1987 Spanish local elections in the Valencian Community

none This article presents the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Valencian Community on 10 June 1987. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/munival.html Eleccions Municipals en la Comunitat Valenciana (des de 1979) ca Historia Electoral.com 26 December 2025https://elecciones.eldiario.es/municipales/junio-1987/comunitat-valenciana Elecciones Municipales. 10 de junio de 1987. Comunitat Valenciana 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 Alcoy 66,244 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Alicante 258,112 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Benidorm 33,842 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Castellón de la Plana 127,440 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Elche 175,649 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Elda 55,994 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Gandia 51,028 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Orihuela 45,545 People's Alliance (AP) People's Alliance (AP) Paterna 34,373 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Sagunto 55,862 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Independent Candidacy for Sagunto (CIPS) Torrent 54,544 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Torrevieja 17,169 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (AP in 1988) Valencia 729,419 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Municipalities Alcoy Population: 66,244 + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Alcoy election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 16,765 50.44 −15.79 15 −3 People's Alliance (AP)1 6,404 19.27 n/a 5 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 3,624 10.90 +9.83 3 +3 United Left (IU)2 3,202 9.63 +3.30 2 +1 Valencian People's Union (UPV) 975 2.93 New 0 ±0 People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)1 849 2.55 n/a 0 ±0 Valencian Union (UV)1 512 1.54 n/a 0 −1 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 361 1.09 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 127 0.38 New 0 ±0 Republican Popular Unity (UPR) 111 0.33 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 308 0.93 +0.93 Total 33,238 25 ±0 Valid votes 33,238 98.81 −1.19 Invalid votes 401 1.19 +1.19 Votes cast / turnout 33,639 69.92 +2.05 Abstentions 14,470 30.08 −2.05 Registered voters 48,109 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 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 23 December 2025 left Footnotes: 1 Within the People's Coalition–Valencian Union alliance in the 1983 election. 2 United Left results are compared to Communist Party of the Valencian Country totals in the 1983 election. Alicante Population: 258,112 + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Alicante election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 49,396 40.78 −20.90 12 −7 People's Alliance (AP)1 33,511 27.67 n/a 8 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 20,985 17.33 +15.19 5 +5 United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)2 7,903 6.52 +1.57 2 +2 The Greens (LV) 3,339 2.76 New 0 ±0 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 1,739 1.44 New 0 ±0 People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)1 1,018 0.84 n/a 0 ±0 Valencian Electoral Coalition (CEV) 832 0.69 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 508 0.42 New 0 ±0 Independent Solution (SI) 329 0.27 New 0 ±0 Republican Popular Unity (UPR) 241 0.20 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 181 0.15 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 1,138 0.94 +0.94 Total 121,120 27 ±0 Valid votes 121,120 98.19 −1.81 Invalid votes 2,235 1.81 +1.81 Votes cast / turnout 123,355 66.30 +0.92 Abstentions 62,692 33.70 −0.92 Registered voters 186,047 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Within the People's Coalition–Valencian Union alliance in the 1983 election. 2 United Left–Valencian People's Union results are compared to Communist Party of the Valencian Country totals in the 1983 election. Benidorm Population: 33,842 + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Benidorm election results → center|290px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,528 42.82 −5.93 10 −2 People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)1 4,464 29.28 n/a 7 +7 People's Alliance (AP)1 1,476 9.68 n/a 2 −4 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 786 5.16 +2.94 1 +1 Independent Socialist Party (PSI) 768 5.04 New 1 +1 United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)2 628 4.12 −8.01 0 −2 The Greens (LV) 341 2.24 New 0 ±0 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 159 1.04 New 0 ±0 Benidorm Independent Group (AIB) n/a n/a −7.45 0 −1 Blank ballots 96 0.63 +0.63 Total 15,246 21 ±0 Valid votes 15,246 98.90 −1.10 Invalid votes 170 1.10 +1.10 Votes cast / turnout 15,416 67.65 +6.75 Abstentions 7,373 32.35 −6.75 Registered voters 22,789 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Within the People's Coalition–Valencian Union alliance in the 1983 election. 2 United Left–Valencian People's Union results are compared to the combined totals of Valencian People's Union and Communist Party of the Valencian Country totals in the 1983 election. Castellón de la Plana Population: 127,440 + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Castellón de la Plana election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 24,695 39.63 −23.89 12 −7 People's Alliance (AP)1 19,049 30.57 n/a 9 +2 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 10,412 16.71 +15.21 5 +5 United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)2 3,893 6.25 +0.69 1 +1 People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)1 1,119 1.80 n/a 0 ±0 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 659 1.06 New 0 ±0 Valencian Union (UV)1 592 0.95 n/a 0 −1 Liberal Party (PL)1 465 0.75 n/a 0 ±0 Valencian Electoral Coalition (CEV) 340 0.55 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 291 0.47 New 0 ±0 The Greens (LV) 2 0.00 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 792 1.27 +1.27 Total 62,309 27 ±0 Valid votes 62,309 98.58 −1.42 Invalid votes 897 1.42 +1.42 Votes cast / turnout 63,206 67.77 −0.22 Abstentions 30,063 32.23 +0.22 Registered voters 93,269 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Within the People's Coalition–Valencian Union alliance in the 1983 election. 2 United Left–Valencian People's Union results are compared to the combined totals of Valencian People's Union and Communist Party of the Valencian Country totals in the 1983 election. Elche Population: 175,649 + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Elche election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 36,877 45.25 −12.43 14 −3 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 15,189 18.64 +16.30 6 +6 People's Alliance (AP)1 15,145 18.58 n/a 5 −3 United Left (IU)2 6,282 7.71 −0.43 2 ±0 People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)1 3,320 4.07 n/a 0 ±0 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 1,689 2.07 New 0 ±0 Valencian People's Union (UPV) 1,036 1.27 New 0 ±0 Independent Group of Elche (AIE) 681 0.84 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 626 0.77 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 650 0.80 +0.80 Total 81,495 27 ±0 Valid votes 81,495 99.29 −0.71 Invalid votes 580 0.71 +0.71 Votes cast / turnout 82,075 68.33 +5.80 Abstentions 38,043 31.67 −5.80 Registered voters 120,118 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Within the People's Coalition–Valencian Union alliance in the 1983 election. 2 United Left results are compared to Communist Party of the Valencian Country totals in the 1983 election. Elda Population: 55,994 + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Elda election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 12,072 45.17 −18.75 12 −5 People's Alliance (AP)1 6,271 23.47 −0.76 6 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 5,527 20.68 New 5 +5 United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)2 2,038 7.63 +0.92 2 +1 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 400 1.50 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 143 0.54 New 0 ±0 Independent Candidacy of Elda (CIE) n/a n/a −5.14 0 −1 Blank ballots 272 1.02 +1.02 Total 26,723 25 ±0 Valid votes 26,723 98.76 −1.24 Invalid votes 335 1.24 +1.24 Votes cast / turnout 27,058 68.35 −3.44 Abstentions 12,530 31.65 +3.44 Registered voters 39,588 Sources left Footnotes: 1 People's Alliance results are compared to People's Coalition–Valencian Union totals in the 1983 election. 2 United Left–Valencian People's Union results are compared to Communist Party of the Valencian Country totals in the 1983 election. Gandia Population: 51,028 + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Gandia election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 9,136 33.46 −4.43 10 +1 People's Alliance (AP)1 6,135 22.47 n/a 6 +2 Valencian People's Union (UPV) 3,475 12.73 +0.68 3 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 2,205 8.08 +4.43 2 +2 Valencian Independent Organization (OIV) 2,000 7.32 New 2 +2 Valencian Union (UV)1 1,811 6.63 n/a 2 +1 United Left (IU)2 752 2.75 −4.36 0 −1 People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)1 665 2.44 n/a 0 −1 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 512 1.88 New 0 ±0 Valencian Electoral Coalition (CEV) 189 0.69 New 0 ±0 Left Front (FI) 147 0.54 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 62 0.23 New 0 ±0 Independent Group (AI) n/a n/a −11.49 0 −2 Blank ballots 217 0.79 +0.79 Total 27,306 25 +4 Valid votes 27,306 99.11 −0.89 Invalid votes 244 0.89 +0.89 Votes cast / turnout 27,550 75.05 +5.25 Abstentions 9,159 24.95 −5.25 Registered voters 36,709 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Within the People's Coalition–Valencian Union alliance in the 1983 election. 2 United Left results are compared to the combined totals of Communist Party of the Valencian Country and Socialist Action Party in the 1983 election. Orihuela Population: 45,545 + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Orihuela election results → center|290px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Alliance (AP)1 15,305 62.89 n/a 15 +6 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 4,899 20.13 −10.24 4 −5 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,976 8.12 −16.50 1 −6 United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)2 1,232 5.06 +0.96 1 +1 Liberal Party (PL)1 572 2.35 n/a 0 ±0 People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)1 204 0.84 n/a 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 36 0.15 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 112 0.46 +0.46 Total 24,336 21 −4 Valid votes 24,336 99.57 −0.43 Invalid votes 105 0.43 +0.43 Votes cast / turnout 24,441 74.79 +8.75 Abstentions 8,237 25.21 −8.75 Registered voters 32,678 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Within the People's Coalition–Valencian Union alliance in the 1983 election. 2 United Left–Valencian People's Union results are compared to Communist Party of the Valencian Country totals in the 1983 election. Paterna Population: 34,373 + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Paterna election results → center|290px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,978 42.69 −15.57 11 −3 People's Alliance (AP)1 2,368 14.49 n/a 3 −1 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 2,274 13.91 New 3 +3 United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)2 1,741 10.65 −3.38 2 ±0 Valencian Union (UV)1 1,445 8.84 n/a 2 +2 Communist Movement–Left Front (MCPV–FI) 771 4.72 New 0 ±0 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 497 3.04 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 108 0.66 New 0 ±0 People's Democratic Party (PDP)1 n/a n/a n/a 0 −1 Blank ballots 162 0.99 +0.99 Total 16,344 21 ±0 Valid votes 16,344 98.27 −1.73 Invalid votes 288 1.73 +1.73 Votes cast / turnout 16,632 68.99 +0.81 Abstentions 7,476 31.01 −0.81 Registered voters 24,108 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Within the People's Coalition–Valencian Union alliance in the 1983 election. 2 United Left results are compared to the combined totals of Communist Party of the Valencian Country and Socialist Action Party in the 1983 election. Sagunto Population: 55,862 + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Sagunto election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 7,777 28.46 −12.54 8 −3 Independent Candidacy for Sagunto (CIPS) 7,157 26.19 New 7 +7 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 5,431 19.88 New 6 +6 United Left (IU)1 2,309 8.45 −11.29 2 −3 People's Alliance (AP)2 1,699 6.22 n/a 1 −3 Valencian People's Union (UPV) 1,387 5.08 −0.47 1 ±0 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 744 2.72 New 0 ±0 Valencian Union (UV)2 442 1.62 n/a 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 85 0.31 New 0 ±0 Republican Popular Unity (UPR) 55 0.20 New 0 ±0 Left Independent Electors' Group of Sagunto (IIS) n/a n/a −10.69 0 −2 Valencian Independent Organization (OIV) n/a n/a −7.70 0 −2 Blank ballots 237 0.87 +0.87 Total 27,323 25 ±0 Valid votes 27,323 98.44 −1.56 Invalid votes 432 1.56 +1.56 Votes cast / turnout 27,755 66.60 +3.07 Abstentions 13,918 33.40 −3.07 Registered voters 41,673 Sources left Footnotes: 1 United Left results are compared to Communist Party of the Valencian Country totals in the 1983 election. 2 Within the People's Coalition–Valencian Union alliance in the 1983 election. Torrent Population: 54,544 + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Torrent election results → center|300px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 12,098 45.19 −13.68 13 −2 People's Alliance (AP)1 6,933 25.89 n/a 8 +3 Valencian Union (UV)1 2,219 8.29 n/a 2 +1 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,798 6.72 New 2 +2 United Left (IU)2 1,260 4.71 −2.85 0 −2 People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)1 813 3.04 n/a 0 −2 Valencian People's Union (UPV) 551 2.06 −0.29 0 ±0 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 486 1.82 New 0 ±0 Valencian Independent Organization (OIV) 301 1.12 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 67 0.25 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 248 0.93 +0.93 Total 26,774 25 ±0 Valid votes 26,774 98.50 −1.50 Invalid votes 409 1.50 +1.50 Votes cast / turnout 27,183 71.50 +1.55 Abstentions 10,836 28.50 −1.55 Registered voters 38,019 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Within the People's Coalition–Valencian Union alliance in the 1983 election. 2 United Left results are compared to Communist Party of the Valencian Country totals in the 1983 election. Torrevieja Population: 17,169 + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Torrevieja election results → center|275px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 2,460 31.18 −34.72 6 −6 People's Alliance (AP)1 1,828 23.17 n/a 5 +1 Torrevieja United Candidacy (CUT) 1,487 18.85 New 4 +4 Independent Progressives (PI) 705 8.94 New 1 +1 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 428 5.43 New 1 +1 People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)1 371 4.70 n/a 0 ±0 Torrevieja Independent Group (GIT) 271 3.44 New 0 ±0 United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)2 182 2.31 −7.18 0 −1 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 72 0.91 New 0 ±0 Independent Solution (SI) 39 0.49 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 46 0.58 +0.58 Total 7,889 17 ±0 Valid votes 7,889 99.22 −0.78 Invalid votes 62 0.78 +0.78 Votes cast / turnout 7,951 74.11 +5.95 Abstentions 2,777 25.89 −5.95 Registered voters 10,728 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Within the People's Coalition–Valencian Union alliance in the 1983 election. 2 United Left–Valencian People's Union results are compared to the combined totals of Socialist Action Party and Communist Party of the Valencian Country in the 1983 election. Valencia 1987 Valencia municipal election Population: 729,419 See also 1987 Valencian regional election References Local elections Valencian Community 1987