| Country: | Cape Verde |
| Election Date: | 4 September 2016 |
| Previous Election: | 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | All seats on the 22 municipal councils |
| Majority Seats: | 11 |
| Party1: | Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) |
| Leader1: | Ulisses Correia e Silva |
| Seats1: | 18 |
| Last Election1: | 13 |
| Party2: | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde |
| Leader2: | Rui Semedo |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Last Election2: | 8 |
Local elections were held in Cape Verde on 4 September 2016. They were a landslide victory for the Movement for Democracy (MpD), that won 18 out of 22 municipalities (13 in 2012). The African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) won 2 municipalities (8 in 2012).
The final results are:[1]
| Municipality | Winning party | % | Seats | Runner-up | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASTA | 58 | 5 | MpD | 31 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 59 | 5 | PAICV | 39 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 57 | 5 | OIAM | 41 | 0 | ||
| PAICV | 54 | 5 | MpD | 43 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 55 | 5 | PAICV | 38 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 50 | 7 | PAICV | 47 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 63 | 9 | PAICV | 32 | 0 | ||
| GIRB | 33 | 2 | MpD | 33 | 2 | ||
| MpD | 62 | 7 | PAICV | 25 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 50 | 5 | PAICV | 48 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 51 | 7 | PAICV | 44 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 50 | 9 | PAICV | 47 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 53 | 5 | PAICV | 46 | 0 | ||
| PAICV | 50 | 7 | MpD | 47 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 61 | 7 | PAICV | 36 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 49 | 4 | PAICV | 29 | 2 | ||
| MpD | 49 | 5 | PAICV | 48 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 69 | 7 | PAICV | 25 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 52 | 5 | PAICV | 45 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 49 | 9 | UCID | 28 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 54 | 7 | PAICV | 43 | 0 | ||
| MpD | 56 | 5 | PAICV | 41 | 0 |
The final results are:[1]
| Municipality | Winning party | % | Seats | Runner-up | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASTA | 53 | 7 | MpD | 30 | 4 | ||
| MpD | 58 | 8 | PAICV | 40 | 5 | ||
| MpD | 56 | 8 | OIAM | 41 | 5 | ||
| PAICV | 54 | 7 | MpD | 43 | 6 | ||
| MpD | 55 | 8 | PAICV | 37 | 5 | ||
| MpD | 50 | 9 | PAICV | 46 | 8 | ||
| MpD | 62 | 14 | PAICV | 32 | 7 | ||
| MpD | 33 | 5 | GIRB | 32 | 4 | ||
| MpD | 61 | 12 | PAICV | 25 | 4 | ||
| MpD | 50 | 7 | PAICV | 48 | 6 | ||
| MpD | 50 | 9 | PAICV | 41 | 7 | ||
| MpD | 50 | 11 | PAICV | 47 | 10 | ||
| MpD | 53 | 7 | PAICV | 46 | 6 | ||
| PAICV | 50 | 9 | MpD | 48 | 8 | ||
| MpD | 61 | 11 | PAICV | 37 | 6 | ||
| MpD | 49 | 9 | PAICV | 28 | 5 | ||
| MpD | 49 | 7 | PAICV | 48 | 6 | ||
| MpD | 68 | 12 | PAICV | 27 | 5 | ||
| MpD | 52 | 7 | PAICV | 45 | 6 | ||
| MpD | 47 | 11 | UCID | 30 | 6 | ||
| MpD | 54 | 10 | PAICV | 43 | 7 | ||
| MpD | 56 | 8 | PAICV | 40 | 5 |