Mayor According to Costa Rica's
Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton. As of the latest
municipal elections in 2024, the
National Liberation Party candidate, María Antonieta Naranjo Brenes, was elected mayor of the canton with 26.38% of the votes, with Carlos Alberto Padilla Corella and Kenneth Alexander Cubillo Vargas as first and second vice mayors, respectively.
Municipal Council Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called ) are elected every four years. Desamparados' Municipal Council has 11 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor () is absent. The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024-2028 period is as follows: ==Districts==