The 2014 Italian local elections were held on 25 May, with a second round on 8 June. In Italy, direct elections were held in 4086 comuni: in each comune were chosen mayor and members of the City Council. Of the 4086 comuni, 29 were capoluoghi and 242 had a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants (10,000 for Sicily).[1]
Municipal councilors and mayors ordinarily serve a terms of five years.
All mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 use the same voting system. 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.
Results
Majority of each coalition in 243 comuni which have a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants: