In this year's Local Council Elections, which were held in 23 different localities in Malta and Gozo, 65 candidates under the age of 30 years (out of the total 272 candidates) contested for the elections. This means that 24% of the candidates were youths. 41 candidates under the age of 30 years were actually elected to be part of the various Local Councils, out of the 161 elected. Therefore 25% of the newly elected councillors are youths. Kunsill Nazzjonali taz-Zghazagh (KNZ) states than an encouraging percentage of youths in this year's Local Council Elections means that youths in Malta and Gozo are appreciating the value of being active in politics. Youths feel that they are an active part of society and hence feel the need to give their service to the community. KNZ believes that youths in Malta and Gozo are increasing their involvement in local politics, and possibly the main motivation is that decisions taken today will affect future generations.

KNZ, together with the Secretariat for Youth and Sport, is currently embarking on a major project, that of Youth Local Councils (Kunsill Lokali Zghazagh), which will involve younger youths aged 14 to 17 who cannot partake in Local Council Elecitons due to age requirement. This project will allow youths interested in organising useful projects for their locality and their fellow neighbours the opportunity to do so, while experiencing team-work and the satisfaction of giving something back to their community. This will evidently encourage further youths to take part in Local Council Elections.