1985 Italian local elections
# 1985 Italian local elections

The 1985 Italian local elections were held on 12 and 13 May. The elections were held in 6,562 municipalities and 86 provinces.

The elections were won by the Christian Democracy, led by Ciriaco De Mita. The election was also characterized by a strong result of the Italian Social Movement, which became the most voted party in the city of Bolzano in South Tyrol.

## Municipal elections in the main cities

| Party | votes | votes (%) | seats |
| - | - | - | - |
| Christian Democracy (DC) | 7,254,903 | 33.8 | 16,283 |
| Italian Communist Party (PCI) | 6,144,484 | 28.7 | 11,842 |
| Italian Socialist Party (PSI) | 3,299,998 | 15.4 | 6,232 |
| Italian Republican Party (PRI) | 1,027,410 | 4.8 | 1,158 |
| Italian Social Movement (MSI) | 1,027,332 | 4.8 | 1,098 |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) | 932,785 | 4.3 | 1,356 |
| Italian Liberal Party (PLI) | 509,178 | 2.4 | 414 |
| Proletarian Democracy (DP) | 246,632 | 1.2 | 122 |
| Federation of Green Lists (FLV) | 184,729 | 0.9 | 79 |
| South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) | 162,312 | 0.8 | 1575 |
| Pentapartito | 81,619 | 0.4 | 328 |
| Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az) | 64,473 | 0.3 | 112 |
| Venetian League (ŁV) | 45,492 | 0.2 | 37 |
| Others | 464,928 | 2.5 | 1,213 |
| Total | 21,446,275 | 100 | 41,925 |

## Provincial elections

| Party | votes | votes (%) | seats |
| - | - | - | - |
| Christian Democracy (DC) | 11,814,220 | 33.5 | 951 |
| Italian Communist Party (PCI) | 10,519,672 | 29.9 | 824 |
| Italian Socialist Party (PSI) | 4,820,847 | 13.7 | 374 |
| Italian Social Movement (MSI) | 2,572,109 | 7.3 | 179 |
| Italian Republican Party (PRI) | 1,539,477 | 4.4 | 98 |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) | 1,449,090 | 4.1 | 103 |
| Italian Liberal Party (PLI) | 906,836 | 2.6 | 49 |
| Proletarian Democracy (DP) | 554,210 | 1.6 | 14 |
| Federation of Green Lists (FLV) | 484,867 | 1.3 | 17 |
| Venetian League (ŁV) | 176,906 | 0.5 | 9 |
| Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az) | 135,811 | 0.4 | 14 |
| Others | 257,600 | 0.7 | 5 |
| Total | | 100 | |
