Egypt's ruling party has won 92 percent of the votes in municipal elections boycotted by the main opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood

After calculating the results handed in from the individual municipalities

the ruling party has won 92 percent of votes and eight percent went to opposition and independent canditates

There are no official turnout figures

many polling stations were empty on April 8, with the victory of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) never in doubt after the disqualification of many opposition candidates

DP had fielded a candidate for every one of the 52,000 council seats up for grabs

elections gained an unprecedented importance after a 2005 constitutional amendment requiring independent presidential candidates to secure the backing of councillors

Those not belonging to political parties, including the banned Muslim Brotherhood whose members sit in parliament as independents, need the support of at least 10 local councillors in at least 14 provinces to stand.