1991 Spanish local elections in Catalonia

none This article presents the results breakdown of the local elections held in Catalonia on 26 May 1991. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/municat.html Eleccions municipals a Catalunya (des de 1979). Capitals de comarca i ciutats de més de 25.000 habitants ca Historia Electoral.com 28 December 2025Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/municat2.html Catalunya: Eleccions Municipals (des de 1979) ca Historia Electoral.com 28 December 2025https://elecciones.eldiario.es/municipales/mayo-1991/catalunya Elecciones Municipales. 26 de mayo de 1991. Catalunya es eldiario.es 23 December 2025 City control The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (highlighted in bold). Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour. Municipality Population Previous control New control Badalona 225,207 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Barcelona 1,707,286 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Cornellà de Llobregat 86,287 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Girona 70,876 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 276,198 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Lleida 111,825 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Mataró 101,882 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Reus 86,407 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Sabadell 192,142 Initiative for Catalonia (IC) Initiative for Catalonia (IC) Sant Boi de Llobregat 78,882 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Sant Cugat del Vallès 39,316 Convergence and Union (CiU) Convergence and Union (CiU) Santa Coloma de Gramenet 135,486 Initiative for Catalonia (IC) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Tarragona 112,360 Convergence and Union (CiU) Convergence and Union (CiU) Terrassa 161,682 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Municipalities Badalona Population: 225,207 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Badalona election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 36,228 46.87 +3.93 14 +1 Initiative for Catalonia (IC) 17,730 22.94 −8.20 7 −3 Convergence and Union (CiU) 12,560 16.25 +1.71 5 +1 People's Party (PP)1 4,741 6.13 +2.51 1 +1 Left Proposal for Catalonia–Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PEC–PCC) 2,393 3.10 New 0 ±0 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 1,278 1.65 +0.49 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 966 1.25 −2.24 0 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 383 0.50 New 0 ±0 Centrist Unity (PED) 186 0.24 New 0 ±0 Alliance for the Republic (AxR)2 125 0.16 −0.17 0 ±0 Blank ballots 705 0.91 −0.04 Total 77,295 27 ±0 Valid votes 77,295 99.68 +0.48 Invalid votes 250 0.32 −0.48 Votes cast / turnout 77,545 46.43 −16.20 Abstentions 89,456 53.57 +16.20 Registered voters 167,001 Sourceshttps://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 https://resultats.dadeselectorals.gencat.cat/#/dades?tipusProces=M&proces=M19911#dades Resultats electorals. Eleccions Municipals 1991. Catalunya ca Government of Catalonia 28 December 2025Official State Gazette 173 (Supplement) 20 July 1991 es Resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 391/1991, de 1 de abril, y celebradas el 26 de mayo de 1991, según los datos que figuran en las actas remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1991/07/20/pdfs/C00001-01052.pdf 0212-033X 1–1052 23 December 2025 left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party in the 1987 election. 2 Alliance for the Republic results are compared to Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party totals in the 1987 election. Barcelona 1991 Barcelona municipal election Population: 1,707,286 Cornellà de Llobregat Population: 86,287 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Cornellà de Llobregat election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 18,720 55.17 +3.61 16 +1 Initiative for Catalonia (IC) 6,482 19.10 −5.28 5 −2 Convergence and Union (CiU) 4,091 12.06 +2.01 3 +1 People's Party (PP)1 1,798 5.30 +0.47 1 +1 Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) 1,453 4.28 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 683 2.01 −4.06 0 −1 Free Catalonia (CLL) 430 1.27 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 273 0.80 −0.23 Total 33,930 25 ±0 Valid votes 33,930 99.64 +0.62 Invalid votes 123 0.36 −0.62 Votes cast / turnout 34,053 49.72 −16.28 Abstentions 34,436 50.28 +16.28 Registered voters 68,489 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. Girona Population: 70,876 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Girona election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 14,451 47.54 −0.90 13 −1 Convergence and Union (CiU) 9,361 30.79 +1.42 9 ±0 People's Party (PP)1 2,103 6.92 +0.23 2 ±0 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 1,729 5.69 +0.97 1 +1 Initiative for Catalonia (IC) 1,250 4.11 −0.78 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 416 1.37 −2.78 0 ±0 Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) 397 1.31 New 0 ±0 Independentist and Unitary Ecologist Alternative (AEIU) 358 1.18 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 333 1.10 +0.18 Total 30,398 25 ±0 Valid votes 30,398 99.49 +0.32 Invalid votes 155 0.51 −0.32 Votes cast / turnout 30,553 58.03 −9.04 Abstentions 22,100 41.97 +9.04 Registered voters 52,653 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Population: 276,198 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 57,265 55.27 −2.50 17 ±0 Convergence and Union (CiU) 16,115 15.55 +1.37 5 +1 Initiative for Catalonia (IC) 12,333 11.90 +1.37 3 ±0 People's Party (PP)1 8,811 8.50 +1.71 2 +1 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 2,464 2.38 −4.99 0 −2 The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List (LVLE–H)2 2,215 2.14 +1.48 0 ±0 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 1,474 1.42 New 0 ±0 Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) 1,361 1.31 New 0 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 667 0.64 New 0 ±0 Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE) 101 0.10 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 799 0.77 −0.20 Total 103,605 27 ±0 Valid votes 103,605 99.68 +0.80 Invalid votes 328 0.32 −0.80 Votes cast / turnout 103,933 48.05 −16.10 Abstentions 112,353 51.95 +16.10 Registered voters 216,286 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party in the 1987 election. 2 The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List results are compared to Humanist Platform totals in the 1987 election. Lleida Population: 111,825 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Lleida election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 24,029 49.38 +12.07 17 +5 Convergence and Union (CiU) 12,453 25.59 −7.18 8 −3 People's Party (PP)1 3,911 8.04 +0.67 2 ±0 Initiative for Catalonia–Green Alternative (IC–AV)2 2,400 4.93 −1.47 0 ±0 Freixes Independent Group (Freixes) 2,349 4.83 −2.86 0 −2 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 1,677 3.45 +0.65 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 781 1.60 −2.62 0 ±0 Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) 333 0.68 New 0 ±0 Group of Independents, Progressives and Nationalists (AIPN) 79 0.16 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 649 1.33 +0.34 Total 48,661 27 ±0 Valid votes 48,661 99.24 −0.17 Invalid votes 374 0.76 +0.17 Votes cast / turnout 49,035 56.22 −8.40 Abstentions 38,180 43.78 +8.40 Registered voters 87,215 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party in the 1987 election. 2 Initiative for Catalonia–Green Alternative results are compared to the combined totals of Initiative for Catalonia and Green Alternative–Ecologist Movement of Catalonia in the 1987 election. Mataró Population: 101,882 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Mataró election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 19,073 42.23 −3.13 13 −1 Convergence and Union (CiU) 16,145 35.75 +2.20 11 ±0 Initiative for Catalonia (IC) 4,206 9.31 +2.39 2 ±0 People's Party (PP)1 2,582 5.72 +1.30 1 +1 Green Union (UVE) 1,074 2.38 New 0 ±0 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 638 1.41 −1.76 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 535 1.18 −2.60 0 ±0 Left Proposal for Catalonia (PEC) 367 0.81 New 0 ±0 Free Catalonia (CLL) 287 0.64 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 258 0.57 −0.19 Total 45,165 27 ±0 Valid votes 45,165 99.73 +0.65 Invalid votes 122 0.27 −0.65 Votes cast / turnout 45,287 59.33 −9.04 Abstentions 31,042 40.67 +9.04 Registered voters 76,329 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. Reus Population: 86,407 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Reus election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 15,780 44.28 +3.90 13 +2 Convergence and Union (CiU) 11,815 33.16 +2.19 10 +2 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 2,134 5.99 −1.93 1 −1 People's Party (PP)1 2,116 5.94 −2.19 1 −1 Initiative for Catalonia (IC) 1,604 4.50 −1.11 0 −1 Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) 987 2.77 New 0 ±0 Ecologist Party of Catalonia–VERDE (PEC–VERDE) 781 2.19 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) n/a n/a −6.07 0 −1 Blank ballots 417 1.17 +0.24 Total 35,634 25 ±0 Valid votes 35,634 99.57 +0.55 Invalid votes 154 0.43 −0.55 Votes cast / turnout 35,788 55.34 −4.34 Abstentions 28,882 44.66 +4.34 Registered voters 64,670 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. Sabadell Population: 192,142 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Sabadell election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Initiative for Catalonia (IC) 36,990 48.94 +1.94 15 +1 Convergence and Union (CiU) 14,931 19.75 −2.62 6 −1 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 14,043 18.58 −1.41 6 ±0 People's Party (PP)1 3,355 4.44 +1.00 0 ±0 Left Proposal for Catalonia–Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PEC–PCC) 1,685 2.23 New 0 ±0 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 1,645 2.18 +0.48 0 ±0 Independent and Citizen Alternative Candidacy (CAIC) 932 1.23 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 559 0.74 −2.06 0 ±0 Evangelical Social Action Party (PASE) 405 0.54 New 0 ±0 Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE) 301 0.40 −0.02 0 ±0 Catalan Left (EC) 138 0.18 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 598 0.79 −0.08 Total 75,582 27 ±0 Valid votes 75,582 99.69 +0.30 Invalid votes 238 0.31 −0.30 Votes cast / turnout 75,820 52.27 −20.31 Abstentions 69,244 47.73 +20.31 Registered voters 145,064 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. Sant Boi de Llobregat Population: 78,882 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Sant Boi de Llobregat election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 14,869 52.29 −4.09 15 −2 Convergence and Union (CiU) 6,196 21.79 +2.65 6 +1 Initiative for Catalonia (IC) 4,350 15.30 +3.12 4 +1 People's Party (PP)1 1,369 4.81 +0.81 0 ±0 Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) 607 2.13 New 0 ±0 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 394 1.39 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 381 1.34 −2.92 0 ±0 Alliance for the Republic (AxR) 63 0.22 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 207 0.73 −0.25 Total 28,436 25 ±0 Valid votes 28,436 99.63 +0.88 Invalid votes 107 0.37 −0.88 Votes cast / turnout 28,543 48.46 −15.98 Abstentions 30,363 51.54 +15.98 Registered voters 58,906 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. Sant Cugat del Vallès Population: 39,316 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Sant Cugat del Vallès election results → center|290px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Convergence and Union (CiU) 7,692 47.37 +6.10 12 +3 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 3,650 22.48 −12.94 5 −3 Initiative for Catalonia (IC) 1,750 10.78 +2.10 2 ±0 People's Party (PP)1 1,296 7.98 −0.45 2 ±0 Union of Independents (Ud'I) 660 4.06 New 0 ±0 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 636 3.92 −0.34 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 255 1.57 New 0 ±0 Alliance for the Republic (AxR) 34 0.21 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 265 1.63 +0.50 Total 16,238 21 ±0 Valid votes 16,238 99.44 +0.51 Invalid votes 92 0.56 −0.51 Votes cast / turnout 16,330 56.40 −11.59 Abstentions 12,622 43.60 +11.59 Registered voters 28,952 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. Santa Coloma de Gramenet Population: 135,486 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 21,896 43.41 +3.17 13 +1 Initiative for Catalonia (IC) 20,396 40.44 −4.06 12 −1 Convergence and Union (CiU) 3,858 7.65 +0.36 2 ±0 People's Party (PP)1 1,527 3.03 +0.55 0 ±0 Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) 992 1.97 New 0 ±0 The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List (LVLE–H)2 480 0.95 +0.35 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 454 0.90 −1.56 0 ±0 Independent Association of Santa Coloma (AISC) 364 0.72 New 0 ±0 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 187 0.37 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 285 0.57 −0.08 Total 50,439 27 ±0 Valid votes 50,439 99.74 +0.44 Invalid votes 133 0.26 −0.44 Votes cast / turnout 50,572 49.51 −16.24 Abstentions 51,578 50.49 +16.24 Registered voters 102,150 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. 2 The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List results are compared to Humanist Platform totals in the 1987 election. Tarragona Population: 112,360 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Tarragona election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Convergence and Union (CiU) 22,627 44.10 +11.76 14 +4 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 17,844 34.78 −2.55 11 −1 People's Party (PP)1 4,429 8.63 −1.18 2 −1 Green Alternative–Ecologist Movement of Catalonia (AV–MEC) 1,960 3.82 New 0 ±0 Initiative for Catalonia (IC) 1,950 3.80 −0.21 0 ±0 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 1,612 3.14 +0.54 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 560 1.09 −6.21 0 −2 Green Alternative (La Canonja) 0 0.00 New 0 ±0 Canonginan Unity Group (AdUC) 0 0.00 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 323 0.63 −0.49 Total 51,305 27 ±0 Valid votes 51,305 99.70 +0.67 Invalid votes 153 0.30 −0.67 Votes cast / turnout 51,458 60.60 −3.56 Abstentions 33,454 39.40 +3.56 Registered voters 84,912 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. Terrassa Population: 161,682 + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Terrassa election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 30,455 47.90 −0.29 15 ±0 Convergence and Union (CiU) 16,815 26.45 +1.78 8 ±0 Initiative for Catalonia (IC) 5,237 8.24 −2.54 2 −1 People's Party (PP)1 4,507 7.09 +1.81 2 +1 The Greens (EV) 2,241 3.53 New 0 ±0 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 1,786 2.81 −0.24 0 ±0 Left Proposal for Catalonia–Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PEC–PCC) 1,120 1.76 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 819 1.29 −3.19 0 ±0 Alliance for the Republic (AxR)2 70 0.11 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 524 0.82 −0.35 Total 63,574 27 ±0 Valid votes 63,574 99.63 +0.44 Invalid votes 237 0.37 −0.44 Votes cast / turnout 63,811 51.44 −13.21 Abstentions 60,248 48.56 +13.21 Registered voters 124,059 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. References Local elections Catalonia 1991