# 1997 Altamura municipal election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Altamura](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura.md), April 27, 1997

Turnout: 38,566 of 45,420 registered voters (84.9%). +0.44 points since 1993.

## [Mayor of Altamura](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1997-05-11-runoff/sindaco.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vito Plotino | 19,360 | 55.6% | Elected |
| Francesco Maria Viti | 15,457 | 44.4% |  |

## [Altamura Municipal Council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

PDS won 15 of the 26 seats, with 67.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PDS | 22,781 | 67.1% | 15 |
| National Alliance | 4,890 | 14.4% | 6 |
| Forza Italia | 3,198 | 9.4% | 4 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 1,687 | 5.0% | 1 |
| Italian Renewal | 1,391 | 4.1% |  |

## Contests

- [1997 Altamura mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md)
- [1997 Altamura municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

## Elections held within this one

- [1997 Altamura municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1997-05-11-runoff.md), May 11, 1997

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