Editing Bielsko-Biała (section)

==Politics==
Bielsko-Biala is a [[city with powiat rights|city with county rights]], and also forms a single [[gmina|municipality (''gmina'')]] in its entirety. The mayor of the city since 2018 is [[Jarosław Klimaszewski]], elected as a candidate of the [[Civic Coalition (Poland)|Civic Coalition]].
[[File:Sala_sesyjna_Ratusza_w_Bielsku-Bialej.jpg|thumb|City council meeting hall]]
The results of the city council elections for the [[2024 Polish local elections|2024-2029 term]] were as follows:

{|class="wikitable centre" style="text-align:right"
|-
!scope="col" colspan=2 | Electoral committee 
!scope="col"| Votes
!scope="col"| %
!scope="col"| Seats
!scope="col"| +/-
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Civic Platform}} |
| align=left| [[Civic Coalition (Poland)|Civic Coalition]] (KO)
| 18,531
| 29.94
| 9
| align=center| +2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Law and Justice}} |
| align=left|[[Law and Justice]] (PiS)
| 16,189
| 26.16
| 9
| align=center| -1
|-
| bgcolor="#F9C013" |
| align=left| Electoral Committee of Jarosław Klimaszewski 
| 13,747
| 19.20
| 7
| align=center| ±0
|-
| bgcolor="gray" |
| align=left|Zarębska and Independents.BB
| 4,404
| 7.12
| 0
| align=center| -4
|-
| colspan=8|
|-
| bgcolor="#121140" |
| align=left| [[Confederation Liberty and Independence]]
| 3,574
| 5.77
| 0
| align=center| ±0
|-

| bgcolor="#edd02b" |
| align=left| [[Third Way (Poland)|Third Way]]
| 3,065
| 4.95
| 0
| align=center| ±0
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|
| align=left| Good City Committee
| 2,110
| 3.41
| 0
| align=center| ±0
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|
| align=left| October Coalition Committee
| 837
| 1.35
| 0
| align=center| ±0
|-bgcolor="#ffffff"
| colspan="6" |
|-
| align=left colspan=2 | Valid votes
| {{formatnum:61890}}
| 98.80
| rowspan=2 colspan=3 style="background-color:#F4F4F4;" | 
|-
| align=left colspan=2 | Blank and invalid votes
| {{formatnum:751}}
| 1.19
|-
| align=left colspan=2 | '''Total'''
| '''{{formatnum:62641}}'''
| '''100'''
| align=center | '''25'''
| align=center | '''±0'''
|-
| align=left colspan=2 | Abstentions
| {{formatnum:63598}}
| 50.37
| rowspan=2 colspan=3 style="background-color:#F4F4F4;" | 
|- 
| align=left colspan=2 |Registered voters / Turnout
| {{formatnum:126239}}
| 49.62
|-
| align=left colspan=6 |(Source: [https://wybory.gov.pl/samorzad2024/en/rada_gminy/okregi/246100 National Electoral Commission])
|}

In the [[Sejm]] elections, Bielsko-Biała is part of constituency No. 27 along with [[Bielsko County|Bielsko]], [[Cieszyn County|Cieszyn]], [[Pszczyna County|Pszczyna]] and [[Żywiec County|Żywiec]] counties. The following deputies represent the constituency in the 2023-2027 term: 
{|class="wikitable centre" style="text-align:centre"
|-
!scope="col" colspan=2 | Party 
!scope="col"| Names of elected deputies
!scope="col"| % of votes for the party<br>in the constituency
!scope="col"| % of votes for the party<br>in the city of Bielsko-Biała
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Law and Justice}} |
| align=left|[[Law and Justice]] (PiS)
| align=center|[[Przemysław Drabek]]<br>[[Krzysztof Gaża]]<br>[[Grzegorz Puda]]<br>[[Stanisław Szwed]]
| align=center|36.71
| align=center|30.13
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Civic Platform}} |
| align=left|[[Civic Coalition (Poland)|Civic Coalition]] (KO)
| align=center|[[Mirosława Nykiel]]<br>[[Małgorzata Pępek]]<br>[[Apoloniusz Tajner]]
| align=center|28.67
| align=center|35.53
|-
| bgcolor="#3DB53A" |
| align=left|[[Poland 2050]] / [[Third Way (Poland)|Third Way]] 
| align=center|[[Mirosław Suchoń]]
| align=center|14.55
| align=center|14.49
|-
| bgcolor={{Party color|Confederation Liberty and Independence}} |
| align=left|[[Confederation Liberty and Independence]]
| align=center|[[Bronisław Foltyn]]
| align=center|7.84
| align=center|7.26
|-
| align=left colspan=6 |(Source: [https://wybory.gov.pl/sejmsenat2023/pl/sejm/wynik/okr/27 National Electoral Commission])
|}

In the [[Senate (Poland)|Senate]] elections, Bielsko-Biała is part of constituency No. 78 along with [[Bielsko County|Bielsko]] and [[Pszczyna County|Pszczyna]] counties. For the 2032-2027 term, the constituency is represented by [[Agnieszka Gorgoń-Komor]] of the [[Civic Coalition (Poland)|Civic Coalition]].

Bielsko-Biala is the seat of the [[Bielsko County]] authorities and one of the three—along with [[Žilina]] and [[Frýdek-Místek]]—capitals of the [[Euroregion Beskydy]]. It also houses the delegations of the [[Silesian Voivodeship]] Office and the [[Voivodeship marshal|Marshal's]] Office of the Silesian Voivodeship.

=== Twin towns – sister cities===
Bielsko-Biała is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Miasta partnerskie|url=https://www.bielsko-biala.pl/miasta-partnerskie|website=bielsko-biala.pl|publisher=Bielsko-Biała|language=pl|access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref>
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* {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Acre, Israel|Acre]], Israel
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Baia Mare]], Romania
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Besançon]], France
* {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Berdyansk]], Ukraine
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* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Frýdek-Místek]], Czech Republic
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], United States
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Kirklees]], United Kingdom
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Kragujevac]], Serbia
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Nyíregyháza]], Hungary
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Szolnok]], Hungary
* {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tienen]], Belgium
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Třinec]], Czech Republic
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Ustka]], Poland
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Wolfsburg]], Germany
* {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Žilina]], Slovakia
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