It's first time women in Saudi Arabia have been allowed to vote in the country's history, or stand for political offices.
More than 900 women are standing for office, however it is uncertain whether any will be elected.
Female candidates had to speak behind a screen during ther campaigns, or be represented by a male.
About 130,000 women have registered to vote in the municipal elections, compared to around 1.35 million men.
They're the only publically-elected positions within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The elections are a legacy of the late King Abdullah, who also decided to include women as he believed including females in political processes did not have to contradict a conservative interpretation of Islam.
Dr Harry Hagopian, a Christian international lawyer and church consultant, told Premier females are restricted from doing many things in Saudi Arabia: "Women cannot drive on their own, women cannot open a bank account, women cannot necessarily go easily into university.
"Everything has to be done with the guardianship or the tutellage or the sponsorship of a male relative.
"This is a key day for them, if not a milestone.
"It's a small step, but it always takes a number of small steps to cross a mile.
"Any organisation that has women in it is always a move in the right direction and this is not only because of the idea of equal representation but it is because women bring with them a whole trove of thought processes that can only help society move in the right direction.
"I'm happy to see what's happening in Saudi Arabia, but I will not be happy if it stops here."
And John Pontifex, from Christian anti-persecution charity Aid to the Church in Need, told Premier:
"Is this election in Saudi Arabia involving women for the first time window dressing for Western consumption or a sign of a fundamental shift towards greater tolerance?
"Certainly steps towards improved human rights need to be recognised however small but nobody should be under any illusions that this is a country which has one of the world's worst records concerning religious freedom and where the public expression of Christianity is strictly forbidden and where it is impossible for any one to wear a cross or display one in any way."
Listen to Premier's Aaron James speaking to Dr Harry Hagopian here:
