City Council of Barcelona explained

Barcelona City Council
Native Name:Ajuntament de Barcelona
Native Name Lang:ca
Coa Pic:Isotip Ajuntament de Barcelona.svg
Coa Res:100
House Type:Unicameral house
Body:Ayuntamiento
Jurisdiction:Barcelona
Leader1 Type:Mayor
Leader1:Jaume Collboni
Election1:17 June 2023
Political Groups1:Government (10)

Opposition (31)

Term Length:4 years
Last Election1:28 May 2023
Next Election1:2027
Session Room:Ayuntamiento Barcelona salon regente 01.jpg
Meeting Place:Barcelona City Hall
Website:ajuntament.barcelona.cat

The City Council of Barcelona (Catalan: Ajuntament de Barcelona; Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Barcelona) is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In terms of political structure, it consists of the invested Mayor of Barcelona, currently Jaume Collboni, the Government Commission, and an elected 41-member deliberative Plenary (Consell Municipal) with scrutiny powers.[1] [2]

Mayor

See main article: List of mayors of Barcelona. The Mayor is elected by the members of the plenary among its members the day the new municipal corporation is formed after the local election. The officeholder has a mandate for the 4-year duration of the elected body. If the Mayor leaves office ahead of time a new voting may take place among the plenary members in order to invest a new mayor (meanwhile, another local councillor, conventionally the first deputy mayor, may act as acting Mayor). Since 17 June 2023 the Mayor is Jaume Collboni.[3] The opening session in which the Mayor is invested is traditionally held at the Saló de Cent.

Government Commission

The Government Commission (Comissió de Govern; also Junta de Govern or Junta de Gobierno) is formed by the Mayor, the Deputy Mayors, and a number of appointed councillors.

Municipal Council

The municipal council (Consell Municipal) is the body formed by the elected councillors of the Ajuntament. The plenary meetings (Ple) are held at the "Carles Pi i Sunyer" Hall. It is formed by the municipal councillors, elected through closed party list proportional representation. 41 councillors are currently elected on the basis of the population of the municipality. Councillors are grouped in Municipal Groups on the basis of their political filiation. The Municipal Council can also meet in Commissions (akin to parliamentary committees).[4]

A list of local elections (electing the councillors of the Plenary) since the restoration of the democratic system is presented as follows:

Results of the elections since 1901

See also: Municipal elections in Barcelona.

See also: List of mayors of Barcelona.

City councelors in the City Council of Barcelona since 1901
ElectionDistributionMayorGovernment
1901
11238179
Directly appointed by the King
1903
29417
1905
3119
May 1909
251114
Dec 1909
29138
1911
241115
1913
215218112
1915
20132042
1917
232232
1920
161261123
1922
1412834
Directly appointed by the Civil Governor of Barcelona
1931
1212512
Jaume Aiguader (ERC)Aiguader
1934
31724410
Carles Pi i Sunyer (ERC)
Pi i Sunyer I
Directly appointed by the Governor General of Catalonia
31724410
Carles Pi i Sunyer (ERC) Pi i Sunyer II
Hilari Salvadó i Castell (ERC) Salvadó
Directly appointed by the Civil Governor of Barcelona
1979
91688
Narcís Serra (PSC) Serra
Pasqual Maragall (PSC) Maragall I
1983
321136
Maragall II
1987
221173
Maragall III
1991
320164
Maragall IV
1995
3216137
Maragall V
Joan Clos (PSC) Clos I
1999
2320106
Clos II
2003
551597
Clos III
Jordi Hereu (PSC) Hereu I
2007
4414127
Hereu II
2011
5211149
Xavier Trias (CDC)Trias
2015
311541053
Ada Colau (BComú)Colau I

2019
10108562
Colau II

2023
95101142
Jaume Collboni (PSC)Collboni

Public bodies and companies

A part of the management is conducted by entities wholly or partially owned by the Ajuntament:[5]

Autonomous bodies
Public business entities
Limited companies
Consortiums, foundations and associations
Foundations and associations

See also

Notes and References

  1. Barcelona despide a 26 de sus 41 concejales. El Periódico. 2015-06-10.
  2. Web site: La organización. Ajuntament de Barcelona. 20 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Jaume Collboni alcalde de Barcelona Ayuntamiento de Barcelona . 2024-01-29 . ajuntament.barcelona.cat . es.
  4. Web site: Organització i funcionament de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona .
  5. Web site: Entidades municipales en el ámbito de la transparencia. 17 December 2015.

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