2010 Maltese local elections

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.

March elections

Overview

Elections were held in March in Bubaqra, Fleur-de-Lys, Kappara, Madliena and Paceville, Marsalforn, Santa Luċija and Xlendi. 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 and the lowest in Xlendi. Other turnouts were the following, 37% in Bubaqra, Kappara, and Madliena, 29% in Marsalforn, and 25% in Paceville.

June elections

Overview

The June elections were held in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, Baħrija, Burmarrad, Gwardamanġa, Ħal Farruġ, Swatar, St. Peters, and Tal-Virtù.