2003 Spanish local elections in Castile and León

none This article presents the results breakdown of the local elections held in Castile and León on 25 May 2003. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/municleon.html Elecciones Municipales en Castilla y León (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 26 December 2025https://elecciones.eldiario.es/municipales/mayo-2003/castilla-y-leon Elecciones Municipales. 25 de mayo de 2003. Castilla y León es eldiario.es 26 December 2025 City control The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (highlighted in bold). Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour. Municipality Population Previous control New control Ávila 50,241 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Burgos 167,962 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) León 135,794 People's Party (PP) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (PP in 2004) Palencia 80,801 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Ponferrada 64,010 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Salamanca 156,006 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Segovia 54,945 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Soria 35,112 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) Valladolid 318,576 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Zamora 65,575 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Municipalities Ávila Population: 50,241 + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Ávila election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 16,355 56.97 +0.37 15 +2 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 7,322 25.50 +2.37 7 +2 United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) 3,213 11.19 −1.09 3 ±0 Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) 430 1.50 New 0 ±0 Republican Left (IR) 168 0.59 New 0 ±0 The Phalanx (FE) 124 0.43 −0.81 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 123 0.43 New 0 ±0 Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) 52 0.18 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 922 3.21 −1.64 Total 28,709 25 +4 Valid votes 28,709 98.90 +0.42 Invalid votes 318 1.10 −0.42 Votes cast / turnout 29,027 69.79 +7.55 Abstentions 12,567 30.21 −7.55 Registered voters 41,594 Sourceshttps://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales es Ministry of the Interior 23 December 2025 5 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240805154842/https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ dead Official State Gazette 158 (Supplement) 3 July 2003 es Acuerdo de 20 de junio de 2003, 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 374/2003, de 31 de marzo, y celebradas el 25 de mayo, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2003/07/03/pdfs/C00001-00700.pdf 0212-033X 1–700 23 December 2025 Burgos Population: 167,962 + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Burgos election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 43,466 44.14 +9.24 14 +4 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 33,605 34.13 +3.79 10 +1 Independent Solution (SI) 8,692 8.83 New 2 +2 United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) 5,013 5.09 −2.59 1 −1 Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) 2,826 2.87 −7.03 0 −3 Independent Burgalese Popular Action (APBI) 1,004 1.02 −10.16 0 −3 Castilian Left (IzCa) 308 0.31 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 186 0.19 New 0 ±0 Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) 185 0.19 −1.74 0 ±0 Blank ballots 3,191 3.24 −0.48 Total 98,476 27 ±0 Valid votes 98,476 99.32 +0.20 Invalid votes 674 0.68 −0.20 Votes cast / turnout 99,150 70.75 +5.95 Abstentions 40,997 29.25 −5.95 Registered voters 140,147 Sources León Population: 135,794 + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of León election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 29,788 38.50 −6.11 12 −1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 26,493 34.24 +9.57 10 +3 Leonese People's Union (UPL) 14,889 19.24 −3.93 5 −2 United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) 2,006 2.59 −1.06 0 ±0 Leonese United Independent Citizens (CiuLe) 1,296 1.67 New 0 ±0 The Greens (LV) 700 0.90 New 0 ±0 Republican Left (IR) 167 0.22 New 0 ±0 The Phalanx (FE) 90 0.12 −0.03 0 ±0 Leonese People for León–PREPAL (PREPAL) 80 0.10 New 0 ±0 Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) 43 0.06 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 1,822 2.35 −0.34 Total 77,374 27 ±0 Valid votes 77,374 99.35 +0.18 Invalid votes 503 0.65 −0.18 Votes cast / turnout 77,877 65.32 +9.15 Abstentions 41,344 34.68 −9.15 Registered voters 119,221 Sources Palencia Population: 80,801 + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Palencia election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 23,296 49.35 +1.28 13 ±0 People's Party (PP) 18,497 39.19 −0.59 11 ±0 United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) 2,432 5.15 −0.20 1 ±0 Federation of Associations for Urban Social Respect (FARSU) 863 1.83 +0.16 0 ±0 Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) 832 1.76 +1.00 0 ±0 Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) 89 0.19 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 1,192 2.53 −0.44 Total 47,201 25 ±0 Valid votes 47,201 99.26 +0.21 Invalid votes 350 0.74 −0.21 Votes cast / turnout 47,551 68.98 +4.80 Abstentions 21,387 31.02 −4.80 Registered voters 68,938 Sources Ponferrada Population: 64,010 + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Ponferrada election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 17,747 48.50 −8.84 15 −1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 12,058 32.95 +1.97 10 +2 Party of El Bierzo (PB) 1,713 4.68 −0.62 0 −1 Leonese People's Union (UPL) 1,504 4.11 New 0 ±0 United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) 1,477 4.04 −0.56 0 ±0 Regionalist Party of El Bierzo (PRB) 900 2.46 New 0 ±0 Democratic Regional Alternative (ACD) 547 1.49 New 0 ±0 Republican Left (IR) 68 0.19 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 578 1.58 −0.21 Total 36,592 25 ±0 Valid votes 36,592 99.45 +0.23 Invalid votes 202 0.55 −0.23 Votes cast / turnout 36,794 68.08 +8.24 Abstentions 17,251 31.92 −8.24 Registered voters 54,045 Sources Salamanca Population: 156,006 + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Salamanca election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 42,110 48.49 −5.42 15 −2 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 32,880 37.86 +5.65 12 +2 The Greens–Left Forum (LV–FI) 2,945 3.39 New 0 ±0 United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) 2,312 2.66 −1.98 0 ±0 Union of the Salamancan People (UPSa) 2,312 2.66 New 0 ±0 Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL) 1,928 2.22 −0.14 0 ±0 The Phalanx (FE) 181 0.21 ±0.00 0 ±0 Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) 46 0.05 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 2,122 2.44 −1.45 Total 86,836 27 ±0 Valid votes 86,836 99.35 +0.20 Invalid votes 566 0.65 −0.20 Votes cast / turnout 87,402 64.41 +7.00 Abstentions 48,287 35.59 −7.00 Registered voters 135,689 Sources Segovia Population: 54,945 + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Segovia election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 12,160 39.75 −1.44 12 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 11,156 36.47 +10.07 11 +4 United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) 2,308 7.54 −6.45 2 −2 Independent Segovian Alternative (ASí) 1,526 4.99 New 0 ±0 The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) 1,130 3.69 +1.39 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 862 2.82 −4.51 0 −2 Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) 359 1.17 +0.29 0 ±0 Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) 184 0.60 −2.91 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 54 0.18 −0.03 0 ±0 Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) 42 0.14 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 811 2.65 −1.54 Total 30,592 25 ±0 Valid votes 30,592 99.17 +0.56 Invalid votes 255 0.83 −0.56 Votes cast / turnout 30,847 69.89 +8.55 Abstentions 13,287 30.11 −8.55 Registered voters 44,134 Sources Soria Population: 35,112 + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Soria election results → center|290px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 7,578 41.29 −0.58 10 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,384 34.78 +7.39 8 +2 Initiative for the Development of Soria (IDES) 1,684 9.18 New 2 +2 Independent Sorian Alternative (ALSI) 1,143 6.23 −12.00 1 −3 United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) 640 3.49 −4.60 0 −1 Social Expression of Sorian Electors (ESO.ES) 298 1.62 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 627 3.42 −1.00 Total 18,354 21 ±0 Valid votes 18,354 98.83 +0.76 Invalid votes 218 1.17 −0.76 Votes cast / turnout 18,572 65.90 +12.46 Abstentions 9,609 34.10 −12.46 Registered voters 28,181 Sources Valladolid Population: 318,576 + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Valladolid election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 85,877 44.59 −1.24 15 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 76,662 39.81 +2.76 13 +1 United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) 10,264 5.33 −2.37 1 −1 Independent Candidacy–The Party of Castile and León (CI–PCL) 7,040 3.66 −0.15 0 ±0 Citizen Participation Coordinator (CPC) 3,377 1.75 New 0 ±0 Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) 1,325 0.69 +0.23 0 ±0 Castilian Left (IzCa) 1,242 0.64 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 624 0.32 −0.24 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 466 0.24 +0.03 0 ±0 Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) 306 0.16 −0.05 0 ±0 Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL) 306 0.16 −0.20 0 ±0 Republican Left (IR) 222 0.12 New 0 ±0 Liberal Centrist Union (UCL) 0 0.00 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 4,880 2.53 −0.20 Total 192,591 29 ±0 Valid votes 192,591 99.50 +0.19 Invalid votes 971 0.50 −0.19 Votes cast / turnout 193,562 70.73 +7.27 Abstentions 80,111 29.27 −7.27 Registered voters 273,673 Sources Zamora Population: 65,575 + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Zamora election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 15,548 45.00 −5.12 13 −2 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1 10,076 29.16 −1.89 8 ±0 United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) 3,570 10.33 +5.15 2 +1 Zamoran Independent Electors (ADEIZA) 2,646 7.66 +5.00 2 +2 United Zamora (ZU) 930 2.69 New 0 ±0 Leonese People's Union (UPL) 818 2.37 New 0 ±0 Zamoran People for Zamora–PREPAL (PREPAL) 330 0.96 −0.71 0 ±0 Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS) n/a n/a −5.85 0 −1 Blank ballots 633 1.83 −1.24 Total 34,551 25 ±0 Valid votes 34,551 99.21 +0.50 Invalid votes 275 0.79 −0.50 Votes cast / turnout 34,826 61.70 +4.54 Abstentions 21,614 38.30 −4.54 Registered voters 56,440 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and Democratic Party of the New Left in the 1999 election. See also 2003 Castilian-Leonese regional election References Local elections Castile and León 2003