1987 Madrid municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Madrid 1987 Madrid municipal election City of Madrid parliamentary no 1983 Madrid municipal election 1983 1991 Madrid municipal election 1991 All 55 seats in the City Council of Madrid 28 #Opinion polls 2,376,010 10px 0.2% 1,664,580 (70.1%)10px 0.7 pp 10 June 1987 170x170px Juan Barranco Madrilenian Socialist Federation 22 January 1986 30 seats, 48.4% 24 10px 6 666,199 40.5% 10px 7.9 pp 170x170px José María Álvarez del Manzano People's Alliance (Spain) 10 October 1986 15 seats (CP)"AP–PDP–UL" Within the AP–PDP–UL alliance in the 1983 election: AP (15 seats), PDP (5 seats) and UL/PL (3 seats).Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/mmadrid.html Elecciones Municipales en Madrid (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 4 November 2025 20 10px 5 555,599 33.8% n/a 170x170px Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 29 April 1987 0 seats, 3.0% 8 10px 8 247,773 15.1% 10px 12.1 pp 170x170px Ramón Tamames IU 19 December 1986 4 seats, 6.8%"PCE" Results for PCE in the 1983 election. 3 10px 1 100,514 6.1% 10px 0.7 pp 170x170px Javier González-Estéfani People's Democratic Party (Spain) 31 March 1987 5 seats (CP)"AP–PDP–UL" 0 10px 5 3,727 0.2% n/a Mayor Mayor after election Juan Barranco Madrilenian Socialist Federation Juan Barranco Madrilenian Socialist Federation A municipal election was held in Madrid on 10 June 1987 to elect the 3rd City Council of the municipality. All 55 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, as well as the 1987 European Parliament election. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) won the election, but lost its absolute majority and lost 137,000 votes compared to 1983. The People's Alliance (AP), which stood separately after the breakup of the People's Coalition in 1986, failed to meet the level of support reached by the coalition in 1983 and also lost votes and seats. Benefitting from both parties' losses was the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), which, with its 8 seats and 15% of the votes, entered the City Council for its first and only time and went on to hold the balance of power. United Left (IU), an electoral coalition comprising the Communist Party of Spain and other left-wing parties, continued on its long-term decline and lost 1 more seat, barely obtaining 100,000 votes and 6% of the share. AP and CDS together reached an absolute majority, but failure on reaching an agreement resulted in Socialist Juan Barranco being re-elected as mayor. However, in June 1989, both parties agreed to present a motion of censure on Barranco and elect Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún from the CDS as new mayor, ousting the PSOE from power in the city after a 10-year rule. 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 Madrid, the top-tier administrative and governing body was the City Council of Madrid.LBRL 1985 add. prov. 6 (suppl. supplemented by Decree 1674 of 11 July 1963 art. 3). Date The term of local assemblies in Spain expired four years after the date of their previous election. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 25 days prior to the scheduled expiration date of the assemblies and published on the following day in the Official State Gazette (BOE), with election day taking place between 54 and 60 days after the decree's publication.LOREG 1985 arts. 42 & 194. The previous local elections were held on 8 May 1983, which meant that the chambers' terms would have expired on 8 May 1987. The election decree was required to be published in the BOE no later than 14 April 1987, setting the latest possible date for election day on 13 June 1987. 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 14 April 1987 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOE, setting election day for 10 June.Royal Decree 508/1987 1987 arts. 1–2. 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-nationals 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 <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 Madrid, as its population was over 1,000,001, at least 8,000 signatures were required.LOREG 1985 arts. 44 & 187. 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 PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Juan Barranco Social democracy 48.4% 30 20 January 1986 Miles de madrileños expresaron anoche en la calle su dolor por la muerte de Enrique Tierno https://elpais.com/diario/1986/01/20/madrid/506607857_850215.html es El País Madrid 28 November 2025Montoliú Pedro 23 January 1986 Barranco (PSOE), Álvarez del Manzano (CP) y Herrera (PCE), candidatos a la sucesión en la alcaldía https://elpais.com/diario/1986/01/23/madrid/506867055_850215.html es El País Madrid 28 November 2025González Ibáñez Juan 8 April 1987 Barranco y Del Valle, confirmados como candidatos a alcaldes de Madrid y Sevilla https://elpais.com/diario/1987/04/08/espana/544831222_850215.html es El País Madrid 28 November 2025 AP List on People's Alliance (AP) 50px José María Álvarez del Manzano ConservatismNational conservatism 37.8%"AP–PDP–UL" 23 Jáuregui Fernando 11 October 1986 Álvarez del Manzano y Barranco, rivales en la 'batalla' por la alcaldía de Madrid https://elpais.com/diario/1986/10/11/espana/529369222_850215.html es El País Madrid 28 November 2025 PDP List on People's Democratic Party (PDP) 50px Javier González-Estéfani Christian democracy 28 January 1987 Alzaga descarta cualquier coalición del PDP con Alianza Popular https://elpais.com/diario/1987/01/28/espana/538786813_850215.html es El País Valencia 28 November 20251 April 1987 González Estéfani, candidato del PDP a la alcaldía madrileña https://elpais.com/diario/1987/04/01/madrid/544274659_850215.html es El País Madrid 28 November 2025González Ibáñez Juan 18 May 1987 Las dificultades económicas abocan al PDP a renunciar al Parlamento Europeo https://elpais.com/diario/1987/05/18/espana/548287217_850215.html es El País Madrid 28 November 2025Valdecantos Camilo 23 May 1987 El PDP mantiene sus candidaturas y elige a Rupérez presidente https://elpais.com/diario/1987/05/23/espana/548719226_850215.html es El País Madrid 28 November 2025 IU List on Communist Party of Madrid (PCM) Socialist Action Party (PASOC) Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) Progressive Federation (FP) Republican Left (IR) 50px Ramón Tamames SocialismCommunism 6.8%"PCE" 4 20 December 1986 El PCE propone a Tamames como candidato a la alcaldía https://elpais.com/diario/1986/12/20/madrid/535465464_850215.html es El País Madrid 28 November 2025González Ibáñez Juan 8 January 1987 Divergencias en Izquierda Unida sobre su futuro electoral https://elpais.com/diario/1987/01/08/espana/537058810_850215.html es El País Madrid 2 January 2026 CDS List on Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 50px Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún CentrismLiberalism 3.0% 0 González Ibáñez Juan 16 February 1987 Rodríguez Sahagún, hacia la alcaldía de Madrid https://elpais.com/diario/1987/02/16/espana/540428411_850215.html es El País Madrid 28 November 2025Díez Anabel 22 March 1987 Adolfo Suarez estudia la posiblidad de presentarse a la alcaldía de Madrid https://elpais.com/diario/1987/03/22/espana/543366008_850215.html es El País 28 November 2025González Ibáñez Juan 1 May 1987 Suárez renuncia a ser candidato al Parlamento y pone en su lugar al ex ministro Punset https://elpais.com/diario/1987/05/01/espana/546818405_850215.html es El País Madrid 28 November 2025 The Liberal Party (PL), which had contested the previous election within the People's Coalition as the Liberal Union (UL), chose not to field any candidates.22 April 1987 El Partido Liberal no presentará candidato a la alcaldía de Madrid https://elpais.com/diario/1987/04/22/madrid/546089062_850215.html es El País Madrid 28 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; 28 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Madrid (29 in the 1983 election). Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Madrilenian Socialist Federation|PSOE 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–PL 35px|link=United Left of the Community of Madrid|IU 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP 27px|link=Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity|PTE–UC Lead 1987 municipal election 10 Jun 1987 70.1 40.575% Verdana 24 – 6.175% Verdana 3 15.175% Verdana 8 33.875% Verdana 20 0.275% Verdana 0 1.575% Verdana 0 6.7 Gallup/YaEl PSOE pierde la mayoría absoluta en la Comunidad y en el Ayuntamiento de Madrid https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34445.pdf es Ya 4 June 1987El PSOE pierde la mayoría absoluta y el CDS recoge el voto de castigo https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34447.pdf es Ya 4 June 1987Los votos de AP y CDS podrían evitar que Barranco fuera alcalde de Madrid https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34448.pdf es Ya 4 June 1987 4 Jun 1987 2,477 74.1 38.675% Verdana 22 – 7.775% Verdana 4/5 15.775% Verdana 9 33.675% Verdana 19/20 – 2.775% Verdana 0 5.0 Sigma Dos/Diario 16Algunas encuestas electorales plantean un descenso exagerado del PSOE http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1987/06/05/028.html es ABC 5 June 1987 4 Jun 1987???75% Verdana 26/29 –?75% Verdana 5?75% Verdana 6/7?75% Verdana 17/19 – –? DYM/Cambio 16 4 Jun 1987???75% Verdana 28 –?75% Verdana 6?75% Verdana 8?75% Verdana 13 – –? Demoscopia/El PaísRodríguez Sahagún sería el árbitro para el Ayuntamiento http://recursos.march.es/linz/I34496.pdf es El País 4 June 1987 22–26 May 1987? 73 38.275% Verdana 22 – 8.575% Verdana 4 19.275% Verdana 11 31.075% Verdana 18 1.175% Verdana 0 – 7.2 CISUn sondeo del CIS para el Gobierno da la mayoría del PSOE en Madrid y Barcelona https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34500.pdf es El País 4 June 1987 8–16 May 1987 1,593? 47.975% Verdana 29 – 5.575% Verdana 3 12.275% Verdana 7 26.375% Verdana 16 – – 21.6 1986 general election 22 Jun 1986 73.4 37.375% Verdana (22) 36.075% Verdana (22) 5.775% Verdana (3) 13.775% Verdana (8) "CP" Within AP–PDP–UL/AP–PDP–PL. "CP" 2.375% Verdana (0) 1.3 1983 municipal election 8 May 1983 70.8 48.475% Verdana 30 37.875% Verdana 23 6.8"PCE"75% Verdana 4 3.075% Verdana 0 "CP" "CP" – 10.6 Results + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Madrid election results → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 666,199 40.47 −7.97 24 −6 People's Alliance (AP)1 555,599 33.76 n/a 20 +5 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 247,773 15.05 +12.00 8 +8 United Left (IU)2 100,514 6.11 −0.67 3 −1 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 25,059 1.52 New 0 ±0 The Greens (LV) 11,129 0.68 New 0 ±0 Confederation of the Greens (CV) 4,858 0.30 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 4,592 0.28 New 0 ±0 People's Democratic Party (PDP)1 3,727 0.23 n/a 0 −5 Humanist Platform (PH) 2,475 0.15 New 0 ±0 Spanish Juntas (JJEE) 2,362 0.14 New 0 ±0 Republican Popular Unity (UPR)3 1,248 0.08 +0.03 0 ±0 Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE) 1,219 0.07 New 0 ±0 Communist Workers' League (LOC) 1,164 0.07 New 0 ±0 Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) 1,083 0.07 New 0 ±0 Liberal Party (PL)1 n/a n/a n/a 0 −3 Blank ballots 16,972 1.03 +0.59 Total 1,645,973 55 −2 Valid votes 1,645,973 98.88 −0.15 Invalid votes 18,607 1.12 +0.15 Votes cast / turnout 1,664,580 70.06 −0.72 Abstentions 711,430 29.94 +0.72 Registered voters 2,376,010 Sourceshttps://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales es Ministry of the Interior 5 November 2025 18 December 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251218194252/https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ dead Official State Gazette 172 20 July 1987 es Resultados de las elecciones municipales celebradas el 10 de junio de 1987 https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1987/07/20/pdfs/R22136-02194.pdf 0212-033X 1–565 26 November 2025 left Footnotes: 1 Within the People's Coalition alliance in the 1983 election. 2 United Left results are compared to Communist Party of Spain totals in the 1983 election. 3 Republican Popular Unity results are compared to Popular Struggle Coalition totals in the 1983 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Madrilenian Socialist Federation 40.47 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 33.76 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 15.05 IU United Left of the Community of Madrid 6.11 PTE–UC Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity 1.52 Others #777777 2.06 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.03 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Madrilenian Socialist Federation 43.64 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 36.36 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 14.55 IU United Left of the Community of Madrid 5.45 Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 30 June 1987 Required majority → 28 out of 55 Juan Barranco (PSOE) • PSOE (24) 24 55 Madrilenian Socialist Federation 125px yellow 15 José María Álvarez del Manzano (AP) • AP (20) 20 55 People's Alliance (Spain) 125px 15 Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún (CDS) • CDS (8) 8 55 Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots • IU (3) 3 55 gray 125px Absentees 0 55 black 125px SourcesMercado Francisco 30 June 1987 https://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/30/espana/552002410_850215.html Juan Barranco será elegido hoy alcalde de Madrid El País Madrid 29 November 2025Martín del Barrio Javier 1 July 1987 https://elpais.com/diario/1987/07/01/espana/552088830_850215.html Barranco renueva su mandato, en minoría, con fuertes críticas de los tres grupos de la oposición El País Madrid 29 November 2025Montoliú Pedro 1 July 1987 https://elpais.com/diario/1987/07/01/espana/552088832_850215.html AP culpa al CDS de la falta de acuerdo para arrebatar la alcaldía al PSOE El País Madrid 29 November 2025 1989 motion of no confidence Motion of no confidenceNomination of Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún (CDS) Ballot → 29 June 19892 IU councillors cast invalid ballots. Required majority → 28 out of 55 15 Yes • PP (20) • CDS (8) • FP (1) 29 55 green 125px No • PSOE (24) 24 55 red 125px Abstentions 0 55 gray 125px Absentees 0 55 black 125px SourcesMontoliú Pedro 18 May 1989 https://elpais.com/diario/1989/05/18/espana/611445601_850215.html Centristas y populares presentan la moción de censura contra el alcalde de Madrid El País Madrid 29 November 2025Fresneda Carlos Montoliú Pedro 30 June 1989 https://elpais.com/diario/1989/06/30/espana/615160802_850215.html Rodríguez Sahagún estrena la alcaldía de Madrid con buenas intenciones y sin un programa claro El País Madrid 29 November 2025 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Decreto 1674/1963, de 11 de julio, por el que se aprueba el texto articulado de la Ley que establece un régimen especial para el Municipio de Madrid Decree 1674/1963 11 July 1963 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1963-14593 es https://boe.es/boe/dias/1963/07/18/pdfs/A10982-10992.pdf 18 December 2025 Decree 1674 of 11 July 1963 y Constitución Española Constitution 27 December 1978 version as of 29 December 1978 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1978-31229 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1978-31229&tn=1&p=19781229 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 3 April 1985 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-5392 es https://boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-5392&tn=1&p=19850403 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 3 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=19870403 4 November 2025 LOREG 1985 y Real Decreto 508/1987, de 13 de abril, de convocatoria de elecciones locales Royal Decree 508/1987 13 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-9222 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-9222 27 November 2025 Royal Decree 508/1987 1987 Municipal election Madrid Category:Elections in Madrid Madrid