Government and politics in Łódzkie, Poland: official figures
The regional assembly (sejmik) of the Łódzkie Voivodeship has 33 councillors, elected for five years by proportional representation in 5 constituencies; the last election was held on 7 April 2024.
Who won the 2024 sejmik election in Łódź?
Law and Justice (PiS) won the most seats but no majority in the Łódzkie Voivodeship sejmik in April 2024 with 16 of 33 seats; the full result was Law and Justice (PiS) 16, Civic Coalition (KO) 12, Third Way (PSL and Polska 2050) 4, The Left (Lewica) 1.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyWhat was the turnout in Łódź in 2024?
Turnout in the 2024 sejmik election in the Łódź region was 53.61%, 4th highest of 17 regions, against 51.94% across Poland; 1,866,825 people were entitled to vote.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyWho governs the Łódzkie Voivodeship?
The 33 councillors of the Łódzkie Voivodeship sejmik elect the voivodeship board (zarząd) headed by the marshal (marszałek województwa), who runs the regional government; central government is represented in the Łódź region separately by a voivode appointed by the prime minister.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyMore figures
- Law and Justice (PiS) took the largest share of the sejmik vote in the Łódź region, 37.6% of 960,065 valid votes. Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copy
- 14 of the 33 councillors elected to the Łódzkie Voivodeship sejmik in 2024 were women (42%), although women were 47% of the 328 candidates; the average age of those elected was 50. Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copy
- Turnout in the Łódź region was 41.11% in the June 2024 European Parliament election and 73.11% in the second round of the 2025 presidential election, 3rd highest of 16 voivodeships. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- The self-government administration of the Łódź region employed 1,861 people on average in 2024 (7.9 per 10,000 residents), while 7,548 worked in state administration in the region. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- The regional budget of the Łódź region totalled 1,866 million złoty of spending in 2024, 795 złoty per resident. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- Public administration and defence employees in the Łódź region earned an average gross wage of 9,581 złoty a month in 2024 (Poland: 10,203 złoty). Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
How Łódzkie compares with other voivodeships
Turnout in the 2024 voivodeship sejmik election (%) (2024)
Łódzkie ranks 4 of 17, highest first. Turnout for the two Masovian regions is computed from the polling-station protocols of their own powiats.
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the 2024 voivodeship sejmik election (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warszawski stołeczny | 57.9% |
| 2 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 55.8% |
| 3 | Świętokrzyskie | 55.4% |
| 4 | Łódzkie | 53.6% |
| 5 | Lubelskie | 52.9% |
| 6 | Małopolskie | 52.6% |
| 7 | Podkarpackie | 52.4% |
Turnout in the second round of the 2025 presidential election (%) (2025)
Łódzkie ranks 4 of 17, highest first. The Masovian Voivodeship's figure is shown for both of its NUTS 2 regions (Warsaw capital region and Mazowiecki regionalny).
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the second round of the 2025 presidential election (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warszawski stołeczny | 78.5% |
| 2 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 78.5% |
| 3 | Małopolskie | 74.0% |
| 4 | Łódzkie | 73.1% |
| 5 | Pomorskie | 72.6% |
| 6 | Wielkopolskie | 71.6% |
| 7 | Śląskie | 70.7% |
Voivodeship self-government administration staff per 10,000 people (2024)
Łódzkie ranks 9 of 17, highest first. The Masovian Voivodeship's figure is shown for both of its NUTS 2 regions (Warsaw capital region and Mazowiecki regionalny).
| Rank | Region | Voivodeship self-government administration staff per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Podkarpackie | 8.6 |
| 7 | Lubelskie | 8.5 |
| 8 | Zachodniopomorskie | 8.4 |
| 9 | Łódzkie | 7.9 |
| 10 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 7.4 |
| 11 | Małopolskie | 6.0 |
| 12 | Warszawski stołeczny | 5.6 |
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Sources
- Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS): Statistical Yearbook of the Regions - Poland 2025 (Rocznik Statystyczny Województw 2025), tables in XLSX, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 84ce6290b820…)
- National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW): Local elections of 7 April 2024: polling-station protocols for the voivodeship sejmik vote (CSV), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8987647b172c…)
- National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW): Local elections of 7 April 2024: candidates for the voivodeship sejmiks and their results (CSV), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 19fd70ab5bbd…)
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