The City Council of Barcelona (
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: ''Ajuntament de Barcelona'';
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: ''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
Ada Colau
Ada Colau Ballano (; ; born 3 March 1974) is a Spanish activist and politician who is the current Mayor of Barcelona. On 13 June 2015 she was elected Mayor of Barcelona, the first woman to hold the office, as part of the citizen municipalist pla ...
, the Government Commission, and an elected 41-member deliberative Plenary (''Consell Municipal'') with scrutiny powers.
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 13 June 2015 the Mayor is
Ada Colau
Ada Colau Ballano (; ; born 3 March 1974) is a Spanish activist and politician who is the current Mayor of Barcelona. On 13 June 2015 she was elected Mayor of Barcelona, the first woman to hold the office, as part of the citizen municipalist pla ...
. 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
Closed list describes the variant of party-list systems where voters can effectively only vote for political parties as a whole; thus they have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected. If voters had some in ...
proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
. 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).
A list of local elections (electing the councillors of the Plenary) since the restoration of the democratic system is presented as follows:
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Barcelona City Council election, 1979
The 1979 Barcelona City Council election, also the 1979 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Tuesday, 3 April 1979, to elect the 1st City Council of Barcelona, City Council of the Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Barcelona. All 43 seat ...
(43 councillors)
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Barcelona City Council election, 1983
The 1983 Barcelona City Council election, also the 1983 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 2nd City Council of the municipality of Barcelona. All 43 seats in the City Council were up for election. The electio ...
(43 councillors)
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Barcelona City Council election, 1987
The 1987 Barcelona City Council election, also the 1987 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the 3rd City Council of Barcelona, City Council of the Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Barcelona. All 43 se ...
(43 councillors)
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Barcelona City Council election, 1991
The 1991 Barcelona City Council election, also the 1991 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Sunday, 26 May 1991, to elect the 4th City Council of the municipality of Barcelona. All 43 seats in the City Council were up for election. The elect ...
(43 councillors)
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Barcelona City Council election, 1995
The 1995 Barcelona City Council election, also the 1995 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect the 5th City Council of the municipality of Barcelona. All 41 seats in the City Council were up for election. The electi ...
(41 councillors)
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Barcelona City Council election, 1999
The 1999 Barcelona City Council election, also the 1999 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 6th City Council of the municipality of Barcelona. All 41 seats in the City Council were up for election. The elect ...
(41 councillors)
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Barcelona City Council election, 2003
The 2003 Barcelona City Council election, also the 2003 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Sunday, 25 May 2003, to elect the 7th City Council of the municipality of Barcelona. All 41 seats in the City Council were up for election. The electi ...
(41 councillors)
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Barcelona City Council election, 2007
The 2007 Barcelona City Council election, also the 2007 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 8th City Council of the municipality of Barcelona. All 41 seats in the City Council were up for election. The electi ...
(41 councillors)
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Barcelona City Council election, 2011
The 2011 Barcelona City Council election, also the 2011 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 9th City Council of the municipality of Barcelona. All 41 seats in the City Council were up for election. The elect ...
(41 councillors)
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Barcelona City Council election, 2015
The 2015 Barcelona City Council election, also the 2015 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th City Council of the municipality of Barcelona. All 41 seats in the City Council were up for election. The elec ...
(41 councillors)
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Barcelona City Council election, 2019
The 2019 Barcelona City Council election, also the 2019 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, to elect the 11th City Council of the municipality of Barcelona. All 41 seats in the City Council were up for election. The elec ...
(41 councillors)
Public bodies and companies
A part of the management is conducted by entities wholly or partially owned by the ''Ajuntament'':
;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
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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
Local government in Spain refers to the government and administration of what the Constitution calls "local entities", which are primarily municipalities, but also groups of municipalities including provinces, metropolitan areas, comarcas and manco ...
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Street names in Barcelona
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Urban planning of Barcelona
The urban planning of Barcelona developed in accordance with the historical and territorial changes of the city, and in line with other defining factors of public space, such as architecture, urban infrastructure and the adaptation and maintenanc ...
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Government of Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...