2025 Cleveland City Council election

2025 Cleveland City Council election

November 2, 2021

15 seats on Cleveland City Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party
 
Party Democratic
Last election 17
Seats won 15
Seat change 2

The 2025 Cleveland City Council election was held on November 4, 2025. The primary elections were held on September 9, 2025. All 15 seats on Cleveland City Council were up for election. Elections in Cleveland are officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the primary election advancing to the general election, regardless of party. This was the first election held under new ward maps. City Council lost two seats due to population decline.