# 1985 Soleto municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Soleto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/soleto.md), May 12, 1985

Christian Democracy won 8 of the 20 seats, with 38.4% 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 8, LISTA CIVICA 4, PCI 3, PSI 3, and PSDI 2.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 1,408 | 38.4% | 8 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 638 | 17.4% | 3 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 571 | 15.6% | 3 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 342 | 9.3% | 2 | Won |
| LISTA CIVICA | 708 | 19.3% | 4 | Won |

Valid votes: 3,667

Turnout: 91.5% (3,759 of 4,109 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 25, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/soleto/2014-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PER SOLETO, SOLETO E' DI TUTTI, IL PAESE CHE VOGLIAMO
- [June 7, 2009](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/soleto/2009-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): INIZIATIVA POPOLARE, RIVINCITA SOLETANA, RINNOVAMENTO
- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/soleto/2004-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA
- [June 13, 1999](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/soleto/1999-06-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/soleto/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), CENTRO
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/soleto/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Socialist Party, Christian Democracy, LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA, LISTA VERDE
- May 12, 1985: Christian Democracy, LISTA CIVICA, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/soleto/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): ETEROGENEE, Christian Democracy
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/soleto/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): ETEROGENEE, Christian Democracy
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/soleto/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, ETEROGENEE
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/soleto/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, INDIPENDENTI

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 12, 1985

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1985-05-12-local.md) (6,557)

## 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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