2025 Sintra local election

Main article: 2025 Portuguese local elections
2025 Sintra local elections
12 October 2025
All 11 Councillors in the Sintra City Council
6 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
 
Retrato oficial da Secretária Nacional do Partido Socialista, Ana Mendes Godinho.jpg
Marco Almeida.jpg
Rita Maria Matias - CHEGA.jpg
Leader Ana Mendes Godinho Marco Almeida Rita Matias
Party PS PSD CH
Alliance The People, Always[a] Always with the People of Sintra[b]
Last election 5 seats, 35.3% 3 seats (VCS)[c] 1 seat, 9.1%
 
Leader Pedro Ventura Maurício Rodrigues Tânia Russo
Party PCP CDS–PP BE
Alliance CDU For Sintra, Our Home[d]
Last election 1 seat, 9.0% 1 seat (VCS)[c] 0 seats, 5.8%
Incumbent Mayor

Basílio Horta
PS



The 2025 Sintra local election will be held in 12 October 2025 to elect the members for Sintra City Council, Sintra Municipal Assembly and the city's 11 parish assemblies.

Incumbent Mayor Basílio Horta, from the Socialist Party (PS), is ineligible for a fourth term.[1] Former Minister of Labour Ana Mendes Godinho was chosen as the candidate of the PS, in a coalition with LIVRE (L) and supported by Volt Portugal (VP),[2][3] while former Deputy Mayor Marco Almeida is running for the third time, this time with the support of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the Liberal Initiative (IL) and People Animals Nature (PAN).[4] Meanwhile, Chega (CH) has presented the leader of Chega Youth, Rita Matias, as it's candidate.[5]

CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) broke away with the PSD, after disagreements regarding the lists and the inclusion of the Liberal Initiative, and will contest the election in a coalition with the People's Monarchist Party (PPM) and the National Democratic Alternative (ADN), with local party councillor Maurício Rodrigues as mayoral candidate.[6] The Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU) will repeat their 2021 mayoral candidate and local party councillor Pedro Ventura.[7]

Background

Incumbent Mayor Basílio Horta, from the Socialist Party (PS), won a third and final term, with 35.3% of the votes and electing 5 seats, losing it's absolute majority. The coalition between PSD, CDS–PP and their allies, led by Ricardo Baptista Leite, got 27.5% of the votes and elected 4 seats.[8]

Meanwhile, the Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU), led by Pedro Ventura, managed to hold onto it's single councillor, despite a small decrease to 9.0%, while Chega (CH) elected Nuno Afonso as city councillor and got 9.1% of the votes.[8] Nuno Afonso would go on to leave Chega in January 2023 and remained as an Independent councillor.[9]

Electoral system

Each party or coalition must present a list of candidates. The winner of the most voted list for the municipal council is automatically elected mayor, similar to first-past-the-post (FPTP). 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.[10][11]

Parties and candidates

Party/Coalition Political
position 		Candidate 2021 result Ref.
Votes (%) Seats
APS[a]
The People, Always
(As Pessoas, Sempre) 		PS Socialist Party
Partido Socialista 		Centre-right Ana Mendes Godinho 35.3%
5 / 11
 [12][13]
[3]
L FREE
LIVRE 		Center-left
to left-wing 		— —
SCS
Always with
the People of Sintra
(Sempre com os
Sintrenses) 		PAN People Animals Nature
Pessoas-Animais-Natureza 		Syncretic Marco Almeida 3.3%
0 / 11
 [14][4]
IL Liberal Initiative
Iniciativa Liberal 		Centre-right
to right-wing 		2.7%
0 / 11
PPD/PSD Social Democratic Party
Partido Social Democrata 		Center-right 27.5%
3 / 11
PSANC
For Sintra, Our Home
(Por Sintra,
A Nossa Casa) 		CDS–PP CDS – People's Party
CDS – Partido Popular 		Center-right
to right-wing 		Maurício Rodrigues
1 / 11
 [6]
[15]
[16]
PPM People's Monarchist Party
Partido Popular Monárquico 		Right-wing
0 / 11
ADN National Democratic Alternative[e]
Alternativa Democrática Nacional 		Far-right
0 / 11
CH Enough!
Chega! 		Far-right Rita Matias 9.1%
1 / 11
 [5]
CDU Unitary Democratic Coalition
Coligação Democrática Unitária PCP, PEV 		Left-wing
to far-left 		Pedro Ventura 9.0%
1 / 11
 [7]
BE Left Bloc
Bloco de Esquerda 		Left-wing
to far-left 		Tânia Russo 5.8%
0 / 11
 [17]
ND New Right
Nova Direita 		Right-wing Júlio Gourgel Ferreira — — [18]

Opinion polling

Polling firm/Link Fieldwork date Sample size APS SCS PSANC CH CDU BE O Lead
PS L PAN IL PSD CDS PPM ADN
2025 Legislative election 18 May 2025 — 23.8
(3) 		6.0
(0) 		2.1
(0) 		6.5
(1) 		24.8
(3) 		0.1
(0) 		1.3
(0) 		26.1
(4) 		3.1
(0) 		2.5
(0) 		3.7
(0) 		1.3
2024 EP election 9 Jun 2024 — 32.9
(5) 		4.6
(0) 		1.8
(0) 		9.6
(1) 		24.2
(3) 		1.8
(0) 		13.1
(2) 		4.5
(0) 		5.1
(0) 		2.4
(0) 		8.7
2024 Legislative election 10 Mar 2024 — 28.8
(4) 		4.6
(0) 		2.9
(0) 		5.9
(1) 		22.5
(3) 		1.5
(0) 		21.2
(3) 		3.3
(0) 		5.4
(0) 		3.9
(0) 		6.3
2022 Legislative election 30 Jan 2022 — 44.0
(7) 		1.9
(0) 		2.3
(0) 		6.3
(0) 		20.7
(3) 		1.3
(0) 		— 0.3
(0) 		9.7
(1) 		4.7
(0) 		5.3
(0) 		3.5
(0) 		23.3
2021 local election 26 Sep 2021 — 35.3
5 		— 3.3
0 		2.7
0 		27.5
4 		9.1
1 		9.0
1 		5.8
0 		7.3
0 		7.8

Notes

  1. ^ a b Coalition with PS and LIVRE, also supported by Volt Portugal.
  2. ^ Coalition with PSD, IL and PAN.
  3. ^ a b In the 2021 election, PSD/CDS/A/MPT/PDR/PPM/RIR had 4 seats and 27.5% of the votes, PAN had 3.3% and failed to elect any seats, while IL had 2.7% and also failed to elect any seats.
  4. ^ Coalition with CDS–PP, PPM and ADN.
  5. ^ The National Democratic Alternative (ADN) was in 2021 called the Democratic Republican Party (PDR).

References

  1. ^ Ralha, Leonardo (2024-11-19). "Sintra começa a definir o pós-Basílio com indícios de viragem à direita". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  2. ^ ECO (2025-07-07). "Candidata do PS em Sintra apresenta-se na freguesia de Ventura e promete 10 mil casas até 2030". ECO (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  3. ^ a b ""Ameaça da extrema-direita" leva Volt Portugal a declarar apoio a Ana Mendes Godinho em Sintra". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 2025-08-19. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  4. ^ a b Lopes, Maria (2025-07-18). "PAN junta-se ao PSD e à IL no apoio a Marco Almeida para a Câmara de Sintra". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  5. ^ a b Lusa (2025-01-29). "Rita Matias será candidata do Chega à Câmara de Sintra". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  6. ^ a b Lopes, Maria (2025-06-29). "Descontente com aliança do PSD com IL, CDS-PP sai da coligação e concorre sozinho em Sintra". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  7. ^ a b Tavares, Jorge (2025-02-13). "Pedro Ventura é o candidato da CDU à Câmara Municipal de Sintra - Sintra Notícias". sintranoticias.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  8. ^ a b Notícias, Sintra (2021-09-27). "PS vence autárquicas em Sintra - Sintra Notícias". sintranoticias.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  9. ^ Lopes, Maria (2023-01-27). "Nuno Afonso, fundador do Chega e principal adversário de Ventura, deixa o partido". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  10. ^ "::: Lei n.º 169/99, de 18 de Setembro". www.pgdlisboa.pt. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  11. ^ "Eleição dos titulares dos órgãos das autarquias locais" (in Portuguese). Diário da República. 14 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Ana Mendes Godinho é a candidata do PS à Câmara de Sintra". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  13. ^ Lopes, Maria (2025-07-01). "Livre assina coligação com PS em Sintra, mas não deve conseguir eleger na câmara. Compromisso tem 60 medidas". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  14. ^ Notícias, Sintra (2025-02-04). "Marco Almeida é candidato do PSD à Câmara de Sintra - Sintra Notícias". sintranoticias.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  15. ^ "PPM e ADN coligados com CDS-PP na corrida à Câmara de Sintra". Observador (in Portuguese). 2025-08-17. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  16. ^ "Acórdão (extrato) n.º 752/25, de 13 de agosto". Diário da República (in Portuguese). 2025-08-13. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  17. ^ "Autárquicas: Concelhia do BE aprova candidatura de Tânia Russo em Sintra". www.lusa.pt. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  18. ^ "Autárquicas 2025". NOVA DIREITA (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
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