Mayor of Bologna

The Mayor of Bologna is an elected politician who, along with the Bologna’s City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Bologna, the regional capital of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Bologna is a member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Bologna, who also elects the members of the City Council, the legislative body which checks the Mayor's policy guidelines and is able to enforce his resignation by a motion of no confidence. The Mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his executive.
Since 1993 the Mayor is elected directly by Bologna's electorate: in all mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 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. 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 on the base of a majority bonus system.

List of mayors of Bologna

Kingdom of Italy (1860-1946)

In 1860 the nascent Kingdom of Italy created the office of the Mayor of Bologna, chosen by the City council.
In 1926, the Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils, replacing them with an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party.

Republic of Italy (1946–present)

From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Bologna was chosen by the City council.
Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Bologna is chosen by direct election, originally every four years, and since 1999 every five years.
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Elections

City Council elections, 1946–1990

Number of votes for each party:

Election	DC	PCI	PSI	PLI	PRI	PSDI	MSI	Others	Total
Election
24 March 1946	56,543	71,369	49,031	2,940	5,343	–	–	1,200	186,426
27 May 1951	59,532	93,043	16,892	13,837	4,409	32,498	7,716	2,350	230,307
27 May 1956	74,388	121,556	19,955	12,380	3,412	23,290	13,407	–	268,571
6 November 1960	81,087	138,090	25,962	14,958	3,298	26,336	13,262	–	302,993
22 November 1964	73,530	149,433	25,265	36,707	1,672	27,707	11,274	8,055	333,655
7 June 1970	74,956	149,339	26,462	25,493	9,347	36,852	15,633	12,956	351,038
15 June 1975	84,840	179,622	34,178	13,535	10,659	24,509	19,067	–	366,410
8 June 1980	77,579	158,585	32,300	13,897	13,630	21,841	15,768	10,822	344,422
12 May 1985	77,199	151,113	40,969	10,009	15,372	10,469	17,976	16,409	339,516
6 May 1990	65,354	124,237	44,068	9,040	17,670	5,824	12,707	47,774	320,850

Number of seats in the City Council for each party:

Election	DC	PCI	PSI	PLI	PRI	PSDI	MSI	Others	Total
Election
24 March 1946	19	24	16	–	1	–	–	–	60
27 May 1951	10	33	6	2	1	6	1	1	60
27 May 1956	17	29	4	2	–	5	3	–	60
6 November 1960	17	28	5	3	–	5	2	–	60
22 November 1964	14	28	4	6	–	5	2	1	60
7 June 1970	14	27	4	4	1	6	2	2	60
15 June 1975	14	31	5	2	1	4	3	–	60
8 June 1980	14	29	6	2	2	4	3	–	60
12 May 1985	15	29	7	1	2	2	3	1	60
6 May 1990	13	25	9	1	3	1	2	7	60

Mayoral and City Council election, 1995

Mayoral and City Council election, 1999

Mayoral and City Council election, 2004

Mayoral and City Council election, 2009

Mayoral and City Council election, 2011

Mayoral and City Council election, 2016

Mayoral and City Council election, 2021