The body of local self-government on the territory of settlements of the Koryukiv urban territorial community of Chernihiv region is the city council, which carries out its activities in accordance with the Laws of Ukraine "On Local Self-Government in Ukraine", "On Voluntary Unification of Territorial Communities", the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Defining administrative centers and approval of territories of territorial communities of Chernihiv region".
The current composition of the city council was elected at the first local council elections on October 25, 2020, in which almost 43% of voters participated. The elections were held on the territory of Koryukivska city, Biloshytska-Slobidska, Okhramievytska, Perelyubska, Prybynska, Rybynska and Shyshkivska rural territorial communities.
A new one entered into force on January 1, 2020Electoral Code,which changed the rules of elections to local councils.
In local councils with a population of more than 10,000 residents, voting took place according to open lists and the updated proportional system, without self-nomination of candidates. Deputies will go to parties that overcome the 5% barrier.
5 political parties that the most votes won and overcome 5 percent barrier,they are represented in the city council:
- CHERNIHIV REGIONAL ORGANIZATION OF POLITICAL PARTY "SLUGA NARODU":
The number of voters' votes is 3190; percentage of voters' votes - 47.62; the number of deputy mandates is 12.
- CHERNIHIV REGIONAL PARTY ORGANIZATION OF THE "RYDNIY DIM" POLITICAL PARTY:
The number of voters' votes is 1,289; percentage of voters' votes - 19.24; the number of deputy mandates is 6.
- Koryukiv local organization of Oleg Lyashko's Radical Party:
Number of voters' votes - 545; percentage of voters' votes - 8.13; the number of deputy mandates is 3.
- CHERNIGIV REGIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE "NASH DIM" POLITICAL PARTY:
Number of voters' votes - 447; percentage of voters' votes - 6.67; the number of deputy mandates is 3.
- CHERNIGHI REGIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE "OPPOSITION PLATFORM - ZA ZHITIA" POLITICAL PARTY:
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Number of voters' votes - 395; percentage of voters' votes - 5.89; the number of deputy mandates is 2.
The Koryukiv City Council of the seventh convocation consists of 26 deputies.
Among the elected deputies of the Koryukiv City Council by gender:
The men - 16;
The women - 10.
By age:
up to 30 years old - 2 deputies;
from 30 to 40 years old - 8 deputies;
from 40 to 50 years old - 5 deputies;
from 50 to 60 years old - 9 deputies;
from 60 years old - 2 deputies.
The average age of city council members is 46 years old.
Quality composition of the deputy corps:
employees of industrial enterprises - 2;
employees of medical institutions - 5;
employees of state authorities - 1;
agricultural workers - 2;
employees of local self-government bodies – 4;
private entrepreneurs - 2;
employees of the Department of Emergency Situations - 1;
employees of enterprises of other forms of ownership - 2;
employees of communal enterprises and institutions - 3;
pensioners – 3;
тимчасово непрацюючі – 1.
Deputies of the last convocation were 10 deputies.
In the elections of October 25, 2020, Ratan Akhmedov was elected mayor of the city by a general popular vote. The elections of the mayor were held according to the majoritarian electoral system of the relative majority in a single single-mandate electoral district. 3 candidates were registered for the position of mayor. 6,360 votes were cast for Ratan Ratanovych Akhmedov, i.e. 89.72 percent.