Municipal elections were held in Israel on 28 October 2003.
Candidate Salim Jaber defeated Iosef Ibrahim in the city's Mayoral Election, with Jaber winning 54.11% to Ibrahim's 45.89%. Ibrahim's electoral list won more votes than Jaber's, but the two lists won an equal number of seats (four). a third list won one seat.
Composition of the City Council:
Former head of the Israel Prison Service, Amos Azani, defeated rival candidate Karen Katzman, following Avraham Harari's decision to withdraw from the race.
Composition of the City Council:
Shinui, Shas and One Even Yehuda did not pass the city council's Electoral threshold.
Candidate Hashem Mahajna defeated Sayyid Aghbariyya after Iosef Mahamid and his list withdrew from the race. Mahajna won 75.06% of the vote while Aghbariyya won 24.94% of the vote. neither candidate's electoral list passed the city council's electoral threshold
Composition of the City Council:
Alayiman (Hashem Mahajna's list) and Balad (Sayyid Aghbariyya's list) did not cross the electoral threshold. two lists withdrew from the election, Umm al-Fahm al-Mustakbal and Thalef al-Mustaklin (led by Iosef Mahamid).
Incumbent Mayor Yair Hazan, who ran under an independent list supported by the Likud, was defeated by the municipal chairman of the Likud, Avi Asraf, Ya'akov Abada also ran for the Mayorship. Hazan won 40.37% of the vote, Asraf won 43.06%, while Abada won 16.58%. in the city council, the largest party was the Community Torah List (Degel HaTorah), while Yair Hazan's party fell to second place, with the likud winning a single seat. Ya'akov Abada's list won no seats.
Composition of the City Council:
The following lists did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold: Light in Ofek, Revolution, New Ofek and Shiluv (led by Ya'akov Abada).
Several settlements in the West Bank held municipal elections for the first time in 2003, including Oranit.
Zvi Ma-Yafit narrowly defeated Dov Rozen by a margin of 20 votes. Shimon Adri and Roni Shemer also ran. Ma-Yafit won 45.23% of the vote, Rozen won 44.4%, Adri won 6.47% and Shemer won 3.9%.
Composition of the City Council:
The Yachad list, led by Roni Shemer, did not pass the City Council's electoral threshold.
Incumbent Mayor Amnon Zach was re-elected as mayor with support from left-winning parties and the city's Haredi electoral list. he was challenged by the municipal leader of the Likud, Uriel Tan'ami, as well as Zion Hava and Navon Katsav. Zach won 48.51% of the vote, Tan'ami won 25.03% of the vote, hava won 14.73% of the vote and Katsav won 11.73% of the vote.
Composition of the City Council:
Incumbent Mayor Gideon Hamami defeated the municipal leader of the Likud, Zarah Yehuda, following David Hamami's withdrawal from the race. Hamami won 54.52% of the vote while Yehuda won 45.48%
Composition of the City Council:
Yachad (led by David Hamami) did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Likud candidate Nissim Gozlan defeated Iosef Omid and Avraham Buskila. Gozlan won 66.67% of the vote, Omid won 32.66%, and Buskila won 0.67%
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Incumbent mayor Yaakov Turner was re-elected, he faced Likud Candidate Andrey Ozen, and Zvi Fogel, in addition to Moshe Borochov, City Councillor Ohev Shalom, Iosef Sechtman, and Yael Magen. YTurner won around 48% of the vote, Ozen won 16.7%, Borochov won 5.11%, Sechtman won 3.51% and Magen won 2.82%.
Ruvik Danilovich, who led Kadima Beersheba in the city council election, later became the city's mayor.
Composition of the City Council:
Alternative (led by Iosef Sechtman), Renewal (led by Yael Magen), the Camp of Justice (Meretz), Sachar, the New Hope and Nahal 2003 did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Incumbent Mayor Mark Bessin was re-elected to a second term. he faced Yitzhak ben-Yitzhak and Boris Gorman. Bessin won 60.92% of the vote, ben-Yitzhak won 24.16% and Gorman won 14.91%
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Incumbent mayor since 1993, Ephraim (Ephi) Stenzler, was re-elected. he faced Iosef Zarzevski and Talia Argaman. Stenzler won 55.88% of the vote, Zarzevski won 23.64% of the vote, and Argaman won 20.48% of the vote. Stenzler later resigned as mayor in 2006.
Composition of the City Council:
Incumbent mayor Yael German was re-elected. she faced Yehuda Urieli, Daniel Falti, Urit Rashafi, Uzi Lev-Zur, Harel Nissinov, and Yossi Givati. German won around 56% of the vote, Urieli won around 23%, Falti won 5.49% of the vote, Rashafi won 5.03%, Lev-Zur won 5.01%, Nissinov won 3.62% and Givati won 1.56%.
Composition of the City Council:
Parent committees in Herzliya (led by Harel Nissinov), Herzliya for its Citizens, Herzliya returns to lead (Daniel Falti), Urit Rashafi for Mayor, and the list of 'Givati has an advantage in Experience' did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Incumbent Mayor Moti Sasson was re-elected, defeating Yoel Yeshuron. Sasson won 58.54% while Yeshuron won 41.46%
Composition of the City Council:
The Holon List led by Moshe Rom, who served as the city's mayor between 1989 and 1993, did not pass the City Council's Electoral Threshold.
Shinui Candidate Yona Yahav was elected mayor, becoming the city's first mayor not to be born in Haifa and not to run as a member of the Labor Party. he defeated Shmuel Arad Shagraf, Aryeh Blitnetel, and Shimon Ohion. Yahav won 51.8% of the vote, Shagraf won 42% of the vote, Blitnetel won 3% and Ohion won 1.5% of the vote.
Composition of the City Council:
Altalena (led by Shimon Ohion), the Greens, Light for the Neighborhoods and "Push" did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Candidate Uri Lupolianski defeated Nir Barkat, and became Jerusalem's mayor. he also defeated Yigal Amadi, Larissa Gerstein and Roni Aloni. Lupolianski received 51% of the vote and around 99,000 votes while Barkat received around 74.500 votes, and 42.7% of the vote.
Composition of the City Council:
The Labor Party and One Nation did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Ron Moskovich defeated Hanan Hen and Reuven Malach. Moskovich won 54.47% of the vote, Hen won 35.53%, and Malach won 10% of the vote.
Composition of the City Council:
More (led by Reuven Malach) did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Incumbent head of the Regional council since 1977 Effi Deri defeated six other candidates. Israela Rozen, Yitzhak Dov, Avishai Bar'am, Rafael Eliya, Haim Mor, and Aaron Halfon. Deri won 42.11% of the vote, Rozen won 21.4%, Dov won 18.42%, Bar'am won 10.88%, Eliya 2.96%, Mor 2.83%, and Halfon 1.39%
Composition of the Regional Council:
Mafdal, New life in Kfar Yona (led by Haim Mor and supported by One Nation), Likud (led by Aaron Halfon) and the National Union (led by Rafael Eliya) did not cross the Regional Council's electoral threshold.
Incumbent mayor Eliyahu Barada was re-elected, defeating Golan Mashali, Amos Galam, and Eliezer Sa'ada. Barada won 57.54% of the vote, Mashali won 22.48%, Galam won 16.59% and Sa'ada won 3.39%.
Composition of the City Council
Labor (led by Eliezer Sa'ada) the Hai Movement, and Together Hiloni-Religious did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Incumbent mayor since 1976, Shlomo Bohbot, was re-elected as Mayor. defeating Dan Tseyzler and Lior Lassri. Bohbot won 59.61% of the vote, Tseyzler won 25.35% and Lassri won 15.04%.
Composition of the City Council:
Alternative (led by Lior Lassri), Brotherhood and Cooperation, the Movement for Change and Rehabilitation, Tarshiha Al'Mustakabal, Shinui - Change in Ma'a lot-Tarshiha and Mada did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Incumbent mayor since 1989, Jackie Sabag, was defeated by Ron Promer. Promer also defeated Eyal Eli. Sabag won 45.74% of the vote, Promer won 53.06% and Eli won 1.21%. in 2005, the Haifa Regional District Court declared the election void and called for another election after it was determined that some of Promer's agreements with other parties were illegal.
Composition of the City Council:
A Hand for Nahariya and Together Nahariya in the heart (led by Eyal Eli) did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Incumbent Mayor Menachem Ariev was re-elected to a seventh term. he faced Ronen Flot and Nissim Akuka. Candidate Raid Gtas withdrew from the race. Ariev won 48.02% of the vote, Flot won 38.37% and Akuka won 13.61% of the vote.
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United Nazareth Illit, the Co-Existence list, Partnership, Shas and the Aladla List did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Incumbent Mayor David Amar was re-elected as mayor, defeating Avraham Binmo. Amar won 70.23% of the vote and Binmo won 29.77%
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Incumbent Head of the local council Romamya Halevi-Segal defeated former Councillor Marsha Caspi. future Head of the council Motti Landau was first elected to the council as a member of the Traction list. Halevi-Segal won 82.14% of the vote, whole Caspi won 17.86%.
Composition of the Regional Council:
No list failed to cross the council's electoral threshold.
After incumbent Mayor Shmariyau Biran decided not to seek re-election, six candidates registered to run for Mayor. three candidates (Israel Ben-Ezra, Ze'ev Neumann and Asher Segra) withdrew before election day. Shimon Lankri defeated Moshe Davidovich by around 100 votes. he also defeated Aaron Lehiani. Lanrki won 47.1% of the vote, Davidovich won 46.56% of the vote, and Lehiani won 6.33%.
Composition of the City Council
Likud, Netz (led by Israel Ben-Ezra) Tzalash - Youths for change, Mafdal and a Future for Acre did not cross the city council's electoral threshold.
Incumubent mayor since 1972, Yitzhak Yemini was re-elected as mayor, defeating Moshe Odiz. Yemini won 79.63% of the vote, Odiz won 20.37%. No list failed to cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Composition of the City Council:
Incumbent mayor Yitzhak Ohion was re-elected, defeating Rafi Dahan. Ya'akov Felheimer, and Sarah Oren. Ohion won 60.9% of the vote, Dahan won 17.69%, Felheimer won 15.82% and Oren won 5.59%.
Composition of the City Council
Voice of the Citizens, Independent List, For Petah Tikva, the 12 Volunteers, For a Future and the movement for the Forum of Neighborhoods did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Incumbent Mayor Lior Katsav was defeated by Motti Malka. Malka also defeated Yossi Sulimani, Chaim Weizmann, and Avraham (Beber) Azulai. Malka won 58.39% of the vote, Katsav won 13.29, Sulimani won 11.1%, Weizmann won 10.22% and Azulai won 7% of the vote.
Composition of the City Council:
Another Kiryat Malakhi (led by Chaim Weizmann), One Kiryat Malakhi-Mafdal (led by Lior Katsav), Shield of Kirya and the Revolution did not cross the City Council's Electoral Threshold.
Incumbent leader of the Local Council Arik Hadad was defeated by Shuli Suleiman. Suleiman won 54.52% of the vote and Hadad won 45.48%.
Composition of the Local Council:
All Competing lists crossed the Local Council's electoral threshold.
Incumbent head of the Local Council since 2000, Avihod Raski, was re-elected, defeating Motti Hattiel and Uzi Blom. Raski won 76.64% of the vote, Hattiel won 17.43% and Blom won 5.93%. Hattiel later became head of the Local Council.
Composition of the Local Council:
Together (led by Uzi Blom) did not cross the Local Council's electoral threshold.
Incumbent Mayor Ron Huldai was re-elected after winning around 63% of the vote
Composition of the City Council:
After the election was held, all party lists besides Shinui and 'the public's right to know' joined Huldai's governing coalition.
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