1983 Valencia municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Valencia 1983 Valencia municipal election City of Valencia parliamentary no 1979 Valencia municipal election 1979 1987 Valencia municipal election 1987 All 33 seats in the City Council of Valencia 17 #Opinion polls 553,067 10px 0.2% 386,699 (69.9%)10px 7.6 pp 8 May 1983 170x170px Ricard Pérez Casado Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 5 October 1979 13 seats, 36.1% 18 10px 5 186,445 48.8% 10px 12.7 pp 170x170px Martín Luis Quirós AP–PDP–UV–UL 1983 Did not contest 13 10px 13 141,689 37.1% New party 170x170px Pedro Zamora PCE–PCPV 1979 6 seats, 16.0% 2 10px 4 28,863 7.6% 10px 8.4 pp Mayor Mayor after election Ricard Pérez Casado PSOE Ricard Pérez Casado PSOE A municipal election was held in Valencia on 8 May 1983 to elect the 2nd 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; 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. 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. 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 within from 55 to 70 days after the decree's publication in the Official State Gazette (BOE).LEL 1978 art. 3 & trans. prov. 2 (am. amended by LEL 1983 art. 2). Elections to the assemblies of local entities were officially called on 10 March 1983 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOE, setting election day for 8 May.Royal Decree 448/1983 1983 arts. 1–2 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 civil and political rights.LEL 1978 art. 6. 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. Each municipality was a multi-member constituency, with a number of seats based on the following scale:LEL 1978 arts. 5 & 10–11. 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.LEL 1978 art. 11. 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 also displayed below (or in place of) the voting estimates 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 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Valencian Country|PSOE 30px|link=Communist Party of the Valencian Country|PCPV URV 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–UL Lead 1983 municipal election 8 May 1983 69.9 – 48.875% Verdana 18 7.675% Verdana 2 1.275% Verdana 0 37.175% Verdana 13 11.7 Sofemasa/El PaísLos socialistas pueden alcanzar los dos tercios del Parlamento autónomo https://elpais.com/diario/1983/05/01/espana/420588012_850215.html es El País 1 May 1983Ficha técnica de los sondeos http://elpais.com/diario/1983/05/01/espana/420588007_850215.html es El País 1 May 1983 23–26 Apr 1983?? – 51.275% Verdana 21/22 11.075% Verdana 4/5 – 17.075% Verdana 7/8 34.2 1982 general electionhttp://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html?vuelta=1&codTipoEleccion=2&codPeriodo=198210&codEstado=99&codComunidad=17&codProvincia=46&codMunicipio=250&codDistrito=0&codSeccion=0&codMesa=0 Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. October 1982. Valencia Municipality es Ministry of the Interior 12 November 2017 28 Oct 1982 84.6 3.475% Verdana (0) 48.075% Verdana (19) 4.575% Verdana (0) 0.975% Verdana (0) 35.2"AP–PDP" Results for AP–PDP.75% Verdana (14) 12.8 1979 municipal election 3 Apr 1979 62.3 36.875% Verdana 13 36.175% Verdana 13 16.075% Verdana 6 5.175% Verdana 1 – 0.7 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Valencian Country|PSOE 30px|link=Communist Party of the Valencian Country|PCPV URV 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–UL 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS Lead 1983 municipal election 8 May 1983 – 33.7 5.2 0.9 25.6 1.3 31.3 8.1 Alef–Emopública/CISPreelectoral municipales y autonómicas 1983 (III). Valencia capital (Estudio nº 1351. Marzo 1983) https://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1340_1359/1351/es1351mar_3VALENCIA.pdf es CIS 25 March 1983 17–25 Mar 1983 514 0.2 45.1 3.1 – 9.5 0.9 32.6 5.3 35.6 1982 general election 28 Oct 1982 2.8 39.6 3.7 0.7 29.1"AP–PDP" 2.4 15.4 10.5 1979 municipal election 3 Apr 1979 22.6 22.2 9.8 3.1 – – 37.9 0.4 Results + ← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Valencia election results → center|320px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 186,445 48.83 +12.72 18 +5 People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UV–UL) 141,689 37.11 New 13 +13 Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV) 28,863 7.56 −8.40 2 −4 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 7,360 1.93 New 0 ±0 Valencian People's Union (UPV)1 5,685 1.49 +0.31 0 ±0 Valencian Regional Union (URV) 4,717 1.24 −3.87 0 −1 Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) 3,225 0.84 New 0 ±0 Valencian Independent Organization (OIV) 1,651 0.43 New 0 ±0 Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP) 523 0.14 New 0 ±0 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a −36.76 0 −13 Blank ballots 1,656 0.43 +0.11 Total 381,814 33 ±0 Valid votes 381,814 98.74 +0.18 Invalid votes 4,885 1.26 −0.18 Votes cast / turnout 386,699 69.92 +7.58 Abstentions 166,368 30.08 −7.58 Registered voters 553,067 Sourceshttp://www.valencia.es/ayuntamiento/webs/estadistica/Anuario/2007/Pdf/215.pdf Municipal Elections. Valencia es www.valencia.es City Council of Valencia 5 December 2017http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html?vuelta=1&codTipoEleccion=4&codPeriodo=198305&codEstado=99&codComunidad=17&codProvincia=46&codMunicipio=250&codDistrito=0&codSeccion=0&codMesa=0 Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Valencia Municipality es Ministry of the Interior 12 November 2017http://www.historiaelectoral.com/mvalencia.html Eleccions municipals a València (1979 - 2015) ca Historia Electoral.com 30 September 2017 left Footnotes: 1 Valencian People's Union results are compared to Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country totals in the 1979 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 48.83 AP–PDP–UV–UL People's Coalition (Spain) 37.11 PCE–PCPV Communist Party of the Valencian Country 7.56 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 1.93 UPV Valencian People's Union 1.49 URV Valencian Regional Union 1.24 Others #777777 1.41 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.43 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 54.55 AP–PDP–UV–UL People's Coalition (Spain) 39.39 PCE–PCPV Communist Party of the Valencian Country 6.06 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other 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 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 Ley Orgánica 6/1983, de 2 de marzo, por la que se modifican determinados artículos de la Ley 39/1978, de 17 de julio, de Elecciones Locales Organic Law 6/1983 2 March 1983 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1983-6573 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1983-6573 18 December 2025 LEL 1983 y Real Decreto 448/1983, de 9 de marzo, de convocatoria de Elecciones Locales Royal Decree 448/1983 9 March 1983 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1983-7296 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1983-7296 2 January 2026 Royal Decree 448/1983 1983 Municipal election Valencia Category:Elections in Valencia Valencia