Local elections were held in Cebu City on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representatives, and eight councilors for each district—there are two legislative districts in the city.
Tomas Osmeña, who previously served as Mayor of Cebu City, defeated incumbent Michael Rama who was seeking for his third and last term by a margin of 33,894 votes.
Mayoralty and vice mayoralty elections
Mayor Michael Rama ran for his third and last term as the Mayor of Cebu City but was defeated by former Mayor Tomas Osmeña, who ran against Rama for the second time since losing to him in the 2013 elections.
Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella ran for his second term as the Vice Mayor of Cebu City and defeated incumbent Cebu City Councilor for the North District Nestor Archival.
District representatives
1st District Raul del Mar ran for his second term, and won.
2nd District Rodrigo Abellanosa ran for his second term, and won.
City Council Incumbents are expressed in italics. Number indicates the ballot number assigned for the candidates by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).
By ticket
Liberal Party/Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan
+Cebu City North District (1st District)# Name Party 2. Sisinio Andales 3. Alvin Arcilla 10. Ma. Nida Cabrera 11. Mary Ann De Los Santos 12. Alvin Dizon 19. Garry Lao 24. Malou Tabar 28. Joy Augustus Young
+Cebu City South District (2nd District)# Name Party 3. Bonel Balingit 4. Victor Buendia 9. Eugenio Gabuya Jr. 12. Allan Nacorda 14. Randy Navarro 15. Margarita Osmeña 17. Danilo Pacaña 22. Anne Vestil-Palomo
United Nationalist Alliance/Barug Team Rama
+Cebu City North District (1st District)# Name Party 1. Pastor Alcover Jr. 4. Ramil Ayuman 14. Raymond Alvin Garcia 15. Joel Garganera 16. Jerry Guardo 17. Edwin Jagmoc Sr. 18. Edgardo Labella II 27. Noel Eleuterio Wenceslao
+Cebu City South District (2nd District)# Name Party 1. Nendell Hanz Abella 7. James Anthony Cuenco 8. Jose Daluz III 11. Lutherlee Ignacio-Soon 16. Renato Osmeña Jr. 19. Jocelyn Pesquera 20. Eduardo Rama Jr. 21. David Tumulak
Nacionalista Party +Cebu City North District (1st District)# Name Party 23. Max Surban
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan +Cebu City North District (1st District)# Name Party 13. Edgardo Eman
Philippine Green Republican Party
+Cebu City North District (1st District)# Name Party 8. Letty Bucayan 22. Francisco Sevilleno 25. Carmelito Tolop Sr.
+Cebu City South District (2nd District)# Name Party 2. Nieza Alferez-Zafico 5. Janet Calleno 10. Liza Gorre 24. Terry Ybañez
Independents
+Independent Cebu City North District (1st District)# Name Party 5. Cynthia Barrit 6. Lorenzo Basamot 7. Edward Bersabal 9. Ugen Cabalse 20. Wendel Mascardo 21. Arman Perez 26. Eliseo Tumulak
+Independent Cebu City South District (2nd District)# Name Party 6. Romy Capangpangan 13. Patricio Navarro 18. Federico Peredo 23. Abay Abay Villaver
By district
1st District Key: Italicized: incumbent
Of six councilors running for re-election, only three succeeded: Arcilla, De Los Santos, and Andales. They were joined by former councilor Young, and by neophytes Guardo, Garcia, Alcover, and Garganera. Incumbents Dizon, Wenceslao, and Cabrera lost their seats.
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2nd District Key: Italicized: incumbent
All five councilors running for re-election successfully defended their seats. They were joined by former councilors Rama Jr., Daluz III, and Pesquera, with no first-time members winning.
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