2019 Maltese local elections

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2019 Maltese local council elections
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  2015 25 May 2019 2024  
Turnout62.69%
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Party Labour Nationalist Democratic Alternative
Popular vote150,514103,3981,997
Percentage57.96%39.82%0.77%

 
Party Democratic Party (Malta) Għarb First
Popular vote555
Percentage0.21%0.16%

 
PartyMoviment Patrijotti Maltin
Percentage0.14%

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Party with plurality of votes by council, except for Mdina, where no election was held, thus won by a 4-councillor PN victory.

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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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]

PartyVotes%Seats
Labour Party 150,51457.96270
Nationalist Party 103,39839.82190
Democratic Alternative 1,9970.770
Democratic Party 5550.210
Għarb l-Ewwel 4170.162
Moviment Patrijotti Maltin 3760.140
Floriana First1410.050
Independents2,2760.882
Total259,674100.00464
Valid votes259,67495.62
Invalid/blank votes11,8954.38
Total votes271,569100.00
Registered voters/turnout433,59662.63
Source: Electoral Commission

Results by council

Locality Labour Party Nationalist Party AD and/or OthersControl
 %Seats %Seats %SeatsParty
Attard 28.9365.565.80 PN
Balzan 27.9172.24 PN
Birgu 81.2418.91 PL
Birkirkara 52.3743.764.20 PL
Birżebbuġa 76.0724.12 PL
Cospicua 84.2615.81 PL
Dingli 73.9526.21 PL
Fgura 74.0724.921.20 PL
Floriana 58.7331.2210.30 PL
Fontana 52.1248.03 PN
Għajnsielem 31.4168.74 PN
Għarb 44.8212.3142.92 No overall control
Għargħur 45.7254.43 PN
Għasri 46.1254.03 PN
Għaxaq 79.3420.81 PL
Gudja 62.8333.523.80 PL
Gżira 59.7537.742.80 PL
Ħamrun 62.9533.923.50 PL
Iklin 43.6256.53 PN
Kalkara 72.6427.51 PL
Kerċem 34.1266.03 PN
Kirkop 64.6330.325.30 PL
Lija 34.0266.13 PN
Luqa 73.8526.32 PL
Marsa 72.9621.515.80 PL
Marsaskala 69.7726.324.20 PL
Marsaxlokk 78.4521.71 PL
Mdina 14 PN
Mellieħa 48.5547.244.40 PL
Mġarr 41.6258.53 PN
Mosta 51.5748.66 PL
Mqabba 64.1336.02 PL
Msida 51.0544.844.40 PL
Mtarfa 63.1337.02 PL
Munxar 48.1252.03 PN
Nadur 42.4257.73 PN
Naxxar 36.9459.154.20 PN
Paola 74.7525.42 PL
Pembroke 60.8339.32 PL
Pietà 69.4330.72 PL
Qala 70.3329.82 PL
Qormi 64.6735.54 PL
Qrendi 69.6428.112.40 PL
Rabat 57.0543.14 PL
Safi 63.5336.62 PL
St. Julian's 35.8358.665.80 PN
St. Paul's Bay 50.2742.967.20 PL
San Ġwann 50.7549.44 PL
San Lawrenz 29.8170.34 PN
Sannat 77.1423.01 PL
Santa Luċija 76.4423.71 PL
Santa Venera 58.6441.53 PL
Senglea 79.2420.91 PL
Siġġiewi 50.7449.43 PL
Sliema 25.3370.7104.00 PN
Swieqi 23.1276.97 PN
Tarxien 73.8525.021.2 PL
Valletta 53.0445.931.10 PL
Victoria 41.0359.14 PN
Ta' Xbiex 62.5337.52 PL
Xagħra 66.0434.01 PL
Xewkija 62.9437.21 PL
Xgħajra 82.0415.512.50 PL
Żabbar 75.3924.82 PL
Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) 58.9527.6313.51 PL
Żebbuġ 40.7243.1216.21 No overall control
Żejtun 80.1720.02 PL
Żurrieq 76.4723.72 PL

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Official results