Editing Calais (section)

== Politics ==
[[File:Pierre-Henri Dumont 3.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Pierre-Henri Dumont]], [[Member of Parliament (France)|MP]] for Calais (2017–2024)]]
Calais is part of [[Pas-de-Calais's 7th constituency]] for the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]]; the current [[Deputy (France)|deputy]] is [[Marc de Fleurian]] of the [[National Rally]], who ousted [[Pierre-Henri Dumont]] of [[The Republicans (France)|The Republicans]] at the [[2024 French legislative election|2024 election]].

For elections to the Pas-de-Calais [[departmental council (France)|departmental council]], the commune of Calais is divided between the [[canton (France)|canton]]s of [[Canton of Calais-1|Calais-1]],  [[Canton of Calais-1|Calais-2]], and [[Canton of Calais-3|Calais-3]], the first two of which also contain adjoining [[commune (France)|commune]]s.

The [[mayor (France)|mayor]] of Calais has been [[Natacha Bouchart]] since 2008, first for the [[Union for a Popular Movement]] and then its successor The Republicans. From 1971 to 2008, the mayor was a member of the [[French Communist Party]] (PCF): [[Jean-Jacques Barthe]] (1971–2000) and [[Jacky Hénin]] (2000–2008).<ref>{{cite news |title=Calais. L'UMP Bouchart met fin à 37 ans de gestion communiste |url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/gratuit/generales/france/calais-lump-bouchart-met-fin-37-ans-de-gestion-communiste-20080317-2720632_1257898.php |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=Le Télégramme |date=17 March 2008 |language=French |archive-date=18 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218152707/https://www.letelegramme.fr/gratuit/generales/france/calais-lump-bouchart-met-fin-37-ans-de-gestion-communiste-20080317-2720632_1257898.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>