The French municipal elections of 2014 were held on 23 March of that year with a second round of voting, where necessary, on 30 March to elect the municipal councils of France's communes. The first task of each newly constituted municipal council is to elect a mayor for that commune.
Municipal councillors, and the mayors they elect, ordinarily serve a term of six years.
Exit polls An exit poll by pollster BVA showed:
Party Political leaning of party Percentage of total vote Union for a Popular Movement and allies Center-right 48% Socialist Party and allies Center-left 43% National Front Far-right 7%
Balance by parties
Left Front * Lost cities: Villejuif (), Le Blanc-Mesnil (), Saint-Ouen (), Bobigny (), Aubagne (), Vaulx-en-Velin (), Villepinte (), Bagnolet (), Viry-Châtillon (), Roissy-en-Brie (), Limeil-Brévannes (), Achères (), Hennebont (), Fourmies (), La Queue-en-Brie (), Gisors (), Saint-Orens-de-Gameville (), Saint-Claude (), Aniche (), Vieux-Condé (), Pierre-Bénite (), Varennes-Vauzelles (), Portes-lès-Valence (), Grigny (), Elne (), Roussillon (), Boucau (), Houdain (), Feignies (), Migennes (), Trignac (), Divion (), Lallaing (), Quiévrechain (), Coursan (), Fenain (), Cuges-les-Pins (), Auchy-les-Mines (), Évin-Malmaison (), Vermelles (), Drap (), Laigneville (), Hérin (), Garchizy ().
* Cities won: Montreuil (), Aubervilliers (), 1st arrondissement of Lyon (), Thiers (), Onnaing (), Magnanville (), Ambazac (), Courpière (), Rilhac-Rancon (), Annay (), Escautpont (), Serémange-Erzange (), Avesnes-les-Aubert ().
Socialist Party * Lost cities:, Reims (), Tours (), Pau (), Ajaccio (), Quimper (), 9th arrondissement of Paris (), Pessac (), Chelles (), Belfort (), Charleville-Mézières (), Chalon-sur-Saône (), Anglet (), Joué-lès-Tours (), Nevers (), Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (), Schiltigheim (), Palaiseau (), Athis-Mons (), Périgueux (), Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (), Bergerac (), Montbéliard (), Les Ulis (), Villeparisis (), Brétigny-sur-Orge (), Dole (), Montgeron (), Mantes-la-Ville (), Montceau-les-Mines (), Maurepas (), Chilly-Mazarin (), Riom (), Marmande (), Ploemeur (), Vendôme (), Bruz (), Cesson-Sévigné (), Juvisy-sur-Orge (), Issoire (), Pontivy (), Bois-d'Arcy (), Guipavas (), Rixheim (), Épinay-sous-Sénart (), Guebwiller (), Valentigney (), Beaumont (), Orthez (), Oloron-Sainte-Marie (), Igny (), Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (), Gerzat (), Fondettes (), Vernouillet (), Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon (), Ploërmel (), Crosne (), Saint-Pierre-du-Mont (), Meulan-en-Yvelines (), Saint-Pierre-du-Perray (), Bellerive-sur-Allier (), Lempdes (), Ballan-Miré (), Coutras (), Romagnat (), Chinon (), Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse (), Cébazat (), Questembert (), Artigues-près-Bordeaux (), Mordelles (), Revin (), Carbon-Blanc (), Ambert (), Les Essarts-le-Roi (), Aire-sur-l'Adour (), Châteaubourg (), Inzinzac-Lochrist (), Wissous (), Plédran (), Pordic (), Bethoncourt (), Magnanville (), Lèves (), Genlis (), Gan (), Montbard (), Saint-Astier (), Ceyrat (), Bar-sur-Aube (), Saintry-sur-Seine (), Pauillac (), Villabé (), Bavilliers (), Saint-Sever (), Vouziers (), Hillion (), Ribérac (), Castelnau-de-Médoc (), Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon (), Fumay (), Romillé (), Bavans (), Brassac-les-Mines (), Plancoët (), Mussidan (), Ambès (), Plombières-lès-Dijon (), Le Bugue (), Puy-Guillaume (), Vendays-Montalivet (), Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (), Le Buisson-de-Cadouin (), Nohanent (), Cercy-la-Tour (), Corbigny (),
Results in largest cities
Cities Population Incumbent mayorParty Elected mayorParty Aix-en-Provence UMP UMP Amiens PS UDI Angers PS UMP Argenteuil PS UMP Avignon UMP PS Besançon PS PS Bordeaux UMP UMP Boulogne-Billancourt UMP UMP Brest PS PS Caen PS UMP Clermont-Ferrand PS PS Dijon PS PS Grenoble PS EELV Le Havre UMP UMP Le Mans PS PS Lille PS PS Limoges PS UMP Lyon PS PS Marseille UMP UMP Metz PS PS Montpellier PS DVG Montreuil EELV PCF Mulhouse UMP UMP Nancy UDI UDI Nanterre DVG DVG Nantes PS PS Nice UMP UMP Nîmes UMP UMP Nouméa UMP UDI Orléans UMP UMP Paris PS PS Perpignan UMP UMP Reims PS UMP Rennes PS PS Roubaix PS UMP Rouen PS PS Saint-Denis, Réunion PS PS Saint-Denis PCF PCF Saint-Étienne PS UMP Saint-Paul, Réunion PLR UMP Strasbourg PS PS Toulon UMP UMP Toulouse PS UMP Tourcoing PS UMP Tours PS UMP Villeurbanne PS PS Vitry-sur-Seine PCF PCF
Aix-en-Provence Incumbent mayor: Maryse Joissains-Masini (UMP)
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundSeatsVotes%Votes%Nb.+/-Maryse Joissains-MasiniUMP37,7952,61=Bruno GenzanaUDI11,32Édouard BaldoPS-POC19,6536,49 3Catherine RouvierFN10,3410,89 3François-Xavier de PerettiUPA-PRG-GE8,11François HamyEELV4,88Anne MesliandPCF-PG4,78Jean-Louis KeïtaDIV2,82Najia JennaneDVG0,24Inscrits (eligible voters)100,00100,00Abstentions (did not vote)40,9741,01Votants (voted)59,0258,99Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots)1,293,64Exprimés (total valid votes)98,7196,36
Amiens Incumbent mayor: Gilles Demailly (PS)
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundSeatsVotes%Votes%Nb.+/-Brigitte FouréUDI-UMP-MoDem44,7950,38 30Thierry BontéPS-EELV-PCF-PRG-MRC24,6533,80 34Yves DupilleFN15,5415,80 4Cédric MaissePG8,86Bruno PaleniLO2,55Nicolas BelvaletteDVG2,17Mohamed BoulafradDVG1,40Inscrits (eligible voters)100,00100,00Abstentions (did not vote)47,9946,59Votants (voted)52,0153,41Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots)4,014,16Exprimés (total valid votes)95,9995,84
Angers Incumbent mayor: Frédéric Béatse (PS)
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundSeatsVotes%Votes%Nb.+/-Christophe BéchuUMP-MoDem35,9154,36 29Frédéric Béatse*PS-EELV-PCF26,7745,64 33Jean-Luc RotureauPS16,20Laurent GéraultUDI7,44Gaétan DirandFN6,73Nathalie SévauxDIV3,29Martin NivaultPG-GA2,10Marie-José FaligantLO0,93Hubert LardeuxPOI0,60Inscrits (eligible voters)100,00100,00Abstentions (did not vote)40,7738,67Votants (voted)59,2361,33Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots)2,204,98Exprimés (total valid votes)97,8095,02
Bordeaux Incumbent mayor: Alain Juppé (UMP)
CandidatePartyFirst roundSeatsVotes%Nb.+/-Alain Juppé*UMP-UDI-MoDem60,95 2Vincent FeltessePS-EELV-PRG-MRC22,58 4Jacques ColombierFN6,06 2Vincent MaurinPCF-PG4,60Yves SimoneDIV2,79Philippe PoutouNPA2,51Fanny QuandalleLO0,51Inscrits (eligible voters)100,00Abstentions (did not vote)44,71Votants (voted)55,29Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots)1,70Exprimés (total valid votes)98,30
Caen Incumbent mayor: Philippe Duron (PS)
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundSeatsVotes%Votes%Nb.+/-Joël BruneauUMP30,7957,03 31Sonia de La ProvôtéUDI-MoDem18,01Philippe Duron*PS-PCF-PRG-MRC26,2142,96 31Rudy L'OrphelinEELV10,22Philippe ChapronFN7,31Étienne AdamE!-NPA-PG5,81Pierre CasevitzLO1,62Inscrits (eligible voters)100,00100,00Abstentions (did not vote)41,4338,54Votants (voted)58,5761,46Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots)2,824,50Exprimés (total valid votes)97,1895,50
Grenoble Incumbent mayor: Michel Destot (PS)
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundSeatsVotes%Votes%Nb.+/-Éric PiolleEELV-PG-GA29,4140,02 36Jérôme SafarPS-PCF-PRG-MRC-Cap2125,3127,45 36Matthieu ChamussyUMP-UDI20,8623,99 2Mireille d'OrnanoFN12,568,52 2Philippe de LongevialleMoDem4,51Denis BonzyNC3,53Lahcen BenmazaDIV1,82Catherine BrunLO1,19Maurice ColliatPOI0,81Inscrits (eligible voters)100,00100,00Abstentions (did not vote)47,6040,95Votants (voted)52,4059,05Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots)2,391,85Exprimés (total valid votes)97,6198,15
Le Havre Incumbent mayor: Édouard Philippe (UMP)
CandidatePartyFirst roundSeatsVotes%Nb.+/-Édouard Philippe*UMP-UDI52,04 1Camille GalapPS-EELV-PRG16,75 1Nathalie NailPCF-PG16,37 4Damien LenoirFN13,43 4Magali CauchoisLO1,41Inscrits (eligible voters)100,00Abstentions (did not vote)52,97Votants (voted)47,03Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots)3,73Exprimés (total valid votes)96,27
Lille Incumbent mayor: Martine Aubry (PS)
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundSeatsVotes%Votes%Nb.+/-Martine Aubry*PS-PRG-MRC34,8652,05 4Lise DaleuxEELV11,08Jean-René LecerfUMP-UDI-MoDem22,7329,71 1Éric DilliesFN17,1518,22 5Hugo VandammePCF-PG6,17Alessandro di GiuseppeEXG3,55Jacques MutezDVG1,88Nicole BaudrinLO1,47Jan PauwelsNPA1,10Inscrits (eligible voters)100,00100,00Abstentions (did not vote)52,5651,36Votants (voted)47,4448,64Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots)2,924,92Exprimés (total valid votes)97,0895,08
Limoges Incumbent mayor: Alain Rodet (PS)
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundSeatsVotes%Votes%Nb.+/-Alain Rodet*PS-EELV-PRG-MRC30,1143,81 35Gilbert BernardPCF-PG14,15Emile-Roger LombertieUMP23,7945,07 32Pierre CoinaudUDI-MoDem12,31Vincent GérardFN16,9511,10 3Élisabeth FauconLO2,66Inscrits (eligible voters)100,00100,00Abstentions (did not vote)39,5235,79Votants (voted)60,4864,21Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots)5,125,46Exprimés (total valid votes)97,1894,54
Lyon Incumbent mayor: Gérard Collomb (PS)
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundSeatsVotes%Votes%Nb.+/-Gérard Collomb*PS-PRG-MRC35,7550,64 6Etienne TêteEELV8,90Michel HavardUMP-UDI30,4934,24 2Christophe BoudotFN12,1910,34 1Aline GuitardPCF-PG-GRAM7,564,78 3Éric LafondMoDem3,70Others0,85Inscrits (eligible voters)100,00100,00Abstentions (did not vote)43,9143,44Votants (voted) 56,0956,56Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots)1,742,63Exprimés (total valid votes)98,2697,37
Marseille Incumbent mayor: Jean-Claude Gaudin (UMP)
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundSeatsVotes%Votes%Nb.+/-Jean-Claude Gaudin*UMP-UDI-MoDem37,6442,39 10Stéphane RavierFN23,1626,51 19Patrick MennucciPS-EELV-PRG-MRC20,7731,09 29Jean-Marc CoppolaPCF-PG7,10Pape DioufDVG5,63Others5,50Inscrits (eligible voters)100,00100,00Abstentions (did not vote)46,4742,72Votants (voted) 53,5357,28Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots)2,863,46Exprimés (total valid votes)97,1496,54
Nancy Incumbent mayor: André Rossinot (UDI)
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundSeatsVotes%Votes%Nb.+/-Laurent HénartUDI-UMP-MoDem40,4752,91Mathieu KleinPS-EELV-PRG-MRC35,7547,08 2Bora YilmazPCF-PG5,44Pierre DucarneFN6,91Frank-Olivier PotierDVD6,17Denis GabetDVD4,03Christiane NimsgernLO1,19Inscrits (eligible voters)100,00100,00Abstentions (did not vote)41,4740,50Votants (voted) 58,5359,50Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots)2,183,39Exprimés (total valid votes)97,8296,61
Paris
In Paris, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (UMP) with 35,91 percent of the votes and Anne Hidalgo (PS) with 34,40 percent qualified for the second round. Hidalgo won the second round with 54.5 percent of the votes, becoming Paris's first female mayor.Angus MacKinnon (30 March 2014) Socialist Anne Hidalgo to be first female mayor of Paris AFP/Yahoo News. Retrieved 31 March 2014
The lists supporting Hidalgo (PS, Communists, Radical Party of the Left, Europe Ecology – The Greens) got 91 seats, the lists supporting Kosciusko-Morizet (UMP, UDI and MoDem) received 71, while the Left Party received 1.Corinne Laurent (31 March 2014) Paris reste à gauche avec Anne Hidalgo La Croix.
Perpignan Incumbent mayor: Jean-Marc Pujol (UMP)
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundSeatsVotes%Votes%Nb.+/-Louis AliotFN34,1844,88 10Jean-Marc Pujol*UMP-UDI30,6755,11 2Jacques CrestaPS-PCF-PRG-MRC11,87Retired 12Clotilde RipoullDVD9,62Jean CodognèsEELV5,66Philippe SimonCDC2,81Stéphanie FontNPA2,24Axel BelliardDVG1,89Liberto PlanaLO1,01Inscrits (eligible voters)100,00100,00Abstentions (did not vote)43,0137,25Votants (voted)56,9962,75Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots)3,418,45Exprimés (total valid votes)96,5991,55
Reims Incumbent mayor: Adeline Hazan (PS)
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundSeatsVotes%Votes%Nb.+/-Arnaud RobinetUMP-UDI39,6346,19 31Adeline Hazan*PS-EELV-PCF-PRG-MRC38,2942,75 34Roger ParisFN16,0111,04 3Karim MelloukiPG-GA3,41Thomas RoseLO2,65Inscrits (eligible voters)100,00100,00Abstentions (did not vote)48,0644,23Votants (voted)51,9455,77Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots)2,422,15Exprimés (total valid votes)97,5897,85
Toulon Incumbent mayor: Hubert Falco (UMP)