# 1970 Varese municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Lombardia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/lombardia.md) / [Varese](https://electionsarchive.com/it/lombardia/varese.md), June 7, 1970

Christian Democracy won 18 of the 40 seats, with 40.9% of the vote.

> Results are by municipality, from the Interior Ministry's open data file for this round of municipal elections; where the file reports polling sections, they are summed by municipality. Seats are the council seats the open data gives each list. They do not include the mayor, or defeated candidates for mayor who took a seat on the council.

Seats: DC 18, PCI 6, PSU 6, PSI 5, PLI 3, and PRI 2.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 21,103 | 40.9% | 18 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 8,173 | 15.8% | 6 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 6,565 | 12.7% | 5 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 4,596 | 8.9% | 3 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 2,343 | 4.5% | 2 | Won |
| PSU | 8,812 | 17.1% | 6 | Won |

Valid votes: 51,592

Turnout: 94.8% (53,495 of 56,434 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 3, 2021](https://electionsarchive.com/it/lombardia/varese/2021-10-03-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, LEGA SALVINI LOMBARDIA, FORZA ITALIA-NOI CON L'ITALIA-IL POPOLO DELLA FAMIGLIA, LISTA DAVIDE GALIMBERTI, Fratelli d'Italia, LAVORIAMO PER VARESE, PROGETTO CONCITTADINI, PER UNA GRANDE VARESE, VARESE IDEALE
- [June 5, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/it/lombardia/varese/2016-06-05-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, Lega Nord, LISTA DAVIDE GALIMBERTI, Forza Italia, PAOLO ORRIGONI SINDACO, VARESE 2.0, PROGETTO CONCITTADINO
- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/lombardia/varese/2011-05-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, Lega Nord, Democratic Party, Union of the Centre, Left, Ecology and Freedom, VARESE & LUISA
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/lombardia/varese/2006-05-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, 25.9%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/lombardia/varese/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, Lega Nord, Democrats of the Left, PROGETTO CITTA', DL.LA MARGHERITA, National Alliance, Union of the Centre
- [November 16, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/lombardia/varese/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Lega Nord, FI-ALTRI, PDS, CCD-CDU, Communist Refoundation Party, National Alliance, PER VARESE, PPI (POP)
- [December 13, 1992](https://electionsarchive.com/it/lombardia/varese/1992-12-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LEGA LOMBARDA, Christian Democracy, PDS, LA RETE-MOV.DEM., MSI-DN, LEGA ALPINA LUMBARDA, Italian Socialist Party, Communist Refoundation Party, Italian Republican Party, FED.DEI VERDI, Italian Liberal Party
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/lombardia/varese/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, LEGA LOMBARDA, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, L.VERDE-VERDI ARC., Italian Republican Party, MSI-DN, PART.PENS., Italian Liberal Party
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/lombardia/varese/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, LIGA VENETA, PART NAZPENS
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/lombardia/varese/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/lombardia/varese/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party
- June 7, 1970: Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, PSU, MSI, Italian Republican Party, PSIUP
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/lombardia/varese/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI

## Also on the ballot in Italy on June 7, 1970

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1970-06-07-local.md) (6,628)

## Sources

- [Eligendo: archivio storico delle elezioni, open data](https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/eligendo/opendata.php), Ministero dell'Interno. License: No license stated. Data that Italian public bodies publish without a license are open by default (art. 52 of the Codice dell'amministrazione digitale).

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