Just two weeks after the legislative election, local elections were held yesterday in Portugal.

The following image gives the overall total, though the figures are still being slightly updated:

Source: Diárío di Notícias

The best comparison is with the 2005 local elections rather than the recent general election. The results of the 2005 municipal elections are available here. Then, the PS won 35.8%. In general terms, it seems as if the PSD headed 157 municipalities after 2005 and that this figure may now fall to 138. By contrast, the small increase in the PS vote means that it will probably gain 22 municipalities and will now head 131 of them. This is the party’s best ever local election result.