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Barcelona City Council

Ajuntament de Barcelona
Barcelona City Council ; Ajuntament de Barcelona
Type
Type	Unicameral house of the Ayuntamiento of Barcelona
Leadership
Mayor	Jaume Collboni, PSC ; since 17 June 2023
Structure
Political groups	Government (10) PSC–PSOE (10); Opposition (31) Junts (11); BComú (9); ERC (5); PP (4); Vox (2);
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Last election	28 May 2023
Next election	2027
Meeting place
	Saló Carles Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona City Hall
Website
	ajuntament.barcelona.cat

The City Council of Barcelona (Catalan: Ajuntament de Barcelona; Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Barcelona) is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In terms of political structure, it consists of the invested Mayor of Barcelona, currently Jaume Collboni, the Government Commission, and an elected 41-member deliberative Plenary (Consell Municipal) with scrutiny powers.^[1]^[2]

Mayor

The Mayor is elected by the members of the plenary among its members the day the new municipal corporation is formed after the local election. The officeholder has a mandate for the 4-year duration of the elected body. If the Mayor leaves office ahead of time a new voting may take place among the plenary members in order to invest a new mayor (meanwhile, another local councillor, conventionally the first deputy mayor, may act as acting Mayor). Since 17 June 2023 the Mayor is Jaume Collboni.^[3] The opening session in which the Mayor is invested is traditionally held at the Saló de Cent.

Government Commission

The Government Commission (Comissió de Govern; also Junta de Govern or Junta de Gobierno) is formed by the Mayor, the Deputy Mayors, and a number of appointed councillors.

Municipal Council

The municipal council (Consell Municipal) is the body formed by the elected councillors of the Ajuntament. The plenary meetings (Ple) are held at the "Carles Pi i Sunyer" Hall. It is formed by the municipal councillors, elected through closed party list proportional representation. 41 councillors are currently elected on the basis of the population of the municipality. Councillors are grouped in Municipal Groups on the basis of their political filiation. The Municipal Council can also meet in Commissions (akin to parliamentary committees).^[4]

A list of local elections (electing the councillors of the Plenary) since the restoration of the democratic system is presented as follows:

Results of the elections since 1901

City councelors in the City Council of Barcelona since 1901

Key to parties

PRR

LR

ACR

USC

Other left

PSUC

CUP

IC

ICV–EUiA

BComú

PSC

ERC

UCD

Junts

TriasxBCN

CiU

Cs

BCN Canvi–Cs

AP

PP

Vox

Election

Distribution

Mayor

Government Composition

1901

1

12

3

8

17

9

Directly appointed by the King

1903

29

4

17

1905

31

19

May 1909

25

11

14

Dec 1909

29

13

8

1911

24

11

15

1913

21

5

2

18

1

2

1915

20

1

3

20

4

2

1917

23

22

3

2

1920

16

1

26

1

2

3

1922

14

1

28

3

4

1923–1931: Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera.
During this interval, city councils were dissolved and no elections were held.

Directly appointed by the Civil Governor of Barcelona

1931

12

1

25

12

Jaume Aiguader (ERC)

Aiguader
ERC

1934

3

17

2

4

10

Carles Pi i Sunyer (ERC) (1934)

Pi i Sunyer I
ERC

1934–1936: Suspension of autonomy^{[broken anchor]}.
During this interval, the city council was replaced by a central government appointed
management commission.

Directly appointed by the Governor General of Catalonia (1934–1936)

3

17

2

4

10

Carles Pi i Sunyer (ERC) (1936–1937)

Pi i Sunyer II
ERC

Hilari Salvadó i Castell (ERC) (1937–1939)

Salvadó
ERC

1939–1979: Francoist dictatorship.
During this interval, no elections were held.

Directly appointed by the Civil Governor of Barcelona