1991 Spanish local elections in the Canary Islands

none This article presents the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Canary Islands on 26 May 1991. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/municanarias.html Elecciones Municipales en Canarias (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 25 December 2025https://elecciones.eldiario.es/municipales/mayo-1991/canarias Elecciones Municipales. 26 de mayo de 1991. Canarias es eldiario.es 25 December 2025 City control The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (highlighted in bold). Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour. Municipality Population Previous control New control Arona 25,018 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 373,846 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) (PSOE in 1993) San Cristóbal de La Laguna 118,548 Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (ATI in 1993) Santa Cruz de Tenerife 222,892 Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) Telde 78,978 United Canarian Left (ICU) Nationalist Canarian Assembly (ACN) Municipalities Arona Population: 25,018 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Arona election results → center|290px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 3,661 41.75 −26.02 9 −4 Independent Electoral Movement (MEI)1 2,392 27.28 +16.12 6 +4 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,422 16.22 +3.49 3 +1 People's Party (PP)2 774 8.83 +4.45 2 +2 Canarian Initiative (ICAN)3 481 5.49 +2.05 1 +1 Blank ballots 38 0.43 −0.10 Total 8,768 21 +4 Valid votes 8,768 99.15 +0.07 Invalid votes 75 0.85 −0.07 Votes cast / turnout 8,843 52.35 −14.47 Abstentions 8,049 47.65 +14.47 Registered voters 16,892 Sourceshttps://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales es Ministry of the Interior 23 December 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 23 December 2025 left Footnotes: 1 Independent Electoral Movement results are compared to Tenerife Group of Independents totals in the 1987 election. 2 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. 3 Canarian Initiative results are compared to United Canarian Left totals in the 1987 election. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Population: 373,846 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 42,179 28.84 +2.86 10 +1 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 33,571 22.96 −1.71 7 −2 People's Party (PP)1 31,815 21.76 +1.95 7 +1 Canarian Initiative (ICAN)2 24,437 16.71 −1.47 5 ±0 Independents of Gran Canaria (IGC) 3,808 2.60 New 0 ±0 Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) 3,555 2.43 New 0 ±0 The Greens (LV) 1,535 1.05 New 0 ±0 Canarian Coalition for Independence (CI (FREPIC–Awañac)) 876 0.60 New 0 ±0 Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE)3 845 0.58 +0.41 0 ±0 The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List (LVLE–H)4 761 0.52 +0.22 0 ±0 Insular Group of Gran Canaria (AIGRANC) 527 0.36 −1.50 0 ±0 Assembly (Tagoror) 472 0.32 +0.13 0 ±0 Party of The People (LG) 282 0.19 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 1,579 1.08 +0.28 Total 146,242 29 ±0 Valid votes 146,242 99.16 +1.08 Invalid votes 1,233 0.84 −1.08 Votes cast / turnout 147,475 53.57 −6.46 Abstentions 127,823 46.43 +6.46 Registered voters 275,298 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Canarian Centrists in the 1987 election. 2 Canarian Initiative results are compared to the combined totals of United Canarian Left and Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left in the 1987 election. 3 Left Platform results are compared to Republican Popular Unity totals in the 1987 election. 4 The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List results are compared to Humanist Platform totals in the 1987 election. San Cristóbal de La Laguna Population: 118,548 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of San Cristóbal de La Laguna election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) 19,752 41.97 +5.33 12 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 13,474 28.63 −0.86 8 −1 Independent Municipal Platform (PMI) 4,662 9.91 New 3 +3 Canarian Initiative (ICAN)1 4,429 9.41 −3.66 2 ±0 People's Party (PP)2 3,487 7.41 −0.39 2 ±0 Canarian Coalition for Independence (CI (FREPIC–Awañac)) 408 0.87 +0.14 0 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 364 0.77 ±0.00 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) n/a n/a −8.71 0 −2 Blank ballots 491 1.04 +0.31 Total 47,067 27 ±0 Valid votes 47,067 98.84 +0.83 Invalid votes 553 1.16 −0.83 Votes cast / turnout 47,620 55.56 −8.30 Abstentions 38,085 44.44 +8.30 Registered voters 85,705 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Initiative results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left and United Canarian Left in the 1987 election. 2 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. Santa Cruz de Tenerife Population: 222,892 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Santa Cruz de Tenerife election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) 39,053 54.65 −10.20 16 −5 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 14,297 20.01 +4.70 6 +1 People's Party (PP)1 7,576 10.60 +5.19 3 +2 Canarian Initiative (ICAN)2 5,241 7.33 +0.92 2 +2 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,859 2.60 −1.53 0 ±0 Canarian Coalition for Independence (CI (FREPIC–Awañac)) 917 1.28 +0.79 0 ±0 Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) 776 1.09 New 0 ±0 Party of The People (LG) 416 0.58 New 0 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 393 0.55 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 936 1.31 +0.65 Total 71,464 27 ±0 Valid votes 71,464 99.19 +0.46 Invalid votes 582 0.81 −0.46 Votes cast / turnout 72,046 44.96 −15.23 Abstentions 88,208 55.04 +15.23 Registered voters 160,254 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. 2 Canarian Initiative results are compared to the combined totals of United Canarian Left and Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left in the 1987 election. Telde Population: 78,978 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Telde election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Nationalist Canarian Assembly (ACN)1 11,650 33.06 −2.09 9 −1 United Canarian Left (ICU) 8,827 25.05 +7.58 6 +1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 5,186 14.72 +4.06 4 +1 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 4,668 13.25 +0.45 3 ±0 People's Party (PP)2 4,240 12.03 −5.89 3 −1 Insular Group of Gran Canaria (AIGRANC) 246 0.70 −0.51 0 ±0 The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List (LVLE–H)3 208 0.59 +0.35 0 ±0 Blank ballots 209 0.59 +0.09 Total 35,234 25 ±0 Valid votes 35,234 98.90 +0.59 Invalid votes 392 1.10 −0.59 Votes cast / turnout 35,626 65.72 −4.34 Abstentions 18,586 34.28 +4.34 Registered voters 54,212 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Nationalist Canarian Assembly results are compared to Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left totals in the 1987 election. 2 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Canarian Centrists in the 1987 election. 3 The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List results are compared to Humanist Platform totals in the 1987 election. 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