PN Local Council Gains 2015

Is the PN back in business?

Marsa-52.9%

550 votes

St Julians-48.7%

1623 votes

Zurrieq-45.7%

1266votes

St Pauls Bay-42.6%

2505votes

Balzan-42.3%

1196votes

Zebbug-41.8%

665votes

Dingli-36.3%

532votes

Isla-28.2%

425votes

Kirkop-26.6%

394votes

Gzira-26.1%

1207votes

Iklin-24.2%

935votes

Nadur-21.7%

1345votes

Balza

n

2073Din

gli

835Gz

ira

1634Ik

lin

1234Is

la

592Kir

kop

537Ma

rsa

1168Na

dur

1719

St Ju

lians

3168

St Pa

uls B

ay

4634

Haz-Z

ebbu

g

3698Zu

rrieq

2313

2007-8: Lawrence Gonzi is prime minister and Alfred Sant is Opposition leader. These are the localities that will suffer the greatest haemmorage of votes for the PN by 2012, when the ruling party is at its lowest ebb and Joseph Muscat is Labour leader

2012: Turnouts during these council elections plummet, but its the PN that registers one of its worst ever electoral results.

2007-8 local electionsNumber of votes

2012 local electionsPercentage of 2009 vote count lost by PN and number of first-preference votes polled

Balza

n

53.4% Di

ngli

52.2% Gz

ira

45.5% Ik

lin

25.1% I

sla

-19.5%Kir

kop

23.8% Ma

rsa

23.4% Na

dur

10.1%St

Julia

ns

60.2%

St Pa

uls B

ay

47.7%

Haz-Z

ebbu

g

36.9%Zu

rrieq

45.9%

2015: Three years later, under Simon Busuttil, the PN normalises support in those areas it suffered the most in 2012

2015 local electionsPercentage of 2012 vote count won or lost by PN

Change since 2007/2008 in largest localities Turnout change (pp) Change (pp) PN Change (pp) PLSt Pauls Bay* -27.7 -7.2 +7.4 Mosta +4.7 +6 -2.7Qormi +12.1 -0.2 -0.9 Zurrieq* -12.5 -5.9 +5.9Zebbug* -9 -4.7 +1.7 Paola +2 +1 +2.6Attard +12.2 +3 -2.7Nadur* -7.8 -7 +7.9San Giljan* -20.9 -1.1 +1.4BBugia +4.1 +5.4 -3.5Marsaxlokk +0.9 +3.7 +5.1Hamrun +4.3 +1.4 -1.4Gzira +14.8 +0.2 +2.7 Siggiewi +7.1 -5 +5 Swieqi -0.5 +8.2 +2.2Marsa* -20.7 -6.3 +6.3Balzan* -16.2 +1.4 -2.5 Dingli* -6.5 -3.3 +3.3Floriana* -3.6 +0.7 -1 Ghajnsielem* -13.3 -13.7 +0.7Gharghur +14.9 -0.9 +0.9Iklin* -12.8 -1.3 +6.3Isla * -17.7 -6.8 +8.1Kercem +1.2 +1.8 -1.8Kirkop* -14.3 -0.8 -8.9Luqa +6.8 -3.7 +3.7Munxar -3.3 -4 +6.3Qala -0.6 -24.6 +23Safi +0.1 -8.4 +12San Lawrenz -16.3 +7.6 -7.6Sta Lucija +3.3 +0.8 -6.8Xaghra +6.1 -6.9 +6.9Zebbug, Gozo +1.6 -9.9 +9.9