2005 Portuguese local elections

The Portuguese local election of 2005 took place on 9 October 2005. The election consisted of three separate elections in the 308 Portuguese municipalities, the election for the Municipal Chambers, whose winner is elected mayor, another election for the Municipal Assembly and a last one for the lower-level Parish Assembly, whose winner is elected parish president. This last was held separately in the more than 4,000 parishes around the country.

2005 Portuguese local elections

9 October 2005

All 308 Portuguese municipalities and 4,260 Portuguese Parishes
All 2,046 local government councils
Turnout60.9% Increase 0.8 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Luís Marques Mendes José Sócrates Jerónimo de Sousa
Party PSD PS PCP
Alliance CDU
Last election 159 mayors, 41.2% 113 mayors, 37.1% 28 mayors, 10.6%
Popular vote 2,150,710 1,933,041 589,384
Percentage 39.9% 35.9% 10.9%
Swing Decrease 1.3 pp Decrease 1.2 pp Increase 0.3 pp
Mayors 158 109 32
Mayors +/– Decrease 1 Decrease 4 Increase 4
Councillors 911 853 203
Councillors +/– Increase 5 Increase 3 Increase 4

The Socialist Party may be considered the major defeated party of this election due to a slight loss of mandates. The Socialists did, however, achieve a better percentage of the vote in relation to the election of 2001.

On the right, the Social Democratic Party stole some municipalities from the Socialists, some of them in coalition with the People's Party that was reduced to only one municipality in stand-alone candidacies, Ponte de Lima, continuing its decline in comparison, for example, with the 36 mayors achieved in 1976.

On the left, the Unitary Democratic Coalition, led by the Communist Party, regained some of its former influence, taking 4 municipalities and several parishes from the Socialists in the districts of Beja, Évora and Setúbal and Leiria achieving a total of 32 mayors, and winning, for the first time, the election in Peniche. The Left Bloc kept the presidency of its single municipality, Salvaterra de Magos.

The election was also remarkable for the several victories of independent candidates, most of them former Socialist, Social Democratic and People's Party candidates who were expelled or given no confidence, because of corruption accusations, by their respective parties and, even so, became mayors. The best known were Valentim Loureiro in Gondomar, Fátima Felgueiras in Felgueiras and Isaltino Morais in Oeiras.

Parties

Official logo of the election.

The main political forces involved in the election were:

Results

National summary of votes and seats

Summary of the 9 October 2005 Municipal Councils elections results
Parties Votes % ±pp swing Candidacies Councillors Mayors
Total ± Total ±
Socialist 1,933,04135.87Increase1.8307853Increase24109Decrease4
Social Democratic 1,523,52628.27Increase0.1245742Decrease32138Decrease4
Democratic Unity Coalition 589,38410.94Increase0.3301203Increase432Increase4
Social Democratic / People's 462,1998.58Decrease0.442131Increase1718Increase3
People's 165,1923.07Decrease0.618530Decrease91Decrease2
Left Bloc 158,9532.95Increase1.81117Increase11Steady0
Independents 133,3802.47Increase0.92745Increase147Increase4
PSD / CDS–PP / PPM 91,4551.70Decrease0.41220Increase101Steady0
PSD / CDS–PP / PPM / MPT 71,1531.323111
Portuguese Workers' Communist 15,4210.29Decrease0.0190Steady00Steady0
Humanist 5,0960.09Increase0.0130Steady00Steady0
New Democracy 2,0450.04400
National Renovator 1,7590.03Decrease0.050Steady00Steady0
PSD / CDS–PP / MPT 1,6700.03120
Earth 1,5820.03Decrease0.240Decrease40Decrease1
PSD / PPM 7070.01Decrease2.510Decrease80Decrease1
PND / PPM 4390.01100
National Solidarity 2440.00100
People's / Social Democratic 1090.00Decrease0.210Decrease60Steady0
CDS–PP / PSD / PPM 110.00100
Total valid 5,159,104 95.73 Decrease0.6 2,046 Increase2 308 Steady0
Blank ballots 139,0122.58Increase0.4
Invalid ballots 90,9191.69Increase0.2
Total 5,389,035 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 8,843,87560.94Increase0.8

Municipality map

Most voted parties or coalitions in each Municipality. Municipalities won by:
- PSD: 138
- PS: 109
- CDU: 32
- BE: 1
- CDS–PP: 1
- PSD coalitions: 20
- Independents: 7

City control

The following table lists party control in all district capitals, as well as in municipalities above 100,000 inhabitants. Population estimates from the 2001 Census.[1]

Municipality Population Previous control New control
Almada 160,825 Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU) Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU)
Amadora 175,872 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS)
Aveiro 73,335 Socialist Party (PS) PSD / CDS–PP
Barcelos 122,096 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Beja 35,762 Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU) Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU)
Braga 169,192 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS)
Bragança 34,750 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Cascais 170,683 PSD / CDS–PP PSD / CDS–PP
Castelo Branco 55,708 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS)
Coimbra 148,443 PSD / CDS–PP / PPM PSD / CDS–PP / PPM
Évora 56,519 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS)
Faro 58,051 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Socialist Party (PS)
Funchal 103,961 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Gondomar 159,096 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Independent (IND)
Guarda 43,822 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS)
Guimarães 159,576 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS)
Leiria 119,847 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Lisbon 564,657 PSD / PPM Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Loures 199,059 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS)
Maia 120,111 PSD / CDS–PP PSD / CDS–PP
Matosinhos 167,026 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS)
Odivelas 133,847 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS)
Oeiras 162,128 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Independent (IND)
Ponta Delgada 65,854 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Portalegre 25,980 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Porto 263,131 PSD / CDS–PP PSD / CDS–PP
Santarém 63,563 Socialist Party (PS) Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Santa Maria da Feira 135,964 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Seixal 150,271 Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU) Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU)
Setúbal 113,934 Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU) Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU)
Sintra 363,749 PSD / CDS–PP PSD / CDS–PP / PPM / MPT
Viana do Castelo 88,631 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS)
Vila Franca de Xira 122,908 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS)
Vila Nova de Famalicão 127,567 PSD / CDS–PP PSD / CDS–PP
Vila Nova de Gaia 288,749 PSD / CDS–PP PSD / CDS–PP
Vila Real 49,957 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Viseu 93,501 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Democratic Party (PSD)

National summary of votes and seats

The first and the second most voted parties in each district (Azores and Madeira are not shown)
Summary of the 9 October 2005 Municipal Assemblies elections results
Parties Votes % ±pp swing Candidacies Mandates
Total ±
Socialist 1,923,468 35.68 Increase1.7 307 2,794 Increase73
Social Democratic 1,454,256 26.98 Decrease0.2 245 2,416 Decrease52
Democratic Unity Coalition 628,881 11.67 Increase0.6 301 722 Increase13
Social Democratic / People's 454,972 8.44 Decrease0.9 41 407 Decrease20
Left Bloc 212,652 3.95 Increase2.4 115 114 Increase86
People's 175,927 3.26 Decrease1.0 162 190 Decrease63
Independents 115,999 2.15 Increase1.0 25 121 Increase28
PSD / CDS–PP / PPM 90,670 1.68 Increase0.5 13 73 Increase33
PSD / CDS–PP / PPM / MPT 66,190 1.23 3 27
Portuguese Workers' Communist 8,620 0.16 Increase0.0 9 1 Steady0
People's / Social Democratic 2,768 0.05 Decrease0.0 2 6 Decrease13
PSD / CDS–PP / MPT 1,641 0.03 1 6
Earth 1,590 0.03 Decrease0.2 1 0 Decrease18
New Democracy 1,590 0.03 2 1
People's Monarchist 1,011 0.02 Increase0.0 6 5 Increase5
PND / PPM 831 0.02 1 0
PSD / PPM 760 0.01 Decrease2.4 1 2 Decrease21
Humanist 200 0.00 Steady0.0 2 0 Steady0
CDS–PP / PSD / PPM 8 0.00 1 0
Total valid 5,161,181 95.72 Increase0.3 6,885 Increase9
Blank ballots 138,4242.57Increase0.1
Invalid ballots 92,1401.71Increase0.2
Total 5,391,745 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 8,847,38560.94Increase0.8

National summary of votes and seats

The first and the second most voted parties in each district (Azores and Madeira are not shown)
Summary of the 9 October 2005 Parish Assemblies elections results
Parties Votes % ±pp swing Candidacies Mandates Presidents
Total ± Total ±
Socialist 1,903,166 35.37 Increase1.5 3,711 13,460 Increase265 1,518 Decrease5
Social Democratic 1,433,256 26.64 Increase0.1 3,065 12,447 Increase299 1,723 Increase74
Democratic Unity Coalition 648,622 12.05 Increase0.9 2,239 2,576 Increase110 244 Increase12
Social Democratic / People's 411,633 7.65 Decrease0.6 529 2,065 Decrease59 219 Increase4
Independents 245,659 4.57 Increase0.2 568 2,201 Decrease206 292 Decrease19
Left Bloc 146,898 2.73 Increase1.6 448 229 Increase183 3 Decrease3
People's 144,575 2.69 Decrease0.9 1,043 826 Decrease144 65 Decrease14
PSD / CDS–PP / PPM / MPT 95,175 1.77 45 216 19
PSD / CDS–PP / PPM 84,398 1.57 Decrease0.7 125 400 Increase98 34 Increase2
Portuguese Workers' Communist 3,635 0.07 Decrease0.0 28 0 Decrease1 0 Steady0
New Democracy 3,184 0.06 16 7 0
Earth 3,100 0.06 Decrease0.1 7 23 Decrease97 3 Decrease15
PSD / CDS–PP / MPT 1,756 0.03 12 32 3
People's / Social Democratic 1,448 0.03 Decrease0.1 2 10 Decrease57 2 Decrease6
Humanist 824 0.02 Increase0.0 10 0 Steady0 0 Steady0
PSD / PPM 807 0.02 Decrease2.3 5 6 Decrease259 0 Decrease18
National Solidarity 72 0.00 5 0 0
National Renovator 38 0.00 1 0 0
People's Monarchist 27 0.00 Steady0.0 1 0 Decrease1 0 Steady0
Total valid 5,130,086 95.31 Decrease0.7 34,498 4,125
Blank ballots 151,5272.82Increase0.5
Invalid ballots 101,0671.88Increase0.2
Total 5,382,680 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 8,832,69360.94Increase0.9

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