title: 2009 Slovak regional elections
text: # 2009 Slovak regional elections
  
  Elections were held in Slovakia's eight self-governing regions on 14 November 2009.
  
  Six of the regional presidencies were won by centre-left Direction – Social Democracy (Smer), with one being won by Smer's national conservative allies, the People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (ĽS-HZDS). Bratislava was won by the centre-right Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party, having previously been held by ĽS-HZDS-backed Vladimír Bajan
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Presidencies
  
  | Region | Winner | Party | Endorsing parties |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Bratislava | Pavol Frešo | SDKÚ-DS | KDH, SMK, OKS, SaS |
  | Trnava | Tibor Mikuš | Smer | ND, SNS, SZ |
  | Trenčín | Pavol Sedláček | ĽS-HZDS | Smer, SNS |
  | Nitra | Milan Belica | Smer | SDKÚ-DS, KDH |
  | Žilina | Juraj Blanár | Smer | SNS, ĽS-HZDS, SZ, SF |
  | Banská Bystrica | Vladimír Maňka | Smer | ĽS-HZDS |
  | Prešov | Peter Chudík | Smer | ĽS-HZDS, HZD, SZS |
  | Košice | Zdenko Trebuľa | Smer | SMK, ĽS-HZDS, SF, HZD, SOS, Most–Híd, Liga |
  
  ### Councils
  
  | Party | Bratislava | Trnava | Trenčín | Nitra | Žilina | Banská Bystrica | Prešov | Košice | Total | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Smer | 13 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 135 / 408 | 33.1 |
  | SDKÚ-DS | 10 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 57 / 408 | 14.0 |
  | KDH | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 10 | – | 51 / 408 | 12.5 |
  | SMK | 5 | 11 | – | 13 | – | 7 | – | 4 | 40 / 408 | 9.8 |
  | ĽS-HZDS | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 39 / 408 | 9.6 |
  | SNS | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | 2 | – | – | 9 / 408 | 2.2 |
  | HZD | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 / 408 | 1.0 |
  | OKS | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 / 408 | 1.0 |
  | Most–Híd | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 / 408 | 0.5 |
  | SF | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 / 408 | 0.5 |
  | Other parties | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 / 408 | 2.2 |
  | Independents | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 56 / 408 | 13.7 |
  | Total | 44 | 40 | 45 | 54 | 57 | 49 | 62 | 57 | 408 | 100 |
  
  Nine further parties won one seat each.
  
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