1995 Seville municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Seville 1995 Seville municipal election Seville parliamentary no 1991 Seville municipal election 1991 1999 Seville municipal election 1999 All 33 seats in the City Council of Seville 17 #Opinion polls 559,451 10px 9.2% 354,331 (63.3%)10px 8.5 pp 28 May 1995 170x170px Soledad Becerril People's Party of Andalusia 24 March 1987 8 seats, 24.4% 10 10px 2 107,446 30.4% 10px 6.0 pp 170x170px José Rodríguez de la Borbolla PSOE–A 29 December 1994 12 seats, 38.6% 10 10px 2 100,729 28.5% 10px 10.1 pp 170x170px Alejandro Rojas-Marcos Andalusian Party 29 August 1986 9 seats, 27.6% 9 10px 0 92,417 26.2% 10px 1.4 pp 170x170px Luis Pizarro United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia 1995 2 seats, 6.9% 4 10px 2 45,416 12.9% 10px 6.0 pp Mayor Mayor after election Alejandro Rojas-Marcos Andalusian Party Soledad Becerril People's Party of Andalusia A municipal election was held in Seville on 28 May 1995 to elect the 5th 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. 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 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 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 José Rodríguez de la Borbolla Social democracy 38.6% 12 PA List on Andalusian Party (PA) 50px Alejandro Rojas-Marcos Andalusian nationalismSocial democracy 27.6% 9 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Soledad Becerril ConservatismChristian democracy 24.4% 8 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 2025 IULV–CA List on United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA)– Communist Party of Andalusia (PCA)– Socialist Action Party (PASOC)– Republican Left (IR)– Collectives for the Unity of Workers (CUT) 50px Luis Pizarro SocialismCommunism 6.9% 2 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 Seville (16 in the 1991 election). Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia|PSOE–A 25px|link=Andalusian Party|PA 30px|link=People's Party of Andalusia|PP IULV Lead 1995 municipal election 28 May 1995 63.3 28.575% Verdana 10 26.275% Verdana 9 30.475% Verdana 10 12.975% Verdana 4 1.9 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 1,000? 29.075% Verdana 9/10 25.875% Verdana 7 30.075% Verdana 9/10 12.275% Verdana 5 1.0 CISPreelectoral Municipal Sevilla (Estudio nº 2173. Abril-Mayo 1995) https://www.cis.es/es/estudios/preelectoral-municipales-1995.-sevilla es CIS 14 May 1995Estudio CIS nº 2173. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft2173pdf es CIS 14 May 1995 1–14 May 1995 600 68.5 29.6 20.5 34.7 14.1 5.1 Sigma Dos/El MundoUna encuesta señala al Partido Popular como la lista más votada en Sevilla http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1995/05/19/052.html es ABC 19 May 1995 3–7 May 1995 500? 27.475% Verdana 9/10 23.075% Verdana 7/8 32.675% Verdana 11 15.075% Verdana 5 5.2 PPEl PP sería el partido más votado en todas las capitales andaluzas, salvo Córdoba, según una encuesta propia http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1995/04/09/041.html es ABC 9 April 1995 9 Apr 1995?? 29.075% Verdana 10/11 18.075% Verdana 8/9 34.075% Verdana 12 15.075% Verdana 6 5.0 Gruppo/ABCLos futuros gobiernos municipales, pendientes de los pactos http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1995/04/04/024.html es ABC 4 April 1995Encuesta de Gruppo para ABC/Resultados municipales http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1995/05/06/025.html es ABC 6 May 1995 9–14 Feb 1995 400? 31.075% Verdana 10/11 17.575% Verdana 6 33.175% Verdana 11/12 15.775% Verdana 5 2.1 Inner Line/PSOEEl PSOE-A seguirá denunciando la pinza PP-IU al ofrecer buenos resultados en las encuestas http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1995/01/25/039.html es ABC 25 January 1995El PSOE reconoce que el PP ganará en cinco capitales andaluzas http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1995/01/31/033.html es ABC 31 January 1995La encuesta del PSOE está realizada entre "los 800 parientes que Borbolla colocó en la Junta", según el PP http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1995/05/10/045.html es ABC 10 May 1995 15–28 Dec 1994 800? 37.475% Verdana 13/14?75% Verdana 7/8 28.775% Verdana 8/9 11.175% Verdana 3/4 8.7 1994 regional election 12 Jun 1994 66.9 32.975% Verdana (11) 6.275% Verdana (2) 38.675% Verdana (13) 19.975% Verdana (7) 5.7 1994 EP election 12 Jun 1994 66.8 36.775% Verdana (13) 4.175% Verdana (0) 38.875% Verdana (14) 16.975% Verdana (6) 2.1 1993 general election 6 Jun 1993 77.5 49.175% Verdana (17) 3.475% Verdana (0) 32.875% Verdana (11) 11.275% Verdana (3) 16.3 1991 municipal election 26 May 1991 54.8 38.675% Verdana 12 27.675% Verdana 9 24.475% Verdana 8 6.975% Verdana 2 11.0 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 17px|link=Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia|PSOE–A 25px|link=Andalusian Party|PA 30px|link=People's Party of Andalusia|PP IULV Lead 1995 municipal election 28 May 1995 18.0 16.5 19.2 8.1 36.7 1.2 CIS 1–14 May 1995 600 17.3 15.3 20.8 11.0 22.9 10.0 3.5 1994 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 12 Jun 1994 21.9 4.2 25.7 13.2 33.1 3.8 1994 EP election"CERA" 12 Jun 1994 24.4 2.8 25.8 11.2 33.2 1.4 1993 general election"CERA" 6 Jun 1993 37.8 2.6 25.3 8.7 22.5 12.5 1991 municipal election 26 May 1991 21.1 15.1 13.3 3.8 45.2 6.0 Victory preferences The table below lists opinion polling on the victory preferences for each party in the event of a municipal election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 17px|link=Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia|PSOE–A 25px|link=Andalusian Party|PA 30px|link=People's Party of Andalusia|PP IULV Other/None Lead CIS 1–14 May 1995 600 21.3 10.9 24.2 15.3 – 28.3 2.9 Victory likelihood The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood of victory for each party in the event of a municipal election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 17px|link=Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia|PSOE–A 25px|link=Andalusian Party|PA 30px|link=People's Party of Andalusia|PP IULV Other/None Lead CIS 1–14 May 1995 600 21.0 9.1 34.2 1.5 – 34.2 13.2 Preferred Mayor The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become mayor of Seville. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead BorbollaPSOE–A R. MarcosPA BecerrilPP PizarroIULV CIS 1–14 May 1995 600 20.3 33.5 18.8 – 9.9 17.5 13.2 CISSituación social y política de Andalucía (VII) https://www.cis.es/es/estudios/situacion-social-y-politica-de-andalucia-vii- es CIS 2 March 1995Estudio CIS nº 2136. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft2136pdf es CIS 2 March 1995 18 Feb–2 Mar 1995 202 26.4 24.9 14.9 10.4 4.5 18.9 1.5 Results + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 City Council of Seville election results → center|320px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 107,446 30.44 +6.09 10 +2 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) 100,729 28.54 −10.03 10 −2 Andalusian Party (PA) 92,417 26.19 −1.36 9 ±0 United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA) 45,416 12.87 +6.01 4 +2 Andalusian Progress Party (PAP) 710 0.20 New 0 ±0 Voice of the Andalusian People (VDPA) 549 0.16 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH)1 247 0.07 −0.24 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 236 0.07 −0.03 0 ±0 Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT)2 212 0.06 −0.14 0 ±0 Andalusian Popular Unity (UPAN) 146 0.04 −0.04 0 ±0 Blank ballots 4,826 1.37 +0.58 Total 352,934 33 +2 Valid votes 352,934 99.61 −0.07 Invalid votes 1,397 0.39 +0.07 Votes cast / turnout 354,331 63.34 +8.49 Abstentions 205,120 36.66 −8.49 Registered voters 559,451 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) 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 Humanist Platform results are compared to The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List totals in the 1991 election. 2 Workers' Revolutionary Party results are compared to Workers' Socialist Party totals in the 1991 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Andalusia 30.44 PSOE–A Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia 28.54 PA Andalusian Party 26.19 IULV–CA United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia 12.87 Others #777777 0.60 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.37 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Andalusia 30.30 PSOE–A Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia 30.30 PA Andalusian Party 27.27 IULV–CA United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia 12.12 Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 17 June 1995 Required majority → 17 out of 33 Soledad Becerril (PP) • PP (10) • PA (9) 19 33 People's Party of Andalusia 125px 15 José Rodríguez de la Borbolla (PSOE–A) • PSOE–A (10) 10 33 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia 125px 15 Luis Pizarro (IULV–CA) • IULV–CA (4) 4 33 United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots 0 33 gray 125px Absentees 0 33 black 125px Sources18 June 1995 https://elpais.com/diario/1995/06/18/espana/803426405_850215.html Soledad Becerril logra al final un acuerdo con Rojas Marcos en Sevilla 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 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 Seville Category:Elections in Seville Seville