Municipal
Mayor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Directly elected by plurality for a four-year term; may serve no more than two consecutive terms (Local Government Act). Next election 2026-11-28.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Next vote
Sources
- law.moj.gov.tw · checked Ministry of Justice (ROC), Local Government Act, read 2026-10-12: directly elected mayors and magistrates, self-governing matters. For: Mayor
- storm.mg · checked Storm Media, 高虹安涉貪改判無罪將回歸新竹市長, 2025-12-16, read 2026-10-12: High Court reversed the corruption conviction; reinstatement as mayor pending MOI approval (completed 2025-12-18 per later reports). Fallback: news, because hccg.gov.tw returned HTTP 403. For: Ann Kao, current term
- wikidata.org · checked Fallback: Wikidata head-of-government (P6) statements for the division, read 2026-10-12, cross-checked against Wikipedia '2026 Taiwanese local elections' where it names the incumbent; official CEC 2022 results page not reached. Party per Wikidata/Wikipedia. For: Ann Kao, current term
- cec.gov.tw · checked Central Election Commission, home page calendar, read 2026-10-12: 20261128 "115年地方公職人員選舉投票" (2026 local election polling day); CEC notice on the 115 municipal/county mayor and council elections incl. voting date. For: General election, November 28, 2026
- cec.gov.tw · checked Central Election Commission via Focus Taiwan and Wikipedia '2026 Taiwanese local elections', read 2026-10-12: local elections on 2026-11-28 (CEC announcement reported by Focus Taiwan 2026-08/09). For: General election, November 28, 2026