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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

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

City councelors in the City Council of Barcelona since 1901

Key to parties

PRR

LR

ACR

USC

Other left

PSUC

CUP

IC

PSC

ERC

UCD

CiU

Cs

AP

PP

Vox

Election

Distribution

Government Composition

1

12

3

8

17

9

Directly appointed by the King

29

4

17

31

19

25

11

14

29

13

8

24

11

15

21

5

2

18

1

1

2

20

1

3

20

4

2

23

22

3

2

16

1

26

1

1

2

3

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

12

1

25

12

Jaume Aiguader (ERC)

Aiguader
ERC

3

17

2

4

4

10

Carles Pi i Sunyer (ERC) (1934)

Pi i Sunyer I
ERC

1934–1936: Suspension of autonomy.
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

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

9

16

8

8

Narcís Serra (PSC) (1979-1982)

Serra
PSC–PSUC

Pasqual Maragall (PSC) (1982-1997)

Maragall I
PSC–PSUC

3

21

13

6

Maragall II
PSC–PSUC

2

21

17

3

Maragall III
PSC–ICV

3

20

16

4

Maragall IV
PSC–ICV

3

2

16

13

7

Maragall V
PSC–ICV–ERC

Joan Clos (PSC) (1997-2006)

Clos I
PSC–ICV–ERC

2

3

20

10

6

Clos II
PSC–ERC–ICV

5

5

15

9

7

Clos III
PSC–ERC–ICV

Jordi Hereu (PSC) (2006-2011)

Hereu I
PSC–ERC–ICV

4

4

14

12

7

Hereu II
PSC–ICV

5

2

11

14

9

Xavier Trias (CDC)

Trias
CiU

3

11

5

4

10

5

3

Ada Colau (BComú)

Colau I
BComú until May 2016
BComú–PSC between May 2016 and Nov 2017
BComú from Nov 2017

10

10

8

5

6

2

Colau II
BComú–PSC until Jan 2023
BComú from Jan 2023

9

5

10

11

4

2

Jaume Collboni (PSC)

Collboni
PSC

Public bodies and companies[edit]

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[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Media related to Ajuntament de Barcelona at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

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