The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.
Mayoral elections Incumbent Mayor Celso Lobregat is in his second term and is eligible for reelection.
Vice-mayoral elections Incumbent Vice-Mayor Manuel Jose "Mannix" Dalipe was an Independent before running for mayor under the banner of
Nationalist People's Coalition.
City Council elections Each of Zamboanga City's two legislative districts elects eight councilors to the City Council. The eight candidates with the highest number of votes wins the seats per district.
1st District 2nd District Edding-Alavar dispute Miguel Alavar III, defeated candidate of the
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino for the city council's second district, together with Roseller Natividad petitioned for the annulment of the proclamation and correction of errors in the election returns, canvassing of votes and tabulation against the board of election inspectors (BEI) of precincts 371 of Barangay Talon-Talon and precinct 394 of Barangay Tetuan, the City Board of Canvassers proclaimed Al-Jihan Edding as winner by 6 votes. On March 28, 2011, the City Board of Canvassers as directed by the
Commission on Elections nullified the proclamation of Edding and declared Alavar as the rightful 8th member of the Sangguniang Panglungsod. ==References==