2021 Somaliland municipal elections

[2][3][4] On 12 July 2020, Somaliland's major political parties reached a landmark agreement to ensure timely elections and to advance preparations for the elections.

[4] Negotiations between the parties and the National Electoral Commission settled on the earliest possible date by which the latter believed it would have sufficient time to prepare for the polls.

[5][6] 1,065,847 people registered to vote in Somaliland's local elections.

[7] Preliminary results showed that Kulmiye won a plurality of seats with Waddani close behind, while UCID came in third place.

Out of the 220 elected local councillors, 217 were men and 3 were women.