Italian local elections, 2010

Last updated April 10, 2019

The 2010 Italian local elections were held on different dates; most on 29–30 March (second round on 11–12 April) oncurrently with the Regional elections.

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol is an autonomous region in Northern Italy. Since the 1970s, most legislative and administrative powers have been transferred to the two self-governing provinces that make up the region: the Province of Trento, commonly known as Trentino, and the Province of Bolzano, commonly known as South Tyrol.

In Aosta Valley the elections were held on 23–24 May in the city of Aosta.

The Aosta Valley is a mountainous autonomous region in northwestern Italy. It is bordered by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, to the west, Valais, Switzerland, to the north and by the Metropolitan City of Turin in the region of Piedmont, Italy, to the south and east.

On May 30–31 the elections were held in Sicily and Sardinia.

Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 20 regions of Italy. It is one of the five Italian autonomous regions, in Southern Italy along with surrounding minor islands, officially referred to as Regione Siciliana.

Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula and to the immediate south of the French island of Corsica.

In Italy, direct elections were held in comuni and provinces: in each comune were chosen mayor and members of the City Council, in each province were chosen president and members of the Provincial Council.

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km² (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.

The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

In Italy, a province (provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between a municipality (comune) and a region (regione). From 2015, the provinces were reorganized into "institutional bodies of second level", with the birth of 10 special Metropolitan cities. A further 4 such cities were added later.

Citizens living in Italy who were 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote in the local council elections.

Voting System

The voting system is used for all mayoral elections in Italy, in the city with a population higher than 15,000. Under this system voters express a direct choice for the mayor or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. This gives a result whereby the winning candidate may be able to claim majority support, although it is not guaranteed.

The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of the seats for each party is determined proportionally.^[1]

Provinces

Only 12 provinces were up for election. The elections was for a new provincial president and members of the Provincial Council. Four presidents were elected in March. Below the results of each candidate and coalition on the first and second round.

Province		Center-right %		Center-left %
Imperia	59.06		32.52
Viterbo	54.65		32.12
L'Aquila	53.42		45.32
Caserta	64.38		30.58

Then on May was elected all the provincial president and Provincial Council of Sardinia. Below the results of each candidate and coalition on the first and second round.

Province		Center-left %		Center-right %
Cagliari	33.81 - 52.42		46.53 - 47.58
Nuoro	32.47 - 51.30		38.36 - 48.70
Sassari	50.70		41.08
Oristano	29.71		59.74
Carbonia-Iglesias	50.35		45.23
Medio Campidano	55.13		39.37
Ogliastra	41.07 - 50.99		43.76 - 49.01
Olbia-Tempio	39.35		53.16

Results

City councils

City		PdL		PD		LN		SEL		IdV		UDC		Others
Venice	10		17		4		0		4		2		7
Mantua	14		9		6		1		1		0		4
Lecco	8		20		7		1		1		0		1
Lodi	8		14		6		0		1		0		10
Chieti	13		7		0		0		2		6		11
Matera	4		12		0		1		4		1		17
Vibo Valentia	18		3		0		1		0		2		15
Macerata	8		14		0		4		2		2		7
Andria	13		4		0		2		1		0		17
Sassari	6		13		0		2		2		3		13
Iglesias	4		6		0		1		0		8		9
Nuoro	4		13		0		2		1		2		15

Mayoral election

Capital cities

Aosta

The election was held on 23 May 2010.

Candidate		Coalition	First round
Candidate		Coalition	Votes	%
	Bruno Giordano	UV-SA-PdL-FA-LN	10,858	59.72
	Carlo Curtaz	ALPE-Civic List	4,822	26.52
	Michele Monteleone	PD-IdV	2,502	13.76

Venice

The election was held on 28 and 29 March 2010.

There were nine candidates (two supported by important coalition and seven supported by different civic lists); the most important candidates were Giorgio Orsoni and the minister Renato Brunetta, who tried for a second time to become the mayor (in fact he was candidate for this position in 2000). Giorgio Orsoni was supported by a center-left coalition formed by Democratic Party, Italy of Values, Union of the Centre, Communist Refoundation Party and the Italian Socialist Party, Renato Brunetta was supported by a center-right coalition formed by The People of Freedom and Lega Nord.

Orsoni won the election in the first round making did not go to vote for a possible second round, as it has happened in the elections of 2000 and of 2005.

Candidate		Coalition	First round
Candidate		Coalition	Votes	%
	Giorgio Orsoni	PD-IdV-UDC-PSI-FdS	75,403	51.13
	Renato Brunetta	PdL-LN-others	62,833	42.61
	Marco Gavagnin	M5S	4,608	3.12
	Michele Boato	Radicals-Greens	1,677	1.14
	Alfredo Scibilia	Civic List	1,272	1.05
	Others	-	1,672	1.13

Source: Ministry of the Interior

Notes

↑ The compactness of the minority is part of the goals that the law intends to achieve, avoiding fragmentation to establish a fruitful counterweight to the majority: Buonomo, Giampiero (2001). "Provinciali, seggi ai perdenti con il criterio delle coalizioni". Diritto&Giustizia edizione online. – via Questia (subscription required)

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[1] The compactness of the minority is part of the goals that the law intends to achieve, avoiding fragmentation to establish a fruitful counterweight to the majority: Buonomo, Giampiero (2001). "Provinciali, seggi ai perdenti con il criterio delle coalizioni". Diritto&Giustizia edizione online. – via Questia (subscription required)

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