The 1980 Italian local elections were held on 8 and 9 June.[1] The elections were held in 6,575 municipalities and 86 provinces.
Summary of the results of all the provincial capital municipalities except Novara, Genoa, Pavia, Belluno, Trieste, Pordenone, Ravenna, Siena, Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Rome, Bari and Foggia.
| Party | votes | votes (%) | seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democracy (DC) | 2,884,155 | 33.1 | 1,509 | |
| Italian Communist Party (PCI) | 2,516,862 | 29.0 | 1,038 | |
| Italian Socialist Party (PSI) | 1,182,834 | 13.6 | 527 | |
| Italian Social Movement (MSI) | 629,114 | 7.2 | 213 | |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) | 479,612 | 5.6 | 207 | |
| Italian Republican Party (PRI) | 383,476 | 4.4 | 157 | |
| Italian Liberal Party (PLI) | 335,252 | 3.9 | 98 | |
| Proletarian Democracy (DP) | 90,310 | 1.0 | 9 | |
| Proletarian Unity Party (PDUP) | 60,683 | 0.7 | 6 | |
| Others | 138,712 | 1.3 | 66 | |
| Total | 8,705,802 | 100 | 3,830 |
Summary of the results of all the provinces except Aosta, Pavia, Trento, Bolzano, Gorizia, Ravenna, Rome, Viterbo and Foggia.
| Party | votes | votes (%) | seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democracy (DC) | 11,116,374 | 36.0 | 981 | |
| Italian Communist Party (PCI) | 9,603,214 | 31.1 | 816 | |
| Italian Socialist Party (PSI) | 4,119,965 | 13.3 | 343 | |
| Italian Social Movement (MSI) | 1,923,005 | 6.2 | 144 | |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) | 1,673,324 | 5.4 | 129 | |
| Italian Republican Party (PRI) | 1,062,261 | 3.4 | 78 | |
| Italian Liberal Party (PLI) | 911,486 | 3.0 | 52 | |
| Proletarian Democracy (DP) | 160,028 | 0.5 | 2 | |
| Proletarian Unity Party (PDUP) | 94,615 | 0.3 | 3 | |
| List for Trieste (LpT) | 86,409 | 0.3 | 11 | |
| Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az) | 44,795 | 0.2 | 5 | |
| Others | 119,437 | 0.3 | 7 | |
| Total | 100 |