Municipal elections were held in Bethlehem in 2005.
Elected candidates
edit| Rank | List | Candidate name | Gender | Religion | Votes | % |
| 1 | Brotherhood & Development | Victor Batarseh | ♂ | † | 2690 | 36% |
| 2 | United Bethlehem | Antun Salman | ♂ | † | 2164 | 29% |
| 3 | Reform | Hasan Al-Masalma | ♂ | ☪ | 2005 | 27% |
| 4 | United Bethlehem | Afram Asmari | ♂ | † | 2000 | 26% |
| 5 | Wafaa | Isa Zawahara | ♂ | ☪ | 1922 | 25% |
| 6 | United Bethlehem | Khalil Chawka | ♂ | ☪ | 1912 | 25% |
| 7 | Reform | Khalid Jadu | ♂ | ☪ | 1853 | 25% |
| 8 | Hope & Labour | Zughbi Zughbi | ♂ | † | 1808 | 24% |
| 9 | Reform | Nabil Al-Hraymi | ♂ | ☪ | 1752 | 23% |
| 10 | Reform | Salih Chawka | ♂ | ☪ | 1716 | 23% |
| 11 | Reform | Yusuf Al-Natsha | ♂ | ☪ | 1716 | 23% |
| 12 | Brotherhood & Development | Nina 'Atwan | ♀ | † | 1709 | 23% |
| 13 | Brotherhood & Development | George Sa'ada | ♂ | † | 1687 | 22% |
| 14 | Independent | Nadir Al-Saqa | ♂ | † | 1537 | 20% |
| 15 | United Bethlehem | Duha Al-Bandak | ♀ | † | 1512 | 20% |
Unsuccessful candidates
edit| Rank | List | Candidate name | Gender | Religion | Votes | % |
| 16 | United Bethlehem | Jamila Subh | ♀ | ☪ | 1498 | 20% |
| 17 | Al-Ahd | Peter Al-Qumri | ♂ | † | 1453 | 19% |
| 18 | United Bethlehem | Abd Allah Al-Hajj | ♂ | ☪ | 1446 | 19% |
| 19 | United Bethlehem | Wadi'Al-A'ma | ♂ | † | 1426 | 19% |
| 20 | United Bethlehem | Basim Mazruqa | ♂ | † | 1426 | 19% |
| 21 | Reform | Aliyya Qadi | ♀ | ☪ | 1421 | 19% |
| 22 | United Bethlehem | Nadir Rahil | ♂ | † | 1414 | 19% |
| 23 | Brotherhood & Development | Izz Al-Din Al-Hraymi | ♂ | ☪ | 1398 | 19% |
| 24 | Brotherhood & Development | Jalil Ilyas | ♂ | † | 1382 | 18% |
| 25 | United Bethlehem | Amir Kamil | ♂ | ☪ | 1369 | 18% |
| 26 | Reform | Yusuf Brayjiyya | ♂ | ☪ | 1283 | 17% |
| 27 | Brotherhood & Development | Nasri Chawka | ♂ | ☪ | 1251 | 17% |
| 28 | Hope & Labour | Usama Abu Rudayna | ♂ | † | 1250 | 17% |
| 29 | Brotherhood & Development | Ibrahim Matta | ♂ | † | 1186 | 16% |
| 30 | Hope & Labour | Nabil Da'na | ♂ | ☪ | 1173 | 16% |
| 31 | United Bethlehem | George Hazina | ♂ | † | 1173 | 16% |
| 32 | Brotherhood & Development | Victor Jiyaqaman | ♂ | † | 1172 | 16% |
| 33 | United Bethlehem | Fayiz Hazbun | ♂ | † | 1151 | 15% |
| 34 | Wafaa | Nasir Chawka | ♂ | ☪ | 1141 | 15% |
| 35 | Wafaa | Jamal Chakhtur | ♂ | ☪ | 1133 | 15% |
| 36 | Independent | Sa'ud 'Isa | ♂ | ☪ | 1101 | 15% |
| 37 | Hope & Labour | Mishel Frayj | ♂ | † | 1088 | 14% |
| 38 | Hope & Labour | Muhammad Salahat | ♂ | ☪ | 1087 | 14% |
| 39 | Hope & Labour | Salim Thaljiyya | ♂ | † | 1068 | 14% |
| 40 | Independent | Kamil Kamil | ♂ | ☪ | 1059 | 14% |
| 41 | Brotherhood & Development | Wa'il Al-Jarashi | ♂ | ☪ | 966 | 13% |
| 42 | Al-Ahd | Ahlam Wahsh | ♀ | ☪ | 945 | 13% |
| 43 | Wafaa | Husam 'Abd Allah | ♂ | ☪ | 932 | 12% |
| 44 | United Bethlehem | Khalid Charabati | ♂ | ☪ | 845 | 11% |
| 45 | United Bethlehem | Muhammad 'Awwad | ♂ | ☪ | 809 | 11% |
| 46 | Hope & Labour | Yusuf Al-Hraymi | ♂ | ☪ | 795 | 11% |
| 47 | Brotherhood & Development | Mahir Al-Bandak | ♂ | † | 766 | 10% |
| 48 | Al-Ahd | Semiramis Kutlu | ♀ | † | 762 | 10% |
| 49 | Brotherhood & Development | Muhammad Jubran | ♂ | ☪ | 740 | 10% |
| 50 | Brotherhood & Development | Yunil Anastas | ♂ | † | 718 | 10% |
| 51 | Hope & Labour | Khalid Khlayf | ♂ | ☪ | 682 | 9% |
| 52 | Al-Ahd | Idris Isma'il | ♂ | ☪ | 670 | 9% |
| 53 | Hope & Labour | Saliba Tawil | ♂ | † | 665 | 9% |
| 54 | Hope & Labour | Nuha Abu 'Isha | ♀ | ☪ | 658 | 9% |
| 55 | Brotherhood & Development | Khalil Abu Kamil | ♂ | ☪ | 637 | 8% |
| 56 | Hope & Labour | Basim Tuwayma | ♂ | † | 636 | 8% |
| 57 | Brotherhood & Development | Nadiyya Ta'amra | ♀ | ☪ | 635 | 8% |
| 58 | United Bethlehem | Ahmad Jawarish | ♂ | ☪ | 610 | 8% |
| 59 | Al-Ahd | Sulayman Al-Lusi | ♂ | † | 601 | 8% |
| 60 | Hope & Labour | Abd Allah Ta'amra | ♂ | ☪ | 598 | 8% |
| 61 | Brotherhood & Development | Abd Al-Rahman 'Abidin | ♂ | ☪ | 526 | 7% |
| 62 | Al-Ahd | Talal Dabnak | ♂ | ☪ | 513 | 7% |
| 63 | Independent | Arif Khlayf | ♂ | ☪ | 497 | 7% |
| 64 | Al-Ahd | Muhammad Jawarish | ♂ | ☪ | 438 | 6% |
| 65 | Al-Ahd | Amir Hirmas | ♂ | ☪ | 435 | 6% |
| 66 | Al-Ahd | Khalil Handal | ♂ | † | 402 | 5% |
| 67 | Independent | Ilham 'Abd Al-Jawad | ♀ | ☪ | 354 | 5% |
| 68 | Independent | Ilyas Babun | ♂ | † | 326 | 4% |
| 69 | Independent | Jadu' Hasan | ♂ | ☪ | 279 | 4% |