Luhansk City Council

Luhansk City Council (Ukrainian: Луганська міська рада) is the municipal council governing the Ukrainian city of Luhansk. The council has been de facto suspended since 2014 due to the War in Donbas and the resulting Russian occupation.

Luhansk City Council Луганська міська рада
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1991
Disbanded	2014 (temporarily suspended)
Leadership
Chairman (Mayor)	Serhiy Kravchenko, Party of Regions until August 7, 2014[1]
Structure
Seats	76
10 61 2 2 1 [2]
Political groups	Following the 2010 Ukrainian local elections:   Party of Regions (61)   Communist Party of Ukraine (10)   Strong Ukraine (2)   Front for Change (2)   Ukraine – Forward! (1)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Last election	October 31, 2010
Next election	Unscheduled (due to Russian occupation)
Meeting place
14 Kotsiubinsk Street, Luhansk, Ukraine 48°34′15″N 39°17′52″E

History

2010 election results

On October 31, Luhansk City Council took part in the 2010 Ukrainian local elections, and the results as follows:^[2]

• Party of Regions: 80.3%, 61 seats
• Communist Party of Ukraine: 13.2%, 10 seats
• Strong Ukraine: 2.6%, 2 seats
• Front for Change: 2.6%, 2 seats
• Ukraine – Forward! 1.3%, 1 seat

Suspension

In April 2014, pro-Russian separatists declared the creation of the Luhansk People's Republic.^[3] By September, Separatist forces gained control over the city and nearby areas as Ukrainian forces withdrew.^[4] Since then, the city council has been de facto suspended as Ukrainian forces do not control the city.