# 1985 Bisceglie municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Bisceglie](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie.md), May 12, 1985

Christian Democracy won 19 of the 40 seats, with 43.7% 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 19, PCI 7, PSI 5, PRI 5, MSI DN 2, PLI 1, and PSDI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 12,400 | 43.7% | 19 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 4,853 | 17.1% | 7 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 3,660 | 12.9% | 5 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 3,464 | 12.2% | 5 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 1,198 | 4.2% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 874 | 3.1% | 1 | Won |
| MSI DN | 1,930 | 6.8% | 2 | Won |

Valid votes: 28,379

Turnout: 84.7% (29,643 of 35,000 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2013](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/2013-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): DEMOCRAZIA CRISTIANA, NOI RIFORMATORI, PER BISCEGLIE, CRISTIANO-DEMOCRATICI, BISCEGLIE SVILUPPO, BISCEGLIESI, IL FARO, Democratic Party, The People of Freedom, IL TORRIONE, SCELTA CIVICA, PROGRESSO E LIBERTA', AMBIENTE E SOCIALITA', BISCEGLIE D'AMARE, Union of the Centre
- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/2011-05-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, RIF.COM-COM.IT, LIBERTAS DEMOCRAZIA CRISTIANA, LA PUGLIA PRIMA DI TUTTO, Union of the Centre, Democratic Party, NAPOLETANO SINDACO, BISCEGLIESI, Left, Ecology and Freedom, BISCEGLIE D'AMARE, MOVIMENTO POLITICO PER BISCEGLIE, BISCEGLIE CHE VOGLIAMO, MOVIMENTO POLITICO ALFONSO RUSSO
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/2006-05-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): National Alliance, Union of the Centre, Forza Italia, Party of Italian Communists, UDEUR Populars for the South, Democrats of the Left, DL.LA MARGHERITA, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), I SOCIALISTI, NUOVO PSI-PRI, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), CRIST.DEM., DEM.CR.PER AUTONOMIE, MOV. PER L'AUTONOMIA
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Party of Italian Communists, National Alliance, Democrats of the Left, DL.LA MARGHERITA, Forza Italia, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), Union of the Centre, I LIBERAL SGARBI, U.D.EUR
- [May 24, 1998](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Communist Refoundation Party, CENTRO, PPI (POP), National Alliance, CDU, Italian Renewal, Federation of the Greens, Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., CENTRO
- [June 9, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1996-06-09-local/consiglio-comunale.md): IMPEGNO CIVICO, National Alliance, Communist Refoundation Party, PDS, CDU, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., Forza Italia, Federation of the Greens, PPI (POP)
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): National Alliance, Forza Italia, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., Communist Refoundation Party, CENTRO, P.POPOLARE ITALIANO, DEM.E SOLIDARIETA', PDS, AMBIENTE CLUB
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Communist Party, MSI-DN, LISTA CIVICA
- May 12, 1985: Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI DN, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/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/bisceglie/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI, PSIUP

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 12, 1985

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1985-05-12-local.md) (6,557)

## 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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