2003 Castilian-Leonese regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Castile and León 2003 Castilian-Leonese regional election Castile and León parliamentary no 1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election 1999 2007 Castilian-Leonese regional election 2007 All 82 seats in the Cortes of Castile and León 42 #Opinion polls 2,177,222 10px 0.4% 1,581,983 (72.7%)10px 5.1 pp 25 May 2003 170x170px Juan Vicente Herrera People's Party of Castile and León 16 March 2001 Burgos 48 seats, 50.4% 48 10px 0 760,510 48.5% 10px 1.9 pp 170x170px Ángel Villalba Socialist Party of Castile and León 22 October 2000 Valladolid 30 seats, 33.1% 32 10px 2 576,769 36.8% 10px 3.7 pp 170x170px Joaquín Otero Leonese People's Union 13 September 1997 León 3 seats, 3.7% 2 10px 1 60,331 3.8% 10px 0.1 pp CastileLeónProvinceMapCortes2003.png 325px Constituency results map for the Cortes of Castile and León President President after election Juan Vicente Herrera People's Party of Castile and León Juan Vicente Herrera People's Party of Castile and León A regional election was held in Castile and León on 25 May 2003 to elect the 6th es Cortes no of the autonomous community. All 82 seats in the es Cortes no were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain. Overview Under the 1999 Statute of Autonomy, the Cortes of Castile and León was the unicameral legislature of the homonymous autonomous community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a regional president.Statute 1983 arts. 10 & 15–16 (am. amended by Statute 1999 single art.). The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LECyL 1987 final prov. 1. Date The term of the es Cortes no of Castile and León expired four years after the date of its previous ordinary 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 25 days before the scheduled expiration date of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of Castile and León (BOCYL).Statute 1983 art. 12 (am. amended by Statute 1999 single art.); LECyL 1987 arts. 16–17 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 42). The previous election was 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. The regional president had the prerogative to dissolve the es Cortes no of Castile and León at any given time and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election had been called and that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or during the last year of parliament before its planned expiration, nor before one year after a previous one.Statute 1983 art. 23 (am. amended by Statute 1999 single art.); LPGCyL 2001 art. 6. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the es Cortes no were to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called, except if it happened in the final year before the expiry of the legislative term.Statute 1983 art. 17 (am. amended by Statute 1999 single art.). Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term.Statute 1983 art. 23 (am. amended by Statute 1999 single art.). The election to the es Cortes no of Castile and León was officially called on 1 April 2003 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOCYL, setting election day for 25 May and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 17 June.Decree 1/2003 2003 arts. 1 & 4. Electoral system Voting for the es Cortes no was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Castile and León 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.Statute 1983 art. 11 (am. amended by Statute 1999 single art.); LECyL 1987 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The es Cortes no of Castile and León had three seats per each multi-member constituency—corresponding to the provinces of Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid and Zamora—plus one additional seat per 45,000 inhabitants or fraction above 22,500. All were elected using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a three percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency.Statute 1983 art. 11 (am. amended by Statute 1999 single art.; LECyL 1987 arts. 18–20. The use of this electoral method resulted in a higher effective threshold depending on district magnitude and vote distribution.Gallagher Michael 30 July 2012 http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php Effective threshold in electoral systems Trinity College Dublin Dublin https://web.archive.org/web/20170730092518/http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php 22 July 2017 30 July 2017 As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each es Cortes no constituency was entitled the following seats:Decree 1/2003 2003 art. 2. Seats Constituencies 14 León, Valladolid 11 Burgos, Salamanca 7 Ávila, Palencia, Zamorared (−1) 6 Segovia 5 Soria 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.LECyL 1987 arts. 21 & 26 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). Outgoing parliament The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of the election call.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/acleon.html Elecciones a Cortes de Castilla y León (desde 1983) es Historia Electoral.com 18 October 2025https://www.ccyl.es/Organizacion/VistaGeneralLegislatura?Legislatura=5 El Parlamento. Legislaturas anteriores. V Legislatura es Cortes of Castile and León 29 January 2022 + Parliamentary composition in April 2003 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total People's Parliamentary Group PP 48 48 Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 30 30 Mixed Parliamentary Group UPL 3 5 IUCyL 1 TC 1 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 at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list.LECyL 1987 arts. 25–26 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 44). 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 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Juan Vicente Herrera ConservatismChristian democracy 50.4% 48 Sánchez Cuéllar Jaime 28 February 2001 https://www.abc.es/espana/abci-juan-vicente-herrera-suple-lucas-tras-diez-anos-gobierno-castilla-y-leon-200102280300-15173_noticia.html Juan Vicente Herrera suple a Lucas tras diez años de gobierno en Castilla y León es ABC Valladolid 15 January 202215 March 2001 https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/espana/2001/03/15/juan-vicente-herrera-investido-sexto-presidente-castilla-leon/0003_469976.htm Juan Vicente Herrera, investido sexto presidente de Castilla y León es La Voz de Galicia 15 January 2022 PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Ángel Villalba Social democracy 33.1% 30 Forjas Francisco 22 October 2000 https://elpais.com/diario/2000/10/23/espana/972252009_850215.html El PSOE espera evitar la expulsión del alcalde de A Coruña es El País Soria 15 January 2022 UPL List on Leonese People's Union (UPL) 50px Joaquín Otero LeonesismRegionalismAutonomism 3.7% 3 IUCyL List on United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)– Communist Party of Castile and León (PCCyL)– Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)– Workers' Revolutionary Party–Revolutionary Left (PRT–IR) 50px José Luis Conde SocialismCommunism 5.4% 1 Agencias 15 December 2002 https://www.abc.es/espana/castilla-leon/abci-jose-luis-conde-encabezara-lista-izquierda-unida-valladolid-200212150300-149990_noticia.html José Luis Conde encabezará la lista de Izquierda Unida por Valladolid es ABC Valladolid 15 January 2022 TC–PNC List on Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) 50px Carlos Rad Castilian nationalismProgressivism 1.4% 1 8 June 2003 https://partidocastellano.org/2003/06/08/tierra-comunera-presenta-a-carlos-rad-como-candidato-a-la-presidencia-de-la-junta-de-castilla-y-leon-abril2003-06082003/ Tierra Comunera presenta a Carlos Rad como candidato a la presidencia de la Junta de Castilla y León es Castilian Party–Commoners' Land 3 February 2026 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; 42 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Castile and León. Color key: #EAFFEA Exit poll 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 33px|link=People's Party of Castile and León|PP 25px|link=Socialist Party of Castile and León|PSOE 27px|link=United Left of Castile and León|IUCyL UPL TC Lead 2003 regional election 25 May 2003 72.7 48.575% Verdana 48 36.875% Verdana 32 3.475% Verdana 0 3.875% Verdana 2 1.275% Verdana 0 11.7 Sigma Dos/Antena 3El sondeo de Sigma Dos determina una lucha codo a codo entre populares y socialistas en Madrid http://sevilla.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-25-05-2003/sevilla/Ultima/el-sondeo-de-sigma-dos-determina-una-lucha-codo-a-codo-entre-populares-y-socialistas-en-madrid_158365.html es ABC 25 May 2003 19 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190525154445/https://sevilla.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-25-05-2003/sevilla/Ultima/el-sondeo-de-sigma-dos-determina-una-lucha-codo-a-codo-entre-populares-y-socialistas-en-madrid_158365.html 25 May 2019 dead 25 May 2003???75% Verdana 44/49?75% Verdana 29/33?75% Verdana 1?75% Verdana 3 –? Ipsos–Eco/RTVESondeo a pie de urna de Ipsos Eco Consulting para TVE http://sevilla.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-25-05-2003/sevilla/Ultima/sondeo-a-pie-de-urna-de-ipsos-eco-consulting-para-tve_158366.html es ABC 25 May 2003 11 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171207192640/http://sevilla.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-25-05-2003/sevilla/Ultima/sondeo-a-pie-de-urna-de-ipsos-eco-consulting-para-tve_158366.html 7 December 2017 dead 25 May 2003???75% Verdana 45/47?75% Verdana 32/34?75% Verdana 1/2?75% Verdana 2/3 –? CISPreelectoral elecciones autonómicas, 2003. CA de Castilla y León (Estudio nº 2490. Marzo-Abril 2003) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es2490marpdf es CIS 17 May 2003La guerra pasa factura electoral al PP http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2003/05/18/pagina-23/34011233/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 18 May 2003 22 Mar–28 Apr 2003 2,999 74.2 45.475% Verdana 45 37.675% Verdana 32 6.075% Verdana 2 3.775% Verdana 3 1.975% Verdana 0 7.8 CISInstituciones y autonomías, II. CA de Castilla y León (Estudio nº 2455. Septiembre-Octubre 2002) https://www.cis.es/es/visor?migrado=true&fichero=e245580html es CIS 19 November 2002El PP, partido más votado en diez Comunidades Autónomas http://estaticos.elmundo.es/elmundo/2002/graficos/nov/s3/cis1.pdf es El Mundo 19 November 2002El PP ganaría las autonómicas en diez Comunidades y el PSOE en cuatro, según el CIS http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2002/11/20/016.html es ABC 20 November 2002 9 Sep–9 Oct 2002 608 75.0 49.7 35.6 5.2 4.1 1.6 14.1 2000 general election 12 Mar 2000 72.6 55.775% Verdana (51) 32.275% Verdana (29) 4.475% Verdana (1) 2.675% Verdana (2) 1.075% Verdana (0) 23.5 1999 regional election 13 Jun 1999 67.6 50.475% Verdana 48 33.175% Verdana 30 5.475% Verdana 1 3.775% Verdana 3 1.475% Verdana 1 17.3 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 33px|link=People's Party of Castile and León|PP 25px|link=Socialist Party of Castile and León|PSOE 27px|link=United Left of Castile and León|IUCyL UPL TC Lead 2003 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 25 May 2003 36.0 27.2 2.5 2.9 0.9 25.3 8.8 CIS 22 Mar–28 Apr 2003 2,999 29.5 22.8 2.9 1.4 0.7 32.1 7.3 6.7 CIS 9 Sep–9 Oct 2002 608 34.2 23.5 1.6 1.3 0.8 25.2 9.9 10.7 2000 general election"CERA" 12 Mar 2000 41.2 23.6 3.3 2.0 0.7 25.6 17.6 1999 regional election"CERA" 13 Jun 1999 34.7 22.6 3.7 2.5 1.0 30.7 12.1 Victory preferences The table below lists opinion polling on the victory preferences for each party in the event of a regional election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 33px|link=People's Party of Castile and León|PP 25px|link=Socialist Party of Castile and León|PSOE 27px|link=United Left of Castile and León|IUCyL UPL TC Other/None Lead CIS 22 Mar–28 Apr 2003 2,999 35.7 29.4 3.0 1.7 0.8 1.8 27.7 6.3 Victory likelihood The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood of victory for each party in the event of a regional election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 33px|link=People's Party of Castile and León|PP 25px|link=Socialist Party of Castile and León|PSOE 27px|link=United Left of Castile and León|IUCyL UPL TC Other/None Lead CIS 22 Mar–28 Apr 2003 2,999 52.4 14.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 33.1 38.2 Preferred President The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Regional Government of Castile and León. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead HerreraPP VillalbaPSOE CondeIUCyL CIS 22 Mar–28 Apr 2003 2,999 32.3 15.2 2.0 2.9 47.6 17.1 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 Cortes of Castile and León election results → center|335px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 760,510 48.49 −1.96 48 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 576,769 36.77 +3.71 32 +2 Leonese People's Union (UPL) 60,331 3.85 +0.15 2 −1 United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) 54,085 3.45 −1.98 0 −1 Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) 18,595 1.19 −0.20 0 −1 Independent Candidacy–The Party of Castile and León (CI–PCL) 11,180 0.71 +0.25 0 ±0 The Greens (LV) 7,424 0.47 +0.42 0 ±0 The Greens–Left Forum (LV–FI) 4,130 0.26 New 0 ±0 The Greens (LV) 1,835 0.12 +0.07 0 ±0 The Greens–Cives (LV–Cives) 1,459 0.09 New 0 ±0 Union of the Salamancan People (UPSa) 6,630 0.42 New 0 ±0 Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL) 5,323 0.34 −0.43 0 ±0 Castilian Left (IzCa) 3,972 0.25 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 3,016 0.19 −0.52 0 ±0 United Zamora (ZU) 2,579 0.16 New 0 ±0 Republican Left (IR) 2,420 0.15 New 0 ±0 Party of El Bierzo (PB) 2,286 0.15 −0.11 0 ±0 The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) 2,196 0.14 +0.05 0 ±0 Leonese United Independent Citizens (CiuLe) 2,051 0.15 New 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 2,038 0.13 −0.03 0 ±0 Zamoran People's Union (UPZ) 1,998 0.13 +0.02 0 ±0 Initiative for the Development of Soria (IDES) 1,908 0.12 New 0 ±0 Salamanca–Zamora–León–PREPAL (PREPAL) 1,620 0.10 −0.11 0 ±0 Independent Segovian Alternative (ASí) 1,314 0.08 New 0 ±0 The Phalanx (FE) 1,197 0.08 New 0 ±0 Regionalist Party of El Bierzo (PRB) 1,041 0.07 New 0 ±0 Liberal Centrist Union (UCL) 652 0.04 New 0 ±0 Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) 556 0.04 New 0 ±0 Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) 465 0.03 −0.19 0 ±0 Authentic Phalanx (FA) 243 0.02 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 36,027 2.30 −0.37 Total 1,568,426 82 −1 Valid votes 1,568,426 99.14 +0.09 Invalid votes 13,557 0.86 −0.09 Votes cast / turnout 1,581,983 72.66 +5.08 Abstentions 595,239 27.34 −5.08 Registered voters 2,177,222 Sourceshttps://servicios.jcyl.es/prea/home.html Procesos electorales a las Cortes de Castilla y León es Regional Government of Castile and León 19 October 20259 July 2003 Resolución de 4 de julio de 2003, de la Junta Electoral de Castilla y León, por la que se publican los resultados de las Elecciones a las Cortes de Castilla y Léon, celebradas el 25 de mayo de 2003 https://bocyl.jcyl.es/boletines/2003/07/09/pdf/BOCYL-D-09072003-1.pdf es Official Gazette of Castile and León 131 1989-8959 9741–9743 18 January 2026 Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Castile and León 48.49 PSOE Socialist Party of Castile and León 36.77 UPL Leonese People's Union 3.85 IUCyL United Left of Castile and León 3.45 TC–PNC Commoners' Land 1.19 Others #777777 3.96 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 2.30 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Castile and León 58.54 PSOE Socialist Party of Castile and León 39.02 UPL Leonese People's Union 2.44 Distribution by constituency Constituency PP PSOE UPL % S % S % S Ávila 59.4 5 32.1 2 Burgos 53.2 7 33.6 4 León 38.9 6 36.0 6 17.8 2 Palencia 48.6 4 41.6 3 Salamanca 51.7 7 36.8 4 Segovia 50.8 4 36.4 2 Soria 53.4 3 36.6 2 Valladolid 46.3 8 39.9 6 Zamora 50.8 4 36.5 3 3.0 − Total 48.5 48 36.8 32 3.8 2 Sources Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Juan Vicente Herrera (PP) Ballot → 2 July 2003 Required majority → 42 out of 82 15 Yes • PP (48) 48 82 green 125px No • PSOE (32) • UPL (2) 34 82 red 125px Abstentions 0 82 gray 125px Absentees 0 82 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Ley Orgánica 4/1983, de 25 de febrero, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla-León Organic Law 4/1983 25 February 1983 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1983-6483 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1983-6483 18 January 2026 Statute 1983 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 5 October 2025 LOREG 1985 y Ley 3/1987, de 30 de marzo, Electoral de Castilla y León Law 3/1987 30 March 1987 version as of 30 December 1998 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-9475 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-9475&tn=1&p=19981230 5 October 2025 LECyL 1987 y Ley Orgánica 4/1999, de 8 de enero, de reforma de la Ley Orgánica 4/1983, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla y León Organic Law 4/1999 8 January 1999 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1999-459 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1999-459 18 January 2026 Statute 1999 y Ley 3/2001, de 3 de julio, del Gobierno y de la Administración de la Comunidad de Castilla y León Law 3/2001 3 July 2001 version as of 6 July 2001 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2001-14243 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2001-14243&tn=1&p=20010706 5 April 2026 LPGCyL 2001 y Decreto 1/2003, de 31 de marzo, del Presidente de la Junta de Castilla y León, por el que se convocan Elecciones a las Cortes de Castilla y León Decree 1/2003 31 March 2003 Official Gazette of Castile and León BOCYL-D-01042003-1 es https://bocyl.jcyl.es/boletines/2003/04/01/pdf/BOCYL-D-01042003-1.pdf 18 January 2026 Decree 1/2003 2003 Regional election Castile and León Category:Regional elections in Castile and León Castile and León