2017 Porto local election

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2017 Porto local elections
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  2013 1 October 2017 2021  

All 13 Councillors in the Porto City Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout53.7% Increase2.svg 1.1 pp
 First partySecond party
 
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Leader Rui Moreira Manuel Pizarro
Party Independent PS
Alliance Porto, Our Party
Last election6 seats, 39.3%3 seats, 22.7%
Seats won74
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote51,15932,856
Percentage44.5%28.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.2 pp Increase2.svg 5.9 pp

 Third partyFourth party
 
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Leader Álvaro Almeida Ilda Figueiredo
Party PSD PCP
Alliance Authentic Porto [a] CDU
Last election3 seats, 21.1%1 seat, 7.4%
Seats won11
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote11,9526,781
Percentage10.4%5.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 10.7 pp Decrease2.svg 1.5 pp

Mayor before election

Rui Moreira
Independent

Elected mayor

Rui Moreira
Independent

The 2017 Porto local election was held on 1 October 2017 to elect the members of the Porto City Council.

Contents

Rui Moreira, mayor since 2013, won a second term as Mayor of Porto, winning a majority in the city council. He beat the Socialist candidate, once again Manuel Pizarro, who managed to increase his voting share and to gain 1 councillor. [1]

The Social Democratic Party, in coalition with the People's Monarchist Party, had a terrible result, losing more than half of the votes from 2013 and electing one single councillor. [2] The Communist Party, with Ilda Figueiredo as its candidate, managed to keep its seat in the City Council, despite a slight loss in the vote share. Meanwhile, the Left Bloc, with João Teixeira Lopes as its candidate after João Semedo withrew his candidacy for health reasons, failed once again to gain any seat in the city council.

Background

In the 2013 election, Rui Moreira, an independent politician, managed to win the election, despite not winning an absolute majority. The Socialist Party, led by Manuel Pizarro, achieved second place with 3 seats and about 22% of the votes, being followed by the Social Democratic Party, led by Luís Filipe Menezes, who also elected 3 seats and got 21% of the votes. The Unitary Democratic Coalition got 1 seat and 7.4% of the votes. [3]

Rui Moreira governed with support from the Socialist Party, who intended to support Rui Moreira's independent movement in 2017. Despite that, Rui Moreira declined the support of the Socialist Party [4] and, in response, the Socialists ended the government agreement with the independent movement. [5]

Electoral system

Each party or coalition must present a list of candidates. The winner of the most voted list for the municipal council is automatically elected mayor, similar to first-past-the-post (FPTP). The lists are closed and the seats in each municipality are apportioned according to the D'Hondt method. Unlike in national legislative elections, independent lists are allowed to run. [6] [7]

Parties and candidates

Party/CoalitionPolitical
position
Candidate [8] 2013 result
Votes (%)Seats
RM Porto, Our Party 2017 [b]
Porto, O nosso Partido 2017
Center-right
to right-wing
Rui Moreira 39.3%
6 / 13
PS Socialist Party
Partido Socialista
Centre-left Manuel Pizarro 28.6%
3 / 13
PSD-PPMAuthentic Porto
Porto Autêntico PSD, PPM
Centre-right Álvaro Almeida 21.1%
3 / 13
CDU Unitary Democratic Coalition
Coligação Democrática Unitária PCP, PEV
Left-wing
to far-left
Ilda Figueiredo 7.4%
1 / 13
BE Left Bloc
Bloco de Esquerda
Left-wing
to far-left
João Teixeira Lopes  [ pt ]3.6%
0 / 13
PTP Portuguese Labour Party
Partido Trabalhista Português
Center-left José Manuel Pereira 0.2%
0 / 13
PAN People Animals Nature
Pessoas-Animais-Natureza
Centre-left Bebiana Cunha  [ pt ]
PPV/CDC Citizenship and Christian Democracy
Cidadania e Democracia Cristã
Right-wing Orlando Cruz
PNR National Renovator Party
Partido Nacional Renovador
Far-right Sandra Martins

Opinion polling

Polling

  Exit poll

Polling firm/LinkFieldwork dateSample size RM PS PSD
PPM
CDU BE OLead
2017 local election1 Oct 201744.5
7
28.6
4
10.4
1
5.9
1
5.3
0
5.4
0
15.9
UCP–CESOP 1 Oct 201711,59243.0–
48.0

6/8
28.0–
31.0
4/5
8.0–
10.0
1
6.0–
8.0
0/1
5.0–
7.0
0/1
15.0–
17.0
Eurosondagem 1 Oct 20177,65737.7–
42.0

7
30.3–
34.0
5
7.7–
11.0
1
4.8–
7.2
0/1
4.8–
7.2
0/1
7.4–
8.0
Intercampus 1 Oct 20174,35442.0–
47.0

6/7
27.7–
31.7
4/5
8.1–
11.1
1/2
5.0–
8.0
0/1
4.2–
7.2
0/1
1.0–
7.0
0
14.3–
15.3
Eurosondagem 24–26 Sep 201772540.8
6/7
30.8
4/5
11.0
1/2
6.9
1
5.4
0/1
5.1
0
10.0
UCP–CESOP 23–25 Sep 20171,23934.0
5/6
34.0
5/6
9.0
1/2
8.0
1
7.0
0/1
8.0
0
Tie
Aximage 16–19 Sep 201760039.9
6/7
20.8
3/4
11.8
2
8.9
1
5.3
0/1
13.3
0
19.1
UCP–CESOP 16–17 Sep 20171,23934.0
4/6
33.0
4/6
13.0
1/2
8.0
1
6.0
0/1
6.0
0
1.0
Eurosondagem 19–21 Jul 20171,52546.9
7
22.5
3
12.1
2
8.2
1
5.5
0
4.8
0
24.4
Eurosondagem 15–17 May 20171,01144.8
6/7
22.2
3
15.1
2
6.9
1
6.0
0/1
5.0
0
22.6
2013 local election 29 Sep 201339.3
6
22.7
3
21.1
3
7.4
1
3.6
0
6.0
0
16.6

Results

Municipal Council

Summary of the 1 October 2017 Municipal Council elections results
in Porto
1
4
7
1
Parties Votes%±pp swing Councillors
Total±
Porto, Our Party 2017 51,15944.46Increase2.svg5.27Increase2.svg1
Socialist 32,85628.55Increase2.svg5.94Increase2.svg1
Social Democratic / People's Monarchist 11,95210.39Decrease2.svg10.71Decrease2.svg2
Unitary Democratic Coalition 6,7815.89Decrease2.svg1.51Steady2.svg0
Left Bloc 6,1465.34Increase2.svg1.70Steady2.svg0
People–Animals–Nature 2,2151.920
PPV/CDC 1860.160
National Renovator 1730.150
Labour 1660.14Decrease2.svg0.10Steady2.svg0
Total valid111,63497.01Increase2.svg1.413Steady2.svg0
Blank ballots1,8261.59Decrease2.svg0.9
Invalid ballots1,6131.40Decrease2.svg0.5
Total115,073100.00
Registered voters/turnout214,32453.69Increase2.svg1.1
Source: Porto 2017 election results

Municipal Assembly

Summary of the 1 October 2017 Porto Municipal Assembly elections
results
3
3
11
1
16
5
Parties Votes%±pp swing Seats
Total±
Porto, Our Party 2017 44,61438.78Increase2.svg4.116Increase2.svg1
Socialist 31,23827.16Increase2.svg3.511Increase2.svg1
Social Democratic / People's Monarchist 15.15613.18Decrease2.svg7.18Decrease2.svg3
Unitary Democratic Coalition 8,7487.60Decrease2.svg2.33Decrease2.svg1
Left Bloc 8,2817.20Increase2.svg2.23Increase2.svg1
People–Animals–Nature 3,1952.781
Total valid111,23296.70Increase2.svg1.839Steady2.svg0
Blank ballots1,9911.73Decrease2.svg1.2
Invalid ballots1,8091.57Decrease2.svg0.5
Total115,032100.00
Registered voters/turnout214,32453.67Increase2.svg1.1
Source: Porto 2017 election results

Parish Assemblies

Results of the 1 October 2017 Porto Parish Assembly elections
Parish%S%S%S%S%STotal
S
RM PS PSD/PPM CDU BE
Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde 50.21021.4415.534.915.0119
Bonfim 35.7828.7615.538.418.0119
Campanhã 26.7540.2911.5210.326.4119
Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória 33.8728.6614.038.4110.8219
Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos 42.8925.3512.628.926.7119
Paranhos 26.4624.9630.676.916.5121
Ramalde 39.0829.2614.636.316.9119
Total35.75328.14217.4237.697.28135
Source: Election Results

Maps

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Most voted party by Parish.

References

  1. "Rui Moreira absolutista serve vingança a frio". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  2. "PSD 'desaparece' na cidade do Porto". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  3. Renascença (2013-09-29). "Rui Moreira vence no Porto". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  4. Gomes, Margarida (2017-05-05). "Rui Moreira recusa apoio do PS à sua recandidatura". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  5. Lusa, PÚBLICO (2017-05-08). "Pizarro devolve pelouro na Câmara do Porto. Rui Moreira assume a pasta". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  6. "::: Lei n.º 169/99, de 18 de Setembro". www.pgdlisboa.pt. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  7. "Eleição dos titulares dos órgãos das autarquias locais" (in Portuguese). Diário da República. 14 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  8. "Autarquicas 2017 Candidatos" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-20.

Notes

  1. Coalition with PPD/PSD and PPM.
  2. Supported by the CDS – People's Party, the Earth Party and We, the Citizens!.