Independent candidates dominated the Palestinian local elections, winning 64 percent of seats, up from just 37 percent five years ago, according to official results released on Sunday. But with established parties infiltrating independent lists, analysts were not immediately able to say how far the results from Saturday’s vote truly amounted to more diverse representation. The polls came after Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas called off last year’s planned presidential and legislative elections, after Israel barred voting from taking place in annexed east Jerusalem. But the real reason for …