# 1985 Bitonto municipal council election

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

Christian Democracy won 12 of the 40 seats, with 28.4% 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 12, PSI 10, PCI 9, PSDI 5, MSI DN 3, and PRI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 8,538 | 28.4% | 12 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 7,768 | 25.8% | 10 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 6,970 | 23.2% | 9 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 3,557 | 11.8% | 5 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 832 | 2.8% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 143 | 0.5% |  |  |
| MSI DN | 2,281 | 7.6% | 3 | Won |

Valid votes: 30,089

Turnout: 90.9% (31,355 of 34,490 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, LABORATORIO, Left, Ecology and Freedom, PARTITO SOCIALISTA ITALIANO, MICHELE ABBATICCHIO, PROGETTO COMUNE, Italy of Values, The People of Freedom, MODERATI - POPOLARI, ALLEANZA DI CENTRO, Union of the Centre, CITTA' DEMOCRATICA
- [April 13, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2008-04-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, Democratic Party, LISTA CIVICA, New PSI, LISTA CIVICA, Union of the Centre, Italy of Values, PARTITO SOCIALISTA, LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA
- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/2003-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md): DL.LA MARGHERITA, Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, National Alliance, SDI, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), Union of the Centre, New PSI, PATTO, U.D.EUR
- [November 29, 1998](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/1998-11-29-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), National Alliance, SDI, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., Forza Italia, CDL-ALTRI, PPI (POP), Italian Renewal
- [November 20, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/1994-11-20-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PDS, LISTA CIVICA, National Alliance, Forza Italia, LISTA CIVICA, Communist Refoundation Party
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitonto/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Socialist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, LISTA VERDE
- May 12, 1985: Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party

## 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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