1987 Barcelona municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Barcelona 1987 Barcelona municipal election Barcelona 1940s parliamentary no 1983 Barcelona municipal election 1983 1991 Barcelona municipal election 1991 All 43 seats in the City Council of Barcelona 22 #Opinion polls 1,342,049 10px 1.3% 925,036 (68.9%)10px 1.5 pp 10 June 1987 170x170px Pasqual Maragall PSC–PSOE 2 December 1982 21 seats, 45.8% 21 10px 0 400,280 43.6% 10px 2.2 pp 170x170px Josep Maria Cullell Convergence and Union 1987 13 seats, 27.4% 17 10px 4 325,463 35.5% 10px 8.1 pp 170x170px Enrique Lacalle People's Alliance (Spain) 1987 5 seats (CP)"AP–PDP–UL" Within the AP–PDP–UL alliance in the 1983 election: AP (5 seats) and PDP (1 seat).Official Gazette of the Province of Barcelona 87 12 April 1983 es Juntas Electorales de Zona de Arenys de Mar, de Barcelona, de Berga, de Granollers y de L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Candidaturas proclamadas (BOP Barcelona núm. 87, de 12 de abril de 1983) https://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/Candidaturas_1983_Barcelona1.pdf 2483-8039 11 29 November 2025 3 10px 2 69,419 7.6% n/a 170x170px Eulàlia Vintró IC 1987 3 seats, 8.0%"PSUC+PCC" Results for PSUC (6.9%, 3 seats) and PCC (1.1%, 0 seats) in the 1983 election. 2 10px 1 47,406 5.2% 10px 2.8 pp 170x170px Francisco Salvador Avila People's Democratic Party (Spain) 1987 1 seat (CP)"AP–PDP–UL" 0 10px 1 0 0.0% n/a Mayor Mayor after election Pasqual Maragall Socialists' Party of Catalonia Pasqual Maragall Socialists' Party of Catalonia A municipal election was held in Barcelona on 10 June 1987 to elect the 3rd City Council of the municipality. All 43 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. 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 add. prov. 6 (suppl. supplemented by Decree 1166 of 23 May 1960 art. 2). 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 Barcelona, 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 PSC–PSOE List on Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 50px Pasqual Maragall Social democracy 45.8% 21 CiU List on Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC) 50px Josep Maria Cullell Catalan nationalismCentrism 27.4% 13 AP List on People's Alliance (AP) 50px Enrique Lacalle ConservatismNational conservatism 13.0%"AP–PDP–UL" 6 PDP List on People's Democratic Party (PDP) 50px Francisco Salvador Avila Christian democracy 14 September 1986 El PDP irá en solitario https://elpais.com/diario/1986/09/14/espana/527032808_850215.html es El País 10 March 202628 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 2025 IC List on Initiative for Catalonia (IC)– Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC)– Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) 50px Eulàlia Vintró Eco-socialismGreen politics 8.0%"PSUC+PCC" 3 ERC List on Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 50px Albert Alay Catalan nationalismLeft-wing nationalismSocial democracy 3.9% 0 CDS List on Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 50px Antoni Fernández Teixidó CentrismLiberalism 0.9% 0 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; 22 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Barcelona. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 22px|link=Socialists' Party of Catalonia|PSC 35px|link=Convergence and Union|CiU 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–PL 35px|link=Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia|PSUC 27px|link=Republican Left of Catalonia|ERC 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP IC Lead 1987 municipal election 10 Jun 1987 68.9 43.675% Verdana 21 35.575% Verdana 17 – "IC" Within IC. 2.375% Verdana 0 3.475% Verdana 0 7.675% Verdana 3 5.275% Verdana 2 8.1 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 19/21?75% Verdana 14/16 – "IC" – –?75% Verdana 5/6?75% Verdana 2/3? DYM/Cambio 16 4 Jun 1987???75% Verdana 21/23?75% Verdana 13/14 – "IC" –?75% Verdana 1/2?75% Verdana 2/4?75% Verdana 2/3? ABCMaragall puede perder http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1987/06/02/001.html es ABC 2 June 1987 2 Jun 1987???75% Verdana 20/22?75% Verdana 17/19 – "IC" – –?75% Verdana 3/5 –? Central de Campo/PSCLa última encuesta socialista da la mayoría absoluta al PSC en Barcelona http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1987/06/04/pagina-15/32989949/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 4 June 1987 1–2 Jun 1987 800??75% Verdana 23/24?75% Verdana 14/15 – "IC" – –?75% Verdana 3/4?75% Verdana 2? Demoscopia/El PaísMaragall puede perder la alcaldía en beneficio de Cullell https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34491.pdf es El País 4 June 1987 22–26 May 1987? 68 32.975% Verdana 15 33.675% Verdana 16 – "IC" 2.875% Verdana 0 5.975% Verdana 2 15.575% Verdana 7 7.775% Verdana 3 0.7 DYM/La VanguardiaLos sondeos de PSC y CIU discrepan sobre el resultado electoral en Barcelona http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1987/05/10/pagina-24/32992302/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 10 May 1987 27–29 Apr 1987 1,001? 46.875% Verdana 23 29.175% Verdana 14 – "IC" 4.275% Verdana 0 2.775% Verdana 0 7.675% Verdana 3 6.875% Verdana 3 17.7 Line Staff/CiUUndecided and/or abstentionists excluded.Los socialistas podrían gobernar con mayoría absoluta http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1987/05/08/pagina-23/32991661/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 8 May 1987 4–10 Apr 1987 1,478? 39.1 30.0 – "IC" 2.7 1.2 2.3 2.8 9.1 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 25 Mar–5 Apr 1987 802? 48.675% Verdana 25 29.575% Verdana 15 – "IC" – – 5.875% Verdana 3 – 19.1 1986 general election 22 Jun 1986 67.4 34.475% Verdana (18) 34.175% Verdana (18) 14.775% Verdana (7) Within UEC. 3.175% Verdana (0) 4.975% Verdana (0) "CP" Within AP–PDP–UL/AP–PDP–PL. 4.2Results for UEC in the 1986 general election.75% Verdana (0) 0.3 1984 regional election 29 Apr 1984 64.4 26.475% Verdana (13) 49.075% Verdana (25) 10.375% Verdana (5) 5.075% Verdana (0) 4.775% Verdana (0) – "CP" – 22.6 1983 municipal election 8 May 1983 67.4 45.875% Verdana 21 27.475% Verdana 13 13.075% Verdana 6 6.975% Verdana 3 3.975% Verdana 0 0.975% Verdana 0 "CP" – 18.4 Results + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Barcelona election results → center|320px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 400,280 43.61 −2.19 21 ±0 Convergence and Union (CiU) 325,463 35.46 +8.09 17 +4 People's Alliance (AP)1 69,419 7.56 n/a 3 −2 Initiative for Catalonia (IC)2 47,406 5.16 −2.83 2 −1 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 31,028 3.38 +2.44 0 ±0 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 21,236 2.31 −1.55 0 ±0 Green Alternative–Ecologist Movement of Catalonia (AV–MEC) 3,916 0.43 New 0 ±0 Ecologist Party of Catalonia–VERDE (PEC–VERDE) 3,116 0.34 New 0 ±0 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 2,078 0.23 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 1,388 0.15 +0.02 0 ±0 Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE) 1,152 0.13 +0.03 0 ±0 Republican Popular Unity (UPR)3 1,069 0.12 +0.03 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 948 0.10 New 0 ±0 Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 869 0.09 New 0 ±0 Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) 636 0.07 New 0 ±0 Social Democratic Party of Catalonia (PSDC) 566 0.06 New 0 ±0 Communist Workers' League (LOC) 428 0.05 New 0 ±0 People's Democratic Party (PDP)1 0 0.00 n/a 0 ±0 Blank ballots 6,879 0.75 +0.32 Total 917,877 43 ±0 Valid votes 917,877 99.23 +0.87 Invalid votes 7,159 0.77 −0.87 Votes cast / turnout 925,036 68.93 +1.51 Abstentions 417,013 31.07 −1.51 Registered voters 1,342,049 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=M19871&nivell=MU&territori=08019#dades Resultats electorals. Eleccions Municipals 1987. 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 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 Initiative for Catalonia results are compared to the combined totals of Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia and Party of the Communists of Catalonia 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 PSC–PSOE Socialists' Party of Catalonia 43.61 CiU Convergence and Union 35.46 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 7.56 IC Initiative for Catalonia 5.16 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 3.38 ERC Republican Left of Catalonia 2.31 Others #777777 1.76 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.75 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSC–PSOE Socialists' Party of Catalonia 48.84 CiU Convergence and Union 39.53 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 6.98 IC Initiative for Catalonia 4.65 Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 30 June 1987 Required majority → 22 out of 43 Pasqual Maragall (PSC) • PSC (20) 20 43 Socialists' Party of Catalonia 125px yellow 15 Josep Maria Cullell (CiU) • CiU (17) • AP (3) 20 43 Convergence and Union 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots • IC (2) 2 43 gray 125px Absentees • PSC (1) 1 43 black 125px Sources1 July 1987 https://elpais.com/diario/1987/07/01/espana/552088829_850215.html Maragall gobernará Barcelona en minoría al fracasar el pacto con los comunistas El País Barcelona 29 November 2025 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Decreto 1166/1960, de 23 de mayo, por el que se establece un régimen especial para el Municipio de Barcelona, conforme a lo autorizado por el artículo 94 de la vigente Ley de Régimen Local Decree 1166/1960 23 May 1960 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1960-9155 es https://boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE/1960/151/A08685-08694.pdf 18 December 2025 Decree 1166 of 23 May 1960 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 Barcelona Category:Elections in Barcelona Barcelona