# 2026 Corato municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Corato](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato.md), May 24, 2026

DIREZIONE CORATO won 16 of the 22 seats, with 71.7% 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: DIREZIONE CORATO 16, PD 4, UDC 1, and FdI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratic Party | 3,559 | 13.4% | 4 | Won |
| Union of the Centre | 1,750 | 6.6% | 1 | Won |
| Fratelli d'Italia | 1,641 | 6.2% | 1 | Won |
| Movimento 5 Stelle | 302 | 1.1% |  |  |
| Lega per Salvini Premier | 248 | 0.9% |  |  |
| DIREZIONE CORATO | 18,961 | 71.7% | 16 | Won |

Valid votes: 26,461

Turnout: 66.0% (28,668 of 43,462 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 24, 2026: Democratic Party, DIREZIONE CORATO, CORRADO SINDACO, ZONA COMUNE, DEMOS DEMOCRAZIA SOLIDALE, RIMETTIAMO IN MOTO LA CITTA', Union of the Centre, Fratelli d'Italia, PROSSIMA, ALLEANZA VERDI E SINISTRA, ARTICOLO 49, CASA RIFORMISTA - AVANTI-PSI
- [May 25, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/2014-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, IO E RENATO, Democratic Party, Union of the Centre, CITTA' NUOVA, MOVIMENTO POLITICO SCHITTULLI, LA PUGLIA PRIMA DI TUTTO, UNCANTIEREINCOMUNE, APE ASSOCIAZIONE PROGRESSO ETICO, NUOVO CENTRO DESTRA, FRATELLI D'ITALIA - ALLEANZA NAZIONALE
- [May 26, 2013](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/2013-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, LA PUGLIA PRIMA DI TUTTO, Democratic Party, IO E RENATO, Union of the Centre, MOVIMENTO POLITICO SCHITTULLI, UNCANTIEREINCOMUNE, Left, Ecology and Freedom, RINNOVAMENTO CORATO, AZIONE E SVILUPPO
- [April 13, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/2008-04-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, Union of the Centre, Democratic Party, LISTA CIVICA, LA SINISTRA L'ARCOBALENO
- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/2003-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, Union of the Centre, National Alliance, Democrats of the Left, SDI, DL.LA MARGHERITA, Communist Refoundation Party, RINNOVAMENTO
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/2000-04-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, PPI (POP), SDI, I DEMOCRATICI, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), Italian Renewal, National Alliance, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), Communist Refoundation Party
- [April 27, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md): National Alliance, CDU, PDS, Forza Italia, CENTRO, Communist Refoundation Party, PPI (POP)
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/1993-06-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): MSI-DN, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, PDS, IND
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 2026

- [Corato mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2026-05-24-local.md) (1,318)

## 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 Corato

- [2026 Corato mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md)
- 2026 Corato municipal council election

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