# 2009 Porto local election

The 2009 Porto local election was held on 11 October 2009 to elect the members of the Porto City Council.
Incumbent Mayor Rui Rio, from the PSD/CDS coalition, won a third and final term as Mayor of Porto, achieving 47.5% of the votes and 7 seats and defeating Socialist candidate Elisa Ferreira, who won 34.7% of the votes and 5 seats.

## Background

In the 2005 election, Rui Rio, candidate for the PSD/CDS coalition, won a second term as mayor of Porto, winning 46.2% of the votes and 7 seats, an absolute majority. The Socialist Party, led by Francisco Assis, achieved second place with 5 seats and about 36.4% of the votes. The Unitary Democratic Coalition got 1 seat and 9.0% of the votes.

## Electoral system

Each party or coalition must present a list of candidates. The lists are closed and the seats in each municipality are apportioned according to the D'Hondt method. Unlike in national legislative elections, independent lists are allowed to run.

## Parties and candidates

| Party/Coalition | Party/Coalition | Party/Coalition | Political position | Candidate | 2005 result | 2005 result |
| Party/Coalition | Party/Coalition | Party/Coalition | Political position | Candidate | Votes (%) | Seats |
| | PP | Porto First O Porto em Primeiro PSD, CDS–PP | Centre-right | Rui Rio | 46.2% | 7 / 13 |
| | PS | Socialist Party Partido Socialista | Centre-left | Elisa Ferreira | 36.2% | 5 / 13 |
| | CDU | Unitary Democratic Coalition Coligação Democrática Unitária PCP, PEV | Left-wing to far-left | Rui Sá | 9.0% | 1 / 13 |
| | BE | Left Bloc Bloco de Esquerda | Left-wing to far-left | João Teixeira Lopes [pt] | 4.2% | 0 / 13 |
| | PCTP | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses | Far-left | João Valente Pinto | 0.6% | 0 / 13 |

## Opinion polling
### Polling

Exit poll
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date | Sample size | PSD CDS | PS | CDU | BE | O | Lead |
| 2009 local election | 11 Oct 2009 | — | 47.5 7 | 34.7 5 | 9.8 1 | 5.0 0 | 3.0 0 | 12.8 |
| UCP–CESOP | 11 Oct 2009 | ? | 45.0–49.0 6/7 | 33.0–37.0 5/6 | 8.5–10.5 0/1 | 4.0–6.0 0 | – | 12.0 |
| Eurosondagem | 11 Oct 2009 | ? | 43.3– 47.1 6/7 | 35.5– 39.9 5/6 | 7.9– 10.1 0/1 | 3.9– 5.7 0 | – | 7.2– 7.8 |
| Intercampus | 11 Oct 2009 | ? | 44.9– 50.5 | 31.3– 36.8 | 7.8– 11.4 | 3.3– 6.9 | – | 13.6– 13.7 |
| Marktest | 2–7 Oct 2009 | 400 | 51.0 | 31.0 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 20.0 |
| UCP–CESOP | 2–5 Oct 2009 | 2,571 | 47 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| Aximage | 2–4 Oct 2009 | 500 | 46.4 | 34.3 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 12.1 |
| Eurosondagem | 28–30 Sep 2009 | 736 | 48.0 | 33.3 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 14.7 |
| Intercampus | 28–30 Sep 2009 | 800 | 44.4 | 35.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 8.5 |
| Marktest | 3–6 Sep 2009 | 399 | 44.7 | 31.1 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 13.6 |
| IPOM | 16–19 Jun 2009 | 797 | 55.2 | 23.5 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 31.7 |
| UCP–CESOP | 8–9 Jun 2009 | 1,002 | 54 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 |
| 2005 local election | 9 Oct 2005 | — | 46.2 7 | 36.1 5 | 9.0 1 | 4.2 0 | 4.5 0 | 10.1 |

## Results
### Municipal Council

Summary of the 11 October 2009 Municipal Council elections results in Porto :
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| Parties | Parties | Votes | % | ±pp swing | Councillors | Councillors |
| Parties | Parties | Votes | % | ±pp swing | Total | ± |
| | Social Democratic / People's | 62,507 | 47.48 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 |
| | Socialist | 45,682 | 34.70 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | 12,904 | 9.80 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | 6,552 | 4.98 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist | 915 | 0.70 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total valid | Total valid | 128,560 | 97.65 | 0.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,816 | 1.38 | 0.8 | | |
| Invalid ballots | Invalid ballots | 1,273 | 0.97 | 0.1 | | |
| Total | Total | 131,649 | 100.00 | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 231,978 | 56.75 | 1.8 | | |
| Source: Porto 2009 election results |||||||||||

### Municipal Assembly

Summary of the 29 September 2013 Porto Municipal Assembly elections results :
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| Parties | Parties | Votes | % | ±pp swing | Seats | Seats |
| Parties | Parties | Votes | % | ±pp swing | Total | ± |
| | Social Democratic / People's | 58,168 | 44.19 | 0.5 | 18 | 0 |
| | Socialist | 44,422 | 33.75 | 1.1 | 14 | 1 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | 14,506 | 11.02 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | 9,893 | 7.52 | 0.7 | 3 | 1 |
| | Hope for Portugal Movement | 1,261 | 0.96 | — | 0 | — |
| Total valid | Total valid | 128,560 | 97.65 | 1.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,204 | 1.67 | 0.8 | | |
| Invalid ballots | Invalid ballots | 1,184 | 0.90 | 0.3 | | |
| Total | Total | 131,638 | 100.00 | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 231,978 | 56.75 | 1.8 | | |
| Source: Porto 2009 election results |||||||||||

### Parish Assemblies

Results of the 29 September 2013 Porto Parish Assembly elections :
| Parish | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | Total S |
| Parish | PP | PP | PS | PS | CDU | CDU | BE | BE | | Total S |
| Aldoar | 38.0 | 5 | 44.5 | 6 | 7.4 | 1 | 6.6 | 1 | 13 |
| Bonfim | 47.7 | 10 | 31.1 | 6 | 10.2 | 2 | 7.5 | 1 | 19 |
| Campanhã | 29.1 | 6 | 48.1 | 10 | 12.5 | 2 | 7.1 | 1 | 19 |
| Cedofeita | 50.0 | 10 | 28.7 | 6 | 10.3 | 2 | 7.1 | 1 | 19 |
| Foz do Douro | 56.4 | 8 | 27.2 | 4 | 7.5 | 1 | 5.2 | - | 13 |
| Lordelo do Ouro | 47.5 | 7 | 32.3 | 5 | 11.1 | 1 | 6.2 | - | 13 |
| Massarelos | 46.0 | 7 | 33.9 | 5 | 10.5 | 1 | 6.5 | - | 13 |
| Miragaia | 33.4 | 3 | 36.9 | 4 | 19.8 | 2 | 7.1 | - | 9 |
| Nevogilde | 76.9 | 8 | 14.5 | 1 | 2.0 | - | 3.4 | - | 9 |
| Paranhos | 45.9 | 11 | 33.4 | 7 | 10.0 | 2 | 7.5 | 1 | 21 |
| Ramalde | 47.9 | 10 | 34.0 | 7 | 8.2 | 1 | 6.4 | 1 | 19 |
| Santo Ildefonso | 44.7 | 7 | 29.9 | 4 | 9.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 13 |
| Sé | 24.1 | 2 | 50.6 | 5 | 17.7 | 2 | 4.8 | - | 9 |
| São Nicolau | 24.4 | 2 | 39.3 | 4 | 22.9 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Vitória | 26.3 | 3 | 52.2 | 5 | 11.6 | 1 | 6.5 | - | 9 |
| Total | 44.4 | 99 | 35.1 | 79 | 10.2 | 21 | 6.8 | 8 | 207 |
| Source: Election Results ||||||||||