Municipal elections were held in Israel on 28 October 2003.
By municipality
Abu Ghosh Candidate Salim Jaber defeated Iosef Ibrahim in the city's Mayoral Election, with Jaber winning 54.11% to Ibrahim's 45.89%. Ibrahim's electoral list won more votes than Jaber's, but the two lists won an equal number of seats (four). a third list won one seat.
Composition of the City Council:
United Abu Ghosh - Headed by Iosef Ibrahim - 4 Seats Development and Equality - Headed by Samil Jaber - 4 seats List for Progress and Promotion - 1 seat
Even Yehuda Former head of the Israel Prison Service, Amos Azani, defeated rival candidate Karen Katzman, following Avraham Harari's decision to withdraw from the race.
Composition of the City Council:
Another Way with Amos Azani - 4 Seats Karen Katzman for the leadership of the council (Ken) - 2 seats Likud led by Avraham Harari - 2 Seats Even Yehuda is ours (Mafdal) - 1 Seat
Shinui, Shas and One Even Yehuda did not pass the city council's Electoral threshold.
Umm al-Fahm Candidate Hashem Mahajna defeated Sayyid Aghbariyya after Iosef Mahamid and his list withdrew from the race. Mahajna won 75.06% of the vote while Aghbariyya won 24.94% of the vote. neither candidate's electoral list passed the city council's electoral threshold
Composition of the City Council:
Alkutla Alaslamiyya - 11 Seats Althaluf Alwattani Al-Baladi - 4 Seats
Alayiman (Hashem Mahajna's list) and Balad (Sayyid Aghbariyya's list) did not cross the electoral threshold. two lists withdrew from the election, Umm al-Fahm al-Mustakbal and Thalef al-Mustaklin (led by Iosef Mahamid).
Ofakim Incumbent Mayor Yair Hazan, who ran under an independent list supported by the Likud, was defeated by the municipal chairman of the Likud, Avi Asraf, Ya'akov Abada also ran for the Mayorship. Hazan won 40.37% of the vote, Asraf won 43.06%, while Abada won 16.58%. in the city council, the largest party was the Community Torah List (Degel HaTorah), while Yair Hazan's party fell to second place, with the likud winning a single seat. Ya'akov Abada's list won no seats.
Composition of the City Council:
Torah Community - for Ahi (Degel HaTorah) - 2 Seats Ofakim Beiteinu - 2 seats Shas - 2 seats One Ofakim - 1 seat Likud led by Avi Asraf - 1 Seat Mafdal - 1 seat Community - 1 seat Yahad - 1 seat
The following lists did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold: Light in Ofek, Revolution, New Ofek and Shiluv (led by Ya'akov Abada).
Oranit Several settlements in the West Bank held municipal elections for the first time in 2003, including Oranit.
Zvi Ma-Yafit narrowly defeated Dov Rozen by a margin of 20 votes. Shimon Adri and Roni Shemer also ran. Ma-Yafit won 45.23% of the vote, Rozen won 44.4%, Adri won 6.47% and Shemer won 3.9%.
Composition of the City Council:
Oranit Ma-Yafit (Zvi Ma-Yafit's list) - 4 Seats Dov Rozen list - 4 Seats Adri Shimon list - 1 Seat
The Yachad list, led by Roni Shemer, did not pass the City Council's electoral threshold.
Ezor Incumbent Mayor Amnon Zach was re-elected as mayor with support from left-winning parties and the city's Haredi electoral list. he was challenged by the municipal leader of the Likud, Uriel Tan'ami, as well as Zion Hava and Navon Katsav. Zach won 48.51% of the vote, Tan'ami won 25.03% of the vote, hava won 14.73% of the vote and Katsav won 11.73% of the vote.
Composition of the City Council:
Labor - One Nation - Meretz (led by Amon Zach) - 4 Seats Likud (led by Uriel Tan'ami) - 3 Seats Our Ezor (led by Zion Hava) - 1 Seat United Religious Front (Shas-Mafdal) - 1 Seat Alternative (led by Navon Katsav) - 1 Seat Judaism with a Soul (United Torah Judaism) - 1 Seat
Elyakhin Incumbent Mayor Gideon Hamami defeated the municipal leader of the Likud, Zarah Yehuda, following David Hamami's withdrawal from the race. Hamami won 54.52% of the vote while Yehuda won 45.48%
Composition of the City Council:
Independent Elyakhin (led by Gideon Hamami) -2 Seats Mafdal - 2 Seats Shas - 1 Seat Likud - 1 Seat Shinui - 1 Seat
Yachad (led by David Hamami) did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Be'er Ya'akov Likud candidate Nissim Gozlan defeated Iosef Omid and Avraham Buskila. Gozlan won 66.67% of the vote, Omid won 32.66%, and Buskila won 0.67%
Composition of the City Council:
Likud (led by Nissim Gozlan) - 4 Seats Haredi Front (Shas - Agudat Yisrael, led by Avraham Buskila) - 2 Seats Mafdal - 2 Seats There is another way (led by Iosef Omid) - 1 Seat
Beersheba Incumbent mayor Yaakov Turner was re-elected, he faced Likud Candidate Andrey Ozen, and Zvi Fogel, in addition to Moshe Borochov, City Councillor Ohev Shalom, Iosef Sechtman, and Yael Magen. YTurner won around 48% of the vote, Ozen won 16.7%, Borochov won 5.11%, Sechtman won 3.51% and Magen won 2.82%.
Ruvik Danilovich, who led Kadima Beersheba in the city council election, later became the city's mayor.
Composition of the City Council:
Kadima Beersheba (led by Ruvik Danilovich) - 7 Seats One Beersheba (supported by Labor and led by Ya'akov Turner) Religious Union (Shas-Mafdal-United Torah Judaism) - 4 Seats Beersheba Beitenu (Yisrael Beiteinu, led by Moshe Borochov) - 2 Seats Likud (led by Andrey Ozen) - 2 Seats Beersheva in the lead - Shinui (led by Tsvika Fogel) - 2 Seats Beersheba is Ours - 1 Seat Path of the South (Zecharia Ohev Shalom) - 1 Seat A Step into the Future - 1 Seat
Alternative (led by Iosef Sechtman), Renewal (led by Yael Magen), the Camp of Justice (Meretz), Sachar, the New Hope and Nahal 2003 did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Bnei Ayish Incumbent Mayor Mark Bessin was re-elected to a second term. he faced Yitzhak ben-Yitzhak and Boris Gorman. Bessin won 60.92% of the vote, ben-Yitzhak won 24.16% and Gorman won 14.91%
Composition of the City Council:
Our One Home Bnei Ayish (Yisrael Beitenu, led by Mark Bessin) - 5 Seats Likud (led by Yitzhak Ben-Yitzhak) - 2 Seats Promotion (also known as Kidum, led by Boris Gorman) - 1 Seat
Givatayim Incumbent mayor since 1993, Ephraim (Ephi) Stenzler, was re-elected. he faced Iosef Zarzevski and Talia Argaman. Stenzler won 55.88% of the vote, Zarzevski won 23.64% of the vote, and Argaman won 20.48% of the vote. Stenzler later resigned as mayor in 2006.
Composition of the City Council:
Labor (led by Ephi Stenzler) - 5 Seats Likud (led by Talia Argaman) - 3 Seats Believe in Givatayim (Mafdal) - 2 Seats It will be good in Givatayim (Iosef Zarzevski) - 2 Seats Only Givatayim - 2 Seats Shinui - 1 Seat Meretz - 1 Seat Givatayim's youths - 1 Seat
Herzliya Incumbent mayor Yael German was re-elected. she faced Yehuda Urieli, Daniel Falti, Urit Rashafi, Uzi Lev-Zur, Harel Nissinov, and Yossi Givati. German won around 56% of the vote, Urieli won around 23%, Falti won 5.49% of the vote, Rashafi won 5.03%, Lev-Zur won 5.01%, Nissinov won 3.62% and Givati won 1.56%.
Composition of the City Council:
Our Herzliya led by Yael German (supported by Meretz) - 6 Seats Mafdal-United Torah Judaism - 2 Seats West Herzliya - 2 Seats Herzliya deserves more led by Yehuda Arieli - 2 Seats Shas - 2 Seats Sunshine and the Greens - 1 Seat Renewing Labor (Labor Party) - 1 Seat Shinui - 1 Seat Likud (led by Uzi Lev-Zur) - 1 Seat Atid - 1 Seat
Parent committees in Herzliya (led by Harel Nissinov), Herzliya for its Citizens, Herzliya returns to lead (Daniel Falti), Urit Rashafi for Mayor, and the list of 'Givati has an advantage in Experience' did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Holon Incumbent Mayor Moti Sasson was re-elected, defeating Yoel Yeshuron. Sasson won 58.54% while Yeshuron won 41.46%
Composition of the City Council:
Truth led by Moti Sasson (Labor Party) - 7 Seats Shas - 5 Seats Likud (led by Yoel Yeshuron) - 4 Seats Holon Beitenu (Yisrael Beitenu) - 2 Seats Shinui - 2 Seats Amos Yerushalmi List - 1 Seat Meretz - 1 Seat Greens - 1 Seats Mafdal - 1 Seats Social Camp - 1 Seat (Supported by One Nation)
The Holon List led by Moshe Rom, who served as the city's mayor between 1989 and 1993, did not pass the City Council's Electoral Threshold.
Haifa Shinui Candidate Yona Yahav was elected mayor, becoming the city's first mayor not to be born in Haifa and not to run as a member of the Labor Party. he defeated Shmuel Arad Shagraf, Aryeh Blitnetel, and Shimon Ohion. Yahav won 51.8% of the vote, Shagraf won 42% of the vote, Blitnetel won 3% and Ohion won 1.5% of the vote.
Composition of the City Council:
Our Haifa - (supported by Shinui) - 6 Seats Likud-One Nation - 5 Seats The Citizen is in First Priority - list of Youths, the Elderly, and Women (Labor Party) - 3 Seats Hadash - 2 seats Mafdal - 2 seats Shas - 2 seats Yachad (Originated from Yisrael BaAliyah) - 2 Seats Haifa Beitenu (Yisrael Beitenu) - 2 Seats Kiryat Haim Only (led by Eliezer Kulas) - 2 Seats United Torah Judaism (led by Yehuda Aryeh Blitnetel) - 1 Seat Meretz - Haifa in the heart - Dor Shalom - Meimad - 1 Seat Green Haifan Group - 1 Seat Balad - 1 Seats Citizens of the City - 1 Seat
Altalena (led by Shimon Ohion), the Greens, Light for the Neighborhoods and "Push" did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Jerusalem
Candidate Uri Lupolianski defeated Nir Barkat, and became Jerusalem's mayor. he also defeated Yigal Amadi, Larissa Gerstein and Roni Aloni. Lupolianski received 51% of the vote and around 99,000 votes while Barkat received around 74.500 votes, and 42.7% of the vote.
Composition of the City Council:
United Torah Judaism - 9 Seats Jerusalem Will Succeed - 9 Seats Shas - 5 Seats Mafdal - 4 Seats Meretz - 3 Seats Shinui - 2 Seats Likud - 2 Seats
The Labor Party and One Nation did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Kfar Vradim Ron Moskovich defeated Hanan Hen and Reuven Malach. Moskovich won 54.47% of the vote, Hen won 35.53%, and Malach won 10% of the vote.
Composition of the City Council:
Ram in motion (led by Ron Moskovich) - 4 Seats Tomer - Citizens are Satisfied - 3 Seats Yachad (led byHanan Hen) - 2 Seats
More (led by Reuven Malach) did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Kfar Yona Incumbent head of the Regional council since 1977 Effi Deri defeated six other candidates. Israela Rozen, Yitzhak Dov, Avishai Bar'am, Rafael Eliya, Haim Mor, and Aaron Halfon. Deri won 42.11% of the vote, Rozen won 21.4%, Dov won 18.42%, Bar'am won 10.88%, Eliya 2.96%, Mor 2.83%, and Halfon 1.39%
Composition of the Regional Council:
One Kfar Yona led by Effi Deri - 3 Seats Led by Avi Ben Simon - 2 Seats Local List led by Israela Rosen - 2 Seats Shinui (led by Avishai Bar'am) - 1 Seat New Way (led by Yitzhak Dov) - 1 Seat Shas - 1 Seat Movement for the Welfare of Citizens - 1 Seat
Mafdal, New life in Kfar Yona (led by Haim Mor and supported by One Nation), Likud (led by Aaron Halfon) and the National Union (led by Rafael Eliya) did not cross the Regional Council's electoral threshold.
Migdal HaEmek Incumbent mayor Eliyahu Barada was re-elected, defeating Golan Mashali, Amos Galam, and Eliezer Sa'ada. Barada won 57.54% of the vote, Mashali won 22.48%, Galam won 16.59% and Sa'ada won 3.39%.
Composition of the City Council
Migdal HaEmek Beitenu (Yisrael Beitenu) - 3 Seats Shas - 3 Seats Mafdal - 2 Seats Likud (led by Eliyahu Barada) - 2 Seats Shinui - for the Generation (led by Golan Mashali) - 2 Seats Yachad-One Nation (led by Amos Galam) - 2 Seats Oz - 1 Seat
Labor (led by Eliezer Sa'ada) the Hai Movement, and Together Hiloni-Religious did not cross the City Council's electoral threshold.
Ma'alot-Tarshiha Incumbent mayor since 1976, Shlomo Bohbot, was re-elected as Mayor. defeating Dan Tseyzler and Lior Lassri. Bohbot won 59.61% of the vote, Tseyzler won 25.35% and Lassri won 15.04%.
Composition of the City Council:
Our Ma'a lot-Tarshiha led by Shlomo Bohbot - 5 Seats Together - 2 Seats