Quick facts for kids Charlotte City Council |
| Type |
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| Leadership |
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Mayor Pro Tem
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Danté Anderson ( D)
Since December 4, 2023 |
| Structure |
| Seats |
11 |
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Political groups
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Majority
Minority
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| Elections |
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Last election
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November 7, 2023 |
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Next election
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November 4, 2025 |
| Meeting place |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center
600 East Fourth Street |
| Website |
| Website |
The Charlotte City Council is like the city's main decision-making team. It's the group that makes laws and rules for the city of Charlotte. This council works with a city manager, which means the council sets the goals, and the city manager helps carry them out.
The Council has eleven members and the Mayor. All of them are chosen by voters every two years. Four of the Council Members are elected from the whole city (this is called "at-large"). The other seven members represent specific areas, or "districts," within Charlotte.
Even though the Mayor is elected separately, they lead the City Council meetings. The Council also chooses a "Mayor Pro Tem" from among its members. This person steps in to lead meetings if the Mayor is away. They also become the acting Mayor if the Mayor can no longer do their job.
Members
The people who are currently part of the Charlotte City Council were last elected in November 2023.
| District |
Council Member |
Party |
First elected |
Notes |
| At-large |
Dimple Ajmera |
Democratic |
2017 |
Previously District 5 from appointment in 2017 until 2017 election |
| At-large |
LaWana Slack-Mayfield |
Democratic |
2022 |
Previously District 3 from 2011 election until 2019 election |
| At-large |
James (Smuggie) Mitchell |
Democratic |
2022 |
Previously District 2 until 2013 election, at-large from 2015 election until resignation in 2021 |
| At-large |
Victoria Watlington |
Democratic |
2023 |
Previously District 3 from 2019 election until 2023 election |
| 1 |
Danté Anderson |
Democratic |
2022 |
Mayor Pro Tem |
| 2 |
Malcolm Graham |
Democratic |
2019 |
Previously District 4 from 1999 election until resignation in 2004 |
| 3 |
Tiawana Brown |
Democratic |
2023 |
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| 4 |
Renee Perkins Johnson |
Democratic |
2019 |
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| 5 |
Marjorie Molina |
Democratic |
2022 |
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| 6 |
Edwin Peacock III |
Republican |
2024 |
Appointed to finish Tariq Bokhari's term |
| 7 |
Ed Driggs |
Republican |
2013 |
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Election Results
This section shows how the members of the City Council were chosen in recent elections. People vote for candidates, and the ones with the most votes win.
2023 Election
Results by district:
Republicans
80-90%
50-60%
2022 Election
Results by district:
Democrats
≥90%
80-90%
70-80%
Republicans
80-90%
50-60%
The election that was supposed to happen in 2021 was moved to 2022. This change happened because of a state law. It allowed cities to update their election areas based on new population numbers from the 2020 U.S. Census.
See also
Images for kids
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Results by district in the 2019 election.
