1995 Madrid municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Madrid 1995 Madrid municipal election City of Madrid parliamentary no 1991 Madrid municipal election 1991 1999 Madrid municipal election 1999 All 55 seats in the City Council of Madrid 28 #Opinion polls 2,529,476 10px 0.2% 1,801,310 (71.2%)10px 12.0 pp 28 May 1995 170x170px José María Álvarez del Manzano People's Party of the Community of Madrid 10 October 1986 30 seats, 47.2% 30 10px 0 945,634 52.7% 10px 5.5 pp 170x170px Juan Barranco Madrilenian Socialist Federation 19 January 1986 21 seats, 34.3% 16 10px 5 499,435 27.8% 10px 6.5 pp 170x170px Francisco Herrera IU 732021 7 June 1990 6 seats, 9.6% 9 10px 3 279,090 15.6% 10px 6.0 pp Mayor Mayor after election José María Álvarez del Manzano People's Party of the Community of Madrid José María Álvarez del Manzano People's Party of the Community of Madrid A municipal election was held in Madrid on 28 May 1995 to elect the 5th City Council of the municipality. All 55 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. People's Party (PP) incumbent José María Álvarez del Manzano again won an absolute majority of seats, improving his position relative to others as he obtained nearly 250,000 votes more than four years before. In contrast, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) plummeted to one of its worst historical results, obtaining only 16 seats, to the benefit of United Left (IU) which scored its best result to date. Turnout was one of the highest in the history of the city, at 71.2%. 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 Madrid, the top-tier administrative and governing body was the City Council of Madrid.LBRL 1985 add. prov. 6 (suppl. supplemented by Decree 1674 of 11 July 1963 art. 3). 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 26 May 1991, setting the date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 28 May 1995. 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 4 April 1995 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOE, setting election day for 28 May.Royal Decree 489/1995 1995 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 or within the framework of Community Law.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 Madrid, 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 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px José María Álvarez del Manzano ConservatismChristian democracy 47.2% 30 Ruiz de Azúa Victorino 11 November 1994 Seis mujeres en las candidaturas del Partido Popular a las alcaldías de las principales ciudades https://elpais.com/diario/1994/11/11/espana/784508426_850215.html es El País Madrid 29 November 2025Casqueiro Javier 23 January 1995 Ruiz Gallardón y Álvarez del Manzano aseguran que sus futuros gobiernos darán paso al de Aznar https://elpais.com/diario/1995/01/23/madrid/790863881_850215.html es El País Madrid 29 November 2025 PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Juan Barranco Social democracy 34.3% 21 Romero José Manuel 17 January 1995 Barranco optará por tercera vez consecutiva a la alcaldía de Madrid https://elpais.com/diario/1995/01/17/madrid/790345485_850215.html es El País Madrid 29 November 2025 IU List on United Left of the Community of Madrid (IU)– Communist Party of Madrid (PCM)– Socialist Action Party (PASOC)– Republican Left (IR) 50px Francisco Herrera SocialismCommunism 9.6% 6 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; 28 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Madrid (29 in the 1991 election). Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 30px|link=People's Party of the Community of Madrid|PP 17px|link=Madrilenian Socialist Federation|PSOE 25px|link=United Left of the Community of Madrid|IU Lead 1995 municipal election 28 May 1995 71.2 52.775% Verdana 30 27.875% Verdana 16 15.675% Verdana 9 24.9 Demoscopia/El PaísEl PSOE se hunde en las principales ciudades https://elpais.com/diario/1995/05/21/espana/801007232_850215.html es El País 21 May 1995El PP cree que la encuesta publicada por un diario madrileño tiene como objetivo alarmar a los electores e impulsar el voto de izquierda http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1995/05/22/023.html es ABC 22 May 1995 10–15 May 1995?? 53.575% Verdana 31 22.975% Verdana 13 18.875% Verdana 11 30.6 CISPreelectoral Municipales Madrid (Estudio nº 2159. Abril-Mayo 1995) https://www.cis.es/es/estudios/preelectoral-comunidad-de-madrid-1995 es CIS 10 May 1995Estudio CIS nº 2159. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft2159pdf es CIS 10 May 1995 24 Apr–10 May 1995 697 68.4 53.3 28.6 14.6 24.7 Sigma Dos/El Mundo 3–7 May 1995?? 53.475% Verdana 31 22.275% Verdana 12/13 20.375% Verdana 11/12 31.2 Gruppo/ABCEl Partido Popular reforzará su mayoría absoluta http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1995/05/02/025.html es ABC 2 May 1995Encuesta de Gruppo para ABC/Resultados municipales http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1995/05/06/028.html es ABC 6 May 1995 9–14 Feb 1995 400? 51.875% Verdana 30/31 21.675% Verdana 12/13 21.475% Verdana 12/13 30.2 1994 EP election 12 Jun 1994 61.4 53.975% Verdana (32) 22.475% Verdana (13) 17.675% Verdana (10) 31.5 1993 general election 6 Jun 1993 79.6 47.875% Verdana (28) 32.075% Verdana (19) 13.775% Verdana (8) 15.8 1991 municipal election 26 May 1991 59.2 47.275% Verdana 30 34.375% Verdana 21 9.775% Verdana 6 12.9 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 30px|link=People's Party of the Community of Madrid|PP 17px|link=Madrilenian Socialist Federation|PSOE 25px|link=United Left of the Community of Madrid|IU Lead 1995 municipal election 28 May 1995 37.4 19.7 11.0 28.8 17.7 CIS 24 Apr–10 May 1995 697 32.3 25.2 14.3 16.2 9.1 7.1 1994 EP election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 12 Jun 1994 33.0 13.7 10.8 38.6 19.3 1993 general election"CERA" 6 Jun 1993 37.9 25.4 10.9 20.4 12.5 1991 municipal election 26 May 1991 27.8 20.2 5.7 40.9 7.6 Preferred Mayor The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become mayor of Madrid. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead ManzanoPP BarrancoPSOE CIS 24 Apr–10 May 1995 697 33.7 41.8 12.3 12.3 8.1 Results + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 City Council of Madrid election results → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 945,634 52.71 +5.48 30 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 499,435 27.84 −6.47 16 −5 United Left (IU) 279,090 15.56 +5.84 9 +3 The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) 13,013 0.73 New 0 ±0 Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE) 11,734 0.65 New 0 ±0 The Alternative Greens (LVA)1 6,073 0.34 +0.05 0 ±0 Madrilenian Independent Regional Party (PRIM) 2,228 0.12 −0.06 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 1,450 0.08 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 1,244 0.07 −0.06 0 ±0 Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR) 1,097 0.06 ±0.00 0 ±0 Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT)2 622 0.03 −0.17 0 ±0 Independent Spanish Phalanx (FEI) 615 0.03 −0.01 0 ±0 Coalition for a New Socialist Party (NPS)3 487 0.03 −0.02 0 ±0 Blank ballots 31,467 1.75 +0.54 Total 1,794,189 55 −2 Valid votes 1,794,189 99.60 −0.03 Invalid votes 7,121 0.40 +0.03 Votes cast / turnout 1,801,310 71.21 +12.06 Abstentions 728,166 28.79 −12.06 Registered voters 2,529,476 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/mmadrid.html Elecciones Municipales en Madrid (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 4 November 2025https://www.madrid.es/UnidadesDescentralizadas/UDCEstadistica/Nuevaweb/Publicaciones/anuesta/nuevos/Anuario%20Estad%C3%ADstico%20Municipal/Anuario%20Estad%C3%ADstico%202006/C16.pdf Elecciones al Ayuntamiento de Madrid y a la Asamblea de Madrid de 28 de mayo de 1995 es City Council of Madrid 26 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) 21 July 1995 es Acuerdo de la Junta Electoral Central de 19 de julio de 1995, de publicación del resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 489/1995, de 3 de abril, y celebradas el 28 de mayo de 1995, 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/1995/07/21/pdfs/C00001-01166.pdf 0212-033X 1–1166 26 November 2025 left Footnotes: 1 The Alternative Greens results are compared to Green Union totals in the 1991 election. 2 Workers' Revolutionary Party results are compared to Workers' Socialist Party totals in the 1991 election. 3 Coalition for a New Socialist Party results are compared to Alliance for the Republic totals in the 1991 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Community of Madrid 52.71 PSOE Madrilenian Socialist Federation 27.84 IU United Left of the Community of Madrid 15.56 Others #777777 2.15 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.75 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Community of Madrid 54.55 PSOE Madrilenian Socialist Federation 29.09 IU United Left of the Community of Madrid 16.36 Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 17 June 1995 Required majority → 28 out of 55 José María Álvarez del Manzano (PP) • PP (30) 30 55 People's Party of the Community of Madrid 125px 15 Juan Barranco (PSOE) • PSOE (16) 16 55 Madrilenian Socialist Federation 125px 15 Francisco Herrera (IU) • IU (9) 9 55 United Left of the Community of Madrid 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots 0 55 gray 125px Absentees 0 55 black 125px SourcesOtero Lara 18 June 1995 https://elpais.com/diario/1995/06/18/madrid/803474671_850215.html Álvarez del Manzano se compromete a dar mayor protagonismo a los ciudadanos El País Madrid 29 November 2025 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Decreto 1674/1963, de 11 de julio, por el que se aprueba el texto articulado de la Ley que establece un régimen especial para el Municipio de Madrid Decree 1674/1963 11 July 1963 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1963-14593 es https://boe.es/boe/dias/1963/07/18/pdfs/A10982-10992.pdf 18 December 2025 Decree 1674 of 11 July 1963 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 31 December 1994 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-5392 es https://boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-5392&tn=1&p=19941231 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 24 March 1995 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=19950324 4 November 2025 LOREG 1985 y Real Decreto 489/1995, de 3 de abril, de convocatoria de elecciones locales y a las Asambleas de Ceuta y Melilla Royal Decree 489/1995 3 April 1995 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1995-8132 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1995-8132 26 November 2025 Royal Decree 489/1995 1995 Municipal election Madrid Category:Elections in Madrid Madrid