# 1997 Altamura municipal council 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

PDS won 15 of the 26 seats, with 67.1% 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: PDS 15, AN 6, FI 4, and PRC 1.

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

Valid votes: 33,947

Turnout: 84.9% (38,566 of 45,420 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/2010-03-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, RINNOVAMENTO ALTAMURA, Union of the Centre, Democratic Party, MOVIMENTO POLITICO SCHITTULLI, MPA-LA DESTRA, Left, Ecology and Freedom, ALTAMURA CITTA' FUTURO, LA PUGLIA PRIMA DI TUTTO, IO SUD, LIBERTAS DEMOCRAZIA CRISTIANA, ARIA FRESCA, ALTAMURA CON PIGLIONICA
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/2005-04-03-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, POPOLARI PER PUGLIA, Union of the Centre, DL.LA MARGHERITA, AZZURRO POPOLARE, National Alliance, UDEUR Populars for the South, SOCIALISTI AUTON., RINNOVAMENTO, LISTA CIVICA, New PSI, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE)
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/2001-05-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, PPI (POP), Forza Italia, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., National Alliance, U.D.EUR, I DEMOCRATICI, CDU, Communist Refoundation Party, SDI, Italian Renewal
- April 27, 1997: National Alliance, PDS, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., Forza Italia, PPI (POP), CDU, Communist Refoundation Party
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1993-06-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): MSI-DN, PDS, Christian Democracy
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, PRI IND, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, IND., Italian Socialist Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI

## Also on the ballot in Italy on April 27, 1997

- [1997 Altamura mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-04-27-local.md) (2,218)

## 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).

## On the ballot in Altamura

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

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