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]

2019 Maltese local council elections

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Turnout62.69%
 
Party Labour Nationalist Democratic Alternative
Popular vote 150,514 103,398 1,997
Percentage 57.96% 39.82% 0.77%

 
Party Democratic Party (Malta) Għarb First
Popular vote 555
Percentage 0.21% 0.16%

 
Party Moviment Patrijotti Maltin
Percentage 0.14%

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

Results

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Overall results

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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 Party150,51457.96270
Nationalist Party103,39839.82190
Democratic Alternative1,9970.770
Democratic Party5550.210
Għarb l-Ewwel4170.162
Moviment Patrijotti Maltin3760.140
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

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Locality Labour Party Nationalist Party AD and/or Others Control
% Seats % Seats % Seats Party
Attard 28.9 3 65.5 6 5.8 0 PN
Balzan 27.9 1 72.2 4 PN
Birgu 81.2 4 18.9 1 PL
Birkirkara 52.3 7 43.7 6 4.2 0 PL
Birżebbuġa 76.0 7 24.1 2 PL
Cospicua 84.2 6 15.8 1 PL
Dingli 73.9 5 26.2 1 PL
Fgura 74.0 7 24.9 2 1.2 0 PL
Floriana 58.7 3 31.2 2 10.3 0 PL
Fontana 52.1 2 48.0 3 PN
Għajnsielem 31.4 1 68.7 4 PN
Għarb 44.8 2 12.3 1 42.9 2 No overall control
Għargħur 45.7 2 54.4 3 PN
Għasri 46.1 2 54.0 3 PN
Għaxaq 79.3 4 20.8 1 PL
Gudja 62.8 3 33.5 2 3.8 0 PL
Gżira 59.7 5 37.7 4 2.8 0 PL
Ħamrun 62.9 5 33.9 2 3.5 0 PL
Iklin 43.6 2 56.5 3 PN
Kalkara 72.6 4 27.5 1 PL
Kerċem 34.1 2 66.0 3 PN
Kirkop 64.6 3 30.3 2 5.3 0 PL
Lija 34.0 2 66.1 3 PN
Luqa 73.8 5 26.3 2 PL
Marsa 72.9 6 21.5 1 5.8 0 PL
Marsaskala 69.7 7 26.3 2 4.2 0 PL
Marsaxlokk 78.4 5 21.7 1 PL
Mdina 1 4 PN
Mellieħa 48.5 5 47.2 4 4.4 0 PL
Mġarr 41.6 2 58.5 3 PN
Mosta 51.5 7 48.6 6 PL
Mqabba 64.1 3 36.0 2 PL
Msida 51.0 5 44.8 4 4.4 0 PL
Mtarfa 63.1 3 37.0 2 PL
Munxar 48.1 2 52.0 3 PN
Nadur 42.4 2 57.7 3 PN
Naxxar 36.9 4 59.1 5 4.2 0 PN
Paola 74.7 5 25.4 2 PL
Pembroke 60.8 3 39.3 2 PL
Pietà 69.4 3 30.7 2 PL
Qala 70.3 3 29.8 2 PL
Qormi 64.6 7 35.5 4 PL
Qrendi 69.6 4 28.1 1 2.4 0 PL
Rabat 57.0 5 43.1 4 PL
Safi 63.5 3 36.6 2 PL
St. Julian's 35.8 3 58.6 6 5.8 0 PN
St. Paul's Bay 50.2 7 42.9 6 7.2 0 PL
San Ġwann 50.7 5 49.4 4 PL
San Lawrenz 29.8 1 70.3 4 PN
Sannat 77.1 4 23.0 1 PL
Santa Luċija 76.4 4 23.7 1 PL
Santa Venera 58.6 4 41.5 3 PL
Senglea 79.2 4 20.9 1 PL
Siġġiewi 50.7 4 49.4 3 PL
Sliema 25.3 3 70.7 10 4.0 0 PN
Swieqi 23.1 2 76.9 7 PN
Tarxien 73.8 5 25.0 2 1.2 PL
Valletta 53.0 4 45.9 3 1.1 0 PL
Victoria 41.0 3 59.1 4 PN
Ta' Xbiex 62.5 3 37.5 2 PL
Xagħra 66.0 4 34.0 1 PL
Xewkija 62.9 4 37.2 1 PL
Xgħajra 82.0 4 15.5 1 2.5 0 PL
Żabbar 75.3 9 24.8 2 PL
Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) 58.9 5 27.6 3 13.5 1 PL
Żebbuġ 40.7 2 43.1 2 16.2 1 No overall control
Żejtun 80.1 7 20.0 2 PL
Żurrieq 76.4 7 23.7 2 PL

References

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  1. ^ "Next electoral commitment probably for 25 May 2019 - TVM News". TVM English. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  2. ^ Malta is getting ready for local elections
  3. ^ "Counting of local council votes begins today - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
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Official results