Acta Politica Polonica

For the first time in the elections to the local government in Poland, various parties, political parties, party coalitions, social organizations and voters were allowed to appoint election committees. This article focuses on the scope of participation of the election committees created by social organizations in the elections to the district councils and city councils in the West Pomeranian districts. The following research questions were posed: In which counties and cities there were electoral committees appointed by social organisations? What results did these committees obtain? Did these organizations form committees during the next election? Appointment of electoral committees by social associations was quite rare phenomenon in the West Pomeranian region. Such committees emerged during various elections in eight counties (eight form eighteen existing) and in the three largest cities of the region. Such election committees were gaining more support, and thus the number of seats gained by them increased. In three districts their operating time exceeded the period of one election. These committees were considered a major player on the political scene, and their scope of action involved not only the district elections, but also the municipal areas.