# 2003 Messina municipal election

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

Turnout: 159,339 of 205,127 registered voters (77.7%). −0.53 points since 1998.

## [Mayor of Messina](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/messina/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giuseppe Buzzanca | 77,529 | 53.9% | Elected |
| Antonio Saitta | 63,430 | 44.1% |  |
| Antonino Ragusa | 1,727 | 1.2% |  |
| Lorenzo Reitano | 1,135 | 0.8% |  |

## [Messina Municipal Council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/messina/2003-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

DL.LA MARGHERITA won 13 of the 40 seats, with 32.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DL.LA MARGHERITA | 44,830 | 32.5% | 13 |
| Forza Italia | 27,691 | 20.1% | 9 |
| Union of the Centre | 23,460 | 17.0% | 7 |
| National Alliance | 20,494 | 14.9% | 6 |
| Democrats of the Left | 8,785 | 6.4% | 3 |
| New PSI | 4,871 | 3.5% | 1 |
| Italian Republican Party | 3,183 | 2.3% | 1 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 2,026 | 1.5% |  |
| Federation of the Greens | 1,599 | 1.2% |  |
| Party of Italian Communists | 859 | 0.6% |  |

## Contests

- [2003 Messina mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/messina/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md)
- [2003 Messina municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/messina/2003-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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