2007 Zaragoza municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Zaragoza 2007 Zaragoza municipal election Zaragoza parliamentary no 2003 Zaragoza municipal election 2003 2011 Zaragoza municipal election 2011 All 31 seats in the City Council of Zaragoza 16 #Opinion polls 508,643 10px 1.3% 305,722 (60.1%)10px 6.1 pp 27 May 2007 170x170px Juan Alberto Belloch Socialists' Party of Aragon 27 June 1998 12 seats, 33.9% 13 10px 1 115,723 38.1% 10px 4.2 pp 170x170px Domingo Buesa People's Party of Aragon 19 July 2006 11 seats, 32.7% 12 10px 1 103,191 33.9% 10px 1.2 pp 170x170px Antonio Gaspar Chunta Aragonesista 1995 6 seats, 18.3% 3 10px 3 29,230 9.6% 10px 8.7 pp 170x170px José Ángel Biel Aragonese Party 26 October 2006 2 seats, 7.0% 2 10px 0 25,410 8.4% 10px 1.4 pp 170x170px José Miguel Alonso United Left of Aragon 2 December 2006 0 seats, 4.0% 1 10px 1 16,148 5.3% 10px 1.3 pp Mayor Mayor after election Juan Alberto Belloch Socialists' Party of Aragon Juan Alberto Belloch Socialists' Party of Aragon A municipal election was held in Zaragoza on 27 May 2007 to elect the 8th City Council of the municipality. All 31 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 Zaragoza, the top-tier administrative and governing body was the City Council of Zaragoza.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 25 May 2003, setting the date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 27 May 2007. 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 3 April 2007 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOE, setting election day for 27 May.Royal Decree 444/2007 2007 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: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 Zaragoza, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.LOREG 1985 arts. 44 & 187. Amendments earlier in 2007 required a balanced composition of men and women 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 PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Juan Alberto Belloch Social democracy 33.9% 12 19 November 2006 Los partidos aragoneses calientan motores a seis meses de las elecciones https://cadenaser.com/aragon/los-partidos-aragoneses-calientan-motores-a-seis-meses-de-las-elecciones-radio-huesca/ es Cadena SER 22 November 2025 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Domingo Buesa ConservatismChristian democracy 32.7% 11 8 July 2006 Buesa liderará la lista del PP en Zaragoza https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/aragon/2006/07/08/buesa-liderara-lista-pp-zaragoza-48093280.html es El Periódico de Aragón 22 November 2025Mendal Héctor 19 July 2006 El Partido Popular propone a Domingo Buesa como candidato al Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza https://www.aragondigital.es/articulo/politica/partido-popular-propone-domingo-buesa-como-candidato-ayuntamiento-zaragoza/20060719224200596769.html es Aragón Digital Zaragoza 22 November 2025 CHA List on Aragonese Union (CHA) 50px Antonio Gaspar Aragonese nationalismEco-socialism 18.3% 6 1 November 2006 La ejecutiva de CHA propone a Gaspar para la Alcaldía de Zaragoza https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/aragon/2006/11/01/ejecutiva-cha-propone-gaspar-alcaldia-48071921.html es El Periódico de Aragón 22 November 2025 PAR List on Aragonese Party (PAR) 50px José Ángel Biel RegionalismCentrism 7.0% 2 27 October 2006 Biel quiere ser alcalde de Zaragoza https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/166629/0/Biel/ser/alcalde/ es 20 minutos Zaragoza 22 November 2025 IU List on United Left of Aragon (IU)– Communist Party of Aragon (PCE–A)– Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR) 50px José Miguel Alonso SocialismCommunism 4.0% 0 Abadía Jiménez María 2 December 2006 Adolfo Barrena y José Manuel Alonso serán los candidatos de IU a las Cortes y al Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza https://www.aragondigital.es/articulo/politica/adolfo-barrena-jose-manuel-alonso-seran-candidatos-iu-cortes-ayuntamiento-zaragoza/20061202203500600117.html es Aragón Digital Zaragoza 22 November 2025 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; 16 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Zaragoza. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 25px|link=Socialists' Party of Aragon|PSOE 33px|link=People's Party of Aragon|PP 32px|link=Chunta Aragonesista|CHA 25px|link=Aragonese Party|PAR 27px|link=United Left of Aragon|IU Lead 2007 municipal election 27 May 2007 60.1 38.175% Verdana 13 33.975% Verdana 12 9.675% Verdana 3 8.475% Verdana 2 5.375% Verdana 1 4.2 Opina/Cadena SEREl PSOE de Belloch mantendría su mayoría en Zaragoza https://cadenaser.com/ser/2007/05/18/espana/1179445811_850215.html es Cadena SER 18 May 2007Informe Zaragoza. Mayo 2007 http://www.cadenaser.com/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_070518.htm es Opina 18 May 2007 22 November 2025 11 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070711051637/http://www.cadenaser.com/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_070518.htm bot: unknown 15 May 2007 800? 40.075% Verdana 13/14 36.075% Verdana 12 17.075% Verdana 5/6?75% Verdana 0/1?75% Verdana 0 4.0 C&J/El PeriódicoUndecided and/or abstentionists excluded.Belloch podrá repetir y escoger socio de gobierno entre CHA o PAR https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/elecciones/generales/2007/05/21/belloch-podra-repetir-escoger-socio-48026865.html es El Periódico de Aragón 20 May 2007 7–12 May 2007? 65.7 36.275% Verdana 12 35.375% Verdana 11 12.975% Verdana 4 13.175% Verdana 4 2.475% Verdana 0 0.9 Sigma Dos/El MundoSigma Dos: Los ayuntamientos de las grandes ciudades no cambiarían de manos https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/05/14/espana/1179107674.html es El Mundo 14 May 2007Elecciones 27-M / Sondeo El Mundo-Sigma Dos https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/graficos/may/s1/encuesta.html es El Mundo 12 May 2007 2–9 May 2007 400? 36.575% Verdana 12/13 36.375% Verdana 12/13 14.175% Verdana 4/5 6.375% Verdana 2 4.475% Verdana 0 0.2 A+M/Heraldo de AragónEl PP supera en intención de voto al PSOE en Zaragoza, según un sondeo https://www.abc.es/espana/abci-pp-supera-intencion-voto-psoe-zaragoza-segun-sondeo-200510130300-611523812328_noticia.html es ABC 13 October 2005 13 Oct 2005?? 35.175% Verdana 12 35.775% Verdana 12 16.275% Verdana 5?75% Verdana 2?75% Verdana 0 0.6 2004 EP election 13 Jun 2004 45.3 45.075% Verdana (16) 39.275% Verdana (13) 7.575% Verdana (2) 2.275% Verdana (0) 4.075% Verdana (0) 5.8 2004 general election 14 Mar 2004 77.9 39.375% Verdana (14) 34.975% Verdana (12) 16.175% Verdana (5) 3.575% Verdana (0) 3.175% Verdana (0) 4.4 2003 municipal election 25 May 2003 66.2 33.975% Verdana 12 32.775% Verdana 11 18.375% Verdana 6 7.075% Verdana 2 4.075% Verdana 0 1.2 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 25px|link=Socialists' Party of Aragon|PSOE 33px|link=People's Party of Aragon|PP 32px|link=Chunta Aragonesista|CHA 25px|link=Aragonese Party|PAR 27px|link=United Left of Aragon|IU Lead 2007 municipal election 27 May 2007 22.8 20.3 5.7 5.0 3.2 39.9 2.5 C&J/El Periódico 7–12 May 2007? 23.875% Verdana 12 23.275% Verdana 11 8.575% Verdana 4 8.675% Verdana 4 1.675% Verdana 0 34.3 – 0.6 2004 EP election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 13 Jun 2004 20.3 17.7 3.4 1.0 1.8 54.7 2.6 2004 general election"CERA" 14 Mar 2004 30.4 27.0 12.5 2.7 2.4 22.1 3.4 2003 municipal election 25 May 2003 22.3 21.5 12.1 4.6 2.6 33.8 0.8 Results + ← Summary of the 27 May 2007 City Council of Zaragoza election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 115,723 38.06 +4.16 13 +1 People's Party (PP) 103,191 33.94 +1.28 12 +1 Aragonese Union (CHA) 29,230 9.61 −8.73 3 −3 Aragonese Party (PAR) 25,410 8.36 +1.37 2 ±0 United Left of Aragon (IU) 16,148 5.31 +1.34 1 +1 The Greens–Federation of Independents of Aragon (LV–FIA)1 2,078 0.68 −0.03 0 ±0 Aragon United Citizens Party (pCUA) 1,192 0.39 New 0 ±0 Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 916 0.30 New 0 ±0 Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL) 525 0.17 New 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 521 0.17 New 0 ±0 Family and Life Party (PFyV) 455 0.15 −0.07 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 241 0.08 +0.01 0 ±0 Blank ballots 8,415 2.77 +0.25 Total 304,045 31 ±0 Valid votes 304,045 99.45 +0.01 Invalid votes 1,677 0.55 −0.01 Votes cast / turnout 305,722 60.11 −6.08 Abstentions 202,921 39.89 +6.08 Registered voters 508,643 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/mzaragoza.html Elecciones municipales en Zaragoza (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 162 (Supplement) 7 July 2007 es Acuerdo de 6 de julio de 2007, 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 444/2007, de 2 de abril, y celebradas el 27 de mayo de 2007, 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/2007/07/07/pdfs/C00001-00624.pdf 0212-033X 1–623 6 November 2025 left Footnotes: 1 The Greens–Federation of Independents of Aragon results are compared to The Greens–SOS Nature totals in the 2003 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialists' Party of Aragon 38.06 PP People's Party of Aragon 33.94 CHA Chunta Aragonesista 9.61 PAR Aragonese Party 8.36 IU United Left of Aragon 5.31 Others #777777 1.95 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 2.77 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialists' Party of Aragon 41.94 PP People's Party of Aragon 38.71 CHA Chunta Aragonesista 9.68 PAR Aragonese Party 6.45 IU United Left of Aragon 3.23 Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 16 June 2007 Required majority → 16 out of 31 Juan Alberto Belloch (PSOE) • PSOE (13) • CHA (3) • PAR (2) 18 31 Socialists' Party of Aragon 125px 15 Domingo Buesa (PP) • PP (12) 12 31 People's Party of Aragon 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots • IU (1) 1 31 gray 125px Absentees 0 31 black 125px SourcesPenón García Begoña 13 June 2003 Belloch renueva como alcalde en la legislatura de la Expo 2008 https://www.aragondigital.es/articulo/zaragoza/belloch-renueva-como-alcalde-legislatura-expo-2008/20070616214900605674.html es Aragón Digital 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 13 April 2007 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-5392 es https://boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-5392&tn=1&p=20070413 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 20 April 2007 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=20070420 4 November 2025 LOREG 1985 y Real Decreto 444/2007, de 2 de abril, por el que se convocan elecciones locales y a las Asambleas de Ceuta y Melilla, para el 27 de mayo de 2007 Royal Decree 444/2007 2 April 2007 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2007-7018 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2007-7018 10 November 2025 Royal Decree 444/2007 2007 Municipal election Zaragoza Category:Elections in Zaragoza Zaragoza