Editing Cherbourg (section)

===List of mayors===
{{further|:fr:Liste des maires de Cherbourg|:fr:Liste des maires d'Octeville}}

With the merging of the municipal councils of Cherbourg and Octeville on 1 March 2000, [[Jean-Pierre Godefroy]] (PS), the Mayor of Cherbourg, took the helm of the new administration, and [[Bernard Cazeneuve]] (PS), Mayor of Octeville, became the first Deputy. Bernard Cazeneuve was elected Mayor of Cherbourg-Octeville during the [[2001 French municipal elections|2001 municipal election]], and re-elected in March 2008 with 66.82% of the vote. Appointed Minister Delegate for European Affairs in May 2012, he gave way to Jean-Michel Houllegatte the following month. The latter was re-elected following the victory of his list with 51.81% at the second round of the [[2014 French municipal elections|2014 municipal election]].

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|+ List of mayors of Cherbourg-Octeville<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ville-cherbourg.fr/fr/tourisme_decouverte/histoire_de_la_ville/histoire_de_la_ville/histoire_de_cherbourg/les_anciens_maires_de_che.asp|title=Les anciens maires de Cherbourg et d'Octeville depuis 1900|language=fr|trans-title=The former mayors of Cherbourg and Octeville since 1900|work=Cherbourg-Octeville|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112022759/http://www.ville-cherbourg.fr/fr/tourisme_decouverte/histoire_de_la_ville/histoire_de_la_ville/histoire_de_cherbourg/les_anciens_maires_de_che.asp|archive-date=12 November 2007}}</ref>
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|March 2000
|March 2001
|[[Jean-Pierre Godefroy]]
|[[Parti socialiste (France)|PS]]
|Technician
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|March 2001
|23 June 2012
|[[Bernard Cazeneuve]]
|PS
|Lawyer
|-
|23 June 2012
|In progress
|Jean-Michel Houllegatte<ref>2014 re-election: {{cite web|url=http://www.ouest-france.fr/municipales-cherbourg-jean-michel-houllegatte-elu-maire-2103742|title=Municipales à Cherbourg. Jean-Michel Houllegatte élu maire|language=fr|trans-title=Municipals in Cherbourg. Jean-Michel Houllegatte elected Mayor|work=Ouest-France|date=5 April 2014 |access-date=8 September 2015}}</ref>
|PS
|Territorial official
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