# 1997 Brindisi municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Brindisi](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi.md), November 16, 1997

PDS won 23 of the 37 seats, with 63.5% 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 23, FI 8, AN 5, and PRI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forza Italia | 8,554 | 17.1% | 8 | Won |
| National Alliance | 6,048 | 12.1% | 5 | Won |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 2,226 | 4.4% |  |  |
| Italian Republican Party | 1,442 | 2.9% | 1 | Won |
| PDS | 31,820 | 63.5% | 23 | Won |

Valid votes: 50,090

Turnout: 76.1% (56,854 of 74,687 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, NOI CENTRO, The People of Freedom, Union of the Centre, Italian Republican Party, PROGETTIAMO BRINDISI, SINISTRA ECOLOGIA LIBERTA' - CIVICA, FUTURO E LIBERTA', ALLEANZA PER L'ITALIA, AVANTI VELOCE, LA PUGLIA PRIMA DI TUTTO, MPA - MOV. POL. SCHITTULLI
- [June 7, 2009](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi/2009-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, Democratic Party, BRINDISI C'E', REP.EUROPEI-ALTRI, POPOLARI, Italian Republican Party, Union of the Centre, SVILUPPO E LAVORO, ALLEANZA PER LE PERIFERIE
- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi/2004-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, National Alliance, Democrats of the Left, DL.LA MARGHERITA, Union of the Centre, GUADALUPI BRINDISI, INSIEME PER LA CITTA, IMPEGNO SOCIALE, A.P. UDEUR, Communist Refoundation Party, Italian Republican Party, New PSI
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): CENTRO DEMOCRATICO, Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, DL.LA MARGHERITA, UNITI PER BRINDISI, National Alliance, CITTA' NUOVA, Union of the Centre, INSIEME PER LA CITTA, Communist Refoundation Party, IMPEGNO SOCIALE
- November 16, 1997: PDS, Forza Italia, CCD-CDU, National Alliance, UNITI PER BRINDISI, PPI (POP), IMPEGNO SOCIALE, SOCIALDEMOCRATICI, Italian Republican Party
- [June 9, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi/1996-06-09-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, PDS, National Alliance, CDU, PPI (POP), CENTRO CRIST.DEM., Communist Refoundation Party, FED.LABURISTA, UN.DEM., Italian Republican Party, LISTA CIVICA
- [November 20, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi/1994-11-20-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PDS, P.POPOLARE ITALIANO, National Alliance, LISTA CIVICA, Forza Italia, LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA, Union of the Centre, CENTRO CRIST.DEM.
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI-DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, L.VERDE-VERDI ARC.
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, LISTA CIVICA, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Republican Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MISTE DI SINISTRA, MSI, Italian Socialist Party, PSU, Italian Liberal Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 16, 1997

- [Brindisi mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-16-local.md) (826)

## 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 Brindisi

- [1997 Brindisi mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/brindisi/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.md)
- 1997 Brindisi municipal council election

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