 | 78 | ||||
| Gangwon | 49 | 43 | 6 | ||||
| North Chungcheong | 35 | 28 | 7 | ||||
| South Chungcheong | 48 | 36 | 12 | ||||
| North Jeolla | 40 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | ||
| South Jeolla | 61 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| North Gyeongsang | 61 | 56 | 2 | 3 | |||
| South Gyeongsang | 64 | 60 | 4 | ||||
| Jeju | 40 | 12 | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 872 | 540 | 322 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Region | Seats | People Power | Democratic | Progressive | Justice | Independent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 427 | 213 | 212 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Busan | 182 | 104 | 77 | 1 | |||
| Daegu | 121 | 92 | 28 | 1 | |||
| Incheon | 123 | 59 | 62 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gwangju | 69 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Daejeon | 63 | 32 | 31 | ||||
| Ulsan | 50 | 30 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Gyeonggi | 463 | 229 | 232 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gangwon | 174 | 101 | 66 | 1 | 6 | ||
| North Chungcheong | 136 | 79 | 55 | 1 | 1 | ||
| South Chungcheong | 177 | 95 | 80 | 2 | |||
| North Jeolla | 197 | 3 | 168 | 1 | 1 | 24 | |
| South Jeolla | 247 | 1 | 193 | 5 | 3 | 45 | |
| North Gyeongsang | 288 | 225 | 25 | 38 | |||
| South Gyeongsang | 270 | 172 | 80 | 18 | |||
| Total | 2,987 | 1,435 | 1,384 | 17 | 7 | 144 |