2011 Valencia municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Valencia 2011 Valencia municipal election City of Valencia parliamentary no 2007 Valencia municipal election 2007 2015 Valencia municipal election 2015 All 33 seats in the City Council of Valencia 17 #Opinion polls 579,733 10px 4.8% 402,400 (69.4%)10px 1.0 pp 22 May 2011 170x170px Rita Barberá People's Party (Spain) 1991 21 seats, 56.7% 20 10px 1 208,727 52.5% 10px 4.2 pp 170x170px Joan Calabuig PSPV–PSOE 3 October 2010 12 seats, 33.8% 8 10px 4 86,440 21.8% 10px 12.0 pp 170x170px Joan Ribó Coalició Compromís 7 May 2010 Did not contest 3 10px 3 35,881 9.0% New party 170x170px Amadeu Sanchis EUPV 2004 0 seats, 4.8% 2 10px 2 28,489 7.2% 10px 2.4 pp Mayor Mayor after election Rita Barberá People's Party of the Valencian Community Rita Barberá People's Party of the Valencian Community A municipal election was held in Valencia on 22 May 2011 to elect the 9th City Council of the municipality. All 33 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. The election saw the ruling People's Party (PP) obtaining a new absolute majority, which allowed incumbent Mayor Rita Barberá to be re-elected for a sixth consecutive term in office. On the other hand, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) saw a sharp decline in support, suffering from the nationwide backlash against José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero-led Government of Spain amid a harsh financial crisis at the time and scoring its worst historical result in a municipal election up to that point. Also entering the City Council were the Compromís coalition (en Commitment), formed by the Valencian Nationalist Bloc (Bloc), Initiative of the Valencian People (IdPV) and The Greens–Ecologist Left of the Valencian Country (EV–EE), which emerged as the third political force in the city; and United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV), the regional branch of United Left, which returned to the City Council after being left out in the previous election. 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 Valencia, the top-tier administrative and governing body was the City Council of Valencia.LBRL 1985 arts. 121–132. 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 27 May 2007, setting the date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 22 May 2011. 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 29 March 2011 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOE, setting election day for 22 May.Royal Decree 424/2011 2011 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 (amended for smaller municipalities in 2011):LOREG 1985 art. 179. Population Councillors <100 3 101–250 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 Valencia, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.LOREG 1985 arts. 44 & 187. Additionally, a balanced composition of men and women was required in the electoral lists, so that candidates of either sex made up at least 40 percent of the total composition.LOREG 1985 art. 44 bis. 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 Rita Barberá ConservatismChristian democracy 56.7% 21 25 February 2010 https://elpais.com/elpais/2010/02/25/actualidad/1267089450_850215.html Barberá volverá a presentarse a la alcaldía de Valencia en 2011 es El País Valencia 9 November 2025 PSPV–PSOE List on Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV–PSOE) 50px Joan Calabuig Social democracy 33.8% 12 Hernández Marisol 13 September 2010 https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/09/13/valencia/1284385341.html Carmen Alborch no será la candidata socialista al Ayuntamiento de Valencia es El Mundo Valencia 9 November 2025Europa Press 13 September 2010 https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/09/13/valencia/1284399397.html El diputado Joan Calabuig se perfila como candidato socialista a la Alcaldía es El Mundo Valencia 9 November 2025Obrador José Luis 3 October 2010 https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/832440/0/calabuig/primarias/valencia/ Calabuig gana las primarias en Valencia y se las verá con Rita Barberá en mayo de 2011 es 20 minutos Valencia 9 November 2025 EUPV List on United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV)– Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCPV)– Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)– Republican Left (IR) 50px Amadeu Sanchis SocialismCommunism 4.8% 0 Europa Press 5 November 2010 https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/11/05/valencia/1288990135.html Amadeu Sanchis encabezará la lista de EU a la Alcaldía de Valencia en 2011 es El Mundo Valencia 9 November 2025 Compromís List on Valencian Nationalist Bloc (Bloc) Valencian People's Initiative (IdPV) Greens Equo of the Valencian Country (VerdsEquo) 50px Joan Ribó ValencianismProgressivismGreen politics colspan="2" Did not contest 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; 17 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Valencia. Color key: #EAFFEA Exit poll 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 28px|link=People's Party of the Valencian Community|PP 25px|link=Socialist Party of the Valencian Country|PSPV 27px|link=United Left of the Valencian Country|EUPV 25px|link=Coalició Compromís|Compromís 27px|link=Union, Progress and Democracy|UPyD Lead 2011 municipal election 22 May 2011 69.4 52.575% Verdana 20 21.875% Verdana 8 7.275% Verdana 2 9.075% Verdana 3 2.875% Verdana 0 30.7 Ipsos–Eco/FORTAGema Amor tendría la llave del gobierno en Benidorm https://www.diarioinformacion.com/portada-alicante/2011/05/22/sondeo-rtvv-alcaldia-elche-situa-gema-amor-llave-benidorm/1130158.html es Diario Información 22 May 2011El PP revalidaría su mayoría absoluta en Valencia, Alicante y Castellón, según un sondeo http://www.lavanguardia.com/local/valencia/20110522/54158687790/el-pp-revalidaria-su-mayoria-absoluta-en-valencia-alicante-y-castellon-segun-un-sondeo.html es La Vanguardia 22 May 2011 22 May 2011?? 49.975% Verdana 22/23 26.375% Verdana 11/12 7.275% Verdana 2/3 7.875% Verdana 3/4 – 23.6 Ikerfel/VocentoEl PP sigue firme en las tres capitales http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2011/05/15/026.html es ABC 15 May 2011Sondeo municipales II (Grupo Vocento) http://www.electometro.es:80/2011/05/sondeo-municipales-ii-grupo-vocento/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110519091145/http://www.electometro.es/2011/05/sondeo-municipales-ii-grupo-vocento/ dead 19 May 2011 es Electómetro 16 May 2011 2 March 2021 15 May 2011 800? 54.675% Verdana 20/21 33.975% Verdana 12/13 – – – 20.7 TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3El PP renovaría su mandato en los ayuntamientos de Valencia y Cáceres http://www.antena3.com/especiales/elecciones-autonomicas-municipales/22m-2011/partido-popular-renovaria-ayuntamientos-valencia-caceres_20110504574469644beb287180b535c8.html es Antena 3 4 May 2011Encuesta de TNS Demoscopia para Antena 3 y Onda Cero 4-5-2011, Elecciones municipales en Valencia https://www.forocoches.com/foro/showthread.php?t=2030955#post81642447 es ForoCoches 28 April 2011 4 May 2011?? 55.575% Verdana 21 27.175% Verdana 10 7.075% Verdana 2 3.375% Verdana 0 2.775% Verdana 0 28.4 Sigma Dos/El MundoEncuesta de Sigma Dos para El Mundo, Elecciones municipales en Valencia 28-4-2011 https://www.forocoches.com/foro/showthread.php?t=2030955#post81353824 es ForoCoches 28 April 2011Una primera aproximación a la batalla (electoral) de Valencia http://www.lapaginadefinitiva.com/weblogs/paellarusa/2011/04/28/una-primera-aproximacion-a-la-batalla-electoral-de-valencia/1242 es La Página Definitiva 28 April 2011 15–19 Apr 2011 400? 57.375% Verdana 21 28.875% Verdana 10/11 5.375% Verdana 1/2 – – 28.5 CISPreelectoral elecciones autonómicas y municipales, 2011. Comunidad Valenciana y Ciudad de Valencia (Estudio nº 2872. Marzo-Abril 2011) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es2872mar_a es CIS 5 May 2011Rajoy se vuelca a por su billete a la Moncloa http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2011/05/06/pagina-15/86637256/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 6 May 2011 17 Mar–17 Apr 2011 494? 53.475% Verdana 21 27.075% Verdana 10 6.675% Verdana 2 3.175% Verdana 0 3.275% Verdana 0 26.4 PPUna encuesta del PP da al PSPV tres concejales menos en el ayuntamiento https://www.levante-emv.com/valencia/2011/02/25/encuesta-pp-da-pspv-tres-concejales-ayuntamiento/785695.html es Levante-EMV 25 February 2011EU entraría en el Ayuntamiento de Valencia con dos concejales (sondeo encargado por el PP) http://www.electometro.es:80/2011/02/eu-entraria-en-el-ayuntamiento-de-valencia-con-dos-concejales-sondeo-encargado-por-el-pp https://web.archive.org/web/20110228024057/http://www.electometro.es/2011/02/eu-entraria-en-el-ayuntamiento-de-valencia-con-dos-concejales-sondeo-encargado-por-el-pp dead 28 February 2011 es Electómetro 25 February 2011 2 March 2021 25 Feb 2011???75% Verdana 22?75% Verdana 9?75% Verdana 2 – –? 2009 EP election 7 Jun 2009 55.8 53.875% Verdana (20) 34.575% Verdana (13) 3.575% Verdana (0) 0.575% Verdana (0) 3.375% Verdana (0) 19.3 2008 general election 9 Mar 2008 79.5 53.575% Verdana (19) 38.175% Verdana (14) 3.275% Verdana (0) 0.875% Verdana (0) 1.275% Verdana (0) 15.4 2007 municipal election 27 May 2007 68.4 56.775% Verdana 21 33.875% Verdana 12 4.875% Verdana 0 – – 22.9 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 28px|link=People's Party of the Valencian Community|PP 25px|link=Socialist Party of the Valencian Country|PSPV 27px|link=United Left of the Valencian Country|EUPV 25px|link=Coalició Compromís|Compromís 27px|link=Union, Progress and Democracy|UPyD Lead 2011 municipal election 22 May 2011 36.0 14.9 4.9 6.2 1.9 30.6 21.1 CIS 17 Mar–17 Apr 2011 494 41.3 16.0 4.3 2.2 2.4 19.3 8.3 25.3 2009 EP election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 7 Jun 2009 29.9 19.2 1.9 0.3 1.8 44.2 10.7 2008 general election"CERA" 9 Mar 2008 42.2 30.1 2.5 0.6 0.9 20.5 12.1 2007 municipal election 27 May 2007 38.6 23.0 3.3 – – 31.6 22.9 Preferred Mayor The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become mayor of Valencia. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead BarberáPP CalabuigPSPV SanchisEUPV RibóCompromís IgualUPyD CIS 17 Mar–17 Apr 2011 494 50.4 14.2 0.4 5.3 1.4 5.9 22.4 36.2 Results + ← Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Valencia election results → center|320px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 208,727 52.54 −4.13 20 −1 Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV–PSOE) 86,440 21.76 −12.02 8 −4 Commitment to Valencia: Commitment Municipal Coalition (Compromís) 35,881 9.03 New 3 +3 United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV) 28,489 7.17 +2.40 2 +2 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 11,243 2.83 New 0 ±0 Greens and Eco-pacifists (VyE) 5,177 1.30 New 0 ±0 Valencian Coalition (CVa) 2,219 0.56 −0.79 0 ±0 Spain 2000 (E–2000) 1,920 0.48 +0.29 0 ±0 Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 1,771 0.45 New 0 ±0 Republican Left of the Valencian Country–Municipal Agreement (ERPV–AM) 980 0.25 −0.01 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 752 0.19 +0.03 0 ±0 United for Valencia (UxV) 690 0.17 +0.08 0 ±0 Family and Life Party (PFyV) 511 0.13 New 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 488 0.12 +0.07 0 ±0 Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL) 482 0.12 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 443 0.11 +0.02 0 ±0 Party of the Elderly and the Self-employed (PdMA) 387 0.10 New 0 ±0 National Democracy (DN) 343 0.09 +0.03 0 ±0 Foreigners' Party (PdEx) 314 0.08 New 0 ±0 Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 295 0.07 New 0 ±0 SOS Democracy (SOSDM) 277 0.07 New 0 ±0 Valencian Nationalist Left–European Valencianist Party (ENV–RV–PVE) 275 0.07 New 0 ±0 The Republic (La República) 271 0.07 New 0 ±0 Authentic Phalanx (FA) 220 0.06 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 8,661 2.18 +0.82 Total 397,256 33 ±0 Valid votes 397,256 98.72 −0.84 Invalid votes 5,144 1.28 +0.84 Votes cast / turnout 402,400 69.41 +0.99 Abstentions 177,333 30.59 −0.99 Registered voters 579,733 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/mvalencia.html Eleccions municipals a València (des de 1979) ca 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 181 29 July 2011 es Acuerdo de 30 de junio de 2011, 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 424/2011, de 28 de marzo, y celebradas el 22 de mayo de 2011, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona. Provincias: Salamanca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Segovia, Sevilla, Soria, Tarragona, Teruel, Toledo, Valencia, Valladolid, Vizcaya, Zamora, Zaragoza, Ceuta y Melilla https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/07/29/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-13109.pdf 0212-033X 86078–86708 6 November 2025 Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Valencian Community 52.54 PSPV–PSOE Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 21.76 Compromís Coalició Compromís 9.03 EUPV United Left of the Valencian Country 7.17 UPyD Union, Progress and Democracy 2.83 VyE Greens and Eco-pacifists 1.30 Others #777777 3.18 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 2.18 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Valencian Community 60.61 PSPV–PSOE Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 24.24 Compromís Coalició Compromís 9.09 EUPV United Left of the Valencian Country 6.06 Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 11 June 2011 Required majority → 17 out of 33 Rita Barberá (PP) • PP (20) 20 33 People's Party of the Valencian Community 125px 15 Joan Calabuig (PSPV) • PSPV (8) 8 33 Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 125px 15 Joan Ribó (Compromís) • Compromís (3) 3 33 Coalició Compromís 125px 15 Amadeu Sanchis (EUPV) • EUPV (2) 2 33 United Left of the Valencian Country 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots 0 33 gray 125px Absentees 0 33 black 125px SourcesEFE 11 June 2011 https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/valencia/20110611/54169189060/barbera-asume-por-sexta-ocasion-consecutiva-la-alcaldia-de-valencia.html Barberá asume por sexta ocasión consecutiva la alcaldía de Valencia La Vanguardia Valencia 9 November 2025 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 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 5 March 2011 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-5392 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-5392&tn=1&p=20110305 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 30 April 2011 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=20110430 4 November 2025 LOREG 1985 y Real Decreto 424/2011, de 28 de marzo, por el que se convocan elecciones locales y a las Asambleas de Ceuta y Melilla para el 22 de mayo de 2011 Royal Decree 424/2011 28 March 2011 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2011-5608 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2011-5608 10 November 2025 Royal Decree 424/2011 2011 Municipal election Valencia Category:Elections in Valencia Valencia