City Council of Barcelona

Municipal government of Barcelona

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Barcelona City Council

Ajuntament de Barcelona

Type
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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

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Main article: List of mayors of Barcelona

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

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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

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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

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See also: Municipal elections in Barcelona

See also: List of mayors of Barcelona

City councelors in the City Council of Barcelona since 1901

Key to parties

PRR

ACR

USC

Other left

PSUC

CUP

ICV–EUiA

BComú

PSC

ERC

UCD

Junts

TriasxBCN

CiU

BCN Canvi–Cs

Vox

Election  | Distribution  | Mayor | Government Composition
1901 |  | 1  | 12  | 3  | 8  | 17  | 9

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Directly appointed by the King
1903 |  | 29  | 4  | 17

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1905 |  | 31  | 19

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May 1909 |  | 25  | 11  | 14

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Dec 1909 |  | 29  | 13  | 8

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1911 |  | 24  | 11  | 15

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1913 |  | 21  | 5  | 2  | 18  | 1  | 1  | 2

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1915 |  | 20  | 1  | 3  | 20  | 4  | 2

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1917 |  | 23  | 22  | 3  | 2

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1920 |  | 16  | 1  | 26  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3

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1922 |  | 14  | 1  | 28  | 3  | 4

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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

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Jaume Aiguader (ERC)  |  | Aiguader
ERC
1934 |  | 3  | 17  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 10

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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  | 4  | 10

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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
1979 |  | 9  | 16  | 8  | 8

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Narcís Serra (PSC) (1979–1982) |  | Serra
PSC–PSUC
Pasqual Maragall (PSC) (1982–1997) | Maragall I
PSC–PSUC
1983 |  | 3  | 21  | 13  | 6

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Maragall II
PSC–PSUC
1987 |  | 2  | 21  | 17  | 3

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Maragall III
PSC–ICV
1991 |  | 3  | 20  | 16  | 4

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Maragall IV
PSC–ICV
1995 |  | 3  | 2  | 16  | 13  | 7

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Maragall V
PSC–ICV–ERC
Joan Clos (PSC) (1997-2006) | Clos I
PSC–ICV–ERC
1999 |  | 2  | 3  | 20  | 10  | 6

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Clos II
PSC–ERC–ICV
2003 |  | 5  | 5  | 15  | 9  | 7

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Clos III
PSC–ERC–ICV
Jordi Hereu (PSC) (2006-2011) | Hereu I
PSC–ERC–ICV
2007 |  | 4  | 4  | 14  | 12  | 7

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Hereu II
PSC–ICV
2011 |  | 5  | 2  | 11  | 14  | 9

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Xavier Trias (CDC)  |  | Trias
CiU
2015 |  | 3  | 11  | 5  | 4  | 10  | 5  | 3

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Ada Colau (BComú)  |  | Colau I
BComú until May 2016
BComú–PSC between May 2016 and Nov 2017
BComú from Nov 2017
2019 |  | 10  | 10  | 8  | 5  | 6  | 2

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Colau II
BComú–PSC until Jan 2023
BComú from Jan 2023
2023 |  | 9  | 5  | 10  | 11  | 4  | 2

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Jaume Collboni (PSC)  |  | Collboni
PSC

## Public bodies and companies

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A part of the management is conducted by entities wholly or partially owned by the Ajuntament:[5]

Autonomous bodies

* Institut Municipal de Persones amb Discapacitat
* Institut Municipal d'Informàtica de Barcelona
* Institut Municipal d'Hisenda
* Institut Municipal de Mercats de Barcelona
* Institut Municipal d'Educació de Barcelona
* Institut Municipal del Paisatge Urbà i la Qualitat de Vida
* Institut Municipal Barcelona Esports
* Institut Municipal de Serveis Socials de Barcelona

Public business entities

* Institut Municipal Fundació Mies van der Rohe
* Institut Municipal de l'Habitatge i Rehabilitació
* Institut Municipal de Parcs i Jardins
* Institut Municipal d'Urbanisme
* Institut de Cultura de Barcelona

Limited companies

* Barcelona Cicle de l'Aigua, SA - BCASA
* Informació i Comunicació de Barcelona, SA
* Barcelona Activa SAU SPM
* Barcelona de Serveis Municipals, SA - BSM
* Parc d'Atraccions Tibidabo, SA
* Tractament i Seleccions de Residus, SA - TERSA
* Selectives Metropolitanes, SA - SEMESA
* Solucions Integrals pels Residus, SA - SIRESA
* Cementiris de Barcelona, SA
* Mercabarna
* Barcelona d'Infraestructures Municipals, SA - BIMSA
* Foment de Ciutat, SA

Consortiums, foundations and associations

* Fundació Museu Picasso de Barcelona
* Fundació Barcelona Institute of Technology for the Habitat
* Associación Red Internacional de Ciudades Educadoras
* Institut Infància y Adolescència de Barcelona, C.
* Consorci Campus Interuniversitari Diagonal-Besòs
* Agència d'Ecologia Urbana de Barcelona
* Agència Local de l'Energia de Barcelona
* Consorci del Besòs
* Consorci de Biblioteques de Barcelona
* Consorci Mercat de les Flors
* Consorci Localret
* Consorcio Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
* Consorci Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
* Consorci de L'Auditori y la Orquestra
* Fundació Barcelona Cultura
* Fundació Navegació Oceànica de Barcelona
* Fundació Carles Pi i Sunyer d'Estudis Autonòmics i Locals
* Fundación Privada Julio Muñoz Ramonet
* Fundació Barcelona Mobile World Capital Foundation
* Red de Juderías de España, Caminos de Sefarad
* Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona
* Consorci Institut d’Infància i Món Urbà
* Consorci Campus Interuniversitari del Besòs
* Agència d'Ecologia Urbana de Barcelona
* Agència Local de l'Energia de Barcelona
* Consorci del Besòs
* Consorci de Biblioteques de Barcelona
* Consorci del Mercat de les Flors/Centre de les Arts de Moviment
* Consorci El Far
* Consorci Local Localret

Foundations and associations

* Fundació Barcelona Cultura
* Fundació Navegación Oceánica de Barcelona
* Asociación Red Internacional de Ciudades Educadoras

## See also

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* Local government in Spain
* Street furniture in Barcelona
* Street names in Barcelona
* Urban planning of Barcelona

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ "Barcelona despide a 26 de sus 41 concejales". El Periódico. 2015-06-10.
2. ^ "La organización". Ajuntament de Barcelona. 20 July 2015.
3. ^ "Jaume Collboni alcalde de Barcelona | Ayuntamiento de Barcelona". ajuntament.barcelona.cat (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
4. ^ "Organització i funcionament de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona" (PDF).
5. ^ "Entidades municipales en el ámbito de la transparencia". 17 December 2015.

## External links

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* Media related to Barcelona City Council at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website

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