List of city mayors of Częstochowa

The city mayor of Częstochowa (the title in Polish is "prezydent miasta Częstochowy", literal translation "President of Częstochowa") is the head of the executive of Częstochowa. The mayor is elected for a 5-year term in the local elections.

City mayor of Częstochowa
Coat of arms of Częstochowa
Incumbent Krzysztof Matyjaszczyk since 10 December 2010
Inaugural holder	Józef Gąsiorowski
Formation	1826

Current mayor

The current mayor is Krzysztof Matyjaszczyk (Democratic Left Alliance), who took office on 10 December 2010.

Overview

Legislative and local executive powers are exercised by the city council (rada miasta), the directly elected mayor (prezydent), and the city offices (urząd miasta).

Since 1990 to 2002 the President of Częstochowa had been elected by the city council.

Since 2002 the President of Częstochowa is elected by all of the citizens of Częstochowa.

1st election, 2002^[1]

2002 Election (second round)

	Independent	Tadeusz Wrona	33 571	58,41%
	SLD-UP	Zdzisław Wolski	23 908	41,59%
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

2nd election, 2006^[2]

2006 Election (second round)

	Independent	Tadeusz Wrona	30695	60,77%
	PO	Halina Rozpondek	19 816	39,23%
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

3rd election, 2010^[3]

2006 Election (second round)

	SLD	Krzysztof Matyjaszczyk	33 696	70,89%
	PO	Izabela Leszczyna	13 840	29,11%
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

4th election, 2014^[4]

2014 Election (second round)

	SLD	Krzysztof Matyjaszczyk	38 217	56,72%
	PiS	Artur Warzocha	29 162	43,28%
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

5th election, 2018^[5]

2018 Election (first round)

	SLD	Krzysztof Matyjaszczyk	59 346	59,76%
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PiS	Artur Warzocha	25 361	25,54%
	Independent	Marcin Maranda	6 130	6,17%
	Kukiz'15	Tomasz Jaskóła	5 235	5,27%
	PO	Jacek Krawczyk	2 814	2,83%
	Razem	Martin Saczek	427	0,43%

See also

• History of Częstochowa
• Częstochowa City Council

Notes and references

1. "Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza: Wybory samorządowe". wybory2002.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
2. "Geografia wyborcza - Wybory samorządowe - Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza". wybory2006.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
3. "Wybory Samorządowe 2010 - Geografia wyborcza - Województwo śląskie - - m. Częstochowa". wybory2010.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
4. "PKW | Samorząd 2014". samorzad2014.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
5. "Wybory samorządowe 2018". wybory2018.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 19 January 2019.