List of mayors of Brescia


The mayor of Brescia is an elected politician who, along with the Brescia City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Brescia in Lombardy, Italy.
The current mayor is Laura Castelletti, elected on 15 May 2023.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Brescia is a member of the City Council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Brescia, 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 1994 the mayor is elected directly by Brescia'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.

Mayors

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1994)

From 1946 to 1994 the mayor of Brescia was elected by the City Council.
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Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of the new local electoral law, the mayor of Brescia is chosen by direct election, originally every four and since 1998 every five years.
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Elections

City Council elections, 1946–1991

Number of votes for each party:
ElectionDCPCIPSIPLIPRIPSDIMSILNOthersTotal
Election
31 March 194632,678
17,534
19,511
2,902
2,248
---74,873
27 May 195136,693
13,437
12,769
2,168
1,376
6,756
6,732
3,700
83,901
27 May 195643,004
13,948
15,970
3,126
-5,801
6,249
4,887
92,985
6 November 196046,360
17,235
18,391
5,338
1,088
6,648
6,745
2,294
104,099
22 November 196447,372
21,181
13,516
13,372
1,856
8,657
6,752
3,668
115,260
7 June 197052,460
26,131
14,124
9,992
4,393
12,469
7,712
5,305
132,588
15 June 197556,204
39,793
19,797
6,553
5,329
7,361
9,109
887
145,932
8 June 198055,194
37,070
16,198
6,536
5,386
7,751
8,490
4,648
141,273
12 May 198555,541
36,262
18,825
5,517
7,951
4,560
9,690
7,833
146,179
6 May 199046,588
23,939
18,776
2,784
5,305
2,450
3,823
29,892
11,601
143,309
24 November 199134,410
13,377
14,609
4,733
7,842
2,274
5,287
34,482
24,302
141,316

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Number of seats in the City Coucl for each party:
ElectionDCPCIPSIPLIPRIPSDIMSILNOthersTotal
Election
31 March 194622121321---50
27 May 195128652133250
27 May 195625891-33150
6 November 196024892-33150
22 November 196421966-43150
7 June 1970211054143250
15 June 1975211462223-50
8 June 1980211462223-50
12 May 1985201372213250
6 May 1990169712-111350
24 November 1991135513-214750

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Mayoral and City Council election, 1994

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 20 November, the second on 4 December 1994.
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Mayoral and City Council election, 1998

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 29 November, the second on 13 December 1998.
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2003

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 25–26 May, the second on 8–9 June 2003.
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2008

The election took place on 13–14 April 2008, the same dates of the national general election.
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2013

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 26–27 May, the second on 9–10 June 2013.
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2018

The election took place on 10 June 2018.
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2023

The election took place on 14–15 May 2023.
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Deputy Mayor

The office of the deputy mayor of Brescia was officially created in 1994 with the adoption of the new local administration law. The deputy mayor is nominated and eventually dismissed by the mayor. Here is a list of deputy mayors of Brescia:
DeputyTerm startTerm endPartyMayor
1Paolo Corsini14 December 199429 March 1996PDSMartinazzoli
2Giovanni Comboni29 March 199614 December 1998PDSMartinazzoli
3Giuseppe Onofri21 December 199810 June 2003PPICorsini
4Luigi Morgano30 June 200312 December 2007DLCorsini
5Luigi Gaffurini19 December 200717 April 2008DLCorsini
6Fabio Rolfi23 April 200827 March 2013LNParoli
7Silvano Pedretti27 March 201312 June 2013IndParoli
8Laura Castelletti24 June 201314 June 2018IndDel Bono
8Laura Castelletti26 June 201820 May 2023IndDel Bono
9Federico Manzoni20 May 2023IncumbentPDCastelletti

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