2025 Porto local election

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The 2025 Porto local election was held on 12 October 2025 to elect the members for Porto City Council, Porto Municipal Assembly and the city's 7 parish assemblies.

2025 Porto local elections

← 2021 12 October 2025
All 13 Councillors in the Porto City Council 7 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	57.0% 8.2 pp
First party Second party   Leader Pedro Duarte Manuel Pizarro Party PSD PS Alliance Porto is us[a] Last election 2 seats, 17.2% 3 seats, 18.0% Seats won 6 6 Seat change 4 3 Popular vote 42,906 40,898 Percentage 37.3% 35.5% Swing 20.1 pp 17.5 pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Miguel Corte-Real Filipe Araújo Party CH Independent Alliance Do it as Porto Last election 0 seats, 3.0% 6 seats, 40.7% Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1 6 Popular vote 9,468 5,842 Percentage 8.2% 5.1% Swing 5.2 pp 35.6 pp
Mayor before election Rui Moreira Independent Elected mayor Pedro Duarte PSD

This election was expected to be extremely competitive after the 3 mandates of the liberal-backed Independent Rui Moreira, which was barred from running for a 4th term, with both the Socialists and Social Democrats hoping to win the second major city in Portugal,^[1] with Moreira's independent movement presenting then deputy mayor Filipe Araújo as a candidate,^[2] despite not having the endorsement of Rui Moreira himself.^[3]

The Socialist Party chose former Health minister Manuel Pizarro as their candidate, while the Social Democratic Party formed a coalition with the CDS – People's Party and the Liberal Initiative with former minister of Parliament Affairs Pedro Duarte as their candidate.^[4]

The final result was very close, with the PSD/CDS/IL candidate, Pedro Duarte, prevailing over the PS by just 2,000 votes. Manuel Pizarro (PS) failed in his 3rd attempt to become mayor of Porto, leading the Socialists to another defeat; the last time the PS won a local election in Porto was 1997.^[5] Chega gathered 8.5% of the voted and elected one councillor, while CDU failed to win representation for Porto city council for the first time ever. Deputy mayor Filipe Araújo had a very poor result, just 5% and failed to be elected to council, while the Left Bloc also lost its sole councillor, and polled at just 1.8%.^[6] Turnout increased considerably in this election, with 57% of voters casting a ballot, the highest share since 1993.

Background

In the 2021 election, Rui Moreira, mayor since 2013, won a third term as Mayor of Porto, winning 40.7% of the votes and 6 seats, losing his majority in the city council. The Socialist candidate, Tiago Barbosa Ribeiro, won 18.0% of the vote and 3 seats, while the Social Democratic candidate, Vladimiro Feliz, won 17.2% of the votes and 2 seats.^[7]

The Unitary Democratic Coalition, led by Ilda Figueiredo, won 7.5% of the votes and 1 seat, while the Left Bloc, which presented Sérgio Aires as a candidate for mayor, gained a seat in the City Council, for the first time in its history, achieving 6.3% of the votes.^[8]

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.^[9][10]

Parties and candidates

Declared

Party/Coalition			Political position	Candidate	2021 result		Ref.
					Votes (%)	Seats
	FA	Filipe Araújo: Do it as Porto[b] Filipe Araújo: Fazer à Porto	Centre-right to right-wing	Filipe Araújo [pt]	40.7%	6 / 13	[2]
	PS	Socialist Party[c] Partido Socialista	Centre-left	Manuel Pizarro	18.0%	3 / 13	[11]
	OPSN	Porto is us O Porto somos nós PSD, IL, CDS–PP	Centre-right to right-wing	Pedro Duarte	17.2%	2 / 13	[12][13]
	CDU	Unitary Democratic Coalition Coligação Democrática Unitária PCP, PEV	Left-wing to far-left	Diana Ferreira	7.5%	1 / 13	[14]
	BE	Left Bloc Bloco de Esquerda	Left-wing to far-left	Sérgio Aires	6.3%	1 / 13	[15]
	CH	Enough! Chega!	Far-right	Miguel Corte-Real	3.0%	0 / 13	[16]
	L	FREE LIVRE	Left-wing	Hélder Sousa	0.5%	0 / 13	[17]
	VP	Volt Portugal Volt Portugal	Centre to centre-left	Guilherme Jorge	0.4%	0 / 13	[18]
	NC	Porto First – Nuno Cardoso Porto Primeiro – Nuno Cardoso NC, PPM	Centre to centre-right	Nuno Cardoso [pt]	0.2%	0 / 13	[19][20]
	ADN	National Democratic Alternative Alternativa Democrática Nacional	Far-right	Frederico Duarte Carvalho	—	—	[21]
	PLS	Liberal Social Party Partido Liberal Social	Centre	Luís Tinoco Azevedo	—	—	[22]
	PTP	Portuguese Labour Party Partido Trabalhista Português	Left-wing	Maria Amélia Costa	—	—	[22]

Withdrew

Party/Coalition			Political position	Candidate	2021 result		Ref.
					Votes (%)	Seats
	RIR	React, Include, Recycle Reagir, Incluir, Reciclar	Centre	Vitorino Silva	—	—	[23][24]
	ND	New Right Nova Direita	Right-wing	Aníbal Pinto	—	—	[25][26]
	AA	Porto with Porto Porto com Porto	Centre	António Araújo	—	—	[27][28]

Campaign period

Party slogans

Party or alliance		Original slogan	English translation	Refs
	FA	« Fazer à Porto »	"Do it as Porto"	[29]
	PS	« À moda do Porto »	"Porto style"	[30]
	OPSN	« O Porto somos nós »	"Porto is us"	[31]
	CDU	« Porto para todos »	"Porto for all"	[32]
	BE	« Estamos aqui »	"We are here"	[33]
	CH	« O Miguel Chega para resolver »	"Miguel arrives to solve"	[34]

Candidates' debates

2025 Porto local election debates
Date	Organisers	Moderator(s)	P  Present[d]    NI  Not invited   I  Invited    A  Absent invitee
			FA Araújo	PS Pizarro	OPSN Duarte	CDU Ferreira	BE Aires	CH Côrte-Real	Refs
21 Sep 2025	SIC Notícias	Nelma Serpa Pinto	NI	P	P	P	P	P	[35]
26 Sep 2025	Rádio Observador	Carla Jorge de Carvalho Miguel Viterbo Dias	P	P	P	P	P	P	[36]
27 Sep 2025	CNN Portugal	João Póvoa Marinheiro	P	P	P	P	P	P	[37]
30 Sep 2025	RTP1	Carlos Daniel	P	P	P	P	P	P	[38]

Opinion polling

  Exit poll

Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size	FA	OPSN			PS	CDU	BE	CH	L	NC PPM	O	Lead
				IL	CDS	PSD
2025 local election	12 Oct 2025	—	5.1 0	37.3 6			35.6 6	3.9 0	1.8 0	8.2 1	3.4 0	1.9 0	2.8 0	1.7
CESOP–UCP	12 Oct 2025	6,124	4–6 0/1	36–40 5/7			33–37 5/7	4–6 0/1	1–3 0	6–9 1	3–5 0	1–3 0	2–7 0	3
ICS/ISCTE/Pitagórica	12 Oct 2025	7,532	3.8–6.8 0/1	34.2–39.4 5/7			32.0–37.2 5/7	2.7–5.5 0/1	1.1–3.1 0/1	6.8–10.2 0/2	1.1–3.1 0/1	1.4–3.4 0/1		2.2
Intercampus	12 Oct 2025	5,890	3.5–7.5 0/1	37.0–41.0 6/8			30.8–34.8 4/6	2.5–6.5 0/1	0.1–4.1 0/1	6.2–10.2 0/2	1.3–5.3 0/1		2.7–6.7	6.2
Pitagórica	29 Sep–4 Oct 2025	625	7.0 1	33.1 6			32.9 5	3.3 0	2.9 0	10.4 1	3.9 0	3.3 0	3.2 0	0.2
CESOP–UCP	27–28 Sep 2025	1,163	6 0/1	32 4/6			29 4/6	5 0/1	3 0	10 1/2	6 0/1	4 0	5 0	3
ICS/ISCTE	5–16 Sep 2025	805	3 0	34 6			37 6	4 0	3 0	10 1	3 0	2 0	4 0	3
ICS/ISCTE	17 Jun–2 Jul 2025	805	5 0	33 5			36 6	4 0	3 0	12 2	1 0	2 0	4 0	3
2025 Legislative election	18 May 2025	—	—	8.1 (1)	35.1[e] (5)		23.7 (4)	3.6 (0)	2.9 (0)	14.1 (2)	7.2 (1)	—	5.2 (0)	11.4
2024 EP election	9 Jun 2024	—	—	12.7 (2)	31.2[e] (4)		27.6 (4)	4.4 (0)	6.6 (1)	6.6 (1)	6.5 (1)	—	4.4 (0)	3.6
2024 Legislative election	10 Mar 2024	—	—	6.8 (1)	34.3[e] (6)		28.3 (4)	3.4 (0)	5.7 (1)	10.0 (1)	5.6 (0)	—	5.9 (0)	6.0
2022 Legislative election	30 Jan 2022	—	—	7.8 (1)	2.0 (0)	34.7 (5)	35.1 (6)	4.7 (0)	6.0 (1)	3.3 (0)	2.2 (0)	—	4.2 (0)	0.4
2021 local election	26 Sep 2021	—	40.7 6			17.2 2	18.0 3	7.5 1	6.3 1	3.0 0	0.5 0	0.2 0	6.6 0	22.7

Results

Municipal Council

Summary of the 12 October 2025 Porto City Council elections results

6 6 1
Parties		Votes	%	±pp swing	Councillors
					Total	±
	Social Democratic / People's / Liberal Initiative	42,922	37.30	20.1	6	4
	Socialist	40,931	35.57	17.5	6	3
	CHEGA	9,455	8.22	5.2	1	1
	Filipe Araújo: Do it as Porto	5,844	5.08	35.6	0	6
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	4,512	3.92	3.6	0	1
	LIVRE	3,854	3.35	2.9	0	0
	We, the Citizens! / People's Monarchist	2,190	1.90	—	0	—
	Left Bloc	2,075	1.80	4.4	0	1
	National Democratic Alternative	363	0.32	—	0	—
	Liberal Social	291	0.25	—	0	—
	Volt Portugal	147	0.13	—	0	—
	Labour	62	0.05	—	0	—
Total valid		112,646	97.90	1.3	13	0
Blank ballots		1,437	1.25	1.0
Invalid ballots		980	0.85	0.3
Total		115,063	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		201,968	56.97	8.2
Source:[39]

Municipal Assembly

Summary of the 12 October 2025 Porto Municipal Assembly elections
results

1 2 2 13 15 2 4
Parties		Votes	%	±pp swing	Seats
					Total	±
	Social Democratic / People's / Liberal Initiative	41,862	36.38	17.8	15	5
	Socialist	35,138	30.54	11.3	13	3
	CHEGA	10,870	9.45	6.1	4	3
	LIVRE	6,371	5.54	4.9	2	2
	Filipe Araújo: Do it as Porto	6,133	5.33	29.2	2	13
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	5,933	5.16	3.2	2	1
	Left Bloc	2,951	2.56	5.0	1	2
	We, the Citizens! / People's Monarchist	2,147	1.87	—	0	—
	National Democratic Alternative	389	0.34	—	0	—
	Liberal Social	328	0.29	—	0	—
	Volt Portugal	228	0.20	—	0	—
Total valid		112,350	97.64	1.1	39	0
Blank ballots		1,619	1.41	0.9
Invalid ballots		1,095	0.85	0.2
Total		115,064	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		201,968	56.97	8.2
Source:[40]

Parish Assemblies

Results of the 12 October 2025 Porto Parish Assembly elections

Parish	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	Total S
	OPSN		PS		CH		FA		L		CDU		BE
Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde	51.0	11	22.0	5	9.0	2	6.5	1	3.5	-	2.9	-	1.5	-	19
Bonfim	33.8	8	27.5	6	8.7	2	6.5	1	7.1	1	7.7	1	3.8	-	19
Campanhã	23.5	5	41.0	10	14.0	3	3.6	-	3.5	-	5.8	1	1.9	-	19
Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória	30.8	7	31.9	7	6.5	1	5.2	1	8.3	1	7.0	1	4.3	1	19
Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos	40.8	9	28.9	6	8.9	1	4.6	1	5.1	1	5.0	1	1.8	-	19
Paranhos	39.8	9	29.6	6	8.4	1	4.3	1	5.7	1	5.2	1	3.1	-	19
Ramalde	40.8	9	30.0	6	9.4	2	5.1	1	4.5	1	3.9	-	1.8	-	19
Total	37.6	58	30.1	46	9.2	12	5.4	6	5.3	5	5.2	5	2.6	1	133
Source:[41]

Notes

1. Coalition with PSD, IL and CDS–PP.
2. Supported by People-Animals-Nature (PAN).
3. Supported by React, Include, Recycle (RIR).
4. Denotes a main invitee attending the event.
5. PSD and CDS ran in a coalition, the Democratic Alliance (AD).