1991 Valencia municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Valencia 1991 Valencia municipal election City of Valencia parliamentary no 1987 Valencia municipal election 1987 1995 Valencia municipal election 1995 All 33 seats in the City Council of Valencia 17 #Opinion polls 591,436 10px 7.2% 375,043 (63.4%)10px 8.1 pp 26 May 1991 170x170px Clementina Ródenas Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 13 January 1989 13 seats, 36.8% 13 10px 0 139,272 37.3% 10px 0.5 pp 170x170px Rita Barberá People's Party of the Valencian Community 1991 7 seats, 19.3%"AP+PDP" Results for AP (19.0%, 7 seats) and PDP–CV (0.3%, 0 seats) in the 1987 election. 9 10px 2 95,238 25.5% 10px 6.2 pp 170x170px Vicente González Lizondo Valencian Union 30 August 1982 7 seats, 19.9% 8 10px 1 80,500 21.6% 10px 1.7 pp 170x170px Manuel Moret EU 1991 2 seats (IU–UPV)"IU–UPV" Within the IU–UPV alliance in the 1987 election: IU (2 seats) and UPV (0 seats). 3 10px 1 29,855 8.0% n/a 170x170px Luis Gil-Orozco Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 1991 4 seats, 11.3% 0 10px 4 7,774 2.1% 10px 9.2 pp Mayor Mayor after election Clementina Ródenas PSOE Rita Barberá People's Party of the Valencian Community A municipal election was held in Valencia on 26 May 1991 to elect the 4th City Council of the municipality. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain. Overview Under the 1978 Constitution, the governance of municipalities in Spain—part of the country's local government system—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; LBRL 1985 art. 19. 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).LBRL 1985 art. 19; LOREG 1985 art. 196. In the case of Valencia, the top-tier administrative and governing body was the City Council of Valencia. Date The term of local assemblies in Spain expired four years after the date of their previous election, with amendments earlier in 1991 fixing election day for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The election decree was required to be issued between 54 and 60 days before the scheduled election date and published on the following day in the Official State Gazette (BOE).LOREG 1985 arts. 42 & 194. The previous local elections were held on 10 June 1987, setting the date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 26 May 1991. Local assemblies could not be dissolved before the expiration of their term, except in cases of mismanagement that seriously harmed the public interest and implied a breach of constitutional obligations, in which case the Council of Ministers could—optionally—decide to call a by-election.LBRL 1985 art. 61. Elections to the assemblies of local entities were officially called on 2 April 1991 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOE, setting election day for 26 May.Royal Decree 391/1991 1991 art. 1. Electoral system Voting for local assemblies was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered and residing in the municipality and with full political rights (provided that they had not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence, nor were legally incapacitated), as well as resident non-nationals whose country of origin allowed reciprocal voting by virtue of a treaty.Constitution 1978 art. 13; LBRL 1985 art. 19; LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3 & 176. Local 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 municipality.LOREG 1985 arts. 163 & 180. Each municipality was a multi-member constituency, with a number of seats based on the following scale:LOREG 1985 art. 179. Population Councillors <250 5 251–1,000 7 1,001–2,000 9 2,001–5,000 11 5,001–10,000 13 10,001–20,000 17 20,001–50,000 21 50,001–100,000 25 >100,001 +1 per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction+1 if total is an even number The law did not provide for by-elections to fill vacant seats; instead, any 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.LOREG 1985 arts. 46, 48 & 182. 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. In the case of Valencia, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.LOREG 1985 arts. 44 & 187. Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election: Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Government Ref. References Vote % Seats PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Clementina Ródenas Social democracy 36.8% 13 Villena Miguel Ángel 31 December 1988 El enfrentamiento con la Generalitat provoca la dimisión de Pérez Casado https://elpais.com/diario/1988/12/31/espana/599526011_850215.html es El País Valencia 28 November 2025García del Moral Juanjo 14 January 1989 La socialista Clementina Ródenas accede a la alcaldía de Valencia gracias a la abstención del CDS https://elpais.com/diario/1989/01/14/espana/600735618_850215.html es El País Valencia 28 November 2025 UV List on Valencian Union (UV) 50px Vicente González Lizondo BlaverismConservatism 19.9% 7 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Rita Barberá ConservatismChristian democracy 19.3%"AP+PDP" 7 Díez Anabel 16 January 1989 El Partido Liberal se disolverá para integrarse en el proyecto de Fraga https://elpais.com/diario/1989/01/16/espana/600908409_850215.html es El País Madrid 2 January 202621 January 1989 Fraga se empleó a fondo para lograr que el congreso de AP cambie el nombre del partido https://elpais.com/diario/1989/01/21/espana/601340403_850215.html es El País Madrid 2 January 202629 January 1989 La DC aprobó ayer formalmente su integración en el Partido Popular https://elpais.com/diario/1989/01/29/espana/602031611_850215.html es El País Madrid 2 January 2026 CDS List on Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 50px Luis Gil-Orozco CentrismLiberalism 11.3% 4 EU List on Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCPV) Socialist Action Party (PASOC) Republican Left (IR) 50px Manuel Moret SocialismCommunism 8.0%"IU–UPV" 2 UPV List on Valencian People's Union (UPV) 50px Vicent Àlvarez Rubio Valencian nationalismSocialism Opinion polls The tables below list opinion polling results in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll. Voting intention estimates The table below lists weighted voting intention estimates. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between polling organisations. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 17 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Valencia. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Valencian Country|PSOE 27px|link=Valencian Union|UV 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 25px|link=United Left of the Valencian Country|EU 35px|link=Valencian People's Union|UPV 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP LV 35px|link=People's Party of the Valencian Community|PP Lead 1991 municipal election 26 May 1991 73.4 37.375% Verdana 13 21.675% Verdana 8 "PP" Within PP. 2.175% Verdana 0 8.075% Verdana 3 1.675% Verdana 0 "PP" 2.475% Verdana 0 25.575% Verdana 9 11.8 Sigma Dos/El MundoLas elecciones de 26-5-91 http://www.cepc.gob.es/publicaciones/revistas/revistaselectronicas?IDR=15&IDN=1239&IDA=35412 es CEPC August 1991 17 May 1991?? 35.375% Verdana 13/14 20.275% Verdana 7/8 "PP" 3.475% Verdana 0 10.075% Verdana 3 – "PP" 4.175% Verdana 0 24.275% Verdana 9 11.1 Metra Seis/El Independiente 12 May 1991?? 35.475% Verdana 14 23.675% Verdana 9 "PP" 3.275% Verdana 0 8.275% Verdana 3 2.575% Verdana 0 "PP" 3.975% Verdana 0 19.675% Verdana 7 11.8 Opina/La VanguardiaUV y PP pueden gobernar Valencia si pactan http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1991/05/20/pagina-14/33473981/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 20 May 1991 10–11 May 1991 1,004? 33.875% Verdana 12/13 27.175% Verdana 9/11 "PP" 3.475% Verdana 0 8.875% Verdana 3 2.975% Verdana 0 "PP" – 19.475% Verdana 7/8 6.7 Demoscopia/El PaísEl ascenso del PP hace peligrar al PSOE en Madrid, Sevilla y Valencia https://elpais.com/diario/1991/05/19/portada/674604002_850215.html es El País 19 May 1991Ficha técnica https://elpais.com/diario/1991/05/19/espana/674604006_850215.html es El País 19 May 1991 4–7 May 1991?? 37.975% Verdana 14 16.075% Verdana 6 "PP" 2.875% Verdana 0 7.575% Verdana 3 – "PP" – 27.175% Verdana 10 10.8 1989 general election 29 Oct 1989 73.2 33.075% Verdana (12) 12.675% Verdana (4) "PP" 6.775% Verdana (2) 11.075% Verdana (4) 1.375% Verdana (0) "PP" 2.575% Verdana (0) 28.875% Verdana (11) 4.2 1989 EP election 15 Jun 1989 60.8 33.675% Verdana (14) 13.175% Verdana (5) "PP" 5.975% Verdana (2) 6.575% Verdana (2) 2.775% Verdana (0) "PP" 1.575% Verdana (0) 23.975% Verdana (10) 9.7 1987 municipal election 10 Jun 1987 71.5 36.875% Verdana 13 19.975% Verdana 7 19.075% Verdana 7 11.375% Verdana 4 8.075% Verdana 2 0.375% Verdana 0 – – 16.9 Results + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Valencia election results → center|320px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 139,272 37.30 +0.55 13 ±0 People's Party (PP)1 95,238 25.50 +6.22 9 +2 Valencian Union (UV) 80,500 21.56 +1.69 8 +1 United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)2 29,855 8.00 n/a 3 +1 The Greens (LV) 8,945 2.40 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 7,774 2.08 −9.26 0 −4 Valencian People's Union (UPV)2 5,982 1.60 n/a 0 ±0 Valencian Radical Socialist Party (PRSV) 878 0.24 New 0 ±0 National Front (FN) 628 0.17 New 0 ±0 Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE)3 482 0.13 −0.02 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 386 0.10 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 3,711 0.99 −0.14 Total 373,418 33 ±0 Valid votes 373,418 99.57 +0.90 Invalid votes 1,625 0.43 −0.90 Votes cast / turnout 375,043 63.41 −8.11 Abstentions 216,393 36.59 +8.11 Registered voters 591,436 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/mvalencia.html Eleccions municipals a València (des de 1979) ca Historia Electoral.com 4 November 2025http://www.valencia.es/ayuntamiento/webs/estadistica/Anuario/2007/Pdf/215.pdf Consultes electorals. 1. Eleccions municipals ca City Council of Valencia https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005841/http://www.valencia.es/ayuntamiento/webs/estadistica/Anuario/2007/Pdf/215.pdf 27 November 2025 6 December 2017 https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales es Ministry of the Interior 5 November 2025 5 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240805154842/https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ dead Official State Gazette 173 (Supplement) 20 July 1991 es Resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 391/1991, de 1 de abril, y celebradas el 26 de mayo de 1991, según los datos que figuran en las actas remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1991/07/20/pdfs/C00001-01052.pdf 0212-033X 1–1052 26 November 2025 left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists in the 1987 election. 2 Within the United Left–Valencian People's Union alliance in the 1987 election. 3 Left Platform results are compared to Republican Popular Unity totals in the 1987 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 37.30 PP People's Party of the Valencian Community 25.50 UV Valencian Union 21.56 EU United Left of the Valencian Country 8.00 LV Confederation of the Greens 2.40 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 2.08 UPV Valencian People's Union 1.60 Others #777777 0.64 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.99 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 39.39 PP People's Party of the Valencian Community 27.27 UV Valencian Union 24.24 EU United Left of the Valencian Country 9.09 Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 5 July 1991 Required majority → 17 out of 33 Rita Barberá (PP) • PP (9) • UV (8) 17 33 People's Party of the Valencian Community 125px 15 Clementina Ródenas (PSOE) • PSOE (13) 13 33 Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 125px 15 Manuel Moret (EU) • EU (3) 3 33 United Left of the Valencian Country 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots 0 33 gray 125px Absentees 0 33 black 125px Sources6 June 1991 https://elpais.com/diario/1991/06/06/espana/676159207_850215.html Unión Valenciana permitirá que Rita Barberá, del PP, sea alcaldesa de Valencia El País Valencia 29 November 2025Serra Maria Josep 5 July 1991 https://elpais.com/diario/1991/07/05/espana/678664805_850215.html La popular Rita Barberá será elegida hoy alcaldesa de Valencia El País Valencia 29 November 20256 July 1991 https://elpais.com/diario/1991/07/06/espana/678751220_850215.html El PSOE logra cinco de las 10 capitales pendientes El País Madrid 29 November 2025 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 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 Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local Law 7/1985 2 April 1985 version as of 27 March 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-5392 es https://boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-5392&tn=1&p=19910327 4 November 2025 LBRL 1985 y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 version as of 14 March 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=19910314 4 November 2025 LOREG 1985 y Real Decreto 391/1991, de 1 de abril, de convocatoria de elecciones locales Royal Decree 391/1991 1 April 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1991-7959 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1991-7959 27 November 2025 Royal Decree 391/1991 1991 Municipal election Valencia Category:Elections in Valencia Valencia