Government and politics in Miskolc, Hungary: official figures
Tóth-szántai József ("Pont Mi Lokálpatrióták Egyesülete-FIDESZ - Magyar Polgári Szövetség-Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt") was elected mayor of Miskolc on 9 June 2024 with 24,695 votes, 40.20% of the valid votes.
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- The runner-up in the 2024 mayoral race in Miskolc was Dr. Barkai László Lajos ("Demokratikus Koalíció-LMP- Magyarország Zöld Pártja-Magyar Szocialista Párt-Párbeszéd - a Zöldek Pártja") with 13,591 votes (22.12%), a margin of 11,104 votes. Source: National Election Office of Hungary (Nemzeti Választási Iroda) · saved copy
- 62,799 of 119,566 registered voters in Miskolc took part in the 2024 mayoral election, a turnout of 52.5%, the lowest of 8 big cities covered here. Source: National Election Office of Hungary (Nemzeti Választási Iroda) · saved copy
- 7 candidates were on the ballot for mayor of Miskolc in 2024; the others received Varga Andrea Klára ("Függetlenek A Szinva Városáért Egyesület-Jobbik – Konzervatívok-Momentum Mozgalom") 13.5%, Lehoczki-spider László ("Nép Pártján") 12.3%, Pakusza Zoltán (Mi Hazánk) 7.0%, Dohány András (independent) 4.0%, Fintor Zsolt (independent) 0.9%. Source: National Election Office of Hungary (Nemzeti Választási Iroda) · saved copy
- 1,307 ballots (2.1%) cast in the 2024 mayoral election in Miskolc were invalid. Source: National Election Office of Hungary (Nemzeti Választási Iroda) · saved copy
- Miskolc elected 18 councillors in single-member districts in 2024; the district seats went to "Pont Mi Lokálpatrióták Egyesülete-FIDESZ - Magyar Polgári Szövetség-Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt" 15, "Demokratikus Koalíció-LMP- Magyarország Zöld Pártja-Magyar Szocialista Párt-Párbeszéd - a Zöldek Pártja" 2, Mi Hazánk 1. Source: National Election Office of Hungary (Nemzeti Választási Iroda) · saved copy
- Voters in Miskolc did not take part in the 2024 election to the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Assembly: the official county results contain no polling stations in the city, which elects its own assembly. Source: National Election Office of Hungary (Nemzeti Választási Iroda) · saved copy
- 42% of people in Miskolc agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration (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, 47% of residents of Miskolc were satisfied with how long the local administration takes to deal with a request. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 61% of residents of Miskolc found the local administration's procedures straightforward and easy to understand. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 52% of residents of Miskolc thought the fees charged by the local administration were reasonable. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 64% of people in Miskolc said the local administration's information and services were easy to access online (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 74% of people in Miskolc were satisfied to live in the city (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Miskolc compares with other cities in Hungary
Turnout in the 2024 mayoral election (Budapest: Lord Mayor) (2024)
Miskolc ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | City | Turnout in the 2024 mayoral election (Budapest: Lord Mayor) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Györ | 60.2% |
| 3 | Szeged | 55.7% |
| 4 | Nyiregyhaza | 55.4% |
| 5 | Kecskemét | 55.3% |
| 6 | Debrecen | 54.7% |
| 7 | Pécs | 53.6% |
| 8 | Miskolc | 52.5% |
Winning mayoral candidate's share of valid votes, 2024 (Budapest: Lord Mayor) (2024)
Miskolc ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | City | Winning mayoral candidate's share of valid votes, 2024 (Budapest: Lord Mayor) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Debrecen | 48.4% |
| 3 | Budapest | 47.5% |
| 4 | Pécs | 46.0% |
| 5 | Nyiregyhaza | 45.9% |
| 6 | Kecskemét | 41.9% |
| 7 | Miskolc | 40.2% |
| 8 | Györ | 31.2% |
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Sources
- National Election Office of Hungary (Nemzeti Választási Iroda): Local elections of 9 June 2024: final polling-station results by county (mayors, Lord Mayor, council districts, county and Budapest assembly lists), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ded173cdd985…)
- 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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