Local elections in the Philippines were held on May 13, 2019. This was conducted together with the 2019 general election for national positions. All elected positions above the barangay (village) level were disputed. The following positions were disputed:
81 provincial governorships and vice-governorships 780 Provincial Board (Sangguniang Panlalawigan) members 1,634 mayorships and vice mayorships 13,544 city and municipal councilors (Sangguniang Panlungsod and Sangguniang Bayan)
The elective positions in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) were not decided on this day. The first elections for BARMM will be done after the 2020 Philippine census is published.
The elective positions in the barangays were also not decided on this day. These were supposed to be held in October 2016, but were postponed to October 2017, then again to May 2018.
Electoral system Every local government unit, be it a province, city, municipality or a barangay elects a chief executive (a governor, city mayor, municipal mayor and barangay chairman, respectively), and a local legislature (the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Sangguniang Panlungsod, Sangguniang Bayan and Sangguniang Barangay, respectively), president upon by the chief executive's deputy (vice-governor, city vice-mayor, and municipal vice-mayor, respectively; no equivalent for the barangay where the barangay chairman presides the Sangguniang Barangay).
Chief executive Provincial governors and vice governors in each of the 81 provinces, and mayor and vice mayor in each of the 145 cities and 1,489 municipalities are elected via the first-past-the-post system.
Legislatures For the membership in local legislatures the elections are done via plurality-at-large voting. For Sangguniang Panlalawigan seats, the Commission on Elections divides all provinces into at least 2 districts, if it is not divided into such, while for Sangguniang Panlungsod seats, the appropriation depends on the city charter (some are divided into districts, while others elect all councilors at-large), and for Sangguniang Bayan seats, all municipalities have eight councilors elected at-large, except for Pateros, which elects twelve, six in each district.
Winners in this election will have their terms start on June 30, 2019, and end on June 30, 2022.
Ex officio and reserved seats The city or municipal presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay (ABC, for its old name Association of Barangay Captains) and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK; youth councils) sit as ex officio members of the Sangguniang Bayan or Sangguniang Panlungsod of which its barangay is a part of.
For the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the provincial presidents of the ABC and SK, along with the provincial presidents of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) sit as its ex officio members.
Some legislatures have a reserved seat for indigenous people, called the "indigenous people mandatory representation (IPMR)". These are not indicated in the national totals.
When the legislatures elected in 2019 first convened, the ABC and SK presidents elected in 2018 were still serving, and will serve until January 1, 2023. Barangay elections are nonpartisan.
People selected as IPMR serve for three years. These selections are done by the indigenous people themselves under the supervision of the National Commission on Indigenous People. The terms are not usually aligned with local or barangay elections.
Ex officio members and IPMR are accorded full voting rights and privileges accorded to regularly elected members of each legislature.
Participating parties
National parties Party President or leader Chairman Machris Cabreros Risa Hontiveros Sonia Roco Herminio Aquino Rufus Rodriguez Lito Monico Lorenzana Jose Vicente Opinion Martin Romualdez Bong Revilla Bellaflor Angara-Castillo Sonny Angara Francis Pangilinan Leni Robredo Manuel Villar Cynthia Villar Giorgidi Aggabao Faustino Dy Jr. Elpidio Barzaga Ronaldo Puno Greco Belgica Eduardo Bringas Koko Pimentel Rodrigo Duterte Jesus Hinlo Abubakar Mangelen Joseph Estrada Narciso Santiago Gregorio Honasan Nancy Binay Melchor Chavez Jose Malvar Villegas
Local parties Party Local government unit Cebu AIM Sarangani and General Santos Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay San Jose del Monte Asenso Abrenio Abra Manila AZAP Zamboanga City Cebu and Cebu City Bicol 1 Bicol Region Bileg Ti Ilokano Ilocos Sur Bukidnon Manila Kambilan Pampanga Kusog Bicolandia Bicol Region Davao Region Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod Davao City Zambales Maguindanao Reform Party Maguindanao Padayon Pilipino Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro Pampanga and Angeles City PAZ Zamboanga City Sarangani and General Santos Palawan and Puerto Princesa Serbisyo sa Bayan Quezon City Unang Sigaw Nueva Ecija UNEGA Negros Occidental Una ang Makati MakatiIn the presentation below, the order for legislatures is determined by the following:
Ex officio seats, arranged by: Liga ng mga Barangay member (nonpartisan) Philippine Councilors League member (with corresponding color of his/her political party), for Sangguniang Panlalawigan elections. Sangguniang Kabataan member (nonpartisan) Reserved seats This can be either be none, for most provinces, one, for some provinces, or three, for Isabela and Tawi-Tawi. Election results Parties by number of seats If tied, by alphanumeric order Independents
Provincial elections
Local parties are denoted by purple (unless otherwise indicated), independents by light gray, and ex officio members of the legislatures are in dark gray.
Summary of results, parties ranked by governorships won. Ex officio members are the representatives of the provincial chapters of the Liga ng mga Barangay, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), and Philippine Councilors League (PCL). The first two ex officio members are determined from the nonpartisan 2018 barangay and SK elections. They first served on July 30, 2018, and will serve until January 1, 2022. The PCL member is determined after the 2019 municipal elections. The elections within each provincial chapter were held in late 2019. Some boards have a reserved seat for indigenous people, called the "indigenous people mandatory representation (IPMR)". These are not indicated in the national totals. Tawi-Tawi Provincial Board, has reserved seats for agricultural workers, businesspeople and women. Isabela Provincial Board, aside from the IPMR, also has reserved seats for workers and women. In some provinces, election slates consisting of candidates for governor, vice governor and board members may include multiple parties.
+Results summaryPartyGovernorVice governorBoard membersTotal+/−Total+/−Boards outrightcontrolledSeats+/− +41 +30 +257 −1 +2 +52 −1 +3 −2 −2 −4 −17 −37 −34 −280 +2 0 +14 −2 −2 −38 0 0 +4Other parties +3 +9 +49 −2 −6 −22 Ex officio memberscolspan=5 0Totals81 081 0811,023 +4
+Per province summaryProvince Governor's partyVice governor's partySangguniang PanlalawiganDetails Controlling party Membership summaryAbra Asenso Abrenio Asenso Abrenio Asenio AbrenioAgusan del Norte Agusan del Sur Aklan Albay No majorityDetailsAntique No majorityApayao No majorityAurora No majorityBasilan Bataan Batanes No majorityBatangas DetailsBenguet Biliran No majorityBohol No majorityDetailsBukidnon Bulacan DetailsCagayan No majorityCamarines Norte No declared winner Camarines Sur No majorityCamiguin Capiz Catanduanes No majorityCavite No majorityDetailsCebu No majorityDetailsCompostela Valley Cotabato Davao del Norte Davao del Sur No majorityDavao Occidental Davao Oriental Dinagat Islands No majorityEastern Samar Guimaras Ifugao No majorityIlocos Norte Ilocos Sur Iloilo Isabela No majorityKalinga No majorityLa Union No majorityLaguna No majorityDetailsLanao del Norte No majorityLanao del Sur Leyte No majorityMaguindanao Marinduque DetailsMasbate No majorityMisamis Occidental Misamis Oriental Padayon Pilipino No majorityMountain Province No majorityNegros Occidental No majorityNegros Oriental No majorityNorthern Samar No majorityNueva Ecija Unang Sigaw Unang Sigaw No majorityNueva Vizcaya No majorityOccidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro No majorityPalawan Pampanga Kambilan KambilanPangasinan Quezon No majorityDetailsQuirino Rizal No majorityDetailsRomblon Samar No majoritySarangani Siquijor Sorsogon South Cotabato No majoritySouthern Leyte Sultan Kudarat Sulu Surigao del Norte Surigao del Sur Tarlac DetailsTawi-Tawi Zambales DetailsZamboanga del Norte DetailsZamboanga del Sur Zamboanga Sibugay No majority
Camarines Norte vice gubernatorial election Incumbent Vice Governor Jonah Pimentel was in his third consecutive term when he was allowed to run. As the Local Government Code prohibits more than three consecutive terms of service, the Commission on Elections canceled his certificate of candidacy, and his proclamation as the winner in the vice gubernatorial election was also suspended. The top performing winner in the provincial board election, Joseph Panotes, was subsequently sworn in as acting vice governor until a final decision is made.
City and municipal elections
Local parties are denoted by purple (unless otherwise indicated), independents by light gray, and ex officio members of the legislatures are in dark gray. Summary of results, parties ranked by mayor's partyships won. Ex officio members are the representatives of the city or municipal chapters of the Liga ng mga Barangay and of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). These are determined from the nonpartisan 2018 barangay and SK elections. They first served on July 30, 2018, and will serve until January 1, 2022. Some councils have a reserved seat for indigenous people, called the "indigenous people mandatory representation (IPMR)". These are not indicated in the national totals. In some cities and municipalities, election slates consisting of candidates for mayor, vice mayor and councilors may include multiple parties.
+Results summaryPartyMayorVice mayorCouncilorsTotal+/−Total+/−Seats+/− +41 +30 +257 −1 +2 +52 −2 −4 −17 −1 +3 −2 +2 0 +14 −37 −34 −280 −2 −2 −38 0 0 +4 0 0 0Other parties +3 +9 +49 −2 −6 −22 Ex officio memberscolspan=4 0Totals1,634 01,634 016,812 +4
Highly urbanized cities +Results from highly urbanized citiesCityMayor's partyVice mayor's partySangguniang PanlungsodDetailsControlling partyMembership summaryAngeles City Bacolod No majorityBaguio No majorityDetailsButuan No majorityCagayan de Oro Caloocan No majorityCebu City DetailsDavao City General Santos AIM Iligan DetailsIloilo City No majorityLapu-Lapu City Las Piñas DetailsLucena Makati DetailsMalabon No majorityMandaue Mandaluyong Marikina No majorityDetailsManila No majorityDetailsMuntinlupa No majorityDetailsNavotas DetailsOlongapo DetailsParañaque DetailsPasig DetailsPasay DetailsPuerto Princesa No majorityQuezon City DetailsSan Juan (Metro Manila) DetailsTaguig DetailsValenzuela DetailsZamboanga City No majorityDetails
Independent component cities +Results from independent component citiesCityMayor's partyVice mayor's partySangguniang PanlungsodDetailsControlling partyMembership summaryCotabato City Dagupan Naga (Bicol) Ormoc Santiago (Cagayan Valley) Tacloban No majorityDetails
Component cities Bangsamoro +Results from BangsamoroCityMayor's partyVice mayor's partySangguniang PanlungsodControlling partyMembership summaryLamitan, Basilan Marawi, Lanao del Sur No majority
Bicol Region +Results from the Bicol RegionCityMayor's partyVice mayor's partySangguniang PanlungsodControlling partyMembership summaryIriga, Camarines Sur Legazpi, Albay Ligao, Albay Sorsogon City Tabaco, Albay
Cagayan Valley +Results from Cagayan ValleyCityMayor's partyVice mayor's partySangguniang PanlungsodControlling partyMembership summaryCauayan, Isabela No majority Ilagan, Isabela No majorityTuguegarao, Cagayan
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