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2025 Sintra local elections
All 11 Councillors in the Sintra City Council; 6 seats needed for a majority
	Opinion polls
Incumbent Mayor; Basílio Horta; PS	; ;

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Declined by RangersRus 5 days ago. Last edited by H3nrique Bregie 4 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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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,^[2] 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).^[3] Meanwhile, Chega has presented the leader of Chega Youth, Rita Matias, as it's candidate.^[4]

Background

Incumbent Mayor Basílio Horta, from the Socialist Party, 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.^[5]

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 elected Nuno Afonso as city councillor and got 9.1% of the votes.^[5] Nuno Afonso would go on to leave Chega in January 2023.^[6]

Parties and candidates

Party/Coalition			Political position	Candidate	2021 result		Ref.
Party/Coalition			Political position	Candidate	Votes (%)	Seats	Ref.
	APS	The People, Always As Pessoas, Sempre PS, L	Center-left	Ana Mendes Godinho	35.3%	5 / 11	^[7]^[8]
	SCS	Always with the People of Sintra Sempre com os Sintrenses PSD, IL, PAN	Center-right	Marco Almeida	33.5%^[c]	3 / 11	^[9]^[3]
	CDS–PP	CDS – People's Party CDS – Partido Popular	Center-right to right-wing	Maurício Rodrigues	33.5%^[c]	1 / 11	^[10]
	CH	Enough! Chega!	Far-right	Rita Matias	9.1%	1 / 11	^[4]
	CDU	Unitary Democratic Coalition Coligação Democrática Unitária PCP, PEV	Left-wing to far-left	Pedro Ventura	9.0%	1 / 11	^[11]
	BE	Left Bloc Bloco de Esquerda	Left-wing to far-left	Tânia Russo	5.8%	0 / 11	^[12]
	ND	New Right Nova Direita	Right-wing	Júlio Gourgel Ferreira	—	—	^[13]

Opinion polling

Notes

^ Coalition with PS and LIVRE.
^ Coalition with PSD, IL and PAN.
^ ^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.

References

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b Lusa (2025-01-29). "Rita Matias será candidata do Chega à Câmara de Sintra". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
^ ^a ^b Notícias, Sintra (2021-09-27). "PS vence autárquicas em Sintra - Sintra Notícias". sintranoticias.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
^ 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.
^ "Ana Mendes Godinho é a candidata do PS à Câmara de Sintra". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Autárquicas: Concelhia do BE aprova candidatura de Tânia Russo em Sintra". www.lusa.pt. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
^ "Autárquicas 2025". NOVA DIREITA (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-20.

[PS/L-1] Coalition with PS and LIVRE.

[PSD/IL/PAN-2] Coalition with PSD, IL and PAN.

[VCS-3] 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] 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.

[5] 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.

[:1-6] 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.

[:2-7] Lusa (2025-01-29). "Rita Matias será candidata do Chega à Câmara de Sintra". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-20.

[:3-8] 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] "Ana Mendes Godinho é a candidata do PS à Câmara de Sintra". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-07-20.

[:0-11] 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.

[12] 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.

[13] 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.

[14] 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.

[15] "Autárquicas: Concelhia do BE aprova candidatura de Tânia Russo em Sintra". www.lusa.pt. Retrieved 2025-07-20.

[16] "Autárquicas 2025". NOVA DIREITA (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-20.

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