# 1975 Taranto municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Taranto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto.md), June 15, 1975

Christian Democracy won 20 of the 50 seats, with 36.8% 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: DC 20, PCI 18, PSI 5, MSI DN 4, PRI 1, PSDI 1, and PLI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 50,921 | 36.8% | 20 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 46,177 | 33.4% | 18 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 14,485 | 10.5% | 5 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 4,716 | 3.4% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 3,216 | 2.3% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 2,531 | 1.8% | 1 | Won |
| MSI DN | 16,312 | 11.8% | 4 | Won |

Valid votes: 138,358

Turnout: 91.8% (142,067 of 154,688 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 25, 2025](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2025-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, CON BITETTI, Fratelli d'Italia, UNIRE TARANTO, PER BITETTI SINDACO, PRIMA TARANTO, FORZA ITALIA - PPE, PATTO POPOLARE, UNIONE DI CENTRO-EVVIVA TARANTO, RIFORMISTI PER TARANTO - SOCIALISTI, FORTEMENTE LIBERI, DEMOS DEMOCRAZIA SOLIDALE, ALLEANZA VERDI E SINISTRA, DC DEMOCRAZIA CRISTIANA, PARTITO LIBERAL DEMOCRATICO-AZIONE
- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, LEGA D'AZIONE MERID., SVILUPPO DEMOCRAZIA SOLIDARIETA', Left, Ecology and Freedom, Union of the Centre, PARTITO SOCIALISTA ITALIANO - ALTRI, The People of Freedom, AMBIENTE E LAVORO, ALLEANZA PER L'ITALIA, Italy of Values, RINASCERE
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2007-05-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md): SINISTRA, LISTA CIVICA, UDEUR Populars for the South, LEGA D'AZIONE MERID., LISTA CIVICA, Forza Italia, DL.LA MARGHERITA, Democrats of the Left, New PSI, National Alliance, Communist Refoundation Party, Federation of the Greens, Party of Italian Communists
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2005-04-03-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, Union of the Centre, CON DI BELLO, Forza Italia, National Alliance, LISTA CONDEMI, LISTA FLORIDO, DL.LA MARGHERITA, FORUM, SDI, Communist Refoundation Party
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2000-04-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., National Alliance, PPI (POP), LS.CITO LG.AZ.MERID., I DEMOCRATICI, U.D.EUR, PROSPETTIVE, SDI, Communist Refoundation Party, DEM.CRIST.
- [June 9, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/1996-06-09-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LEGA D'AZIONE MERID., PDS, Forza Italia, National Alliance, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., PPI (POP), TARANTO DOMANI, Communist Refoundation Party, RINNOVAMENTO TARANTO, TARANTO SOLIDALE, FORZA TARANTO
- [November 21, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/1993-11-21-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LEGA D'AZIONE MERID., PDS, Christian Democracy, Union of the Centre, RINASCITA TARANTO, Communist Refoundation Party, UN.FED.DEMOCRATICA
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, LISTA CIVICA, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI-DN, LISTA VERDE, Italian Liberal Party
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party
- June 15, 1975: Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI, PSU, Italian Liberal Party, IND, Italian Republican Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on June 15, 1975

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1975-06-15-local.md) (6,338)

## 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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