1991 Seville municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Seville 1991 Seville municipal election Seville parliamentary no 1987 Seville municipal election 1987 1995 Seville municipal election 1995 All 31 seats in the City Council of Seville 16 #Opinion polls 512,308 10px 7.0% 280,996 (54.8%)10px 6.5 pp 26 May 1991 170x170px Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo PSOE–A 1 March 1991 13 seats, 38.7% 12 10px 1 108,028 38.6% 10px 0.1 pp 170x170px Alejandro Rojas-Marcos Andalusian Party 29 August 1986 7 seats, 20.9% 9 10px 2 77,168 27.6% 10px 6.7 pp 170x170px Soledad Becerril People's Party of Andalusia 24 March 1987 8 seats, 25.5%"AP+PDP" Results for AP (24.6%, 8 seats) and PDP (0.9%, 0 seats) in the 1987 election. 8 10px 0 71,287 24.4% 10px 1.1 pp 170x170px Rosa Bendala IU–CA 1991 3 seats, 9.2% 2 10px 1 19,216 6.9% 10px 2.3 pp Mayor Mayor after election Manuel del Valle Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia Alejandro Rojas-Marcos Andalusian Party A municipal election was held in Seville on 26 May 1991 to elect the 4th City Council of the municipality. All 31 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 Seville, the top-tier administrative and governing body was the City Council of Seville. 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 Seville, 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–A List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) 50px Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo Social democracy 38.7% 13 7 February 1991 Del Valle renuncia a la reelección para la alcaldía de Sevilla https://elpais.com/diario/1991/02/07/espana/665881205_850215.html es El País Seville 30 November 2025Lucio Lourdes 2 March 1991 Yáñez, candidato https://elpais.com/diario/1991/03/02/espana/667868414_850215.html es El País Seville 30 November 2025 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Soledad Becerril ConservatismChristian democracy 25.5%"AP+PDP" 8 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 2026González Ibáñez Juan 26 February 1990 Soledad Becerril, elegida presidenta del Partido Popular de Sevilla https://elpais.com/diario/1990/02/26/espana/635986801_850215.html es El País Seville 30 November 2025 PA List on Andalusian Party (PA) 50px Alejandro Rojas-Marcos Andalusian nationalismSocial democracy 20.9% 7 IU–CA List on Communist Party of Andalusia (PCA) Socialist Action Party (PASOC) Republican Left (IR) Collectives for the Unity of Workers (CUT) 50px Rosa Bendala SocialismCommunism 9.2% 3 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; 16 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Seville. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia|PSOE–A 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 25px|link=Andalusian Party|PA 25px|link=United Left–Assembly for Andalusia|IU–CA 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP LV 35px|link=People's Party of Andalusia|PP ARM Lead 1991 municipal election 26 May 1991 54.8 38.675% Verdana 12 "PP" Within PP. 27.675% Verdana 9 6.975% Verdana 2 0.375% Verdana 0 "PP" 1.075% Verdana 0 24.475% Verdana 8 – 11.0 DYM/Cambio 16Las elecciones de 26-5-91 http://www.cepc.gob.es/publicaciones/revistas/revistaselectronicas?IDR=15&IDN=1239&IDA=35412 es CEPC August 1991 20 May 1991?? 40.475% Verdana 13/14 "PP" 22.475% Verdana 7/8 7.875% Verdana 2 1.175% Verdana 0 "PP" – 24.475% Verdana 8 – 16.0 Gruppo/ABCPSOE y PP suben en la intención de voto de los sevillanos http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1991/05/19/049.html es ABC 19 May 1991 13–15 May 1991 1,000? 36.775% Verdana 12/13 "PP" 25.375% Verdana 8 8.975% Verdana 2/3 – "PP" – 24.475% Verdana 8 – 11.4 Opina/La VanguardiaEl alza del PA amenaza al PSOE en Sevilla http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1991/05/20/pagina-12/33473979/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 20 May 1991 13–14 May 1991 1,003? 38.575% Verdana 12/13 "PP" 24.575% Verdana 8/9 9.075% Verdana 3 1.075% Verdana 0 "PP" – 24.075% Verdana 8/9 – 14.0 Metra Seis/El Independiente 12 May 1991?? 39.075% Verdana 13 "PP" 23.375% Verdana 7/8 9.175% Verdana 3 1.075% Verdana 0 "PP" – 23.075% Verdana 7/8 – 15.7 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?? 36.475% Verdana 12/13 "PP" 22.475% Verdana 7/8 8.875% Verdana 3 2.075% Verdana 0 "PP" 4.075% Verdana 0 25.275% Verdana 8/9 – 11.2 Gruppo/ABCEl PSOE retrocede en su feudo sevillano http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1991/05/12/036.html es ABC 12 May 1991El PSOE podría sufrir un auténtico descalabro en Sevilla http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1991/05/12/051.html es ABC 12 May 1991 26 Apr–2 May 1991 1,000? 34.475% Verdana 11/12 "PP" 26.775% Verdana 8/9 9.375% Verdana 3 – "PP" – 24.175% Verdana 8 – 7.7 PPEl PSOE pierde uno de cada cuatro votos, según una encuesta realizada por el Partido Popular http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1991/04/06/045.html es ABC 6 April 1991 18–22 Mar 1991 1,111??75% Verdana 10/11 "PP"?75% Verdana 8/9?75% Verdana 2 – "PP" –?75% Verdana 10 –? 1990 regional election 23 Jun 1990 50.5 40.275% Verdana (13) "PP" 17.875% Verdana (6) 11.075% Verdana (3) 0.375% Verdana (0) "PP" 0.875% Verdana (0) 26.775% Verdana (9) 0.375% Verdana (0) 13.5 1989 general election 29 Oct 1989 67.0 43.575% Verdana (15) "PP" 11.975% Verdana (4) 11.275% Verdana (2) 2.175% Verdana (0) "PP" 0.975% Verdana (0) 26.575% Verdana (9) 1.375% Verdana (0) 17.0 1989 EP election 15 Jun 1989 49.8 40.575% Verdana (14) "PP" 14.475% Verdana (5) 8.075% Verdana (2) 2.075% Verdana (0) "PP" 1.275% Verdana (0) 22.575% Verdana (8) 5.775% Verdana (2) 18.0 Metra Seis/PAFuerte descenso del PSOE en Andalucía, según una encuesta presentada ayer por el PA http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1989/01/31/027.html es ABC 31 January 1989 1–22 Dec 1988?? 26.0 19.0 32.0 14.0 4.0 – – – – 6.0 1987 municipal election 10 Jun 1987 61.3 38.775% Verdana 13 24.675% Verdana 8 20.975% Verdana 7 9.275% Verdana 3 2.475% Verdana 0 0.975% Verdana 0 0.675% Verdana 0 – – 14.1 Results + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Seville election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) 108,028 38.57 −0.18 12 −1 Andalusian Party (PA) 77,168 27.55 +6.70 9 +2 People's Party (PP)1 68,206 24.35 −1.13 8 ±0 United Left–Assembly for Andalusia (IU–CA) 19,216 6.86 −2.30 2 −1 The Greens of Andalusia (LVA) 2,714 0.97 +0.37 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 877 0.31 −2.09 0 ±0 The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List (LVLE–H)2 857 0.31 +0.25 0 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 547 0.20 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 280 0.10 New 0 ±0 Andalusian Popular Unity (UPAN) 216 0.08 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 2,217 0.79 −0.04 Total 280,089 31 ±0 Valid votes 280,089 99.68 +0.87 Invalid votes 907 0.32 −0.87 Votes cast / turnout 280,996 54.85 −6.44 Abstentions 231,312 45.15 +6.44 Registered voters 512,308 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/msevilla.html Elecciones municipales en Sevilla (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 4 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 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 in the 1987 election. 2 The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List results are compared to Humanist Platform totals in the 1987 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE–A Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia 38.57 PA Andalusian Party 27.55 PP People's Party of Andalusia 24.35 IU–CA United Left–Assembly for Andalusia 6.86 Others #777777 1.96 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.79 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE–A Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia 38.71 PA Andalusian Party 29.03 PP People's Party of Andalusia 25.81 IU–CA United Left–Assembly for Andalusia 6.45 Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 15 June 1991 Required majority → 16 out of 31 Alejandro Rojas-Marcos (PA) • PA (9) • PP (8) 17 31 Andalusian Party 125px 15 Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo (PSOE–A) • PSOE–A (12) 12 31 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia 125px 15 Rosa Bendala (IU–CA) • IU–CA (2) 2 31 United Left–Assembly for Andalusia 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots 0 31 gray 125px Absentees 0 31 black 125px SourcesLucio Lourdes 3 June 1991 https://elpais.com/diario/1991/06/03/espana/675900001_850215.html Rojas Marcos responderá hoy a la oferta de pacto de Soledad Becerril es El País Seville 30 November 202510 June 1991 https://elpais.com/diario/1991/06/10/espana/676504806_850215.html Rojas Marcos, "rotundamente" dispuesto a gobernar Sevilla con el PP es El País Seville 30 November 2025Lucio Lourdes Ordaz Pablo 16 June 1991 https://elpais.com/diario/1991/06/16/espana/677023218_850215.html Rojas Marcos, elegido alcalde de Sevilla con los votos del PP en un pleno plagado de incidentes es El País Seville 30 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 Seville Category:Elections in Seville Seville