2015 Barcelona municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Barcelona 2015 Barcelona municipal election Barcelona parliamentary no 2011 Barcelona municipal election 2011 2019 Barcelona municipal election 2019 All 41 seats in the City Council of Barcelona 21 #Opinion polls 1,161,140 10px 0.2% 703,590 (60.6%)10px 7.6 pp 24 May 2015 170x170px Ada Colau BComú–E 14 March 2015 5 seats, 10.4%"BComú" Results for ICV–EUiA–E in the 2011 election. 11 10px 6 176,612 25.2% 10px 14.8 pp 170x170px Xavier Trias Convergence and Union 17 May 2002 14 seats, 28.7% 10 10px 4 159,393 22.8% 10px 5.9 pp 170x170px Carina Mejías C's 16 December 2014 0 seats, 1.9% 5 10px 5 77,272 11.0% 10px 9.1 pp 170x170px Alfred Bosch ERC–MES–BcnCO–A–AM 11 July 2014 2 seats, 5.6% 5 10px 3 77,120 11.0% 10px 5.4 pp 170x170px Jaume Collboni PSC–CP 5 May 2014 11 seats, 22.1% 4 10px 7 67,489 9.6% 10px 12.5 pp 170x170px Alberto Fernández Díaz People's Party of Catalonia 17 July 2002 9 seats, 17.2% 3 10px 6 61,004 8.7% 10px 8.5 pp Mayor Mayor after election Xavier Trias Convergence and Union Ada Colau Barcelona en Comú A municipal election was held in Barcelona on 24 May 2015 to elect the 10th City Council of the municipality. All 41 seats in the City Council were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain. The election was won by the Barcelona en Comú (BComú) citizen platform, supported by Podemos, Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (ICV–EUiA) and Constituent Process (Procés Constituent) and led by Ada Colau popular activist and former spokeswoman of the Platform for People Affected by Mortgages (PAH). Incumbent mayor Xavier Trias of the Convergence and Union (CiU) federation, who had campaigned for a second consecutive term in office, saw his support reduced from 14 to 10 out of 41 seats in the council. Citizens (C's) became the third largest political force in the city, whereas Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) obtained its second best historical result. On the other hand, both the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) and the People's Party (PP) were severely mauled. The PSC, which had won every municipal election in Barcelona and had controlled the local government up until 2011, fell to fifth place and below 10% of the share, while the PP achieved its worst result since the People's Alliance (AP) result in the 1987 election. The Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) also entered the City Council for the first time in history, winning 3 seats and 7.4% of the votes. Colau went on to become the first female mayor of Barcelona in history with the support of the BComú, ERC, the PSC and one of the CUP councillors. Overview Under the 1978 Constitution, the governance of municipalities in Spain—part of the country's local government system—was centered on the figure of city councils (es ayuntamientos), local corporations with independent legal personality composed of a mayor, a government council and an elected legislative assembly.Constitution 1978 art. 140; LBRL 1985 art. 19. The mayor was indirectly elected by the local assembly, requiring an absolute majority; otherwise, the candidate from the most-voted party automatically became mayor (ties were resolved by drawing lots).LBRL 1985 art. 19; LOREG 1985 art. 196. In the case of Barcelona, the top-tier administrative and governing body was the City Council of Barcelona.LBRL 1985 arts. 121–132. Date The term of local assemblies in Spain expired four years after the date of their previous election, with election day being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 54 days before the scheduled election date and published on the following day in the Official State Gazette (BOE).LOREG 1985 arts. 42 & 194. The previous local elections were held on 22 May 2011, setting the date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 24 May 2015. 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 31 March 2015 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOE, setting election day for 24 May.Royal Decree 233/2015 2015 art. 1. Electoral system Voting for local assemblies was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered and residing in the municipality and with full political rights (provided that they had not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence, nor were legally incapacitated), as well as resident non-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. Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each municipality.LOREG 1985 arts. 163 & 180. Each municipality was a multi-member constituency, with a number of seats based on the following scale:LOREG 1985 art. 179. Population Councillors <100 3 101–250 5 251–1,000 7 1,001–2,000 9 2,001–5,000 11 5,001–10,000 13 10,001–20,000 17 20,001–50,000 21 50,001–100,000 25 >100,001 +1 per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction+1 if total is an even number The law did not provide for by-elections to fill vacant seats; instead, any vacancies arising after the proclamation of candidates and during the legislative term were filled by the next candidates on the party lists or, when required, by designated substitutes.LOREG 1985 arts. 46, 48 & 182. Parties and candidates The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form an alliance were required to inform the relevant electoral commission within 10 days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list. In the case of Barcelona, as its population was over 1,000,001, at least 8,000 signatures were required.LOREG 1985 arts. 44 & 187. 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 CiU List on Convergence and Union (CiU)– Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC)– Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC) 50px Xavier Trias Catalan nationalismCentrism 28.7% 14 Europa Press 19 July 2014 CiU proclama este sábado a Trias candidato a la reelección en 2015 https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcelona/20140719/54411264028/ciu-proclama-este-sabado-a-trias-candidato-a-la-reeleccion-en-2015.html es La Vanguardia Barcelona 8 November 2025 PSC–CP List on Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 50px Jaume Collboni Social democracy 22.1% 11 Vallés Aroca Jaume 29 March 2014 Collboni y Andrés, a segunda vuelta en las primarias del PSC de Barcelona https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20140329/54404250282/jaume-collboni-gana-primarias-psc-barcelona.html es La Vanguardia 8 November 2025Ríos Pere 6 April 2014 Collboni gana las primarias del PSC para la alcaldía de Barcelona por 500 votos https://elpais.com/ccaa/2014/04/05/catalunya/1396721713_807496.html es El País Barcelona 8 November 2025Mumbrú Jordi 6 May 2014 Collboni ya controla el aparato de la Federación del PSC de Barcelona https://elpais.com/ccaa/2014/05/05/catalunya/1399323021_326696.html es El País Barcelona 8 November 2025 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Alberto Fernández Díaz ConservatismChristian democracy 17.2% 9 Agencias 13 February 2015 Alberto Fernández Díaz, confirmado como candidato del PP a la alcaldía https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcelona/20150213/54427204712/alberto-fernandez-diaz-confirmado-candidato-pp-alcaldia-barcelona.html es La Vanguardia Madrid / Barcelona 8 November 2025 BComú–E List on Barcelona in Common (BComú) We Can (Podem) Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) United and Alternative Left (EUiA)– Communists of Catalonia (Comunistes.Cat)– Living Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC viu)– The Dawn Marxist Organization (La Aurora (OM)) Equo (Equo) Constituent Process (Procés Constituent) 50px Ada Colau Left-wing populismParticipatory democracy 10.4%"BComú" 5 Blanchar Clara 9 February 2015 Colau aspira a quitar la alcaldía a CiU impulsada por la división del voto https://elpais.com/ccaa/2015/02/09/catalunya/1423518431_824302.html es El País Barcelona 8 November 2025Europa Press 28 February 2015 La lista de Ada Colau, la única en las primarias de Barcelona en Comú https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20150228/54426627737/lista-ada-colau-unico-primarias-barcelona-en-comu.html es La Vanguardia Barcelona 8 November 202514 March 2015 Ada Colau, avalada con el 91,71% de los votos para encabezar Barcelona en Comú https://www.elperiodico.com/es/politica/20150314/avalada-con-el-9171-de-los-votos-la-candidatura-de-ada-colau-para-encabezar-barcelona-en-comun-4018261 es El Periódico de Catalunya 8 November 2025 ERC–MES–BcnCO–A–AM List on Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) Left Movement (MES) Advance (Avancem) 50px Alfred Bosch Catalan independenceLeft-wing nationalismSocial democracy 5.6% 2 11 July 2014 Alfred Bosch será el candidato de ERC a la alcaldía de Barcelona https://www.eldiario.es/catalunya/alfred-bosch-candidato-erc-barcelona_1_4762113.html es eldiario.es Barcelona 8 November 2025Europa Press 28 April 2015 ERC, MES y Avancem firman un acuerdo municipal de la izquierda catalanista https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcelona/20150428/54430258556/erc-mes-y-avancem-firman-un-acuerdo-municipal-de-la-izquierda-catalanista.html es La Vanguardia Barcelona 8 November 2025 CUP–Capgirem–PA List on Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP)– Forward–Socialist Organization of National Liberation (Endavant–OSAN)– Free People (PL–PPCC)– Internationalist Struggle (LI–CI)– In Struggle (EL)– Red Current (CR) Let's Reverse (Capgirem) 50px María José Lecha Catalan independenceAnti-capitalismSocialism 2.0% 0 Blanchar Clara 9 February 2015 La CUP se presenta como Capgirem Barcelona y eligirá candidato el día 28 https://elpais.com/ccaa/2015/02/09/catalunya/1423483060_132790.html es El País Barcelona 8 November 20251 March 2015 Maria José Lecha, candidata de la CUP en las municipales en Barcelona https://cronicaglobal.elespanol.com/politica/20150301/maria-jose-lecha-cup-en-municipales-barcelona/14748526_0.html es Crónica Global 8 November 2025 C's List on Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 50px Carina Mejías Liberalism 1.9% 0 16 December 2014 Carina Mejías, proclamada alcaldable de C's por Barcelona https://www.abc.es/catalunya/barcelona/20141216/abci-carina-mejias-proclamada-alcaldable-201412161005.html es ABC 8 November 2025 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; 21 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Barcelona. Color key: #FFEAEA Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls 1px solid #AAAAAA #EAFFEA Exit poll 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 28px|link=Convergence and Union|CiU 25px|link=Socialists' Party of Catalonia|PSC 27px|link=People's Party of Catalonia|PP 35px|link=ICV–EUiA 25px|link=Republican Left of Catalonia|ERC 27px|link=Popular Unity Candidacy|CUP 30px|link=Citizens (Spanish political party)|C's 25px|link=Podemos (Spanish political party)|Podemos 30px|link=Barcelona en Comú|BComú Lead 2015 municipal election 24 May 2015 60.6 22.875% Verdana 10 9.675% Verdana 4 8.775% Verdana 3 "BC" Within BComú. 11.075% Verdana 5 7.475% Verdana 3 11.075% Verdana 5 "BC" 25.275% Verdana 11 2.4 TNS Demoscopia/RTVE–FORTABCN en Comú ganaría en Barcelona según el sondeo a pie de urna https://es.kantar.com/politica-y-social/politica/2015/mayo-2015-encuesta-a-pie-de-urna-elecciones-municipales-ayuntamiento-de-barcelona/ es Kantar 24 May 2015Colau i Trias, frec a frec, segons el sondeig de TV3 https://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/programa/colau-i-trias-frec-a-frec-segons-el-sondeig-de-tv3/video/5526551/ ca CCMA 24 May 2015 24 May 2015?? 21.375% Verdana 9/11 11.075% Verdana 4/5 10.175% Verdana 4/5 "BC" 9.675% Verdana 3/4 8.875% Verdana 3/4 10.275% Verdana 4/5 "BC" 23.675% Verdana 10/12 2.3 GESOP/El PeriòdicTrias y Colau llegan empatados a la meta final http://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/44269/trias-y-colau-llegan-empatados-a-la-meta-final es El Periòdic d'Andorra 23 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525074213/http://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/44269/trias-y-colau-llegan-empatados-a-la-meta-final 2015-05-25 21–23 May 2015 1,100? 24.475% Verdana 10/11 12.375% Verdana 5 10.475% Verdana 4/5 "BC" 9.075% Verdana 4 6.275% Verdana 2/3 9.975% Verdana 4 "BC" 24.075% Verdana 10/11 0.4 GESOP/El PeriòdicNuevo empate técnico entre Trias y Colau http://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/44265/nuevo-empate-tecnico-entre-trias-y-colau es El Periòdic d'Andorra 23 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525010128/http://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/44265/nuevo-empate-tecnico-entre-trias-y-colau 2015-05-25 20–22 May 2015 1,000? 24.675% Verdana 10/11 11.975% Verdana 5 11.575% Verdana 5 "BC" 9.175% Verdana 4 6.275% Verdana 2/3 8.675% Verdana 3/4 "BC" 23.575% Verdana 10/11 1.1 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 11/12?75% Verdana 5/6?75% Verdana 4/5 "BC"?75% Verdana 3/4?75% Verdana 2?75% Verdana 3/4 "BC"?75% Verdana 10/11? GESOP/El PeriòdicColau recorta distancias frente a Trias a dos días del 24-M http://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/44243/colau-recorta-distancias-frente-a-trias-a-dos-dias-del-24-m es El Periòdic d'Andorra 22 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150524234625/http://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/44243/colau-recorta-distancias-frente-a-trias-a-dos-dias-del-24-m 2015-05-24 19–21 May 2015 800? 24.575% Verdana 10/11 11.975% Verdana 5 11.575% Verdana 5 "BC" 9.575% Verdana 4 6.275% Verdana 2/3 9.575% Verdana 4 "BC" 22.075% Verdana 9/10 2.5 GESOP/El PeriòdicTrias consolida su ligera ventaja sobre Colau http://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/44212/trias-consolida-su-ligera-ventaja-sobre-colau es El Periòdic d'Andorra 21 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150523235703/http://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/44212/trias-consolida-su-ligera-ventaja-sobre-colau 2015-05-23 19–20 May 2015 700? 24.575% Verdana 11 11.275% Verdana 5 11.575% Verdana 5 "BC" 10.075% Verdana 4/5 5.675% Verdana 2 10.375% Verdana 4/5 "BC" 21.475% Verdana 9/10 3.1 GESOP/El PeriòdicTrias mejora ligeramente sus perspectivas cara al 24-M http://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/44188/trias-mejora-ligeramente-sus-perspectivas-cara-al-24-m es El Periòdic d'Andorra 20 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150522202347/http://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/44188/trias-mejora-ligeramente-sus-perspectivas-cara-al-24-m 2015-05-22 18–19 May 2015 600? 23.775% Verdana 11 11.775% Verdana 5 11.975% Verdana 5 "BC" 10.375% Verdana 4/5 5.675% Verdana 2 10.975% Verdana 4/5 "BC" 20.575% Verdana 9/10 3.2 GESOP/El PeriòdicEmpate técnico entre Trias y Colau https://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/44160/empate-tecnico-entre-trias-y-colau es El Periòdic d'Andorra 19 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150521235822/https://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/44160/empate-tecnico-entre-trias-y-colau 2015-05-21 17–18 May 2015 400? 23.075% Verdana 10/11 11.775% Verdana 5/6 11.975% Verdana 5/6 "BC" 10.575% Verdana 4/5 5.075% Verdana 0/2 11.575% Verdana 5/6 "BC" 21.075% Verdana 9/10 2.0 Metroscopia/El PaísNoguer Miquel Colau desbanca a Trias en Barcelona, donde entran hasta siete partidos https://elpais.com/ccaa/2015/05/16/catalunya/1431804570_088274.html es El País 16 May 2015Enquesta de les eleccions municipals a Barcelona http://cat.elpais.com/cat/2015/05/16/media/1431794982_931577.html ca El País 16 May 2015Sondeo preelectoral en el municipio de Barcelona http://metroscopia.org/sondeo-preelectoral-en-el-municipio-de-barcelona/ es Metroscopia 18 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160427120625/http://metroscopia.org/sondeo-preelectoral-en-el-municipio-de-barcelona/ 2016-04-27 8–13 May 2015 1,000 65 22.075% Verdana 10 8.275% Verdana 3 5.175% Verdana 2 "BC" 12.075% Verdana 5 8.375% Verdana 3 13.975% Verdana 6 "BC" 27.075% Verdana 12 5.0 MyWord/Cadena SERTrias ganaría a Colau por poco http://cadenaser.com/emisora/2015/05/18/radio_barcelona/1431924183_549505.html es Cadena SER 18 May 2015El ObSERvatorio de la Cadena SER. Estudio preelectoral de la ciudad de Barcelona (18/5/2015) http://myword.es/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Mayo-2015-obSERvatorio-Barcelona.pdf es MyWord 18 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20171113113018/http://myword.es/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Mayo-2015-obSERvatorio-Barcelona.pdf 13 November 2017 6–13 May 2015 800? 22.375% Verdana 10/11 11.075% Verdana 5 8.475% Verdana 4 "BC" 10.775% Verdana 4/5 7.075% Verdana 3 13.375% Verdana 6 "BC" 20.375% Verdana 9/10 2.0 JM&A/PúblicoEl PP depende de C's para gobernar en Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla y Málaga http://www.publico.es/politica/pp-depende-c-s-gobernar.html es Público 15 May 2015 12 May 2015???75% Verdana 10?75% Verdana 5?75% Verdana 4 "BC"?75% Verdana 5?75% Verdana 2?75% Verdana 7 "BC"?75% Verdana 8? EncuestamosAda Colau podría ser la primera alcaldesa de Barcelona http://www.encuestamos.com/ada-colau-podria-ser-la-primera-alcaldesa-de-barcelona/ es El Mundo 14 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150520062352/http://www.encuestamos.com/ada-colau-podria-ser-la-primera-alcaldesa-de-barcelona/ 20 May 2015 1–12 May 2015?? 21.375% Verdana 9/10 12.875% Verdana 5/6 9.975% Verdana 3/4 "BC" 12.075% Verdana 4/5 – 14.775% Verdana 6/7 "BC" 24.175% Verdana 10/11 2.7 Sigma Dos/El MundoTrias logra remontar a Colau http://www.elmundo.es/cataluna/2015/05/16/55565683ca474121688b4596.html es El Mundo 16 May 2015Intención de voto en el Ayto. de Barcelona. Gráfico http://www.elmundo.es/grafico/espana/2015/05/15/5556264f268e3e772c8b4596.html es El Mundo 15 May 2015 8–11 May 2015 800? 22.775% Verdana 10/11 13.075% Verdana 6 10.675% Verdana 4/5 "BC" 9.875% Verdana 4 5.175% Verdana 0/2 13.675% Verdana 6 "BC" 20.675% Verdana 9 2.1 GESOP/El PeriódicoTrias resiste frente a Colau http://www.elperiodico.com/es/politica/20150510/trias-resiste-frente-a-colau-en-la-encuesta-para-las-municipales-de-barcelona-4174508 es El Periódico de Catalunya 11 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20171003214752/http://www.elperiodico.com/es/politica/20150510/trias-resiste-frente-a-colau-en-la-encuesta-para-las-municipales-de-barcelona-4174508 2017-10-03Trias resiste frente a Colau http://archivo.elperiodico.com/ed/20150511/pag_002.html es El Periódico de Catalunya 11 May 2015 7–8 May 2015 800? 22.675% Verdana 10/11 14.675% Verdana 6/7 12.575% Verdana 5/6 "BC" 10.275% Verdana 4/5 5.075% Verdana 0/2 12.175% Verdana 5/6 "BC" 18.975% Verdana 8/9 3.7 GAD3/ABCEl secesionismo no suma mayoría en Barcelona, pero CiU vuelve a ganar http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2015/05/11/016.html es ABC 11 May 2015 20 Apr–4 May 2015 508? 23.975% Verdana 11/12 11.175% Verdana 5/6 10.275% Verdana 4/5 "BC" 11.575% Verdana 5/6 4.375% Verdana 0 15.375% Verdana 6/7 "BC" 17.575% Verdana 8/9 6.4 JM&A/PúblicoAda Colau empata con Trias, Barberá se estrella en Valencia y Podemos tiene la llave en Sevilla http://www.publico.es/politica/ada-colau-empata-trias-barbera.html es Público 3 May 2015Tracking de sondeos en las capitales: la derecha sólo puede esperar que Ciudadanos salve al PP http://www.publico.es/politica/tracking-sondeos-capitales-ni-siquiera.html es Público 3 May 2015 3 May 2015?? 21.775% Verdana 10 11.575% Verdana 5 9.875% Verdana 4 "BC" 10.275% Verdana 4 5.475% Verdana 2 13.675% Verdana 6 "BC" 21.175% Verdana 10 0.6 Feedback/La VanguardiaTrias supera a Colau y emerge Ciutadans como tercera fuerza http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2015/05/04/pagina-1/95383003/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 4 May 2015 24–28 Apr 2015 700? 24.275% Verdana 10/11 13.575% Verdana 5/6 11.175% Verdana 4/5 "BC" 11.475% Verdana 5 5.475% Verdana 2 14.275% Verdana 6 "BC" 17.175% Verdana 7 7.1 CISPreelectoral elecciones municipales 2015. Barcelona (Estudio nº 3060. Marzo-Abril 2015) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es3060mar_a es CIS 7 May 2015El PP se echa a la calle para recuperar a las clases medias http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2015/05/08/pagina-17/95357635/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 8 May 2015 23 Mar–19 Apr 2015 993? 18.575% Verdana 8 11.675% Verdana 5 9.175% Verdana 4 "BC" 10.175% Verdana 4 7.175% Verdana 3 13.875% Verdana 6 "BC" 25.975% Verdana 11 7.4 Sigma Dos/El MundoColau ganaría en una Barcelona ingobernable http://www.elmundo.es/cataluna/2015/04/07/5522e4cee2704e293d8b457c.html es El Mundo 7 April 2015Encuesta electoral: Ayuntamiento de Barcelona. Gráfico http://www.elmundo.es/grafico/espana/2015/04/07/552301a6ca4741be2c8b456d.html es El Mundo 7 April 2015 24–25 Mar 2015 800? 21.475% Verdana 9/10 13.275% Verdana 5/6 10.375% Verdana 4 "BC" 12.575% Verdana 5/6 2.775% Verdana 0 14.675% Verdana 6/7 "BC" 22.375% Verdana 10 0.9 M2015Sondeig de les municipals a Barcelona http://municipals2015.blogspot.com.es/2015/03/sondeig-de-les-municipals-barcelona.html es Municipals2015 6 March 2015 6 Mar 2015 530? 20.575% Verdana 9 13.475% Verdana 6 13.275% Verdana 6 "BC" 16.175% Verdana 7 5.875% Verdana 2 7.875% Verdana 3 "BC" 18.175% Verdana 8 2.4 8TVBARCELONA, Febrero 2015. Sondeo difundido por 8TV https://www.electografica.com/2015/02/barcelona-febrero-2015-sondeo-difundido.html es Electográfica 21 February 2015 21 Feb 2015?? 23.275% Verdana 11 19.075% Verdana 9 10.675% Verdana 5 "BC" 8.475% Verdana 4 2.175% Verdana 0 6.375% Verdana 3 "BC" 19.075% Verdana 9 4.2 Feedback/La VanguardiaTrias gana y Colau irrumpe con fuerza http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2015/02/22/pagina-1/95091181/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 22 February 2015 16–19 Feb 2015 700 55.1 25.375% Verdana 11/12 10.775% Verdana 5 13.775% Verdana 6 "BC" 10.375% Verdana 4/5 4.275% Verdana 0/2 8.175% Verdana 3 "BC" 21.475% Verdana 10 3.9 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 10/12?75% Verdana 8/10?75% Verdana 6/7 "BC"?75% Verdana 4/5?75% Verdana 1/2 – "BC"?75% Verdana 3/5? GESOP/El PeriódicoEl seísmo en la izquierda y la caída de CiU sacuden el mapa de BCN http://archivo.elperiodico.com/ed/20140725/pag_002.html es El Periódico de Catalunya 25 July 2014Estimación de concejales http://estaticos.elperiodico.com/resources/pdf/5/5/1406235923255.pdf es El Periódico de Catalunya 25 July 2014 15–18 Jul 2014 800? 22.375% Verdana 10/11 13.075% Verdana 6 14.075% Verdana 6/7 7.975% Verdana 3/4 14.275% Verdana 7/8?75% Verdana 0 6.375% Verdana 2/3?75% Verdana 0 7.675% Verdana 3/4 8.1 2014 EP election 25 May 2014 51.0 20.975% Verdana (10) 12.275% Verdana (6) 12.075% Verdana (6) 12.675% Verdana (6) 21.875% Verdana (10) – 7.075% Verdana (3) 4.775% Verdana (0) – 0.9 Feedback/La VanguardiaFragmentación total del voto en Barcelona http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2013/10/20/pagina-1/92867804/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 20 October 2013 14–17 Oct 2013 800 56.7 24.975% Verdana 11 12.975% Verdana 6 14.775% Verdana 6 13.375% Verdana 6 14.875% Verdana 6 5.875% Verdana 2 8.575% Verdana 4 – – 10.1 GESOP/El PeriódicoTrias paga el flirteo con el PP pero sigue sin oposición http://archivo.elperiodico.com/ed/20130521/pag_002.html es El Periódico de Catalunya 21 May 2013 13–15 May 2013 800? 24.175% Verdana 11/12 14.275% Verdana 6/7 12.075% Verdana 5/6 14.275% Verdana 6/7 10.275% Verdana 4/5 9.075% Verdana 4 9.275% Verdana 4 – – 9.9 2012 regional election 25 Nov 2012 70.9 29.475% Verdana (14) 12.275% Verdana (5) 14.975% Verdana (7) 12.075% Verdana (5) 13.175% Verdana (6) 4.075% Verdana (0) 8.275% Verdana (4) – – 14.5 GESOP/El PeriódicoTrias resiste el desgaste de la crisis y el PSC no remonta en la oposición http://archivo.elperiodico.com/ed/20120620/pag_042.html es El Periódico de Catalunya 20 June 2012 4–7 Jun 2012 800? 27.575% Verdana 14 20.075% Verdana 10 13.375% Verdana 7 12.275% Verdana 6 8.075% Verdana 4 – – – – 7.5 2011 general election 20 Nov 2011 68.1 27.775% Verdana (12) 25.775% Verdana (12) 21.375% Verdana (10) 10.075% Verdana (4) 7.275% Verdana (3) – – – – 2.0 2011 municipal election 22 May 2011 53.0 28.775% Verdana 14 22.175% Verdana 11 17.275% Verdana 9 10.475% Verdana 5 5.675% Verdana 2 2.075% Verdana 0 1.975% Verdana 0 – – 6.6 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Color key: #FFEAEA Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 28px|link=Convergence and Union|CiU 25px|link=Socialists' Party of Catalonia|PSC 27px|link=People's Party of Catalonia|PP 35px|link=ICV–EUiA 25px|link=Republican Left of Catalonia|ERC 27px|link=Popular Unity Candidacy|CUP 30px|link=Citizens (Spanish political party)|C's 25px|link=Podemos (Spanish political party)|Podemos 30px|link=Barcelona en Comú|BComú Lead 2015 municipal election 24 May 2015 13.7 5.8 5.3 "BC" 6.6 4.5 6.7 "BC" 15.2 39.4 1.5 GESOP/El Periòdic 21–23 May 2015 1,100 22.9 8.5 2.6 "BC" 8.9 5.9 5.2 "BC" 20.7 19.1 3.8 2.2 GESOP/El Periòdic 20–22 May 2015 1,000 23.0 7.1 3.1 "BC" 9.0 5.7 5.2 "BC" 21.0 19.4 3.4 2.0 GESOP/El Periòdic 19–21 May 2015 800 24.1 6.8 3.3 "BC" 8.3 6.4 6.0 "BC" 19.5 18.5 3.9 4.6 GESOP/El Periòdic 19–20 May 2015 700 22.1 5.6 4.0 "BC" 9.4 5.4 7.0 "BC" 19.0 18.5 4.6 3.1 GESOP/El Periòdic 18–19 May 2015 600 21.0 6.3 4.0 "BC" 9.7 5.0 7.5 "BC" 17.7 19.4 5.2 3.3 GESOP/El Periòdic 17–18 May 2015 400 18.8 6.0 3.8 "BC" 10.3 3.0 7.3 "BC" 20.3 20.8 5.3 1.5 Metroscopia/El País 8–13 May 2015 1,000 13.6 5.3 3.3 "BC" 7.8 6.0 9.0 "BC" 17.5 32.4 2.8 3.9 MyWord/Cadena SER 6–13 May 2015 800 11.3 3.5 2.6 "BC" 13.3 7.1 8.9 "BC" 15.4 25.9 6.4 2.1 GESOP/El Periódico 7–8 May 2015 800 18.1 6.9 2.3 "BC" 10.6 5.5 7.3 "BC" 16.1 25.7 4.0 2.0 CIS 23 Mar–19 Apr 2015 993 12.3 4.6 2.4 "BC" 7.5 4.2 5.1 "BC" 13.5 39.0 8.8 1.2 GESOP/El Periódico 15–18 Jul 2014 800 16.3 7.3 3.6 6.3 18.5 1.6 3.3 2.9 6.1 22.4 5.5 2.2 IEP–DEP/City CouncilBaròmetre semestral de Barcelona. Juny 2014 https://bcnroc.ajuntament.barcelona.cat/jspui/bitstream/11703/86697/2/13944.pdf ca City Council of Barcelona 8 July 2014 25 Jun–8 Jul 2014 800 11.1 2.6 1.2 5.5 11.1 1.4 1.5 2.2 – 40.5 17.5 Tie 2014 EP election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 25 May 2014 10.6 6.2 6.1 6.4 11.0 – 3.5 2.4 – 49.0 0.4 IEP–DEP/City CouncilBaròmetre semestral de Barcelona. Desembre 2013 https://bcnroc.ajuntament.barcelona.cat/jspui/bitstream/11703/86696/2/12953.pdf ca City Council of Barcelona 4 December 2013 26 Nov–4 Dec 2013 800 13.7 5.1 1.6 6.9 7.5 3.3 1.9 – – 37.1 16.8 6.2 IEP–DEP/City CouncilBaròmetre semestral de Barcelona. Juny 2013 https://bcnroc.ajuntament.barcelona.cat/jspui/bitstream/11703/86695/1/11539.pdf ca City Council of Barcelona 17 June 2013 11–17 Jun 2013 800 18.0 6.1 2.1 6.6 10.0 0.9 1.5 – – 31.2 18.6 8.0 GESOP/El Periódico 13–15 May 2013 800 17.9 6.6 2.4 9.0 9.4 4.4 3.3 – – 25.7 10.4 8.5 Apolda/City CouncilBaròmetre semestral de Barcelona. Desembre 2012 https://bcnroc.ajuntament.barcelona.cat/jspui/bitstream/11703/86693/1/10341.pdf ca City Council of Barcelona 20 December 2012 14–20 Dec 2012 800 14.4 4.7 1.7 7.9 10.6 4.2 1.6 – – 34.7 14.5 3.8 2012 regional election 25 Nov 2012 20.7 8.6 10.5 8.4 9.2 2.8 5.8 – – 29.1 10.2 Apolda/City CouncilBaròmetre semestral de Barcelona. Juny 2012 https://bcnroc.ajuntament.barcelona.cat/jspui/bitstream/11703/86694/1/10375.pdf ca City Council of Barcelona 20 June 2012 13–20 Jun 2012 800 19.3 8.7 1.9 7.9 5.7 – – – – 28.8 19.6 10.6 GESOP/El Periódico 4–7 Jun 2012 800 22.0 9.1 3.4 7.3 5.1 – – – – 27.3 12.9 12.9 Apolda/City CouncilBaròmetre semestral de Barcelona. Desembre 2011 https://bcnroc.ajuntament.barcelona.cat/jspui/bitstream/11703/86692/1/17309.pdf ca City Council of Barcelona 19 December 2011 12–19 Dec 2011 800 23.6 9.1 3.4 8.6 6.8 – – – – 28.2 12.3 14.5 2011 general election"CERA" 20 Nov 2011 18.6 17.3 14.3 6.7 4.8 – – – – 31.9 1.3 2011 municipal election 22 May 2011 15.0 11.5 9.0 5.4 2.9 1.0 1.0 – – 47.0 3.5 Victory preferences The table below lists opinion polling on the victory preferences for each party in the event of a municipal election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 28px|link=Convergence and Union|CiU 25px|link=Socialists' Party of Catalonia|PSC 27px|link=People's Party of Catalonia|PP 35px|link=ICV–EUiA 25px|link=Republican Left of Catalonia|ERC 27px|link=Popular Unity Candidacy|CUP 30px|link=Citizens (Spanish political party)|C's 30px|link=Barcelona en Comú|BComú Other/None Lead CIS 23 Mar–19 Apr 2015 993 14.2 7.8 3.8 "BC" 11.2 4.7 9.0 17.3 8.2 23.8 3.1 Feedback/La Vanguardia 14–17 Oct 2013 800 19.6 10.0 2.6 7.3 19.4 3.0 2.7 – 35.4 0.2 Victory likelihood The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood of victory for each party in the event of a municipal election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 28px|link=Convergence and Union|CiU 25px|link=Socialists' Party of Catalonia|PSC 27px|link=People's Party of Catalonia|PP 25px|link=Republican Left of Catalonia|ERC 27px|link=Popular Unity Candidacy|CUP 30px|link=Citizens (Spanish political party)|C's 30px|link=Barcelona en Comú|BComú Other/None Lead CIS 23 Mar–19 Apr 2015 993 33.2 5.0 2.6 9.2 0.1 1.1 6.1 2.0 40.6 24.0 Preferred Mayor The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become mayor of Barcelona. Color key: #FFEAEA Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead TriasCiU MartíPSC CollboniPSC F. DíazPP GomàICV–EUiA PortabellaERC BoschERC LechaCUP MejíasC's ColauBComú GESOP/El Periòdic 21–23 May 2015 1,100 26.9 – 6.1 2.4 – – 8.4 4.6 3.0 25.3 7.5 15.9 1.6 GESOP/El Periòdic 20–22 May 2015 1,000 27.0 – 4.9 3.3 – – 8.6 4.1 2.8 24.5 8.2 16.6 2.5 GESOP/El Periòdic 19–21 May 2015 800 27.5 – 4.5 3.6 – – 8.3 4.5 3.3 22.6 8.3 17.6 4.9 GESOP/El Periòdic 19–20 May 2015 700 25.3 – 4.4 4.3 – – 9.4 3.6 3.9 22.1 8.1 18.8 3.2 GESOP/El Periòdic 18–19 May 2015 600 25.3 – 4.2 4.0 – – 8.3 3.2 4.2 22.2 8.5 20.2 3.1 GESOP/El Periòdic 17–18 May 2015 400 24.5 – 4.3 3.5 – – 8.5 1.8 4.0 24.5 9.0 20.1 Tie Metroscopia/El País 8–13 May 2015 1,000 27.0 – 4.0 4.0 – – 7.0 2.0 2.0 27.0 27.0 Tie GESOP/El Periódico 7–8 May 2015 800 28.3 – 4.1 4.1 – – 9.3 2.4 1.8 23.4 9.8 17.0 4.9 GAD3/ABC 20 Apr–4 May 2015 508 23.2 – 2.8 1.7 – – 7.1 – 7.9 14.0 18.2 25.1 9.2 Feedback/La VanguardiaSin mayorías para gobernar https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2015/05/04/pagina-2/95383003/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 4 May 2015 24–28 Apr 2015 700 29.3 – 5.0 5.3 – – 9.8 3.8 0.3 25.2 4.2 17.1 4.1 Feedback/La Vanguardia 16–19 Feb 2015 700 30.0 – 3.2 4.6 – – 9.1 – 0.6 25.3 5.6 21.6 4.7 Feedback/La Vanguardia 14–17 Oct 2013 800 30.7 3.8 – 4.9 4.6 22.7 – – – – 33.3 8.0 Results + ← Summary of the 24 May 2015 City Council of Barcelona election results → center|320px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Barcelona in Common (Let's Win Barcelona)–Agreement (BComú–E)1 176,612 25.21 +14.82 11 +6 Convergence and Union (CiU) 159,393 22.75 −5.98 10 −4 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 77,272 11.03 +9.09 5 +5 ERC–MES–Barcelona Open City–Advance–AM (ERC–MES–BcnCO–A–AM) 77,120 11.01 +5.42 5 +3 Socialists' Party of Catalonia–Progress Candidacy (PSC–CP) 67,489 9.63 −12.51 4 −7 People's Party (PP) 61,004 8.71 −8.53 3 −6 Popular Unity Candidacy–Let's Reverse Barcelona (CUP–Capgirem–PA) 51,945 7.42 +5.47 3 +3 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 5,720 0.82 +0.11 0 ±0 The Greens–The Ecologist Alternative (EV–AE) 5,684 0.81 New 0 ±0 Better Barcelona (RI.cat–SI)2 2,626 0.37 −0.76 0 ±0 Blank Seats (EB) 1,957 0.28 −1.39 0 ±0 Platform for Catalonia (PxC) 1,617 0.23 −0.34 0 ±0 Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFiV)3 1,520 0.22 +0.13 0 ±0 United Free Citizens (CILUS) 989 0.14 New 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 811 0.12 −0.12 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC) 656 0.09 −0.07 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE de las JONS) 455 0.07 +0.01 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 439 0.06 −0.04 0 ±0 United for Declaring Catalan Independence (UPDIC) 286 0.04 New 0 ±0 Libertarian Party (P–LIB) 273 0.04 New 0 ±0 Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn) 166 0.02 −0.02 0 ±0 The National Coalition (LCN) 99 0.01 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 6,363 0.91 −3.56 Total 700,496 41 ±0 Valid votes 700,496 99.56 +1.26 Invalid votes 3,094 0.44 −1.26 Votes cast / turnout 703,590 60.59 +7.60 Abstentions 457,550 39.41 −7.60 Registered voters 1,161,140 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/mbarcelona.html Eleccions municipals a Barcelona (des de 1979) ca Historia Electoral.com 4 November 2025https://resultats.dadeselectorals.gencat.cat/#/dades?tipusProces=M&proces=M20151&nivell=MU&territori=08019#dades Resultats electorals. Eleccions Municipals 2015. Barcelona (Municipi) ca Government of Catalonia 6 November 2025https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales es Ministry of the Interior 5 November 2025 5 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240805154842/https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ dead Official State Gazette 159 4 July 2015 es Acuerdo de 1 de julio de 2015, de la Junta Electoral Central, por el que se procede a la publicación del resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 233/2015, de 30 de marzo, y celebradas el 24 de mayo de 2015, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona. Provincias: Araba-Álava, Asturias, Ávila, Badajoz, Barcelona y Bizkaia https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2015/07/04/pdfs/BOE-A-2015-7487.pdf 0212-033X 55282–55526 6 November 2025 left Footnotes: 1 Barcelona in Common (Let's Win Barcelona)–Agreement results are compared to Initiative for Catalonia Greens–EUiA–Agreement totals in the 2011 election. 2 Better Barcelona results are compared to Catalan Solidarity for Independence totals in the 2011 election. 3 Vox–Family and Life Party results are compared to Family and Life Party totals in the 2011 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px BComú–E Barcelona en Comú 25.21 CiU Convergence and Union 22.75 C's Citizens (Spanish political party) 11.03 ERC–BcnCO–AM Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes 11.01 PSC–CP Socialists' Party of Catalonia 9.63 PP People's Party of Catalonia 8.71 CUP–Capgirem Popular Unity Candidacy 7.42 Others #777777 3.33 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.91 Seats #ddd 550px 500px BComú–Entesa Barcelona en Comú 26.83 CiU Convergence and Union 24.39 C's Citizens (Spanish political party) 12.20 ERC–BcnCO–AM Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes 12.20 PSC–CP Socialists' Party of Catalonia 9.76 PP People's Party of Catalonia 7.32 CUP–Capgirem Popular Unity Candidacy 7.32 Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 13 June 2015 Required majority → 21 out of 41 Ada Colau (BComú) • BComú (11) • ERC (5) • PSC (4) • CUP (1) 21 41 Barcelona en Comú 125px 15 Xavier Trias (CiU) • CiU (10) 10 41 Convergence and Union 125px 15 Carina Mejías (C's) • C's (5) 5 41 Citizens (Spanish political party) 125px 15 Alberto Fernández Díaz (PP) • PP (3) 3 41 People's Party of Catalonia 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots • CUP (2) 2 41 gray 125px Absentees 0 41 black 125px SourcesVallés Aroca Jaume 13 June 2015 https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcelona/20150613/54432223322/ada-colau-alcalde-de-barcelona.html Ada Colau, elegida nueva alcaldesa de Barcelona La Vanguardia 9 November 2025 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography y Constitución Española Constitution 27 December 1978 version as of 27 September 2011 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1978-31229 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1978-31229&p=20110927 27 December 2016 Constitution 1978 y Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local Law 7/1985 2 April 1985 version as of 30 December 2013 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-5392 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-5392&tn=1&p=20131230 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 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 4 November 2025 LOREG 1985 y Real Decreto 233/2015, de 30 de marzo, por el que se convocan elecciones locales y a las Asambleas de Ceuta y Melilla para el 24 de mayo de 2015 Royal Decree 233/2015 30 March 2015 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2015-3448 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2015-3448 10 November 2025 Royal Decree 233/2015 2015 Municipal election Barcelona Category:Elections in Barcelona Barcelona