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Local elections were held in Iran on 19 May 2017 to elect members of the City and Village Councils simultaneously with the twelfth presidential election.
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Local elections were held in Iran on 19 May 2017 to elect members of the City and Village Councils simultaneously with the twelfth presidential election.
A total number of 287,425 candidates registered in the elections nationwide, including 17,885 women (6.3%). Share of female candidates shows a slight increase in comparison to 2013 elections, when they made up just 5.4%. [3]
Political distribution of 134 seats for Tehran and nine major cities according to KhabarOnline report. [4]
315 Province capital seats won by political factions according to Tasnim News Agency report. (Excluding twenty seats for Bandar Abbas and Sari) [1]
320 Province capital seats won by political factions according to Iran newspaper report. (Excluding seats for Ahvaz and two of Bojnourd seats) [2]
KhabarOnline reported the results for ten major city councils as follows: [4]
| City | Principlists | Reformists | Independents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehran | 0 / 21 (0%) | 21 / 21 (100%) | 0 / 21 (0%) | |
| Mashhad | 0 / 15 (0%) | 15 / 15 (100%) | 0 / 15 (0%) | |
| Isfahan | 0 / 13 (0%) | 13 / 13 (100%) | 0 / 13 (0%) | |
| Karaj | 0 / 13 (0%) | 13 / 13 (100%) | 0 / 13 (0%) | |
| Qom | 12 / 13 (92%) | 0 / 13 (0%) | 1 / 13 (8%) | |
| Shiraz | 1 / 13 (8%) | 12 / 13 (92%) | 0 / 13 (0%) | |
| Tabriz | 3 / 13 (23%) | 8 / 13 (62%) | 2 / 13 (15%) | |
| Yazd | 2 / 11 (18%) | 6 / 11 (55%) | 3 / 11 (27%) | |
| Zahedan | 0 / 11 (0%) | 11 / 11 (100%) | 0 / 11 (0%) | |
| Rasht | 1 / 9 (11%) | 4 / 9 (44%) | 4 / 9 (44%) | |
| Total | 19 / 134 (14%) | 99 / 134 (74%) | 16 / 134 (12%) | |
Rouhani administration-controlled newspaper Iran [2] and allegedly Revolutionary Guards-affiliated Tasnim News Agency [1] published detailed reports on the results, with the number of seats won by each bloc as following:
| City | Principlists | Reformists | Independents | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabriz | 4 / 13 (31%) | 8 / 13 (62%) | 1 / 13 (8%) | [1] | |
3 / 13 (23%) | 8 / 13 (62%) | 2 / 13 (15%) | [2] | ||
| Urmia | 6 / 11 (55%) | 1 / 11 (9%) | 4 / 11 (36%) | [1] | |
3 / 11 (27%) | 1 / 11 (9%) | 7 / 11 (64%) | [2] | ||
| Ardabil | 0 / 11 (0%) | 6 / 11 (55%) | 5 / 11 (45%) | [1] | |
3 / 11 (27%) | 4 / 11 (36%) | 4 / 11 (36%) | [2] | ||
| Esfahan | 0 / 15 (0%) | 15 / 15 (100%) | 0 / 15 (0%) | [1] [2] | |
| Karaj | 0 / 13 (0%) | 12 / 13 (92%) | 1 / 13 (8%) | [1] [2] | |
| Ilam | 3 / 7 (43%) | 3 / 7 (43%) | 1 / 7 (14%) | [1] | |
2 / 7 (29%) | 1 / 7 (14%) | 4 / 7 (57%) | [2] | ||
| Bushehr | 1 / 9 (11%) | 4 / 9 (44%) | 4 / 9 (44%) | [1] | |
3 / 9 (33%) | 4 / 9 (44%) | 2 / 9 (22%) | [2] | ||
| Tehran | 0 / 21 (0%) | 21 / 21 (100%) | 0 / 21 (0%) | [1] [2] | |
| Shahr-e Kord | 5 / 7 (71%) | 2 / 7 (29%) | 0 / 7 (0%) | [1] [2] | |
| Birjand | 0 / 9 (0%) | 1 / 9 (11%) | 8 / 9 (89%) | [1] | |
8 / 9 (89%) | 1 / 9 (11%) | 0 / 9 (0%) | [2] | ||
| Mashhad | 0 / 21 (0%) | 15 / 15 (100%) | 0 / 21 (0%) | [1] [2] | |
| Bojnourd | 1 / 9 (11%) | 6 / 9 (67%) | 2 / 9 (22%) | [1] | |
| Ahvaz | 8 / 13 (62%) | 1 / 13 (8%) | 4 / 13 (31%) | [1] | |
| Zanjan | 4 / 9 (44%) | 2 / 9 (22%) | 3 / 9 (33%) | [1] | |
7 / 9 (78%) | 2 / 9 (22%) | 0 / 9 (0%) | [2] | ||
| Semnan | 2 / 7 (29%) | 4 / 7 (57%) | 1 / 7 (14%) | [1] | |
3 / 7 (43%) | 4 / 7 (57%) | 0 / 7 (0%) | [2] | ||
| Zahedan | 0 / 11 (0%) | 0 / 11 (0%) | 11 / 11 (100%) | [1] [2] | |
| Shiraz | 1 / 13 (8%) | 12 / 13 (92%) | 0 / 13 (0%) | [1] [2] | |
| Qazvin | 2 / 9 (22%) | 6 / 9 (67%) | 1 / 9 (11%) | [1] | |
3 / 9 (33%) | 6 / 9 (67%) | 0 / 9 (0%) | [2] | ||
| Qom | 12 / 13 (92%) | 0 / 13 (0%) | 1 / 13 (8%) | [1] | |
13 / 13 (100%) | 0 / 13 (0%) | 0 / 13 (0%) | [2] | ||
| Sanandaj | 0 / 9 (0%) | 4 / 9 (44%) | 5 / 9 (56%) | [1] | |
1 / 9 (11%) | 5 / 9 (56%) | 3 / 9 (33%) | [2] | ||
| Kerman | 3 / 11 (27%) | 8 / 11 (73%) | 0 / 11 (0%) | [1] | |
4 / 11 (36%) | 7 / 11 (64%) | 0 / 11 (0%) | [2] | ||
| Kermanshah | 5 / 11 (45%) | 4 / 11 (36%) | 2 / 11 (18%) | [1] | |
4 / 11 (36%) | 4 / 11 (36%) | 3 / 11 (27%) | [2] | ||
| Yasuj | 3 / 7 (43%) | 3 / 7 (43%) | 1 / 7 (14%) | [1] | |
2 / 7 (29%) | 4 / 7 (57%) | 1 / 7 (14%) | [2] | ||
| Gorgan | 1 / 9 (11%) | 4 / 9 (44%) | 4 / 9 (44%) | [1] [2] | |
| Rasht | 3 / 11 (27%) | 3 / 11 (27%) | 5 / 11 (45%) | [1] | |
5 / 11 (45%) | 3 / 11 (27%) | 3 / 11 (27%) | [2] | ||
| Khorram Abad | 2 / 9 (22%) | 2 / 9 (22%) | 5 / 9 (56%) | [1] | |
3 / 9 (33%) | 3 / 9 (33%) | 3 / 9 (33%) | [2] | ||
| Sari | 7 / 9 (78%) | 2 / 9 (22%) | 0 / 9 (0%) | [2] | |
| Arak | 3 / 11 (27%) | 8 / 11 (73%) | 0 / 11 (0%) | [1] | |
2 / 11 (18%) | 8 / 11 (73%) | 1 / 11 (9%) | [2] | ||
| Bandar Abbas | 2 / 11 (18%) | 3 / 11 (27%) | 6 / 11 (55%) | [2] | |
| Hamadan | 4 / 11 (36%) | 5 / 11 (45%) | 2 / 11 (18%) | [1] | |
2 / 11 (18%) | 5 / 11 (45%) | 4 / 11 (36%) | [2] | ||
| Yazd | 2 / 11 (18%) | 6 / 11 (55%) | 3 / 11 (27%) | [1] [2] | |
| Total | 75 / 315 (24%) | 166 / 315 (53%) | 74 / 315 (23%) | [1] | |
91 / 320 (28%) | 165 / 320 (52%) | 64 / 320 (20%) | [2] | ||
See also List of results of 2017 Iranian local elections based on provinces for more detailed results.
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