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Local elections were held in Malta on 11 April 2015.
In these local elections, 16-year-olds were allowed to vote for the first time. [1] The voting age for parliamentary elections remained at 18.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 67,539 | 53.45 | 119 | |
| Nationalist Party | 56,337 | 44.59 | 104 | |
| Democratic Alternative | 1,393 | 1.10 | 1 | |
| Floriana First [lower-alpha 1] | 132 | 0.10 | – | |
| Agenda for Floriana [lower-alpha 2] | 127 | 0.10 | – | |
| Independents | 822 | 0.65 | – | |
| Total | 126,350 | 100.00 | 224 | |
| Valid votes | 126,350 | 94.54 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,294 | 5.46 | ||
| Total votes | 133,644 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 197,699 | 67.60 | ||
| Source: Electoral Commission of Malta | ||||
| Locality | Labour Party | Nationalist Party | Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
| Birgu | 78.95% | 4 | 21.05% | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Isla | 79.95% | 4 | 20.05% | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Qormi | 62.49% | 7 | 36.54% | 4 | 0.97% | 0 |
| Żebbuġ | 55.48% | 5 | 41.45% | 4 | 3.07% | 0 |
| Siġġiewi | 47.19% | 3 | 52.81% | 4 | 0% | 0 |
| Attard | 26.42% | 2 | 64.41% | 6 | 9.16% | 1 |
| Balzan | 23.64% | 1 | 76.36% | 4 | 0% | 0 |
| Birżebbuġa | 69.82% | 5 | 30.18% | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Dingli | 68.16% | 4 | 31.84% | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Floriana | 48.5% | 3 | 32.58% | 2 | 18.92% | 0 |
| Gżira | 54.26% | 4 | 45.74% | 3 | 0% | 0 |
| Għajnsielem | 34.18% | 2 | 52.76% | 3 | 13.06% | 0 |
| Gharghur | 42.59% | 2 | 57.41% | 3 | 0% | 0 |
| Ħamrun | 59.32% | 4 | 40.68% | 3 | 0% | 0 |
| Iklin | 43.67% | 2 | 56.33% | 3 | 0% | 0 |
| Kerċem | 40.13% | 2 | 59.87% | 3 | 0% | 0 |
| Kirkop | 55.63% | 3 | 34.59% | 2 | 9.78% | 0 |
| Luqa | 71.65% | 5 | 28.35% | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Marsa | 75.24% | 4 | 24.76% | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Marsaxlokk | 73.97% | 4 | 26.03% | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Mosta | 47.87% | 6 | 52.13% | 7 | 0% | 0 |
| Munxar | 52.66% | 3 | 42.66% | 2 | 5.08% | 0 |
| Nadur | 48.27% | 2 | 50.17% | 3 | 1.56% | 0 |
| Paola | 67.74% | 5 | 32.26% | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Qala | 62.12% | 3 | 36.35% | 2 | 1.53% | 0 |
| Safi | 57.58% | 3 | 42.42% | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| San Ġiljan | 34.05% | 3 | 60.51% | 6 | 5.45% | 0 |
| San Lawrenz | 25.11% | 1 | 74.89% | 4 | 0% | 0 |
| San Pawl il-Baħar | 46.88% | 6 | 47.68% | 7 | 5.43% | 0 |
| Santa Luċija | 62.54% | 3 | 31.47% | 2 | 5.99% | 0 |
| Swieqi | 19.08% | 2 | 80.92% | 7 | 0% | 0 |
| Xagħra | 59.3% | 3 | 40.7% | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Żebbuġ | 47.1% | 2 | 52.9% | 3 | 0% | 0 |
| Żurrieq | 72.89% | 7 | 27.11% | 2 | 0% | 0 |
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