# 2026 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 24, 2026

The Democratic Party won 11 of the 29 seats, with 28.6% 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: PD 11, BIFFONI SINDACO 11, and FdI 7.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratic Party | 19,260 | 28.6% | 11 | Won |
| Fratelli d'Italia | 14,418 | 21.4% | 7 | Won |
| Lega per Salvini Premier | 1,911 | 2.8% |  |  |
| Movimento 5 Stelle | 1,571 | 2.3% |  |  |
| BIFFONI SINDACO | 30,123 | 44.8% | 11 | Won |

Valid votes: 67,283

Turnout: 55.7% (73,666 of 132,218 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 24, 2026: 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](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/prato/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): 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 24, 2026

- [Prato mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/prato/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2026-05-24-local.md) (1,318)

## 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 Prato

- [2026 Prato mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/prato/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md)
- 2026 Prato municipal council election

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