- Source: 2016 Limassol municipal election
The 2016 Limassol Municipal election was a municipal election that took place in Limassol on December 16, 2016, alongside other local elections. Independent candidate Nicos Nicolaides narrowly won the mayorship, securing 48.30% of the vote, defeating two-term incumbent Andreas Christou, who garnered 48.27%. Nicolaides won by a margin of just 9 votes.
Background
Three independent candidates contested the 2016 Limassol municipal election: Andreas Christou, Nicos Nicolaides and Charis Aristidou. Christou, who had served as mayor since 2007, sought re-election for a third term, but was narrowly defeated by Nicolaides.
Nicos Nicolaides, although a former MP of the centre-left EDEK, did not receive the party's support. Instead, he was backed by the then-ruling DISY, the Green party, the Solidarity Movement and Limassol Architects Movement. Incumbent Andreas Christou received support from AKEL, DIKO and EDEK.