2011 Canarian island council elections

Elections in the Spanish region of the Canary Islands results in the concurrent local elections 2011 Spanish local elections in the Canary Islands Island council elections were held in the Canary Islands on 22 May 2011 to elect the 9th Island Councils (the es cabildos insulares) of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 157 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. Overall + ← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Canarian island council election results → Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 276,284 30.44 +6.61 47 +16 Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN) 231,804 25.54 −3.69 53 −2 Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)1 229,346 25.27 −3.55 47 ±0 Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 2,398 0.26 −0.08 6 −1 Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) 60 0.01 −0.07 0 −1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 186,644 20.56 −10.90 43 −12 New Canaries (NCa) 62,430 6.88 +0.70 5 −1 Canarian United Left (IUC) 25,941 2.86 +1.34 0 ±0 The Greens (Verdes) 19,992 2.20 +0.97 0 ±0 Yes We Can Citizens' Alternative (ACSSP)2 19,945 2.20 +1.16 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 9,035 1.00 New 0 ±0 Commitment to Gran Canaria (CGCa) 7,685 0.85 −0.23 0 ±0 Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) 6,945 0.77 +0.49 0 ±0 Citizens for Canarian Change (CIUCA) 6,847 0.75 New 0 ±0 Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) 5,459 0.60 −0.49 3 −3 Common Sense in the Canaries (SCC) 5,191 0.57 New 0 ±0 Majorero Progressive Party (PPMAJO) 4,687 0.52 New 3 +3 Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura (AMF) 2,494 0.27 New 2 +2 Independent Centre of the Canaries (CICAN) 2,354 0.26 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC) 2,329 0.26 +0.12 0 ±0 25 May Citizens' Alternative (AC25M) 2,206 0.24 +0.04 1 +1 United Neighbours (VU) 1,382 0.15 −0.01 0 ±0 Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL) 1,231 0.14 New 0 ±0 Unity of the People (UP) 1,133 0.12 −0.05 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 876 0.10 +0.02 0 ±0 Managers for Lanzarote (GPL) 590 0.06 New 0 ±0 Canarian Social Democratic Centre (CSDC) 461 0.05 New 0 ±0 National Democracy (DN) 416 0.05 New 0 ±0 Canarian Patriotic Movement (MPC) 159 0.02 New 0 ±0 HeroNeo Citizen Forum (FCHN) 80 0.01 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 23,127 2.55 +1.12 Total 907,727 157 +4 Valid votes 907,727 97.38 −1.99 Invalid votes 24,459 2.62 +1.99 Votes cast / turnout 932,186 63.22 +1.88 Abstentions 542,283 36.78 −1.88 Registered voters 1,474,469 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 left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party and Canarian Centre in the 2007 elections. 2 Yes We Can Citizens' Alternative results are compared to the combined totals of Yes We Can for Tenerife Alternative and Canarian Popular Alternative in the 2007 elections. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Canary Islands 30.44 CC–PNC–CCN Agreement of Nationalist Unity 25.54 PSOE Socialist Party of the Canaries 20.56 NCa New Canaries 6.88 IUC Canarian United Left 2.86 Verdes Confederation of the Greens 2.20 ACSSP Alternativa Sí se puede 2.20 UPyD Union, Progress and Democracy 1.00 PIL Lanzarote Independents Party 0.60 PPMAJO Majorero Progressive Party 0.52 AMF Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura 0.27 AC25M 25 May Citizens' Alternative 0.24 Others #777777 4.15 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 2.55 Seats #ddd 550px 500px CC–PNC–CCN Agreement of Nationalist Unity 33.76 PP People's Party of the Canary Islands 29.94 PSOE Socialist Party of the Canaries 27.39 NCa New Canaries 3.18 PIL Lanzarote Independents Party 1.91 PPMAJO Majorero Progressive Party 1.91 AMF Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura 1.27 AC25M 25 May Citizens' Alternative 0.64 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 10,960 Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) (PSOE in 2011) Fuerteventura 103,492 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) Gran Canaria 845,676 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) La Gomera 22,776 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (ASG in 2015) La Palma 87,324 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) (PSOE in 2013) Lanzarote 141,437 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) Tenerife 906,854 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) Islands El Hierro + ← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Council of El Hierro election results → center|260px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Independent Herrenian Group–Canarian Coalition (AHI–CC)1 2,398 39.43 −15.08 6 −1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 2,187 35.96 +16.12 5 +2 People's Party (PP) 1,194 19.63 +1.96 2 ±0 El Hierro Initiative–Canarian United Left (IpH–IUC) 104 1.71 New 0 ±0 HeroNeo Citizen Forum (FCHN) 80 1.32 New 0 ±0 Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) 60 0.99 −5.59 0 −1 Blank ballots 58 0.95 −0.45 Total 6,081 13 ±0 Valid votes 6,081 98.97 +0.17 Invalid votes 63 1.03 −0.17 Votes cast / turnout 6,144 75.68 +11.46 Abstentions 1,974 24.32 −11.46 Registered voters 8,118 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Independent Herrenian Group–Canarian Coalition results are compared to the combined totals of and Independent Herrenian Group–Canarian Coalition and Canarian Centre in the 2011 election. Fuerteventura + ← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Council of Fuerteventura election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)1 12,209 36.00 −8.68 9 −1 People's Party (PP) 6,134 18.09 −5.45 5 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 5,046 14.88 −9.17 4 −2 Majorero Progressive Party (PPMAJO) 4,687 13.82 New 3 +3 Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura (AMF) 2,494 7.35 New 2 +2 New Fuerteventura–New Canaries (NCa) 1,216 3.59 +1.91 0 ±0 The Greens (Verdes) 675 1.99 −2.34 0 ±0 Canarian United Left (IUC) 353 1.04 +0.60 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 314 0.93 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 788 2.32 +1.04 Total 33,916 23 +2 Valid votes 33,916 97.04 −1.92 Invalid votes 1,033 2.96 +1.92 Votes cast / turnout 34,949 64.10 +2.30 Abstentions 19,574 35.90 −2.30 Registered voters 54,523 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party and Canarian Centre–Independents of Fuerteventura in the 2007 election. Gran Canaria + ← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Council of Gran Canaria election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 146,498 38.78 +3.92 14 +2 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 78,348 20.74 −13.17 7 −5 New Canaries–New Gran Canaria (NCa) 57,925 15.33 +2.07 5 +1 Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)1 34,912 9.24 +0.25 3 +2 The Greens (Verdes) 10,290 2.72 +0.19 0 ±0 Commitment to Gran Canaria (CGCa) 7,685 2.03 −0.51 0 ±0 Citizens for Canarian Change (CIUCA) 6,847 1.81 New 0 ±0 Canarian United Left (IUC) 5,522 1.46 +0.85 0 ±0 Common Sense in the Canaries (SCC) 5,191 1.37 New 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 4,623 1.22 New 0 ±0 Yes We Can Citizens' Alternative (ACSSP)2 2,568 0.68 +0.51 0 ±0 Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) 1,630 0.43 New 0 ±0 United Neighbours (VU) 1,382 0.37 −0.02 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC) 1,175 0.31 +0.12 0 ±0 Unity of the People (UP) 1,133 0.30 −0.09 0 ±0 Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL) 540 0.14 New 0 ±0 National Democracy (DN) 416 0.11 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 11,085 2.93 +1.51 Total 377,770 29 ±0 Valid votes 377,770 96.86 −2.50 Invalid votes 12,243 3.14 +2.50 Votes cast / turnout 390,013 62.26 −0.90 Abstentions 236,408 37.74 +0.90 Registered voters 626,421 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party and Canarian Centre in the 2007 election. 2 Yes We Can Citizens' Alternative results are compared to Canarian Popular Alternative totals in the 2007 election. La Gomera + ← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Council of La Gomera election results → center|275px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,450 52.13 −14.70 10 −2 People's Party (PP) 3,282 26.53 +24.06 5 +5 Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)1 1,564 12.64 −16.81 2 −3 New Canaries (NCa) 514 4.15 New 0 ±0 The Greens (Verdes) 431 3.48 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 132 1.07 −0.17 Total 12,373 17 ±0 Valid votes 12,373 98.31 −0.16 Invalid votes 213 1.69 +0.16 Votes cast / turnout 12,586 78.09 +15.57 Abstentions 3,532 21.91 −15.57 Registered voters 16,118 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party and Canarian Centre in the 2007 election. La Palma + ← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Council of La Palma election results → center|290px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)1 17,761 39.65 −11.47 9 −2 People's Party (PP) 12,645 28.23 +11.57 6 +2 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 10,967 24.48 −2.76 6 ±0 New Canaries (NCa) 984 2.20 −0.96 0 ±0 The Greens (Verdes) 853 1.90 New 0 ±0 Canarian United Left (IUC) 651 1.45 +0.48 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 323 0.72 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 612 1.37 +0.52 Total 44,796 21 ±0 Valid votes 44,796 98.05 −1.32 Invalid votes 893 1.95 +1.32 Votes cast / turnout 45,689 71.11 +9.10 Abstentions 18,559 28.89 −9.10 Registered voters 64,248 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party and Canarian Centre in the 2007 election. Lanzarote + ← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Council of Lanzarote election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)1 13,418 31.26 +6.89 9 +3 People's Party (PP) 9,592 22.34 +10.15 6 +3 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,726 15.67 −8.02 4 −2 Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) 5,459 12.72 −9.88 3 −3 25 May Citizens' Alternative (AC25M) 2,206 5.14 +0.92 1 +1 Nationalist Party of Lanzarote–New Canaries–Option for Lanzarote (NCa) 1,791 4.17 −2.65 0 −2 Canarian United Left (IUC) 783 1.82 New 0 ±0 Managers for Lanzarote (GPL) 590 1.37 New 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 399 0.93 New 0 ±0 Canarian Patriotic Movement (MPC) 159 0.37 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 1,804 4.20 +1.66 Total 42,927 23 ±0 Valid votes 42,927 96.43 −2.90 Invalid votes 1,591 3.57 +2.90 Votes cast / turnout 44,518 54.86 −1.44 Abstentions 36,630 45.14 +1.44 Registered voters 81,148 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition, Canarian Centre and Canarian Nationalist Party in the 2007 election. Tenerife + ← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Council of Tenerife election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)1 149,482 38.34 −7.50 15 +1 People's Party (PP) 96,939 24.86 +9.16 9 +4 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 76,920 19.73 −10.25 7 −3 United Left–The Greens–Socialists for Tenerife (IU–LV–SxTF) 18,528 4.75 +2.91 0 ±0 Yes We Can for Tenerife Alternative (ASSPPT) 17,377 4.46 +2.15 0 ±0 The Greens (Verdes) 7,743 1.99 New 0 ±0 Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) 5,315 1.36 +0.70 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 3,376 0.87 New 0 ±0 Independent Centre of the Canaries (CICAN) 2,354 0.60 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC) 1,154 0.30 +0.15 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 876 0.22 +0.11 0 ±0 Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL) 691 0.18 New 0 ±0 Canarian Social Democratic Centre (CSDC) 461 0.12 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 8,648 2.22 +0.82 Total 389,864 31 +2 Valid votes 389,864 97.89 −1.57 Invalid votes 8,423 2.11 +1.57 Votes cast / turnout 398,287 63.84 +3.83 Abstentions 225,606 36.16 −3.83 Registered voters 623,893 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party and Canarian Centre in the 2007 election. 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