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.
Podestà
Kingdom of Italy (1807-1814)
Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia (1815-1859)
Mayors
Kingdom of Italy (1860–1946)
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 (Law 25 March 1993, n. 81), the mayor of Brescia is chosen by direct election, originally every four and since 1998 every five years.
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Timeline
By time in office
Elections
City Council elections, 1946–1991
Number of votes for each party:
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Number of seats in the City Coucl for each party:
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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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|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" | Votes ! colspan="1" | % ! colspan="1" | Seats |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="3" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Party of the Left (Partito Democratico della Sinistra) | PDS | 22,606 || 20.39 || 11 |- | style="background-color:pink" | | style="text-align:left;" | Italian People's Party (Partito Popolare Italiano) | PPI | 22,227 || 20.05 || 10 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 8,656 || 7.81 || 3 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Martinazzoli coalition (Centre-left) | 53,489 || 48.25 || 24 |- | style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="2" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Lega Nord | LN | 17,416 || 15.71 || 6 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Forza Italia | FI | 13,416 || 12.10 || 4 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Gnutti coalition (Centre-right) | 30,832 || 27.81 || 10 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) | AN | 13,460 || 12.14 || 4 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | PRC | 8,647 || 7.80 || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 4,430 || 3.99 || 0 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- style="font-weight:bold;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Total | 110,858 || 100.00 || 40 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Votes cast / turnout | 141,623 || 86.10 || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Registered voters | 164,490 || || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" | Source: Ministry of the Interior |}
Mayoral and City Council election, 1998
The election took place on two rounds: the first on 29 November, the second on 13 December 1998.