1979 Spanish local elections

none March 2018 the general election held in the same year 1979 Spanish general election 1979 Spanish local elections Spain 1977 parliamentary no 1976 Spanish local elections 1976 1983 Spanish local elections 1983 67,505 councillors in 7,870 municipal councilsAll 1,635 provincial/island seats in 50 provincesIncluding: 1,152 seats in 43 provincial deputations; 298 seats in 4 Basque and Navarrese foral deputations; 137 seats in 7 Canarian island cabildos; 48 seats in 3 Balearic island councils. 26,591,013 16,650,095 (62.6%) 3 April 1979"ByElections" By-elections were held on 26 June and 2 October 1979 in those constituencies where results were annulled by a final sentence following an electoral petition, or where elections were not held due to a lack of candidates.Royal Decree 814/1979 1979 arts. 1–2; Royal Decree 1834/1979 1979 arts. 1–3. 170x170px Adolfo Suárez Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain) 3 May 1977 29,288 c. Municipal councillors873 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 5,067,634 30.9% 170x170px Felipe González Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 13 October 1974 12,069 c. Municipal councillors362 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 4,621,672 28.2% 170x170px Santiago Carrillo Communist Party of Spain 3 July 1960 3,725 c. Municipal councillors71 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 2,142,049 13.0% 170x170px Manuel Fraga Democratic Coalition (Spain) 9 October 1976 2,383 c. Municipal councillors38 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 504,780 3.1% 170x170px Jordi Pujol Convergence and Union 19 September 1978 1,782 c. Municipal councillors45 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 509,128 3.1% 170x170px Carlos Garaikoetxea Basque Nationalist Party 1977 1,093 c. Municipal councillors99 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 361,160 2.2% SpainProvinceMapMunicipal1979.png 435px Provincial results map for municipal elections Local elections were held in Spain on 3 April 1979"ByElections" to elect all 67,505 councillors in the 7,870 Spanish municipalities,December 2014 https://www.interior.gob.es/documents/642317/1201381/Elecciones_municipales_en_Espa%C3%B1a_1979-2011_126141495.pdf/f1dec2dd-164e-46df-94d9-502dafc43a54 Elecciones Municipales en España 1979-2011 es Ministry of the Interior 9 April 2026 12 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170812212355/https://www.interior.gob.es/documents/642317/1201381/Elecciones_municipales_en_Espa%C3%B1a_1979-2011_126141495.pdf/f1dec2dd-164e-46df-94d9-502dafc43a54 bot: unknown all 1,450 provincial seats in 47 provinces (including 43 indirectly-elected provincial deputations and the four foral deputations in the Basque Country and Navarre) and 185 seats in ten island councils (seven Canarian and three Balearic ones). While the national ruling Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) emerged as the largest party overall, an alliance between the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) saw municipal control over the main urban areas switching to left-wing parties.5 April 1979 Pacto PSOE-PCE para lograr ayuntamientos con mayoría de la izquierda https://elpais.com/diario/1979/04/05/espana/292111208_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 Overview Local government Local government in Spain Under the 1978 Constitution, the governance of municipalities in Spain was centered on the figure of city councils (es ayuntamientos), local corporations with independent legal personality composed of a mayor, a government council and an elected legislative assembly.Constitution 1978 art. 140 (suppl. supplemented by LBERL 1975 bases 1 & 4). The mayor was indirectly elected by the local assembly, requiring an absolute majority; otherwise, the candidate from the most-voted party automatically became mayor (ties were resolved by drawing lots).LEL 1978 art. 28. The concejo abierto system (en open council no), under which voters directly elected the local mayor by plurality voting, was reserved for municipalities under 25 inhabitants and some minor local entities.LEL 1978 art. 5. Provincial deputations were the governing bodies of provinces in Spain, having an administration role of municipal activities and composed of a provincial president, an administrative body, and a plenary.Constitution 1978 art. 141 (suppl. supplemented by LBERL 1975 basis 14). For insular provinces, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands, deputations were replaced by island councils in each of the islands or group of islands. For Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma, this figure was referred to in Spanish as cabildo insular, whereas for Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza–Formentera, its name was consejo insular (ca consell insular).Constitution 1978 art. 141 (suppl. supplemented by LBERL 1975 basis 19). The three Basque provinces and Navarre had foral deputations instead (called General Assemblies—or Juntas Generales—in the Basque Country).Constitution 1978 repeal. prov. (suppl. supplemented by LBERL 1975 basis 19); Royal Decree-Law 18/1977 1977 arts. 1–2 & 5; Royal Decree-Law 1/1978 1978 final prov. 2; LEL 1978 art. 36. Date The term of local assemblies in Spain expired four years after the date of their previous election. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the day after the expiration date of the assemblies, with election day taking place 65 days after the decree's publication in the Official State Gazette (BOE).LEL 1978 art. 3 & trans. prov. 2. Elections to the assemblies of local entities were officially called on 27 January 1979 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOE, setting election day for 3 April.Royal Decree 117/1979 1979 arts. 1–2. Subsequent by-elections were called on 21 April (for 26 June) and 28 July (for 2 October). Electoral system Voting for local assemblies and island councils was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered and residing in the municipality or council and with full civil and political rights.LEL 1978 arts. 6, 37 & 39. Local and island councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency. Each municipality or council was a multi-member constituency, with a number of seats based on the following scale:LEL 1978 arts. 5, 10–11, 37 & 39; Royal Decree 119/1979 1979 arts. 2–4. Population Councillors Municipalities Canary Islands Balearic Islands <250 5 No island below 5,000inhabitants Fixed number:Ibiza–Formentera: 12Menorca: 12Mallorca: 24 251–1,000 7 1,001–2,000 9 2,001–5,000 11 5,001–10,000 13 11 10,001–20,000 17 13 20,001–50,000 21 17 50,001–100,000 25 21 >100,001 +1 per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction+1 if total is an even number Most provincial deputations were indirectly elected by applying the D'Hondt method and a three percent-threshold of valid votes to municipal results—excluding candidacies not electing any councillor—in each judicial district. Seats were allocated to provincial deputations based on the following scale (with each judicial district being assigned an initial minimum of one seat and a maximum of one-third of the total number of provincial seats, with the remaining ones distributed in proportion to population):LEL 1978 arts. 31–32. Population Seats <500,000 24 500,001–1,000,000 27 >1,000,001 30 Madrid and Barcelona 51 The foral deputation of Navarre and the General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa were directly elected by voters under their own, specific electoral regulations.Royal Decree 121/1979 1979 art. 2; Royal Decree 122/1979 1979 art. 3; Royal Decree 123/1979 1979 art. 2; Royal Decree 124/1979 1979 art. 3. The law provided for by-elections to fill vacant seats only when results in a constituency were annulled by a final sentence following an electoral petition, or in cases where elections were not held due to a lack of candidates; otherwise, vacancies arising after the proclamation of candidates and during the legislative term were filled by the next candidates on the party lists or, when required, by designated substitutes.LEL 1978 arts. 4, 11 & 35. Parties and candidates The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form an alliance were required to inform the relevant electoral commission within 10 days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list:LEL 1978 arts. 14–15. At least two percent of the electors in municipalities with a population below 5,000 inhabitants, provided that the number of signers was more than double that of councillors at stake. At least 100 signatures in municipalities with a population between 5,001 and 10,000. At least 200 signatures in municipalities with a population between 10,001 and 50,000. At least 500 signatures in municipalities with a population between 50,001 and 150,000. At least 1,000 signatures in municipalities with a population between 150,001 and 300,000. At least 2,000 signatures in municipalities with a population between 300,001 and 1,000,000. At least 5,000 signatures in municipalities with a population over 1,000,001. Results Municipal Overall + Summary of the 3 April 1979 Spanish municipal election results → Parties and alliances Popular vote Councillors Votes % ±pp Total +/− Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 5,067,634 30.87 n/a 29,288 n/a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 4,621,672 28.15 n/a 12,069 n/a Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 2,142,049 13.05 n/a 3,725 n/a Convergence and Union (CiU) 509,128 3.10 n/a 1,782 n/a Democratic Coalition (CD) 504,780 3.07 n/a 2,383 n/a Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 361,160 2.20 n/a 1,093 n/a Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA) 245,507 1.50 n/a 259 n/a Popular Unity (HB) 164,516 1.00 n/a 267 n/a Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) 148,083 0.90 n/a 229 n/a Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 114,539 0.70 n/a 107 n/a Republican Left of Catalonia–National Front of Catalonia (ERC–FNC) 103,547 0.63 n/a 210 n/a Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) 86,792 0.53 n/a 59 n/a Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG) 78,216 0.48 n/a 258 n/a Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG) 69,060 0.42 n/a 141 n/a National Union (UN) 61,889 0.38 n/a 122 n/a Basque Country Left (EE) 59,332 0.36 n/a 84 n/a Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) 58,661 0.36 n/a 276 n/a Canarian People's Union (UPC) 55,779 0.34 n/a 30 n/a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh) 26,585 0.16 n/a 45 n/a Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) 23,870 0.15 n/a 81 n/a Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 18,390 0.11 n/a 7 n/a Valencian Regional Union (URV) 18,015 0.11 n/a 2 n/a Cantonal Party (PCAN) 14,753 0.09 n/a 7 n/a Communists of Catalonia (ComC) 14,529 0.09 n/a 0 n/a Independent Councillors for La Rioja (CIR) 13,580 0.08 n/a 147 n/a Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 12,305 0.07 n/a 10 n/a Socialist Party of National Liberation (PSAN) 10,907 0.07 n/a 5 n/a Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country (PNPV) 10,773 0.07 n/a 12 n/a Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 9,908 0.06 n/a 4 n/a Candidates for Democracy (CPLD) 9,778 0.06 n/a 77 n/a Carlist Party (PC) 9,548 0.06 n/a 9 n/a Electoral Group of Ceuta for a Democratic City Council (AECAD) 8,855 0.05 n/a 12 n/a Free Electoral Group of Tenerife (AL) 8,815 0.05 n/a 4 n/a Socialist Party of Mallorca (PSM) 8,123 0.05 n/a 11 n/a Republican Left (IR) 7,661 0.05 n/a 5 n/a Leonese Peasants Electoral Group (AECL) 7,496 0.05 n/a 112 n/a Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) 7,400 0.05 n/a 1 n/a Neighbours' Assembly (AV) 6,994 0.04 n/a 2 n/a Navarrese Left Union (UNAI) 6,604 0.04 n/a 31 n/a Spanish Ruralist Party (PRE) 5,023 0.03 n/a 78 n/a Majorera Assembly (AM) 4,789 0.03 n/a 31 n/a Socialist Party of Menorca (PSM) 4,045 0.02 n/a 8 n/a Others (lists at <0.05% not securing any provincial or island seat) 1,674,567 10.20 n/a 14,422 n/a Blank ballots 20,038 0.12 n/a Total 16,415,695 100.00 67,505 n/a Valid votes 16,415,695 98.76 n/a Invalid votes 234,400 1.24 n/a Votes cast / turnout 16,650,095 62.62 n/a Abstentions 9,940,918 37.38 n/a Registered voters 26,591,013 SourcesData from the Historia Electoral.com website is used due to the disorganized nature of Ministry of the Interior's data for 1979. The former is based on the latter but consolidating the various entries pertaining to the same party, while replacing the results for Catalonia and the Basque Country with those found on the websites of the Government of Catalonia and the Basque Parliament, which are more complete.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/muni.html Elecciones Municipales (resultados globales 1979-2011) es Historia Electoral.com 10 April 2026https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales es Ministry of the Interior 10 April 2026 5 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240805154842/https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ dead Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px UCD Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain) 30.87 PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 28.15 PCE Communist Party of Spain 13.05 CiU Convergence and Union 3.10 CD Democratic Coalition (Spain) 3.07 EAJ/PNV Basque Nationalist Party 2.20 PSA–PA Andalusian Party 1.50 HB Herri Batasuna 1.00 PTE Party of Labour of Spain 0.90 ORT Workers' Revolutionary Organization (Spain) 0.70 ERC–FNC Republican Left of Catalonia 0.63 MC–OIC Communist Movement (Spain) 0.53 Others #777777 14.17 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.12 City control The following table lists party control in provincial capitals (highlighted in bold), as well as in municipalities above 75,000.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/muni4.html Elecciones Municipales (alcaldes de ciudades por partido) es Historia Electoral.com 10 April 2026 Municipality Population New control Albacete 105,408 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Alcalá de Henares 110,102 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Alcorcón 119,300 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Algeciras 92,273 Communist Party of Spain (PCE) Alicante 232,019 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Almería 133,844 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Ávila 37,302 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Avilés 89,285 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Badajoz 110,290 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Badalona 229,780 Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) Baracaldo 122,540 Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Barcelona 1,754,579 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Bilbao 450,661 Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Burgos 145,473 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Cáceres 63,181 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Cádiz 153,327 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Cartagena 162,630 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Castellón de la Plana 115,522 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Ciudad Real 48,075 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Córdoba 269,998 Communist Party of Spain (PCE) Cornellá 91,563 Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) Cuenca 38,601 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) El Ferrol del Caudillo 88,161 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Elche 160,071 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Gerona 83,929 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Getafe 124,601 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Gijón 253,294 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Granada 225,034 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Guadalajara 47,758 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Hospitalet 289,747 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Huelva 122,494 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Huesca 38,095 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Jaén 88,968 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Jerez de la Frontera 180,098 Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA) La Coruña 224,289 Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG) (UCD in 1981)Conde Muruais Perfecto 2 April 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/04/02/espana/355010423_850215.html La alcaldía de La Coruña pasa a manos centristas es El País Santiago de Compostela 13 April 2026 La Laguna 112,472 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 345,925 Canarian People's Union (UPC) (PSOE in 1980;Sarmiento Sebastián 27 August 1980 https://elpais.com/diario/1980/08/27/espana/336175213_850215.html El socialista Rodríguez Doreste fue elegido anoche nuevo alcalde de Las Palmas es El País Las Palmas 13 April 2026 UCD in 1982)Martín Carmelo 7 August 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/08/07/espana/397519212_850215.html Un centrista sustituye al alcalde socialista de Las Palmas es El País Las Palmas 13 April 2026 Leganés 151,235 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) León 120,761 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (UCD in 1979)4 October 1979 https://elpais.com/diario/1979/10/04/espana/307839615_850215.html Los socialistas pierden la alcaldía de León en favor de UCD es El País 13 April 2026 Lérida 106,190 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Logroño 103,097 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Lugo 71,574 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Madrid 3,355,720 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Málaga 454,882 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Mataró 96,942 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Móstoles 101,266 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Murcia 283,552 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Orense 88,029 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Oviedo 179,866 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Palencia 65,896 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Palma 283,113 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Pamplona 173,255 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Pontevedra 63,863 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Reus 82,407 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Sabadell 187,247 Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) Salamanca 141,474 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) San Sebastián 174,818 Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Santa Coloma de Gramanet 140,613 Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) Santa Cruz de Tenerife 183,583 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Santander 174,809 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Santiago de Compostela 81,536 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (PDL in 1982) Segovia 48,623 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Seville 622,532 Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA) Soria 28,845 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Tarragona 108,131 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Tarrasa 157,442 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Teruel 24,590 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Toledo 54,999 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Valencia 737,129 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Valladolid 308,523 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Vigo 254,051 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Vitoria 181,216 Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Zamora 54,819 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Zaragoza 555,424 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Provincial and island Summary + Summary of the 3 April 1979 Spanish provincial and island election results → Parties and alliances Seats PD Deputies in (indirectly-elected) provincial deputations IC Deputies in island councils FD Deputies in foral deputations Total +/− Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 717 104 52 873 n/a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 279 36 47 362 n/a Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) — — 99 99 n/a Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 62 6 3 71 n/a Popular Unity (HB) — — 47 47 n/a Convergence and Union (CiU) 45 — — 45 n/a Democratic Coalition (CD) 29 9 0 38 n/a Basque Country Left (EE) — — 14 14 n/a Navarrese People's Union (UPN) — — 13 13 n/a Majorera Assembly (AM) — 9 — 9 n/a Canarian People's Union (UPC) — 8 — 8 n/a Electoral Groups of Merindad (Amaiur) — — 7 7 n/a Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) — 6 — 6 n/a Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) 4 — — 4 n/a Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG) 3 — — 3 n/a Basque Nationalists (PNV–EE–ESEI) — — 3 3 n/a Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA) 2 — — 2 n/a Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG) 2 — — 2 n/a Neighbours' Assembly (AV) — 2 — 2 n/a Socialist Party of Mallorca (PSM) — 2 — 2 n/a Socialist Party of Menorca (PSM) — 2 — 2 n/a Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) 1 — 0 1 n/a Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) 1 — — 1 n/a Spanish Ruralist Party (PRE) 1 — — 1 n/a Assembly Independent Party (PIT) — 1 — 1 n/a Carlist Party (PC) — — 1 1 n/a Navarrese Left Union (UNAI) — — 1 1 n/a Navarrese Foral Independents (IFN) — — 1 1 n/a Independents (INDEP) 6 0 10 16 n/a Total 1,152 185 298 1,635 n/a SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/diputacions83.html Elecciones a Diputaciones Provinciales (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 9 April 2026Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/diputacions.html Elecciones a Diputaciones Provinciales (1979) es Historia Electoral.com 9 April 2026 Indirectly-elected The following table lists party control in the indirectly-elected provincial deputations. Province Population New control Albacete 340,964 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Alicante 1,117,741 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Almería 410,976 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Ávila 110,569 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Badajoz 663,532 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Barcelona 4,649,814 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) (PSC–PSOE in 1980)Domingo Oriol 3 May 1980 https://hemeroteca-paginas.lavanguardia.com/LVE08/HEM/1980/05/03/LVG19800503-021.pdf El socialista Francesc Martí, presidente de la Diputación con los votos del PSUC es La Vanguardia 13 April 2026 Burgos 362,238 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Cáceres 441,306 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Cádiz 999,129 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Castellón 421,891 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Ciudad Real 495,903 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Córdoba 741,695 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Cuenca 224,572 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Gerona 454,477 Convergence and Union (CiU) Granada 767,145 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Guadalajara 142,812 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Huelva 421,813 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Huesca 213,151 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Jaén 671,563 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) La Coruña 1,109,857 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) León 542,444 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Lérida 351,406 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Logroño 248,037 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Lugo 416,972 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Málaga 989,971 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Madrid 4,578,974 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Murcia 939,239 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Orense 445,232 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Oviedo 1,162,712 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Palencia 189,078 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Pontevedra 888,307 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Salamanca 358,502 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Santander 539,829 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Segovia 152,397 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Seville 1,452,450 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Soria 104,258 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Tarragona 512,864 Convergence and Union (CiU) Teruel 157,778 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Toledo 478,740 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Valencia 2,028,193 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Valladolid 473,773 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Zamora 232,733 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Zaragoza 820,862 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Island councils 1979 Canarian island council elections The following table lists party control in the island councils.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/acanarias.html Elecciones a Cabildos insulares (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 13 April 2026Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/abalears.html Eleccions als Consells Insulars (des de 1979) ca Historia Electoral.com 13 April 2026 Island Population New control El Hierro? Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) Fuerteventura? Majorera Assembly (AM) Gran Canaria? Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Ibiza–Formentera? People's Alliance (AP) La Gomera? Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (AGI in 1983) La Palma? Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (AP in 1983) Lanzarote? Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Mallorca? Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Menorca? Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Tenerife? Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (ATI in 1983) Foral deputations 1979 Navarrese foral election 1979 Basque foral elections The following table lists party control in the foral deputations.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/juntas.html Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 13 April 2026 Province Population New control Álava 248,605 Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Biscay 1,208,988 Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Guipúzcoa 707,968 Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Navarre 505,260 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Notes References Bibliography 30em y Ley 41/1975, de 19 de noviembre, de Bases del Estatuto de Régimen Local Law 41/1975 19 November 1975 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1975-23920 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1975-23920 18 December 2025 LBERL 1975 y Real Decreto-ley 18/1977, de 4 de marzo, para la restauración de las Juntas Generales de Guipúzcoa y Vizcaya Royal Decree 18/1977 4 March 1977 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1977-6963 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1977-6963 10 April 2026 Royal Decree-Law 18/1977 1977 y Real Decreto-ley 1/1978, de 4 de enero, por el que se aprueba el régimen preautonómico para el País Vasco Royal Decree 1/1978 4 January 1978 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1978-304 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1978-304 10 April 2026 Royal Decree-Law 1/1978 1978 y Ley 39/1978, de 17 de julio, de elecciones locales Law 39/1978 17 July 1978 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1978-18636 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1978-18636 17 December 2025 LEL 1978 y Constitución Española Constitution 27 December 1978 version as of 29 December 1978 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1978-31229 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1978-31229&tn=1&p=19781229 27 December 2016 Constitution 1978 y Real Decreto 117/1979, de 26 de enero, de convocatoria de Elecciones Locales Royal Decree 117/1979 26 January 1979 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1979-2570 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1979-2570 2 January 2026 Royal Decree 117/1979 1979 y Real Decreto 119/1979, de 27 de enero, por el que se regulan las elecciones de los Consejos Insulares del Archipiélago Balear Royal Decree 119/1979 26 January 1979 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1979-2572 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1979-2572 12 April 2026 Royal Decree 119/1979 1979 y Real Decreto 121/1979, de 26 de enero, sobre elecciones locales y ordenación de las Instituciones Forales de Navarra Royal Decree 121/1979 26 January 1979 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1979-2574 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1979-2574 10 April 2026 Royal Decree 121/1979 1979 y Real Decreto 122/1979, de 26 de enero, por el que se regulan la organización y funcionamiento de las Juntas Generales de Álava Royal Decree 122/1979 26 January 1979 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1979-2575 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1979-2575 10 April 2026 Royal Decree 122/1979 1979 y Real Decreto 123/1979, de 26 de enero, por el que se regulan la organización y funcionamiento de las Juntas Generales de Guipúzcoa Royal Decree 123/1979 26 January 1979 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1979-2576 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1979-2576 10 April 2026 Royal Decree 123/1979 1979 y Real Decreto 124/1979, de 26 de enero, por el que se regulan la organización y funcionamiento de las Juntas Generales de Vizcaya Royal Decree 124/1979 26 January 1979 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1979-2577 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1979-2577 10 April 2026 Royal Decree 124/1979 1979 y Real Decreto 814/1979, de 20 de abril, por el que se convocan Elecciones Municipales parciales Royal Decree 814/1979 20 April 1979 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1979-10578 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1979-10578 2 January 2026 Royal Decree 814/1979 1979 y Real Decreto 1834/1979, de 20 de julio, por el que se convocan segundas elecciones municipales parciales Royal Decree 1834/1979 20 July 1979 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1979-18575 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1979-18575 2 January 2026 Royal Decree 1834/1979 1979 Category:Municipal elections in Spain Category:Provincial elections in Spain