2015 Castilian-Leonese regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Castile and León 2015 Castilian-Leonese regional election Castile and León parliamentary no 2011 Castilian-Leonese regional election 2011 2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election 2019 All 84 seats in the Cortes of Castile and León 43 #Opinion polls 2,151,993 10px 0.7% 1,391,797 (64.7%)10px 2.8 pp 24 May 2015 170x170px Juan Vicente Herrera People's Party of Castile and León 16 March 2001 Burgos 53 seats, 51.6% 42 10px 11 514,301 37.7% 10px 13.9 pp 170x170px Luis Tudanca Socialist Party of Castile and León 18 October 2014 Burgos 29 seats, 29.7% 25 10px 4 353,575 25.9% 10px 3.7 pp 170x170px Pablo Fernández Podemos Castile and León 14 February 2015 León Did not contest 10 10px 10 165,475 12.1% New party 170x170px Luis Fuentes C's 14 March 2015 Valladolid 0 seats, 0.3%"UPSa+C's" Results for UPSa–C's in the 2011 election. 5 10px 5 139,954 10.3% 10px 10.0 pp 170x170px José Sarrión IU–Equo 15 February 2015 Valladolid 1 seat, 4.9% 1 10px 0 56,516 4.1% 10px 0.8 pp 170x170px Luis Mariano Santos Leonese People's Union 27 March 2015 León 1 seat, 1.9% 1 10px 0 19,176 1.4% 10px 0.5 pp x250px Vote winner strength by constituency x300px Election results by constituency 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 24 May 2015 to elect the 9th es Cortes no of the autonomous community. All 84 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. The ruling People's Party (PP) sustained a sharp decline in its support, with a decrease of almost fourteen percentage points in the vote share and falling short of an overall majority for the first time since 1987. Concurrently, the opposition Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) secured its worst historical result with only 25.9% and 25 seats, whereas the Leonese People's Union (UPL) had its worst showing since 1991. Newcomers Podemos (Spanish for "We Can") and Citizens (C's) made substantial inroads, both securing over 10% of the share. The election result forced the PP candidate and incumbent regional president Juan Vicente Herrera to secure the support of C's in order to be re-elected for a fifth term in office, which would also end up being his last. Overview Under the 2007 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 2007 arts. 20 & 24–25. 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 election, unless it was dissolved earlier. 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), with election day taking place 54 days after the decree's publication.Statute 2007 art. 21; LECyL 1987 arts. 16–17 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 42). The previous election was held on 22 May 2011, which meant that the chamber's term would have expired on 22 May 2015. The election decree was required to be published in the BOCYL no later than 28 April 2015, setting the latest possible date for election day on 21 June 2015. 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 and that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or before one year after a previous one.Statute 2007 arts. 21, 27 & 37; 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.Statute 2007 art. 26. The es Cortes no of Castile and León was officially dissolved on 31 March 2015 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOCYL, setting election day for 24 May and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 16 June.Decree 1/2015 2015 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 2007 art. 21; LECyL 1987 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). Additionally, non-resident citizens were required to apply for voting, a system known as "begged" voting (es Voto rogado).LOREG 1985 art. 75.Reig Pellicer Naiara 16 December 2015 http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/politics/article/spanish-elections-begging-for-the-right-to-vote.html Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote cafebabel.co.uk 17 July 2017 31 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210831202218/https://cafebabel.com/en/article/spanish-elections-begging-for-the-right-to-vote-5ae00a98f723b35a145e6867/ usurped 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 2007 art. 21; 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 1/2015 2015 art. 3. Seats Constituencies 15 Valladolid 14 León 11 Burgos, Salamanca 7 Ávila, Palencia, Segovia, Zamora 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 dissolution.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=8 El Parlamento. Legislaturas anteriores. VIII Legislatura es Cortes of Castile and León 29 January 2022 + Parliamentary composition in March 2015 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total People's Parliamentary Group PP 53 53 Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 29 29 Mixed Parliamentary Group IUCyL 1 2 UPL 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). Additionally, a balanced composition of men and women was required in the electoral lists, so that candidates of either sex made up at least 40 percent of the total composition.LOREG 1985 art. 44 bis. 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 51.6% 53 R. Mayor María 19 May 2012 https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/05/19/castillayleon/1337429023.html Herrera repite como presidente y aúpa a Alicia García a la coordinación general del PP es El Mundo Ávila 13 November 2025Ical 13 February 2015 https://www.ileon.com/politica/048457/juan-vicente-herrera-candidato-oficial-por-el-pp-a-la-presidencia-de-la-junta-de-castilla-y-leon Juan Vicente Herrera, candidato oficial por el PP a la presidencia de la Junta de Castilla y León es iLeón 15 January 2022 PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Luis Tudanca Social democracy 29.7% 29 Sánchez Maeso Antonio 5 October 2014 https://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2014-10-05/el-pscyl-elige-a-tudanca-secretario-general-y-echa-tierra-sobre-las-heridas-abiertas_227276/ El PSCyL elige a Tudanca secretario general y echa tierra sobre las heridas abiertas es El Confidencial 13 November 2025Ical 18 October 2014 https://www.ileon.com/politica/044853/luis-tudanca-el-psoe-esta-mas-fuerte-y-vivo-que-nunca Luis Tudanca: "El PSOE está más fuerte y vivo que nunca" es iLeón 15 January 2022Ical 17 November 2014 https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2014/11/17/radio_valladolid/1416218042_221900.html Tudanca, candidato del PSOE de Castilla y León a la Junta es Cadena SER Valladolid 13 November 2025 IU–Equo List on United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)– Communist Party of Castile and León (PCCyL)– The Dawn Marxist Organization (La Aurora (OM))– Republican Left (IR)– Open Left (IzAb) Equo (Equo) 50px José Sarrión SocialismCommunism 4.9% 1 Ical 16 February 2015 https://www.cyltv.es/Noticia/AC4CCE4F-D2FF-6941-532B5A1C1A011610/Jose-Sarrion-gana-a-Jose-Maria-Gonzalez-y-sera-candidato-a-la-Junta-de-Castilla-y-Leon José Sarrión gana a José María González y será candidato a la Junta de Castilla y León es CyLTV 13 November 2025Europa Press 27 February 2015 https://www.heraldodiariodesoria.es/castilla-y-leon/150227/104726/consejo-politico-iucyl-ratifica-jose-sarrion-candidato-presidencia-junta.html El Consejo Político de IUCyL ratifica a José Sarrión como candidato a la Presidencia de la Junta es Heraldo-Diario de Soria Soria 13 November 2025 UPL List on Leonese People's Union (UPL) 50px Luis Mariano Santos LeonesismRegionalismAutonomism 1.9% 1 Caballero Álvaro 24 March 2015 https://www.europapress.es/castilla-y-leon/noticia-luis-mariano-santos-encabeza-lista-upl-cortes-castilla-leon-20150327161110.html Valderas deja la política tras 12 años como cargo de UPL es Diario de León León 13 November 202527 March 2015 https://www.europapress.es/castilla-y-leon/noticia-luis-mariano-santos-encabeza-lista-upl-cortes-castilla-leon-20150327161110.html Luis Mariano Santos encabeza la lista de UPL a las Cortes de Castilla y León es Europa Press León 13 November 2025 C's List on Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 50px Luis Fuentes Liberalism 0.3%"UPSa+C's" 0 13 March 2015 https://www.diariodeburgos.es/noticia/Z9E905CAE-E8CE-D74B-091E5CB86EC218C4/201503/luis-fuentes-se-convierte-en-el-candidato-regional-de-ciudadanos-a-la-junta Luis Fuentes se convierte en el candidato regional de Ciudadanos a la Junta es Diario de Burgos Valladolid 15 January 2022 Podemos List on We Can (Podemos) 50px Pablo Fernández Left-wing populismDirect democracyDemocratic socialism colspan="2" Did not contest Ical 14 February 2015 https://www.lanuevacronica.com/el-abogado-leones-pablo-fernandez-elegido-secretario-general-de-podemos-castilla-y-leon El abogado leonés Pablo Fernández, elegido secretario general de Podemos Castilla y León es La Nueva Crónica 15 January 20221 April 2015 https://www.lanuevacronica.com/pablo-fernandez-sera-el-candidato-de-podemos-a-las-cortes Pablo Fernández será el candidato de Podemos a las Cortes es La Nueva Crónica 15 January 2022 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; 43 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Castile and León. Color key: #FFEAEA Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 28px|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 27px|link=Union, Progress and Democracy|UPyD UPL 30px|link=Citizens (Spanish political party)|C's 25px|link=Podemos Castile and León|Podemos 30px|link=Vox (political party)|Vox Lead 2015 regional election 24 May 2015 64.9 37.775% Verdana 42 25.975% Verdana 25 4.175% Verdana 1 1.475% Verdana 0 1.475% Verdana 1 10.375% Verdana 5 12.175% Verdana 10 0.775% Verdana 0 11.8 GAD3/Antena 3Encuestas y resultados - elecciones autonómicas y municipales del 24 de mayo de 2015 http://www.slideshare.net/GAD3_com/con-150405-comparativa-encuestas-resultados-antena-3-48692251 es GAD3 28 May 2015 11–22 May 2015???75% Verdana 39/42?75% Verdana 23/25?75% Verdana 1 –?75% Verdana 0/1?75% Verdana 8/10?75% Verdana 8/10 –? NC Report/La RazónEl PP mantendría sin apoyos Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Murcia y La Rioja https://www.larazon.es/espana/el-pp-mantendria-sin-apoyos-castilla-y-leon-castilla-la-mancha-murcia-y-la-rioja-ML9739680 es La Razón 17 May 2015Castilla y León: Herrera remonta y seguiría cuatro años más como presidente https://www.larazon.es/espana/castilla-y-leon-herrera-remonta-y-seguiria-cuatro-anos-mas-como-presidente-KL9739628 es La Razón 17 May 2015Castilla y León. Encuesta mayo 2015 http://www.larazon.es/documents/10165/0/video_content_3083819_20150517025345.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093203/http://www.larazon.es/documents/10165/0/video_content_3083819_20150517025345.pdf dead 4 March 2016 es La Razón 17 May 2015 17 May 2015 1,800? 42.275% Verdana 43/44 24.775% Verdana 22/24 4.875% Verdana 0/1 1.175% Verdana 0 2.075% Verdana 0/1 12.675% Verdana 10/11 10.575% Verdana 7/8 – 17.5 GAD3/ABCEl PP perdería la mayoría absoluta y el PSOE obtendría sus peores resultados https://www.abc.es/local-castilla-leon/20150517/abci-encuesta-autonomicas-201505170052.html es ABC 17 May 2015Herrera, la "isla mínima" del PP https://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2015/05/19/026.html es ABC 19 May 2015Rajoy cree un éxito ser el más votado aunque pierda plazas simbólicas https://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2015/05/17/023.html es ABC 17 May 2015 6–11 May 2015 550? 39.275% Verdana 39/41 24.575% Verdana 22/24 4.275% Verdana 1 0.975% Verdana 0 0.675% Verdana 0/1 13.575% Verdana 11/12 11.875% Verdana 10/11 – 14.7 Madison MK/El Norte de CastillaEl PP roza la mayoría absoluta de nuevo en Castilla y León http://salamancartvaldia.es:80/not/79479/el-pp-roza-la-mayoria-absoluta-de-nuevo-en-castilla-y-leon/ es Salamanca RTV al día 10 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150511192430/http://salamancartvaldia.es:80/not/79479/el-pp-roza-la-mayoria-absoluta-de-nuevo-en-castilla-y-leon/ 11 May 2015 deadCASTILLA Y LEÓN, Mayo 2015. Sondeo Madison MK https://www.electografica.com/2015/05/castilla-y-leon-mayo-2015-sondeo.html es Electográfica 10 May 2015 29 Apr–6 May 2015 1,906? 38.975% Verdana 40/43 22.575% Verdana 22/23 5.775% Verdana 1 – 1.775% Verdana 1 13.275% Verdana 10/12 10.475% Verdana 6/8 – 16.4 Celeste-Tel/EdigrupValladolid Diario de Herrera sujeta la mayoría absoluta http://www.diariodevalladolid.es/noticias/castillayleon/herrera-sujeta-mayoria-absoluta_18017.html es Diario de Valladolid 7 May 2015CASTILLA Y LEÓN, Abril 2015. Sondeo Celeste-Tel https://www.electografica.com/2015/05/castilla-y-leon-abril-2015-sondeo.html es Electográfica 7 May 2015 22–30 Apr 2015 2,700 64.7 44.375% Verdana 44 25.075% Verdana 24 4.675% Verdana 1 2.275% Verdana 0 2.275% Verdana 1 12.875% Verdana 10 7.375% Verdana 4 1.375% Verdana 0 19.3 CISPreelectoral elecciones autonómicas 2015. Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León (Estudio nº 3072. Marzo-Abril 2015) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es3072mar_a es CIS 7 May 2015Sánchez se lanza al ataque como "única alternativa a la derecha" https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2015/05/08/pagina-16/95390495/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 8 May 2015 23 Mar–19 Apr 2015 2,989? 40.975% Verdana 43/44 22.975% Verdana 20/21 3.875% Verdana 1 2.075% Verdana 0 1.875% Verdana 1 11.175% Verdana 9 10.375% Verdana 8/10 – 18.0 Sigma Dos/IcalEncuesta Ical elecciones autonómicas: muchos cambios en la provincia de León https://www.ileon.com/politica/050134/encuesta-ical-elecciones-autonomicas-muchos-cambios-en-la-provincia-de-leon es Ileón 6 April 2015CASTILLA Y LEÓN, Marzo 2015. Sondeo SigmaDos https://www.electografica.com/2015/04/castilla-y-leon-marzo-2015-sondeo.html es Electográfica 6 April 2015 12–24 Mar 2015 2,200? 39.675% Verdana 39/43 22.275% Verdana 21/23 5.675% Verdana 1 – 1.375% Verdana 1 13.375% Verdana 9/10 13.875% Verdana 9/11 – 17.4 NC Report/La RazónEl PP seguirá siendo el más votado en las CC AA pese a la caída en apoyos https://www.larazon.es/espana/el-pp-seguira-siendo-el-mas-votado-en-las-cc-aa-pese-a-la-caida-en-apoyos-CM9493271 es La Razón 20 April 2015Castilla y León: Juan Vicente Herrera, el talismán de los populares https://www.larazon.es/espana/castilla-y-leon-juan-vicente-herrera-el-talisman-de-los-populares-FN9492986 es La Razón 20 April 2015Castilla y León. Encuesta marzo 2015 http://www.larazon.es/documents/10165/0/video_content_2946378_20150420023647.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115738/http://www.larazon.es/documents/10165/0/video_content_2946378_20150420023647.pdf dead 4 March 2016 es La Razón 20 April 2015 4–20 Mar 2015 1,800? 39.375% Verdana 38/43 23.875% Verdana 22/24 4.375% Verdana 0/1 1.475% Verdana 0 1.775% Verdana 0/1 14.175% Verdana 10/11 12.775% Verdana 8/10 – 15.5 Pnyx/RTVCyLEl PP roza las puertas de la mayoría absoluta y Podemos irrumpe como tercera fuerza en Castilla y León http://www.rtvcyl.es/Noticia/EE47F05A-CD17-0030-2E9265660B767FB8/pp/roza/puertas/mayoria/absoluta/podemos/irrumpe/tercera/fuerza/castilla/leon es RTVCyL 27 February 2015Encuesta CyL https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-3Q7GaWwAAHzch.png https://web.archive.org/web/20150227200027/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-3Q7GaWwAAHzch.png dead 27 February 2015 es RTVCyL 27 February 2015CASTILLA Y LEÓN, Enero 2015. Sondeo Pnyx https://www.electografica.com/2015/02/castilla-y-leon-enero-2015-sondeo-pnyx.html es Electográfica 27 February 2015 29 Dec–3 Jan 2015 2,000 71 37.675% Verdana 40/43 24.175% Verdana 24 3.975% Verdana 1 6.175% Verdana 2/3 1.575% Verdana 1 5.675% Verdana 2/3 11.775% Verdana 10/12 2.375% Verdana 0 13.5 Llorente & CuencaEl reparto del poder territorial en España en 2015 http://www.desarrollando-ideas.com/publico/141104_dmasi_Informe_especial_reparto_poder_territorial_2015.pdf es desarrollando-ideas.com 31 October 2014 31 Oct 2014???75% Verdana 38/40?75% Verdana 23/25?75% Verdana 2/3?75% Verdana 4?75% Verdana 2 –?75% Verdana 10/16 –? 2014 EP electionProyección del resultado de las europeas en los parlamentos autonómicos https://elpais.com/elpais/2014/05/31/media/1401568389_275456.html es El País 31 May 2014 25 May 2014 45.9 37.575% Verdana (43) 23.475% Verdana (24) 8.375% Verdana (6) 8.375% Verdana (6) – 2.775% Verdana (0) 8.175% Verdana (5) 2.575% Verdana (0) 14.1 NC Report/La RazónEl PP ganaría de nuevo en 9 de 13 autonomías http://www.larazon.es/espana/el-pp-ganaria-de-nuevo-en-9-de-13-autonomias-LJ4391184 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192445/http://www.larazon.es/espana/el-pp-ganaria-de-nuevo-en-9-de-13-autonomias-LJ4391184 dead 3 March 2016 es La Razón 18 November 2013Encuesta autonómicas NC Report noviembre 2013 http://www.larazon.es/documents/10165/0/video%285843%29.pdf es La Razón 18 November 2013 27 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195841/http://www.larazon.es/documents/10165/0/video(5843).pdf 3 March 2016 dead 15 Oct–12 Nov 2013???75% Verdana 43/44?75% Verdana 25/26?75% Verdana 6/7?75% Verdana 5/6?75% Verdana 2/3 – – –? NC Report/La RazónEl PP mantiene el poder autonómico https://www.larazon.es/espana/el-pp-mantiene-el-poder-autonomico-AF2250507 es La Razón 13 May 2013Repite la mayoría absoluta: Castilla-La Mancha, Baleares, Castilla y León, Región de Murcia y La Rioja https://www.larazon.es/espana/repite-la-mayoria-absoluta-castilla-la-mancha-BF2250344 es La Razón 13 May 2013El PP ganaría en la mayoría de las autonomías (La Razón) http://www.electometro.es/2013/05/el-pp-ganaria-en-la-mayoria-de-las-autonomias-la-razon/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052841/http://www.electometro.es/2013/05/el-pp-ganaria-en-la-mayoria-de-las-autonomias-la-razon/ dead 4 March 2016 es Electómetro 13 May 2013 15 Apr–10 May 2013 400? 44.975% Verdana 43/44 28.175% Verdana 26/27?75% Verdana 5/6?75% Verdana 5/6?75% Verdana 2/3 – – – 16.8 2011 general election 20 Nov 2011 71.3 55.475% Verdana (56) 29.275% Verdana (25) 5.675% Verdana (1) 6.175% Verdana (2) – – – – 26.2 2011 regional election 22 May 2011 67.5 51.675% Verdana 53 29.775% Verdana 29 4.975% Verdana 1 3.375% Verdana 0 1.975% Verdana 1 0.375% Verdana 0 – – 21.9 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 28px|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 27px|link=Union, Progress and Democracy|UPyD UPL 30px|link=Citizens (Spanish political party)|C's 25px|link=Podemos Castile and León|Podemos Lead 2015 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 24 May 2015 25.5 17.5 2.8 1.0 1.0 6.9 8.2 31.0 8.0 CIS 23 Mar–19 Apr 2015 2,989 20.3 12.5 2.6 0.7 0.4 7.3 7.7 34.6 10.2 7.8 2014 EP election"CERA" 25 May 2014 17.8 11.1 3.9 4.0 – 1.3 3.9 51.3 6.7 2011 general election"CERA" 20 Nov 2011 41.0 21.6 4.2 4.5 – – – 24.9 19.4 2011 regional election"CERA" 22 May 2011 36.0 20.6 3.4 2.3 1.3 – – 28.9 15.4 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 28px|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 27px|link=Union, Progress and Democracy|UPyD UPL 30px|link=Citizens (Spanish political party)|C's 25px|link=Podemos Castile and León|Podemos Other/None Lead CIS 23 Mar–19 Apr 2015 2,989 24.5 17.3 3.1 1.0 0.3 8.5 9.1 8.3 27.9 7.2 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 28px|link=People's Party of Castile and León|PP 25px|link=Socialist Party of Castile and León|PSOE 27px|link=Union, Progress and Democracy|UPyD 30px|link=Citizens (Spanish political party)|C's 25px|link=Podemos Castile and León|Podemos Other/None Lead CIS 23 Mar–19 Apr 2015 2,989 68.8 6.3 0.0 0.2 1.5 0.9 22.3 62.5 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 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead HerreraPP TudancaPSOE SarriónIUCyL FuentesC's FernándezPodemos CISResponses denoting a party's generic candidate are aggregated to that party's main candidate/leader at the time of the poll. 23 Mar–19 Apr 2015 2,989 25.7 9.7 1.4 1.6 2.3 2.8 56.3 16.0 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Cortes of Castile and León election results → center|335px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 514,301 37.73 −13.82 42 −11 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 353,575 25.94 −3.74 25 −4 We Can (Podemos) 165,475 12.14 New 10 +10 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)1 139,954 10.27 +10.01 5 +5 United Left–Equo: Convergence for Castile and León (IU–Equo) 56,516 4.15 −0.72 1 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 19,597 1.44 −1.84 0 ±0 Leonese People's Union (UPL) 19,176 1.41 −0.45 1 ±0 Independent Candidacy–Citizens of Democratic Centre (CI–CCD)2 12,748 0.94 +0.19 0 ±0 Vox (Vox) 9,333 0.68 New 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 7,263 0.53 +0.16 0 ±0 Coalition for El Bierzo (CB)3 5,032 0.37 +0.20 0 ±0 Castilian Party–Commoners' Land: Pact (PCAS–TC–Pacto) 4,504 0.33 −0.61 0 ±0 Let's Win the Fracking Castile and León (Ganemos al Fracking) 2,445 0.18 New 0 ±0 Zamoran Independent Electors (ADEIZA) 2,380 0.17 −0.06 0 ±0 Decide Now–Socialist Alternative (Ahora Decide–AS) 2,285 0.17 New 0 ±0 Leonese Autonomist Party–Leonesist Unity (PAL–UL) 1,963 0.14 −0.13 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE de las JONS) 1,779 0.13 +0.02 0 ±0 Grouped Rural Citizens (CRA) 1,698 0.12 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 1,408 0.10 +0.07 0 ±0 Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL) 1,374 0.10 −0.04 0 ±0 Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn) 973 0.07 −0.02 0 ±0 Party for Freedom–With Clean Hands (PxL) 934 0.07 New 0 ±0 National Democracy (DN) 896 0.07 −0.08 0 ±0 Spanish Democratic Segovian Party (PSeDE) 874 0.06 New 0 ±0 Regionalist Democracy of Castile and León (DRCyL)4 848 0.06 −0.04 0 ±0 United Free Citizens (CILUS) 742 0.05 New 0 ±0 Regionalist Party of El Bierzo (PRB) 732 0.05 ±0.00 0 ±0 Cives (Cives) 628 0.05 New 0 ±0 Blank Seats (EB) 348 0.03 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 33,274 2.44 −0.84 Total 1,363,055 84 ±0 Valid votes 1,363,055 97.93 −0.16 Invalid votes 28,742 2.07 +0.16 Votes cast / turnout 1,391,797 64.67 −2.83 Abstentions 760,196 35.33 +2.83 Registered voters 2,151,993 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 20256 July 2015 Resolución de 22 de junio de 2015, de la Junta Electoral de Castilla y León, por la que se publican los resultados de las elecciones a las Cortes de Castilla y León, celebradas el 24 de mayo de 2015 https://bocyl.jcyl.es/boletines/2015/07/06/pdf/BOCYL-D-06072015-6.pdf es Official Gazette of Castile and León 128 1989-8959 44193–44196 19 October 2025 left Footnotes: 1 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry results are compared to Yes for Salamanca totals in the 2011 election. 2 Independent Candidacy–Citizens of Democratic Centre results are compared to The Party of Castile and León–Independent Candidacy totals in the 2011 election. 3 Coalition for El Bierzo results are compared to Party of El Bierzo totals in the 2011 election. 4 Regionalist Democracy of Castile and León results are compared to Regionalist Unity of Castile and León totals in the 2011 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Castile and León 37.73 PSOE Socialist Party of Castile and León 25.94 Podemos Podemos Castile and León 12.14 C's Citizens (Spanish political party) 10.27 IU–Equo United Left of Castile and León 4.15 UPyD Union, Progress and Democracy 1.44 UPL Leonese People's Union 1.41 Others #777777 4.49 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 2.44 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Castile and León 50.00 PSOE Socialist Party of Castile and León 29.76 Podemos Podemos Castile and León 11.90 C's Citizens (Spanish political party) 5.95 IU–Equo United Left of Castile and León 1.19 UPL Leonese People's Union 1.19 Distribution by constituency Constituency PP PSOE Podemos C's IU–Equo UPL % S % S % S % S % S % S Ávila 45.3 4 22.1 2 10.1 − 11.9 1 4.0 − Burgos 36.5 5 24.7 3 14.2 2 12.1 1 3.9 − León 32.1 5 27.3 5 12.6 2 8.9 1 3.4 − 7.0 1 Palencia 41.0 4 29.0 2 10.8 1 9.9 − 3.9 − Salamanca 41.5 6 25.3 3 10.8 1 13.3 1 3.0 − Segovia 40.0 4 27.5 2 11.3 1 9.1 − 3.6 − Soria 36.9 3 31.2 2 12.0 − 12.1 − 2.8 − Valladolid 35.7 7 25.0 4 13.1 2 8.9 1 6.2 1 Zamora 41.3 4 25.5 2 11.0 1 7.8 − 4.3 − 0.7 − Total 37.7 42 25.9 25 12.1 10 10.3 5 4.1 1 1.4 1 Sources Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Juan Vicente Herrera (PP) Ballot → 3 July 2015 3 July 2015 Required majority → 43 out of 84 15 Simple 15 Yes • PP (42) 42 84 green 125px 42 84 green 125px No • PSOE (25) • Podemos (10) • IU (1) • UPL (1) 37 84 red 125px 37 84 red 125px Abstentions • C's (5) 5 84 gray 125px 5 84 gray 125px Absentees 0 84 black 125px 0 84 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 version as of 31 March 2015 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=20150331 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 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 19 September 2014 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2001-14243 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2001-14243&tn=1&p=20140919 5 April 2026 LPGCyL 2001 y Ley Orgánica 14/2007, de 30 de noviembre, de reforma del Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla y León Organic Law 14/2007 30 November 2007 version as of 11 April 2011 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2007-20635 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2007-20635&tn=1&p=20110411 5 October 2025 Statute 2007 y Decreto 1/2015, de 30 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 1/2015 30 March 2015 Official Gazette of Castile and León BOCYL-D-31032015-1 es https://bocyl.jcyl.es/boletines/2015/03/31/pdf/BOCYL-D-31032015-1.pdf 18 October 2025 Decree 1/2015 2015 Regional election Castile and León Category:Regional elections in Castile and León Castile and León