The 1970 Italian local elections were held on 7 and 8 June.[1] The elections were held in 6,632 municipalities and 88 provinces.
Results summary of municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants.
| Party | votes | votes (%) | seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democracy (DC) | 7,058,239 | 37.3 | 17,522 | |
| Italian Communist Party (PCI) | 4,768,511 | 25.2 | 9,110 | |
| Italian Socialist Party (PSI) | 2,169,727 | 11.5 | 4,656 | |
| Unitary Socialist Party (PSU) | 1,322,671 | 7.0 | 1,946 | |
| Italian Liberal Party (PLI) | 821,985 | 4.3 | 692 | |
| Italian Social Movement (MSI) | 806,200 | 4.3 | 888 | |
| Italian Republican Party (PRI) | 564,185 | 3.0 | 622 | |
| Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (PSIUP) | 547,296 | 2.9 | 649 | |
| PCI – PSIUP | 237,113 | 1.3 | 1,089 | |
| Heterogeneous lists | 193,773 | 1.0 | 927 | |
| 122,874 | 0.6 | 329 | ||
| Mixed left lists | 120,290 | 0.6 | 463 | |
| Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity (PDIUM) | 87,382 | 0.5 | 19 | |
| Mixed centre-left lists | 55,422 | 0.2 | 258 | |
| Mixed right lists | 33,219 | 0.1 | 100 | |
| PSI – PSU | 2,993 | 0.0 | 14 | |
| Others | 37,032 | 0.2 | 48 | |
| Total | 100 |
| Party | votes | votes (%) | seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democracy (DC) | 1,0342,691 | 37.3 | 1,004 | |
| Italian Communist Party (PCI) | 7,397,981 | 26.7 | 697 | |
| Italian Socialist Party (PSI) | 3,062,146 | 11.0 | 284 | |
| Unitary Socialist Party (PSU) | 2,019,221 | 7.3 | 176 | |
| Italian Social Movement (MSI) | 1,657,873 | 6.0 | 138 | |
| Italian Liberal Party (PLI) | 1,353,262 | 4.9 | 101 | |
| Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (PSIUP) | 958,226 | 3.4 | 72 | |
| Italian Republican Party (PRI) | 848,370 | 3.1 | 60 | |
| Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az) | 29,458 | 0.1 | 3 | |
| Others | 43,429 | 0.2 | 2 | |
| Total | 27,712,657 | 100 | 2,537 |