# 1996 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), November 17, 1996

CDU won 11 of the 17 seats, with 61.8% 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 11, PRC 3, FI 2, and AN 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forza Italia | 1,244 | 11.2% | 2 | Won |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 1,193 | 10.8% | 3 | Won |
| National Alliance | 1,171 | 10.6% | 1 | Won |
| Federation of the Greens | 625 | 5.6% |  |  |
| CDU | 6,851 | 61.8% | 11 | Won |

Valid votes: 11,084

Turnout: 70.7% (12,235 of 17,296 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: 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](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): 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 November 17, 1996

- [1996 Palo del Colle mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1996-11-17-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1996-11-17-local.md) (238)

## 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 Palo del Colle

- [1996 Palo del Colle mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1996-11-17-local/sindaco.md)
- 1996 Palo del Colle municipal council election

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