The 5th local elections were held in South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 on 2 June 2010. The voter turnout reached 54.4%, the highest in 15 years.

Voter turnout by region

• Overall voter turnout: 54.5% (electoral: 38,851,159 Name / Number of votes: 21,166,886 people)

  Division	Electoral	Turnout	Percentage
  Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...	8,211,461	4,426,182	53.8
  Busan Busan Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...	2,849,895	1,410,126	49.5
  Daegu Daegu Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...	1,928,835	886,035	45.9
  Incheon Incheon The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...	2,096,853	1,067,431	50.9
  Gwangju Gwangju Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister...	1,064,913	529,901	49.8
  Daejeon Daejeon Daejeon is South Korea's fifth largest metropolis and the provincial capital of Chungnam. Located in the center of the country, Daejeon had a population of over 1.5 million in 2010. It is at the crossroads of Gyeongbu railway, Honam railway, Gyeongbu Expressway, and Honam Expressway. Within the...	1,127,547	596,683	52.9
  Ulsan Ulsan Ulsan , officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh largest metropolis with a population of over 1.1 million. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south and facing Gyeongju to the north and the Sea of Japan to the east.Ulsan is the...	838,805	462,103	55.1
  Gyeonggi-do Gyeonggi-do Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Suwon. Seoul—South Korea's largest city and national capital—is located in the heart of the province, but has been separately administered as a provincial-level special city since 1946...	8,761,840	4,534,771	51.8
  Gangwon-do Gangwon-do (South Korea) Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean neighbour Kangwŏn formed a single province.-History:...	1,190,509	741,724	62.3
  Chungcheongbuk-do Chungcheongbuk-do Chungcheongbuk-do is a province in the centre of South Korea. It was formed in 1896 from the northeastern half of the former Chungcheong province...	1,183,811	696,393	58.8
  Chungcheongnam-do Chungcheongnam-do Chungcheongnam-do or Chungnam is a province in the west of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the south-western half of the former Chungcheong Province and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, thereafter becoming part of South Korea...	1,595,587	901,863	56.5
  Jeollabuk-do Jeollabuk-do Jeollabuk-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Jeolla province, and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...	1,442,805	856,111	59.3
  Jeollanam-do Jeollanam-do Jeollanam-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Jeolla province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...	1,504,902	967,338	64.3
  Gyeongsangbuk-do Gyeongsangbuk-do Gyeongsangbuk-do or shortly Gyeongbuk is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.The Gyeongsangbuk-do Office is...	2,122,905	1,260,591	59.4
  Gyeongnam	2,506,393	1,549,690	61.8
  Jeju-do Jeju-do Jeju-do is the only special autonomous province of South Korea, situated on and coterminous with the country's largest island. Jeju-do lies in the Korea Strait, southwest of Jeollanam-do Province, of which it was a part before it became a separate province in 1946...	424,098	276,056	65.1

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Metropolitan Mayoral and Gubernatorial elections

The ruling GNP was able to win 4 out of 7 mayoral seats but suffer by massive landslide on the gubernatorial election winning only 2 out of 9 seats. On the other hand DEP was able to capture 2 mayoral seats and swept 5 out of 9 gubernatorial seats. The LFP won Daejeon

Daejeon

Daejeon is South Korea's fifth largest metropolis and the provincial capital of Chungnam. Located in the center of the country, Daejeon had a population of over 1.5 million in 2010. It is at the crossroads of Gyeongbu railway, Honam railway, Gyeongbu Expressway, and Honam Expressway. Within the...

 while two independent candidates won gubernatorial seats one in Gyeongsangnam-do and the other in Jeju-do.

Metropolitan mayoral election winners

Metropolitan cities	#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage	Remarks
Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...	1	Oh Se-hoon Oh Se-hoon Oh Se-hoon was the Mayor of Seoul between 2006 and August 26, 2011. On June 3, 2010, Oh was reelected as the Mayor of Seoul but resigned after losing a referendum on the Seoul Free Lunch Referendum.. Oh is a member of the Grand National Party.-Personal history:Oh was born in Seongdong-gu...	Grand National Grand National Party The Grand National Party is a conservative political party in South Korea. Its Korean name, Hannara, has a double meaning as "Great National" and "Korean National." The GNP holds a majority of seats in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012....	2,086,127	47.43%
Gwangju Gwangju Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister...	2	Gang Un-tae	Democratic Democratic Party (Republic of Korea) The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in South Korea.The Democratic Party is the main opposition in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012.-History:...	297,003	56.73%
Daegu Daegu Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...	1	Kim Bum-il	Grand National Grand National Party The Grand National Party is a conservative political party in South Korea. Its Korean name, Hannara, has a double meaning as "Great National" and "Korean National." The GNP holds a majority of seats in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012....	633,118	72.92%
Daejeon Daejeon Daejeon is South Korea's fifth largest metropolis and the provincial capital of Chungnam. Located in the center of the country, Daejeon had a population of over 1.5 million in 2010. It is at the crossroads of Gyeongbu railway, Honam railway, Gyeongbu Expressway, and Honam Expressway. Within the...	3	Yum Hong-cheol	Liberty Forward Liberty Forward Party Liberty Forward Party is a conservative political party in South Korea. This party was created by Lee Hoi Chang, the current party president, after the 2007 presidential election. On 12th February 2008 the party merged with the People First Party. The LFP got 18 seats in the 18th Parliamentary...	276,122	46.67%
Busan Busan Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...	1	Heo Nam-sik	Grand National Grand National Party The Grand National Party is a conservative political party in South Korea. Its Korean name, Hannara, has a double meaning as "Great National" and "Korean National." The GNP holds a majority of seats in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012....	770,507	55.42%
Ulsan Ulsan Ulsan , officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh largest metropolis with a population of over 1.1 million. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south and facing Gyeongju to the north and the Sea of Japan to the east.Ulsan is the...	1	Park Maeng-woo	Grand National Grand National Party The Grand National Party is a conservative political party in South Korea. Its Korean name, Hannara, has a double meaning as "Great National" and "Korean National." The GNP holds a majority of seats in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012....	279,421	61.26%
Incheon Incheon The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...	2	Song Young-kil	Democratic Democratic Party (Republic of Korea) The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in South Korea.The Democratic Party is the main opposition in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012.-History:...	556,902	52.69%

Gubernatorial election winners

Provinces	#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage	Remarks
Gangwon-do Gangwon-do (South Korea) Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean neighbour Kangwŏn formed a single province.-History:...	2	Lee Kwang-jae	Democratic Democratic Party (Republic of Korea) The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in South Korea.The Democratic Party is the main opposition in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012.-History:...	388,443	54.36%
Gyeonggi-do Gyeonggi-do Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Suwon. Seoul—South Korea's largest city and national capital—is located in the heart of the province, but has been separately administered as a provincial-level special city since 1946...	1	Kim Moon-soo	Grand National Grand National Party The Grand National Party is a conservative political party in South Korea. Its Korean name, Hannara, has a double meaning as "Great National" and "Korean National." The GNP holds a majority of seats in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012....	2,271,492	52.20%
Gyeongsangnam-do Gyeongsangnam-do Gyeongsangnam-do is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Changwon. It contains the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. Located there is UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple that houses the Tripitaka Koreana and attracts many...	7	Kim Doo-kwan	Independent	812,336	53.50%
Gyeongsangbuk-do Gyeongsangbuk-do Gyeongsangbuk-do or shortly Gyeongbuk is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.The Gyeongsangbuk-do Office is...	1	Kim Kwan-young	Grand National Grand National Party The Grand National Party is a conservative political party in South Korea. Its Korean name, Hannara, has a double meaning as "Great National" and "Korean National." The GNP holds a majority of seats in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012....	913,812	75.36%
Jeollanam-do Jeollanam-do Jeollanam-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Jeolla province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...	2	Park Chun-young	Democratic Democratic Party (Republic of Korea) The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in South Korea.The Democratic Party is the main opposition in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012.-History:...	629,984	68.3%
Jeollabuk-do Jeollabuk-do Jeollabuk-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Jeolla province, and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...	2	Kim Wan-ju Kim Wan-ju Wan-ju Kim has been governor of Jeollabuk-do since 2006. He was mayor of Jeonju in the Republic of Korea from 1998 to 2006. He is a strong proponent of regional development, historical preservation, new paradigms of local and decentralized government, and is considered one of the best of the new...	Democratic Democratic Party (Republic of Korea) The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in South Korea.The Democratic Party is the main opposition in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012.-History:...	569,980	68.67%
Chungcheongnam-do Chungcheongnam-do Chungcheongnam-do or Chungnam is a province in the west of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the south-western half of the former Chungcheong Province and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, thereafter becoming part of South Korea...	2	Ahn Hee-cheong	Democratic Democratic Party (Republic of Korea) The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in South Korea.The Democratic Party is the main opposition in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012.-History:...	367,288	42.25%
Chungcheongbuk-do Chungcheongbuk-do Chungcheongbuk-do is a province in the centre of South Korea. It was formed in 1896 from the northeastern half of the former Chungcheong province...	2	Lee Shi-chong	Democratic Democratic Party (Republic of Korea) The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in South Korea.The Democratic Party is the main opposition in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012.-History:...	349,913	51.22%
Jeju-do Jeju-do Jeju-do is the only special autonomous province of South Korea, situated on and coterminous with the country's largest island. Jeju-do lies in the Korea Strait, southwest of Jeollanam-do Province, of which it was a part before it became a separate province in 1946...	9	Woo Keun-min	Independent	110,603	41.40%

Provincial legislative elections

Division	| GNP	| DEP	| LFP	| DLP	| NPP	| PPP	| FHA	| PDD	Ind.	| Total
	Seats	PR Seats	Seats	PR Seats	Seats	PR Seats	Seats	PR Seats	Seats	PR Seats	Seats	PR Seats	Seats	PR Seats	Seats	PR Seats	Seats
Seoul	22	5	74	5														106
Gwangju			18	2			1	1										22
Daegu	25	2														1	1	29
Daejeon
Busan	37	3		2													5	47
Ulsan	11	2					6	1									2	22
Incheon	5	1	23	2			1				1						2	33
Gangwon-do	20	2	12	2													6	42
Gyeonggi-do	36	6	71	5			1		1		1	1					2	124
Gyeongsangnam-do	35	3	2	1			4	1	2		1						5	54
Gyeongsangbuk-do	44	4		1										1	1	1	6	58
Jeollanam-do		1	45	4			2	1									4	57
Jeollabuk-do	1		33	2			1	1										38
Chungcheongnam-do	5	1	12	1	19	2												40
Chungcheongbuk-do	2	1	20	2	4		1											30
Jeju-do	9	3	16	2			1	1				1					3	36
Grand Total	252	34	326	31	23	2	18	6	3		3	2		1	1	2	36	738

Municipal level elections

Mayoral elections

Division	GNP	DEP	LFP	DLP	PFU	FHA	Ind.	Total
Seoul	4	21						25
Gwangju		4					1	5
Daejeon	1	1	3					5
Daegu	6						2	8
Busan	13						3	16
Ulsan	3			1			1	5
Incheon	1	6		2			1	10
Gangwon-do	10	4					4	18
Gyeonggi-do	10	19					2	31
Gyeongsangnam-do	11	1					6	18
Gyeongsangbuk-do	16					1	6	23
Jeollanam-do		15					7	22
Jeollabuk-do		13					1	14
Chungcheongnam-do	4	3	7		1		1	16
Chungcheongbuk-do	3	5	3				1	12
Jeju-do	No elections
Grand Total	89	85	13	3	1	1	36	228

Municipal legislative elections

Party	Seats	PR Seats	Total
GNP	1,087	160	1,247
DEP	871	154	1,025
LFP	95	22	117
DLP	90	25	115
NPP	22	0	22
PPP	17	7	24
Pro-Park Ind.	12	7	19
FHA	10	1	11
PFU	2	0	2
CKP	1	0	1
Ind.	305	0	305
Grand Total	2,512	376	2,888

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External links

• 5th local elections results - the Central Election Management Committee