Local elections were held in Malta

Malta

Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

 on 6 June 2009, the same day of the european elections

European Parliament election, 2009 (Malta)

The European Parliament election of 2009 in Malta was the election of the delegation from Malta to the European Parliament in 2009. The elections were held on June 6 on the same day as the Maltese local council elections, 2009....

. The elections were held in 23 of the 68 Maltese localities. These 23 localities are: Imdina (Città Notabile), Bormla (Città Cospicua), Rabat, Gozo, Ħaż-Żabbar (Città Hompesch), Birkirkara

Birkirkara

Birkirkara or B'Kara is a city of 25,858 inhabitants in central Malta. It is the most populated town on the island and consists of four autonomous parishes: St Helen, St Joseph, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Mary. It also houses one of the most famous colleges in Malta, St Aloysius' College...

, Fgura

Fgura

Fgura is a town in the south of Malta. It is one of the 68 local councils.Much of Fgura was built around the 1960s. However, the town has prehistoric roots - there are several tombs in the area - and there is evidence to suggest it was a settlement in Phoenician times...

, Gudja

Gudja

Gudja is a village in Malta with a population of 2,901 . The village is located on a small hill south of the city of Valletta overlooking Malta International Airport....

, Għarb, Għaxaq, Kalkara

Kalkara

Il-Kalkara is a small picturesque village in Malta, with a population of 2,856 . The name is derived from the Latin word for lime , and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times. Kalkara forms part of the inner harbour area and occupies the area around Kalkara Creek...

, Lija

Lija

Lija is a small village on the island of Malta. It forms part of the Three villages of Malta, along with Attard and Balzan. Lija has a baroque parish church and seven other small chapels...

, Marsaskala

Marsaskala

Marsaskala is a sea-side village in Malta that has grown up around the small harbour at the head of Marsaskala Bay, a long narrow inlet also known as Marsaskala Creek...

, Mġarr

Mgarr

Mġarr or Imġarr, formerly known as Mgiarro, is a small town in the northwest of the mainland of Malta. Mgarr is a typical rural village situated in an isolated region, west of Mosta. It is surrounded with rich farmland and vineyards...

, Msida

Msida

Msida or Imsida is a harbour town in Malta with a population of 7,623 . The town is located just west of Valletta on the northeast coast of Malta. The town enjoys a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry, sunny summers and short, cool winters.The neighbouring towns of Msida are Ta' Xbiex, Gzira, San...

, Imtarfa, Naxxar

Naxxar

Naxxar is a village in the central north of Malta, with a population of about 13,647 people . The Naxxar Church is dedicated to Our Lady of Victories. The feast is celebrated on September 8...

, Pietà, Malta

Pietà, Malta

Tal-Pietà is a small town located on the outskirts of Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Tal-Pietà is the suburb next-closest to the capital after Floriana. Its name is derived from Italian and signifies "mercy".-Description:...

, Rabat, Malta

Rabat, Malta

Rabat is a village just outside Mdina, Malta. The name of the village is derived from the Arabic word for 'suburb': الرباط, as it was the suburb of the old capital Mdina. Half of the present-day village core also formed part of the Roman city of Melita, before the latter was resized during the...

, San Ġwann

San Gwann

-History:The San Ġwann suburb is mostly made up of relatively modern buildings having been established as a parish only in 1965. However, the few scattered archeological remains found in the region suggest that San Ġwann has an ancient history which is woven into the national history of Malta.The...

, Sannat

Sannat

Ta' Sannat is a village on Gozo Island, Malta, with a population of 2,200 persons . Ta' Sannat is in the south of Gozo, popular for its very high cliffs, ancient cart ruts, temples and dolmens, and rich fauna and flora...

, Tas-Sliema, Tarxien

Tarxien

-Etymology:Ħal Tarxien is a small village in the south east of Malta. The etymology of the village may be a corruption of Tirix, meaning a large stone, similar to those used for the village's noted temples. The village motto is Tyrii Genure Coloni .-Population:Today, the village is inhabited by...

, and Xgħajra.

Candidates

In total, 272 candidates contested for this election, 133 are candidates for Partit Laburista (PL), also 133 for Partit Nazzjonalista (PN), three for Alternattiva Demokratika (AD), and other three as independents

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

. The independent candidates contested respectively in Mġarr

Mgarr

Mġarr or Imġarr, formerly known as Mgiarro, is a small town in the northwest of the mainland of Malta. Mgarr is a typical rural village situated in an isolated region, west of Mosta. It is surrounded with rich farmland and vineyards...

, Tarxien

Tarxien

-Etymology:Ħal Tarxien is a small village in the south east of Malta. The etymology of the village may be a corruption of Tirix, meaning a large stone, similar to those used for the village's noted temples. The village motto is Tyrii Genure Coloni .-Population:Today, the village is inhabited by...

 and Mtarfa

Mtarfa

Imtarfa, or Mtarfa is a small town close to Rabat and Mdina in the north of Malta, with a population of 2,430 people .-History:...

. The Mtarfa candidate was in the party Għall-Imtarfa Aħjar (For Better Mtarfa).

Voter turnout

Locality	Turnout
L-Imdina	82.5%
Bormla	77.3%
Ħaż-Żabbar	80.7%
Ir-Rabat (Gozo)	79.9%
Birkirkara	77.7%
Il-Fgura	81.2%
Il-Gudja	87.1%
L-Għarb	72.9%
Ħal Għaxaq	83.8%
Il-Kalkara	82.1%
Ħal Lija	81.8%
Marsaskala	72.7%
L-Imġarr	81.7%
L-Imsida	73.1%
L-Imtarfa	83.9%
In-Naxxar	74.2%
Tal-Pietà	77.4%
Ir-Rabat (Malta)	81.8%
San Ġwann	75.3%
Ta' Sannat	78.2%
Tas-Sliema	64.8%
Ħal Tarxien	80.5%
Ix-Xgħajra	84.1%