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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Turnout	62.69%
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

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]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Labour Party	150,514	57.96	270
	Nationalist Party	103,398	39.82	190
	Democratic Alternative	1,997	0.77	0
	Democratic Party	555	0.21	0
	Għarb l-Ewwel	417	0.16	2
	Moviment Patrijotti Maltin	376	0.14	0
	Floriana First	141	0.05	0
	Independents	2,276	0.88	2
Total		259,674	100.00	464
Valid votes		259,674	95.62
Invalid/blank votes		11,895	4.38
Total votes		271,569	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		433,596	62.63
Source: Electoral Commission

Results by council

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