1987 Canarian island council elections

Elections in the Spanish region of the Canary Islands results in the concurrent local elections 1987 Spanish local elections in the Canary Islands Island council elections were held in the Canary Islands on 10 June 1987 to elect the 3rd Island Councils (the es cabildos insulares) of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 137 seats in the seven island councils were up for election. They were held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities (including the Canary Islands) and local elections all across Spain. Overall + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Canarian island council election results → Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 196,817 29.57 −8.84 46 −5 Canarian Independent Groups (AIC) 135,486 20.36 +11.27 24 +13 Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) 115,364 17.33 +8.84 13 +7 La Palma Group of Independents (API) 9,329 1.40 New 5 +5 Insular Group of Gran Canaria (AIGRANC) 4,970 0.75 New 0 ±0 Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) 3,555 0.53 −0.07 4 −1 Lanzarote Independents Group (AIL) 2,268 0.34 New 2 +2 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)1 116,850 17.56 +10.92 30 +15 People's Alliance (AP)2 78,662 11.82 −13.86 13 −21 United Canarian Left (ICU)3 39,670 5.96 +1.78 5 +1 Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left (AC–INC)4 39,319 5.91 −1.29 3 −1 Centre Canarian Union (UCC) 16,590 2.49 New 1 +1 People's Democratic Party–Canarian Centrists (PDP–CC) 13,188 1.98 New 0 ±0 National Congress of the Canaries (CNC) 8,326 1.25 New 0 ±0 Majorera Assembly (AM) 5,606 0.84 −0.15 7 −2 Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 2,587 0.39 +0.06 8 +2 Union of Left Nationalists (UNI) 2,049 0.31 New 0 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 1,171 0.18 New 0 ±0 Popular Front of the Canary Islands–Awañac (FREPIC–Awañac) 1,092 0.16 New 0 ±0 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 900 0.14 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 702 0.11 New 0 ±0 Independent Free Association of Canarian People (ALCI) 582 0.09 New 0 ±0 Assembly (Tagoror) 512 0.08 −0.36 0 ±0 Republican Popular Unity (UPR) 466 0.07 New 0 ±0 Canarian Democratic Union (UDC) 388 0.06 New 0 ±0 Unified Left of the Canarian People (IUPC) 231 0.03 New 0 ±0 Gomeran People's Union (UPGO) 162 0.02 New 0 ±0 Liberal Canarian Party (PCL) n/a n/a −4.44 0 −3 Blank ballots 4,151 0.62 +0.12 Total 665,507 137 ±0 Valid votes 665,507 98.84 +1.13 Invalid votes 7,833 1.16 −1.13 Votes cast / turnout 673,340 67.18 +4.10 Abstentions 328,932 32.82 −4.10 Registered voters 1,002,272 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/acanarias.html Elecciones a Cabildos insulares (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 13 April 2026https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales es Ministry of the Interior 23 December 2025 18 December 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251218194252/https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ dead left Footnotes: 1 Democratic and Social Centre results are compared to the combined totals of Democratic and Social Centre and Gomera Group of Independents in the 1983 elections. 2 People's Alliance results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1983 elections. 3 United Canarian Left results are compared to Communist Party of the Canaries totals in the 1983 elections. 4 Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left results are compared to Canarian People's Union–Canarian Assembly totals in the 1983 elections. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Canaries 29.57 AIC Canarian Independent Groups 20.36 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 17.56 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 11.82 ICU United Canarian Left 5.96 AC–INC Canarian Assembly 5.91 UCC Canarian Nationalist Convergence 2.49 PDP–CC People's Democratic Party (Spain) 1.98 CNC National Congress of the Canaries 1.25 AM Majorera Assembly 0.84 AHI Independent Herrenian Group 0.39 Others #777777 1.24 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.62 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Canaries 33.58 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 21.90 AIC Canarian Independent Groups 17.52 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 9.49 AHI Independent Herrenian Group 5.84 AM Majorera Assembly 5.11 ICU United Canarian Left 3.65 AC–INC Canarian Assembly 2.19 UCC Canarian Nationalist Convergence 0.73 Island control The following table lists party control in the island councils. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour. Island Population Previous control New control El Hierro 7,191 Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) Fuerteventura 31,892 Majorera Assembly (AM) Majorera Assembly (AM) Gran Canaria 662,476 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) La Gomera 17,239 Gomera Group of Independents (AGI) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) La Palma 79,729 People's Alliance (AP) People's Alliance (AP) Lanzarote 56,901 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) Tenerife 610,963 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) Islands El Hierro + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Island Council of El Hierro election results → center|250px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 2,587 65.05 +10.36 8 +2 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 836 21.02 +1.64 2 ±0 People's Alliance (AP)1 334 8.40 −17.21 1 −2 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 203 5.10 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 17 0.43 +0.11 Total 3,977 11 ±0 Valid votes 3,977 99.62 +0.40 Invalid votes 15 0.38 −0.40 Votes cast / turnout 3,992 76.81 +6.42 Abstentions 1,205 23.19 −6.42 Registered voters 5,197 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Alliance results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1983 election. Fuerteventura + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Island Council of Fuerteventura election results → center|275px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Majorera Assembly (AM) 5,606 36.92 −9.01 7 −2 Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) 3,555 23.41 −4.68 4 −1 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 3,140 20.68 +13.63 4 +3 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 1,758 11.58 +1.55 2 +1 People's Alliance (AP)1 699 4.60 −4.16 0 −1 Unified Left of the Canarian People (IUPC) 231 1.52 New 0 ±0 Centre Canarian Union (UCC) 97 0.64 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 99 0.65 +0.51 Total 15,185 17 ±0 Valid votes 15,185 99.33 +0.79 Invalid votes 102 0.67 −0.79 Votes cast / turnout 15,287 74.72 +8.58 Abstentions 5,172 25.28 −8.58 Registered voters 20,459 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Alliance results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1983 election. Gran Canaria + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Island Council of Gran Canaria election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 80,175 27.36 −9.93 9 −3 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 66,743 22.77 +17.55 7 +6 People's Alliance (AP)1 48,757 16.64 −11.00 5 −3 Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left (AC–INC)2 28,499 9.72 −0.59 3 ±0 United Canarian Left (ICU)3 25,081 8.56 +3.82 2 +2 Centre Canarian Union (UCC) 16,493 5.63 New 1 +1 People's Democratic Party–Canarian Centrists (PDP–CC) 12,112 4.13 New 0 ±0 Insular Group of Gran Canaria (AIGRANC) 4,970 1.70 New 0 ±0 National Congress of the Canaries (CNC) 4,555 1.55 New 0 ±0 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 900 0.31 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 702 0.24 New 0 ±0 Independent Free Association of Canarian People (ALCI) 582 0.20 New 0 ±0 Assembly (Tagoror) 512 0.17 −0.46 0 ±0 Republican Popular Unity (UPR) 466 0.16 New 0 ±0 Canarian Democratic Union (UDC) 388 0.13 New 0 ±0 Liberal Canarian Party (PCL) n/a n/a −9.90 0 −3 Blank ballots 2,135 0.73 +0.09 Total 293,070 27 ±0 Valid votes 293,070 98.49 +1.70 Invalid votes 4,492 1.51 −1.70 Votes cast / turnout 297,562 65.24 +2.07 Abstentions 158,525 34.76 −2.07 Registered voters 456,087 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Alliance results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1983 election. 2 Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left results are compared to Canarian People's Union–Canarian Assembly totals in the 1983 election. 3 United Canarian Left results are compared to Communist Party of the Canaries totals in the 1983 election. La Gomera + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Island Council of La Gomera election results → center|260px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 4,998 56.35 +18.63 8 +3 Democratic and Social Centre–Gomera Group of Independents (CDS–AGI)1 2,713 30.59 −9.21 4 −1 United Canarian Left (ICU)2 566 6.38 −1.17 1 ±0 People's Alliance (AP)3 395 4.45 −10.22 0 −2 Gomeran People's Union (UPGO) 162 1.83 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 35 0.39 +0.13 Total 8,869 17 ±0 Valid votes 8,869 99.46 +0.31 Invalid votes 48 0.54 −0.31 Votes cast / turnout 8,917 71.98 +9.52 Abstentions 3,472 28.02 −9.52 Registered voters 12,389 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Democratic and Social Centre–Gomera Group of Independents results are compared to Gomera Group of Independents totals in the 1983 election. 2 United Canarian Left results are compared to Communist Party of the Canaries totals in the 1983 election. 3 People's Alliance results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1983 election. La Palma + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Island Council of La Palma election results → center|290px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Alliance (AP)1 10,172 26.62 −9.74 6 −2 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 10,128 26.50 −4.53 6 ±0 La Palma Group of Independents (API) 9,329 24.41 New 5 +5 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 4,782 12.51 −5.67 2 −2 United Canarian Left (ICU)2 3,640 9.53 −4.47 2 −1 Blank ballots 164 0.43 −0.01 Total 38,215 21 ±0 Valid votes 38,215 99.60 +0.71 Invalid votes 155 0.40 −0.71 Votes cast / turnout 38,370 66.92 +5.32 Abstentions 18,970 33.08 −5.32 Registered voters 57,340 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Alliance results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1983 election. 2 United Canarian Left results are compared to Communist Party of the Canaries totals in the 1983 election. Lanzarote + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Island Council of Lanzarote election results → center|290px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 9,587 37.84 +19.74 10 +6 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 8,605 33.96 −14.03 9 −3 Lanzarote Independents Group (AIL) 2,268 8.95 New 2 +2 United Canarian Left (ICU)1 1,222 4.82 +0.53 0 ±0 People's Democratic Party–Canarian Centrists (PDP–CC) 1,076 4.25 New 0 ±0 National Congress of the Canaries (CNC) 1,004 3.96 New 0 ±0 People's Alliance (AP)2 823 3.25 −16.62 0 −5 Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left (AC–INC) 583 2.30 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 168 0.66 +0.17 Total 25,336 21 ±0 Valid votes 25,336 98.84 +0.26 Invalid votes 297 1.16 −0.26 Votes cast / turnout 25,633 66.35 +7.27 Abstentions 13,001 33.65 −7.27 Registered voters 38,634 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Democratic and Social Centre–Gomera Group of Independents results are compared to Gomera Group of Independents totals in the 1983 election. 2 United Canarian Left results are compared to Communist Party of the Canaries totals in the 1983 election. 3 People's Alliance results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1983 election. Tenerife + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Island Council of Tenerife election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) 115,364 41.08 +20.54 13 +7 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 90,317 32.16 −9.50 10 −3 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 29,682 10.57 +6.21 3 +3 People's Alliance (AP)1 17,482 6.22 −17.58 1 −6 Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left (AC–INC)2 10,237 3.64 −2.58 0 −1 United Canarian Left (ICU)3 9,161 3.26 +0.98 0 ±0 National Congress of the Canaries (CNC) 2,767 0.99 New 0 ±0 Union of Left Nationalists (UNI) 2,049 0.73 New 0 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 1,171 0.42 New 0 ±0 Popular Front of the Canary Islands–Awañac (FREPIC–Awañac) 1,092 0.39 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 1,533 0.55 +0.16 Total 280,855 27 ±0 Valid votes 280,855 99.04 +0.67 Invalid votes 2,724 0.96 −0.67 Votes cast / turnout 283,579 68.80 +5.45 Abstentions 128,587 31.20 −5.45 Registered voters 412,166 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Alliance results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1983 election. 2 Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left results are compared to Canarian People's Union–Canarian Assembly totals in the 1983 election. 3 United Canarian Left results are compared to Communist Party of the Canaries totals in the 1983 election. 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