page_title: City Council of Barcelona
section_title: Municipal Council
hierarchical_section_title: City Council of Barcelona / Municipal Council
caption_attribution_description: Español: Plenari del Consell Municipal 29/03/2019.
context_page_description: The City Council of Barcelona is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Barcelona, Spain. In terms of political structure, it consists of the invested Mayor of Barcelona, currently Ada Colau, the Government Commission, and an elected 41-member deliberative Plenary with scrutiny powers.
context_section_description: 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).
  A list of local elections (electing the councillors of the Plenary) since the restoration of the democratic system is presented as follows:
  Barcelona City Council election, 1979 (43 councillors)
  Barcelona City Council election, 1983 (43 councillors)
  Barcelona City Council election, 1987 (43 councillors)
  Barcelona City Council election, 1991 (43 councillors)
  Barcelona City Council election, 1995 (41 councillors)
  Barcelona City Council election, 1999 (41 councillors)
  Barcelona City Council election, 2003 (41 councillors)
  Barcelona City Council election, 2007 (41 councillors)
  Barcelona City Council election, 2011 (41 councillors)
  Barcelona City Council election, 2015 (41 councillors)
  Barcelona City Council election, 2019 (41 councillors)
caption: Plenary meeting of the Municipal Council
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