2010 Maltese local elections
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Elections for Administrative Committees of hamlets were held in Malta in 2010. The elections were held in eight hamlets on 27 March, with elections in a further eight on 5 June. The March elections were won by the Nationalist Party, however the June elections resulted in a victory for the Labour Party.
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2010
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| Turnout | 2,913 - 33.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March elections
Overview
Elections were held in March in Bubaqra (Żurrieq), Fleur-de-Lys (Birkirkara), Kappara (San Ġwann), Madliena (Swieqi) and Paceville (St. Julian's), Marsalforn (Żebbuġ), Santa Luċija (Kerċem) and Xlendi (Munxar).[1] In Santa Luċija there was no election because only five candidates ran for election, for a third party, the Association for the Common Purpose.
A total of ten candidates ran for the Labour Party, 36 candidates for the Nationalist Party and two independents. The Nationalist Party won the March elections with 63% of first count votes. The Labour Party obtained 34% while independent candidates obtained only 3%.
Turnout
The national turnout for the March elections was 35%. The highest turnout was in Fleur-de-Lys (48%) and the lowest in Xlendi (22%). Other turnouts were the following, 37% in Bubaqra, Kappara, and Madliena, 29% in Marsalforn, and 25% in Paceville.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Nationalist Party | 1,764 | 62.69 | 26 | |
| Labour Party | 960 | 34.12 | 8 | |
| Association for the Common Purpose[a] | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | |
| Independents | 90 | 3.20 | 1 | |
| Total | 2,814 | 100.00 | 40 | |
| Valid votes | 2,814 | 96.60 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 99 | 3.40 | ||
| Total votes | 2,913 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,662 | 33.63 | ||
| Source: Electoral Commission of Malta | ||||
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2010
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| Turnout | 2,651 - 32.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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June elections
Overview
The June elections were held in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq (Naxxar), Baħrija (Rabat, Malta), Burmarrad (San Pawl il-Baħar), Gwardamanġa (Pietà, Malta), Ħal Farruġ (Luqa), Swatar (Msida), St. Peters (Żabbar), and Tal-Virtù (Rabat, Malta).[3]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Labour Party | 1,402 | 54.64 | 20 | |
| Nationalist Party | 1,122 | 43.73 | 19 | |
| A Better Environment for Burmarrad[b] | 24 | 0.94 | 1 | |
| Independents | 18 | 0.70 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,566 | 100.00 | 40 | |
| Valid votes | 2,566 | 96.79 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 85 | 3.21 | ||
| Total votes | 2,651 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,160 | 32.49 | ||
| Source: Electoral Commission of Malta | ||||