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The Senegalese local elections of 2022 took place on 23 January 2022 in order to renew the members of the municipal councils as well as the mayors of Senegal. Departmental elections were held on the same day.
They were originally scheduled for 2019, but were postponed. [1]
| N° | City | Mayor | Status | Coalition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pikine | Abdoulaye Timbo | Re-elected | Benno Bokk Yakaar |
| 2 | Dakar | Barthélémy Dias | New mayor | Yewwi Askan Wi |
| 3 | Touba | Abdoul Ahad Ka | Re-elected | Benno Bokk Yakaar |
| 4 | Guediawaye | Ahmed Aidara | New mayor | Yewwi Askan Wi |
| 5 | Thiès | Babacar Diop | New mayor | Yewwi Askan Wi |
| 6 | Kaolack | Serigne Mboup | New mayor | And Nawlé |
| 7 | M'Bour | Cheikh Issa Sall | New mayor | Benno Bokk Yakaar |
| 8 | Rufisque | Oumar Cisse | New mayor | Yewwi Askan Wi |
| 9 | Saint-Louis | Mansour Faye | Re-elected | Benno Bokk Yakaar |
| 10 | Ziguinchor | Ousmane Sonko | New mayor | Yewwi Askan Wi |
| 11 | Diourbel | Malick Fall | Re-elected | Wallu Sénégal |
| 12 | Tambacounda | Papa Banda Dieye | New mayor | Le Choix de Tambacounda |
| 13 | Louga | Moustapha Diop | Re-elected | Benno Bokk Yakaar |
| 14 | Kolda | Mame Boye Diao | New mayor | Nay Leer - Benno Bokk Yakaar |
| 15 | Mbacke | Gallo Ba | New mayor | Benno Bokk Yakaar |
| 16 | Tivaouane | Demba Diop dit Diop Sy | New mayor | CPJE |
| 17 | Richard Toll | Amadou Mane Diop | Re-elected | Benno Bokk Yakaar |
| 18 | Bargny | Djibril Fall | Re-elected | Wallu Sénégal |
| 19 | Joal Fadhiout | Sophie Gladima | New mayor | Benno Bokk Yakaar |
| 20 | Kaffrine | Abdoulaye Seydou Sow | New mayor | Benno Bokk Yakaar |
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