# 1970 Mesagne municipal council election

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

Christian Democracy won 14 of the 30 seats, with 44.6% 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 14, PCI 14, and PSI 2.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 6,811 | 44.6% | 14 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 6,470 | 42.4% | 14 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 955 | 6.3% | 2 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 211 | 1.4% |  |  |
| MSI | 812 | 5.3% |  |  |

Valid votes: 15,259

Turnout: 89.9% (15,633 of 17,382 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, AVANTI MESAGNE, PROSSIMA, LA MIA CITTA', PER MESAGNE, CITTA' SOLIDALE E RIFORMISTA, Movimento 5 Stelle
- [May 31, 2015](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/2015-05-31-local/consiglio-comunale.md): POMPEO SINDACO, Democratic Party, LA MIA CITTA', VIZZINO AL SERVIZIO DEI CITTADINI, IO CI CREDO, CIVICO 26, MESAGNE AL CENTRO, MESAGNE DOMANI, MESAGNE FUTURA
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/2010-03-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, SIN.ECOL.LIB-RIF.COM-COM.IT-L.CIVICHE, MESAGNE DEMOCRATICA, VIZZINO, The People of Freedom, MESAGNE INCALZA, FERRARESE PER MESAGNE, MESAGNE PRIMA DI TUTTO
- [April 13, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/2008-04-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, The People of Freedom, LISTA CIVICA, LA SINISTRA L'ARCOBALENO, LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/2007-05-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, LISTA CIVICA, Communist Refoundation Party, DL.LA MARGHERITA, LISTA CIVICA, National Alliance, SOCIALISTI AUTON., Union of the Centre
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, DL.LA MARGHERITA, SINISTRA, National Alliance, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), Union of the Centre, Communist Refoundation Party, PATTO
- [November 16, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PDS, PPI-RINNOVAMENTO IT., CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), CCD-CDU, Forza Italia, National Alliance, SI, Communist Refoundation Party
- [September 27, 1992](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/1992-09-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PDS, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Communist Refoundation Party, MSI-DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, DC IND
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN
- June 7, 1970: Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, MSI, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Socialist 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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