In Catalonia, the councilors of each of the comarcal councils are elected indirectly every four years from the results of the
municipal elections of each of the municipalities that make up the comarca. They are elected under a mixed system of
party-list proportional representation using the
D'Hondt method, where both the number of votes obtained for each candidacy and the number of city councilors are taken into account. Formally created in 1987, there are currently 41 comarcal councils in
Catalonia. They establish the lowest system of government after the city council itself, with its organization comprising a
collegial body, the plenary session, and a unipersonal body, the President. The plenary session is composed of councilors from each of the city councils of the municipalities that make up the comarca. The plenary session chooses the President. They also have a manager fully integrated into the administration, akin to a
city manager, who is fully dedicated to executing the tasks of the regional government and administration. The
Barcelonès comarcal council was formally abolished in 2019, rendering it the only comarca without one. Currently, due to its recent inception, it is only scheduled for the
Lluçanès comarca to form its first comarcal council after the
2027 local elections.
Membership of the councils Council membership of a comarca is allocated according to its population using the following table: ====Comarcal Council of
Alt Penedès==== ====Comarcal Council of
Alt Urgell==== ====Comarcal Council of
Alta Ribagorça==== ====Comarcal Council of
Anoia==== ====Comarcal Council of
Bages==== ====Comarcal Council of
Baix Camp==== ====Comarcal Council of
Baix Ebre==== ====Comarcal Council of
Baix Empordà==== ====Comarcal Council of
Baix Llobregat==== ====Comarcal Council of
Baix Penedès==== ====Comarcal Council of
Barcelonès==== ====Comarcal Council of
Berguedà==== ====Comarcal Council of
Cerdanya==== ====Comarcal Council of
Conca de Barberà==== ====Comarcal Council of
Garraf==== ====Comarcal Council of
Garrigues==== ====Comarcal Council of
Garrotxa==== ====Comarcal Council of
Gironès==== ====Comarcal Council of
Lluçanès==== TBD ====Comarcal Council of
Maresme==== ====Comarcal Council of
Moianès==== ====Comarcal Council of
Montsià==== ====Comarcal Council of
Noguera==== ====Comarcal Council of
Osona==== ====Comarcal Council of
Pallars Jussà==== ====Comarcal Council of
Pallars Sobirà==== ====Comarcal Council of
Pla d'Urgell==== ====Comarcal Council of
Pla de l'Estany==== ====Comarcal Council of
Priorat==== ====Comarcal Council of
Ribera d'Ebre==== ====Comarcal Council of
Ripollès==== ====Comarcal Council of
Segarra==== ====Comarcal Council of
Segrià==== ====Comarcal Council of
Selva==== ====Comarcal Council of
Solsonès==== ====Comarcal Council of
Tarragonès==== ====Comarcal Council of
Terra Alta==== ====Comarcal Council of
Urgell==== ====Comarcal Council of
Vallès Occidental==== ====Comarcal Council of
Vallès Oriental==== ==In Castile and León==