# 1970 Cerignola municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Cerignola](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cerignola.md), June 7, 1970

The Italian Communist Party won 23 of the 40 seats, with 53.5% 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: PCI 23, DC 13, MISTA DI DESTRA 3, and PSI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Italian Communist Party | 12,815 | 53.5% | 23 | Won |
| Christian Democracy | 7,445 | 31.1% | 13 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 920 | 3.8% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 150 | 0.6% |  |  |
| MISTA DI DESTRA | 2,618 | 10.9% | 3 | Won |

Valid votes: 23,948

Turnout: 93.6% (24,688 of 26,368 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 31, 2015](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cerignola/2015-05-31-local/consiglio-comunale.md): METTA SINDACO, LA CICOGNA, Democratic Party, SGARRO SINDACO, CERIGNOLA DEMOCRATICA, I CATTOLICI, Forza Italia, EMILIANO SINDACO DI PUGLIA, RICAMBIO GENERAZIONALE, CERIGNOLA PRODUCE
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cerignola/2010-03-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, Democratic Party, Union of the Centre, IL DUOMO, LA CICOGNA, MODERATI PER TONTI
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cerignola/2005-04-03-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, National Alliance, Communist Refoundation Party, Forza Italia, DL.LA MARGHERITA, Union of the Centre, SDI, Party of Italian Communists, UDEUR Populars for the South, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE)
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cerignola/2000-04-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md): National Alliance, Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, Communist Refoundation Party, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE)
- [November 16, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cerignola/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md): National Alliance, PDS, Communist Refoundation Party, CCD-CDU, Forza Italia, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), PPI-CIVICA
- [November 21, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cerignola/1993-11-21-local/consiglio-comunale.md): MSI-DN, PDS, IND, Communist Refoundation Party, Christian Democracy
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cerignola/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MSI-DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, LISTA VERDE, Italian Liberal Party
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cerignola/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, IND.
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cerignola/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cerignola/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, MSI DN, Italian Socialist Party
- June 7, 1970: Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, MISTA DI DESTRA, Italian Socialist Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cerignola/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, MSI, Italian Liberal Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on June 7, 1970

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1970-06-07-local.md) (6,628)

## 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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