# 1998 Ostuni municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Ostuni](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ostuni.md), May 24, 1998

UNITI PER OSTUNI won 14 of the 29 seats, with 48.3% 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: UNITI PER OSTUNI 14, DS 6, AN 5, and FI 4.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democrats of the Left | 3,640 | 17.3% | 6 | Won |
| National Alliance | 3,214 | 15.3% | 5 | Won |
| Forza Italia | 2,912 | 13.9% | 4 | Won |
| Federation of the Greens | 562 | 2.7% |  |  |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 523 | 2.5% |  |  |
| UNITI PER OSTUNI | 10,139 | 48.3% | 14 | Won |

Valid votes: 20,990

Turnout: 83.5% (22,854 of 27,374 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 25, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ostuni/2014-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, PER IL CAMBIAMENTO, OSTUNI CHE LAVORA, Forza Italia, PARTITO SOCIALISTA ITALIANO, PER OSTUNI, NOI ORA, OSTUNI TRICOLORE, MOVIMENTO POLITICO SCHITTULLI, MOVIMENTO 17 MARZO LIBERI, FRATELLI D'ITALIA - ALLEANZA NAZIONALE
- [June 7, 2009](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ostuni/2009-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, TANZARELLA PER OSTUNI, The People of Freedom, OSTUNI CHE LAVORA, PARTITO SOCIALISTA, FIAMMA TRICOLORE, MPA MOVIMENTO PER LE AUTONOMIE, LIBERTAS DEMOCRAZIA CRISTIANA
- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ostuni/2004-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): DL.LA MARGHERITA, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), Union of the Centre, Democrats of the Left, RINNOVAMENTO PUGLIA, SDI, Forza Italia, National Alliance, CITTA'PER TUTTI, FORTE, PROGETTO CITTA', DEM.CRIST.
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ostuni/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, SDI, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), RINNOVAMENTO, LISTA CIVICA, DL.LA MARGHERITA, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), New PSI, LISTA CIVICA
- May 24, 1998: Democrats of the Left, UNITI PER OSTUNI, National Alliance, PPI (POP), Forza Italia, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE)
- [June 12, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ostuni/1994-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PDS, LISTA CIVICA, LISTA AREA GOV-ALTRI, Federation of the Greens, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., ETEROGENEA
- [May 28, 1989](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ostuni/1989-05-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MSI-DN, Italian Communist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, LISTA VERDE

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 1998

- [Ostuni mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ostuni/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-05-24-local.md) (1,036)

## 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 Ostuni

- [1998 Ostuni mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ostuni/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md)
- 1998 Ostuni municipal council election

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