This local electoral calendar for 2021 lists the subnational elections held in 2021. Referendums, recall and retention elections, and national by-elections (special elections) are also included.
January 5 January: United States, Georgia U.S. Senate (2nd round) U.S. Senate special election (2nd round) Public Service Commission (2nd round) 7 January: Libya, Municipal Councils 10 January: India, Himachal Pradesh, Municipal Councils and Town Councils Kazakhstan, Regional Assemblies and Municipal Assemblies 11 January: Libya, Municipal Councils 11–12 January: Uganda, Sub-county and Municipal Councillors for Older Persons, Persons with Disabilities, and Youth 15 January: India, Maharashtra, Village Councils 16 January: Bangladesh, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd phase) Nigeria, Kano, Local Government Councils and Chairmen 16–29 January: Papua New Guinea, Bougainville, Parliament by-election 17 January: India, Himachal Pradesh, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (1st phase) 19 January: India, Himachal Pradesh, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (2nd phase) 20 January: Uganda, District Chairs, Lord Mayors, Mayors and District Councils Kampala Capital City Authority, Lord Mayor and Council 21 January: India, Himachal Pradesh, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (3rd phase) 23 January: Libya, Municipal Councils 24 January: Japan Gifu, Yamagata, 25 January: Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago, House of Assembly Uganda, Municipals Chairs and Municipal Councils 27 January: Bangladesh, Chittagong, Mayor and City Corporation Uganda, District Councillors for Older Persons, Persons with Disabilities, and Youth, and District Workers Representatives 28 January: India, Rajasthan, Ajmer Municipal Corporation, Municipal Councils and Town Councils 30 January: Bangladesh, Mayors and Municipal Councils (3rd phase)
February 3 February: Uganda, Sub-county Chairs, Sub-county Councils, Municipal Division Chairs and Municipal Division Councils 6 February: Nigeria, Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency, House of Representatives by-election rerun 9 February: India, Andhra Pradesh, Village Councils (1st phase) 13 February: India, Andhra Pradesh, Village Councils (2nd phase) 14 February: Bangladesh, Mayors and Municipal Councils (4th phase) India, Punjab, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils Spain, Catalonia, Parliament 17 February: India, Andhra Pradesh, Village Councils (3rd phase) 18 February: Australia, Lord Howe Island, Board 19 February: Pakistan, NA-45 and NA-75, National Assembly by-elections 21 February: India Andhra Pradesh, Village Councils (4th phase) Gujarat, Municipal Corporations Ahmedabad, Municipal Corporation Laos, Provincial People's Councils Pakistan, NA-221, National Assembly by-election 27 February: Nigeria, Yobe, Local Government Councils and Chairmen 28 February: Austria, Carinthia, Mayors (1st round) and Municipal Councils Bangladesh, Mayors and Municipal Councils (5th phase) El Salvador, India, Gujarat, Municipal Councils, District Councils and Township Councils
March 2 March: Federated States of Micronesia, Chuuk, Governor, House of Representatives and Senate 3 March: Belize Corozal Bay, House of Representatives by-election City Councils and Town Councils 4 March: Kenya, Matungu Constituency, National Assembly by-election 6 March: Nigeria, Delta, Local Government Councils and Chairmen 7 March: Bolivia, Governors, Departamental Legislative Assemblies, Mayors, Municipal Councils, Beni Provincial Subgovernors, Gran Chaco Regional Assembly and Tarija Sectional Executives Switzerland Basel-Landschaft, referendums Bern, referendum Geneva, referendum Lucerne, referendums Solothurn, Executive Council and Cantonal Council Valais, Council of State and Grand Council Zug, referendums Zürich, referendums Thailand, Nakhon Si Thammarat constituency 3, House of Representatives by-election 9 March: United States, Phoenix, City Council (2nd round) 10 March: India, Andhra Pradesh, Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils (1st round) 13 March: Australia Norfolk Island, Regional Council Western Australia, Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council India, Andhra Pradesh, Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils (2nd round) Philippines, Palawan, provincial division plebiscite 14 March: Austria, Carinthia, Mayors (2nd round) Germany Baden-Württemberg, Landtag Hesse, County Councils, Mayors, Municipal Councils and Local Advisory Boards Frankfurt, Rhineland-Palatinate, Landtag Honduras, 18 March: Kenya, Machakos, Senate by-election 20 March: United States Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election Louisiana's 5th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election 21 March: Japan, Chiba, 25 March: Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, House of Assembly 27 March: Nigeria Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency, House of Representatives by-election Sokoto, Local Government Councils and Chairmen India Assam, Legislative Assembly (1st phase) 27 March – 29 April: West Bengal, Legislative Assembly 28 March: Switzerland, Valais, Council of State (2nd round) Thailand, municipal elections 29 March: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbuda, Council
April 1 April: India, Assam, Legislative Assembly (2nd phase) 4 April: France, Pas-de-Calais's 6th constituency, Japan, Akita, 6 April: Greenland, Municipal Councils and Settlement Councils India Kerala, Legislative Assembly Puducherry, Legislative Assembly Tamil Nadu, Legislative Assembly India, Assam, Legislative Assembly (3rd phase) United States Anchorage, Mayor special election Colorado Springs, City Council Oklahoma City, Council St. Louis, Mayor and Board of Aldermen Wisconsin, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Court of Appeals 7 April: South Korea Busan, Mayor by-election Seoul, Mayor by-election 9 April: India, Meghalaya, Garo Hills Autonomous District, Council 10 April: Maldives, City Councils, Atoll Councils and Island Councils 11 April: Bolivia, Governors (runoffs) France, Pas-de-Calais's 6th constituency, Kyrgyzstan, City Councils and Village Councils 12 April: Canada, Yukon, Legislative Assembly 17 April: Nigeria, Rivers, Local Government Councils and Chairmen 18 April: Switzerland, Neuchâtel, Council of State and Grand Council 22 April: Isle of Man, Local Authority Commissioners and Local Authority Councils 25 April: Japan Hokkaido 2nd district, Nagano at-large district, Switzerland, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Landsgemeinde
May 1 May: Australia, Tasmania House of Assembly (Derwent, Mersey and Windermere) Legislative Council United States, Texas Texas's 6th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election Arlington, Mayor and City Council Dallas, City Council Fort Worth, Mayor and City Council San Antonio, Mayor and City Council 2 May: Switzerland, Glarus, Landsgemeinde 4 May: Spain, Madrid, Assembly 6 May: United Kingdom, Country and local elections Scotland, Parliament Wales, Senedd Police Commissioners England, County Councils, Metropolitan Borough Councils, Unitary Authorities, District Councils, Mayors and Police Commissioners Greater London, Mayor and Assembly Bristol, Mayor and City Council Buckinghamshire, Council Cambridgeshire, Mayor and County Council Cornwall, Council Derbyshire, County Council Devon, County Council Durham, County Council East Sussex, County Council Essex, County Council Gloucestershire, County Council Greater Manchester, Mayor Manchester, City Council Hampshire, County Council Hertfordshire, County Council Isle of Wight, Council Isles of Scilly, Council Kent, County Council Lancashire, County Council Leicestershire, County Council Lincolnshire, County Council Liverpool City Region, Mayor Liverpool, Mayor and City Council Norfolk, County Council Northamptonshire, County Council Northumberland, County Council Nottinghamshire, County Council Oxfordshire, County Council Shropshire, Council Staffordshire, County Council Suffolk, County Council Surrey, County Council Tees Valley City Region, Mayor Warwickshire, County Council West of England, Mayor West Midlands, Mayor West Sussex, County Council West Yorkshire, Mayor Leeds, City Council Wiltshire, Council Worcestershire, County Council Hartlepool, House of Commons by-election 10 May: Canada, New Brunswick, Mayors and Municipal Councils 11 May: United States, Omaha, Mayor and City Council 13 May: United Kingdom, Airdrie and Shotts, House of Commons by-election 15 May: Slovakia, Governors and Regional Councils 15–16 May: Chile, Governors, Mayors and Municipal Councils 16 May: Croatia, County Prefects, County Councils, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round) Zagreb, Mayor and Assembly Split, Mayor and Assembly Rijeka, Mayor and Assembly 22 May: Nigeria, Oyo, Local Government Councils and Chairmen 23 May: Vietnam, Provincial People's Councils, District People's Councils and Communal People's Councils 29–30 May: France, Consular Advisors and Consular Delegates 30 May: Croatia, County Prefects, County Councils, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round) Zagreb, Mayor and Assembly Split, Mayor and Assembly Rijeka, Mayor and Assembly 31 May: Somaliland, Mayors and District Councils
June 1 June: United States, New Mexico's 1st congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election 5 June: Ethiopia, Regional Councils, City Councils, District Councils and Neighborhood Councils Latvia, Municipal Councils United States, Cherokee Nation, Tribal Council 6 June: Argentina, Misiones, Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Landtag Mexico, State elections and local elections Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Mayors, Trustees and Municipal Councils Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico City, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán, Zacatecas, 13 June: Finland, Municipal Councils 17 June: United Kingdom, Chesham and Amersham, House of Commons by-election 18 June: Iran, Tehran, City Council 19 June: Nigeria, Gwaram Federal Constituency, House of Representatives by-election 20 June: France, Regional Councils and Departmental Councils (1st round) Japan, Shizuoka, 23 June: Morocco, Regional Councils and Municipal Councils 26 June: Canada, Akwesasne, Mohawk Council 27 June: Argentina, Jujuy, France, Regional Councils and Departmental Councils (2nd round) Nigeria, Jigawa, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
July 1 July: United Kingdom, Batley and Spen, House of Commons by-election 4 July: Japan, Tokyo, Metropolitan Assembly 8 July: Ireland, Dublin Bay South, Dáil Éireann by-election 18 July: Japan, Hyōgo, 24 July: Nigeria Ogun, Local Government Councils and Chairmen Lagos, Local Government Councils and Chairmen 25 July: Cambodia, Bokor, City Council Kazakhstan, Rural Heads Pakistan, Azad Kashmir, Legislative Assembly"AJK legislative assembly elections to be held on July 25". https://www.geo.tv/latest/354446-ajk-legislative-assembly-elections-to-be-held-on-july-25. Retrieved 10 June 2021“
August 12 August: Zambia, Mayors, District Councils, Council Chairs and Municipal Councils 14 August: Nigeria, Lere Federal Constituency, House of Representatives by-election 15 August: Argentina, Salta, 17 August: Canada, Nova Scotia, General Assembly 22 August: Japan, Yokohama, Mayor 28 August: Australia, Northern Territory, Mayors, City Councils, Town Councils, Regional Councils and Shire Councils 29 August: Argentina, Corrientes,
September 4 September: Nigeria, Kaduna, Local Government Councils and Chairmen (1st stage) 5 September: Japan, Ibaraki, Governor 11 September: Australia, Northern Territory, Daly by-election 12 September: Germany, Lower Saxony, Hanover Region, President (1st round) and Assembly Hanover,