Local elections in Serbia were held on 3 April 2022 in the municipalities of Aranđelovac, Bajina Bašta, Belgrade, Bor, Doljevac, Kladovo, Knjaževac, Kula, Lučani, Majdanpek, Medveđa, Sečanj, Sevojno (a municipality in the city of Užice), and Smederevska Palanka.
The UZPS coalition also ran on two separate lists in Kula, where the leader of a civic group claimed that bribery occurred during the collection of signatures.
Five ballot lists appeared in the election in Lučani and seven in Majdanpek, where electoral irregularities were reported at voting stations.
Previous local elections in Serbia were held in March and October 2021, in which the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won a majority of seats in most of the municipalities.
An electoral list could be declined, after which those who had submitted can fix the deficiencies in a span of 48 hours, or rejected, if the person is not authorised to nominate candidates.
[19] Dačić announced that local elections would be held in the municipalities of Aranđelovac, Bajina Bašta, Belgrade, Bor, Doljevac, Kladovo, Knjaževac, Kula, Lučani, Majdanpek, Medveđa, Sečanj, Sevojno, and Smederevska Palanka.
[28] During the campaign period, SNS youth representatives launched an initiative to landscape the area near a local railway station.
[29] SPS representatives signed an agreement with the Greens of Serbia on 25 February, which formalised their coalition in Aranđelovac.
[32][33] Incumbent mayor Bojan Radović of the Serbian Progressive Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election.
[35] Zoran Zečević appeared in the seventh position on the list of the Serbian Party Oathkeepers and was not immediately elected.
[37] Incumbent mayor Vesna Đurić of the Serbian Progressive Party resigned in January 2022 in order to prompt a new local election.
[52] Uroš Đokić of the People's Party was elected to the assembly from the lead position on the United for the Victory of Bajina Bašta list.
[66]The Bor City Election Commission (GIK) proclaimed the ballot list led by SNS on 16 February.
[69] The SPS–JS coalition presented its ballot on 18 February, while the Vlach Party "Bridge" announced that they will contest the local election by themselves.
[80] During the campaign, the NS–led coalition stated its support for building new hospitals and its opposition to exploitation of natural resources.
[84] A poll was conducted in early February, in which the majority of respondents stated that the local government in Bor should change.
Incumbent mayor Goran Ljubić of the Serbian Progressive Party resigned in January 2022 in order to harmonize them with Serbia's parliamentary vote and the other municipal elections.
[92] The City Election Commission in Doljevac had confirmed four ballot lists in total, which were SNS, SPS, JS, and SRS.
[98] Ljubić again resigned as mayor on 30 October 2023 to prompt a new election later in the year and was appointed as president of a provisional authority.
[114] The City Election Commission also confirmed ballot lists that were submitted by the Serbian People's Party (SNP) and JS.
Incumbent mayor Damjan Miljanić of the Serbian Progressive Party resigned in January 2022 in order to harmonize them with Serbia's parliamentary vote and the other municipal elections.
[125] Zlatko Ostojić, the leader of the civic group "Residents of Kula and Our City", had claimed that two ballot lists were submitted in an illegal way, and that bribery took place during the collection of signatures.
[134] A civic group named "One Team" also announced its participation in the election,[135][136] and its ballot list was confirmed by 14 March, including SRS.
[161] Incumbent mayor Predrag Rađenović of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) resigned on 1 January 2022.
[187] Incumbent mayor Nikola Vučen of the Serbian Progressive Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election.
[188] Future parliamentarian Nenad Milojičić was re-elected to the assembly from the lead position on the People's Party list.
[194] The UZPS coalition had also announced its participation in the local election, and its ballot list was confirmed on 8 March.
[199] Avram Ilić, a Healthy Serbia representative, stated that "further decentralization would be necessary for a better life of the citizens in Sevojno".
[204] In Sečanj, Vukašin Baćina and his citizens group declined to join the local government led by Serbian Progressive Party.
[205] Vesna Đurić, who previously served as the president of the municipality of Bajina Bašta, was sworn in on 12 May; all 24 members of the Serbian Progressive Party city assembly group voted in favour.