2014 French municipal elections
# 2014 French municipal elections

The French municipal elections of 2014 were held on 23 March of that year with a second round of voting, where necessary, on 30 March to elect the municipal councils of France's communes. The first task of each newly constituted municipal council is to elect a mayor for that commune.

Municipal councillors, and the mayors they elect, ordinarily serve a term of six years.

## Exit polls

An exit poll by pollster BVA showed:

| Party | political leaning of party | Percentage of Total Vote |
| - | - | - |
| Union for a Popular Movement and allies | center-right | 48% |
| Socialist Party and allies | center-left | 43% |
| National Front | far-right | 7% |

## Balance by parties

### Left Front

* Lost cities: Villejuif (55,923), Le Blanc-Mesnil (51,916), Saint-Ouen (47,783), Bobigny (47,224), Aubagne (45,800), Vaulx-en-Velin (42,726), Villepinte (35,850), Bagnolet (34,513), Viry-Châtillon (31,655), Roissy-en-Brie (22,436), Limeil-Brévannes (20,663), Achères (19,606), Hennebont (15,456), Fourmies (12,068), La Queue-en-Brie (11,506), Gisors (11,474), Saint-Orens-de-Gameville (11,196), Saint-Claude (10,690), Aniche (10,509), Vieux-Condé (10,172), Pierre-Bénite (10,011), Varennes-Vauzelles (9,567), Portes-lès-Valence (9,507), Grigny (9,094), Elne (8,100), Roussillon (7,983), Boucau (7,801), Houdain (7,623), Feignies (7,184), Migennes (7,126), Trignac (7,008), Divion (6,971), Lallaing (6,496), Quiévrechain (6,130), Coursan (6,050), Fenain (5,327), Cuges-les-Pins (4,898), Auchy-les-Mines (4,601), Évin-Malmaison (4,583), Vermelles (4,526), Drap (4,297), Laigneville (4,168), Hérin (3,947), Garchizy (3,836).
* Cities won: Montreuil (103,068), Aubervilliers (75,598), 1st arrondissement of Lyon (28,932), Thiers (11,232), Onnaing (8,720), Magnanville (5,904), Ambazac (5,555), Courpière (4,401), Rilhac-Rancon (4,313), Annay (4,246), Escautpont (4,227), Serémange-Erzange (4,203), Avesnes-les-Aubert (3,635).

### Socialist Party

* Lost cities:, Reims (180,752), Tours (134,633), Pau (79,798), Ajaccio (66,809), Quimper (63,235), 9th arrondissement of Paris (60,120), Pessac (58,743), Chelles (52,817), Belfort (50,128), Charleville-Mézières (49,433), Chalon-sur-Saône (44,847), Anglet (38,581), Joué-lès-Tours (36,554), Nevers (36,210), Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (35,582), Schiltigheim (31,633), Palaiseau (30,316), Athis-Mons (29,831), Périgueux (29,811), Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (28,348), Bergerac (27,687), Montbéliard (25,974), Les Ulis (24,641), Villeparisis (24,525), Brétigny-sur-Orge (24,264), Dole (24,009), Montgeron (22,941), Mantes-la-Ville (19,839), Montceau-les-Mines (19,124), Maurepas (18,928), Chilly-Mazarin (18,843), Riom (18,291), Marmande (18,218), Ploemeur (17,747), Vendôme (16,849), Bruz (16,612), Cesson-Sévigné (15,413), Juvisy-sur-Orge (14,924), Issoire (14,170), Pontivy (14,011), Bois-d'Arcy (13,788), Guipavas (13,414), Rixheim (13,145), Épinay-sous-Sénart (12,129), Guebwiller (11,517), Valentigney (11,155), Beaumont (10,908), Orthez (10,886), Oloron-Sainte-Marie (10,854), Igny (10,522), Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (10,484), Gerzat (10,389), Fondettes (10,306), Vernouillet (9,401), Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon (9,324), Ploërmel (9,221), Crosne (9,190), Saint-Pierre-du-Mont (9,081), Meulan-en-Yvelines (8,921), Saint-Pierre-du-Perray (8,618), Bellerive-sur-Allier (8,530), Lempdes (8,397), Ballan-Miré (8,074), Coutras (8,062), Romagnat (8,049), Chinon (7,911), Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse (7,743), Cébazat (7,509), Questembert (7,464), Artigues-près-Bordeaux (7,290), Mordelles (7,230), Revin (7,187), Carbon-Blanc (6,941), Ambert (6,869), Les Essarts-le-Roi (6,298), Aire-sur-l'Adour (6,207), Châteaubourg (6,196), Inzinzac-Lochrist (6,129), Wissous (6,093), Plédran (6,053), Pordic (6,001), Bethoncourt (5,974), Magnanville (5,904), Lèves (5,675), Genlis (5,588), Gan (5,481), Montbard (5,476), Saint-Astier (5,468), Ceyrat (5,444), Bar-sur-Aube (5,214), Saintry-sur-Seine (5,140), Pauillac (5,059), Villabé (5,010), Bavilliers (4,889), Saint-Sever (4,758), Vouziers (4,094), Hillion (4,063), Ribérac (4,053), Castelnau-de-Médoc (3,902), Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon (3,713), Fumay (3,712), Romillé (3,670), Bavans (3,662), Brassac-les-Mines (3,308), Plancoët (3,084), Mussidan (2,878), Ambès (2,868), Plombières-lès-Dijon (2,771), Le Bugue (2,728), Puy-Guillaume (2,612), Vendays-Montalivet (2,480), Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (2,400), Le Buisson-de-Cadouin (2,094), Nohanent (1,968), Cercy-la-Tour (1,936), Corbigny (1,576),

## Results in largest cities

| Cities | Population | Incumbent mayor | Party | Elected mayor | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aix-en-Provence | 141,545 | Maryse Joissains-Masini | UMP | Maryse Joissains-Masini | UMP |
| Amiens | 132,699 | Gilles Demailly | PS | Brigitte Fouré | UDI |
| Angers | 150,125 | Frédéric Béatse | PS | Christophe Béchu | UMP |
| Argenteuil | 106,817 | Philippe Doucet | PS | Georges Mothron | UMP |
| Avignon | 90,305 | Marie-Josée Roig | UMP | Cécile Helle | PS |
| Besançon | 116,952 | Jean-Louis Fousseret | PS | Jean-Louis Fousseret | PS |
| Bordeaux | 243,626 | Alain Juppé | UMP | Alain Juppé | UMP |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | 116,794 | Pierre-Christophe Baguet | UMP | Pierre-Christophe Baguet | UMP |
| Brest | 139,386 | François Cuillandre | PS | François Cuillandre | PS |
| Caen | 107,229 | Philippe Duron | PS | Joël Bruneau | UMP |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 141,463 | Serge Godard | PS | Olivier Bianchi | PS |
| Dijon | 153,003 | François Rebsamen | PS | François Rebsamen | PS |
| Grenoble | 160,215 | Michel Destot | PS | Éric Piolle | EELV |
| Le Havre | 172,074 | Édouard Philippe | UMP | Édouard Philippe | UMP |
| Le Mans | 144,244 | Jean-Claude Boulard | PS | Jean-Claude Boulard | PS |
| Lille | 231,491 | Martine Aubry | PS | Martine Aubry | PS |
| Limoges | 135,098 | Alain Rodet | PS | Émile-Roger Lombertie | UMP |
| Lyon | 500,715 | Gérard Collomb | PS | Gérard Collomb | PS |
| Marseille | 855,393 | Jean-Claude Gaudin | UMP | Jean-Claude Gaudin | UMP |
| Metz | 118,634 | Dominique Gros | PS | Dominique Gros | PS |
| Montpellier | 272,084 | Hélène Mandroux | PS | Philippe Saurel | DVG |
| Montreuil | 104,139 | Dominique Voynet | EELV | Patrice Bessac | PCF |
| Mulhouse | 112,063 | Jean Rottner | UMP | Jean Rottner | UMP |
| Nancy | 104,072 | André Rossinot | UDI | Laurent Hénart | UDI |
| Nanterre | 92,227 | Patrick Jarry | DVG | Patrick Jarry | DVG |
| Nantes | 292,718 | Patrick Rimbert | PS | Johanna Rolland | PS |
| Nice | 342,295 | Christian Estrosi | UMP | Christian Estrosi | UMP |
| Nîmes | 150,564 | Jean-Paul Fournier | UMP | Jean-Paul Fournier | UMP |
| Nouméa | 99,926 | Jean Lèques | UMP | Sonia Lagarde | UDI |
| Orléans | 114,375 | Serge Grouard | UMP | Serge Grouard | UMP |
| Paris | 2,229,621 | Bertrand Delanoë | PS | Anne Hidalgo | PS |
| Perpignan | 120,959 | Jean-Marc Pujol | UMP | Jean-Marc Pujol | UMP |
| Reims | 182,592 | Adeline Hazan | PS | Arnaud Robinet | UMP |
| Rennes | 221,373 | Daniel Delaveau | PS | Nathalie Appéré | PS |
| Roubaix | 95,866 | Pierre Dubois | PS | Guillaume Delbar | UMP |
| Rouen | 110,755 | Yvon Robert | PS | Yvon Robert | PS |
| Saint-Denis, Réunion | 142,442 | Gilbert Annette | PS | Gilbert Annette | PS |
| Saint-Denis | 109,343 | Didier Paillard | PCF | Didier Paillard | PCF |
| Saint-Étienne | 172,023 | Maurice Vincent | PS | Gaël Perdriau | UMP |
| Saint-Paul, Réunion | 104,332 | Huguette Bello | PLR | Joseph Sinimalé | UMP |
| Strasbourg | 275,718 | Roland Ries | PS | Roland Ries | PS |
| Toulon | 163,760 | Hubert Falco | UMP | Hubert Falco | UMP |
| Toulouse | 458,298 | Pierre Cohen | PS | Jean-Luc Moudenc | UMP |
| Tourcoing | 93,974 | Michel-François Delannoy | PS | Gérald Darmanin | UMP |
| Tours | 134,803 | Jean Germain | PS | Serge Babary | UMP |
| Villeurbanne | 147,192 | Jean-Paul Bret | PS | Jean-Paul Bret | PS |
| Vitry-sur-Seine | 90,075 | Alain Audoubert | PCF | Alain Audoubert | PCF |

### Aix-en-Provence

Incumbent mayor: Maryse Joissains-Masini (UMP)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Maryse Joissains-Masini | UMP | 19,650 | 37,79 | 26,942 | 52,61 | 42 | = |
| | Bruno Genzana | UDI | 5,885 | 11,32 | 26,942 | 52,61 | 42 | = |
| | Édouard Baldo | PS-POC | 10,218 | 19,65 | 18,687 | 36,49 | 10 | 3 |
| | Catherine Rouvier | FN | 5,416 | 10,34 | 5,577 | 10,89 | 3 | 3 |
| | François-Xavier de Peretti | UPA-PRG-GE | 4,214 | 8,11 | | | | |
| | François Hamy | EELV | 2,536 | 4,88 | | | | |
| | Anne Mesliand | PCF-PG | 2,483 | 4,78 | | | | |
| | Jean-Louis Keïta | DIV | 1,467 | 2,82 | | | | |
| | Najia Jennane | DVG | 127 | 0,24 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 90,060 | 100,00 | 90,079 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 36,899 | 40,97 | 36,937 | 41,01 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 53,161 | 59,02 | 53,142 | 58,99 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 1,165 | 1,29 | 1,936 | 3,64 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 51,996 | 98,71 | 51,206 | 96,36 |

### Amiens

Incumbent mayor: Gilles Demailly (PS)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Brigitte Fouré | UDI-UMP-MoDem | 16,533 | 44,79 | 19,062 | 50,38 | 42 | 30 |
| | Thierry Bonté | PS-EELV-PCF-PRG-MRC | 9,098 | 24,65 | 12,788 | 33,80 | 9 | 34 |
| | Yves Dupille | FN | 5,739 | 15,54 | 5,981 | 15,80 | 4 | 4 |
| | Cédric Maisse | PG | 3,273 | 8,86 | | | | |
| | Bruno Paleni | LO | 944 | 2,55 | | | | |
| | Nicolas Belvalette | DVG | 801 | 2,17 | | | | |
| | Mohamed Boulafrad | DVG | 520 | 1,40 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 73,923 | 100,00 | 73,912 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 35,472 | 47,99 | 34,437 | 46,59 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 38,451 | 52,01 | 39,475 | 53,41 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 1,543 | 4,01 | 1,644 | 4,16 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 36,908 | 95,99 | 37,831 | 95,84 |

### Angers

Incumbent mayor: Frédéric Béatse (PS)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Christophe Béchu | UMP-MoDem | 18,365 | 35,91 | 27,975 | 54,36 | 43 | 29 |
| | Frédéric Béatse* | PS-EELV-PCF | 13,691 | 26,77 | 23,086 | 45,64 | 12 | 33 |
| | Jean-Luc Rotureau | PS | 8,288 | 16,20 | | | | |
| | Laurent Gérault | UDI | 3,806 | 7,44 | | | | |
| | Gaétan Dirand | FN | 3,443 | 6,73 | | | | |
| | Nathalie Sévaux | DIV | 1,683 | 3,29 | | | | |
| | Martin Nivault | PG-GA | 1,075 | 2,10 | | | | |
| | Marie-José Faligant | LO | 477 | 0,93 | | | | |
| | Hubert Lardeux | POI | 307 | 0,60 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 88,281 | 100,00 | 88,311 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 35,995 | 40,77 | 34,153 | 38,67 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 52,286 | 59,23 | 54,158 | 61,33 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 1,151 | 2,20 | 2,697 | 4,98 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 51,135 | 97,80 | 51,461 | 95,02 |

### Bordeaux

Incumbent mayor: Alain Juppé (UMP)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Alain Juppé* | UMP-UDI-MoDem | 46,489 | 60,95 | 52 | 2 |
| | Vincent Feltesse | PS-EELV-PRG-MRC | 17,224 | 22,58 | 7 | 4 |
| | Jacques Colombier | FN | 4,626 | 6,06 | 2 | 2 |
| | Vincent Maurin | PCF-PG | 3,506 | 4,60 | | |
| | Yves Simone | DIV | 2,128 | 2,79 | | |
| | Philippe Poutou | NPA | 1,914 | 2,51 | | |
| | Fanny Quandalle | LO | 391 | 0,51 | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 140,358 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 62,760 | 44,71 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 77,598 | 55,29 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 1,320 | 1,70 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 76,278 | 98,30 |

### Caen

Incumbent mayor: Philippe Duron (PS)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Joël Bruneau | UMP | 10,186 | 30,79 | 19,458 | 57,03 | 43 | 31 |
| | Sonia de La Provôté | UDI-MoDem | 5,958 | 18,01 | 19,458 | 57,03 | 43 | 31 |
| | Philippe Duron* | PS-PCF-PRG-MRC | 8,670 | 26,21 | 14,657 | 42,96 | 12 | 31 |
| | Rudy L'Orphelin | EELV | 3,383 | 10,22 | 14,657 | 42,96 | 12 | 31 |
| | Philippe Chapron | FN | 2,421 | 7,31 | | | | |
| | Étienne Adam | E!-NPA-PG | 1,922 | 5,81 | | | | |
| | Pierre Casevitz | LO | 537 | 1,62 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 58,111 | 100,00 | 58,117 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 24,074 | 41,43 | 22,396 | 38,54 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 34,037 | 58,57 | 35,721 | 61,46 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 960 | 2,82 | 1,606 | 4,50 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 33,077 | 97,18 | 34,115 | 95,50 |

### Grenoble

Incumbent mayor: Michel Destot (PS)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Éric Piolle | EELV-PG-GA | 12,759 | 29,41 | 19,677 | 40,02 | 42 | 36 |
| | Jérôme Safar | PS-PCF-PRG-MRC-Cap21 | 10,982 | 25,31 | 13,496 | 27,45 | 8 | 36 |
| | Matthieu Chamussy | UMP-UDI | 9,052 | 20,86 | 11,795 | 23,99 | 7 | 2 |
| | Mireille d'Ornano | FN | 5,449 | 12,56 | 4,193 | 8,52 | 2 | 2 |
| | Philippe de Longevialle | MoDem | 1,956 | 4,51 | | | | |
| | Denis Bonzy | NC | 1,533 | 3,53 | | | | |
| | Lahcen Benmaza | DIV | 788 | 1,82 | | | | |
| | Catherine Brun | LO | 516 | 1,19 | | | | |
| | Maurice Colliat | POI | 350 | 0,81 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 84,816 | 100,00 | 84,819 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 40,369 | 47,60 | 34,730 | 40,95 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 44,447 | 52,40 | 50,089 | 59,05 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 1,062 | 2,39 | 928 | 1,85 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 43,385 | 97,61 | 49,161 | 98,15 |

### Le Havre

Incumbent mayor: Édouard Philippe (UMP)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Édouard Philippe* | UMP-UDI | 26,660 | 52,04 | 45 | 1 |
| | Camille Galap | PS-EELV-PRG | 8,580 | 16,75 | 5 | 1 |
| | Nathalie Nail | PCF-PG | 8,384 | 16,37 | 5 | 4 |
| | Damien Lenoir | FN | 6,877 | 13,43 | 4 | 4 |
| | Magali Cauchois | LO | 724 | 1,41 | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 113,130 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 59,921 | 52,97 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 53,209 | 47,03 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 1,984 | 3,73 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 51,225 | 96,27 |

### Lille

Incumbent mayor: Martine Aubry (PS)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Martine Aubry* | PS-PRG-MRC | 19,422 | 34,86 | 29,125 | 52,05 | 47 | 4 |
| | Lise Daleux | EELV | 6,176 | 11,08 | 29,125 | 52,05 | 47 | 4 |
| | Jean-René Lecerf | UMP-UDI-MoDem | 12,667 | 22,73 | 16,626 | 29,71 | 9 | 1 |
| | Éric Dillies | FN | 9,557 | 17,15 | 10,198 | 18,22 | 5 | 5 |
| | Hugo Vandamme | PCF-PG | 3,437 | 6,17 | | | | |
| | Alessandro di Giuseppe | EXG | 1,978 | 3,55 | | | | |
| | Jacques Mutez | DVG | 1,047 | 1,88 | | | | |
| | Nicole Baudrin | LO | 821 | 1,47 | | | | |
| | Jan Pauwels | NPA | 611 | 1,10 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 120,970 | 100,00 | 120,977 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 63,576 | 52,56 | 62,133 | 51,36 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 57,394 | 47,44 | 58,844 | 48,64 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 1,678 | 2,92 | 2,895 | 4,92 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 55,716 | 97,08 | 55,949 | 95,08 |

### Limoges

Incumbent mayor: Alain Rodet (PS)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Alain Rodet* | PS-EELV-PRG-MRC | 13,325 | 30,11 | 20,513 | 43,81 | 12 | 35 |
| | Gilbert Bernard | PCF-PG | 6,262 | 14,15 | 20,513 | 43,81 | 12 | 35 |
| | Emile-Roger Lombertie | UMP | 10,528 | 23,79 | 21,100 | 45,07 | 40 | 32 |
| | Pierre Coinaud | UDI-MoDem | 5,451 | 12,31 | 21,100 | 45,07 | 40 | 32 |
| | Vincent Gérard | FN | 7,504 | 16,95 | 5,201 | 11,10 | 3 | 3 |
| | Élisabeth Faucon | LO | 1,180 | 2,66 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 77,115 | 100,00 | 77,117 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 30,479 | 39,52 | 27,598 | 35,79 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 46,636 | 60,48 | 49,519 | 64,21 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 2,386 | 5,12 | 2,705 | 5,46 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 44,250 | 97,18 | 46,814 | 94,54 |

### Lyon

Incumbent mayor: Gérard Collomb (PS)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Gérard Collomb* | PS-PRG-MRC | 52,495 | 35,75 | 65,659 | 50,64 | 48 | 6 |
| | Etienne Tête | EELV | 13,065 | 8,90 | 65,659 | 50,64 | 48 | 6 |
| | Michel Havard | UMP-UDI | 44,767 | 30,49 | 44,385 | 34,24 | 21 | 2 |
| | Christophe Boudot | FN | 17,902 | 12,19 | 13,411 | 10,34 | 1 | 1 |
| | Aline Guitard | PCF-PG-GRAM | 11,095 | 7,56 | 6,191 | 4,78 | 3 | 3 |
| | Éric Lafond | MoDem | 5,436 | 3,70 | | | | |
| | Others | Others | 2,278 | 0,85 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 266,395 | 100,00 | 235,399 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 116,977 | 43,91 | 102,248 | 43,44 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 149,418 | 56,09 | 133,151 | 56,56 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 2,607 | 1,74 | 3,505 | 2,63 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 146,811 | 98,26 | 129,646 | 97,37 |

### Marseille

Incumbent mayor: Jean-Claude Gaudin (UMP)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Jean-Claude Gaudin* | UMP-UDI-MoDem | 96,132 | 37,64 | 96,813 | 42,39 | 61 | 10 |
| | Stéphane Ravier | FN | 59,159 | 23,16 | 60,548 | 26,51 | 20 | 19 |
| | Patrick Mennucci | PS-EELV-PRG-MRC | 53,030 | 20,77 | 70,999 | 31,09 | 20 | 29 |
| | Jean-Marc Coppola | PCF-PG | 18,132 | 7,10 | 70,999 | 31,09 | 20 | 29 |
| | Pape Diouf | DVG | 14,377 | 5,63 | | | | |
| | Others | Others | 14,047 | 5,50 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 491,097 | 100,00 | 412,940 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 228,197 | 46,47 | 176,395 | 42,72 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 262,900 | 53,53 | 236,545 | 57,28 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 7,519 | 2,86 | 8,185 | 3,46 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 255,381 | 97,14 | 228,360 | 96,54 |

### Nancy

Incumbent mayor: André Rossinot (UDI)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Laurent Hénart | UDI-UMP-MoDem | 11,744 | 40,47 | 15,418 | 52,91 | 42 | |
| | Mathieu Klein | PS-EELV-PRG-MRC | 10,377 | 35,75 | 13,721 | 47,08 | 13 | 2 |
| | Bora Yilmaz | PCF-PG | 1,580 | 5,44 | 13,721 | 47,08 | 13 | 2 |
| | Pierre Ducarne | FN | 2,007 | 6,91 | | | | |
| | Frank-Olivier Potier | DVD | 1,793 | 6,17 | | | | |
| | Denis Gabet | DVD | 1,170 | 4,03 | | | | |
| | Christiane Nimsgern | LO | 348 | 1,19 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 50,690 | 100,00 | 50,693 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 21,023 | 41,47 | 20,532 | 40,50 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 29,667 | 58,53 | 30,161 | 59,50 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 648 | 2,18 | 1,022 | 3,39 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 29,019 | 97,82 | 29,139 | 96,61 |

### Paris

In Paris, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (UMP) with 35,91 percent of the votes and Anne Hidalgo (PS) with 34,40 percent qualified for the second round. Hidalgo won the second round with 54.5 percent of the votes, becoming Paris's first female mayor.

The lists supporting Hidalgo (PS, Communists, Radical Party of the Left, Europe Ecology – The Greens) got 91 seats, the lists supporting Kosciusko-Morizet (UMP, UDI and MoDem) received 71, while the Left Party received 1.

### Perpignan

Incumbent mayor: Jean-Marc Pujol (UMP)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Louis Aliot | FN | 12,949 | 34,18 | 17,744 | 44,88 | 12 | 10 |
| | Jean-Marc Pujol* | UMP-UDI | 11,617 | 30,67 | 21,786 | 55,11 | 43 | 2 |
| | Jacques Cresta | PS-PCF-PRG-MRC | 4,497 | 11,87 | Retired | Retired | 0 | 12 |
| | Clotilde Ripoull | DVD | 3,646 | 9,62 | | | | |
| | Jean Codognès | EELV | 2,147 | 5,66 | | | | |
| | Philippe Simon | CDC | 1,067 | 2,81 | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Font | NPA | 851 | 2,24 | | | | |
| | Axel Belliard | DVG | 719 | 1,89 | | | | |
| | Liberto Plana | LO | 384 | 1,01 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 68,813 | 100,00 | 68,811 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 29,599 | 43,01 | 25,632 | 37,25 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 39,214 | 56,99 | 43,179 | 62,75 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 1,337 | 3,41 | 3,649 | 8,45 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 37,877 | 96,59 | 39,530 | 91,55 |

### Reims

Incumbent mayor: Adeline Hazan (PS)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Arnaud Robinet | UMP-UDI | 20,159 | 39,63 | 25,297 | 46,19 | 44 | 31 |
| | Adeline Hazan* | PS-EELV-PCF-PRG-MRC | 19,477 | 38,29 | 23,414 | 42,75 | 12 | 34 |
| | Roger Paris | FN | 8,144 | 16,01 | 6,050 | 11,04 | 3 | 3 |
| | Karim Mellouki | PG-GA | 1,736 | 3,41 | | | | |
| | Thomas Rose | LO | 1,347 | 2,65 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 100,356 | 100,00 | 100,359 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 48,234 | 48,06 | 44,392 | 44,23 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 52,122 | 51,94 | 55,967 | 55,77 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 1,259 | 2,42 | 1,206 | 2,15 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 50,863 | 97,58 | 54,761 | 97,85 |

### Toulon

Incumbent mayor: Hubert Falco (UMP)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Hubert Falco* | UMP-UDI | 32,583 | 59,26 | 50 | 3 |
| | Jean-Yves Waquet | FN | 11,257 | 20,47 | 6 | 4 |
| | Robert Alfonsi | PS-EELV-PRG-MRC | 5,561 | 10,11 | 3 | 1 |
| | André de Ubeda | PCF-PG | 2,205 | 4,01 | | |
| | Olivier Lesage | AEI | 1,678 | 3,05 | | |
| | Geneviève Esquier | EXD | 1,246 | 2,26 | | |
| | Renée Defrance | LO | 447 | 0,81 | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 107,401 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 51,314 | 47,78 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 56,087 | 52,22 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 1,110 | 1,98 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 54,977 | 98,02 |

### Toulouse

Incumbent mayor: Pierre Cohen (PS)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Jean-Luc Moudenc | UMP-UDI-MoDem | 49,554 | 38,20 | 73,708 | 52,07 | 53 | 36 |
| | Pierre Cohen* | PS-PCF-PRG-MRC | 41,851 | 32,26 | 67,869 | 47,93 | 16 | 36 |
| | Antoine Maurice | EELV-PP | 9,064 | 6,99 | 67,869 | 47,93 | 16 | 36 |
| | Serge Laroze | FN | 10,574 | 8,15 | | | | |
| | Jean-Christophe Sellin | PCF-PG | 6,616 | 5,10 | | | | |
| | Christine de Veyrac | UDI | 3,183 | 2,45 | | | | |
| | Élisabeth Belaubre | Cap21 | 3,141 | 2,42 | | | | |
| | Jean-Pierre Plancade | PRG | 2,753 | 2,12 | | | | |
| | Ahmad Chouki | NPA | 2,170 | 1,67 | | | | |
| | Sandra Torremocha | LO | 818 | 0,63 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 254,538 | 100,00 | 254,547 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 121,629 | 47,78 | 107,764 | 42,34 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 132,909 | 52,22 | 146,783 | 57,66 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 3,185 | 2,40 | 5,206 | 3,55 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 129,724 | 97,60 | 141,577 | 96,45 |

### Villeurbanne

Incumbent mayor: Jean-Paul Bret (PS)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Jean-Paul Bret* | PS-PCF-PRG-MRC | 14,872 | 41,50 | 16,662 | 45,46 | 41 | 3 |
| | Jean-Wilfried Martin | UMP-UDI-MoDem | 8,079 | 22,55 | 9,157 | 24,98 | 7 | 4 |
| | Stéphane Poncet | FN | 6,287 | 17,54 | 5,823 | 15,88 | 4 | 4 |
| | Béatrice Vessiller | EELV-PG | 5,667 | 15,81 | 5,004 | 13,65 | 3 | 3 |
| | Philippe Bruneau | LO | 929 | 2,59 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 80,206 | 100,00 | 80,207 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 43,414 | 54,13 | 42,648 | 53,17 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 36,792 | 45,87 | 37,559 | 46,83 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 958 | 2,60 | 913 | 2,43 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 35,834 | 97,40 | 36,646 | 97,57 |

## Results in symbolic cities

### Hénin-Beaumont

Incumbent mayor: Eugène Binaisse (PS)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | Steeve Briois | FN | 6,006 | 50,25 | 28 | 20 |
| | Eugène Binaisse* | PS-EELV-PCF-PRG | 3,829 | 32,04 | 6 | 20 |
| | Gérard Dalongeville | DVG | 1,167 | 9,76 | 1 | |
| | Georges Bouquillon | MRC | 484 | 4,05 | | |
| | Jean-Marc Legrand | UMP-UDI | 464 | 3,88 | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 19,048 | 100,00 | | |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 6,744 | 35,41 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 12,304 | 64,59 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 354 | 2,88 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 11,950 | 97,12 |

### Pau

Incumbent mayor: Martine Lignières-Cassou (PS)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Nb. | +/- |
| | François Bayrou | MoDem-UMP-UDI | 12,749 | 41,85 | 18,388 | 62,95 | 40 | 31 |
| | David Habib | PS-PRG-MRC | 7,850 | 25,76 | 10,821 | 37,04 | 9 | 26 |
| | Olivier Dartigolles | PCF-PG | 1,621 | 5,32 | 10,821 | 37,04 | 9 | 26 |
| | Yves Urieta | LGM | 4,024 | 13,20 | Retired | Retired | 0 | 5 |
| | Georges de Pachtère | FN | 2,054 | 6,74 | | | | |
| | Eurydice Bled | EELV | 1,629 | 5,34 | | | | |
| | Mehdi Jabrane | DIV | 535 | 1,75 | | | | |
| Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | Inscrits (eligible voters) | 53,317 | 100,00 | 52,955 | 100,00 |
| Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | Abstentions (did not vote) | 22,029 | 41,32 | 21,706 | 40,99 |
| Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | Votants (voted) | 31,288 | 58,68 | 31,249 | 59,01 |
| Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | Blancs et nuls (blank or invalid ballots) | 826 | 2,64 | 2,040 | 6,53 |
| Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | Exprimés (total valid votes) | 30,462 | 97,36 | 29,209 | 93,47 |
