2026 Bangkok Metropolitan Council election

2026 Bangkok Metropolitan Council election
28 June 2026
All 50 seats in the Bangkok Metropolitan Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout52.61% (Decrease 8.80pp)
Party Vote % Seats +/–
People's 32.96 22 +8
Democrat 17.35 8 −1
Bangkok Possible Group 13.76 11 New
Pheu Thai Balanced Life Group 12.45 4 −16
Better Bangkok Group 2.58 2 New
Pattana Nong Khaem Group 1.23 1 New
Independent 7.42 2 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by district
Chair before Chair after
Surachit Phongsinghvithya
Pheu Thai		 Pattraporn Kengrungruengchai
People's

Elections for the 14th Bangkok Metropolitan Council were held on 28 June 2026,[1] occurring simultaneously with the 2026 Bangkok gubernatorial election.[2][3] 50 councilors are being be elected to the council, each representing one of the districts of Bangkok.[4]

Candidates

Major political parties in Thailand, including the People's Party, have announced their intention to run candidates in the election.[4] While the Pheu Thai Party officially announced that it would not field any candidates under the party's banner, some of its members, led by Theerarat Samrejvanich, believed that candidates should nevertheless be nominated. They therefore contested the election independently under the name Pheu Thai Balanced Life Group.[5][6]

The Bhumjaithai Party, a coalition partner in the government, did not field any candidates in either the Bangkok Metropolitan Council election or the Bangkok gubernatorial election.[7]

Campaigning

People's Party

The People's Party launched their campaign on 25 February 2025, named Hackable Bangkok 2026.[8] The party aims to address issues including air quality, utilization of green spaces and vacant land, and environmental management.[9] Current People's Party Councillors from the 13th Council include those representing Thawee Wattana and Phra Khanong districts.[9]

Bangkok Possible

The Bangkok Possible working team, a group of independent 30 candidates led by former MP Duangrit Benjathikul Chairungruang, launched its campaign focused on legislative reforms rather than executive projects.[10][11] Bangkok Possible aims to make public all voting records and meeting documents, expand public participation, and use data from the Traffy Fondue app to shape legislation. The group includes nearly 20 former Pheu Thai Party members and veterans of the BMC, including a former speaker and deputy speaker.[10]

Opinion polls

Fieldwork date Polling firm Sample size Party candidates Bangkok Possible Group Better Bangkok Group ind. Others Und./
no ans.		 Lead
PTP[a] PPLE
↑
MFP		 DP BJT NEWA
28 Jun 2026 Election results 52.61%[b] 12.45 32.96 17.35 — — 13.76 2.58 7.42 4.57 15.75[c] 15.61
16–19 Jun 2026 Suan Dusit[12] 2,562 10.62 31.81 8.78 — — — — 33.96 2.85 11.08 2.15
15–17 Jun 2026 NIDA[13] 2,000 6.85 27.80 12.30 — — 7.30 1.35 32.85 1.80 8.60 5.05
9–12 Jun 2026 Suan Dusit[14] 2,029 10.55 28.88 9.96 1.58 — — — 35.39 1.12 12.52 6.51
4–7 Jun 2026 KPI[15] 1,600 10.6 27.7 11.5 — — 3.8 1.4 18.5 6.4[d] 17.7 9.2
2–4 Jun 2026 NIDA[16] 2,000 6.05 26.50 11.50 — — 6.05 0.60 29.10 1.30 18.35 2.60
25–26 May 2026 NIDA[17] 1,310 44.81[e] — — 48.47 — 6.72 3.66
22–25 May 2026 KPI[18] 1,600 41.2 — — 41.6 — 17.2 0.4
19–22 May 2026 Suan Dusit[19] 1,179 7.46 35.20 6.45 1.18 — — — 26.55 0.34 22.82 8.65
6–8 May 2026 Suan Dusit[20] 1,074 7.91 40.13 7.91 2.89 0.47 — — 21.23 — 19.46 18.90
22 May 2022 2022 election 61.41%[b] 24.20 18.97 13.62 0.77 — — — 1.54 — 5.23

Results

Graph of the party split among 50 seats.
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Party708,25332.9622+8[f]
Democrat Party372,86117.358–1
Bangkok Possible Group295,60113.7611New
Pheu Thai Balanced Life Group[g]267,44212.454–16[h]
Better Bangkok Group55,4702.582New
Economic Party35,7521.660New
Pattana Nong Khaem Group26,3401.231New
Friends of Kanoknut Group19,7560.920New
Minburi Peung Dai Group8,5850.400New
Thailand's Future Party6,0270.2800
Lat Krabang Pattana Group1,1670.050New
Bangkok Can Fly Group7180.030New
Independents159,4327.422+2
None of the above191,5558.91––
Total2,148,959100.0050–
Valid votes2,148,95993.16
Invalid/blank votes157,8306.84
Total votes2,306,789100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,384,69552.61
Source: Election Commission[21]

Notes

  1. ↑ As the Pheu Thai Balanced Life Group
  2. 1 2 Election turnout.
  3. ↑ None of the above: 8.91; Invalid/blank votes: 6.84
  4. ↑ Economic Party: 4.1; Bangkok Can Fly Group: 2.3
  5. ↑ Party candidates: 33.21; Party affiliates: 11.60
  6. ↑ As the Move Forward Party
  7. ↑ Pheu Thai Party affiliates
  8. ↑ As the Pheu Thai Party

References

  1. ↑ "People's Party gears up for 2026 Bangkok gubernatorial elections". nationthailand. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Fiefdoms vs People's Party: Inside Thailand's battle for local power". world.thaipbs.or.th. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Don't count your chickens". Bangkok Post. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Bangkok Politics in 2025: Beacon of Thai Pluralism". FULCRUM. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "พรรคเพื่อไทย ไม่ส่งผู้สมัคร สก. แต่ให้ใช้โลโก้ และหาเสียงในนามพรรคได้". Thai PBS (in Thai). 5 May 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  6. ↑ ""ธีรรัตน์" นำทีมเปิดแคมเปญ "เพื่อไทย Life ลงตัว" ส่งผู้สมัคร ชิงที่นั่ง สก. กรุงเทพมหานคร". Thairath (in Thai). 25 May 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "โฆษก ภท. เผย ประชุมใหญ่พรรคพรุ่งนี้ ไม่ปรับ กก.บห. ย้ำไม่ส่งผู้สมัครชิงสนาม ผู้ว่าฯ กทม.-ส.ก." The Standard (in Thai). 24 April 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "People's Party to contest Bangkok governor race". Bangkok Post. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  9. 1 2 "People's Party gears up for 2026 Bangkok gubernatorial elections". nationthailand. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  10. 1 2 Mongkol, Chatwan. "A group stakes Bangkok council bid on reforming how city makes local law". Soiciety. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Watch: Work Team Launches Candidates for Bangkok Council Tomorrow with Campaign "Making Bangkok Possible"". Thairath. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "โค้งสุดท้ายเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม. (ครั้งที่ 4)" (PDF) (in Thai). 20 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "โค้งสอง สนามเลือกตั้ง ผู้ว่าฯ กทม. 69 — NIDA Poll นิด้าโพล โพลแห่งแรกของประเทศไทย" (in Thai). 19 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "การเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม. คนที่18 (ครั้งที่ 3)" (PDF) (in Thai). 14 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "เลือกตั้ง กทม. 69: ฐานเสียงการเมืองกับการเลือกผู้ว่าฯ และแนวโน้มการเลือก ส.ก. ก่อนโค้งสุดท้าย" (PDF) (in Thai). 19 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "โค้งแรก สนามเลือกตั้ง ผู้ว่าฯ กทม. 69 — NIDA Poll นิด้าโพล โพลแห่งแรกของประเทศไทย" (in Thai). 7 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "ผู้ว่าฯ กทม. อิสระหรือสังกัดพรรค — NIDA Poll นิด้าโพล โพลแห่งแรกของประเทศไทย" (in Thai). 31 May 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "ความนิยมของประชาชนและ ทิศทางโค้งแรกสนามเลือกตั้ง กทม. 69" (PDF) (in Thai). 29 May 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "การเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม. คนที่18 (ครั้งที่ 2)" (PDF) (in Thai). 24 May 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "การเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม. คนที่18 (ครั้งที่ 1)" (PDF) (in Thai). 10 May 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "ประกาศคณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้งประจำท้องถิ่นกรุงเทพมหานคร เรื่อง ผลการนับคะแนนเลือกตั้ง". www.ect.go.th (in Thai). 30 June 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
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