Government and politics in Ostrava, Czechia: official figures
Ostrava is governed by a 55-member city council (zastupitelstvo) elected every four years, which chooses the mayor (primátor) and the executive city board (rada města).
Who won the 2026 election in Ostrava?
ANO 2011 won the Ostrava city council (zastupitelstvo) election of 9-10 October 2026 with 26.23% of the vote and 18 of the 55 seats; that winning share was 3rd lowest of 6 among the six largest cities.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ), volby.cz · saved copyWhat is the composition of the Ostrava city council?
The other seats on the Ostrava city council (zastupitelstvo) elected in 2026 went to srdcOVA - ODS, Lidovci, TOP 09 a nestraníci 13, STAROSTOVÉ pro OSTRAVU 12, Ostravak 7, Motoristé sobě 5; 5 lists are represented and a majority needs 28 votes.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ), volby.cz · saved copyWhat was the turnout in Ostrava in 2026?
Turnout in Ostrava in the 2026 municipal election was 35.03% (78,440 of 223,911 registered voters), the lowest of 6 among the six largest cities.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ), volby.cz · saved copyWhich parties failed to win seats in Ostrava?
8 lists in Ostrava won no seat in 2026; the largest of them, Česká pirátská strana, took 4.94% of the vote, below the 5% threshold.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ), volby.cz · saved copyMore figures
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 50% of residents of Ostrava agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 44% of people in Ostrava were satisfied with how long the local administration takes to deal with a request (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 47% of people in Ostrava found the local administration's procedures straightforward and easy to understand (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 66% of people in Ostrava thought the fees charged by the local administration were reasonable (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 79% of residents of Ostrava said the local administration's information and services were easy to access online. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 83% of residents of Ostrava were satisfied to live in the city. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Ostrava compares with other cities in Czechia
Turnout in the October 2026 municipal election, % (2026)
Ostrava ranks 6 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | City | Turnout in the October 2026 municipal election, % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 46.04 |
| 2 | Brno | 44.08 |
| 3 | Plzen | 41.74 |
| 4 | Liberec | 40.64 |
| 5 | Olomouc | 38.58 |
| 6 | Ostrava | 35.03 |
Vote share of the largest list in the 2026 city council election, % (2026)
Ostrava ranks 4 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | City | Vote share of the largest list in the 2026 city council election, % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzen | 31.69 |
| 2 | Liberec | 28.35 |
| 3 | Brno | 27.38 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 26.23 |
| 5 | Olomouc | 25.89 |
| 6 | Praha | 23.16 |
Number of lists that won seats on the city council, 2026 (2026)
Ostrava ranks 4 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | City | Number of lists that won seats on the city council, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olomouc | 8 |
| 2 | Brno | 6 |
| 3 | Praha | 5 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 5 |
| 5 | Plzen | 5 |
| 6 | Liberec | 4 |
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Sources
- Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ), volby.cz: Municipal elections 9-10 October 2026: registers of lists and candidates with votes and seats (CSV), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 77fc99231fc0…)
- Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ), volby.cz: Municipal elections 9-10 October 2026: polling-station results (CSV), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6df72d31546d…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
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