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'''Local and regional elections''' were held on 22 May 2011 in [[Spain]].<ref name="bloomberg"/> Local elections were held across all of Spain, while regional elections were held in 13 of Spain's 17 [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous communities]]; [[Andalusia]], [[Catalonia]], [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], and the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] have a different electoral cycle.<ref name=reuters> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=FACTBOX-Spain regional and municipal elections May 22 |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/11/spain-election-regional-idUSMAE7430NW20110511|work=[[Reuters]] |publisher=|date=2011-05-11 |accessdate=2011-05-22}}</ref>
'''Local and regional elections''' were held on 22 May 2011 in [[Spain]].<ref name="bloomberg"/> Local elections are held at once across all of Spain, while regional elections were held in 13 of Spain's 17 [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous communities]]; [[Andalusia]], [[Catalonia]], [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], and the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] have different electoral cycles.<ref name=reuters> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=FACTBOX-Spain regional and municipal elections May 22 |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/11/spain-election-regional-idUSMAE7430NW20110511|work=[[Reuters]] |publisher=|date=2011-05-11 |accessdate=2011-05-22}}</ref>


Before the general election, Spain held an [[Catalonian parliamentary election, 2010|election in Catalonia]] on 28 November 2010. The days before the elections were marked by the [[2011 Spanish protests|protests]] which had been held in different cities across Spain since 15 May.
The days before the elections were marked by the [[2011 Spanish protests|protests]] which had been held in different cities across Spain since 15 May.


The elections were a [[landslide victory]] for the opposition [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]] (PP). The governing [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]] (PSOE) were beaten in every region, including [[Extremadura]] and [[Castile-La Mancha]], which the PSOE had held outright at the [[Spanish regional elections, 2007|2007 elections]]. After the election, the PP have outright majorities in eight of the thirteen regions that were up for election.
The elections were a [[landslide victory]] for the opposition [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]] (PP). The governing [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]] (PSOE) were beaten in every region, including [[Extremadura]] and [[Castile-La Mancha]], which the PSOE had held outright at the [[Spanish regional elections, 2007|2007 elections]]. After the election, the PP have outright majorities in eight of the thirteen regions that were up for election.

Revision as of 16:12, 5 November 2011

Spanish local and regional elections, 2011
← 2007 22 May 2011 2015 →
All seats in 13 regional assemblies and in 8,116 municipalities
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mariano Rajoy José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Cayo Lara
Party PP PSOE IU
Leader since 4 September 2003 1 July 2000 30 October 2000
Popular vote 8,467,889 6,269,264 1,423,849
Percentage 37.54 27.79 6.31
The People's Party won the most seats in every region up for election except Asturias, where a PP breakaway group, the FAC, was largest and Navarre, where the PP's former allies, the UPN, won most seats. The PP won an outright majority (in dark blue) in 8 of the 13 regions.

Local and regional elections were held on 22 May 2011 in Spain.[1] Local elections are held at once across all of Spain, while regional elections were held in 13 of Spain's 17 autonomous communities; Andalusia, Catalonia, Galicia, and the Basque Country have different electoral cycles.[2]

The days before the elections were marked by the protests which had been held in different cities across Spain since 15 May.

The elections were a landslide victory for the opposition People's Party (PP). The governing Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) were beaten in every region, including Extremadura and Castile-La Mancha, which the PSOE had held outright at the 2007 elections. After the election, the PP have outright majorities in eight of the thirteen regions that were up for election.

The local elections followed the same pattern, with centre-right parties winning control of all of Spain's largest cities, including Barcelona, which had been PSOE-controlled since 1979. The PSOE won only five of Spain's fifty provincial capitals. In the popular vote, the PP won by 38% to 28% nationwide.

Following the election, the PSOE is due to hold a primary to choose a new prime ministerial candidate for the next general election.[1]

Aggregate results

Municipal elections

e • d  Summary of Spanish municipal election results, 2011[3]
Parties and alliances
 Votes
 %
 Seats
 % Seats
 Majority
Plurality
bgcolor="Template:People's Party of Spain/meta/color"| People's Party 8,474,031 37.53 26,499 38.84 3,317 508
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 6,276,087 27.79 21,767 31.91 1,860 524
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Spain)/meta/color"| United Left 1,424,119 6.31 2,230 3.27 58 53
bgcolor="Template:Convergence and Union/meta/color"| Convergence and Union 778,679 3.45 3,862 5.66 384 125
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color"| Union, Progress and Democracy 465,162 2.06 152 0.22 1 0
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"| Basque Nationalist Party 327,100 1.45 882 1.29 59 38
Bildu - Basque Solidarity 313,231 1.39 1,138 1.67 88 25
Republican Left of Catalonia - Municipal Accord 271,349 1.20 1,399 2.05 107 27
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc 261,513 1.16 590 0.86 11 12
Initiative for Catalonia Greens - United and Alternative Left 241,919 1.07 398 0.58 6 17
Andalusian Party 230,274 1.02 470 0.69 11 10
Canarian Coalition 202,650 0.90 391 0.57 14 13
Valencian Nationalist Bloc 180,913 0.80 345 0.51 7 5
Citizens' Forum 121,725 0.54 158 0.23 2 2
Navarrese People's Union 88,138 0.39 322 0.47 25 18
Aragonese Party 77,542 0.34 992 1.45 147 23
Regionalist Party of Cantabria 70,667 0.31 322 0.47 22 7
Platform for Catalonia 65,905 0.29 67 0.10 0 0
Popular Unity Candidates 62,314 0.28 101 0.15 1 2
Aragonese Council 53,143 0.24 184 0.27 12 6
New Canaries (Nueva Canarias) 51,230 0.23 53 0.08 1 1
Navarre Yes 36,262 0.16 70 0.10 2 1
Aralar 32,665 0.14 42 0.06 2 1
Catalan Solidarity for Independence 31,905 0.14 48 0.07 1 1
Liberal Democratic Centre 27,308 0.12 52 0.08 4 0
Leonese People's Union 19,751 0.09 135 0.20 4 3
Convergence for the Isles (Convergència per les Illes) 15,178 0.07 58 0.09 3 1
Castilian Party - Indepependent Candidates (Partido Castellano - Candidatura Independiente) 14,896 0.07 78 0.11 11 0
Castilian Party (Partido Castellano) 13,868 0.06 100 0.15 11 0
Federation of Catalonian Independents (Federació d'Independents de Catalunya) 12,508 0.06 85 0.12 4 2
PSM-Nationalist Agreement 10,744 0.05 49 0.07 1 2
Riojan Party 9,197 0.04 56 0.08 6 0
Alternative Social Movement (Movimiento Alternativo Social) 8,426 0.04 34 0.05 0 0
Independents for Extremuda (Independientes por Extremadura) 7,422 0.03 59 0.09 2 1
Coalition Yes for Salamanca (Coalición SI por Salamanca) 6,386 0.03 69 0.10 4 0
Independent Citizens of Toledo (Union de Ciudadanos de Toledo) 6,471 0.03 33 0.05 1 2
Grouping of Independent Voters for Zamora - Peoples' Union of Zamora (Agrupación de Electores Independientes por Zamora - Unión del Pueblo Zamorano) 6,235 0.03 87 0.13 8 1
Associacio Agrupacions d'Electors d'Osona 4,248 0.02 52 0.08 6 1
Commitment for Aragon (Compromiso con Aragón) 4,035 0.02 52 0.08 12 1
Other parties (Resto) 1,688,378 7.48 4,740 6.95 328 109
Totals 21,993,987 100.00 68,221 100.00 8,078

Autonomous Regional elections

Map showing status of the regional legislatures before the 2011 election: Red - Socialist majority; Blue - People's Party majority; lighter colors - no overall majority, color shows largest party; grey - no elections

Municipal election mayoral candidates

Municipal elections were also held on the same day for city and town councils. 8,116 Spanish municipalities elected mayors and city council members on May 22nd.[2] These included the mayoral offices on Spain's four largest cities - Madrid, currently held by the PP; Barcelona, which has been held by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) since 1979;[2] Valencia, which has been held by the PP since 1991;[2] and Seville, which has been held by the PSOE for twelve years.[2]

The following table contains the candidates for Mayor of municipalities with more than 250,000 inhabitants. The parties are ordered by the number of votes obtained at the previous elections.

Municipality and outgoing Mayor Candidates[4] Notes
Madrid
3,273,049 inhabitants.
Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jiménez (PP)
Barcelona
1,619,337 inhab.
Jordi Hereu i Boher (PSC-PSOE)
Valencia
809,267 inhab.
Rita Barberá Nolla (PP)
Sevilla
704,198 inhab.
Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín (PSOE)
Zaragoza
675,121 inhab.
Juan Alberto Belloch Julbe (PSOE)
Málaga
568,507 inhab.
Francisco de la Torre Prados (PP)
Murcia
441,345 inhab.
Miguel Ángel Cámara Botía (PP)
Palma
404,681 inhab.
Aina Calvo Sastre (PSOE)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
383,308 inhab.
Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo (PSOE)
Bilbao
353,187 inhab.
Iñaki Azkuna Urreta (EAJ-PNV)
Alicante
334,418 inhab.
Sonia Castedo Ramos (PP)
Córdoba
328,547 inhab.
Andrés Ocaña Rabadán (IULV-CA)
Valladolid
315,522 inhab.
Francisco Javier León de la Riva (PP)
Vigo
297,124 inhab.
Abel Caballero Álvarez (PSdeG-PSOE)
Gijón
277,198 inhab.
Paz Fernández Felgueroso (PSOE)
Hospitalet de Llobregat
258,642 inhab.
Núria Marín Martínez (PSC-PSOE)

Municipal election results

The table shows the results in the 50 provincial capitals plus Gijón, Vigo and Hospitalet de Llobregat, cities with over 250,000 inhabitants which are not provincial capitals.[6]

Autonomous Community Municipality Party Votes % Seats +/-

ANDALUSIA
Almería
27 seats 		PP 44,785 58.50% 18 Increase5
PSOE 17,474 22.82% 7 Decrease4
IULV-CA 6,615 8.64% 2 Increase1
Cadiz
27 seats 		PP 33,046 53.36% 17 Decrease1
PSOE 13,015 22.20% 7 Decrease1
IULV-CA 5,559 9.48% 3 Increase2
Córdoba
29 seats 		PP 79,493 48.80% 16 Increase2
Unión Cordobesa (UCOR) 24,805 15.23% 5 Increase5
IULV-CA 24,158 14.83% 4 Decrease7
PSOE 19,544 12.00% 4 =
Granada
27 seats 		PP 60,519 51.87% 16 =
PSOE 31,736 27.20% 8 Decrease1
IULV-CA 9,106 7.80% 2 =
UPyD 6,242 5.35% 1 Increase1
Huelva
27 seats 		PP 28,428 45.33% 14 Decrease1
PSOE 19,099 30.46% 9 Decrease1
IULV-CA 6,314 10.07% 3 Increase1
MRH 3,364 5.36% 1 Increase1
Jaén
27 seats 		PP 32,166 51.78% 16 Increase3
PSOE 21,769 35.05% 10 Decrease2
IULV-CA 3,687 5.94% 1 Decrease1
Málaga
31 seats 		PP 123,655 53.46% 19 Increase2
PSOE 57,245 24.75% 9 Decrease3
IULV-CA 25,354 10.96% 3 Increase1
Sevilla
33 seats 		PP 166,040 49.31% 20 Increase5
PSOE 99,168 29.45% 11 Decrease4
IULV-CA 24,066 7.15% 2 Decrease1

ARAGÓN
Huesca
25 seats
(4 more than in the 2007 elections) 		PP 9,164 38.06% 11 Increase4
PSOE 7,583 31.50% 9 =
PAR 1,653 6.87% 2 =
CHA 1,632 6.78% 2 =
IU 1,558 6.47% 1 =
Teruel
21 seats 		PP 7,932 47.90% 12 Increase4
PSOE 3,460 20.89% 5 Decrease2
CHA 1,388 8.38% 2 =
IU 1,174 7.09% 1 Increase1
PAR 1,170 7.06% 1 Decrease3
Zaragoza
31 seats 		PP 131,350 41.26% 15 Increase3
PSOE 86,395 27.14% 10 Decrease3
CHA 29,402 9.24% 3 =
IU 25,197 7.92% 3 Increase2

ASTURIAS
Gijón
27 seats 		PSOE 47,583 31.56% 10 Decrease3
FAC 42,680 28.31% 9 Increase9
PP 28,253 18.74% 5 Decrease7
IU-LV 15,897 10.55% 3 Increase1
Oviedo
27 seats 		PP 39,736 33.79% 11 Decrease6
FAC 24,317 20.67% 7 Increase7
PSOE 23,886 20.31% 6 Decrease3
Oviedo por la Izquierda 13,394 11.39% 3 Increase3

BALEARIC ISLANDS
Palma de Mallorca
29 seats 		PP 69,779 48.11% 17 Increase3
PSOE 39,071 26.94% 9 Decrease2
PSM-IV-EN-APIB 12,005 8.28% 3 Increase3

BASQUE COUNTRY
Bilbao
29 seats 		EAJ-PNV 74,302 44.12% 15 Increase2
PP 29.046 17,25% 6 Increase1
BILDU 23,933 14.21% 4 Increase4
PSE-EE 22,680 13.47% 4 Decrease3
San Sebastián
27 seats 		BILDU 21,110 24.29% 8 Increase
PSE-EE 19,666 22.63% 7 Decrease3
PP 16,502 18.99% 6 =
EAJ-PNV 15,587 17.93% 6 Increase1
Vitoria
27 seats 		PP 32,300 29.19% 9 =
EAJ-PNV 21,149 19.11% 6 =
PSE-EE 20,727 18.73% 6 Decrease3
BILDU 19,677 17.78% 6 Increase
File:Canarian flag.svg
CANARY ISLANDS
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
29 seats 		PP 68,641 43.21% 16 Increase4
PSOE 36,615 23.05% 9 Decrease6
CGCa 11,096 6.98% 2 =
NCa 9,729 6.12% 2 Increase2
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
27 seats 		PP 25,406 28.36% 9 Increase3
CC-PNC-CCN 24,523 27.37% 9 Decrease2
PSOE 13,965 15.59% 5 Decrease2
ASSPPT 6,717 7.50% 2 Increase2
IU-LV-Socialistas por Tenerife 5,193 5.80% 1 Increase1
CSC 4,810 5.37% 1 Decrease1

CANTABRIA
Santander
27 seats 		PP 52,657 56.24% 18 Increase3
PSOE 15,874 16.95% 5 Decrease2
PRC 13,703 14.63% 4 Decrease1

CASTILLA-LA MANCHA
Albacete
27 seats 		PP 46,383 52.13% 16 Increase3
PSOE 29,556 33.22% 10 Decrease3
IU 5,561 6.25% 1 =
Ciudad Real
25 seats 		PP 20,207 51.56% 15 =
PSOE 12,419 31.69% 9 Decrease1
IU 2,306 5.88% 1 Increase1
Cuenca
25 seats 		PSOE 12,828 43.79% 13 Increase2
PP 12,690 43.32% 12 Decrease1
File:Escudo ciudad Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, España (original).png
Guadalajara
25 seats 		PP 22,783 54.21% 16 Increase3
PSOE 12,773 30.39% 8 Decrease3
IU 2,566 6.11% 1 =
Toledo
25 seats 		PSOE 20,025 43.78% 12 Increase1
PP 19,395 42.40% 11 Decrease1
IU 3,616 7.91% 2 =

CASTILE AND LEÓN
Ávila
25 seats 		PP 14,732 51.70% 14 Decrease2
PSOE 4,944 17.34% 4 Decrease3
UPyD 4,062 14.26% 4 Increase4
IUCyL 2,977 10.45% 3 Increase1
Burgos
27 seats 		PP 40,674 46.14% 15 =
PSOE 22,539 22.57% 8 Decrease2
UPyD 10,424 11.82% 3 Increase3
IUCyL 4,550 5.16% 1 Increase1
León
27 seats 		PP 29,932 44.61% 15 Increase4
PSOE 20,792 30.99% 10 Decrease3
UPL 4,615 6.88% 2 Decrease1
Palencia
25 seats 		PP 21,335 49.20% 14 Increase3
PSOE 16,119 37.17% 10 Decrease2
IUCyL 2,954 6.81% 1 =
Salamanca
27 seats 		PP 40,347 52.93% 18 Increase2
PSOE 22,018 28.89% 9 Decrease2
Segovia
25 seats 		PP 12,116 42.63% 12 =
PSOE 12,007 42.25% 12 Decrease1
IUCyL 1,572 5.53% 1 Increase1
Soria
21 seats 		PSOE 8,374 46.07% 12 Increase3
PP 6,391 35.16% 9 =
Valladolid
29 seats 		PP 85,006 50.41% 17 Increase2
PSOE 45,525 27.00% 9 Decrease4
IUCyL 17,727 10.51% 3 Increase2
Zamora
25 seats 		PP 15,399 46.93% 14 Increase2
PSOE 7,582 23.10% 6 Decrease2
IUCyL 5,296 16.14% 4 Increase1
ADEIZA-UPZ 1,988 6.09% 1 Decrease1

CATALONIA
Barcelona
41 seats 		CiU 174,022 28.74% 14[7] Increase2
PSC-PM 134,084 22.14% 11 Decrease3
PP 104,301 17.22% 9 Increase2
ICV-EUIA-E 62,939 10.39% 5 Increase1
UpB-ERC-Ri.Cat-DCat-AM 33,593 5.55% 2 Decrease2
Girona
25 seats 		CiU 10,122 31.53% 10 Increase4
PSC-PM 7,500 23.36% 7 Decrease3
PP 3,749 11.68% 3 Increase1
CUP-PA 2,981 9.28% 3 Increase3
ICV-EUiA-E 2,253 7.02% 2 Decrease1
Hospitalet de Llobregat
27 seats 		PSC-PM 32,919 38.89% 13 Decrease4
PP 15,693 18.54% 6 Increase1
CiU 10.421 12,31% 4 Increase1
ICV-EUiA-E 7,532 8.90% 2 =
PxC 6,192 7.31% 2 Increase2
Lleida
27 seats 		PSC-PM 18,864 42.07% 15 =
CiU 8,212 18.31% 6 =
PP 7,410 16.52% 6 Increase3
Tarragona
27 seats 		PSC-PM 17,826 36.94% 12 Decrease1
CiU 9,920 20.55% 7 Decrease1
PP 9,917 20.55% 7 Increase3
ICV-EUiA-E 2,602 5.39% 1 Increase1

EXTREMADURA
Badajoz
27 seats 		PP 41,438 56.81% 17 Increase2
PSOE 20,395 27.96% 8 Decrease3
IU-V-SIEX 5,214 7.15% 2 Increase1
Cáceres
25 seats 		PP-EU 29,013 56.58% 16 Increase4
PSOE 12,450 24.28% 7 Decrease4
IU-V-SIEX 4,020 7.84% 2 Increase1

GALICIA
La Coruña
27 seats 		PP 51,262 43.62% 14 Increase4
PSdeG-PSOE 31,338 26.67% 8 Decrease3
BNG 14,149 12.04% 4 Decrease2
EU-V 7,068 6.01% 1 Increase1
File:-Escudo Lugo.jpg
Lugo
25 seats 		PP 22,844 44.25% 12 Increase3
PSdeG-PSOE 19,786 38.32% 11 Decrease1
BNG 4,659 9.02% 2 Decrease2
Orense
27 seats 		PP 21,564 37.84% 11 Decrease2
PSdeG-PSOE 20,896 36.67% 11 Increase3
BNG 6,146 10.79% 3 Decrease3
DO 4,529 7.95% 2 Increase2
Pontevedra
25 seats 		PP 17,244 39.52% 11 Decrease1
BNG 17,130 39.25% 11 Increase4
PSdeG-PSOE 5,803 13.30% 3 Decrease3
Vigo
27 seats 		PP 61,616 42.39% 13 =
PSdeG-PSOE 50,045 34.43% 11 Increase2
BNG 16,374 11.26% 3 Decrease2

LA RIOJA
Logroño
27 seats 		PP 23,587 48.52% 17 Increase4
PSOE 21,686 29.57% 10 Decrease2

MADRID
Madrid
57 seats 		PP 756,952 46.69% 31 Decrease3
PSOE 364,600 23.93% 15 Decrease3
IU-LV 163,706 10.75% 6 Increase1
UPyD 119,601 7.85% 5 Increase5
Bandera de la Región de Murcia
MURCIA
Murcia
29 seats 		PP 123,052 60.71% 19 =
PSOE 39,489 19.48% 6 Decrease3
IU-VRM 15,812 7.80% 2 Increase1
UPyD 12,506 6.17% 2 Increase2

NAVARRE
Pamplona
27 seats 		UPN 34,426 35.80% 11 Decrease2
NaBai 2001 21,715 22.58% 7 Decrease1
PSOE 11,269 11.72% 3 Decrease1
BILDU 10,463 10.88% 3 Increase1
PP 6,466 6.72% 2 Increase2
N 5,107 5.31% 1 Increase1

VALENCIAN COMMUNITY
Alicante
29 seats
 PP 75,434 52.14% 18 Increase3
PSOE 36,255 52.14% 8 Decrease6
EUPV 11,008 7.61% 2 Increase2
UPyD 7,306 5.05% 1 Increase1
Castellón de la Plana
27 seats 		PP 34,680 46.61% 15 Increase1
PSOE 19,816 26.63% 9 Decrease3
BLOC-Compromís 6,572 8.83% 2 Increase1
EUPV 4,257 5.72% 1 Increase1
Valencia
33 seats 		PP 208,727 52.54% 20 Decrease1
PSOE 86,440 21.76% 8 Decrease4
Compromís 35,881 9.03% 3 Increase3
EUPV 28,489 7.17% 2 Increase2

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-03/spain-s-deficit-fight-risks-setback-as-zapatero-quits-election.html
  2. ^ a b c d e "FACTBOX-Spain regional and municipal elections May 22". Reuters. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  3. ^ Resultados provisionales- Eleccions Municiaples 2011, Ministry of the Interior, retrieved 29.05.11
  4. ^ Candidates presented
  5. ^ 'Unitat per Barcelona', la marca electoral de Laporta y Portabella
  6. ^ Local election results 2011 Ministerio del Interior web page
  7. ^ El Tribunal Constitucional entrega al PP su noveno concejal en Barcelona

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