Local elections were held in the Gambia on 20 May 2023.. The elections took place following President Adama Barrow's re-election under the banner of the new National People's Party, and their subsequent victory in the 2022 parliamentary elections.
Results
Total The ruling National People's Party lost to the opposition United Democratic Party in urban areas while still winning in most rural areas. +Gambian local elections, 2023PartyVotesMayorsChairpeopleUnited Democratic Party207,98422National People's Party193,24504Gambia Democratic CongressPeople's Democratic Organisation for Independence and SocialismIndependents16,66200Total votes417,891Registered voters962,157Source:
Urban settlements The United Democratic Party won all three urban local government areas, in Banjul, Brikama, and Kanifing. The National People's Party lost all but one councilor seat outside Brikama.
Banjul +Banjul mayoral election, 2023PartyCandidateVotesUnited Democratic PartyRohey Malick Lowe8,299National People's PartyEbou Faye6,992Source: Brikama +Brikama chairmanship election, 2023PartyCandidateVotesUnited Democratic PartyYankuba Darboe77,946National People's PartySeedy Sheriff Ceesay52,429IndependentEbrima J.S. Sanneh24,558Amadou Gitteh6,718People's Progressive PartyJainaba Bah2,023Yankuba Barrow1,341Bai Sey Jawo1,183Amadou Mukhtar Cham1,127Salieu Jallow1,022Source: Kanifing +Kanifing mayoral election, 2023PartyCandidateVotesUnited Democratic PartyTalib Ahmed Bensouda56,094National People's PartyBakary Badjie42,432IndependentPa Modo Mbowe5,092Source:
Rural settlements The National People's Party won all but one rural elections.
Kerewan +Kerewan chairmanship election, 2023PartyCandidateVotesNational People's PartyPapa Tunkara24,130United Democratic PartyMalamin I.L. Bojang22,572IndependentBabou Kebbeh2,475Source: Kuntaur +Kuntaur chairmanship election, 2023PartyCandidateVotesNational People's PartySaihou Jawara13,681United Democratic PartyAlhagie SB Sillah10,365Gambia for AllAbdoulie Keita1,227Source: Janjangbureh +Janjangbureh chairmanship election, 2023PartyCandidateVotesNational People's PartySulayman Sawaneh11,924United Democratic PartyMalick Sowe8,225Gambia Democratic CongressHaruna Barry2,614IndependentAlhagie A. S. Boye1,458Source: Lower River Region (Mansakonko)
The United Democratic Party won this seat.
Upper River Region (Basse) +Upper River Region chairmanship election, 2023PartyCandidateVotesNational People's PartyMamadou Ceesay28,902United Democratic PartyFoday Danjo8,947People's Democratic Organization for Independence and SocialismKaramo Touray3,796Source:
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