Maltese local council elections, 2007

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Local elections were held in 22 localities in Malta on 10 March 2007. The last round of elections held in 2004, on the same day of the national election for the Maltese Members for the European Parliament (MEPs). Approximately 68% of the eligible voters turned up on election day. With the locality of Safi with the highest percentage (86%); and the locality of Swieqi with the lowest percentage (53%). The largest locality was that of Mosta and the smallest one was that of San Lawrenz, Gozo.

Turnout

Locality	% of voters	votes
Safi	86%	1281
Kerċem	81%	1123
San Lawrenz	78%	428
Floriana	77%	1492
Qala	77%	1201
Santa Luċija	77%	2002
Marsaxlokk	76%	1872
Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand)	74%	4500
Luqa	73%	3507
Birgu (Città Vittoriosa)	72%	1659
Mosta	70%	9855
Munxar	70%	795
Xagħra	70%	2596
Ħamrun	69%	5510
Qormi (Città Pinto)	66%	8776
Paola (Raħal Ġdid)	66%	4433
Birżebbuġa	65%	4270
Gżira	65%	3645
Attard	64%	4816
Għargħur	62%	1132
Żebbuġ, Gozo	59%	1307
Swieqi	53%	3314
Total in all	68%

The Results

The Malta Labour Party (MLP) has won the Local Councils Elections with 53% of first count votes. The Partit Nazzjonalista (PN) obtained 44% while Alternativa Demokratika (AD) and independent candidates obtained 3%. The councillors elected consist of 74 councilors with MLP; 63 councillors with PN; 2 councillors with AD; and 1 councillor on the locality of Floriana, that consist with the group known as 'Floriana L-Ewwel' (Floriana The First).

Locality	MLP	PN	AD	ind
Birgu (Città Vittoriosa)	4	1	0	0
Qormi (Città Pinto)	7	4	0	0
Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand)	3	4	0	0
Attard	2	4	1	0
Birżebbuġa	5	2	0	0
Floriana	2	2	0	1
Gżira	4	3	0	0
Għargħur	2	3	0	0
Ħamrun	5	4	0	0
Kerċem	2	3	0	0
Luqa	5	2	0	0
Marsaxlokk	4	1	0	0
Mosta	6	5	0	0
Munxar	2	3	0	0
Paola (Raħal Ġdid)	5	2	0	0
Qala	2	3	0	0
Safi	2	3	0	0
San Lawrenz	2	3	0	0
Santa Luċija	4	1	0	0
Swieqi	1	5	1	0
Xagħra	3	2	0	0
Żebbuġ, Gozo	2	3	0	0
Total (140 councillors)	74	63	2	1