2005 Lisbon local election

2005 Lisbon local elections

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All 17 Councillors in the Lisbon City Council 9 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	52.7% 2.4 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Carmona Rodrigues Manuel Maria Carrilho Ruben de Carvalho Party PSD PS PCP Alliance CDU Last election 8 seats, 42.0% 6 seats (AL) 2 seats (AL) Seats won 8 5 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 119,837 75,022 32,254 Percentage 42.4% 26.6% 11.4% Swing 0.4 pp N/A N/A   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader José Sá Fernandes Maria José Nogueira Pinto Party BE CDS–PP Last election 0 seats, 3.8% 1 seat, 7.6% Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 22,342 16,723 Percentage 7.9% 5.9% Swing 4.1 pp 1.6 pp
Mayor before election Pedro Santana Lopes PSD Elected Mayor Carmona Rodrigues PSD

The 2005 Lisbon local election was held on 9 October 2005 to elect the members of the Lisbon City Council.

Carmona Rodrigues, who was mayor during Santana Lopes' short period as prime minister from 2004 to 2005, was elected for a full term with 42% of the votes, defeating Manuel Maria Carrilho, from the Socialist Party, who achieved only about 27% of the votes.^[1]

The Unitary Democratic Coalition ran alone this time, presenting Ruben de Carvalho and achieving 11% of the votes, which guaranteed two Communist councilors. The Left Bloc, with José Sá Fernandes as the candidate for Mayor, managed to gain a councillor seat for the first time. The CDS – People's Party, with Maria José Nogueira Pinto, managed to keep its councillor, despite losing some votes.