2019 Maltese local elections
Local council elections were held in Malta by 25 May 2019.[1] For the first time, all 68 municipal council were renewed at the same time, following a reform partially initiated in the 2015 election, in which half were.[2]
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| Turnout | 62.69% | ||||||||||||
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 Party with plurality of votes by council. | |||||||||||||
Results
Overall results
The election was not held in Mdina, since the number of candidates was equal to the number of seats. Therefore, the five candidates were directly elected. Turnout was under 40% in Gżira, Sliema, St. Julian's and St. Paul's Bay.[3]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 150,514 | 57.96 | 270 | |
| Nationalist Party | 103,398 | 39.82 | 190 | |
| Democratic Alternative | 1,997 | 0.77 | 0 | |
| Democratic Party | 555 | 0.21 | 0 | |
| Gharb First | 417 | 0.16 | 2 | |
| Maltese Patriots Movement | 376 | 0.14 | 0 | |
| Floriana First | 141 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| Independents | 2,276 | 0.88 | 2 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 11,895 | – | – | |
| Total | 271,569 | 100 | 464 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 433,596 | 62.63 | – | |
| Source: Electoral Commission | ||||
Results by council
| Locality | Labour Party | Nationalist Party | Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
| Attard | 28.9 | 3 | 65.5 | 6 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Balzan | 27.9 | 1 | 72.2 | 4 | – | – |
| Birgu | 81.2 | 4 | 18.9 | 1 | – | – |
| Birkirkara | 52.3 | 7 | 43.7 | 6 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Birżebbuġa | 76.0 | 7 | 24.1 | 2 | – | – |
| Cospicua | 84.2 | 6 | 15.8 | 1 | – | – |
| Dingli | 73.9 | 5 | 26.2 | 1 | – | – |
| Fgura | 74.0 | 7 | 24.9 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Floriana | 58.7 | 3 | 31.2 | 2 | 10.3 | 0 |
| Fontana | 52.1 | 2 | 48.0 | 3 | – | – |
| Għajnsielem | 31.4 | 1 | 68.7 | 4 | – | – |
| Għarb | 44.8 | 2 | 12.3 | 1 | 42.9 | 2 |
| Għargħur | 45.7 | 2 | 54.4 | 3 | – | – |
| Għasri | 46.1 | 2 | 54.0 | 3 | – | – |
| Għaxaq | 79.3 | 4 | 20.8 | 1 | – | – |
| Gudja | 62.8 | 3 | 33.5 | 2 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Gżira | 59.7 | 5 | 37.7 | 4 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Ħamrun | 62.9 | 5 | 33.9 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Iklin | 43.6 | 2 | 56.5 | 3 | – | – |
| Kalkara | 72.6 | 4 | 27.5 | 1 | – | – |
| Kerċem | 34.1 | 2 | 66.0 | 3 | – | – |
| Kirkop | 64.6 | 3 | 30.3 | 2 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Lija | 34.0 | 2 | 66.1 | 3 | – | – |
| Luqa | 73.8 | 5 | 26.3 | 2 | – | – |
| Marsa | 72.9 | 6 | 21.5 | 1 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Marsaskala | 69.7 | 7 | 26.3 | 2 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Marsaxlokk | 78.4 | 5 | 21.7 | 1 | – | – |
| Mdina | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | – |
| Mellieħa | 48.5 | 5 | 47.2 | 4 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Mġarr | 41.6 | 2 | 58.5 | 3 | – | – |
| Mosta | 51.5 | 7 | 48.6 | 6 | – | – |
| Mqabba | 64.1 | 3 | 36.0 | 2 | – | – |
| Msida | 51.0 | 5 | 44.8 | 4 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Mtarfa | 63.1 | 3 | 37.0 | 2 | – | – |
| Munxar | 48.1 | 2 | 52.0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nadur | 42.4 | 2 | 57.7 | 3 | – | – |
| Naxxar | 36.9 | 4 | 59.1 | 5 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Paola | 74.7 | 5 | 25.4 | 2 | – | – |
| Pembroke | 60.8 | 3 | 39.3 | 2 | – | – |
| Pietà | 69.4 | 3 | 30.7 | 2 | – | – |
| Qala | 70.3 | 3 | 29.8 | 2 | – | – |
| Qormi | 64.6 | 7 | 35.5 | 4 | – | – |
| Qrendi | 69.6 | 4 | 28.1 | 1 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Rabat | 57.0 | 5 | 43.1 | 4 | – | – |
| Safi | 63.5 | 3 | 36.6 | 2 | – | – |
| St. Julian's | 35.8 | 3 | 58.6 | 6 | 5.8 | 0 |
| St. Paul's Bay | 50.2 | 7 | 42.9 | 6 | 7.2 | 0 |
| San Ġwann | 50.7 | 5 | 49.4 | 4 | – | – |
| San Lawrenz | 29.8 | 1 | 70.3 | 4 | – | – |
| Sannat | 77.1 | 4 | 23.0 | 1 | – | – |
| Santa Luċija | 76.4 | 4 | 23.7 | 1 | – | – |
| Santa Venera | 58.6 | 4 | 41.5 | 3 | – | – |
| Senglea | 79.2 | 4 | 20.9 | 1 | – | – |
| Siġġiewi | 50.7 | 4 | 49.4 | 3 | – | – |
| Sliema | 25.3 | 3 | 70.7 | 10 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Swieqi | 23.1 | 2 | 76.9 | 7 | – | – |
| Tarxien | 73.8 | 4 | 25.1 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Valletta | 53.0 | 4 | 45.9 | 3 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Victoria | 41.0 | 4 | 59.1 | 3 | – | – |
| Ta' Xbiex | 62.5 | 3 | 37.5 | 2 | – | – |
| Xagħra | 66.0 | 4 | 34.0 | 1 | – | – |
| Xewkija | 62.9 | 4 | 37.2 | 1 | – | – |
| Xgħajra | 82.0 | 4 | 15.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Żabbar | 75.3 | 9 | 24.8 | 2 | – | – |
| Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) | 58.9 | 5 | 27.6 | 3 | 13.5 | 1 |
| Żebbuġ | 40.7 | 2 | 43.1 | 2 | 16.2 | 1 |
| Żejtun | 80.1 | 7 | 20.0 | 2 | – | – |
| Żurrieq | 76.4 | 7 | 23.7 | 2 | – | – |
References
- "Next electoral commitment probably for 25 May 2019 - TVM News". TVM English. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- Malta is getting ready for local elections
- "Counting of local council votes begins today - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
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