2014 Italian local elections explained

The 2014 Italian local elections were held on 25 May, with a second round on 8 June. In Italy, direct elections were held in 4,086 municipalities: in each municipality (comune) were chosen mayor and members of the City Council. Of the 4,086 municipalities, 29 were provincial capitals and 243 had a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants (10,000 for Sicily).^[1]

Municipal councilors and mayors ordinarily serve a terms of five years.

Voting System

All mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 use the same system. Under this system voters express a direct choice for the mayor or an indirect choice voting for one of the parties of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. The coalition of the elected mayor is guaranteed a majority of seats in the council with the attribution of extra seats.

The City Council is elected at the same time as the mayor. Voters can vote for a list of candidates and can express up to two preferences for candidates of said list. In case of two preferences, they must be given to candidates of both genders. Seats are the attributed to parties proportionally, and for each party the candidates with the highest number of preferences are elected.

Results

Coalition results

Majority of each coalition in 243 municipalities (comuni) with a population higher than 15,000:

Coalition		Comuni
		164
		41
		3
	Independents and others	35

Party results

Party votes in 29 provincial capital municipalities:

Party	valign=top	Votes
	Democratic Party	737,879
	Five Star Movement	202,795
	Forza Italia	187,238
	Left Ecology Freedom	48,597
	Brothers of Italy	45,989
	New Centre-Right	33,388
	Northern League	31,401

Mayoral election results

Region	City	Incumbent mayor	Elected mayor	1st round		2nd round		Seats	Source
Region	City	Votes	%	Votes	%			Seats	Source
Piedmont		bgcolor=		Donato Gentile (FI)	bgcolor=		Marco Cavicchioli (PD)	8,743	36.62%	10,462	59.17%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=1&levsut1=1&lev2=96&levsut2=2&lev3=40&levsut3=3&ne1=1&ne2=96&ne3=960040&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
		bgcolor=lightgrey		Michele Mazza^[2]	bgcolor=		Silvia Marchionini (PD)	7,788	46.90%	8,815	77.89%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=1&levsut1=1&lev2=102&levsut2=2&lev3=720&levsut3=3&ne1=1&ne2=102&ne3=1020720&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
		bgcolor=		Andrea Corsaro (FI)	bgcolor=		Maura Forte (PD)	8,518	35.41%	11,200	67.50%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=1&levsut1=1&lev2=88&levsut2=2&lev3=1560&levsut3=3&ne1=1&ne2=88&ne3=881560&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Lombardy		bgcolor=		Franco Tentorio (FI)	bgcolor=		Giorgio Gori (PD)	28,281	45.48%	26,385	53.50%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=3&levsut1=1&lev2=12&levsut2=2&lev3=240&levsut3=3&ne1=3&ne2=12&ne3=120240&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
		bgcolor=		Oreste Perri (FI)	bgcolor=		Gianluca Galimberti (PD)	17,512	45.80%	17,300	56.31%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=3&levsut1=1&lev2=26&levsut2=2&lev3=350&levsut3=3&ne1=3&ne2=26&ne3=260350&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
		bgcolor=		Alessandro Cattaneo (FI)	bgcolor=		Massimo Depaoli (PD)	14,326	36.44%	17,068	53.13%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=3&levsut1=1&lev2=57&levsut2=2&lev3=1070&levsut3=3&ne1=3&ne2=57&ne3=571070&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Veneto		bgcolor=		Ivo Rossi (PD)^[3]	bgcolor=		Massimo Bitonci (LN)	34,890	31.42%	51,702	53.50%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=5&levsut1=1&lev2=54&levsut2=2&lev3=600&levsut3=3&ne1=5&ne2=54&ne3=540600&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Emilia-Romagna		bgcolor=		Paolo Lucchi (PD)	bgcolor=		Paolo Lucchi (PD)	29,715	54.79%				https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=8&levsut1=1&lev2=32&levsut2=2&lev3=60&levsut3=3&ne1=8&ne2=32&ne3=320060&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
		bgcolor=		Tiziano Tagliani (PD)	bgcolor=		Tiziano Tagliani (PD)	41,205	55.55%				https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=8&levsut1=1&lev2=29&levsut2=2&lev3=80&levsut3=3&ne1=8&ne2=29&ne3=290080&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
		bgcolor=		Roberto Balzani (PD)	bgcolor=		Davide Drei (PD)	33,755	54.27%				https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=8&levsut1=1&lev2=32&levsut2=2&lev3=110&levsut3=3&ne1=8&ne2=32&ne3=320110&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
		bgcolor=		Giorgio Pighi (PD)	bgcolor=		Gian Carlo Muzzarelli (PD)	47,492	49.71%	38,068	63.07%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=8&levsut1=1&lev2=50&levsut2=2&lev3=230&levsut3=3&ne1=8&ne2=50&ne3=500230&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
		bgcolor=		Ugo Ferrari^[4]	bgcolor=		Luca Vecchi (PD)	46,673	56.38%				https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=8&levsut1=1&lev2=68&levsut2=2&lev3=330&levsut3=3&ne1=8&ne2=68&ne3=680330&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Tuscany		bgcolor=		Dario Nardella (PD)^[5]	bgcolor=		Dario Nardella (PD)	111,049	59.15%				https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=9&levsut1=1&lev2=30&levsut2=2&lev3=170&levsut3=3&ne1=9&ne2=30&ne3=300170&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
		bgcolor=		Alessandro Cosimi (PD)	bgcolor=		Filippo Nogarin (M5S)	16,216	19.01%	35,899	53.06%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=9&levsut1=1&lev2=42&levsut2=2&lev3=90&levsut3=3&ne1=9&ne2=42&ne3=420090&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
		bgcolor=		Roberto Cenni (FI)	bgcolor=		Matteo Biffoni (PD)	53,167	58.18%				https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=9&levsut1=1&lev2=100&levsut2=2&lev3=50&levsut3=3&ne1=9&ne2=100&ne3=1000050&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Marche		bgcolor=		Guido Castelli (FI)	bgcolor=		Guido Castelli (FI)	18,451	58.92%				https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=11&levsut1=1&lev2=6&levsut2=2&lev3=70&levsut3=3&ne1=11&ne2=6&ne3=60070&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
		bgcolor=		Luca Ceriscioli (PD)	bgcolor=		Matteo Ricci (PD)	32,068	60.51%				https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=11&levsut1=1&lev2=59&levsut2=2&lev3=440&levsut3=3&ne1=11&ne2=59&ne3=590440&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
		bgcolor=		Franco Corbucci (PD)	bgcolor=		Maurizio Gambini (Ind.)	3,105	33.54%	4,610	56,10%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=11&levsut1=1&lev2=59&levsut2=2&lev3=670&levsut3=3&ne1=11&ne2=59&ne3=590670&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Umbria		bgcolor=		Wladimiro Boccali (PD)	bgcolor=		Andrea Romizi (FI)	22,375	26.31%	35,469	58.02%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=10&levsut1=1&lev2=58&levsut2=2&lev3=390&levsut3=3&ne1=10&ne2=58&ne3=580390&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Umbria		bgcolor=		Leopoldo Di Girolamo (PD)	bgcolor=		Leopoldo Di Girolamo (PD)	27,160	46.88%	20,198	59.51%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=10&levsut1=1&lev2=80&levsut2=2&lev3=320&levsut3=3&ne1=10&ne2=80&ne3=800320&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Abruzzo		bgcolor=		Luigi Albore Mascia (FI)	bgcolor=		Marco Alessandrini (PD)	29,797	43.00%	29,699	66,34%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=13&levsut1=1&lev2=60&levsut2=2&lev3=280&levsut3=3&ne1=13&ne2=60&ne3=600280&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Abruzzo		bgcolor=		Maurizio Brucchi (FI)	bgcolor=		Maurizio Brucchi (FI)	16,770	49.77%	13,616	51.52%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=13&levsut1=1&lev2=79&levsut2=2&lev3=400&levsut3=3&ne1=13&ne2=79&ne3=790400&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Molise		bgcolor=		Luigi Di Bartolomeo (FI)	bgcolor=		Antonio Battista (PD)	15,374	50.01%				https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=14&levsut1=1&lev2=19&levsut2=2&lev3=60&levsut3=3&ne1=14&ne2=19&ne3=190060&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Apulia		bgcolor=		Michele Emiliano (PD)	bgcolor=		Antonio Decaro (PD)	88,371	49.38%	64,457	65.40%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=16&levsut1=1&lev2=9&levsut2=2&lev3=60&levsut3=3&ne1=16&ne2=9&ne3=90060&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Apulia		bgcolor=		Gianni Mongelli (PD)	bgcolor=		Franco Landella (FI)	27,075	32.41%	27,839	50.33%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=16&levsut1=1&lev2=31&levsut2=2&lev3=230&levsut3=3&ne1=16&ne2=31&ne3=310230&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Basilicata		bgcolor=		Vito Santarsiero (PD)		Dario De Luca (FdI)	7,132	16.79%	16,293	58.54%		https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=17&levsut1=1&lev2=64&levsut2=2&lev3=620&levsut3=3&ne1=17&ne2=64&ne3=640620&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Calabria		bgcolor=lightgrey		Special commissioners^[6]	bgcolor=		Giuseppe Falcomatà (PD)	58,171	60.99%				https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=26/10/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=18&levsut1=1&lev2=67&levsut2=2&lev3=630&levsut3=3&ne1=18&ne2=67&ne3=670630&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S
Sicily		bgcolor=		Michele Campisi (NCD)	bgcolor=		Giovanni Ruvolo (Ind.)	12,152	46.39%	14,471	64.31%		http://www.elezioni.regione.sicilia.it/comunali2014/CL/ReportSeggiCL58.html
Sardinia		bgcolor=		Gianfranco Ganau (PD)	bgcolor=		Nicola Sanna (PD)	43,833	65.28%				https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=25/05/2014&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=20&levsut1=1&lev2=73&levsut2=2&lev3=620&levsut3=3&ne1=20&ne2=73&ne3=730620&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S

City councils

City		PD		FI		LN		SEL		M5S		FdI		NCD		Others
Pescara	14		4		0		2		2		0		2		5
Teramo	5		3		0		0		1		0		4		16
Potenza	13		1		0		0		0		2		0		13
Cesena	15		2		0		0		4		0		1		2
Ferrara	18		3		1		1		4		1		0		1
Forlì	18		4		0		0		3		1		0		2
Modena	19		2		0		1		4		0		0		1
Reggio Emilia	19		2		0		1		5		0		0		1
Bergamo	17		6		2		1		1		1		0		2
Cremona	19		7		1		1		0		0		1		0
Pavia	20		8		1		0		0		0		1		0
Ascoli Piceno	4		6		0		0		1		2		1		14
Pesaro	21		3		0		0		4		0		1		1
Urbino	4		2		0		0		0		0		0		5
Campobasso	9		1		0		0		3		0		0		10
Biella	20		5		1		0		1		1		0		1
Verbania	19		3		1		1		1		0		1		2
Vercelli	14		6		1		0		1		0		0		1
Bari	16		8		0		3		1		1		2		3
Foggia	3		8		0		0		0		1		5		11
Sassari	19		3		0		1		3		0		0		5
Caltanissetta	13		3		0		0		2		0		2		10
Florence	24		4		0		1		3		0		0		1
Livorno	6		0		0		0		20		0		0		2
Prato	20		8		0		0		2		0		0		0
Perugia	8		12		0		0		2		3		3		1
Terni	19		4		0		1		4		1		0		0
Padua	7		4		13		0		1		0		0		3

Notes

Web site: Ministero Dell'Interno - Tematiche . 2014-07-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715021019/http://www.interno.gov.it/mininterno/export/sites/default/it/temi/elezioni/ . 2014-07-15 .
Special commissioner replacing mayor Marco Zacchera (PdL) since 30 April 2013.
Deputy mayor replacing mayor Flavio Zanonato (PD) since 10 June 2013.
Deputy mayor replacing mayor Graziano Delrio (PD) since 3 Jine 2013.
Deputy mayor replacing mayor Matteo Renzi (PD) since 24 March 2014.
Replacing mayor Demetrio Arena (PdL) since 9 October 2012.