The 2013 Italian local elections were held on different dates; most on 26–27 May, with a second round on 9–10 June. In Italy, direct elections were held in 720 municipalities: in each municipality (comune) were chosen mayor and members of the City Council. Of the 720 municipalities, 20 were provincial capitals and only 171 had a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants (10,000 for Sicily).
In Friuli-Venezia Giulia the elections were held on 21–22 April with a second ballot on 5–6 May; all of 13 municipalities of the region voted for a new mayor and a new City Council concurrently with the Regional elections.[1]
In Sicily the elections were held on 9–10 June with a second ballot on 23–24 June.[2]
There weren't provincial elections around Italy because of their abolition (also in Sicily, since 2012), except for Friuli-Venezia Giulia: in this region citizens elected a new president and a new Provincial Council in Province of Udine.
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.
Majority of each coalition in 92 municipalities (comuni) with a population higher than 15,000:
| Coalition | Comuni | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | |||
| 14 | |||
| 2 | |||
| Independents and others | 22 | ||
Party votes in 21 provincial capital municipalities:
| Party | valign=top | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 440,392 | ||
| The People of Freedom | 294,689 | ||
| Five Star Movement | 186,047 | ||
| Left Ecology Freedom | 91,937 | ||
| Union of the Centre | 39,749 | ||
| Civic Choice | 22,558 | ||
| Northern League | 16,201 |
| City | PD | PdL | LN | SEL | M5S | Others | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brescia | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Lodi | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| Sondrio | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||
| Treviso | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Vicenza | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||
| Udine | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Imperia | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Massa | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Pisa | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Siena | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| Ancona | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Rome | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Viterbo | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| Isernia | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||
| Avellino | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| Barletta | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||
| Catania | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||
| Messina | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||
| Ragusa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| Siracusa | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| Iglesias | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||