# 1980 Palo del Colle municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Palo del Colle](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle.md), June 8, 1980

Christian Democracy won 17 of the 30 seats, with 52.0% 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 17, PCI 8, PSI 3, PSDI 1, and MSI DN 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 4,408 | 52.0% | 17 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 2,085 | 24.6% | 8 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 972 | 11.5% | 3 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 502 | 5.9% | 1 | Won |
| MSI DN | 510 | 6.0% | 1 | Won |

Valid votes: 8,477

Turnout: 74.2% (8,763 of 11,813 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, LISTA CIVICA DAGOSTINO SINDACO, PROGETTO PALO MOVIMENTO CIVICO, LISTA IURILLI, OFFICINE PROGRESSISTE PALESI, FORZA ITALIA-PPE, PROSSIMA, PALO METROPOLITANA, Fratelli d'Italia, Movimento 5 Stelle, FARE COMUNE
- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/2011-05-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): MODERATI - POPOLARI, The People of Freedom, DOMENICO CONTE SINDACO, REALTA' PUGLIESE, Union of the Centre, SOCIALISTI UNITI, FORZA DELLA LIBERTA', MOVIMENTO POLITICO SCHITTULLI
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/2006-05-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): DL.LA MARGHERITA, LISTA CIVICA, Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, National Alliance, I SOCIALISTI, Italy of Values, UDEUR Populars for the South, Communist Refoundation Party, Federation of the Greens
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/2001-05-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, I DEMOCRATICI, PPI (POP), LISTA CIVICA, Forza Italia, National Alliance, CDU, U.D.EUR, Communist Refoundation Party
- [November 17, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1996-11-17-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PPI (POP), CDU, PDS, Communist Refoundation Party, Forza Italia, National Alliance
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): P.POPOLARE ITALIANO, PDS, National Alliance, PATTO DEMOCRATICI, Forza Italia, Federation of the Greens, CENTRO CRIST.DEM.
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, LISTA VERDE, MSI-DN
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN
- June 8, 1980: Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, IND., Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, IND., Italian Socialist Party, PSU
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): ETEROGENEA, Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on June 8, 1980

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1980-06-08-local.md) (6,574)

## 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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