# 1985 Prato municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Toscana](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana.md) / [Prato](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/prato.md), May 12, 1985

The Italian Communist Party won 25 of the 50 seats, with 47.5% 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: PCI 25, DC 15, PSI 7, MSI DN 2, and PRI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Italian Communist Party | 54,424 | 47.5% | 25 | Won |
| Christian Democracy | 32,801 | 28.6% | 15 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 15,126 | 13.2% | 7 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 2,992 | 2.6% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 1,282 | 1.1% |  |  |
| Italian Liberal Party | 1,084 | 0.9% |  |  |
| MSI DN | 6,867 | 6.0% | 2 | Won |

Valid votes: 114,576

Turnout: 94.0% (119,792 of 127,441 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/prato/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, Fratelli d'Italia, BIFFONI SINDACO, LISTA CIVICA CLAUDIO BELGIORNO, FORZA ITALIA-PPE - UNIONE DI CENTRO, ALLEANZA VERDI E SINISTRA, CASA RIFORMISTA
- [June 7, 2009](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/prato/2009-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, Democratic Party, Lega Nord, Italy of Values, Union of the Centre
- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/prato/2004-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, National Alliance, DL.LA MARGHERITA, Communist Refoundation Party, New PSI, Italy of Values, Party of Italian Communists, Federation of the Greens, SINISTRA PER PRATO
- [June 13, 1999](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/prato/1999-06-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, National Alliance, I DEMOCRATICI, PPI (POP), Party of Italian Communists
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/prato/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PDS, FORZA IT-POLO POP., National Alliance, Communist Refoundation Party, POPOLARI, CENTRO, PATTO DEMOCRATICI, Federation of the Greens
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/prato/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MSI-DN, LISTA VERDE, Italian Republican Party, CPA
- May 12, 1985: Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party, LISTA VERDE
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/prato/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/prato/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN, PDUP
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/prato/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, PSU, MSI, PSI UP, Italian Liberal Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/prato/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI, PSIUP

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 12, 1985

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1985-05-12-local.md) (6,557)

## 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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