2003 Spanish local elections

none regional elections held in the same year 2003 Spanish regional elections March 2018 2003 Spanish local elections Spain parliamentary no 1999 Spanish local elections 1999 2007 Spanish local elections 2007 All 65,510 councillors in 8,108 municipal councilsIncluding 50 seats in the assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla.All 1,397 provincial/island seats in 44 provincesIncluding: 1,036 seats in 38 provincial deputations; 153 seats in 3 Basque foral deputations; 149 seats in 7 Canarian island cabildos; 59 seats in 3 Balearic island councils. 34,386,462 10px 2.4% 23,270,072 (67.7%)10px 3.7 pp 25 May 2003"ByElections" By-elections were held on 26 October 2003 in those constituencies where results were annulled by a final sentence following an electoral petition, or where elections were not held due to a lack of candidates.Royal Decree 1086/2003 2003 art. 1. 170x170px José María Aznar People's Party (Spain) 4 September 1989 24,626 c. Municipal councillors, 34.5%Results for PP (34.4%, 24,623 c. Municipal councillors and 547 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors) and UPM (0.0%, 3 c. Municipal councillors and 0 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors) in the 1999 elections.547 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 23,615 c. Municipal councillors527 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 10px 1,011 c. Municipal councillors10px 20 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 7,875,762 34.3% 10px 0.2 pp 170x170px José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 22 July 2000 21,984 c. Municipal councillors, 34.4%Results for PSOE (34.3%, 21,917 c. Municipal councillors and 509 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors) and PDNI (0.1%, 67 c. Municipal councillors and 0 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors) in the 1999 elections.509 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 23,224 c. Municipal councillors555 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 10px 1,240 c. Municipal councillors10px 46 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 7,999,178 34.8% 10px 0.4 pp 170x170px Jordi Pujol Convergence and Union 19 September 1978 4,089 c. Municipal councillors, 3.6%57 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 3,687 c. Municipal councillors50 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 10px 402 c. Municipal councillors10px 7 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 791,932 3.4% 10px 0.2 pp 170x170px Gaspar Llamazares United Left (Spain) 29 October 2000 2,579 c. Municipal councillors, 7.6%Results for IU (6.5%, 2,295 c. Municipal councillors and 39 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors) and IC–V–EPM (1.1%, 284 c. Municipal councillors and 3 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors) in the 1999 elections.42 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 2,601 c. Municipal councillors50 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 10px 22 c. Municipal councillors10px 8 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 1,730,732 7.5% 10px 0.1 pp 170x170px Xabier Arzalluz PNV–EA 18 January 1985 1,206 c. Municipal councillors, 1.9%56 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 1,671 c. Municipal councillors73 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 10px 465 c. Municipal councillors10px 17 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 514,850 2.2% 10px 0.3 pp 170x170px Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira ERC–AM 25 November 1996 677 seats c. Municipal councillors, 1.1%6 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 1,282 c. Municipal councillors13 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 10px 605 c. Municipal councillors10px 7 p. Provincial deputies and island councillors 419,961 1.8% 10px 0.7 pp SpainProvinceMapMunicipal2003.png 435px Provincial results map for municipal elections Local elections were held in Spain on 25 May 2003"ByElections" to elect all 65,510 councillors in the 8,108 Spanish municipalities (including 50 seats in the assemblies of the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla),December 2014 https://www.interior.gob.es/documents/642317/1201381/Elecciones_municipales_en_Espa%C3%B1a_1979-2011_126141495.pdf/f1dec2dd-164e-46df-94d9-502dafc43a54 Elecciones Municipales en España 1979-2011 es Ministry of the Interior 9 April 2026 12 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170812212355/https://www.interior.gob.es/documents/642317/1201381/Elecciones_municipales_en_Espa%C3%B1a_1979-2011_126141495.pdf/f1dec2dd-164e-46df-94d9-502dafc43a54 dead all 1,187 provincial seats in 41 provinces (including 38 indirectly-elected provincial deputations and the three foral deputations in the Basque Country) and 208 seats in ten island councils (seven Canarian and three Balearic ones). They were held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities. Overview Local government Local government in Spain Under the 1978 Constitution, the governance of municipalities in Spain 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. The concejo abierto system (en open council no), under which voters directly elected the local mayor by plurality voting, was reserved for municipalities under 100 inhabitants and some minor local entities.LBRL 1985 art. 29; LOREG 1985 arts. 179 & 199–200. Provincial deputations were the governing bodies of provinces in Spain—except for single-province autonomous communities—having an administration role of municipal activities and composed of a provincial president, an administrative body, and a plenary.Constitution 1978 art. 141; LBRL 1985 arts. 31–32 & 40. For insular provinces, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands, deputations were replaced by island councils in each of the islands or group of islands. For Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma, this figure was referred to in Spanish as cabildo insular, whereas for Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza–Formentera, its name was consejo insular (ca consell insular).Constitution 1978 art. 141; LBRL 1985 art. 41.Canary Islands: EAC 1982 arts. 8 & 23; LRJAPC 1990 arts. 5 & 36. Balearic Islands: EAIB 1983 arts. 5, 18 & 36 (am. amended by EAIB 1999 art. 1); LCI 2000 arts. 2 & 23–26."Balearic" For the Balearic Islands, regional lawmakers served as island councillors.EAIB 1983 art. 37 (suppl. supplemented by LEIB 1986 art. 12; am. amended by EAIB 1999 art. 1); LCI 2000 art. 3. The three Basque provinces had foral deputations instead (called General Assemblies, or Juntas Generales).Constitution 1978 repeal. prov.; Law 27/1983 1983 arts. 1 & 6–8; LBRL 1985 art. 39. 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 & 201. The previous local elections were held on 13 June 1999, setting the date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 25 May 2003. 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 1 April 2003 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOE, setting election day for 25 May.Royal Decree 374/2003 2003 art. 1. Subsequent by-elections were called on 2 September, for 26 October. Electoral system Voting for local assemblies and Canarian island councils was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered and residing in the municipality or council 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 & 201. 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 constituency.LOREG 1985 arts. 163, 180 & 201. Each municipality or council was a multi-member constituency, with a number of seats based on the following scale:LOREG 1985 arts. 179–180 & 201. Population Councillors Municipalities Canary Islands Balearic Islands"Balearic" <250 5 No island below 5,000inhabitants Fixed number:Ibiza–Formentera: 13Menorca: 13Mallorca: 33 251–1,000 7 1,001–2,000 9 2,001–5,000 11 5,001–10,000 13 11 10,001–20,000 17 13 20,001–50,000 21 17 50,001–100,000 25 21 >100,001 +1 per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction+1 if total is an even number Councillors in municipalities between 100 and 250 inhabitants were elected using open-list partial block voting, with voters choosing up to four candidates.LOREG 1985 art. 184. Most provincial deputations were indirectly elected by applying the D'Hondt method and a three percent-threshold of valid votes to municipal results—excluding candidacies not electing any councillor—in each judicial district. Seats were allocated to provincial deputations based on the following scale (with each judicial district being assigned an initial minimum of one seat and a maximum of three-fifths of the total number of provincial seats, with the remaining ones distributed in proportion to population):LOREG 1985 arts. 163 & 204–205. Population Seats <500,000 25 500,001–1,000,000 27 1,000,001–3,500,000 31 >3,500,001 51 The General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa were directly elected by voters under their own, specific electoral regulations.Law 1/1987 1987 arts. 1–4 & 7–9. 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 & 208. 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:LOREG 1985 arts. 44 & 187. At least one percent of the electors in municipalities with a population below 5,000 inhabitants, provided that the number of signers was more than double that of councillors at stake. At least 100 signatures in municipalities with a population between 5,001 and 10,000. At least 500 signatures in municipalities with a population between 10,001 and 50,000. At least 1,500 signatures in municipalities with a population between 50,001 and 150,000. At least 3,000 signatures in municipalities with a population between 150,001 and 300,000. At least 5,000 signatures in municipalities with a population between 300,001 and 1,000,000. At least 8,000 signatures in municipalities with a population over 1,000,001. Results Municipal Overall + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 Spanish municipal election results → Parties and alliances Popular vote Councillors Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1 7,999,178 34.83 +0.43 23,224 +1,240 People's Party (PP) 7,875,762 34.29 −0.17 23,615 −1,011 People's Party (PP)2 7,775,800 33.86 −0.20 23,280 −1,019 Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 99,962 0.44 +0.01 335 +8 United Left (IU) 1,730,732 7.54 −0.05 2,601 +22 United Left (IU)3 1,394,871 6.07 −0.18 2,204 −56 Initiative–Alternative Left–Agreement for Municipal Progress (ICV–EA–EPM)4 335,861 1.46 +0.12 397 +78 Convergence and Union (CiU) 791,932 3.45 −0.18 3,687 −402 Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA) 514,850 2.24 +0.31 1,671 +465 Republican Left of Catalonia–Municipal Agreement (ERC–AM) 419,961 1.83 +0.77 1,282 +605 Andalusian Party (PA)5 342,824 1.49 −0.20 693 +144 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 325,331 1.42 +0.06 595 +9 Canarian Coalition (CC) 283,701 1.24 −0.03 458 +15 Canarian Coalition (CC)6 281,527 1.23 −0.03 448 +14 Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 2,174 0.01 ±0.00 10 +1 Valencian Nationalist Bloc–Green Left (Bloc–EV) 139,307 0.61 +0.08 298 +64 The Greens (LV) 119,201 0.52 +0.21 19 +5 Aragonese Union (CHA) 88,939 0.39 +0.13 196 +116 Valencian Union (UV) 86,539 0.38 −0.13 131 −98 Aragonese Party (PAR) 85,857 0.37 −0.04 907 −18 Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) 66,592 0.29 +0.06 276 +59 Socialist Party of Andalusia (PSA) 58,931 0.26 New 57 +57 Leonese People's Union (UPL) 45,791 0.20 +0.02 230 +63 Majorcan Union (UM) 36,485 0.16 +0.04 103 +35 Canarian Nationalist Federation (FNC) 36,205 0.16 +0.05 45 +5 Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) 13,951 0.06 +0.01 11 +9 Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) 11,721 0.05 +0.01 27 −2 Canarian Union (UC) 8,461 0.04 New 2 +2 Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) 2,072 0.01 ±0.00 5 −4 PSM–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 35,633 0.16 −0.03 98 −14 Socialist Party of Mallorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 32,743 0.14 −0.04 92 −13 Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 2,890 0.01 ±0.00 6 −1 Aralar (Aralar) 31,235 0.14 New 48 +48 Liberal Independent Group (GIL) 26,363 0.11 −0.30 20 −73 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 23,428 0.10 −0.20 54 −227 Federation of Independents of Catalonia (FIC) 23,278 0.10 −0.01 104 −76 The Greens of the Community of Madrid (LVCM) 21,672 0.09 New 2 +2 Independent Group for Almería (GIAL) 18,961 0.08 New 31 +31 Progressive Pact+Coalition of Progressive Organizations (Pacte+COP) 16,595 0.07 −0.01 39 −6 Progressive Pact (Pacte) 15,262 0.07 ±0.00 33 −4 Coalition of Progressive Organizations (COP) 1,333 0.01 ±0.00 6 −2 Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) 16,411 0.07 −0.01 42 −3 Asturian Renewal Union (URAS) 15,621 0.07 −0.10 29 −54 Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) 14,926 0.06 −0.05 34 +2 Independent Candidacy–The Party of Castile and León (CI–PCL) 13,977 0.06 +0.02 65 +47 Meeting Point for Self-Determination (AuB)7 8 13,098 0.06 −1.22 63 −827 Riojan Party (PR) 12,667 0.06 +0.01 65 +7 Independent Democratic Centre (CDI) 11,381 0.05 New 24 +24 United Extremadura (EU) 10,489 0.05 +0.01 55 +5 Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN) 10,440 0.05 −0.02 17 −8 Galician Progressive Democracy (DPG) 10,373 0.05 −0.03 2 −34 Independent Solution (SI) 9,274 0.04 New 10 +10 Initiative for the Development of Soria (IDES) 4,040 0.02 New 21 +21 25 May Citizens' Alternative (AC25M) 3,022 0.01 New 5 +5 Others (lists at <0.05% not securing any provincial or island seat) 1,172,067 5.10 — 4,594 +54 Blank ballots 404,448 1.76 −0.19 Total 22,967,517 100.00 65,510 +309 Valid votes 22,967,517 98.70 −0.39 Invalid votes 302,555 1.30 +0.39 Votes cast / turnout 23,270,072 67.67 +3.68 Abstentions 11,116,390 32.33 −3.68 Registered voters 34,386,462 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/muni.html Elecciones Municipales (1979-2011) es Historia Electoral.com 10 April 2026https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales es Ministry of the Interior 10 April 2026 5 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240805154842/https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ dead left Footnotes: 1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and Democratic Party of the New Left in the 1999 elections. 2 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Party in Melilla and Melillan People's Union in the 1999 elections. 3 United Left does not include results in Catalonia. 4 Initiative–Alternative Left–Agreement for Municipal Progress results are compared to the combined totals of Initiative for Catalonia–Greens and United and Alternative Left in the 1999 elections. 5 Andalusian Party results are compared to the combined totals of Andalusian Party and Pro-Torre del Mar Municipality Independent Group in the 1999 elections. 6 Canarian Coalition results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition, Nationalist Canarian Centre and Independents of Gran Canaria in the 1999 elections. 7 Meeting Point for Self-Determination results are compared to Basque Citizens totals in the 1999 elections. 8 The Supreme Court annulled 229 of the 249 lists of Meeting Point for Self-Determination due to them being a continuation of the outlawed Unity and Basque Citizens parties. Consequently, these forces called for their voters to cast invalid ballots. Results for AuB refer only to the 16 lists which were not invalidated. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 34.83 PP People's Party (Spain) 34.29 IU United Left (Spain) 7.54 CiU Convergence and Union 3.45 PNV–EA PNV–EA 2.24 ERC–AM Republican Left of Catalonia 1.83 PA Andalusian Party 1.49 BNG Galician Nationalist Bloc 1.42 CC Canarian Coalition 1.24 Bloc–EV Valencian Nationalist Bloc 0.61 LV Confederation of the Greens 0.52 Others #777777 8.80 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.76 City control The following table lists party control in provincial capitals (highlighted in bold), as well as in municipalities above 75,000.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/muni4.html Elecciones Municipales (alcaldes de ciudades por partido) es Historia Electoral.com 10 April 2026 Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour. Municipality Population Previous control New control A Coruña 242,458 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Albacete 152,155 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Alcalá de Henares 179,602 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) Alcobendas 95,104 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Alcorcón 149,594 People's Party (PP) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Algeciras 106,710 Andalusian Party (PA) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Alicante 293,629 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Almería 173,338 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) Ávila 50,241 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Avilés 83,511 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Badajoz 136,851 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Badalona 210,370 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Barakaldo 95,515 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Barcelona 1,527,190 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Bilbao 353,950 Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA) Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA) Burgos 167,962 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) Cáceres 84,439 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Cádiz 136,236 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Cartagena 188,003 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Castellón de la Plana 153,225 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Ciudad Real 65,084 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Córdoba 314,805 United Left (IU) United Left (IU) Cornellà de Llobregat 81,881 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Coslada 79,862 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) Cuenca 46,859 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Donostia-San Sebastián 181,700 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Dos Hermanas 103,282 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) El Puerto de Santa María 77,747 Portuese Independents (IP) Portuese Independents (IP) Elche 201,731 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Ferrol 79,520 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) People's Party (PP) Fuenlabrada 179,735 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Getafe 153,868 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Getxo 84,024 Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA) Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA) Gijón 270,211 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Girona 77,475 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Granada 240,522 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) Guadalajara 69,098 People's Party (PP) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Huelva 140,862 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Huesca 46,462 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Jaén 112,921 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Jerez de la Frontera 187,087 Andalusian Party (PA) People's Party (PP) (PSOE in 2005) L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 244,323 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 370,649 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Leganés 174,436 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) León 135,794 People's Party (PP) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (PP in 2004) Lleida 115,000 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Logroño 136,841 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Lorca 79,481 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Lugo 89,509 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Madrid 3,016,788 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Málaga 535,686 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Marbella 115,871 Liberal Independent Group (GIL) Liberal Independent Group (GIL) (PSOE in 2006) Mataró 109,298 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Móstoles 198,819 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) Murcia 377,888 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Ourense 109,011 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Oviedo 202,938 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Palencia 80,801 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Palma de Mallorca 358,462 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Pamplona 189,364 Navarrese People's Union (UPN) Navarrese People's Union (UPN) Parla 80,545 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Pontevedra 76,798 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) Reus 91,616 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Sabadell 187,201 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Salamanca 156,006 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) San Cristóbal de La Laguna 135,004 Canarian Coalition (CC) Canarian Coalition (CC) San Fernando 88,333 Andalusian Party (PA) Andalusian Party (PA) Sant Boi de Llobregat 80,041 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Santa Coloma de Gramenet 115,568 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Santa Cruz de Tenerife 217,415 Canarian Coalition (CC) Canarian Coalition (CC) Santander 184,661 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Santiago de Compostela 93,273 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Segovia 54,945 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Seville 704,114 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Soria 35,112 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) Talavera de la Reina 77,519 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Tarragona 117,184 Convergence and Union (CiU) Convergence and Union (CiU) Telde 91,160 Canarian Coalition (CC) People's Party (PP) Terrassa 179,300 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Teruel 31,506 People's Party (PP) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Toledo 70,893 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Torrejón de Ardoz 101,056 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Valencia 761,871 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Valladolid 318,576 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Vigo 288,324 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (PP in 2003) Vitoria-Gasteiz 221,270 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Zamora 65,575 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Zaragoza 620,419 People's Party (PP) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Autonomous cities The following table lists party control in the autonomous cities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour. City Population Previous control New control Ceuta 76,152 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Melilla 69,184 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Provincial and island Summary + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 Spanish provincial and island election results → Parties and alliances Seats PD Deputies in (indirectly-elected) provincial deputations IC Deputies in island councils FD Deputies in foral deputations Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 459 61 35 555 +46 People's Party (PP) 429 64 34 527 −20 Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA) — — 73 73 +17 Canarian Coalition (CC) — 56 — 56 ±0 Canarian Coalition (CC) — 49 — 49 ±0 Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) — 7 — 7 ±0 United Left (IU) 39 2 9 50 +8 United Left (IU)1 30 2 9 41 +2 Initiative–Alternative Left–Agreement for Municipal Progress (ICV–EA–EPM) 9 — — 9 +6 Convergence and Union (CiU) 50 — — 50 −7 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 15 — — 15 ±0 Republican Left of Catalonia–Municipal Agreement (ERC–AM) 13 — — 13 +7 Canarian Nationalist Federation (FNC) — 11 — 11 +1 Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) — 8 — 8 +1 Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) — 2 — 2 −1 Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) — 1 — 1 +1 Aragonese Party (PAR) 9 — — 9 −1 Andalusian Party (PA) 7 — — 7 −5 Progressive Pact+Coalition of Progressive Organizations (Pacte+COP) — 5 — 5 −2 Progressive Pact (Pacte)6 — 5 — 5 −1 Coalition of Progressive Organizations (COP) — 0 — 0 −1 Aragonese Union (CHA) 4 — — 4 +1 PSM–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) — 4 — 4 −1 Socialist Party of Mallorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) — 3 — 3 −1 Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) — 1 — 1 ±0 Majorcan Union (UM) — 3 — 3 ±0 Socialist Party of Andalusia (PSA) 2 — — 2 +2 Leonese People's Union (UPL) 2 — — 2 −1 Valencian Nationalist Bloc–Green Left (Bloc–EV) 1 — — 1 −1 Valencian Union (UV) 1 — — 1 ±0 Aralar (Aralar) — — 1 1 +1 Liberal Independent Group (GIL) 1 — — 1 −4 Independent Group for Almería (GIAL) 1 — — 1 +1 Independent Solution (SI) 1 — — 1 +1 Alavese Unity (UA) — — 1 1 −1 Initiative for the Development of Soria (IDES) 1 — — 1 +1 25 May Citizens' Alternative (AC25M) — 1 — 1 +1 Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF) — 1 — 1 +1 Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS) 0 — — 0 −1 Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) 0 — — 0 −1 Independent Sorian Alternative (ALSI) 0 — — 0 −1 Independent Burgalese Popular Action (APBI) 0 — — 0 −1 Basque Citizens (EH) n/a n/a n/a 0 −29 Independents (INDEP) 1 0 0 1 ±0 Total 1,036 208 153 1,397 +12 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/diputacions83.html Elecciones a Diputaciones Provinciales (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 9 April 2026 left Footnotes: 1 United Left does not include results in Catalonia. Indirectly-elected The following table lists party control in the indirectly-elected provincial deputations. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour. Province Population Previous control New control A Coruña 1,111,886 People's Party (PP) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Albacete 371,787 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Alicante 1,557,968 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Almería 546,498 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Ávila 165,138 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Badajoz 662,808 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Barcelona 4,906,117 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) Burgos 352,230 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Cáceres 410,242 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Cádiz 1,140,793 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Castellón 501,237 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Ciudad Real 484,338 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Córdoba 771,131 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Cuenca 201,614 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Girona 598,112 Convergence and Union (CiU) Convergence and Union (CiU) Granada 818,959 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Guadalajara 177,761 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Huelva 464,934 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Huesca 208,963 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Jaén 647,387 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) León 496,655 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Lleida 371,055 Convergence and Union (CiU) Convergence and Union (CiU) Lugo 361,782 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Málaga 1,330,010 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Ourense 343,768 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Palencia 176,125 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Pontevedra 919,934 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Salamanca 347,120 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Segovia 148,890 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Seville 1,758,720 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Soria 91,370 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Tarragona 631,156 Convergence and Union (CiU) Convergence and Union (CiU) Teruel 137,342 Aragonese Party (PAR) Aragonese Party (PAR) (PSOE in 2006) Toledo 546,538 People's Party (PP) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Valencia 2,267,503 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Valladolid 501,157 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Zamora 200,678 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Zaragoza 871,209 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Island councils 2003 Canarian island council elections 2003 Balearic regional election The following table lists party control in the island councils.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/acanarias.html Elecciones a Cabildos insulares (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 13 April 2026Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/abalears.html Eleccions als Consells Insulars (des de 1979) ca Historia Electoral.com 13 April 2026 Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour. Island Population Previous control New control El Hierro 10,002 Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) Fuerteventura 69,762 Canarian Coalition (CC) Canarian Coalition (CC) Gran Canaria 771,333 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Ibiza–Formentera 107,394https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=2921 Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero. Resumen por Islas (2002) es National Statistics Institute 18 April 2026 Progressive Pact (Pacte) People's Party (PP) La Gomera 19,098 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) La Palma 85,547 Canarian Coalition (CC) Canarian Coalition (CC) Lanzarote 109,942 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) (PP in 2005; CC in 2005) Mallorca 730,778 Majorcan Union (UM) Majorcan Union (UM) Menorca 78,796 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Tenerife 778,071 Canarian Coalition (CC) Canarian Coalition (CC) Foral deputations 2003 Basque foral elections The following table lists party control in the foral deputations.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/juntas.html Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 13 April 2026 Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour. Province Population Previous control New control Álava 291,860 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Biscay 1,133,444 Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Guipúzcoa 682,977 Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Notes References Bibliography 30em 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 Orgánica 10/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Canarias Organic Law 10/1982 10 August 1982 version as of 2 July 2002 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1982-20821 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-20821&tn=1&p=20020702 19 April 2026 EAC 1982 y Ley Orgánica 2/1983, de 25 de febrero, de Estatuto de Autonomía para las islas Baleares Organic Law 2/1983 1 March 1983 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1983-6316 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1983-6316 12 April 2026 EAIB 1983 y Ley 27/1983, de 25 de noviembre, de Relaciones entre las Instituciones Comunes de la Comunidad Autónoma y los Órganos Forales de sus Territorios Históricos Law 27/1983 25 November 1983 version as of 20 July 1993 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2012-5193 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2012-5193&tn=1&p=19930720 19 April 2026 Law 27/1983 1983 y Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local Law 7/1985 2 April 1985 version as of 11 March 2003 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-5392 es https://boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-5392&tn=1&p=20030311 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 11 March 2003 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=20030311 4 November 2025 LOREG 1985 y Ley 8/1986, de 26 de noviembre, Electoral de la Comunidad Autónoma de las Islas Baleares Law 8/1986 26 November 1986 version as of 28 March 2003 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-2903 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-2903&tn=1&p=20030328 19 April 2026 LEIB 1986 y Ley 1/1987, de 27 de marzo, de Elecciones para las Juntas Generales de los Territorios Históricos de Araba, Bizkaia y Gipuzkoa Law 1/1987 27 March 1987 version as of 10 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2012-3948 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2012-3948&tn=1&p=19870410 13 April 2026 Law 1/1987 1987 y Ley 14/1990, de 26 de julio, de Régimen Jurídico de las Administraciones Públicas de Canarias Law 14/1990 26 July 1990 version as of 14 December 2001 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1990-23140 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1990-23140&tn=1&p=20011214 19 April 2026 LRJAPC 1990 y Ley Orgánica 3/1999, de 8 de enero, de reforma de la Ley Orgánica 2/1983, de Estatuto de Autonomía de las Illes Balears Organic Law 3/1999 8 January 1999 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1999-458 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1999-458 19 April 2026 EAIB 1999 y Ley 8/2000, de 27 de octubre, de Consejos Insulares Law 8/2000 27 October 2000 version as of 1 June 2001 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2000-20977 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2000-20977&tn=1&p=20010601 19 April 2026 LCI 2000 y Real Decreto 374/2003, de 31 de marzo, por el que se convocan elecciones locales y a las Asambleas de Ceuta y Melilla Royal Decree 374/2003 31 March 2003 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2003-6489 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2003-6489 10 November 2025 Royal Decree 374/2003 2003 y Real Decreto 1086/2003, de 1 de septiembre, por el que se convocan elecciones locales parciales Royal Decree 1086/2003 1 September 2003 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2003-16974 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2003-16974 15 April 2026 Royal Decree 1086/2003 2003 Category:Municipal elections in Spain Category:Provincial elections in Spain