The campaign for the local council elections taking place in 23 localities on March 11 moved into top gear yesterday, with the party leaders introducing the candidates at press events while nominations closed at the Electoral Commission.

A total of 282 candidates are standing for the elections, up from 262 three years ago, when the elections were held in parallel with the referendum on EU membership.

There will be 139 candidates on the Nationalist Party (PN) list, 125 on the Malta Labour Party (MLP) list, five on the list of Alternattiva Demokratika - The Green Party (AD) and 13 candidates running either as independents or for a number of organisations.

Three years ago the PN had 125 candidates, the MLP 117, AD eight and there were 12 independents.

A total of 21 candidates are contesting a locality in which they do not reside. This has been made possible following recent amendments to the Local Councils Act.

Among those standing for the first time is Michael Fenech Adami, the President's son, who is a candidate at Birkirkara, and former Nationalist MP Josie Muscat, director of St James Hospital, who has joined an independent grouping at Marsascala which includes former mayor Marvic Attard Gialanzè. Former Gozo Nationalist MP Victor Galea Pace is also making a return to local politics.

The elections will be held in Birkirkara, where 13 councillors have to be elected; Zabbar, Fgura, Naxxar, Rabat, San Gwann and Sliema (nine each); Cospicua, Victoria, Marsascala, Msida and Tarxien (seven each); and Mdina, Gudja, Gharb, Ghaxaq, Kalkara, Lija, Mgarr, Pieta, Sannat, Xghajra and Mtarfa (five each).

Full list of local council candidates

This is the full list of candidates contesting the local council elections of March 11.

Mdina

PN: Jane Attard, Peter Joseph dei Conti Sant Manduca, Maria Stella k/a Etoile Farrugia, Francis Tabone, Mario Galea Testaferrata.

MLP: Frederick Azzopardi.

Azzjoni ghall-Mdina: Joseph Debono.

Independent: Nicholas Jensen Testaferrata.

Cospicua

PN: James Cauchi, Rita Desira, Charles Richard, Antida Tabone.

MLP: Antonia Attard Gialanzè, Raymond Balzan, Dorian Bugeja, Henry Coleiro, Carmel k/a Charles Fava, Joseph Scerri, Darleen Zerafa.

Bormla Gdida: Alfred Attard, William Galea, Paul Muscat.

Zabbar

PN: Joseph Buttigieg, Anna Calleja, Francis Catania, Gordon Pace, Ruben Teeling, Christopher Zarb.

MLP: Malcolm Abdilla, Dominic Agius, Joseph Bonnici, Robert Buhagiar, Clyde Caruana, Anthony Farrugia, Mark Grech, John Pace, Charles Scicluna, Jacqueline Gili.

AD: Ian Meli.

Partit ta' l-Ajkla: Nazzareno Bonnici.

Victoria

PN: Victor Galea Pace, Josef Schembri, Marcell Tabone, Robert (Roberto) Tabone, Carmel Theuma, Anthony Zammit.

MLP: Michael Buttigieg, Josephine Cassar, Joseph Debrincat, Keith Vella Muskat.

Birkirkara

PN: Mark George Abdilla, Rosario Agius, Doris Borg, Roberto Buontempo, Sergio Carbonaro, Carmel Cardona, Josianne Cardona, George Debattista, Salvatore Ellul Bonici, Michael Fenech Adami, Claire Mula Falzon.

MLP: Joan k/a Joanne Borg, Anthony Buttigieg, John Mary Calleja, Charlene Camilleri, Michael Camilleri, Emanuel Farrugia, Mary Spiteri Shaw, Desmond Zammit Marmarà.

AD: David Darmanin.

Fgura

PN: Joseph Azzopardi, Julie Bajada, Charles Bonello, Alfred Debono, Marlene Antonia Maria Debono, Mark Lombardo, Priscilla Vella.

MLP: Carmel k/a Charles Agius, John Anthony Azzopardi, Vincent Borg, Joseph Cachia, Saviour Camilleri, Rita Cutajar, Pierre Dalli, Etienne Grech, Darren Marmarà, Carmelo Portelli.

Gudja

PN: Leonard Cutajar, Mark Anthony Sammut, John k/a Ivan Schembri, Michel Mifsud.

MLP: Romeo Baldacchino, John Mary k/a Mario Calleja, Frankie Gatt, Osvaldo Pace.

Gharb

PN: David Apap, Raymond Cassar, Carmen Vella.

MLP: Dimitrius Agius, Sunta Camilleri, Eugenio Portelli.

Ghaxaq

PN: Rose Agius, Stephen Attard, Carmelo Mizzi.

MLP: Joseph Mary Abdilla, Angelo Attard, Emanuel Cutajar, Emanuela Muscat, Emanuel Vassallo, Justin Tabone.

Kalkara

PN: Victor Caruana, Christopher Farrugia, Maria Sultana.

MLP: Speranza Chircop, Michael Cohen, Roderick Mizzi, Gino Tanti, Joseph Vella.

Lija

PN: Ian Castaldi Paris, Salvatore Farrugia, Frank Galdes, Mary Magdalen Magri, Wendy Antonia Scicluna Giusti.

MLP: Catherine Abela, Saviour Bonnici, Lorraine Farrugia.

AD: Edward Fenech.

Marsascala

PN: Maria Victoria Busuttil, John Baptist Camilleri, Sandro Gatt, Jesmond Mugliett.

MLP: Owen Bonnici, Mario Calleja, Josette Marsh, Carmelo Mifsud, David Vella.

Grupp Indipendenti Marsascala: Maria Victoria k/a Marvic Attard Gialanzè, John Joseph Cole, Mariella Cutajar, Joseph Muscat.

Independent: Anthony k/a Anthony Thomas Debono.

Mgarr

PN: David Battistino, Giovanni Gatt, Carmen Gauci, Victoria Sammut, Paul Vella.

MLP: Elia Borg, Agostino Ebejer, Agostino k/a Wistin Muscat.

Independent: Andrew Paul Zammit.

Msida

PN: Margaret Abdilla, Maurice Agius, Renald Camilleri, Harry Cassar, Maryanne Cuomo, Carmel Grima, Alfred Farrugia, George E. Kissaun, Maria Emmanuela k/a Liliana Risiott.

MLP: Emanuel k/a Leli Abela, Emanuel Brincat, Josef Bugeja, Carmen Chircop, Joseph Demarco, Alexander Sciberras.

Naxxar

PN: Anthony Abela, David Anthony Bonello, Joseph Catania, Maria Fatima Deguara, Glenn Fenech, Joseph Grech, Saviour Sciberras, Speranza Xuereb, Leonard Zerafa.

MLP: Victor Agius, Noel Gatt, Anthony Grech, Pauline Miceli, Joseph Muscat.

Pietà

PN: Achille Michael Brockdorff, Leonard Caruana, Joseph Goggi, Malcolm Mifsud, Annhelica Scerri.

MLP: Santo Attard, Nazzareno Bonnici, Anthony Camilleri, Josephine Fabri.

Rabat

PN: Carmelo k/a Charles Abela, Paul Abela, Raymond Agius, Michael Bondin, Alison Borg, Antoine Joseph Borg, Nazju Cassar, Joan Ann Farrugia Galea, Rudolph Grima, John Muscat, Jonathan Spiteri.

MLP: Francis Chircop, Dolores Coleiro, Alexander k/a Sandro Craus, Francis Fabri, Paul Grech, Carmel Vassallo, Mary Edwige Xuereb.

San Gwann

PN: Joseph M. Agius, Marie Avellino, Maria Carmela k/a Marica Bayliss, Etienne Bonello Dupuis, Dominic Cassar, David Degabriele, Joseph Ellul Vincenti, Alfred Galea, Kurt Guillaumier, George k/a Neville Mallia, Joseph Saviour Pace, Stephen Zammit.

MLP: Violet Bajada, Laurence Borg, Joseph Borg, Malcolm Dimech, Keith Grima, Simon Saliba, Renato k/a René Savona Ventura, Victor Xuereb.

A1 Giordani Serjetà u Onestà: Anthony k/a Giordani Mifsud Bonnici.

Sannat

PN: Joseph Bajada, Manuel Tabone, Manuel Terribile.

MLP: Carmel Camilleri, Joseph Grima, Margaret Said, Anthony Mercieca, Sharon Zammit.

AD: John Michael Mizzi.

Sliema

PN: Mary Arrigo, Margaret Azzopardi, Albert Bonello Dupuis, William A. Cassar Torreggiani, Richard Chetcuti, Edward Cuschieri, Nicholas Dimech, Julian Galea, Anthony Mallia, Victoria Mallia, Michael Pace Ross, John Pillow, Ivan Portanier, Luke Vella.

MLP: Marianne Aquilina, Stephen Camilleri, Martin Debono, Marvin Joseph k/a Marvin Farrugia, Maurice Gouder, Jesmond Marshall.

AD: Michael Briguglio.

Tarxien

PN: Lawrence Bonavia, Carmelina Caruana, Rudolph Marmarà, Gerald Xuereb.

MLP: Francis Agius, Francis Brincat, Omar Caruana, Keith Darmanin, Paul Farrugia, Maria Doris Vella.

Xghajra

PN: Joseph Izzo, Deborah Refalo.

MLP: Joseph Azzopardi, Mario Buhagiar, Antonia Buttigieg, Angelico Pulis, Anthony Valvo.

Mtarfa

PN: David Galea, Anthony Mifsud, Joseph Mary k/a Joe Mifsud, Diane Spiteri.

MLP: Josephine Abela, Lewis Camilleri, Joseph Vassallo, Antoine Vella.

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