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.

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 17 June 2023 the Mayor is Jaume Collboni. 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 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:

Results of the elections since 1901

City councelors in the City Council of Barcelona since 1901 Election DistributionMayor Government 1901 1 12 3 8 17 9 Directly appointed by the King1903 29 4 171905 31 19May 1909 25 11 14Dec 1909 29 13 81911 24 11 151913 21 5 2 18 1 1 21915 20 1 3 20 4 21917 23 22 3 21920 16 1 26 1 1 2 31922 14 1 28 3 4 Directly appointed by the Civil Governor of Barcelona1931 12 1 25 12Jaume Aiguader (ERC) Aiguader1934 3 17 2 4 4 10Carles Pi i Sunyer (ERC) Pi i Sunyer I Directly appointed by the Governor General of Catalonia 3 17 2 4 4 10 Carles Pi i Sunyer (ERC) Pi i Sunyer IIHilari Salvadó i Castell (ERC) Salvadó Directly appointed by the Civil Governor of Barcelona1979 9 16 8 8Narcís Serra (PSC) SerraPasqual Maragall (PSC) Maragall I1983 3 21 13 6 Maragall II1987 2 21 17 3 Maragall III1991 3 20 16 4 Maragall IV1995 3 2 16 13 7 Maragall V Joan Clos (PSC) Clos I1999 2 3 20 10 6 Clos II2003 5 5 15 9 7 Clos III Jordi Hereu (PSC) Hereu I2007 4 4 14 12 7 Hereu II2011 5 2 11 14 9Xavier Trias (CDC) Trias2015 3 11 5 4 10 5 3Ada Colau (BComú) Colau I2019 10 10 8 5 6 2 Colau II2023 9 5 10 11 4 2Jaume Collboni (PSC) Collboni

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

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