2015 Canarian island council elections

Elections in the Spanish region of the Canary Islands results in the concurrent local elections 2015 Spanish local elections in the Canary Islands Island council elections were held in the Canary Islands on 24 May 2015 to elect the 10th Island Councils (the es cabildos insulares) of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 155 seats in the seven island councils were up for election. They were held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities (including the Canary Islands) and local elections all across Spain. Opinion polls Opinion polling for the 2015 Spanish local elections (Canary Islands)#Island Cabildos Overall + ← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Canarian island council election results → Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) 168,482 18.44 −7.09 41 −12 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC)1 165,774 18.14 −7.14 35 −12 Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 2,708 0.30 +0.04 6 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 166,758 18.25 −2.31 36 −7 People's Party (PP) 163,896 17.94 −12.50 26 −21 New Canaries (NCa) 119,728 13.10 +6.22 13 +8 We Can (Podemos) 117,390 12.85 New 17 +17 United (Unidos) 50,353 5.51 +2.79 7 +1 United for Gran Canaria (UxGC)2 44,369 4.86 +3.26 4 +4 Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) 3,075 0.34 −0.26 1 −2 Majorero Progressive Party (PPMAJO) 2,909 0.32 −0.20 2 −1 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 42,696 4.67 New 2 +2 Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)3 18,803 2.06 −3.12 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 7,973 0.87 −0.13 0 ±0 Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) 5,972 0.65 New 10 +10 Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) 5,893 0.64 −0.13 0 ±0 Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD) 5,079 0.56 New 0 ±0 Canarian Green Party (PVerde) 4,768 0.52 New 0 ±0 Socialists for Tenerife–Greens (SxTF–Verdes) 4,007 0.44 New 0 ±0 Nationalist Canarian Centre (CCN) 3,996 0.44 New 0 ±0 We Are Lanzarote (SomosLan)4 3,157 0.35 +0.11 2 +1 More for Telde (+xT) 3,074 0.34 New 0 ±0 Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura (AMF) 1,669 0.18 −0.09 0 −2 Yes We Can (SSP) 1,093 0.12 New 1 +1 Vox (Vox) 1,015 0.11 New 0 ±0 San Borondón (SB) 956 0.10 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC) 948 0.10 −0.16 0 ±0 Libertarian Party (P–LIB) 710 0.08 New 0 ±0 New Fuerteventura (NF) 564 0.06 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 14,763 1.62 −0.93 Total 913,743 155 −2 Valid votes 913,743 97.99 +0.61 Invalid votes 18,734 2.01 −0.61 Votes cast / turnout 932,477 60.99 −2.23 Abstentions 596,366 39.01 +2.23 Registered voters 1,528,843 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/acanarias.html Elecciones a Cabildos insulares (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 13 April 2026https://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 16 October 2015 Acuerdo de 1 de julio de 2015, de la Junta Electoral Central, por el que se procede a la publicación del resumen de los resultados de las elecciones a los Cabildos Insulares del Archipiélago Canario, convocadas por Real Decreto 233/2015, de 30 de marzo, y celebradas el 24 de mayo de 2015, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por las Juntas Electorales Provinciales de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria y Santa Cruz de Tenerife https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2015/10/16/pdfs/BOE-A-2015-11157.pdf es Official State Gazette 248 0212-033X 96408–96410 26 April 2026 left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party and Canarian Nationalist Party in the 2011 elections. 2 United for Gran Canaria results are compared to the combined totals of Commitment to Gran Canaria and Citizens for Canarian Change in the 2011 elections. 3 Canaries Decides results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian United Left, The Greens and Unity of the People in the 2011 elections. 4 We Are Lanzarote results are compared to Citizens' Alternative 25 May totals in the 2011 elections. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px CCa–PNC Agreement of Nationalist Unity 18.44 PSOE Socialist Party of the Canaries 18.25 PP People's Party of the Canary Islands 17.94 NCa New Canaries 13.10 Podemos Podemos (Spanish political party) 12.85 Unidos United for Gran Canaria 5.51 C's Citizens (Spanish political party) 4.67 Canarias Decide Canaries Decides 2.06 ASG Gomera Socialist Group 0.65 SomosLan Somos Lanzarote 0.35 SSP Alternativa Sí se puede 0.12 Others #777777 4.45 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.62 Seats #ddd 550px 500px CCa–PNC Agreement of Nationalist Unity 26.45 PSOE Socialist Party of the Canaries 23.23 PP People's Party of the Canary Islands 16.77 Podemos Podemos (Spanish political party) 10.97 NCa New Canaries 8.39 ASG Gomera Socialist Group 6.45 Unidos United for Gran Canaria 4.52 C's Citizens (Spanish political party) 1.29 SomosLan Somos Lanzarote 1.29 SSP Alternativa Sí se puede 0.65 Island control The following table lists party control in the island councils. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour. Island Population Previous control New control El Hierro 10,675 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) Fuerteventura 106,930 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) Gran Canaria 851,157 People's Party (PP) New Canaries (NCa) La Gomera 20,721 Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) La Palma 83,456 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Lanzarote 141,940 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) Tenerife 889,936 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) Islands El Hierro + ← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of El Hierro election results → center|260px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Canarian Coalition–Independent Herrenian Group (CCa–AHI) 2,708 45.07 +5.64 6 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 1,498 24.93 −11.03 3 −2 People's Party (PP) 820 13.65 −5.98 2 ±0 We Can (Podemos) 405 6.74 New 1 +1 New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA) 399 6.64 New 1 +1 Canaries Decides (IpH–IUC–LV–UP)1 120 2.00 +0.29 0 ±0 Blank ballots 58 0.97 +0.02 Total 6,008 13 ±0 Valid votes 6,008 98.14 −0.83 Invalid votes 114 1.86 +0.83 Votes cast / turnout 6,122 74.79 −0.89 Abstentions 2,064 25.21 +0.89 Registered voters 8,186 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canaries Decides results are compared to El Hierro Initiative–Canarian United Left totals in the 2011 election. Fuerteventura + ← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Fuerteventura election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) 10,763 30.60 −5.40 9 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,183 17.58 +2.70 5 +1 People's Party (PP) 4,183 11.89 −6.20 3 −2 We Can (Podemos) 3,739 10.63 New 3 +3 Majorero Progressive Party (PPMAJO) 2,909 8.27 −5.55 2 −1 New Canaries–Broad Front–Independents of Fuerteventura (NC–IF) 2,039 5.80 +2.21 1 +1 Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura (AMF) 1,669 4.75 −2.60 0 −2 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 1,032 2.93 New 0 ±0 Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) 776 2.21 New 0 ±0 New Fuerteventura (NF) 564 1.60 New 0 ±0 Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)1 443 1.26 −1.77 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 309 0.88 −0.05 0 ±0 Blank ballots 560 1.59 −0.73 Total 35,169 23 ±0 Valid votes 35,169 97.40 +0.36 Invalid votes 940 2.60 −0.36 Votes cast / turnout 36,109 59.44 −4.66 Abstentions 24,637 40.56 +4.66 Registered voters 60,746 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canaries Decides results are compared to the combined totals of The Greens and Canarian United Left in the 2011 election. Gran Canaria + ← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Gran Canaria election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA) 103,759 26.47 +11.14 9 +4 People's Party (PP) 68,714 17.53 −21.25 6 −8 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 57,015 14.55 −6.19 5 −2 We Can (Podemos) 52,496 13.39 New 4 +4 United for Gran Canaria (UxGC)1 44,369 11.32 +7.48 4 +4 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) 21,807 5.56 −3.68 1 −2 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 16,971 4.33 New 0 ±0 Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)2 5,742 1.46 −3.02 0 ±0 Canarian Green Party (PVerde) 4,768 1.22 New 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 3,298 0.84 −0.38 0 ±0 More for Telde (+xT) 3,074 0.78 New 0 ±0 Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD) 2,674 0.68 New 0 ±0 Vox (Vox) 1,015 0.26 New 0 ±0 Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) 806 0.21 −0.22 0 ±0 Blank ballots 5,481 1.40 −1.53 Total 391,989 29 ±0 Valid votes 391,989 98.50 +1.64 Invalid votes 5,971 1.50 −1.64 Votes cast / turnout 397,960 61.65 −0.61 Abstentions 247,601 38.35 +0.61 Registered voters 645,561 Sources left Footnotes: 1 United for Gran Canaria results are compared to the combined totals of Commitment to Gran Canaria and Citizens for Canarian Change in the 2011 election. 2 Canaries Decides results are compared to the combined totals of The Greens, Canarian United Left and Unity of the People in the 2011 election. La Gomera + ← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of La Gomera election results → center|275px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) 5,972 50.19 New 10 +10 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 1,816 15.26 −36.87 3 −7 People's Party (PP) 1,101 9.25 −17.28 1 −4 Yes We Can (SSP) 1,093 9.19 New 1 +1 New Canaries–Gomera Democratic Alternative (NC–ADGomera) 1,071 9.00 +4.85 1 +1 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) 744 6.25 −6.39 1 −1 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 34 0.29 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 67 0.56 −0.51 Total 11,898 17 ±0 Valid votes 11,898 98.42 +0.11 Invalid votes 191 1.58 −0.11 Votes cast / turnout 12,089 76.96 −1.13 Abstentions 3,620 23.04 +1.13 Registered voters 15,709 Sources La Palma + ← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of La Palma election results → center|290px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 13,186 31.45 +6.97 8 +2 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) 12,340 29.43 −10.22 7 −2 People's Party (PP) 9,617 22.94 −5.29 5 −1 We Can (Podemos) 2,115 5.04 New 1 +1 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 1,236 2.95 New 0 ±0 Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)1 1,223 2.92 −0.43 0 ±0 New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA) 1,136 2.71 +0.51 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 452 1.08 +0.36 0 ±0 Blank ballots 625 1.49 +0.12 Total 41,930 21 ±0 Valid votes 41,930 97.66 −0.39 Invalid votes 1,003 2.34 +0.39 Votes cast / turnout 42,933 66.67 −4.44 Abstentions 21,464 33.33 +4.44 Registered voters 64,397 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canaries Decides results are compared to the combined totals of The Greens and Canarian United Left in the 2011 election. Lanzarote + ← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Lanzarote election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) 11,148 24.22 −7.04 7 −2 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 8,805 19.13 +3.46 5 +1 We Can (Podemos) 5,749 12.49 New 3 +3 People's Party (PP) 5,509 11.97 −10.37 3 −3 We Are Lanzarote (SomosLan)1 3,157 6.86 +1.72 2 +1 Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) 3,075 6.68 −6.04 1 −2 New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA) 3,032 6.59 +2.42 1 +1 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 2,452 5.33 New 1 +1 San Borondón (SB) 956 2.08 New 0 ±0 Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)2 900 1.96 +0.14 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 189 0.41 −0.52 0 ±0 Blank ballots 1,062 2.31 −1.89 Total 46,034 23 ±0 Valid votes 46,034 98.29 +1.86 Invalid votes 801 1.71 −1.86 Votes cast / turnout 46,835 52.48 −2.38 Abstentions 42,411 47.52 +2.38 Registered voters 89,246 Sources left Footnotes: 1 We Are Lanzarote results are compared to Citizens' Alternative 25 May totals in the 2011 election. 2 Canaries Decides results are compared to Canarian United Left totals in the 2011 election. Tenerife + ← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Tenerife election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) 108,972 28.62 −9.72 10 −5 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 78,255 20.55 +0.82 7 ±0 People's Party (PP) 73,952 19.42 −5.44 6 −3 We Can (Podemos) 52,886 13.89 New 5 +5 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 21,005 5.52 New 1 +1 Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)1 10,375 2.73 −4.01 0 ±0 For Tenerife–New Canaries–Broad Front (XTF–NC) 8,292 2.18 New 0 ±0 Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) 4,311 1.13 −0.23 0 ±0 Socialists for Tenerife–Greens (SxTF–Verdes) 4,007 1.05 New 0 ±0 Nationalist Canarian Centre (CCN) 3,996 1.05 New 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 3,691 0.97 +0.10 0 ±0 Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD) 2,405 0.63 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC) 948 0.25 −0.05 0 ±0 Libertarian Party (P–LIB) 710 0.19 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 6,910 1.82 −0.40 Total 380,715 29 −2 Valid votes 380,715 97.51 −0.38 Invalid votes 9,714 2.49 +0.38 Votes cast / turnout 390,429 60.53 −3.31 Abstentions 254,569 39.47 +3.31 Registered voters 644,998 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canaries Decides results are compared to the combined totals of United Left–The Greens–Socialists for Tenerife and The Greens in the 2011 election. 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