Editing Local councils of Malta

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{{Infobox subdivision type
| name               = Local councils of Malta<br />Kunsilli lokali ta' Malta ([[Maltese language|Maltese]])
| alt_name           = 
| map                = [[File:Malta - administrative division.svg|250px]]
| category           = [[Unitary state]]
| territory          = [[Republic of Malta]]
| start_date         =
| current_number     = 68 Local Councils
| number_date        =
| population_range   = 243 ([[Mdina]]) – 29,097 ([[St. Paul's Bay]])
| area_range         = {{Convert|0.06|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}} ([[Senglea]]) – {{Convert|10.27|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}} ([[Rabat, Malta|Rabat]]) 
| government         = Local council government, [[Government of Malta|National government]]
| subdivision        = Local Community Council
}}
{{Politics of Malta}}
Since June 30, 1993, [[Malta]] has been subdivided into 68 localities, governed by local councils, {{langx|mt|kunsilli lokali}}, meaning [[municipalities]] or [[borough]]s, and considered by the Maltese as the equivalent to basic [[village]]s or towns, where appropriate. These form the most basic type of local government and are subdivisions of the country's first-level [[Regions of Malta|regions]].

According to the Local Councils Act (Chapter 363 of the Laws of Malta), Art. 3:<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=8833&l=1|title=Report|website=justiceservices.gov.mt}}</ref>
<blockquote>
(1)  Every locality shall have a Council which shall have all such functions as are granted to it by this Act<br />
...<br />
(5) Each locality shall be referred to by the name as designated in the Second Schedule and any reference to that locality shall be by the name so designated.
</blockquote>

==List of Maltese local councils==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! class="unsortable" | [[List of flags of Malta#Local Councils|Flag]] !! English name !! Maltese name !! Island !! [[Regions of Malta|Region]] !! [[Districts of Malta|Statistical<br />District]] !! Area<br />(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population<br />(2021 census)
|-
| [[File:Flag of Attard.svg|border|30px]] || [[Attard]] || Ħ'Attard || [[Malta Island|Malta]] || [[Northern Region, Malta|Northern]] || [[Districts of Malta#Western District|West]] || 6.6 || 12,268
|-
| [[File:Flag of Balzan.svg|border|30px]] || [[Balzan]] || Ħal Balzan || Malta || Northern || West || 0.6 || 4,774
|-
| [[File:Flag of Birgu.svg|border|30px]] || [[Birgu]] || Il-Birgu (Città Vittoriosa) || Malta || [[Port Region, Malta|Port]] || [[Districts of Malta#Southern Harbour District|South Harbour]] || 0.5 || 2,261
|-
| [[File:Flag of Birkirkara.svg|border|30px]] || [[Birkirkara]] || Birkirkara || Malta || [[Eastern Region, Malta|Eastern]] || [[Districts of Malta#Northern Harbour District|North Harbour]] || 2.7 || 25,807
|-
| [[File:Flag of Birżebbuġa.svg|border|30px]] || [[Birżebbuġa]] || Birżebbuġa || Malta || [[Southern Region, Malta|Southern]] || [[Districts of Malta#South Eastern District|South East]] || 9.2 || 11,844
|-
| [[File:Flag of Cospicua (Bormla).svg|border|30px]] || [[Cospicua]] (Bormla) || Bormla (Città Cospicua) || Malta || Port || South Harbour || 0.9 || 4,654
|-
| [[File:Flag of Dingli.svg|border|30px]] || [[Dingli]] || Ħad-Dingli || Malta || [[Western Region, Malta|Western]] || West || 5.7 || 3,865
|-
| [[File:Flag of Il-Fgura.svg|border|30px]] || [[Fgura]] || Il-Fgura || Malta || Port || South Harbour || 1.1 || 13,066
|-
| [[File:Flag of Floriana.svg|border|30px]] || [[Floriana]] || Il-Furjana || Malta || Port || South East || 0.94 || 1,985
|-
| [[File:Flag of Fontana.svg|border|30px]] || [[Fontana, Gozo|Fontana]] || Il-Fontana (It-Triq tal-Għajn) || [[Gozo]] || [[Gozo Region|Gozo]] || [[Districts of Malta#Gozo and Comino District|Gozo & Comino]] || 0.5 || 1,042
|-
| [[File:Għajnsielem Malta flag.svg|border|30px]] || [[Għajnsielem]] || Għajnsielem || Gozo, [[Comino]] || Gozo || Gozo & Comino || 7.2 || 3,523
|-
| [[File:Flag of Gharb.svg|border|30px]] || [[Għarb]] || L-Għarb || Gozo || Gozo || Gozo & Comino || 4.6 || 1,549
|-
| [[File:GharghulSVG.svg|border|30px]] || [[Għargħur]] || Ħal Għargħur || Malta || Eastern || [[Districts of Malta#Northern District|North]] || 2 || 3,741
|-
| [[File:Flag of Għasri.svg|border|30px]] || [[Għasri]] || L-Għasri || Gozo || Gozo || Gozo & Comino || 5 || 518
|-
| [[File:Flag of Għaxaq.svg|border|30px]] || [[Għaxaq]] || Ħal Għaxaq || Malta || Southern || South East || 3.9 || 5,538
|-
| [[File:Flag of Gudja.svg|border|30px]] || [[Gudja]] || Il-Gudja || Malta || Southern || South East || 2.3 || 3,229
|-
| [[File:Flag of Gżira.svg|border|30px]] || [[Gżira]] || Il-Gżira || Malta || Eastern || North Harbour || 1.5 || 10,331
|-
| [[File:Flag of Hamrun.svg|border|30px]] || [[Ħamrun]] || Il-Ħamrun || Malta || Southern || North Harbour || 1.1 || 10,514
|-
| [[File:Flag of Iklin.svg|border|30px]] || [[Iklin]] || L-Iklin || Malta || Eastern || West || 1.7 || 3,399
|-
||| [[Kalkara]] || Il-Kalkara || Malta || Port || South Harbour || 1.8 || 3,105
|-
| [[File:Flag of Kercem.svg|border|30px]] || [[Kerċem]] || Ta' Kerċem || Gozo || Gozo || Gozo & Comino || 5.5 || 1,881
|-
| [[File:Flag of Kirkop.svg|border|30px]] || [[Kirkop]] || Ħal Kirkop || Malta || Western || South East || 1.1 || 2,527
|-
| [[File:Flag of Lija.svg|border|30px]] || [[Lija]] || Ħal Lija || Malta || Eastern || West || 1.1 || 3,162
|-
| [[File:Flag of Luqa.svg|border|30px]] || [[Luqa]] || Ħal Luqa || Malta || Southern || South Harbour || 6.7 || 7,249
|-
| [[File:Flag of Marsa.svg|border|30px]] || [[Marsa, Malta|Marsa]] || Il-Marsa || Malta || Southern || South Harbour || 2.8 || 5,468
|-
| [[File:Flag of Marsaskala.svg|border|30px]] || [[Marsaskala]] || Marsaskala (Wied il-Għajn) || Malta || Southern || South East || 5.4 || 16,804
|-
| [[File:Flag of Marsaxlokk.svg|border|30px]] || [[Marsaxlokk]] || Marsaxlokk || Malta || Southern || South East || 4.7 || 3,988
|-
| [[File:Flag of Mdina.svg|border|30px]] || [[Mdina]] || L-Imdina (Città Notabile) || Malta || Western || West || 0.9 || 193
|-
| [[File:MelliehaHTML.svg|border|30px]] || [[Mellieħa]] || Il-Mellieħa || Malta || Northern || North || 22.6 || 12,738
|-
| [[File:Flag of Mġarr.svg|border|30px]] || [[Mġarr]] || L-Imġarr || Malta || Northern || North || 16.1 || 4,840
|-
| [[File:Flag of Mosta.svg|border|30px]] || [[Mosta]] || Il-Mosta || Malta || Northern || North || 6.8 || 23,482
|-
| [[File:Flag of Mqabba.svg|border|30px]] || [[Mqabba]] || L-Imqabba || Malta || Western || South East || 2.6 || 3,525
|-
| [[File:Flag of Msida.svg|border|30px]] || [[Msida]] || L-Imsida || Malta || Eastern || North Harbour || 1.7 || 13,587
|-
| [[File:Flag of Mtarfa.svg|border|30px]] || [[Mtarfa]] || L-Imtarfa || Malta || Northern || West || 0.7 || 2,566
|-
| [[File:Flag of Munxar.svg|border|30px]] || [[Munxar]] || Il-Munxar || Gozo || Gozo || Gozo & Comino || 2.8 || 1,707
|-
| [[File:Flag of Nadur.svg|border|30px]] || [[Nadur]] || In-Nadur || Gozo || Gozo || Gozo & Comino || 7.2 || 4,548
|-
| [[File:Flag of Naxxar.svg|border|30px]] || [[Naxxar]] || In-Naxxar || Malta || Northern || North || 11.6 || 16,912
|-
||| [[Paola, Malta|Paola]] || Raħal Ġdid || Malta || Port || South Harbour || 2.5 || 9,339
|-
| [[File:Flag of Pembroke.svg|border|30px]] || [[Pembroke, Malta|Pembroke]] || Pembroke || Malta || Eastern || North Harbour || 2.3 || 3,545
|-
| [[File:Flag of Pietà.svg|border|30px]] || [[Pietà, Malta|Pietà]] || Tal-Pietà || Malta || Eastern || North Harbour || 0.5 || 5,892
|-
| [[File:Flag of Qala.svg|border|30px]] || [[Qala, Malta|Qala]] || Il-Qala || Gozo || Gozo || Gozo & Comino || 5.9 || 2,300
|-
| [[File:Flag of Qormi.svg|border|30px]] || [[Qormi]] || Ħal Qormi (Città Pinto) || Malta || Southern || North Harbour || 5 || 18,099
|-
| [[File:Flag of Qrendi.svg|border|30px]] || [[Qrendi]] || Il-Qrendi || Malta || Western || South East || 4.9 || 3,148
|-
| [[File:Rabat Malta flag.svg|border|30px]] || [[Rabat, Malta|Rabat]] || Ir-Rabat || Malta || Western || West || 26.6 || 11,936
|-
| [[File:Flag of Safi.svg|border|30px]] || [[Safi, Malta|Safi]] || Ħal Safi || Malta || Western || South East || 2.3 || 2,641
|-
| [[File:Flag of San Ġiljan.svg|border|30px]] || [[St. Julian's]] || San Ġiljan || Malta || Eastern || North Harbour || 1.6 || 11,653
|-
| [[File:Flag of Saint Paul's Bay.svg|border|30px]] || [[St. Paul's Bay]] || San Pawl il-Baħar || Malta || Northern || North || 14.47 || 32,042
|-
| [[File:MLT San Ġwann flag.svg|border|30px]] || [[San Ġwann]] || San Ġwann || Malta || Northern || North Harbour || 2.6 || 14,244
|-
| [[File:Flag of San Lawrenz.svg|border|30px]] || [[San Lawrenz]] || San Lawrenz || Gozo || Gozo || Gozo & Comino || 3.6 || 772
|-
| [[File:Flag of Sannat.svg|border|30px]] || [[Sannat]] || Ta' Sannat || Gozo || Gozo || Gozo & Comino || 3.8 || 2,186
|-
| [[File:Flag of Santa Lucija.svg|border|30px]] || [[Santa Luċija]] || Santa Luċija || Malta || Southern || South Harbour || 0.7 || 2,617
|-
| [[File:Flag of Santa Venera.svg|border|30px]] || [[Santa Venera]] || Santa Venera || Malta || Southern || North Harbour || 0.9 || 8,834
|-
| [[File:Flag of Isla.svg|border|30px]] || [[Senglea]] || L-Isla (Città Senglea, Città Invicta) || Malta || Port || South Harbour || 0.2 || 2,304
|-
| [[File:Flag of Siġġiewi.svg|border|30px]] || [[Siġġiewi]] || Is-Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand) || Malta || Western || West || 19.9 || 9,318
|-
| [[File:Flag of Sliema.svg|border|30px]] || [[Sliema]] || Tas-Sliema || Malta || Eastern || North Harbour || 1.3 || 19,655
|-
| [[File:Flag of Swieqi.svg|border|30px]] || [[Swieqi]] || Is-Swieqi || Malta || Eastern || North Harbour || 3.1 || 13,044
|-
| [[File:Flag of Tarxien.svg|border|30px]] || [[Tarxien]] || Ħal Tarxien || Malta || Port || South Harbour || 0.9 || 9,464
|-
| [[File:Flag of Valletta, Malta.svg|border|30px]] || [[Valletta]] || Il-Belt Valletta (Città Umillisima) || Malta || Port || South Harbour || 0.8 || 5,157
|-
| [[File:Flag of Victoria, Gozo.svg|border|30px]] || [[Victoria, Gozo|Victoria]] (Rabat) || Ir-Rabat, Għawdex (Città Vittoria) || Gozo || Gozo || Gozo & Comino || 2.9 || 7,242
|-
| [[File:Flag of Ta' Xbiex.svg|border|30px]] || [[Ta' Xbiex]] || Ta' Xbiex || Malta || Eastern || North Harbour || 0.8 || 2,092
|-
| [[File:Flag of Xaghra.svg|border|30px]] || [[Xagħra]] || Ix-Xagħra || Gozo || Gozo || Gozo & Comino || 7.6 || 5,161
|-
| [[File:Flag of Xewkija, Malta.svg|border|30px]] || [[Xewkija]] || Ix-Xewkija || Gozo || Gozo || Gozo & Comino || 4.5 || 3,555
|-
| [[File:Flag of Xghajra.svg|border|30px]] || [[Xgħajra]] || Ix-Xgħajra || Malta || Port || South Harbour || 1 || 2,192
|-
| [[File:Flag of Żabbar.svg|border|30px]] || [[Żabbar]] || Ħaż-Żabbar (Città Hompesch) || Malta || Port || South Harbour || 5.3 || 17,148
|-
| [[File:Flag of Zebbug, Malta.svg|border|30px]] || [[Żebbuġ]] || Ħaż-Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) || Malta || Western || West || 8.7 || 13,785
|-
| [[File:Flag of Żebbuġ, Gozo.svg|border|30px]] || [[Żebbuġ, Gozo|Żebbuġ]] || Iż-Żebbuġ, Għawdex || Gozo || Gozo || Gozo & Comino || 7.6 || 3,303
|-
| [[File:Zejtun flag.svg|border|30px]] || [[Żejtun]] || Iż-Żejtun (Città Beland) || Malta || Southern || South East || 7.4 || 12,409
|-
| [[File:Flag of Zurrieq.svg|border|30px]] || [[Żurrieq]] || Iż-Żurrieq || Malta || Western || South East || 10.5 || 12,295
|}

=== Political affiliation of mayors ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" | Party
! Localities
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Labour Party (Malta)}}"|
| [[Partit Laburista|Labour Party]]
| {{Composition bar|40|68|{{party color|Labour Party (Malta)}}}}
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Party (Malta)}}"|
| [[Partito Nazionalista|Nationalist Party]]
| {{Composition bar|23|68|{{party color|Nationalist Party (Malta)}}}}
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Għarb First}}"|
| [[Għarb First]]
| {{Composition bar|1|68|{{party color|Għarb First}}}}
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Floriana First}}"|
|[[Floriana First]]
|{{Composition bar|1|68|{{party color|Floriana First}}}}
|-
| style="background-color:gray" |
| Independent
| {{Composition bar|2|68|gray}}
|}

==List of Maltese and Gozitan local communities councils==
Elections for these administrative committees were first ever held [[2010 Maltese local elections|27 March 2010]], in the first 8 hamlets listed in this list, the rest were held in later in June.

* [[Bubaqra|Bubaqra Administrative Committee]] in [[Żurrieq]]
* [[Fleur-de-Lys, Malta|Fleur-de-Lys Administrative Committee]] in [[Birkirkara]]
* [[Kappara|Kappara Administrative Committee]] in [[San Ġwann]]
* [[Madliena|Madliena Administrative Committee]] in [[Swieqi]]
* [[Marsalforn|Marsalforn Administrative Committee]] in [[Żebbuġ, Gozo|Żebbuġ]] (Gozo)
* [[Paceville|Paceville Administrative Committee]] in [[St. Julian's, Malta|St. Julian's]]
* [[Santa Luċija, Gozo|Santa Luċija Administrative Committee]] in [[Kerċem]] (Gozo)
* [[Xlendi|Xlendi Administrative Committee]] in [[Munxar]] (Gozo)

* [[Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq|Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Administrative Committee]] in [[Naxxar]]
* [[Baħrija|Baħrija Administrative Committee]] in [[Rabat, Malta|Rabat]]
* [[Burmarrad|Burmarrad u l-Wardija Administrative Committee]] in [[St. Paul's Bay]]
* [[Gwardamanġa|Gwardamanġa Administrative Committee]] in [[Pietà, Malta|Pietà]]
* [[Ħal Farruġ|Ħal Farruġ Administrative Committee]] in [[Luqa]]
* San Pietru Administrative Committee in [[Żabbar]]
* [[Swatar|Swatar Administrative Committee]] in [[Birkirkara]] and [[Msida]]
* Tal-Virtù Administrative Committee in [[Rabat, Malta|Rabat]]

=== Political affiliation of members administrative committees ===

==== 2010 elections (March and June results merged) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Party
!Committees Members
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Party (Malta)}}"|
|[[Partit Nazzjonalista]]
|{{Composition bar|45|80|{{party color|Nationalist Party (Malta)}}}}
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Labour Party (Malta)}}"|
|[[Partit Laburista]]
|{{Composition bar|28|80|{{party color|Labour Party (Malta)}}}}
|-
|style="background-color:white"|
|Association for the Common Purpose
|{{Composition bar|5|80|white|background-color=#d3d3d3}}
|-
|style="background-color:black"|
|Better Environment for Bumarrad
|{{Composition bar|1|80|black|background-color=}}
|-
|style="background-color:gray"|
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|{{Composition bar|1|80|gray}}
|-
! colspan="2" |Total:
!80 seats
|}

==== 2014 election ====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party
!Committees Members
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Party (Malta)}}" |
|[[Partit Nazzjonalista]]
|{{Composition bar|49|75|{{party color|Nationalist Party (Malta)}}}}
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Labour Party (Malta)}}" |
|[[Partit Laburista]]
|{{Composition bar|22|75|{{party color|Labour Party (Malta)}}}}
|-
| style="background-color:white" |
|Association for the Common Purpose
|{{Composition bar|4|75|white|background-color=#d3d3d3}}
|-
! colspan="2" |Total:
!75 seats
|}

===Other recognised hamlets without a local community committee===
* [[Albert Town, Malta|Albert Town]] in [[Il-Marsa, Malta]]
* [[Bengħisa]] in [[Birżebbuġa]]
* [[Bidnija|Il-Bidnija]] in [[Il-Mosta]]/[[L-Imġarr]]
* [[Bir id-Deheb]] in [[Iż-Żejtun]]/[[Ħal Għaxaq]]
* [[Blata l-Bajda|Il-Blata l-Bajda]] in [[Il-Ħamrun]]/[[Il-Marsa, Malta]]
* [[Blata l-Għolja|Tal-Blata l-Għolja]] in [[Il-Mosta]]
* [[Buġibba]] in [[San Pawl il-Baħar]]
* [[Bulebel iż-Żgħir]] in [[Ħaż-Żabbar]]
* [[Buskett|Il-Buskett]] in [[Dingli]]/[[Is-Siġġiewi]]
* [[Ġebel San Martin]] in [[Iż-Żejtun]]
* [[Għadira|L-Għadira]] in [[Il-Mellieħa]]
* [[Tal-Ibraġ]] in [[Is-Swieqi]]
* [[Magħtab|Il-Magħtab]] in [[In-Naxxar]]
* [[Manikata|Il-Manikata]] in [[Il-Mellieħa]]
* [[Pwales|Il-Pwales]] in [[San Pawl il-Baħar]]
* [[Qajjenza|Il-Qajjenza]] in [[Birżebbuġa]]
* [[Qawra|Il-Qawra]] in [[San Pawl il-Baħar]]
* [[Tar-Rabbat]] in [[Il-Ħamrun]]
* [[Is-Salina, Malta|Salina]] in [[In-Naxxar]]
* [[San Martin, Malta|San Martin]] in [[San Pawl il-Baħar]]
* [[Santa Margerita]] in [[Mosta]]
* [[Santa Maria Estate]] in [[Il-Mellieħa]]
* [[Ta' Ganza]] in [[Iż-Żejtun]]
* [[Ta' Ġiorni]] in [[San Ġiljan]]
* [[Ta' Kassja]] in [[Gozo]]
* [[Ta' Taħt iċ-Ċint]] in [[Iż-Żurrieq]] 
* [[Tal-Barmil]] in [[Gozo]]
* [[Tal-Bebbux]] in [[Iż-Żurrieq]]
* [[Tal-Ħawli]] in [[Il-Birgu]]
* [[Tal-Millieri]] in [[Ħal Għaxaq]]
* [[Tal-Plier]] in [[Ħaż-Żabbar]]
* [[Tal-Qattus (Birkirkara)]] in [[Birkirkara]]
* [[Tal-Qattus (Għaxaq)]] in [[Ħal Għaxaq]]
* [[Tas-Salib]] in [[Il-Mellieħa]]
* [[Ta' Żwejt]] in [[San Ġwann]]
* [[Victoria Gardens (zone)|Victoria Gardens]] in [[Is-Swieqi]]
* [[Wied iż-Żurrieq]] in [[Il-Qrendi]]
* [[Xemxija|Ix-Xemxija]] in [[San Pawl il-Baħar]]
* [[Xwieki|Ix-Xwieki]] in [[Ħal Għargħur]]
* [[Żebbiegħ|Iż-Żebbiegħ]] in [[L-Imġarr]]
* [[Ta' Żokkrija]] in [[Il-Mosta]]

==See also==
* [[2005 Maltese local council elections]]
* [[2006 Maltese local council elections]]
* [[2007 Maltese local council elections]]
* [[2008 Maltese local council elections]]
* [[2009 Maltese local council elections]]
* [[2010 Maltese Committees for Communities election|Maltese local council elections, 2010]]
* [[2012 Maltese local council elections]]
*[[2015 Maltese local council elections]]
* [[List of cities in Malta]]
* [[List of mayors of Malta]]
* [[ISO 3166-2:MT]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161205144229/http://home.um.edu.mt/mlrs/lom/all/Plain/Maltese/leg/vol_10/kap363.plain.txt Local Councils Act and amendments]
* [http://www.citymayors.com/government/malta-government.html CityMayors.com article]
* [http://www.lca.org.mt Local Councils' Association]

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