# 2003 Acireale municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Acireale](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale.md), May 25, 2003

The Union of the Centre won 8 of the 30 seats, with 25.7% 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: UDC 8, FI 7, DL.LA MARGHERITA 7, AN 5, DS 2, and New PSI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Union of the Centre | 8,065 | 25.7% | 8 | Won |
| Forza Italia | 6,447 | 20.6% | 7 | Won |
| National Alliance | 5,101 | 16.3% | 5 | Won |
| Democrats of the Left | 1,914 | 6.1% | 2 | Won |
| New PSI | 1,099 | 3.5% | 1 | Won |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 358 | 1.1% |  |  |
| Party of Italian Communists | 264 | 0.8% |  |  |
| Italy of Values | 101 | 0.3% |  |  |
| DL.LA MARGHERITA | 7,991 | 25.5% | 7 | Won |

Valid votes: 31,340

Turnout: 81.4% (35,144 of 43,164 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/2004-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Union of the Centre, Forza Italia, National Alliance, DL.LA MARGHERITA, NUOVO PSI-ALTRI, Democrats of the Left, A.P. UDEUR, NUOVA SICILIA, PRI-ALTRI
- May 25, 2003: Union of the Centre, Forza Italia, National Alliance, DL.LA MARGHERITA, Democrats of the Left, NUOVA SICILIA, New PSI, LISTA CIVICA, PATTO PER LA SICILIA, U.D.EUR
- [May 24, 1998](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): CDR, CDU, PPI (POP), National Alliance, Forza Italia, LISTA CIVICA, Democrats of the Left, LISTA CIVICA, MOV.SOC.TRICOLORE, Communist Refoundation Party
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MSI-DN, MISTA DI SINISTRA, Italian Republican Party, IND., Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MSI DN, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, LISTA CIVICA, Italian Republican Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, DC IND, MSI DN, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Republican Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MSI DN, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MSI, Italian Socialist Party, PSI UP, Italian Communist Party, DC IND
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MSI, Italian Communist Party, PSIUP, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 25, 2003

- [Acireale mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2003-05-25-local.md) (976)

## 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 Acireale

- [2003 Acireale mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md)
- 2003 Acireale municipal council election

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