Local elections were held in Malta on 12 March 2005. The Malta Labour Party won an absolute majority. Approximately 68% of the eligible voters turned up on election day. In Malta the vast majority of the electorate normally votes on election days, with turnout sometimes averaging above 92% for general elections.
The number of councillors for each locality is determined according to the population in the locality, where 5 is the minimum and 13 the maximum number of councillors. This decision has been strongly criticized and many Nationalists too did not agree with such 'strategic measures', as quoted by the Maltese Prime Minister, Lawrence Gonzi. The Nationalist Party has been accused of threatening democracy in Malta by reducing the number of candidates just minutes before the closing stipulated time for accepting nominations. Two localities (Marsa and Żejtun, both famous for being Malta Labour Party strongholds) did not vote in these elections because of this reason.
Results LocalityMLP: %votesPN: %votesAD: %votesind: %votesMLPPNADINDValletta (Città Umillisima)45%54%01%3400Żebbuġ (Città Rohan)--02%5400Żejtun (Città Beland)nononono8100Balzan27%73%001400Dingli65%35%003200Fontana38%62%002300Għajnsielem30%58%012%1301Għasri43%57%002300Iklin40%52%8%02300Kirkop69%31%004100Marsanononono5200Mellieħa55%42%3%04300Mqabba49%51%003200Nadur35%62%3%02300Pembroke63%29%8%03200Qrendi54%38%08%3200San Ġiljan40%54%6%03400San Pawl il-Baħar44%49%7%1%4500Santa Venera53%47%004300Ta' Xbiex64%36%003200Xewkija67%33%01%4100Żurrieq--01%5200+ Local election results by localityElectoral Commission of Malta. "Local Councils' Elections, March 2005 – Results by Locality." (No longer publicly available) Locality MLP: %votes PN: %votes AD: %votes ind: %votes MLP PN AD IND Valletta (Città Umillisima) 45% 54% 0 1% 3 4 0 0 Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) - - 0 2% 5 4 0 0 Żejtun (Città Beland) no no no no 8 1 0 0
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