# Bitonto

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## Latest local election

[2012 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2012-05-06-local.md), May 6, 2012

### [Mayor of Bitonto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2012-05-20-runoff/sindaco.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michele Abbaticchio | 17,270 | 65.4% |
| Paolo Intini | 9,133 | 34.6% |

### [Bitonto Municipal Council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LABORATORIO | 18,400 | 58.2% | 12 |
| Democratic Party | 4,703 | 14.9% | 3 |
| Left, Ecology and Freedom | 1,887 | 6.0% | 3 |

## Who holds office

Based on the latest election in the archive for each office and seat, plus records of anyone who has taken office since.

- **Mayor of Bitonto**: [Michele Abbaticchio](https://electionsarchive.com/id/f17f4ba4-3939-57cc-a4a5-1258b7fa236f.md); [Elected May 20, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2012-05-20-runoff/sindaco.md); As of the latest election in the archive

## Bitonto, election by election

### Mayor of Bitonto

| Year | Election | Result |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | [2012 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2012-05-06-local.md) | Michele Abbaticchio, 65.4% ([Runoff](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2012-05-20-runoff/sindaco.md)) |
| 2008 | [2008 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2008-04-13-local.md) | Raffaele Valla, 60.9% ([Runoff](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2008-04-27-runoff/sindaco.md)) |
| 2003 | [2003 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2003-05-25-local.md) | Nicola Pice, 58.1% |
| 1998 | [1998 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/1998-11-29-local.md) | Nicola Pice, 53.8% |
| 1994 | [1994 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/1994-11-20-local.md) | Umberto Kuhtz, 64.2% ([Runoff](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/1994-12-04-runoff/sindaco.md)) |

### Bitonto Municipal Council

| Year | Election | Result |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | [2012 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2012-05-06-local.md) | No party recorded 12, PD 3, SEL 3, IdV 2 |
| 2008 | [2008 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2008-04-13-local.md) | No party recorded 8, PdL 8, PD 6, UDC 2 |
| 2003 | [2003 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2003-05-25-local.md) | No party recorded 14, DS 5, FI 4, AN 3 |
| 1998 | [1998 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/1998-11-29-local.md) | No party recorded 13, DS 8, AN 4, FI 2 |
| 1994 | [1994 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/1994-11-20-local.md) | No party recorded 18, AN 3, PRC 2, FI 2 |
| 1990 | [1990 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/1990-05-06-local.md) | PSI 16, DC 13, PCI 7, PSDI 2 |
| 1985 | [1985 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/1985-05-12-local.md) | DC 12, PSI 10, PCI 9, PSDI 5 |

## Elections

| Date | Election |
| --- | --- |
| May 6, 2012 | [2012 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2012-05-06-local.md) |
| April 13, 2008 | [2008 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2008-04-13-local.md) |
| May 25, 2003 | [2003 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2003-05-25-local.md) |
| November 29, 1998 | [1998 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/1998-11-29-local.md) |
| November 20, 1994 | [1994 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/1994-11-20-local.md) |
| May 6, 1990 | [1990 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/1990-05-06-local.md) |
| May 12, 1985 | [1985 Bitonto municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/1985-05-12-local.md) |

## Results in Bitonto

| Date | Contest | Leader | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 23, 2025 | [2025 Apulia regional election, President](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/2025-11-23-general/presidente/bitonto.md) | Antonio Decaro | 69.5% |
| November 23, 2025 | [2025 Apulia regional election, council lists](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/2025-11-23-general/consiglio/bitonto.md) | Decaro Presidente | 26.2% |
| June 8, 2025 | [Dismissals under the Jobs Act: repeal](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2025-06-08-referendum/question-1/puglia/bitonto.md) | Sì | 92.8% |
| June 8, 2025 | [Small businesses, dismissals, and severance: partial repeal](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2025-06-08-referendum/question-2/puglia/bitonto.md) | Sì | 91.2% |
| June 8, 2025 | [Contractor liability for workplace accidents: repeal](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2025-06-08-referendum/question-4/puglia/bitonto.md) | Sì | 89.7% |
| June 8, 2025 | [Citizenship: residence requirement halved from 10 to 5 years](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2025-06-08-referendum/question-5/puglia/bitonto.md) | Sì | 68.4% |
| June 8, 2025 | [Fixed-term contracts: partial repeal](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2025-06-08-referendum/question-3/puglia/bitonto.md) | Sì | 92.1% |
| September 25, 2022 | [Chamber of Deputies, Puglia - U04 (Molfetta)](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2022-09-25-general/chamber/puglia-u04/bitonto.md) | Rita Dalla Chiesa | 37.5% |
| September 20, 2020 | [2020 Apulia regional election, President](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/2020-09-20-general/presidente/bitonto.md) | Michele Emiliano | 51.5% |
| September 20, 2020 | [2020 Apulia regional election, council lists](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/2020-09-20-general/consiglio/bitonto.md) | PD | 18.4% |
| May 31, 2015 | [2015 Apulia regional election, President](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/2015-05-31-general/presidente/bitonto.md) | Michele Emiliano | 49.2% |
| May 31, 2015 | [2015 Apulia regional election, council lists](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/2015-05-31-general/consiglio/bitonto.md) | M5S | 21.2% |
| March 28, 2010 | [2010 Apulia regional election, President](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/2010-03-28-general/presidente/bitonto.md) | Nichi Vendola | 54.2% |
| March 28, 2010 | [2010 Apulia regional election, council lists](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/2010-03-28-general/consiglio/bitonto.md) | PD | 36.9% |

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto.json.