# List of mayors of Brescia

The mayor of Brescia is an elected politician who, along with the Brescia City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Brescia in Lombardy, Italy.
The current mayor is Laura Castelletti, elected on 15 May 2023.

## Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Brescia is a member of the City Council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Brescia, who also elects the members of the City Council, the legislative body which checks the mayor's policy guidelines and is able to enforce his resignation by a motion of no confidence. The mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his executive.
Since 1994 the mayor is elected directly by Brescia's electorate: in all mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 voters express a direct choice for the mayor or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of the seats for each party is determined proportionally on the base of a majority bonus system.
* Palazzo della Loggia is the seat of the mayor of Brescia
* Main entrance to the building

## Podestà
### Kingdom of Italy (1807-1814)

| | Podestà | Term start | Term end | Appointer |
| 1 | Gaetano Maggi di Gradella | 1807 | 1808 | Napoleon I of France |
| 2 | Tommaso Balucanti | 1808 | 1813 | Napoleon I of France |
| 3 | Pietro Ducco | 1813 | 1816 | Napoleon I of France |

### Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia (1815-1859)

| | Podestà | Term start | Term end | Appointer |
| 4 | Count Francesco Maggi di Gradella | 1816 | 1819 | Francis I of Austria |
| 5 | Roberto Corniani | 1819 | 1825 | Francis I of Austria |
| 6 | Count Giovanni Calini | 1825 | 1829 | Francis I of Austria |
| 7 | Count Bartolomeo Fenaroli Avogadro | 1829 | 1838 | Francis I of Austria |
| 8 | Faustino Feroldi | 1838 | 1847 | Ferdinand I of Austria |
| 9 | Angelo Averoldi | 1847 | 1849 | Ferdinand I of Austria |
| 10 | Count Luigi Maggi | 1849 | 1855 | Franz Joseph I of Austria |
| 11 | Alessandro Pirlo | 1855 | 1856 | Franz Joseph I of Austria |
| (9) | Angelo Averoldi | 1856 | 1859 | Franz Joseph I of Austria |
| 12 | Diogene Valotti | 1859 | 1860 | Victor Emmanuel II of Italy |

## Mayors
### Kingdom of Italy (1860–1946)

| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party |
| Mayors appointed by the King (1860-1889) ||||||
| 1 | Tartarino Caprioli (1804–1891) | March 1860 | April 1860 | Right |
| – | Nicola Zoppola (acting) (1827–1907) | April 1860 | March 1861 | Right |
| 2 | Diogene Valotti (1830–1910) | March 1861 | July 1862 | Right |
| – | Paolo Baruchelli (acting) (1810–1872) | 20 July 1862 | 22 January 1863 | Right |
| – | Giovanni Battista Formentini (acting) (1808–1881) | 22 January 1863 | 16 March 1863 | Right |
| 3 | Gaetano Facchi (1812–1895) | 16 March 1863 | 22 March 1867 | Right |
| 4 | Giovanni Battista Formentini (1808–1881) | 22 March 1867 | 24 November 1872 | Right |
| 5 | Giuseppe Salvadego (1830–1906) | 24 November 1872 | 16 December 1874 | Right |
| (4) | Giovanni Battista Formentini (1808–1881) | 16 December 1874 | 2 February 1880 | Right |
| – | Giuseppe Bonardi (acting) (1836–1898) | 2 February 1880 | 21 September 1880 | Left |
| 6 | Antonio Barbieri (1828–1886) | 21 September 1880 | 18 December 1882 | Left |
| – | Arturo Finadri (acting) (1856–1924) | 18 December 1882 | 31 July 1883 | Left |
| – | Teodoro Pertusati (acting) (1836–1897) | 31 July 1883 | 7 September 1883 | Left |
| 7 | Giuseppe Bonardi (1836–1898) | 7 September 1883 | 1 September 1884 | Left |
| – | Paolo Riccardi (acting) (1835–1910) | 1 September 1884 | 27 September 1884 | Left |
| – | Francesco Caprioli (acting) (1833–1916) | 27 September 1884 | 9 May 1885 | Right |
| – | Angelo Tasca | 9 May 1885 | 4 July 1885 | Special Commissioner |
| (7) | Giuseppe Bonardi (1836–1898) | 4 July 1885 | 18 November 1889 | Left |
| Mayors elected by the City Council (1889-1926) ||||||
| (7) | Giuseppe Bonardi (1836–1898) | 18 November 1889 | 11 May 1895 | Left |
| 8 | Francesco Bettoni-Cazzago (1835–1898) | 11 May 1895 | 12 May 1898 | Right |
| – | Giovanni Gottardi (acting) (1840–1915) | 12 May 1898 | 9 August 1898 | Right |
| 9 | Carlo Fisogni (1854–1936) | 9 August 1898 | 23 July 1902 | Right |
| – | Vittorio Ballauri | 23 July 1902 | 18 August 1902 | Special Commissioner |
| 10 | Federico Bettoni-Cazzago (1865–1923) | 18 August 1902 | 17 December 1904 | Left |
| – | Nunzio Vitelli | 17 December 1904 | 9 March 1906 | Special Commissioner |
| 11 | Vincenzo Bettoni-Cazzago (1856–1924) | 9 March 1905 | 3 September 1906 | Right |
| – | Enrico Cerboni | 3 September 1906 | 1 December 1906 | Special Commissioner |
| 12 | Girolamo Orefici (1867–1932) | 1 December 1906 | 26 October 1912 | Left |
| – | Paolo Cuzzetti (acting) (1855–1925) | 26 October 1912 | 12 July 1914 | Left |
| – | Giuseppe Ajroldi | 12 July 1914 | 9 March 1915 | Special Commissioner |
| 13 | Dominatore Mainetti (1861–1920) | 9 March 1915 | 17 July 1919 | Liberal |
| – | Arturo Reggio (acting) (1879–1959) | 17 July 1919 | 19 November 1920 | Liberal |
| 14 | Luigi Gadola (1861–1930) | 19 November 1920 | 30 March 1923 | Independent |
| – | Antonio Zanon | 30 March 1923 | 17 July 1924 | Special Commissioner |
| – | Vittorio Buti | 17 July 1924 | March 1925 | Special Commissioner |
| – | Salvatore Portelli | March 1925 | 7 March 1926 | Special Commissioner |
| – | Antonio Amorth | 7 March 1926 | 18 March 1926 | Special Commissioner |
| – | Pietro Calzoni | 18 March 1926 | 16 December 1926 | Special Commissioner |
| Fascist Podestà (1926-1945) ||||||
| 1 | Pietro Calzoni (1870–1957) | December 1926 | January 1933 | PNF |
| – | Osvaldo Bolis | January 1933 | March 1933 | Special Commissioner |
| 2 | Fausto Lechi (1892–1979) | March 1933 | March 1937 | PNF |
| – | Renato Pascucci | March 1937 | September 1937 | Special Commissioner |
| 3 | Pietro Bersi | September 1937 | February 1943 | PNF |
| 4 | Innocente Dugnani (1902–1971) | February 1943 | July 1943 | PNF |
| – | Giuseppe Cacciatore (acting) | July 1943 | August 1943 | PNF |
| – | Osvaldo Bolis | August 1943 | September 1943 | Special Commissioner |
| (4) | Innocente Dugnani (1902–1971) | September 1943 | May 1944 | PFR |
| 5 | Ruggero Friggeri | May 1944 | April 1945 | PFR |
| Allied occupation (1945-1946) ||||||
| 15 | Guglielmo Ghislandi (1887–1965) | 1 May 1945 | 30 April 1946 | PSI |

### Republic of Italy (since 1946)
#### City Council election (1946–1994)

From 1946 to 1994 the mayor of Brescia was elected by the City Council.
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election |
| 1 | Guglielmo Ghislandi (1887–1965) | 30 April 1946 | 16 June 1948 | PSI | CLN | 1946 |
| 2 | Bruno Boni (1918–1998) | 16 June 1948 | 11 July 1949 | DC | DC • PSI • PCI | 1946 |
| 2 | Bruno Boni (1918–1998) | 11 July 1949 | 18 June 1951 | DC | DC • PLI • PSDI | 1946 |
| 2 | Bruno Boni (1918–1998) | 18 June 1951 | 18 June 1956 | DC | DC • PLI • PSDI | 1951 |
| 2 | Bruno Boni (1918–1998) | 18 June 1956 | 10 December 1960 | DC | DC • PLI • PSDI | 1956 |
| 2 | Bruno Boni (1918–1998) | 10 December 1960 | 22 December 1964 | DC | DC • PLI • PSDI | 1960 |
| 2 | Bruno Boni (1918–1998) | 22 December 1964 | 29 July 1970 | DC | DC • PSI • PSDI | 1964 |
| 2 | Bruno Boni (1918–1998) | 29 July 1970 | 15 May 1975 | DC | DC • PSI • PSDI | 1970 |
| 3 | Cesare Trebeschi (1925–2020) | 28 July 1975 | 20 October 1980 | DC | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI | 1975 |
| 3 | Cesare Trebeschi (1925–2020) | 20 October 1980 | 14 October 1985 | DC | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI | 1980 |
| 4 | Pietro Padula (1934–2009) | 14 October 1985 | 12 August 1990 | DC | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI • PLI | 1985 |
| 5 | Gianni Boninsegna (1923–1993) | 12 August 1990 | 15 September 1991 | DC | DC • PSI • PRI • PLI | 1990 |
| – | Goffredo Sottile | 15 September 1991 | 27 January 1992 | - | Special commissioner | |
| 6 | Gianni Panella (1948–2003) | 27 January 1992 | 27 September 1992 | PSI | DC • PSI • PLI | 1991 |
| 7 | Paolo Corsini (b. 1947) | 27 September 1992 | 13 June 1994 | PDS | DC • PDS • PSI • FdV | 1991 |
| – | Roberto Frassinet | 13 June 1994 | 25 July 1994 | - | Special commissioner | |
| – | Romano Fusco | 25 July 1994 | 5 December 1994 | - | Special commissioner | |

##### Notes

* ↑ Resigned after being elected President of the Province of Brescia. The deputy mayor held the office till the City Council elected a new mayor.
* ↑ Nominated by the prefect after the City Council failed to elect a new mayor.
* ↑ Nominated by the prefect after the mayor and the members of the City Council resigned in order to hold a new election under the provision of the new local electoral law.

#### Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of the new local electoral law (Law 25 March 1993, n. 81), the mayor of Brescia is chosen by direct election, originally every four and since 1998 every five years.
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election |
| 8 | Mino Martinazzoli (1931–2011) | 5 December 1994 | 14 December 1998 | PPI | PDS • PPI | 1994 |
| (7) | Paolo Corsini (b. 1947) | 14 December 1998 | 10 June 2003 | DS PD | The Olive Tree (DS-PPI-SDI-FdV) | 1998 |
| (7) | Paolo Corsini (b. 1947) | 10 June 2003 | 8 March 2008 | DS PD | The Olive Tree (DS-DL-SDI-FdV) | 2003 |
| – | Luigi Gaffurini (acting) (b. 1948) | 8 March 2008 | 17 April 2008 | PD | The Olive Tree (DS-DL-SDI-FdV) | 2003 |
| 9 | Adriano Paroli (b. 1962) | 17 April 2008 | 12 June 2013 | PdL | PdL • LN • UDC | 2008 |
| 10 | Emilio Del Bono (b. 1965) | 12 June 2013 | 14 June 2018 | PD | PD • SEL and leftist lists | 2013 |
| 10 | Emilio Del Bono (b. 1965) | 14 June 2018 | 31 March 2023 | PD | PD • SI and leftist lists | 2018 |
| – | Laura Castelletti (b. 1962) | 31 March 2023 | 20 May 2023 | Ind | PD • SI and leftist lists | 2018 |
| 11 | Laura Castelletti (b. 1962) | 20 May 2023 | Incumbent | Ind | PD • A • EV • SI and leftist lists | 2023 |

##### Notes

* ↑ Resigned in order to participate to the national general elections. The Deputy Mayor Luigi Gaffurini (PD) held the office till a new municipal election was held.
* ↑ Resigned after being elected regional councillor. The Deputy Mayor Laura Castelletti (Ind) held the office till a new municipal election was held.

#### By time in office

| Rank | Mayor | Political Party | Total time in office | Terms |
| 1 | Bruno Boni | DC | 26 years, 333 days | 6 |
| 2 | Paolo Corsini | PDS / DS | 10 years, 346 days | 3 |
| 3 | Cesare Trebeschi | DC | 10 years, 78 days | 2 |
| 4 | Emilio Del Bono | PD | 9 years, 292 days | 2 |
| 5 | Adriano Paroli | PdL | 5 years, 56 days | 1 |
| 6 | Pietro Padula | DC | 4 years, 304 days | 1 |
| 7 | Mino Martinazzoli | PPI | 4 years, 9 days | 1 |
| 8 | Guglielmo Ghislandi | PSI | 2 years, 47 days | 1 |
| 9 | Laura Castelletti | Ind | 1 year, 300 days | 1 |
| 10 | Gianni Boninsegna | DC | 1 year, 34 days | 1 |
| 11 | Gianni Panella | PSI | 244 days | 1 |

## Elections
### City Council elections, 1946–1991

Number of votes for each party:
| Election | DC | PCI | PSI | PLI | PRI | PSDI | MSI | LN | Others | Total |
| 31 March 1946 | 32,678 (43.6%) | 17,534 (23.4%) | 19,511 (26.1%) | 2,902 (3.9%) | 2,248 (3.0%) | - | - | | - | 74,873 |
| 27 May 1951 | 36,693 (43.7%) | 13,437 (16.0%) | 12,769 (15.2%) | 2,168 (2.6%) | 1,376 (1.6%) | 6,756 (8.1%) | 6,732 (8.0%) | | 3,700 (4.4%) | 83,901 |
| 27 May 1956 | 43,004 (46.2%) | 13,948 (15.0%) | 15,970 (17.2%) | 3,126 (3.4%) | - | 5,801 (6.2%) | 6,249 (6.7%) | | 4,887 (5.2%) | 92,985 |
| 6 November 1960 | 46,360 (44.5%) | 17,235 (16.6%) | 18,391 (17.8%) | 5,338 (5.1%) | 1,088 (0.4%) | 6,648 (6.5%) | 6,745 (6.6%) | | 2,294 (2.2%) | 104,099 |
| 22 November 1964 | 47,372 (41.1%) | 21,181 (18.4%) | 13,516 (11.7%) | 13,372 (11.6%) | 1,856 (0.7%) | 8,657 (7.5%) | 6,752 (5.7%) | | 3,668 (3.2%) | 115,260 |
| 7 June 1970 | 52,460 (39.6%) | 26,131 (19.7%) | 14,124 (10.6%) | 9,992 (7.5%) | 4,393 (3.3%) | 12,469 (9.4%) | 7,712 (5.8%) | | 5,305 (4.0%) | 132,588 |
| 15 June 1975 | 56,204 (38.5%) | 39,793 (27.3%) | 19,797 (13.6%) | 6,553 (4.5%) | 5,329 (3.6%) | 7,361 (5.0%) | 9,109 (6.2%) | | 887 (0.6%) | 145,932 |
| 8 June 1980 | 55,194 (39.1%) | 37,070 (26.2%) | 16,198 (11.5%) | 6,536 (4.6%) | 5,386 (3.8%) | 7,751 (5.5%) | 8,490 (6.0%) | | 4,648 (3.2%) | 141,273 |
| 12 May 1985 | 55,541 (38.0%) | 36,262 (24.8%) | 18,825 (12.9%) | 5,517 (3.8%) | 7,951 (5.4%) | 4,560 (3.1%) | 9,690 (6.6%) | | 7,833 (5.4%) | 146,179 |
| 6 May 1990 | 46,588 (32.5%) | 23,939 (16.7%) | 18,776 (13.1%) | 2,784 (1.9%) | 5,305 (3.7%) | 2,450 (1.7%) | 3,823 (2.7%) | 29,892 (20.4%) | 11,601 (8.1%) | 143,309 |
| 24 November 1991 | 34,410 (24.3%) | 13,377 (9.5%) | 14,609 (10.3%) | 4,733 (3.3%) | 7,842 (5.5%) | 2,274 (1.6%) | 5,287 (3.7%) | 34,482 (24.4%) | 24,302 (17.2%) | 141,316 |

#### Notes

* ↑ First snap election ever.
* ↑ As Democratic Party of the Left (PDS).
Number of seats in the City Coucl for each party:
| Election | DC | PCI | PSI | PLI | PRI | PSDI | MSI | LN | Others | Total |
| 31 March 1946 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | - | - | | - | 50 |
| 27 May 1951 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | 2 | 50 |
| 27 May 1956 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | | 1 | 50 |
| 6 November 1960 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | | 1 | 50 |
| 22 November 1964 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | - | 4 | 3 | | 1 | 50 |
| 7 June 1970 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | | 2 | 50 |
| 15 June 1975 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | - | 50 |
| 8 June 1980 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | - | 50 |
| 12 May 1985 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2 | 50 |
| 6 May 1990 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 11 | 3 | 50 |
| 24 November 1991 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 14 | 7 | 50 |

#### Notes

* ↑ First snap election ever.
* ↑ As Democratic Party of the Left (PDS).

### Mayoral and City Council election, 1994

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 20 November, the second on 4 December 1994.
Summary of the 1994 Brescia City Council election results :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| | | Democratic Party of the Left (Partito Democratico della Sinistra) | PDS | 22,606 | 20.39 | 11 |
| | | Italian People's Party (Partito Popolare Italiano) | PPI | 22,227 | 20.05 | 10 |
| | | Others | | 8,656 | 7.81 | 3 |
| Martinazzoli coalition (Centre-left) | Martinazzoli coalition (Centre-left) | Martinazzoli coalition (Centre-left) | Martinazzoli coalition (Centre-left) | 53,489 | 48.25 | 24 |
| | | Lega Nord | LN | 17,416 | 15.71 | 6 |
| | | Forza Italia | FI | 13,416 | 12.10 | 4 |
| Gnutti coalition (Centre-right) | Gnutti coalition (Centre-right) | Gnutti coalition (Centre-right) | Gnutti coalition (Centre-right) | 30,832 | 27.81 | 10 |
| | National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) | National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) | AN | 13,460 | 12.14 | 4 |
| | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | PRC | 8,647 | 7.80 | 2 |
| | Others | Others | | 4,430 | 3.99 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 110,858 | 100.00 | 40 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 141,623 | 86.10 | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 164,490 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Mino Martinazzoli | PPI | PDS-PPI | 55,905 | 41.14 | 65,899 | 56.47 |
| | Vito Gnutti | LN | Pole of Freedoms | 36,365 | 26.76 | 50,799 | 43.53 |
| | Viviana Beccalossi | AN | | 16,236 | 11.95 |
| | Angelo Rampinelli Rota | Ind | | 14,085 | 10.37 |
| | Fausto Manara | PRC | | 11,203 | 8.24 |
| | Others | | | 2,093 | 1.55 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 164,490 | 100.00 | 164,490 | 100.00 |
| Voted | Voted | Voted | Voted | 141,623 | 86.10 | 122,396 | 74.41 |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 5,736 | | 5,698 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 135,887 | | 116,698 | |

### Mayoral and City Council election, 1998

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 29 November, the second on 13 December 1998.
Summary of the 1998 Brescia City Council election results :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| | | Democrats of the Left (Democratici di Sinistra) | DS | 12,520 | 13.13 | 9 |
| | | Italian Democratic Socialists (Socialisti Democratici Italiani) | SDI | 10,338 | 10.84 | 7 |
| | | Italian People's Party (Partito Popolare Italiano) | PPI | 8,142 | 8.54 | 5 |
| | | Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) | FdV | 2,110 | 2.21 | 1 |
| | | Others | | 5,785 | 6.06 | 2 |
| Corsini coalition (Centre-left) | Corsini coalition (Centre-left) | Corsini coalition (Centre-left) | Corsini coalition (Centre-left) | 38,895 | 40.78 | 24 |
| | | Forza Italia | FI | 18,310 | 19.20 | 7 |
| | | National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) | AN | 11,869 | 12.45 | 3 |
| | | Others | | 1,559 | 1.63 | 0 |
| Dalla Bona coalition (Centre-right) | Dalla Bona coalition (Centre-right) | Dalla Bona coalition (Centre-right) | Dalla Bona coalition (Centre-right) | 31,738 | 33.28 | 10 |
| | Lega Nord & allies | Lega Nord & allies | LN | 18,495 | 19.39 | 5 |
| | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | PRC | 3,488 | 3.66 | 1 |
| | Others | Others | | 2,755 | 2.88 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 95,371 | 100.00 | 40 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 124,360 | 77.07 | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 161,358 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Paolo Corsini | DS | The Olive Tree | 49,606 | 41.77 | 50,422 | 53.13 |
| | Giovanni Dalla Bona | FI | Pole for Freedoms | 39,098 | 32.92 | 44,486 | 46.87 |
| | Cesare Galli | LN | | 23,453 | 19.75 |
| | Lamberto Lombardi | PRC | | 3,560 | 3.00 |
| | Others | | | 3,043 | 2.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 161,358 | 100.00 | 161,358 | 100.00 |
| Voted | Voted | Voted | Voted | 124,360 | 77.07 | 97,884 | 60.66 |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 5,600 | | 2,976 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 118,760 | | 94,908 | |

### Mayoral and City Council election, 2003

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 25–26 May, the second on 8–9 June 2003.
Summary of the 2003 Brescia City Council election results :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| | | Democrats of the Left (Democratici di Sinistra) | DS | 16,245 | 17.57 | 9 |
| | | The Daisy (La Margherita) | DL | 10,172 | 11.00 | 6 |
| | | Italian Democratic Socialists (Socialisti Democratici Italiani) | SDI | 5,094 | 5.51 | 3 |
| | | Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) | FdV | 1,758 | 1.90 | 1 |
| | | Others | | 12,433 | 13.45 | 5 |
| Corsini coalition (Centre-left) | Corsini coalition (Centre-left) | Corsini coalition (Centre-left) | Corsini coalition (Centre-left) | 45,702 | 49.44 | 24 |
| | | Forza Italia | FI | 11,999 | 12.98 | 5 |
| | | National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) | AN | 8,207 | 8.88 | 4 |
| | | Union of the Centre (Unione di Centro) | UDC | 3,570 | 3.86 | 1 |
| | | Others | | 6,156 | 6.65 | 1 |
| Beccalossi coalition (Centre-right) | Beccalossi coalition (Centre-right) | Beccalossi coalition (Centre-right) | Beccalossi coalition (Centre-right) | 29,932 | 32.37 | 11 |
| | Lega Nord & allies | Lega Nord & allies | LN | 11,175 | 12.75 | 4 |
| | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | PRC | 3,008 | 3.25 | 1 |
| | Others | Others | | 2,027 | 2.19 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 92,444 | 100.00 | 40 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 120,013 | 77.14 | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 155,570 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Paolo Corsini | DS | The Olive Tree | 54,866 | 47.14 | 59,368 | 53.73 |
| | Viviana Beccalossi | AN | House of Freedoms | 37,305 | 32.05 | 51,129 | 46.27 |
| | Cesare Galli | LN | | 18,990 | 16.32 |
| | Marco Lombardi | PRC | | 2,775 | 2.38 |
| | Others | | | 2,448 | 2.11 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 155,570 | 100.00 | 155,570 | 100.00 |
| Voted | Voted | Voted | Voted | 120,013 | 77.14 | 112,471 | 72.30 |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 3,629 | | 1,974 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 116,384 | | 110,497 | |

#### Notes

* ↑ Under the provisions of the new local administration law (Legislative Decree 18 August 2000, n. 267), which reintroduced the five years term for City Councils and directly-elected Mayors, the election would have been scheduled for December 2003. Nonetheless since 1999 local elections in Italy have always taken place between April and June. For this reason the 2003 election was anticipated on 25–26 May that year.

### Mayoral and City Council election, 2008

The election took place on 13–14 April 2008, the same dates of the national general election.
Summary of the 2008 Brescia City Council election results :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| | | The People of Freedom (Il Popolo della Libertà) | PdL | 28,985 | 28.32 | 14 |
| | | Lega Nord | LN | 16,222 | 15.85 | 8 |
| | | Union of the Centre (Unione di Centro) | UDC | 3,939 | 3.85 | 2 |
| | | Others | | 2,448 | 2.40 | 0 |
| Paroli coalition (Centre-right) | Paroli coalition (Centre-right) | Paroli coalition (Centre-right) | Paroli coalition (Centre-right) | 51,594 | 50.41 | 24 |
| | | Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) | PD | 28,594 | 27.94 | 12 |
| | | Rainbow Left (Sinistra Arcobaleno) | SA | 3,651 | 3.57 | 1 |
| | | Italy of Values (Italia dei Valori) | IdV | 2,824 | 2.76 | 1 |
| | | Others | | 2,576 | 2.52 | 0 |
| Del Bono coalition (Centre-left) | Del Bono coalition (Centre-left) | Del Bono coalition (Centre-left) | Del Bono coalition (Centre-left) | 37,645 | 36.78 | 14 |
| | Brescia for Passion (Brescia per Passione) | Brescia for Passion (Brescia per Passione) | BpP | 6,477 | 6.33 | 2 |
| | Others | Others | | 6,641 | 6.49 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 102,357 | 100.00 | 40 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 123,205 | 84.91 | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 145,103 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | First round | First round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % |
| | Adriano Paroli | PdL | PdL-LN-UDC | 61,011 | 51.39 |
| | Emilio Del Bono | PD | PD-SA-IdV | 42,460 | 35.77 |
| | Laura Castelletti | BpP | | 7,835 | 6.60 |
| | Others | | | 7,410 | 6.25 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 145,103 | 100.00 |
| Voted | Voted | Voted | Voted | 123,205 | 84.91 |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 4,489 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 118,716 | |

### Mayoral and City Council election, 2013

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 26–27 May, the second on 9–10 June 2013.
Summary of the 2013 Brescia City Council election results :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| | | Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) | PD | 21,254 | 27.38 | 13 |
| | | Brescia for Passion (Brescia per Passione) | BpP | 4,555 | 5.87 | 3 |
| | | Del Bono List (Lista Del Bono) | | 4,095 | 5.28 | 2 |
| | | At Work with Brescia (Al Lavoro con Brescia) | SEL | 3,564 | 4.59 | 2 |
| | | Others | | 1,504 | 1.94 | 0 |
| Del Bono coalition (Centre-left) | Del Bono coalition (Centre-left) | Del Bono coalition (Centre-left) | Del Bono coalition (Centre-left) | 34,972 | 45.06 | 20 |
| | | The People of Freedom (Il Popolo della Libertà) | PdL | 11,180 | 14.40 | 5 |
| | | X Civic Brescia (X Brescia Civica) | XBC | 7,463 | 9.62 | 3 |
| | | Lega Nord | LN | 6,724 | 8.66 | 2 |
| | | Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) | FdI | 2,132 | 2.75 | 0 |
| | | Union of the Centre (Unione di Centro) | UDC | 1,942 | 2.50 | 0 |
| | | Others | | 1,212 | 1.57 | 0 |
| Paroli coalition (Centre-right) | Paroli coalition (Centre-right) | Paroli coalition (Centre-right) | Paroli coalition (Centre-right) | 30,653 | 39.49 | 10 |
| | Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) | Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) | M5S | 5,238 | 6.75 | 1 |
| | Civic Platform (Piattaforma Civica) | Civic Platform (Piattaforma Civica) | PC | 4,904 | 6.32 | 1 |
| | Others | Others | | 1,847 | 2.39 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 77,614 | 100.00 | 32 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 92,950 | 65.55 | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 141,795 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Emilio Del Bono | PD | PD-SEL-FdV-PSI | 34,373 | 38.07 | 46,850 | 56.53 |
| | Adriano Paroli | PdL | PdL-LN-SC-UDC-FdI-PP | 34,323 | 38.01 | 36,027 | 43.47 |
| | Francesco Onofri | PC | | 6,711 | 7.43 |
| | Laura Gamba | M5S | | 6,588 | 7.30 |
| | Laura Castelletti | BpP | | 6,247 | 6.92 |
| | Others | | | 2,058 | 2.28 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 141,795 | 100.00 | 141,795 | 100.00 |
| Voted | Voted | Voted | Voted | 92,950 | 65.55 | 84,048 | 59.27 |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 2,650 | | 1,171 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 90,300 | | 82,877 | |

#### Notes

* ↑ Officially endorsed the centre-left candidate only on the second round.

### Mayoral and City Council election, 2018

The election took place on 10 June 2018.
Summary of the 2018 Brescia City Council election results :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| | | Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) | PD | 26,864 | 34.62 | 15 |
| | | Del Bono List (Lista Del Bono) | | 5,177 | 6.67 | 2 |
| | | Brescia for Passion (Brescia per Passione) | BpP | 4,320 | 5.57 | 2 |
| | | Left in Brescia (Sinistra a Brescia) | SI | 2,511 | 3.23 | 1 |
| | | Others | | 2,312 | 2.96 | 0 |
| Del Bono coalition (Centre-left) | Del Bono coalition (Centre-left) | Del Bono coalition (Centre-left) | Del Bono coalition (Centre-left) | 41,184 | 53.08 | 20 |
| | | Lega | L | 18,758 | 24.17 | 7 |
| | | Forza Italia | FI | 5,867 | 7.56 | 3 |
| | | Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) | FdI | 2,560 | 3.29 | 1 |
| | | Union of the Centre (Unione di Centro) | UDC | 750 | 0.96 | 0 |
| | | The People of the Family (Il Popolo della Famiglia) | PdF | 586 | 0.75 | 0 |
| | | Others | | 1,450 | 1.86 | 0 |
| Vilardi coalition (Centre-right) | Vilardi coalition (Centre-right) | Vilardi coalition (Centre-right) | Vilardi coalition (Centre-right) | 29,971 | 38.62 | 11 |
| | Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) | Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) | M5S | 4,340 | 5.59 | 1 |
| | Others | Others | | 2,092 | 2.67 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 77,587 | 100.00 | 32 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 83,276 | 57.40 | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 145,064 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | First round | First round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % |
| | Emilio Del Bono | PD | PD-SI-FdV-PSI | 44,237 | 53.86 |
| | Paola Vilardi | FI | FI-L-UDC-FdI-PdF | 31,294 | 38.10 |
| | Guido Ghidini | M5S | | 4,478 | 5.45 |
| | Others | | | 2,118 | 2.55 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 145,064 | 100.00 |
| Voted | Voted | Voted | Voted | 83,276 | 57.40 |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 1,137 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 82,127 | |

### Mayoral and City Council election, 2023

The election took place on 14–15 May 2023.
Summary of the 2023 Brescia City Council election results :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| | | Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) | PD | 21,060 | 26.64 | 11 |
| | | Castelletti List (Lista Castelletti) | | 6,223 | 7.87 | 3 |
| | | Action–Italia Viva–More Europe (Azione–Italia Viva–Più Europa) | A-IV +E | 5,564 | 7.04 | 3 |
| | | Brescia Capital (Brescia Capitale) | | 2,738 | 3.46 | 1 |
| | | Active Brescia (Brescia Attiva) | EV | 2,228 | 2.82 | 1 |
| | | At Work with Brescia (Al Lavoro con Brescia) | SI | 2,205 | 2.79 | 1 |
| | | Others | | 2,758 | 3.49 | 0 |
| Castelletti coalition (Centre-left) | Castelletti coalition (Centre-left) | Castelletti coalition (Centre-left) | Castelletti coalition (Centre-left) | 42,776 | 54.10 | 20 |
| | | Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) | FdI | 13,062 | 16.52 | 5 |
| | | Rolfi List (Lista Rolfi) | | 9,237 | 11.68 | 4 |
| | | Lega | L | 5,957 | 7.53 | 2 |
| | | Forza Italia | FI | 3,091 | 3.91 | 1 |
| | | Others | | 2,031 | 2.57 | 0 |
| Rolfi coalition (Centre-right) | Rolfi coalition (Centre-right) | Rolfi coalition (Centre-right) | Rolfi coalition (Centre-right) | 33,378 | 42.22 | 12 |
| | Others | Others | | 2,909 | 3.68 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 79,063 | 100.00 | 32 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 85,559 | 57.84 | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 147,916 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | First round | First round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % |
| | Laura Castelletti | Ind | PD-A-IV-+E-SI-EV-PSI-Pos-Volt | 46,198 | 54.84 |
| | Fabio Rolfi | L | FdI-L-FI-NM | 35,108 | 41.67 |
| | Alessandro Lucà | M5S | M5S-UP-PCI | 2,088 | 2.48 |
| | Others | | | 851 | 1.01 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 147,916 | 100.00 |
| Voted | Voted | Voted | Voted | 85,559 | 57.84 |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 1,314 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 84,245 | |

## Deputy Mayor

The office of the deputy mayor of Brescia was officially created in 1994 with the adoption of the new local administration law. The deputy mayor is nominated and eventually dismissed by the mayor. Here is a list of deputy mayors of Brescia:
| | Deputy | Term start | Term end | Party | Mayor |
| 1 | Paolo Corsini | 14 December 1994 | 29 March 1996 | PDS | Martinazzoli |
| 2 | Giovanni Comboni | 29 March 1996 | 14 December 1998 | PDS | Martinazzoli |
| 3 | Giuseppe Onofri | 21 December 1998 | 10 June 2003 | PPI | Corsini |
| 4 | Luigi Morgano | 30 June 2003 | 12 December 2007 | DL | Corsini |
| 5 | Luigi Gaffurini | 19 December 2007 | 17 April 2008 | DL | Corsini |
| 6 | Fabio Rolfi | 23 April 2008 | 27 March 2013 | LN | Paroli |
| 7 | Silvano Pedretti | 27 March 2013 | 12 June 2013 | Ind | Paroli |
| 8 | Laura Castelletti | 24 June 2013 | 14 June 2018 | Ind | Del Bono |
| 8 | Laura Castelletti | 26 June 2018 | 20 May 2023 | Ind | Del Bono |
| 9 | Federico Manzoni | 20 May 2023 | Incumbent | PD | Castelletti |

### Notes

* ↑ Resigned in order to participate in the national general election.
* ↑ Resigned.
* ↑ Resigned after being elected regional councillor.