1995 Valencia municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Valencia 1995 Valencia municipal election City of Valencia parliamentary no 1991 Valencia municipal election 1991 1999 Valencia municipal election 1999 All 33 seats in the City Council of Valencia 17 #Opinion polls 627,784 10px 6.1% 458,649 (73.1%)10px 9.7 pp 28 May 1995 170x170px Rita Barberá People's Party of the Valencian Community 1991 9 seats, 25.5% 17 10px 8 223,963 49.0% 10px 23.5 pp 170x170px Aurelio Martínez Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 25 January 1995 13 seats, 37.3% 8 10px 5 110,071 24.1% 10px 13.2 pp 170x170px Manuel Moret EU–EV 1991 3 seats, 10.4%"EU+LV" Results for EU (8.0%, 3 seats) and LV (2.4%, 0 seats) in the 1991 election. 5 10px 2 67,532 14.8% 10px 4.4 pp 170x170px Juan Vicente Jurado UV–FICVA–CCV 1995 8 seats, 21.6% 3 10px 5 41,019 9.0% 10px 12.6 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 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 Valencia, the top-tier administrative and governing body was the City Council of Valencia. 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 Valencia, 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 List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Aurelio Martínez Social democracy 37.3% 13 Villena Miguel Ángel 26 January 1995 El independiente Aurelio Martínez será el 'alcaldable' por el PSOE en Valencia https://elpais.com/diario/1995/01/26/espana/791074812_850215.html es El País Valencia 30 November 2025 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Rita Barberá ConservatismChristian democracy 25.5% 9 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 UV–FICVA–CCV List on Valencian Union (UV) Independents' Federation of the Valencian Community (FICVA) Centrists of the Valencian Community (CCV) 50px Juan Vicente Jurado BlaverismConservatism 21.6% 8 EU–EV List on United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV)– Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCPV)– Socialist Action Party (PASOC)– Republican Left (IR) The Greens (EV/LV) 50px Manuel Moret SocialismCommunism 10.4%"EU+LV" 3 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. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Valencian Country|PSOE 30px|link=People's Party of the Valencian Community|PP 27px|link=Valencian Union|UV 25px|link=United Left of the Valencian Country|EU Lead 1995 municipal election 28 May 1995 73.1 24.175% Verdana 8 49.075% Verdana 17 9.075% Verdana 3 14.875% Verdana 5 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 1,000? 21.275% Verdana 8 45.075% Verdana 16?75% Verdana 4 15.375% Verdana 5 23.8 CISPreelectoral Municipales Valencia (Estudio nº 2167. Abril-Mayo 1995) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2160_2179/2167/e216700.html es CIS 10 May 1995Estudio CIS nº 2167. Ficha técnica http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2160_2179/2167/FT2167.pdf es CIS 10 May 1995 24 Apr–10 May 1995 300 72.3 21.8 51.6 11.2 11.6 29.8 Sigma Dos/El Mundo 3–7 May 1995 500? 21.275% Verdana 7 42.475% Verdana 15/16?75% Verdana 5/6 15.275% Verdana 5 21.2 Gruppo/ABCEl PP ganaría por mayoría absoluta en las tres capitales de provincia http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1995/03/20/025.html es ABC 20 March 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? 23.375% Verdana 8 45.575% Verdana 16/17 10.375% Verdana 3 16.175% Verdana 5/6 22.2 1994 EP election 12 Jun 1994 63.6 22.975% Verdana (8) 47.775% Verdana (17) 7.875% Verdana (2) 16.075% Verdana (6) 24.8 1993 general election 6 Jun 1993 81.2 31.175% Verdana (11) 42.775% Verdana (15) 8.275% Verdana (3) 12.675% Verdana (4) 11.6 1991 municipal election 26 May 1991 73.4 37.375% Verdana 13 25.575% Verdana 9 21.675% Verdana 8 8.075% Verdana 3 11.8 Results + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 City Council of Valencia election results → center|320px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 223,963 49.00 +23.50 17 +8 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 110,071 24.08 −13.22 8 −5 United Left–The Greens (EU–EV)1 67,532 14.78 +4.38 5 +2 Valencian Union–Independents–Centrists (UV–FICVA–CCV) 41,019 8.97 −12.59 3 −5 Valencian People's Union–Nationalist Bloc (UPV–BN) 4,290 0.94 −0.66 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,645 0.36 −1.72 0 ±0 Valencianist Renewal (RV) 1,117 0.24 New 0 ±0 Autonomist Republican Party (PRA) 618 0.14 New 0 ±0 Valencian Nationalist Left (ENV) 481 0.11 New 0 ±0 Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE) 391 0.09 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH–LE) 346 0.08 New 0 ±0 Spanish Autonomous League (LAE) 221 0.05 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 5,371 1.18 +0.19 Total 457,065 33 ±0 Valid votes 457,065 99.65 +0.08 Invalid votes 1,584 0.35 −0.08 Votes cast / turnout 458,649 73.06 +9.65 Abstentions 169,135 26.94 −9.65 Registered voters 627,784 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/mvalencia.html Eleccions municipals a València (des de 1979) ca Historia Electoral.com 4 November 2025http://www.valencia.es/ayuntamiento/webs/estadistica/Anuario/2007/Pdf/215.pdf Consultes electorals. 1. Eleccions municipals ca City Council of Valencia https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005841/http://www.valencia.es/ayuntamiento/webs/estadistica/Anuario/2007/Pdf/215.pdf 27 November 2025 6 December 2017 https://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 United Left–The Greens results are compared to the combined totals of United Left of the Valencian Country and The Greens in the 1991 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Valencian Community 49.00 PSOE Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 24.08 EU–EV United Left of the Valencian Country 14.78 UV–FICVA–CCV Valencian Union 8.97 Others #777777 1.99 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.18 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Valencian Community 51.52 PSOE Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 24.24 EU–EV United Left of the Valencian Country 15.15 UV–FICVA–CCV Valencian Union 9.09 Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 7 July 1995 Required majority → 17 out of 33 Rita Barberá (PP) • PP (17) • UV (3) 20 33 People's Party of the Valencian Community 125px 15 Aurelio Martínez (PSOE) • PSOE (8) 8 33 Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 125px 15 Manuel Moret (EUPV) • EUPV (5) 5 33 United Left of the Valencian Country 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/803426408_850215.html Las desavenencias de la izquierda disparan en Valencia las expectativas del PP El País Valencia 30 November 2025Enguix Salvador 8 July 1995 https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1995/07/08/pagina-18/34434768/pdf.html Rita Barbera asegura que gobernar con UV en la alcaldía hace honor a la coherencia del PP La Vanguardia Valencia 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 Valencia Category:Elections in Valencia Valencia