The 2018 Municipal elections in Israel were held in Israel on October 30, 2018. A run-off was held on November 13 in localities where a candidate for mayor received at least 40% of the vote.
For the first time, the four local councils in Druze localities in the Golan Heights were up for election. Elections were held in all 54 regional councils, 122 out of 124 local councils, and 75 out of 77 cities. The cities of Baqa al-Gharbiyye and Tayibe, as well as the local council of Jatt, did not hold elections, as elections were held there in 2015. In Tel Mond, a local council, a split commission is currently serving. Further, RC Rekhasim, LC Ghajar, and 3 more places only had one list be submitted for the council elections, and was automatically elected by a walkover, without any ballots cast. In all except Kfar Shmaryahu, where three candidates had been nominated, the mayoral election was also decided by walkover.
In these elections, the then-longest-serving mayors in Israel, Shlomo Bohbot of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Ephraim Deri of Kfar Yona, who had served for nine terms consecutively, were defeated in their re-election bids.
Voter turnout The elections of 2018 were the first municipal elections in Israel where a paid day off work was enacted for the first round of voting, in hopes of increasing voter turnout. Total turnout in the first round of voting was 59.5%. By comparison, the turnout in 2013 stood at 51.8%.
By city Jerusalem
The results of the first round of voting in Jerusalem, with 254,326 voters participating of 638,065 eligible (a 39.86% turnout), are as follows. Of the 254,326 votes, 248,585 were valid. CandidateParty nameVotes%Moshe Lion Our Jerusalem , Yerushalayim Shelanu 81,426 32.76%Ofer Berkovitch Awakening , Hit'orerut 73,079 29.4%Ze'ev Elkin Jerusalem Will Succeed , Yerushalayim Tatzli'ah 49,681 19.99%Yossi Deutch Agudat Yisrael 42,289 17.01%Avi Salman I'm Jerusalem , Ani Yerushalayim 2,110 0.85%Source: Ministry of the Interior
The results of the second round of voting in Jerusalem are as follows. The voter turnout was 35%. CandidateVotes%Moshe Lion 112,744 50.85%Ofer Berkovitch 108,979 49.15%Source: Ministry of the Interior – provisional data
The following parties gained seats in the city council. The parties that failed to gain seats are: I'm Jerusalem (Avi Salman), Elders and Pensioners of Jerusalem, Jerusalem on the Road to the Summit (Nehemia Assaf), Jerusalem Our Home (Ilya Liptzker), Jerusalem My City (Ramadan Dabash), Our Jerusalem (Moshe Lion), For the Neighborhoods (Avi Shalom), Me'orav Yerushalmi (Evyatar Elbaz), Pisgat Ze'ev on the Map (Ya'el Antebi), and Youth of Jerusalem (Yakir Jarasi).
Party nameLeaderVotesSeatsAwakening , Hit'orerut Ofer Berkovitch 7 Degel HaTorah Eliezer Rauchberger 40,8486Shas Zvika Cohen 33,5325Agudat Yisrael Yossi Deutch 25,2303Yerushalayim Will Succeed , Yerushalayim Tatzli'ah Ze'ev Elkin 2United , Meuhadim Aryeh King 2The Jewish Home , HaBayit HaYehudi Hagit Moshe 2 1Likud Elisha Peleg 1Havilio – Saving Jerusalem , Havilio – Metzilim et Yerushalayim Yosi Havilio 1Meretz Laura Verton 1
Tel Aviv
The results in Tel Aviv, with 203,018 voters participating of 440,205 eligible (a 46.12% turnout), are as follows. Of the 203,018 votes, 194,451 were valid.
CandidateParty nameVotes%Ron Huldai (incumbent)One Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Ahat91,11646.86%Asaf ZamirCity Majority, Rov HaIr66,40334.15%Assaf HarelWe Are the City, Anahnu HaIr23,60412.14%Natan ElnatanShas13,3286.85%Source: Ministry of the Interior
The following parties gained seats on the city council. The parties that failed to get seats are: Unifying Tel Aviv, South of the City (Suzy Cohen Tzemah), Halo – Women of the City, The Tel Aviv List, Yair Tzabari, Local in Tel Aviv – Youth in the City (Yotam Shamir), Changing Direction (Nir Levi), Making Aliyah Together, Green City, City for All, and Vegan Tel Aviv (Omer Shalev).
Party nameLeaderSymbol%SeatsOne Tel Aviv , Tel Aviv Ahat Ron Huldai 7City Majority , Rov Hair Asaf Zamir 6We are the City , Anahnu HaIr Assaf Harel 6Meretz Meital Lahavi 3Hai Green Seculars , Hai Hilonim Yerukim Reuven Ladiansky 2Power to the Pensioners and Senior Citizens , Ko'ah LaGimla'im VeEzrahim Vatikim 2Believers , Ma'aminim Haim Goren 2Shas 2Likud 1Yesh Atid 1Yafa List , Reshimat Yafa 1
Haifa
The results in Haifa, with 125,333 voters participating of 256,559 eligible (a 48.85% turnout), are as follows. Of the 125,333 votes, 118,271 were valid.
CandidateParty nameVotes%Einat Kalisch-RotemLiving in Haifa, Haim BeHeifa66,48656.21%Yona Yahav (incumbent)Yona Yahav and Haifa's Youth, Yona Yahav VeTze'irei Heifa43,90737.12%Avihu HanHaifa Greens, HaYerukim Shel Heifa3,7873.20%Mendi SalzmannHaifa Awakens, Heifa Mit'oreret2,5852.19%Israel Ya'akov SavyonLovers of Haifa, Ohavei Heifa1,5061.27%Source: Ministry of the Interior
The following lists failed to gain any seats on the city council: Lovers of Haifa (Israel Ya'akov Savyon), Perspective for Haifa (Meir Levi), Balad, Haifans for Haifa, Haifa Awakens (Mendi Salzmann), Haifana, Kulanu (Elad Attias), Heart of the Neighborhoods (Tali Meshulam–Itach), Lechaim (Alex Abramov), Local in the Neighborhood (Boaz Gur), Disabled and Winning (Gil Goldreich), Strength, Voice of the People, and Rami Levi Biki Morad.
For the lists that entered the city council, the results are as follows:
Party nameLeaderVotes%SeatsLiving in Haifa, Hayim BeHeifaEinat Kalisch-Rotem14,09111.54%4Yona Yahav and Haifa's Youth, Yona Yahav VeTze'irei HeifaYona Yahav12,27910.05%4Haifa Greens, HaYerukim Shel HeifaAvihu Han11,2899.24%4Haifa is Being Renewed, Heifa MithadeshetDavid Etzioni9,5487.82%3LikudShimshon Ido8,1776.69%3The Haifa Front, HaHazit HaHeifa'itRaja Za'atara6,7155.5%2Haifa Our Home, Heifa BeitenuLazar Kaplun5,6254.6%2Pensions' Lobby, Shdulat HaGimla'im4,9294.03%1Flag to the Resident, Degel LaToshavMichael Alper4,8433.96%2MeretzDubi Hayun4,6053.77%1United Agudat Israel, Agudat Yisra'el HaMe'uhedet3,9713.25%1The Jewish Home, HaBayit HaYehudiYoav Ramati3,6012.95%1I Care About the Residents of Haifa, Ikhpat Li MiToshvei HeifaZvi Barabi3,1212.55%1Haifa for UsSarit Golan3,0552.5%1Shas3,0352.48%1Source: Haifa municipality
Rishon LeZion The results in Rishon LeZion, with 108,068 voters participating of 209,511 eligible (a 51.58% turnout), are as follows. Of the 108,068 votes, 104,095 were valid. A second round was held in the mayoral election.
CandidateParty nameVotes%Dov Tzur (incumbent)Only Rishon, Rak Rishon33,19431.89%Raz KinstlichThe Greens and the Youth22,66321.77%Liel Even-Zohar Ben DavidA New Way, Derekh Hadasha20,12819.34%Doron UzanYouth and the Environment, HaTze'irim VeHaSviva15,97715.35%Mordechai AjamiOne Rishon. Rishon Ahat7,2987.01%Assaf Da'abulGold, Paz4,8354.64%Source: Ministry of the Interior
The results of the second round of voting in Rishon LeZion are as follows. The voter turnout was 34.2%. CandidateVotes%Raz Kinstlich 37,525 52.63%Dov Tzur 33,768 47.37%Source: Ministry of the Interior – provisional data
The following lists failed to gain any seats on the city council: Unity, Achievements (Meir Akiva), Our Rights and Social Justice (Vlad Kapustin), Trabelsi Hai Shimon, The Crocheted and Social (Ohad Uzan), Social Action (Kobi Dahan), Social Justice (Adamso Alali), and Rishon LeZion Together (Roei Yagna). For lists that gained seats, the results are as follows.
Party nameLeaderVotes%SeatsOnly Rishon , Rak Rishon Dov Tzur 4The Greens and the Youth , HaYerukim VeHaTze'irim Raz Kinstlich 4A New Way , Derekh Hadasha Liel Even-Zohar Ben David 4Youth and the Environment , HaTze'irim VeHaSviva Doron Uzan 3Green Social Movement , HaTnu'a HaHevratit HaYeruka 3Yesh Atid Itai Matityahu 2Likud Yossi Hamami 2Shas 1Believers , Ma'aminim Shmuel Jamil 1Meretz – Free Rishon LeZion , Meretz – Rishon LeZion Hofshit 1Gold , Paz Assaf Da'abul 1One Rishon , Rishon Ahat Mordechai Ajami 1Rishon Our Home , Rishon Beitenu 1Pioneers , Rishonim Maxim Babitzky 1
Petah Tikva The results in Petah Tikva, with 108,563 voters participating of 193,736 eligible (a 56.04% turnout), are as follows. Of the 108,563 votes, 104,671 were valid.
CandidateParty nameVotes%Rami GreenbergRenewal, Hithadshut46,76344.68%Itzik Braverman (incumbent)Care, Ikhpat37,87636.19%Itay ShonsheinConnected, Connected11,42110.9%Gennady BorschevskyExcelling with Gennady, Mitztaynim Im Genadi7,4897.15%Ori Darshan HaCohen1,1221.07%Source: Ministry of the Interior
The following lists did not gain enough seats to enter the city council: One of Ours, With Us (Haim Bashari), Us, Together, The Present, Petah Tikva Our Home, and Young Leadership for Real. Of the lists that entered the city council, the results are as follows.
Party nameLeaderVotes%SeatsRenewal, HithadshutRami Greenberg6,2445Yesh AtidRon Katz6,1854ShasUriel Buso5,1324The Jewish Home, HaBayit HaYehudiItzik Di'i4,8723Care, IkhpatItzik Braverman4,2183The Achievers, HaBitzu'istimUri Ohad3,8593Connected, MehubarimItay Shonshein3,2152United Torah Judaism, Yahadut HaTorahEliyahu Barukhi3,1062Excelling with Gennady, Mitztaynim Im GenadiGennady Borschevsky2,0822LikudMoshe Moshe1,5991Source: Ministry of the Interior
Ashdod The results in Ashdod, with 121,245 voters participating of 182,983 eligible (a 66.26% turnout), are as follows. Of the 121,245 votes, 118,363 were valid.
CandidateParty nameVotes%Yehiel Lasri (incumbent)48,74641.18%Shimon KatzenelsonAshdod Together, Ashdod BeYahad29,86125.23%Eli Elias Lahmani28,70424.25%Helen GelberAshdod Commando, Komando Ashdod8,5657.24%Boris Gitterman2,4872.1Source: Ministry of the Interior
The following lists did not gain enough seats to enter the city council: A New Voice, Ashdod United, Ashdod Awakens (Naor Biton), There is an Alternative, Ashdod Community, Voice of the Heart, and Integration. Of the lists that entered the city council, the results are as follows.
Party nameLeaderVotes%SeatsShasAvi Amsalem3,4736Ashdod Together, Ashdod BeYahadShimon Katzenelson3,4466United Torah Judaism, Yahadut HaTorah1,8234Ashdod Will Win, Ashdod Tenatze'ah1,7873Ashdod in the Momentum, Ashdod BiTnufa1,5192Ashdod's Future, Atid Ashdod1,4152Ashdodis' Movement, Tnu'at Ashdodim1,3642The Lionesses, HaLevi'ot1,2392Ashdod Commando, Komando Ashdod8371A New Way, Derekh HadashaMoshe Buterashvili7591Source: Ministry of the Interior
Netanya The results in Netanya, with 89,371 voters participating of 186,792 eligible (a 47.85% turnout), are as follows. Of the 89,371 votes, 83,258 were valid.
CandidateParty nameVotes%Miriam Feirberg (incumbent)One Netanya, Netanya Ahat40,36448.48%Yonatan ChetbounAfter Me, Aharai22,23526.71%Ofer OrensteinFor Netanya, LeMa'an Netanya9,24611.11%Ephraim Eliezer BulmashNetanya is Truly Free (Labor), Netanya Hofshit Be'emet6,4727.77%Herzl KerenPower to Netanya, Otzma LiNetanya4,9415.93Source: Ministry of the Interior
The following lists did not gain enough seats to enter the city council: The Way (Wagif Eliav), The New Ones (Amir Sinai), Local in Netanya (Daniel Maharat), Our Netanya (Yoni Giorno), Netanyans and Youth (Tzvika Lieber), and Hope (Amos Dirsau). Of the lists that entered the city council, the results are as follows.
Party nameLeaderVotes%SeatsOne Netanya, Netanya AhatMiriam Feirberg6,3816ShasHagai Hadad3,5373After Me, AharaiYonatan Chetboun3,1253Netanya Our Home, Netanya BeitenuGersh Fishman2,3832For Netanya, LeMa'an NetanyaOfer Orenstein2,1672Netanya is Truly Free (Labor), Netanya Hofshit Be'emetEphraim Eliezer Bulmash1,5772A New Beat, Pe'ima HadashaTali Mulner1,5642We Are All With Orgad, Kulanu Im OrgadAharon Orgad1,4381Power to Netanya, Otzma LiNetanyaHerzl Keren1,4311For Advancing Education, Health, and Welfare, LeKidum Hinukh, Bri'ut URvahaShimon Sher1,3912LikudAlon Elro'i1,3161The Jewish Home, HaBayit HaYehudiDaniel Bashari1,0011Arc, KeshetAkiva Yitzhaki9621Source: Ministry of the Interior
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