The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won one councillorship seat at Ward D in Yaba.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the 20 chairmanship seats in the Lagos State local government elections.
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) on Sunday said the APC also won 375 out of 376 councillorship seats in the state.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won one councillorship seat at Ward D in Yaba.
Registered voters in the state, on Saturday, went to the polls to elect their preferred chairmen and councillors who will pilot the affairs of the 20 local government areas (LGAs) and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs).
Voters at a polling unit during the Lagos LG polls on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
The state has over seven million registered voters.
Information from the agency showed that 15 out of the 19 registered political parties in the country were confirmed to contest the chairmanship and councillorship positions.
The 20 councils are Agege, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Alimosho, Amuwo-Odofin, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Eti-Osa, Ibeju-Lekki, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Kosofe, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Mushin, Ojo, Oshodi-Isolo, Shomolu, and Surulere.
The LCDAs are Orile Agege, Ifelodun, Agbado-Oke Odo, Ayobo-Ipaja, Egbe-Idimu, Mosan-Okunola, Oriade, Apapa Iganmu, Olorunda, Badagry West, Eredo, Ikosi-Ejirin, Ikoyi-Obalende, Iru/Victoria Island, and Lekki.
Sanwo-Olu casting his vote at the Lagos LG election on July 12, 2025
Other LCDAs are Ojokoro, Onigbongbo, Ojodu, Igbogbo-Baiyeku, Ijede, Imota, Ikorodu North, Ikorodu West, Agboyi-Ketu, Ikosi-Isheri, Lagos Island East, Yaba, Odi-Olowo, Iba, Oto-Awori, Ejigbo, Isolo, Bariga, Coker-Aguda, and Itire-Ikate.
With the results, the APC has retained its political control of Lagos, the economic nerve of Nigeria, and a major revenue contributor.
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, hails from Lagos and was the governor of the state from 1999 to 2007.
On the eve of the election, LASIEC Chairman Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile said that no political party was prevented from participating in the elections.
Although there were no reports of major violence during the polls, voter intimidation and late arrival of materials were recorded in some areas.
But Okikiolu-Ighile stated that the claims of low turnout might have stemmed from voters departing after casting their votes.
A 70-year-old woman casts her vote in the Lagos LG election on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
“In some places, the turnout was very impressive. Some others took their time to come out.
“Someone sent me a message that it didn’t take him more than five minutes at the polling unit. So, we may not even know how many people came out. If we say people turned out very low here, but it might not be so over there because they were not kept at the polling unit,” she said on Saturday.
She noted that, although many polling units outside urban areas were inaccessible, the sensitive and non-sensitive materials eventually reached their destinations.
The LASIEC chief also said the commission overcame logistical difficulties in some parts of the state.
