# 2000 Taranto municipal election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Taranto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto.md), April 16, 2000

Turnout: 132,954 of 179,341 registered voters (74.1%). −0.10 points since 1996.

## [Mayor of Taranto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2000-04-30-runoff/sindaco.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rossana Di Bello | 55,181 | 57.5% | Elected |
| Raffaele Valla | 40,706 | 42.5% |  |

## [Taranto Municipal Council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2000-04-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Forza Italia won 15 of the 37 seats, with 27.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LS.CITO LG.AZ.MERID. | 49,539 | 44.6% | 12 |
| Forza Italia | 30,785 | 27.7% | 15 |
| Democrats of the Left | 18,268 | 16.5% | 6 |
| National Alliance | 7,653 | 6.9% | 3 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 2,613 | 2.4% | 1 |
| Party of Italian Communists | 753 | 0.7% |  |
| Federation of the Greens | 744 | 0.7% |  |
| Italian Renewal | 618 | 0.6% |  |

## Also on the ballot

### [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/2000-04-16-general.md)

| Name | Leader | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Apulia regional election, council lists](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/2000-04-16-general/consiglio.md) | FORZA ITALIA | 28.7% |
| [Apulia regional election, President](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/2000-04-16-general/presidente.md) | Raffaele Fitto | 54.0% |

## Contests

- [2000 Taranto mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md)
- [2000 Taranto municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2000-04-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

## Elections held within this one

- [2000 Taranto municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2000-04-30-runoff.md), April 30, 2000

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