Editing Beit Shemesh (section)

==Local government==
Bet Shemesh has a heavy Haredi majority, the current mayor of Beit Shemesh is [[Shmuel Greenberg]]. He assumed office in March 2024 after a second round of elections.

The previous mayor of Beit Shemesh was [[Aliza Bloch]].

Formerly a Likud stronghold, in the 2006 Knesset elections United Torah Judaism became the city's strongest party, with 22.2 percent of the votes and Shas getting 19.9 percent. In 2009 Likud regained its primacy, obtaining 22.2 percent of the votes, and Shas also gained, garnering 20.9 percent, with United Torah Judaism a close third at 20.6 percent. Eda Haredit boycott the elections.<ref name="Haaretz1.312923"/>

During the municipal elections held on 22 October 2013, acting on several anonymous tips, police raided several private residences and recovered 200 ID cards and disguising materials such as hats, glasses and wigs which law enforcement suspected were used or going to be used for fraudulent voting. Additionally, eight people were arrested on suspicion for engaging and coordinating fraudulent voting activities.<ref>
[http://www.jpost.com/National-News/200-fake-IDs-seized-in-Beit-Shemesh-in-attempted-voter-fraud-329446 200 IDs seized in Beit Shemesh in suspected voter fraud] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107090934/http://www.jpost.com/National-News/200-fake-IDs-seized-in-Beit-Shemesh-in-attempted-voter-fraud-329446 |date=7 January 2014 }} ''The Jerusalem Post'', 22 October 2013
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On 10 December 2013, a three-judge panel of the Jerusalem District Court nullified the results of the October municipal elections due to voter fraud and ordered a new election.<ref>
[http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Court-orders-new-elections-in-Beit-Shemesh-nullifies-old-results-due-to-massive-fraud-336240 Court orders new elections in Beit Shemesh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107090930/http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Court-orders-new-elections-in-Beit-Shemesh-nullifies-old-results-due-to-massive-fraud-336240 |date=7 January 2014 }} ''The Jerusalem Post'', 26 December 2013
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Following an unprecedented 76% voter turnout rate, incumbent mayor Moshe Abutbul beat contender Eli Cohen with a 51% majority vote during the reelection which took place on 11 March 2014. 
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=== Heads of Local Council ===

* Shmuel Aviezer (1953–1955)
* Menahem Noyman (1955–1965)
* Oved Seri Levy (1965–1967)
* {{Ill|Amram Lok|he|עמרם לוק}} (1967–1978)
* Yehuda Ben-Zeev (1978–1989)

=== Mayors ===

* Shalom Fadida (1989–1993)
* Daniel Vaknin (1993–2008)
* [[Moshe Abutbul (politician)|Moshe Abutbul]] (2008–2018)
* [[Aliza Bloch]] (2018–2024)
* [[Shmuel Greenberg]] (2024–present)