2003 Spanish local elections in the Region of Murcia

none This article presents the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Region of Murcia 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/munimurcia.html Elecciones Municipales en la Región de Murcia (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 23 December 2025https://elecciones.eldiario.es/municipales/mayo-2003/murcia Elecciones Municipales. 25 de mayo de 2003. Murcia es eldiario.es 23 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 Cartagena 188,003 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Lorca 79,481 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Murcia 377,888 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Municipalities Cartagena Population: 188,003 + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Cartagena election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 48,159 55.70 +5.10 16 −1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 25,842 29.89 +1.06 9 ±0 Citizens' Movement of Cartagena (MCC)1 4,507 5.21 −1.79 1 +1 United Left of the Region of Murcia (IURM) 4,439 5.13 −0.51 1 ±0 The Greens (LV) 1,826 2.11 +0.77 0 ±0 Citizens' Convergence of the South-East (CCSE) 489 0.57 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 1,207 1.40 −0.09 Total 86,469 27 ±0 Valid votes 86,469 99.17 −0.18 Invalid votes 726 0.83 +0.18 Votes cast / turnout 87,195 59.27 +3.71 Abstentions 59,908 40.73 −3.71 Registered voters 147,103 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 left Footnotes: 1 Citizens' Movement of Cartagena results are compared to the combined totals of Coalition for Cartagena. Convergence–Cantonal Party and Minor Sea Independent Party–Neighbourhood Indep. Movement in the 1999 election. Lorca Population: 79,481 + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Lorca election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 20,731 54.84 −9.61 14 −3 People's Party (PP) 13,607 36.00 +7.14 9 +1 United Left of the Region of Murcia (IURM) 3,004 7.95 +3.25 2 +2 Blank ballots 458 1.21 +0.18 Total 37,800 25 ±0 Valid votes 37,800 99.15 −0.15 Invalid votes 323 0.85 +0.15 Votes cast / turnout 38,123 63.46 −5.11 Abstentions 21,948 36.54 +5.11 Registered voters 60,071 Sources Murcia Population: 377,888 + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Murcia election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 121,684 60.06 +2.38 19 +1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 62,033 30.62 −0.58 10 +1 United Left of the Region of Murcia (IURM) 10,004 4.94 −2.28 0 −2 The Greens (LV) 4,937 2.44 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 3,961 1.95 +0.08 Total 202,619 29 ±0 Valid votes 202,619 99.47 +0.03 Invalid votes 1,084 0.53 −0.03 Votes cast / turnout 203,703 69.39 +3.45 Abstentions 89,851 30.61 −3.45 Registered voters 293,554 Sources See also 2003 Murcian regional election References Local elections Murcia 2003