# 1997 Modugno municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Modugno](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno.md), April 27, 1997

CDU won 16 of the 28 seats, with 59.8% 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: CDU 16, FI 7, AN 4, and PRC 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forza Italia | 3,959 | 19.5% | 7 | Won |
| National Alliance | 2,654 | 13.0% | 4 | Won |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 1,008 | 5.0% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Renewal | 567 | 2.8% |  |  |
| CDU | 12,158 | 59.8% | 16 | Won |

Valid votes: 20,346

Turnout: 76.7% (23,041 of 30,034 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): #MODUGNO TUTTA, Democratic Party, PROGETTA MODUGNO COL CUORE, CENTRO DEM MODUGNO, ONDA CIVICA, CAMBIA VERSO, AVANTI-PSI, FARE COMUNITA', NOI POPOLARI
- [May 26, 2013](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno/2013-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): ADESSO! MODUGNO CON DIGNITA', RINNOVARE INSIEME, ITALIA GIUSTA, Union of the Centre, LEGALITA' E' LIBERTA', The People of Freedom, CAMBIAMO MODUGNO, MOVIMENTO POLITICO SCHITTULLI, Democratic Party, LA PUGLIA PRIMA DI TUTTO, FED.VERDI-CIVICA
- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno/2011-05-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, MODERATI - POPOLARI, Union of the Centre, MOVIMENTO LA PUGLIA PER VENDOLA, VIVIAMO MODUGNO, The People of Freedom, MODUGNO IN MOVIMENTO, ALLEANZA PER MODUGNO, Left, Ecology and Freedom, Italy of Values, ALLEANZA PER L'ITALIA
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno/2006-05-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): DL.LA MARGHERITA, Union of the Centre, Democrats of the Left, UDEUR Populars for the South, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Forza Italia, I SOCIALISTI, LA ROSA NEL PUGNO, RIFORMISTI, National Alliance, Party of Italian Communists, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), Communist Refoundation Party
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno/2001-05-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, I DEMOCRATICI, SDI, National Alliance, SOLIDARIETA', PPI (POP), DEMOCRAZIA EUROPEA, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., Communist Refoundation Party
- April 27, 1997: Forza Italia, CDU, National Alliance, SOCIALISTI UNITI, PDS, PPI (POP), Communist Refoundation Party, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE)
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, SINISTRA, POPOLARI, National Alliance, Communist Refoundation Party, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), SINISTRA, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), CENTRO
- [October 29, 1989](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno/1989-10-29-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Socialist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI-DN, LISTA VERDE
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Socialist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, IND., Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Socialist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, IND., MSI, PSIUP
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, IND., Italian Communist Party, MSI, Italian Socialist Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on April 27, 1997

- [Modugno mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-04-27-local.md) (2,218)

## 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 Modugno

- [1997 Modugno mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/modugno/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md)
- 1997 Modugno municipal council election

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