[1] 154 towns and villages in the West Bank voted in municipal polls in the first phase, but there were no elections in the Gaza Strip.
[3] On 6 September, the Palestinian Authority decided to hold the elections for the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
It however stated that the elections in Gaza could only be held if Hamas gave political approval for it.
Elections were not scheduled to be held in refugee camps in West Bank or East Jerusalem.
[22] In the second phase, a total of 259 lists were submitted from 73 localities, with 178 being independent and 81 being affiliated to political parties.
[23] Hamas boycotted both the phases and did not allow the elections to be held in the Gaza Strip.
[8] Many supporters and members of the movement however participated as independents and also joined with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in 25 localities in the second phase.
[26] According to the Central Elections Commission the turnout for the first phase was 64.79%, with 268,318 out of a total 405,687 eligible voters casting their ballots for 1,503 seats in 154 localities.
[28] The turnout for the second phase was 53.69% per the Central Elections Commission, with around 380,000 out of a total 715,413 eligible voters casting their ballots for 632 seats in 50 localities.