Białystok City Council

City Council in Białystok Rada Miasta Białystok
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Chairman	Katarzyna Jamróz, KO
Vice-Chairmen	Katarzyna Kisielewska-Martyniuk, KO Marek Stanisław Tyszkiewicz, KO Alicja Biały, PiS
Structure
Seats	28
Political groups	Mayoral coalition (16)[1]   Civic Coalition (14)   Independent (2) Opposition (12)   Law and Justice (12)
Elections
Voting system	Multi-member electoral districts with five-year terms
Last election	7 April 2024
Next election	2029
Website
www.bialystok.pl/pl/dla_mieszkancow/samorzad/rada_miasta/

The Białystok City Council (Polish: Rada Miasta Białystok) is the governing body of the city of Białystok in Poland. The council has 28 elected members^[2] elected every five years in an election by city voters through a secret ballot. The election of city council and the local head of government,^[3] which takes place at the same time, is based on legislation introduced on 20 June 2002.

History

The first independent city parliament in the city was formed with the regaining of independence from the Russian Empire and the establishment of the Polish Second Republic. In May 1939, at the 1938–39 Polish local elections 48 deputies were elected to the Białystok City Council under the following division: PPS and class trade unions - 6, Bund and class trade unions - 10, Jewish Democratic Bloc (Polish: Żydowski Demokratyczny Blok - 3, General Jewish Bloc (Polish: Ogólny Blok Żydowski) - 3, Christian National-Economic Electoral Committee - 21, National Party - 5.^[4]

Members of the Białystok City Council

Party		District 1	District 2	District 3	District 4	District 5
	Civic Coalition	Paweł Gracjan Eshetu-Gabre Katarzyna Kisielewska-Martyniuk Michał Karpowicz	Marek Stanisław Tyszkiewicz Jowita Chudzik Ewa Tokajuk	Paweł Skowroński Katarzyna Jamróz Anna Maria Dobrowolska-Cylwik	Maciej Marek Garley Karol Konrad Masztalerz Anna Leonowicz	Marcin Piętka Jarosław Grodzki Agnieszka Zabrocka
	Law and Justice	Jacek Krzysztof Chańko Krzysztof Jan Stawnicki	Henryk Dębowski Piotr Jankowski Alicja Biały	Bartosz Aleksander Stasiak Katarzyna Ancipiuk	Katarzyna Siemieniuk Sebastian Jakub Putra	Agnieszka Małgorzata Rzeszewska Mateusz Sawicki Paweł Myszkowski
	Third Way			Paweł Skowroński		Joanna Misiuk

^[5]

Election results

2024

All 28 seats on the city council were being contested in the 2024 election.^[6]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Civic Coalition	41,702	39.42	14
	Law and Justice	35,632	33.68	12
	Third Way	12,032	11.37	2
	Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists	8,927	8.44	0
	The Left	5,555	5.25	0
	Spoza Stiwy	1,949	1.84	0
Total		105,797	100.00	28

References

Citations

1. S.A, Telewizja Polska. "Prezydent Tadeusz Truskolaski otrzymał wotum zaufania i absolutorium za 2023 rok". bialystok.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-01-30.
2. "Radni kadencji 2024-2029" (in Polish). BIP Białystok. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
3. "Prezydent Miasta Białegostoku" (in Polish). BIP Białystok. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
4. Dobroński 2010, pp. 65.
5. "Wiemy, kto będzie tworzyć Radę Miasta Białystok" (in Polish). Polskie Radio Białystok. 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
6. "Wyniki w wyborach do Rad Gmin, Miast i Miejskich- Rada Miasta Białystok". samorzad2024.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 2024-11-29.

Bibliography

• Dobroński, Adam (2010). Historia Województwa Podlaskiego (in Polish). Oficyna Wydawnicza Kreator. ISBN 978-83-7344-057-9.