清瀬市Hiromi Harada (50), the former vice-chairman of the city council, was elected on the 29th, and the unaffiliated incumbent, Mr. Keiji Shibuya (52)LDP, recommended by the former deputy chairman of the city council, defeated the incumbent, Mr. Keiji Shibuya (52) LDP, Komei recommendation, and decided to win the election for the first time. The number of voters on the day was sixty-two hundred and sixty-six. Voter turnout was 40 and 18% (39 and 41% last time).

　Mr. Harada, who decided to win the election, said, "We were able to win with the power of the citizens. I thought it was difficult with a high wall, but there was a voice of citizens who wanted to change it somehow," he said.

　A former hospital worker, he was first elected to the City Council in 2003 by the Communist Party. He served until his sixth term.

　During the election campaign, he emphasized his experience in enhancing medical care and child-rearing environments, and emphasized the idea of "creating a town that makes use of the voices of citizens." He appealed for the reopening of the closed municipal library, and criticized the current municipal government, saying, 'The closure was a failure.' He also aimed to establish a branch office of the city hall around Kiyose Station and enact the Children's Rights Ordinance, and expanded support.