# 2002 Lecce municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Lecce](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce.md), May 26, 2002

Forza Italia won 13 of the 39 seats, with 28.9% 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: FI 13, AN 9, LA MARGHERITA-UDEUR 8, DS 4, UDC 4, and PRC 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forza Italia | 16,817 | 28.9% | 13 | Won |
| National Alliance | 11,364 | 19.5% | 9 | Won |
| Democrats of the Left | 5,684 | 9.8% | 4 | Won |
| Union of the Centre | 5,442 | 9.4% | 4 | Won |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 1,389 | 2.4% | 1 | Won |
| Federation of the Greens | 846 | 1.5% |  |  |
| New PSI | 317 | 0.5% |  |  |
| LA MARGHERITA-UDEUR | 16,271 | 28.0% | 8 | Won |

Valid votes: 58,130

Turnout: 80.6% (63,940 of 79,319 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, Democratic Party, CITTA' DEL MONDO, GRANDE LECCE, LA PUGLIA PRIMA DI TUTTO, IO SUD, LECCE BENE COMUNE, FUTURO E LIBERTA', LOREDANA PER LECCE, REGIONE SALENTO
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/2007-05-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md): National Alliance, The Olive Tree, Forza Italia, LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA, Union of the Centre, SDI, DEM.CR.PER AUTONOMIE, LISTA CIVICA, UDEUR Populars for the South
- May 26, 2002: Forza Italia, National Alliance, Democrats of the Left, Union of the Centre, LA MARGHERITA-UDEUR, PER LECCE E MARINE, PIU' FORZA PER LECCE, SDI, RIFORMISTI, Communist Refoundation Party
- [May 24, 1998](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): National Alliance, Democrats of the Left, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., Forza Italia, PPI (POP), PATTO PER IL CENTRO, CITTA' INSIEME, RIFORMISTI SALVEMINI, SOCIALISTI DEM., Federation of the Greens, PATTO SEGNI, UN.REPUB.PER L'UDR, Communist Refoundation Party, MARINE E PRIMO PIANO
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), National Alliance, PATTO DEMOCRATICI, POPOLARI, Forza Italia, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., Communist Refoundation Party, P.POPOLARE ITALIANO, Federation of the Greens
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, ETEROGENEA, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI-DN, Italian Liberal Party, LISTA CIVICA
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party, PDUP
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MSI, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, PSU, ETEROGENEA, PSIUP
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, PDIUM, Italian Liberal Party, MSI, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 26, 2002

- [Lecce mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2002-05-26-local.md) (1,890)

## 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 Lecce

- [2002 Lecce mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md)
- 2002 Lecce municipal council election

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