2003 Barcelona municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Barcelona 2003 Barcelona municipal election Barcelona 1996 parliamentary no 1999 Barcelona municipal election 1999 2007 Barcelona municipal election 2007 All 41 seats in the City Council of Barcelona 21 #Opinion polls 1,281,534 10px 5.3% 759,197 (59.2%)10px 7.7 pp 25 May 2003 170x170px Joan Clos PSC–PM 26 September 1997 20 seats, 45.2% 15 10px 5 254,223 33.6% 10px 11.6 pp 170x170px Xavier Trias Convergence and Union 17 May 2002 10 seats, 21.7% 9 10px 1 162,010 21.4% 10px 0.3 pp 170x170px Alberto Fernández Díaz People's Party of Catalonia 17 July 2002 6 seats, 14.9% 7 10px 1 121,991 16.1% 10px 1.2 pp 170x170px Jordi Portabella ERC–AM 16 May 1998 3 seats, 6.5% 5 10px 2 96,868 12.8% 10px 6.3 pp 170x170px Imma Mayol ICV–EA–EPM 1998 2 seats, 7.6%"ICV+EUiA" Results for IC–V–EPM (6.3%, 2 seats) and EUiA (1.3%, 0 seats) in the 1999 election. 5 10px 3 91,286 12.1% 10px 4.4 pp Mayor Mayor after election Joan Clos Socialists' Party of Catalonia Joan Clos Socialists' Party of Catalonia A municipal election was held in Barcelona on 25 May 2003 to elect the 7th City Council of the municipality. All 41 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 Barcelona, the top-tier administrative and governing body was the City Council of Barcelona.LBRL 1985 add. prov. 6 (suppl. supplemented by Decree 1166 of 23 May 1960 art. 2). Date The term of local assemblies in Spain expired four years after the date of their previous election, with election day being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 54 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 13 June 1999, setting the date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 25 May 2003. 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 1 April 2003 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOE, setting election day for 25 May.Royal Decree 374/2003 2003 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-national European citizens, and those 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 Barcelona, as its population was over 1,000,001, at least 8,000 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 PSC–PM List on Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 50px Joan Clos Social democracy 45.2% 20 Cia Blanca 22 April 2002 Las municipales también calientan motores https://elpais.com/diario/2002/04/22/catalunya/1019437644_850215.html es El País Barcelona 8 November 2025 CiU List on Convergence and Union (CiU)– Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC)– Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC) 50px Xavier Trias Catalan nationalismCentrism 21.7% 10 Cia Blanca 6 April 2001 La sustitución de Molins causa otra crisis entre Unió y Convergència https://elpais.com/diario/2001/04/06/catalunya/986519253_850215.html es El País Barcelona 27 November 2025N. R. 28 March 2002 Xabier Trías, candidato de CiU al ayuntamiento de Barcelona https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/espana/2002/03/28/xabier-trias-candidato-ciu-ayuntamiento-barcelona/0003_1026137.htm es La Voz de Galicia Barcelona 8 November 202525 April 2002 CDC refrenda con el 96% de los votos a Trias como 'alcaldable' https://elpais.com/diario/2002/04/25/catalunya/1019696844_850215.html es El País Barcelona 8 November 202518 May 2002 Xavier Trias asegura que Barcelona será su 'parada final' https://elpais.com/diario/2002/05/18/catalunya/1021684051_850215.html es El País Barcelona 8 November 2025 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Alberto Fernández Díaz ConservatismChristian democracy 14.9% 6 Rusiñol Pere 3 May 2002 La marcha de Fisas al COE abre la carrera por el control del PP en Barcelona https://elpais.com/diario/2002/05/03/catalunya/1020388047_850215.html es El País Barcelona 28 November 2025Casqueiro Javier 17 July 2002 El PP recupera como alcaldable de Barcelona a Alberto Fernández y renueva a 23 candidatos https://elpais.com/diario/2002/07/17/espana/1026856825_850215.html es El País Madrid 8 November 202518 July 2002 El PP designa a sus candidatos a las municipales en Cataluña https://elpais.com/diario/2002/07/18/catalunya/1026954444_850215.html es El País Barcelona 8 November 2025 ERC–AM List on Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 50px Jordi Portabella Catalan independenceLeft-wing nationalismSocial democracy 6.5% 3 9 June 2002 Portabella, cabeza de lista de Esquerra a la alcaldía de Barcelona https://elpais.com/diario/2002/06/09/catalunya/1023584854_850215.html es El País Barcelona 3 December 202516 June 2002 Portabella, elegido candidato de ERC a la alcaldía de Barcelona https://elpais.com/diario/2002/06/16/catalunya/1024189648_850215.html es El País Barcelona 8 November 2025 ICV–EA–EPM List on Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) United and Alternative Left (EUiA)– Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)– Living Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC viu)– Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)– Workers' Revolutionary Party–Revolutionary Left (PRT–IR) 50px Imma Mayol RegionalismEco-socialismGreen politics 7.6%"ICV+EUiA" 2 9 June 2002 Mayol, candidata a la alcaldía de Barcelona y Comas a la de Tarragona por ICV https://elpais.com/diario/2002/06/09/catalunya/1023584856_850215.html es El País Barcelona 8 November 202515 June 2002 ICV y EUiA serán coalición electoral para ser la tercera fuerza política https://www.abc.es/espana/catalunya/abci-y-euia-seran-coalicion-electoral-para-tercera-fuerza-politica-200206150300-106857_noticia.html es ABC Barcelona 8 November 2025 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; 21 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Barcelona. Color key: #EAFFEA Exit poll 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 25px|link=Socialists' Party of Catalonia|PSC 28px|link=Convergence and Union|CiU 33px|link=People's Party of Catalonia|PP 27px|link=Republican Left of Catalonia|ERC 35px|link=Initiative for Catalonia Greens|ICV 32px|link=United and Alternative Left|EUiA Lead 2003 municipal election 25 May 2003 59.2 33.675% Verdana 15 21.475% Verdana 9 16.175% Verdana 7 12.875% Verdana 5 12.175% Verdana 5 "ICV" Within ICV. 12.2 Sigma Dos/Antena 3El sondeo de Sigma Dos determina una lucha codo a codo entre populares y socialistas en Madrid http://sevilla.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-25-05-2003/sevilla/Ultima/el-sondeo-de-sigma-dos-determina-una-lucha-codo-a-codo-entre-populares-y-socialistas-en-madrid_158365.html es ABC 25 May 2003 19 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190525154445/https://sevilla.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-25-05-2003/sevilla/Ultima/el-sondeo-de-sigma-dos-determina-una-lucha-codo-a-codo-entre-populares-y-socialistas-en-madrid_158365.html 25 May 2019 dead El PP retiene la mayoría en Madrid, Valencia, Málaga y Valladolid, pero pierde Zaragoza https://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-25-05-2003/abc/Nacional/el-pp-retiene-la-mayoria-en-madrid-valencia-malaga-y-valladolid-pero-pierde-zaragoza_183422.html es ABC 25 May 2003 25 May 2003???75% Verdana 17/18?75% Verdana 9?75% Verdana 5/6?75% Verdana 4/5?75% Verdana 4/5 "ICV"? Ipsos–Eco/RTVESondeo a pie de urna de Ipsos Eco Consulting para TVE http://sevilla.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-25-05-2003/sevilla/Ultima/sondeo-a-pie-de-urna-de-ipsos-eco-consulting-para-tve_158366.html es ABC 25 May 2003 11 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171207192640/http://sevilla.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-25-05-2003/sevilla/Ultima/sondeo-a-pie-de-urna-de-ipsos-eco-consulting-para-tve_158366.html 7 December 2017 dead 25 May 2003???75% Verdana 15/16?75% Verdana 8/9?75% Verdana 5/6 – – "ICV"? Opina/El PaísLos socialistas mantienen su hegemonía en Barcelona https://elpais.com/diario/2003/05/19/espana/1053295208_850215.html es El País 19 May 2003 19 May 2003?? 40.575% Verdana 18 25.075% Verdana 11 12.575% Verdana 5 9.075% Verdana 4 7.575% Verdana 3 "ICV" 15.5 Vox Pública/El PeriódicoBarcelona http://www.elperiodico.com/elecciones/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=25&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=44146&idseccio_PK=470&h=030423 es El Periódico de Catalunya 18 May 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20030804190256/http://www.elperiodico.com/elecciones/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=25&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=44146&idseccio_PK=470&h=030423 2003-08-04La izquierda tendrá más poder en Barcelona https://www.elperiodicomediterraneo.com/espana/2003/05/18/izquierda-tendra-barcelona-43072217.html es El Periódico Mediterráneo 18 May 2003La izquierda aumentará su mayoría en Barcelona https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/lo-ultimo/2003/05/18/izquierda-aumentara-mayoria-barcelona-48318500.html es El Periódico de Aragón 18 May 2003 12–13 May 2003 803? 42.5–43.575% Verdana 18/19 19.5–20.575% Verdana 8/9 12.5–13.575% Verdana 5/6 10.0–11.075% Verdana 4/5 10.5–11.575% Verdana 4/5 "ICV" 23.0 Noxa/La VanguardiaClos pierde fuelle y a Trias le cuesta subir https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2003/05/01/pagina-10/34008701/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 1 May 2003 1 May 2003?? 42.275% Verdana 18/19 22.175% Verdana 9/10 12.375% Verdana 5 11.275% Verdana 5 8.075% Verdana 3 "ICV" 20.1 CISPreelectoral elecciones municipales, 2003. Ciudad de Barcelona (Estudio nº 2499. Marzo-Abril 2003) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es2499marpdf es CIS 17 May 2003La guerra pasa factura electoral al PP http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2003/05/18/pagina-22/34011230/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 18 May 2003 22 Mar–28 Apr 2003 715? 43.875% Verdana 19 18.575% Verdana 8 11.575% Verdana 5 12.075% Verdana 5 9.475% Verdana 4 "ICV" 25.3 Noxa/La VanguardiaClos se mantiene pero Trias va al alza https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2003/01/20/pagina-11/34010271/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 20 January 2003 20 Jan 2003?? 45.075% Verdana 19/20 26.175% Verdana 11/12 10.675% Verdana 4 10.475% Verdana 4 5.875% Verdana 2 "ICV" 18.9 2000 general election 12 Mar 2000 65.6 37.675% Verdana (17) 34.675% Verdana (16) 12.875% Verdana (5) 8.275% Verdana (3) 3.275% Verdana (0) 1.375% Verdana (0) 3.0 1999 regional election 17 Oct 1999 62.3 45.275% Verdana 20 21.775% Verdana 10 14.975% Verdana 6 6.575% Verdana 3 6.375% Verdana 2 1.375% Verdana 0 23.5 1999 municipal election 13 Jun 1999 51.5 45.275% Verdana 20 21.775% Verdana 10 14.975% Verdana 6 6.575% Verdana 3 6.375% Verdana 2 1.375% Verdana 0 23.5 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 25px|link=Socialists' Party of Catalonia|PSC 28px|link=Convergence and Union|CiU 33px|link=People's Party of Catalonia|PP 27px|link=Republican Left of Catalonia|ERC 35px|link=Initiative for Catalonia Greens|ICV 32px|link=United and Alternative Left|EUiA Lead 2003 municipal election 25 May 2003 19.8 12.6 9.5 7.6 7.1 "ICV" 40.8 7.2 Vox Pública/El Periódico 12–13 May 2003 803 34.9 13.7 7.0 7.8 7.6 "ICV" 22.2 3.7 21.2 CIS 22 Mar–28 Apr 2003 715 28.8 12.3 4.9 8.7 5.7 "ICV" 27.4 8.3 16.5 City CouncilBaròmetre municipal de Barcelona https://dades.ajuntament.barcelona.cat/enquesta-barometre-municipal/ ca City Council of Barcelona 8 November 2025 Sep 2002 800 23.5 12.6 6.0 6.4 2.9 "ICV" 34.0 11.5 10.9 City Council Jun 2002 800 23.1 12.1 5.9 5.3 4.5 – 33.3 10.9 11.0 City Council Mar 2002 800 26.3 12.0 7.1 3.9 4.6 – 30.1 13.4 14.3 City Council Dec 2001 800 25.8 13.0 8.3 6.0 3.6 – 26.6 12.0 12.8 City Council Sep 2001 800 28.9 10.4 6.1 4.8 3.4 – 28.0 13.6 18.5 City Council Jun 2001 800 26.3 11.9 7.0 4.9 2.5 – 32.6 10.3 14.4 City Council Mar 2001 800 30.9 9.5 6.0 3.0 2.9 – 33.1 10.9 21.4 City Council Nov 2000 800 29.6 11.5 4.5 3.8 2.4 – 32.4 12.4 18.1 City Council Sep 2000 800 29.5 9.6 5.0 3.5 2.5 – 37.5 9.9 19.9 City Council Jun 2000 800 30.6 11.8 7.4 4.0 3.1 – 28.9 11.6 18.8 2000 general election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 12 Mar 2000 20.4 17.7 17.2 3.7 2.8 1.4 34.4 2.7 City Council Mar 2000 800 28.0 13.5 4.6 3.5 1.9 – 33.7 11.6 14.5 1999 regional election"CERA" 17 Oct 1999 23.4 21.5 7.9 5.1 2.0 0.8 37.7 1.9 1999 municipal election 13 Jun 1999 23.2 11.1 7.6 3.3 3.3 0.7 48.5 12.1 Victory preferences The table below lists opinion polling on the victory preferences for each party in the event of a municipal election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 25px|link=Socialists' Party of Catalonia|PSC 28px|link=Convergence and Union|CiU 33px|link=People's Party of Catalonia|PP 27px|link=Republican Left of Catalonia|ERC 35px|link=Initiative for Catalonia Greens|ICV Other/None Lead CIS 22 Mar–28 Apr 2003 715 38.9 17.8 5.2 9.1 6.3 2.9 19.9 16.5 Victory likelihood The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood of victory for each party in the event of a municipal election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 25px|link=Socialists' Party of Catalonia|PSC 28px|link=Convergence and Union|CiU 33px|link=People's Party of Catalonia|PP 27px|link=Republican Left of Catalonia|ERC 35px|link=Initiative for Catalonia Greens|ICV Other/None Lead Noxa/La Vanguardia 1 May 2003? 58.0 15.0 – – – 27.0 43.0 CIS 22 Mar–28 Apr 2003 715 70.5 9.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 18.4 61.0 Noxa/La Vanguardia 20 Jan 2003? 51.0 26.0 – – – 23.0 25.0 Preferred Mayor The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become mayor of Barcelona. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead ClosPSC TriasCiU F. DíazPP PortabellaERC MayolICV–EUiA Vox Pública/El Periódico 12–13 May 2003 803 39.5 13.3 4.1 6.2 6.7 10.1 20.0 26.2 Predicted Mayor The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood for each leader to become mayor. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead ClosPSC TriasCiU F. DíazPP PortabellaERC MayolICV–EUiA Vox Pública/El Periódico 12–13 May 2003 803 70.4 3.2 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.3 24.9 67.2 Results + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Barcelona election results → center|320px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Catalonia–Municipal Progress (PSC–PM) 254,223 33.60 −11.59 15 −5 Convergence and Union (CiU) 162,010 21.41 −0.28 9 −1 People's Party (PP) 121,991 16.12 +1.25 7 +1 Republican Left of Catalonia–Municipal Agreement (ERC–AM) 96,868 12.80 +6.28 5 +2 Initiative–Alternative Left–Agreement for Municipal Progress (ICV–EA–EPM)1 91,286 12.07 +4.44 5 +3 The Greens–Eco-pacifists of Catalonia (EV–Eco) 5,449 0.72 New 0 ±0 The Greens and More (ViM) 3,955 0.52 New 0 ±0 The Greens–Green Alternative (EV–AV) 3,209 0.42 New 0 ±0 Another Democracy is Possible (ODeP) 1,143 0.15 New 0 ±0 Unsubmissive Seats (Ei) 731 0.10 New 0 ±0 The Phalanx (FE) 604 0.08 −0.01 0 ±0 Catalan State (EC) 582 0.08 ±0.00 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 539 0.07 −0.04 0 ±0 Humanist Party of Catalonia (PHC) 503 0.07 ±0.00 0 ±0 Platform for Catalonia (PxC) 333 0.04 New 0 ±0 Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI)) 264 0.03 New 0 ±0 European Nation State (N) 198 0.03 ±0.00 0 ±0 Blank ballots 12,679 1.68 −0.21 Total 756,567 41 ±0 Valid votes 756,567 99.65 +0.09 Invalid votes 2,630 0.35 −0.09 Votes cast / turnout 759,197 59.24 +7.71 Abstentions 522,337 40.76 −7.71 Registered voters 1,281,534 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/mbarcelona.html Eleccions municipals a Barcelona (des de 1979) ca Historia Electoral.com 4 November 2025https://resultats.dadeselectorals.gencat.cat/#/dades?tipusProces=M&proces=M20031&nivell=MU&territori=08019#dades Resultats electorals. Eleccions Municipals 2003. Barcelona (Municipi) ca Government of Catalonia 6 November 2025https://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 158 (Supplement) 3 July 2003 es Acuerdo de 20 de junio de 2003, de la Junta Electoral Central, por el que se procede a la publicación del resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 374/2003, de 31 de marzo, y celebradas el 25 de mayo, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2003/07/03/pdfs/C00001-00700.pdf 0212-033X 1–700 6 November 2025 left Footnotes: 1 Initiative–Alternative Left–Agreement for Municipal Progress results are compared to the combined totals of Initiative for Catalonia–Greens–Agreement for Municipal Progress and United and Alternative Left in the 1999 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSC–PM Socialists' Party of Catalonia 33.60 CiU Convergence and Union 21.41 PP People's Party of Catalonia 16.12 ERC–AM Republican Left of Catalonia 12.80 ICV–EA–EPM ICV–EUiA 12.07 Others #777777 2.31 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.68 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSC–PM Socialists' Party of Catalonia 36.59 CiU Convergence and Union 21.95 PP People's Party of Catalonia 17.07 ERC–AM Republican Left of Catalonia 12.20 ICV–EA–EPM ICV–EUiA 12.20 Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 14 June 2003 Required majority → 21 out of 41 Joan Clos (PSC) • PSC (15) • ERC (5) • ICV–EUiA (5) 25 41 Socialists' Party of Catalonia 125px 15 Xavier Trias (CiU) • CiU (9) 9 41 Convergence and Union 125px 15 Alberto Fernández Díaz (PP) • PP (7) 7 41 People's Party of Catalonia 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots 0 41 gray 125px Absentees 0 41 black 125px SourcesEuropa Press 14 June 2003 https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20030614/51262776377/joan-clos-proclamado-por-tercera-vez-alcalde-de-barcelona.html Joan Clos, proclamado por tercera vez alcalde de Barcelona La Vanguardia Barcelona 9 November 2025 2006 investiture Investiture Ballot → 8 September 2006 Required majority → 21 out of 41 Jordi Hereu (PSC) • PSC (15) • ERC (5) • ICV–EUiA (5) 25 41 Socialists' Party of Catalonia 125px 15 Xavier Trias (CiU) • CiU (9) 9 41 Convergence and Union 125px 15 Alberto Fernández Díaz (PP) • PP (7) 7 41 People's Party of Catalonia 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots 0 41 gray 125px Absentees 0 41 black 125px SourcesEFE 8 September 2006 https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2006/09/08/espana/1157717572.html Jordi Hereu, elegido nuevo alcalde de Barcelona El Mundo Barcelona 9 November 2025 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Decreto 1166/1960, de 23 de mayo, por el que se establece un régimen especial para el Municipio de Barcelona, conforme a lo autorizado por el artículo 94 de la vigente Ley de Régimen Local Decree 1166/1960 23 May 1960 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1960-9155 es https://boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE/1960/151/A08685-08694.pdf 18 December 2025 Decree 1166 of 23 May 1960 y Constitución Española Constitution 27 December 1978 version as of 28 August 1992 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1978-31229 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1978-31229&tn=1&p=19920828 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 11 March 2003 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-5392 es https://boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-5392&tn=1&p=20030311 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 11 March 2003 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=20030311 4 November 2025 LOREG 1985 y Real Decreto 374/2003, de 31 de marzo, por el que se convocan elecciones locales y a las Asambleas de Ceuta y Melilla Royal Decree 374/2003 31 March 2003 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2003-6489 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2003-6489 10 November 2025 Royal Decree 374/2003 2003 Municipal election Barcelona Category:Elections in Barcelona Barcelona