# 2012 Taranto municipal election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Taranto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto.md), May 6, 2012

Turnout: 108,363 of 173,530 registered voters (62.4%). −11.3 points since 2007.

## [Mayor of Taranto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2012-05-20-runoff/sindaco.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ippazio Stefàno | 51,239 | 69.7% | Elected |
| Mario Cito | 22,305 | 30.3% |  |

## [Taranto Municipal Council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

LEGA D'AZIONE MERID. won 15 of the 28 seats, with 59.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LEGA D'AZIONE MERID. | 56,464 | 59.3% | 15 |
| Democratic Party | 15,288 | 16.0% | 7 |
| The People of Freedom | 6,515 | 6.8% | 1 |
| Left, Ecology and Freedom | 5,964 | 6.3% | 2 |
| Union of the Centre | 5,636 | 5.9% | 2 |
| Italy of Values | 2,407 | 2.5% | 1 |
| Movimento 5 Stelle | 1,776 | 1.9% |  |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 725 | 0.8% |  |
| UDEUR Populars for the South | 484 | 0.5% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Taranto mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.md)
- [2012 Taranto municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

## Elections held within this one

- [2012 Taranto municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2012-05-20-runoff.md), May 20, 2012

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