2013 Portuguese local elections

Portuguese local elections, 2013
All 308 Portuguese municipalities and 3,092 Portuguese Parishes; All 2,000 local government councils
Turnout	52.6% 6.4 pp

The Portuguese local elections of 2013 took place on 29 September. The elections 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, as well an election for the lower-level Parish Assembly, whose winner is elected parish president. This last will be held separately in the more than 3,000 parishes around the country. There was a reduction in the number of Parishes of more than 1000 parishes and, consequently, Parishes Assemblies and their respective leadership positions due to a local government reform undertaken by the Government led by Pedro Passos Coelho.

The process of submitting candidacies for these elections was marked by interpretation differences of the limitation of mandates law, which prohibits a candidate, after serving three terms, to run for Mayor, Municipal Assemblies or Parish Assemblies. The controversy lied in the fact that the law does not state explicitly whether it prohibits reelection candidacies for the same municipality or parish, or if, on the contrary, the candidate is barred from seeking reelection for the same position in any municipality or parish. Candidates affected by this issue included Luis Filipe Menezes (PSD), running in Porto, and Fernando Seara (PSD/CDS–PP), who was standing in Lisbon.

This controversy ended on 5 September 2013 with the decision of the Constitutional Court considering only territorial the limitation of mandates and, there so, giving permission to mayoral candidates that had already serve three consecutive mandates to run for another municipality.^[9]

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) was the biggest loser of these elections, as it lost almost a third of the municipalities that it held, although the PSD did gain several traditionally Socialist bastions like Braga and Guarda.

The Socialist Party (PS) won the largest number of municipal chambers in its history surpassing its previous best result in 2009. It also won the largest number of mayorships of any party in the history of Portugal.^[10] Despite the Socialists victory however, the PS lost to the PSD the cities of Braga and Guarda and to the CDU in the cities of Loures, Beja and Évora. The PS also reconquered Coimbra and won in two large social democratic strongholds, Vila Real and Funchal.

The election was also marked by the strong electoral performances of various independent groups, which won several chambers. The most significant was the victory of independent Rui Moreira in Porto, who was supported by CDS-PP. The Democratic Unity Coalition increased its number of municipal chambers as well as its number of councilors by winning several chambers previously held by the Socialists, including winning back their historical stronghold of Loures. However, despite increasing their overall number of mayors, they also lost three chambers they won in 2009 to the Socialists; Chamusca, Crato, and Nisa. In Chamusca they had held the mayorship since 1979.

The People's Party (CDS-PP) broke a cycle of decline in local elections and won 5 municipalities, 4 more than in 2009. The Left Bloc suffered a heavy defeat, losing the only chamber they had, and electing fewer councillors than in 2009.

The turnout in these elections was the lowest ever, with 52.6% of voters casting their ballot.

Parties

The main political forces that will be involved in the election are:

Left Bloc (BE)
People's Party (CDS–PP) (only in some municipalities)¹
Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU)
Socialist Party (PS)
Social Democratic Party (PSD) (only in some municipalities)¹

¹ The PSD and the CDS–PP will also form coalitions in several municipalities with the Earth Party (MPT) and the People's Monarchist Party (PPM).

Opinion polling

Municipality	Date(s) Conducted	Polling Firm	PSD	PS	CDS-PP	CDU	BE	PSD CDS-PP	PSD CDS-PP PPM	PSD CDS-PP PPM MPT	Ind	Others / Und.	Lead
Municipality	Date(s) Conducted	Polling Firm										Others / Und.	Lead
Lisbon	23–27 Sep	Aximage	–	49.5	–	7.9	6.7	31.7	–	–	–	4.2	17.8
Vila Nova de Famalicão	19–27 Sep	Pitagórica	–	30.3	–	7.9	4.5	55.8	–	–	–	1.5	25.5
Matosinhos	23–26 Sep	Domp	6.8	13.9	1.6	5.7	0.5	–	–	–	43.5	28.0	29.6
Porto	23–25 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	26.9 4	24.1 4	–	10.5 1	4.5 –	–	–	–	30.4^[11] 4	3.6 –	0.4
Porto	21–25 Sep	Aximage	27.5	28.1	–	8.3	4.1	–	–	–	29.2	2.8	1.1
Vila Nova de Gaia	23–24 Sep	GTriplo	–	23.2	–	4.7	2.8	22.1	–	–	21.9	25.3	1.1
Barcelos	23–24 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	39.3 5	–	1.9 –	3.5 –	–	36.7 4 – 5	–	14.8 1 – 2	3.8 –	2.6
Braga	22–24 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	39.0 5	–	7.5 0 – 1	–	–	43.8 5 – 6	–	5.2 –	4.5 –	4.8
Santa Cruz	22–23 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	41.1 3	–	–	5.6 –	–	–	–	–	48.1 4	5.2 –	7.0
Porto	21–23 Sep	Universidade Católica Seats projection	26.0 3 – 4	24.0 3 – 4	–	9.0 1	5.0 0 – 1	–	–	–	31.0^[12] 4 – 5	5.0 –	3.0
Lisbon	21–23 Sep	Universidade Católica Seats projection	–	48.0 9 – 10	–	11.0 1 – 2	7.0 1	26.0 5	–	–	–	8.0 –	22.0
Leiria	21–23 Sep	IPOM	31.4	53.3	4.0	3.2	4.4	–	–	–	–	3.6	21.9
Vila Nova de Gaia	22 Sep	Universidade Católica Seats projection	–	32.0 4	–	8.0 0 – 1	5.0 –	21.0 3	–	–	29.0^[13] 3 – 4	5.0 –	6.0
Paços de Ferreira	21–23 Sep	Gemeo	47.9	43.5	0.6	1.9	–	–	–	–	–	6.1	4.4
Porto	21–23 Sep	IPOM	37.5	26.6	–	8.1	5.0	–	–	–	16.9^[14]	5.9	10.9
Valongo	19–22 Sep	GTriplo	33.6	28.9	7.1	3.9	2.3	–	–	–	–	24.3	4.7
Sintra	21–22 Sep	Universidade Católica Seats projection	–	30.0 4 – 5	–	12.0 1 – 2	5.0 0 – 1	16.0 2 – 3	–	–	30.0^[15] 3 – 4	7.0 –	3.0
Vila Nova de Gaia	20–22 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	29.0 3 – 4	–	7.5 0 – 1	3.3 –	25.1 3	–	–	30.8^[16] 3 – 4	4.3 –	0.3
São João da Madeira	18–21 Sep	Domp	42.5	33.5	0.5	8.3	0.7	–	–	–	7.0	7.5	9.0
Matosinhos	20–21 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	14.4 1 – 2	32.8 4 – 5	4.1 –	7.2 0 – 1	3.6 –	–	–	–	34.4 4 – 5	3.5 –	1.6
Covilhã	18–20 Sep	Domp	18.0	37.4	–	7.6	1.3	–	–	–	28.4	7.3	9.0
Ourém	19–20 Sep	IPOM	–	46.6	–	3.3	–	37.3	–	–	10.4	2.5	9.3
Vila Real	19–20 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	41.2 4 – 5	41.9 4 – 5	5.4 –	5.1 –	3.7 –	–	–	–	–	2.7 –	0.7
Braga	18–19 Sep	IPOM	–	36.7	–	4.1	–	–	47.5	–	7.2	4.4	10.8
Gondomar	18–19 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	48.0 6	–	10.4 1	4.6 –	33.0 4	–	–	–	4.0 –	15.0
Penafiel	17–19 Sep	Gemeo	–	35.9	–	3.5	0.3	57.0	–	–	–	3.3	21.1
Alcobaça	17–18 Sep	IPOM	47.3	16.7	10.4	13.7	4.2	–	–	–	–	7.7	30.6
Guarda	17–18 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	44.2 3 – 4	–	3.5 –	3.3 –	43.7 3 – 4	–	–	–	5.3 –	0.5
Funchal	17–18 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	34.6 4 – 5	30.8 3 – 4	24.5 2 – 3	7.4 0 – 1	–	–	–	–	–	2.7 –	3.8
Bragança	15–17 Sep	Pitagórica	45.4	26.4	1.5	1.9	1.7	–	–	–	21.1	2.1	19.0
Bragança	16–17 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	42.9 3 – 4	32.1 2 – 3	3.6 –	3.3 –	1.9 –	–	–	–	13.1 1	3.1 –	10.8
Aveiro	16–17 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	27.5 3	–	5.0 –	4.8 –	42.9 5	–	–	14.8 1	5.0 –	15.4
São Vicente	13–16 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	50.0 3	–	–	1.5 –	1.1 –	–	–	–	43.3 2	4.1 –	6.7
Valongo	13–16 Sep	Domp	39.9	40.7	1.5	6.2	6.7	–	–	–	–	4.9	0.8
Marinha Grande	14–16 Sep	IPOM	12.3	38.4	2.6	15.7	0.4	–	–	–	22.0^[17]	8.6	22.7
Coimbra	13–15 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	32.6 4	36.2 4 – 5	6.8 0 – 1	11.0 1	–	–	–	–	7.6 1	5.8 –	3.6
Vila Real	11–14 Sep	Pitagórica	44.5	42.1	5.4	3.3	1.4	–	–	–	–	3.3	2.4
Lousada	12–14 Sep	Gemeo	–	44.4	–	2.4	–	50.0	–	–	–	3.2	5.6
São Pedro do Sul	10–13 Sep	GTriplo	31.3	25.2	–	2.1	2.8	–	–	–	–	38.6	6.1
Pombal	12–13 Sep	IPOM	55.1	29.2	5.2	4.4	–	–	–	–	–	6.1	25.9
Sintra	12–13 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	25.5 3 – 4	–	11.2 1	6.5 0 – 1	21.0 3	–	–	26.6^[18] 3 – 4	9.2 –	0.3
Viana do Castelo	12–13 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	25.1 2 – 3	50.9 5 – 6	6.8 –	10.9 1	–	–	–	–	–	6.3 –	25.8
Cinfães	11–12 Sep	Eurosondagem	36.6	56.5	–	3.7	–	–	–	–	–	3.2	19.9
Viseu	11–12 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	48.0 5	35.8 4	7.0 –	2.6 –	3.5 –	–	–	–	–	3.1 –	12.2
Mogadouro^[A]	10–12 Sep	IPOM	40.1	17.1	–	0.3	–	–	–	–	–	42.5	23.0
Mogadouro^[A]	10–12 Sep	IPOM	40.6	22.1	5.3	1.4	–	–	–	–	–	30.6	18.5
Guimarães	10–11 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	48.0 6	–	10.0 1	3.8 –	34.2 4	–	–	–	4.0 –	13.8
Funchal	9–10 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	37.0 4 – 5	31.0 3 – 4	22.5 2 – 3	6.5 –	–	–	–	–	–	3.0 –	7.0
Lisbon	8–10 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	50.0 9 – 10	–	11.0 1 – 2	6.6 1	26.9 5	–	–	–	5.5 –	23.1
Batalha	7–9 Sep	IPOM	59.1	15.5	11.9	5.9	–	–	–	–	–	7.6	43.6
Faro	5–7 Sep	Sociologest	–	34.7	–	8.2	5.5	–	–	39.0	7.9	4.7	4.3
Paredes	5–7 Sep	Gemeo	56.0	24.0	6.0	7.0	1.0	–	–	–	–	5.0	32.0
Porto de Mós	5–6 Sep	IPOM	33.7	58.7	1.2	0.6	–	–	–	–	–	5.8	25.0
Vila Nova de Gaia	3–4 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	27.1 3 – 4	–	9.4 1	4.1 –	24.5 3	–	–	29.8^[19] 3 – 4	5.1 –	1.3
Faro	2–3 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	35.1 3 – 4	–	10.0 1	3.4 –	–	–	34.7 3 – 4	11.7 1	5.1 –	0.4
Golegã	2–3 Sep	Consulmark2 Seats projection	12.6 –	49.0 3	–	10.0 –	–	–	–	–	25.8 2	–	23.2
Sintra	1–2 Sep	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	25.0 3 – 4	–	12.4 1 – 2	6.2 0 – 1	21.0 2 – 3	–	–	25.6^[20] 3 – 4	9.8 –	0.8
Matosinhos	25–30 Aug	Pitagórica	10.0	24.9	1.7	4.7	1.5	–	–	–	36.2	20.8	11.3
Sintra	21–29 Aug	Pitagórica	–	26.3	–	6.8	7.5	23.5	–	–	24.2^[21]	11.7	2.8
São Pedro do Sul	27–28 Aug	Eurosondagem Seats projection	38.0 3	42.5 4	–	3.3 –	7.0 –	–	–	–	4.7 –	4.5 –	4.5
Vale de Cambra	26–28 Aug	IPOM	50.4	9.4	37.3	2.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	13.1
Braga	27–28 Aug	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	39.1 5	–	8.8 1	–	–	42.9 5	–	5.2 –	4.0 –	3.8
Funchal	26–27 Aug	Eurosondagem Seats projection	36.4 4 – 5	28.8 3 – 4	24.8 3	6.9 0 – 1	–	–	–	–	–	3.1 –	7.6
Loures	25–26 Aug	Eurosondagem Seats projection	15.2 2	38.0 5	3.6 –	33.2 4	4.8 –	–	–	–	–	5.2 –	4.8
Matosinhos	20–21 Aug	Eurosondagem Seats projection	16.4 2	31.0 4	4.3 –	7.6 1	4.0 –	–	–	–	32.9 4	3.8 –	1.9
Évora	19–20 Aug	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	32.4 2 – 3	–	34.6 2 – 3	9.8 0 – 1	19.5 1 – 2	–	–	–	3.7 –	2.2
Cascais	18–19 Aug	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	28.7 3 – 4	–	7.8 1	5.2 –	41.6 5 – 6	–	–	12.9^[22] 1	3.8 –	12.9
Oeiras	13–14 Aug	Eurosondagem Seats projection	25.2 3	21.2 3	5.9 –	10.3 1	4.0 –	–	–	–	28.5 4	4.9 –	3.3
Guarda	12–13 Aug	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	27.5 2 – 3	–	5.0 –	5.3 –	30.2 2 – 3	–	–	28.5^[23] 2 – 3	3.5 –	2.5
Santarém	11–12 Aug	Eurosondagem Seats projection	42.2 4 – 5	33.5 3 – 4	2.5 –	8.2 0 – 1	2.3 –	–	–	–	7.5 0 – 1	3.8 –	8.7
Porto	6–7 Aug	Eurosondagem Seats projection	32.1 5	23.8 3 – 4	–	8.5 1	4.5 –	–	–	–	28.1^[24] 3 – 4	3.0 –	7.3
Matosinhos	6–7 Aug	GTriplo	24.0	25.5	0.5	2.5	2.0	–	–	–	27.5	18.0	2.0
Gondomar	5–7 Aug	Eurosondagem	–	33.0	–	7.1	3.9	13.1	–	–	38.2	4.7	5.2
Coimbra	5–6 Aug	Eurosondagem Seats projection	34.1 4 – 5	34.8 4 – 5	6.3 0 – 1	12.5 1 – 2	–	–	–	–	8.5 1	3.8 –	0.7
Lisbon	4–5 Aug	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	50.5 9 – 10	–	8.8 1	6.3 1	29.5 5 – 6	–	–	–	4.9 –	21.0
São João da Madeira	26–29 Jul	IPOM	33.7	16.4	1.3	0.9	0.9	–	–	–	6.0	40.9	17.3
Gondomar	15–26 Jul	Domp	–	37.8	–	7.1	1.7	14.9	–	–	28.5	10.0	9.3
Porto	24–25 Jul	Eurosondagem Seats projection	32.5 5	22.5 3	–	8.4 1	4.8 –	–	–	–	28.8^[25] 4	3.0 –	7.3
Santa Maria da Feira	24–25 Jul	IPOM	50.7	35.4	1.3	3.0	2.7	–	–	–	1.5	5.4	15.3
Braga	23–24 Jul	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	40.8 5 – 6	–	7.0 0 – 1	–	–	44.2 5 – 6	–	4.4 –	3.6 –	3.4
Vila Nova de Gaia	22–23 Jul	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	30.0 3 – 4	–	7.7 0 – 1	3.6 –	24.8 3	–	–	30.6 3 – 4	3.3 –	0.6
Matosinhos	21–22 Jul	Eurosondagem Seats projection	16.7 2	30.9 4	3.8 –	8.4 1	3.7 –	–	–	–	33.0 4	3.5 –	2.1
Aveiro	18–19 Jul	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	25.9 2 – 3	–	4.9 –	5.2 –	41.2 4 – 5	–	–	18.1 2	4.7 –	15.3
Viseu	17–18 Jul	Eurosondagem Seats projection	48.8 5	38.8 4	5.1 –	2.2 –	2.4 –	–	–	–	–	2.7 –	10.0
Vila Real	16–17 Jul	Eurosondagem Seats projection	41.0 4 – 5	42.1 4 – 5	4.3 –	5.0 –	5.2 –	–	–	–	–	2.4 –	1.1
Lisbon	15–16 Jul	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	52.5 9 – 10	–	9.0 1	6.9 0 – 1	27.5 5 – 6	–	–	–	4.1 –	25.0
Sintra	14–15 Jul	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	26.0 3 – 4	–	10.6 1	7.4 1	19.2 2 – 3	–	–	28.5^[26] 3 – 4	8.3 –	0.9
Guimarães	12–14 Jul	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	49.6 6	–	9.6 1	4.2 –	33.8 4	–	–	–	2.8 –	15.8
Viana do Castelo	11–12 Jul	Eurosondagem Seats projection	23.6 2	53.2 6	7.5 –	10.9 1	–	–	–	–	–	4.8 –	29.6
Braga	8–14 Jul	INTERCAMPUS	–	41.0	–	7.0	–	–	40.0	–	4.0	8.0	1.0
Sintra	29 Jun–4 Jul	Aximage	–	28.4	–	8.6	–	14.8	–	–	22.3^[27]	25.9	6.1
Porto	29–30 Jun	IPOM	39.6	24.9	–	4.9	4.7	–	–	–	19.8^[28]	6.1	14.7
Aveiro	26 Jun–2 Jul	Gemeo - IPAM	–	12.0	–	1.0	1.0	41.0	–	–	7.0	38.0	29.0
Vinhais^[A]	26–27 Jun	Eurosondagem	27.2	57.0	7.2	2.5	1.2	–	–	–	–	4.9	29.8
Vinhais^[A]	26–27 Jun	Eurosondagem	–	60.2	–	–	–	33.6	–	–	–	6.2	26.6
Loures^[A]	21–25 Jun	Eurosondagem	12.5	43.2	4.2	30.1	5.5	–	–	–	–	4.5	13.1
Loures^[A]	21–25 Jun	Eurosondagem	12.9	41.0	3.8	33.7	4.9	–	–	–	–	3.7	7.3
Chaves	19–20 Jun	IPOM	32.9	19.5	2.6	3.9	–	–	–	–	4.3	36.8	13.4
Matosinhos	20 May–6 Jun	Domp	–	27.1	–	6.3	3.8	12.0	–	–	42.4	8.6	15.3
Matosinhos	29–30 May	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	27.5 3 – 4	–	8.0 1	5.0 –	16.7 2	–	–	35.0 4 – 5	7.8 –	7.5
Valongo	28–30 May	Gemeo	32.0	30.0	8.0	5.0	2.0	–	–	–	–	23.0	2.0
Aveiro	28–29 May	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	32.9 3 – 4	–	4.9 –	7.1 –	48.0 5 – 6	–	–	–	7.1 –	15.1
Viana do Castelo	27–28 May	Eurosondagem Seats projection	25.0 2 – 3	52.0 5 – 6	5.7 –	9.8 1	–	–	–	–	–	7.5 –	27.0
Braga	26–27 May	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	41.1 5	–	8.0 1	–	–	43.3 5	–	4.9 –	2.7 –	2.2
Vila Nova de Gaia	23–26 May	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	32.2 4	–	7.4 0 – 1	3.8 –	22.7 2 – 3	–	–	30.7 3 – 4	3.2 –	1.5
Oeiras	21–25 May	Sociologest	41.5	14.6	6.5	5.8	2.9	–	–	–	21.5	7.2	20.0
Guimarães	22–23 May	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	51.0 6	–	11.0 1	2.2 –	33.0 4	–	–	–	2.8 –	18.0
Porto	20–22 May	Eurosondagem Seats projection	33.0 5	24.8 3 – 4	–	10.2 1	4.3 –	–	–	–	25.0 3 – 4	2.7 –	8.0
Viseu	19–20 May	Eurosondagem Seats projection	50.0 5 – 6	39.3 3 – 4	3.6 –	2.1 –	2.6 –	–	–	–	–	2.4 –	10.7
Lisbon	16–19 May	Eurosondagem Seats projection	–	52.1 9 – 10	–	8.6 1	5.3 0 – 1	30.0 5 – 6	–	–	–	4.0 –	22.1
Vila Real	14–15 May	Eurosondagem Seats projection	44.2 4 – 5	42.2 4 – 5	5.3 –	3.0 –	2.8 –	–	–	–	–	2.5 –	2.0
Braga	13–17 May	IPOM	–	27.3	–	3.8	–	–	35.1	–	1.7	32.0	7.8
Lisbon	6–11 May	Sociologest	–	49.7	–	6.7	4.7	33.8	–	–	–	5.1	15.9
Vila Nova de Gaia^[A]	7–10 May	IPOM	24.6	23.5	0.1	2.1	3.8	–	–	–	–	45.8	1.1
Vila Nova de Gaia^[A]	7–10 May	IPOM	–	15.7	–	3.0	3.1	13.9	–	–	15.9	48.4	0.2
Porto	13–15 Apr	IPOM	41.0	21.8	–	9.5	6.0	–	–	–	17.2	4.4	19.2
Matosinhos^[A]	13–19 Mar	Eurosondagem	22.5	47.3	4.9	10.3	4.2	–	–	–	–	10.8	24.8
Matosinhos^[A]	13–19 Mar	Eurosondagem	16.8	26.1	4.1	10.2	4.5	–	–	–	31.1	7.2	5.0
Matosinhos^[A]	25–30 Jan	IPOM	8.8	26.8	1.2	3.2	1.4	–	–	–	3.2	55.4	18.0
Matosinhos^[A]	25–30 Jan	IPOM	4.0	7.9	–	–	–	–	–	–	39.4^[29]	48.7	31.6
Porto^[A]	17–23 Jan	IPOM	21.2	15.8	2.5	1.9	1.9	–	–	–	4.2	52.5	5.4
Porto^[A]	17–23 Jan	IPOM	31.7	13.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	12.1	42.6	18.2
2013
Guarda	10–12 Dec	Eurosondagem	21.9	54.8	6.6	7.6	3.9	–	–	–	–	5.2	32.9
Braga^[A]	3–5 Dec	Eurosondagem	–	41.7	–	6.9	4.1	–	44.2	–	–	3.1	2.5
Braga^[A]	3–5 Dec	Eurosondagem	–	39.6	–	7.0	4.6	–	46.1	–	–	2.7	6.5
Funchal	20–22 Nov	Eurosondagem	41.6	18.3	16.0	7.3	4.2	–	–	–	–	12.6	23.3
Santo Tirso	25 Oct–1 Nov	Domp	10.3	34.0	1.0	3.8	2.5	–	–	–	–	48.4	23.7
Santo Tirso	11–12 Oct	Eurosondagem	29.6	58.4	4.2	3.2	2.4	–	–	–	–	2.2	28.8
Braga	9–12 Oct	Aximage	–	37.8	–	3.5	3.6	–	42.6	–	–	12.5	4.8
Felgueiras	2–3 Oct	Eurosondagem	–	43.3	–	1.7	1.0	52.5	–	–	–	1.5	9.2
Penafiel	19–21 Sep	Gemeo	–	27.4	–	0.6	1.7	63.8	–	–	–	6.4	36.4
Gondomar	17–21 Sep	Aximage	–	49.3	–	5.6	7.4	–	21.3	–	–	16.4	28.0
Paredes	26–27 Apr	Gemeo	70.0	10.0	7.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	60.0
2012

^A Survey where voters were first asked on which party or coalition they would vote and secondly, which candidate would they cast their ballot.

Results

Municipal Councils

National summary of votes and seats

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e • d Summary of the 29 September 2013 Municipal Councils elections results
Parties		Votes	%	±pp swing	Candidacies	Councillors		Mayors
Parties		Votes	%	±pp swing	Candidacies	#	±	#	±
Socialist	1,812,029	36.26	1.4	303	923	2	149	17
Social Democratic	834,455	16.70	6.3	201	531	135	86	31
Democratic Unity Coalition	552,690	11.06	1.3	288	213	39	34	6
	Social Democratic / People's	379,110	7.59	2.1	73	154	3	16	3
	Independents	344,531	6.89	2.8	94	112	45	13	6
People's	152,073	3.04	0.1	143	47	16	5	4
Left Bloc	120,982	2.42	0.6	109	8	1	0	1
	PSD / CDS–PP / MPT	100,437	2.01	2.0	6	11	2	0	0
	PSD / CDS–PP / PPM	94,015	1.88	0.1	4	21	6	2	1
	PSD / PPM	65,102	1.30	—	7	21	—	1	—
	PSD / PPM / MPT	43,312	0.87	—	7	7	—	0	—
	PSD/ CDS–PP / MPT / PPM	23,551	0.47	2.5	4	14	7	1	0
Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers / Reorganizative Movement of the Party of the Proletariat	23,276	0.47	0.3	27	0	0	0	0
	PS / BE / PND / MPT / PTP / PAN	21,102	0.42	—	1	5	—	1	—
	PSD / MPT / PPM	19,804	0.40	—	4	4	—	0	—
Party for Animals and Nature	16,233	0.32	—	8	0	—	0	—
	CDS–PP / MPT / PPM	9,299	0.19	—	7	1	—	0	—
	PSD/ CDS–PP / PPM / MPT	8,918	0.18	1.1	4	4	5	0	1
Labour	8,552	0.17	—	22	0	—	0	—
Earth	6,660	0.13	0.1	8	2	0	0	0
	People's / Social Democratic	4,656	0.09	—	4	4	—	0	—
	PPM / PND / PPV	3,634	0.07	—	1	0	—	0	—
National Renovator	3,002	0.06	0.1	6	0	0	0	0
	People's / Earth	2,931	0.06	0.1	3	0	0	0	0
	PS / PTP / PND / BE	2,157	0.04	—	1	1	—	0	—
	Social Democratic / Earth	1,897	0.04	—	2	3	—	0	—
New Democracy	1,272	0.03	0.1	1	0	1	0	0
	People's Monarchist / PPV	856	0.02	—	1	0	—	0	—
PPM	455	0.01	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
	Portugal Pro-Life	338	0.01	—	1	0	—	0	—
Total valid		4,657,329	93.18	3.8	—	2,086	8	308	0
Blank ballots		193,471	3.87	2.2
Invalid ballots		147,205	2.95	1.7
Total (turnout 52.60%)		4,998,005	100.00	6.4
Source: Autárquicas 2013 Resultados Oficiais

Municipal Assemblies

National summary of votes and seats

style="width: 2px; background-color: #FF66FF;" data-sort-value="Socialist Party (Portugal)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FF9900;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic Party (Portugal)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FF0000;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unity Coalition" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #0093DD;" data-sort-value="Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #8B0000;" data-sort-value="Left Bloc" | style="width: 2px; background-color: teal;" data-sort-value="Party for Animals and Nature" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers / Reorganizative Movement of the Party of the Proletariat" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #013220;" data-sort-value="Earth Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #CC0033;" data-sort-value="Portuguese Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #002147;" data-sort-value="National Renovator Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #1F468B;" data-sort-value="New Democracy Party (Portugal)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #2A5392;" data-sort-value="People's Monarchist Party (Portugal)" |

e • d Summary of the 29 September 2013 Municipal Assemblies elections results
Parties		Votes	%	±pp swing	Candidacies	Mandates
Parties		Votes	%	±pp swing	Candidacies	#	±
Socialist	1,746,819	34.95	1.7		2,659	196
Social Democratic	813,835	16.28	5.9		1,588	536
Democratic Unity Coalition	599,029	11.98	1.4		747	96
	Social Democratic / People's	376,056	7.52	1.8		493	29
	Independents	325,724	6.52	2.8		352	128
People's	159,921	3.20	0.3		224	29
Left Bloc	157,686	3.15	1.0		100	39
	PSD / CDS–PP / MPT	106,725	2.14	2.1		42	36
	PSD / CDS–PP / PPM	88,393	1.77	0.0		72	12
	PSD / PPM	60,873	1.22	—		57	—
	PSD / PPM / MPT	41,307	0.83	—		18	—
Party for Animals and Nature	23,776	0.48	—		5	—
	PSD/ CDS–PP / MPT / PPM	22,420	0.45	2.5		37	28
	PS / BE / PND / MPT / PTP / PAN	20,849	0.42	—		14	—
	PSD / MPT / PPM	19,850	0.40	—		11	—
Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers / Reorganizative Movement of the Party of the Proletariat	15,393	0.31	0.2		2	2
	CDS–PP / MPT / PPM	9,949	0.20	—		9	—
	PSD/ CDS–PP / PPM / MPT	8,886	0.18	1.0		10	12
Earth	5,525	0.11	0.1		11	3
	People's / Social Democratic	4,647	0.09	—		17	—
	PPM / PND / PPV	4,451	0.09	—		0	—
Labour	4,102	0.08	—		3	—
	People's / Earth	3,384	0.07	0.1		3	3
National Renovator	3,247	0.06	0.1		0	0
	PS / PTP / PND / BE	2,101	0.04	—		3	—
	Social Democratic / Earth	2,008	0.04	—		8	—
New Democracy	1,505	0.03	0.1		0	5
	People's Monarchist / PPV	1,046	0.02	—		0	—
PPM	445	0.01	0.0		2	3
Total valid		4,629,952	92.63	4.1	—	6,487	459
Blank ballots		215,489	4.31	2.3
Invalid ballots		153,068	3.06	1.8
Total (turnout 52.61%)		4,998,509	100.00	6.4
Source: Autárquicas 2013 Resultados Oficiais

Parish Assemblies

National summary of votes and seats

style="width: 2px; background-color: #FF66FF;" data-sort-value="Socialist Party (Portugal)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FF9900;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic Party (Portugal)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FF0000;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unity Coalition" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #0093DD;" data-sort-value="Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #8B0000;" data-sort-value="Left Bloc" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers / Reorganizative Movement of the Party of the Proletariat" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #013220;" data-sort-value="Earth Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: teal;" data-sort-value="Party for Animals and Nature" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #CC0033;" data-sort-value="Portuguese Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #1F468B;" data-sort-value="New Democracy Party (Portugal)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #002147;" data-sort-value="National Renovator Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #2A5392;" data-sort-value="People's Monarchist Party (Portugal)" |

e • d Summary of the 29 September 2013 Parish Assemblies elections results
Parties		Votes	%	±pp swing	Candidacies	Mandates		Presidents
Parties		Votes	%	±pp swing	Candidacies	#	±	#	±
Socialist	1,733,687	34.69	1.6		10,838	2,898	1,282	295
Social Democratic	815,086	16.31	6.1		6,927	4,186	912	618
Democratic Unity Coalition	596,324	11.93	1.0		1,973	293	170	43
	Independents	478,273	9.57	3.5		2,978	305	342	10
	Social Democratic / People's	363,145	7.27	1.9		2,096	815	222	90
People's	139,304	2.79	0.5		725	33	50	3
Left Bloc	115,191	2.30	0.7		138	97	0	4
	PSD / CDS–PP / MPT	111,571	2.23	2.2		322	293	18	16
	PSD / CDS–PP / PPM	81,096	1.62	0.2		453	48	44	8
	PSD / PPM	55,186	1.10	—		251	—	21	—
	PSD / PPM / MPT	44,661	0.89	—		91	—	6	—
	PSD / MPT / PPM	19,908	0.40	—		39	—	2	—
	PSD/ CDS–PP / MPT / PPM	19,397	0.39	2.5		88	296	3	28
	PS / BE / PND / MPT / PTP / PAN	18,967	0.38	—		53	—	5	—
	CDS–PP / MPT / PPM	8,966	0.18	—		12	—	0	—
	PSD/ CDS–PP / PPM / MPT	8,344	0.17	0.9		44	124	2	13
Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers / Reorganizative Movement of the Party of the Proletariat	8,003	0.16	0.1		2	2	0	0
	PPM / PND / PPV	4,729	0.09	—		0	—	0	—
Earth	4,569	0.09	0.1		18	29	0	2
	People's / Social Democratic	4,303	0.09	—		63	—	5	—
Party for Animals and Nature	4,001	0.08	—		1	—	0	—
Labour	2,681	0.05	—		1	—	0	—
New Democracy	2,670	0.05	0.1		5	2	0	0
	Social Democratic / Earth	2,123	0.04	—		27	—	1	—
	PS / PTP / PND / BE	2,085	0.04	—		7	—	0	—
	People's / Earth	1,610	0.03	0.0		4	1	0	0
National Renovator	716	0.01	0.0		0	0	0	0
PPM	549	0.01	0.0		11	8	0	0
	Communist	57	0.00	—		0	—	0	—
	People's Monarchist / PPV	47	0.00	—		0	—	0	—
Total valid		4,647,249	92.99	3.4	—	27,167	7,505	3,085	1,022
Blank ballots		194,978	3.90	1.8
Invalid ballots		155,271	3.11	1.6
Total (turnout 52.60%)		4,997,498	100.00	6.4
Source: Autárquicas 2013 Resultados Oficiais

References

^ DGAI - Reorganização Administrativa do Território das Freguesias - (RATF)
^ Sum of votes between PS-only lists and lists with other parties.
^ Sum of votes between PSD-only lists and lists with other parties.
^ Number of municipalities won between PS-only lists and lists with other parties. PS-only lists: 149; PS-coalition lists: 1.
^ Number of municipalities won between PSD-only lists and lists with other parties. PSD-only lists: 86; PSD-coalition lists: 20.
^ This accounts for seats won on PS-only lists and lists with other parties. The PS ran on joint lists in two municipalities in this election, and ran joint lists in no municipalities in 2009. In the municipalities where they ran on joint lists, those lists received a combined 6 seats.
^ This accounts for seats won on PSD-only lists and lists with other parties.
^ This decrease is also relative to the number of seats won on PSD-only lists and lists with other parties in 2009.
^ Público (5 September 2013). "Tribunal Constitucional dá luz verde aos candidatos autárquicos com três mandatos". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 September 2013.
^ New relationship of trust between Portuguese people and PS, says Seguro. Expresso (in Portuguese.) Retrieved 30 September 2013.
^ Rui Moreira: 26.5; Nuno Cardoso: 3.9
^ Rui Moreira: 29.0; Nuno Cardoso: 2.0
^ José Guilherme Aguiar: 26.0; Manuel Vieira Machado: 3.0
^ Rui Moreira: 14.4; Nuno Cardoso: 2.5
^ Marco Almeida: 27.0; Barbosa de Oliveira: 3.0
^ José Guilherme Aguiar: 29.3; Manuel Vieira Machado: 1.5
^ Carlos Logrado: 11.6; Aurélio Ferreira: 10.4
^ Marco Almeida: 25.2; Barbosa de Oliveira: 1.4
^ José Guilherme Aguiar: 28.4; Manuel Vieira Machado: 1.4
^ Marco Almeida: 24.2; Barbosa de Oliveira: 1.4
^ Marco Almeida: 23.3; Barbosa de Oliveira: 0.9
^ Isabel Magalhães: 10.5; João Sande e Castro: 2.4
^ Virgílio Bento: 27.7; Manuel Rodrigues: 0.8
^ Rui Moreira: 24.8; Nuno Cardoso: 3.3
^ Rui Moreira: 25.2; Nuno Cardoso: 3.6
^ Marco Almeida: 26.9; Barbosa de Oliveira: 1.6
^ Marco Almeida: 6.5; Barbosa de Oliveira: 0.4
^ Rui Moreira: 16.2; Nuno Cardoso: 3.6
^ Guilherme Pinto: 23.5; Narciso Miranda: 15.9

External links

[1] DGAI - Reorganização Administrativa do Território das Freguesias - (RATF)

[2] Sum of votes between PS-only lists and lists with other parties.

[3] Sum of votes between PSD-only lists and lists with other parties.

[4] Number of municipalities won between PS-only lists and lists with other parties. PS-only lists: 149; PS-coalition lists: 1.

[5] Number of municipalities won between PSD-only lists and lists with other parties. PSD-only lists: 86; PSD-coalition lists: 20.

[6] This accounts for seats won on PS-only lists and lists with other parties. The PS ran on joint lists in two municipalities in this election, and ran joint lists in no municipalities in 2009. In the municipalities where they ran on joint lists, those lists received a combined 6 seats.

[7] This accounts for seats won on PSD-only lists and lists with other parties.

[8] This decrease is also relative to the number of seats won on PSD-only lists and lists with other parties in 2009.

[9] Público (5 September 2013). "Tribunal Constitucional dá luz verde aos candidatos autárquicos com três mandatos". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 September 2013.

[10] New relationship of trust between Portuguese people and PS, says Seguro. Expresso (in Portuguese.) Retrieved 30 September 2013.

[Ind19-11] Rui Moreira: 26.5; Nuno Cardoso: 3.9

[Ind18-12] Rui Moreira: 29.0; Nuno Cardoso: 2.0

[Ind17-13] José Guilherme Aguiar: 26.0; Manuel Vieira Machado: 3.0

[Ind16-14] Rui Moreira: 14.4; Nuno Cardoso: 2.5

[Ind15-15] Marco Almeida: 27.0; Barbosa de Oliveira: 3.0

[Ind14-16] José Guilherme Aguiar: 29.3; Manuel Vieira Machado: 1.5

[Ind13-17] Carlos Logrado: 11.6; Aurélio Ferreira: 10.4

[Ind12-18] Marco Almeida: 25.2; Barbosa de Oliveira: 1.4

[Ind11-19] José Guilherme Aguiar: 28.4; Manuel Vieira Machado: 1.4

[Ind10-20] Marco Almeida: 24.2; Barbosa de Oliveira: 1.4

[Ind9-21] Marco Almeida: 23.3; Barbosa de Oliveira: 0.9

[Ind8-22] Isabel Magalhães: 10.5; João Sande e Castro: 2.4

[Ind7-23] Virgílio Bento: 27.7; Manuel Rodrigues: 0.8

[Ind6-24] Rui Moreira: 24.8; Nuno Cardoso: 3.3

[Ind5-25] Rui Moreira: 25.2; Nuno Cardoso: 3.6

[Ind4-26] Marco Almeida: 26.9; Barbosa de Oliveira: 1.6

[Ind3-27] Marco Almeida: 6.5; Barbosa de Oliveira: 0.4

[Ind2-28] Rui Moreira: 16.2; Nuno Cardoso: 3.6

[Ind1-29] Guilherme Pinto: 23.5; Narciso Miranda: 15.9

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Parties

Opinion polling

Results

Municipal Councils

National summary of votes and seats

Municipal Assemblies

National summary of votes and seats

Parish Assemblies

National summary of votes and seats

See also

References

External links