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This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Galicia on 3 April 1979. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1][2]

Overall

Councillor share for parties securing >1.0% of councillors up for election.

  UCD (44.13%)
  CD (14.81%)
  PSOE (10.73%)
  BNPG (6.34%)
  PG–POG–PSG (3.41%)
  PCG (1.72%)
  Other (18.86%)
Summary of the 3 April 1979 municipal election results in Galicia →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Councillors
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 389,593 36.44 n/a 1,797 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 154,166 14.42 n/a 437 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Democratic Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic Coalition (CD) 147,290 13.78 n/a 603 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Galician National-Popular Bloc/meta/color"| Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG) 78,216 7.32 n/a 258 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Galician Unity/meta/color"| Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG) 69,060 6.46 n/a 141 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Party of Galicia (PCG) 48,482 4.53 n/a 70 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Party of Labour of Spain/meta/color"| Party of Labour of Galicia (PTG) 7,865 0.74 n/a 14 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Action Party (Spain)/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh) 6,049 0.57 n/a 29 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| Independents (Lugo) (INDEP) 4,362 0.41 n/a 4 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Independent Candidacy/meta/color"| Independent Candidacy for Lugo (CIL) 4,013 0.38 n/a 3 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Movement of Galicia (MCG) 3,883 0.36 n/a 5 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Independent Candidacy/meta/color"| Independent Candidacy (CI) 3,213 0.30 n/a 4 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| Independents (Orense) (INDEP) 2,237 0.21 n/a 2 n/a
Democratic Candidacy (CDE) 2,090 0.20 n/a 8 n/a
Electors' Group (Electores) 1,926 0.18 n/a 0 n/a
Progressive Electors' Group of Riveira (AEPR) 1,294 0.12 n/a 3 n/a
Independent Progressive Candidacy (CPI) 1,287 0.12 n/a 4 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| Independents (La Estrada/1) (INDEP) 1,259 0.12 n/a 2 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| Independents (La Estrada/2) (INDEP) 1,176 0.11 n/a 2 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Spanish National Union/meta/color"| Spanish National Union (UNE) 931 0.09 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Revolutionary Communist League (Spain)/meta/color"| Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 796 0.07 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Falange Española de las JONS (1976)/meta/color"| Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 756 0.07 n/a 0 n/a
Others 139,146 13.02 n/a 686 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 1,069,090 100.00 4,072 n/a
Valid votes 1,069,090 98.50 n/a
Invalid votes 16,327 1.50 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 1,085,417 51.47 n/a
Abstentions 1,023,558 48.53 n/a
Registered voters 2,108,975
Sources[1][3]
Popular vote
UCD
 
 36.44%
PSOE
 
 14.42%
CD
 
 13.78%
BNPG
 
 7.32%
PG–POG–PSG
 
 6.40%
PCG
 
 4.53%
Others
 
 17.11%
Blank ballots
 
 0.00%

City control

The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold).[1]

Municipality Population New control
El Ferrol del Caudillo 88,161 width="1" bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
La Coruña 224,289 bgcolor="Template:Galician Unity/meta/color"| Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG) (UCD in 1979)
Lugo 71,574 bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
Orense 88,029 bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
Pontevedra 63,863 bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
Santiago de Compostela 81,536 bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (PDL in 1982)
Vigo 254,051 bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

El Ferrol del Caudillo

Population: 88,161
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of El Ferrol del Caudillo election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 9,705 27.26 n/a 8 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 8,843 24.84 n/a 7 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Party of Galicia (PCG) 6,752 18.97 n/a 5 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Galician Unity/meta/color"| Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG) 4,802 13.49 n/a 3 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Democratic Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic Coalition (CD) 3,449 9.69 n/a 2 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Galician National-Popular Bloc/meta/color"| Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG) 1,500 4.21 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Party of Labour of Spain/meta/color"| Party of Labour of Galicia (PTG) 371 1.04 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Movement of Galicia (MCG) 174 0.49 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 35,596 25 n/a
Valid votes 35,596 99.06 n/a
Invalid votes 338 0.94 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 35,934 55.39 n/a
Abstentions 28,940 44.61 n/a
Registered voters 64,874
Sources[1][4]

La Coruña

Population: 224,289
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of La Coruña election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 24,480 28.05 n/a 8 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 17,903 20.51 n/a 6 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Galician Unity/meta/color"| Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG) 15,060 17.26 n/a 5 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Democratic Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic Coalition (CD) 11,428 13.09 n/a 4 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Party of Galicia (PCG) 7,639 8.75 n/a 2 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Galician National-Popular Bloc/meta/color"| Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG) 7,268 8.33 n/a 2 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Party of Labour of Spain/meta/color"| Party of Labour of Galicia (PTG) 1,576 1.81 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Movement of Galicia (MCG) 894 1.02 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Falange Española de las JONS (1976)/meta/color"| Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 756 0.87 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Revolutionary Communist League (Spain)/meta/color"| Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 269 0.31 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 87,273 27 n/a
Valid votes 87,273 98.14 n/a
Invalid votes 1,654 1.86 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 88,927 53.54 n/a
Abstentions 77,179 46.46 n/a
Registered voters 166,106
Sources[1][5]

Lugo

Population: 71,574
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Lugo election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 8,179 27.20 n/a 8 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Democratic Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic Coalition (CD) 4,505 14.98 n/a 4 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| Independents (INDEP) 4,362 14.50 n/a 4 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 4,081 13.57 n/a 4 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Independent Candidacy/meta/color"| Independent Candidacy for Lugo (CIL) 4,013 13.34 n/a 3 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Galician National-Popular Bloc/meta/color"| Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG) 2,168 7.21 n/a 2 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Party of Galicia (PCG) 1,478 4.91 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Spanish National Union/meta/color"| Spanish National Union (UNE) 931 3.10 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Party of Labour of Spain/meta/color"| Party of Labour of Galicia (PTG) 304 1.01 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Movement of Galicia (MCG) 54 0.18 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 30,075 25 n/a
Valid votes 30,075 100.00 n/a
Invalid votes 0 0.00 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 30,075 56.79 n/a
Abstentions 22,882 43.21 n/a
Registered voters 52,957
Sources[1][6]

Orense

Population: 88,029
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Orense election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 10,514 32.22 n/a 9 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Democratic Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic Coalition (CD) 6,638 20.34 n/a 5 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 5,867 17.98 n/a 5 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Party of Galicia (PCG) 2,962 9.08 n/a 2 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Galician National-Popular Bloc/meta/color"| Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG) 2,934 8.99 n/a 2 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| Independents (INDEP) 2,237 6.86 n/a 2 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Action Party (Spain)/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh) 1,228 3.76 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Movement of Galicia (MCG) 252 0.77 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 32,632 25 n/a
Valid votes 32,632 98.78 n/a
Invalid votes 402 1.22 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 33,034 51.12 n/a
Abstentions 31,589 48.88 n/a
Registered voters 64,623
Sources[1][7]

Pontevedra

Population: 63,863
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Pontevedra election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 7,467 32.00 n/a 9 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Galician Unity/meta/color"| Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG) 5,234 22.43 n/a 6 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Independent Candidacy/meta/color"| Independent Candidacy (CI) 3,213 13.77 n/a 4 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 2,756 11.81 n/a 3 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Democratic Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic Coalition (CD) 1,407 6.03 n/a 1 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Galician National-Popular Bloc/meta/color"| Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG) 1,302 5.58 n/a 1 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Party of Galicia (PCG) 1,266 5.43 n/a 1 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Party of Labour of Spain/meta/color"| Party of Labour of Galicia (PTG) 557 2.39 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Movement of Galicia (MCG) 133 0.57 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 23,335 25 n/a
Valid votes 23,335 98.71 n/a
Invalid votes 304 1.29 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 23,639 53.32 n/a
Abstentions 20,695 46.68 n/a
Registered voters 44,334
Sources[1][8]

Santiago de Compostela

Population: 81,536
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Santiago de Compostela election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 9,663 35.07 n/a 10 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Galician Unity/meta/color"| Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG) 4,871 17.68 n/a 5 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Democratic Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic Coalition (CD) 3,694 13.41 n/a 3 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 3,305 12.00 n/a 3 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Galician National-Popular Bloc/meta/color"| Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG) 2,580 9.36 n/a 2 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Party of Galicia (PCG) 2,559 9.29 n/a 2 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Party of Labour of Spain/meta/color"| Party of Labour of Galicia (PTG) 622 2.26 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Movement of Galicia (MCG) 257 0.93 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 27,551 25 n/a
Valid votes 27,551 97.93 n/a
Invalid votes 582 2.07 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 28,133 49.06 n/a
Abstentions 29,215 50.94 n/a
Registered voters 57,348
Sources[1][9]

Vigo

Population: 254,051
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Vigo election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 26,153 30.19 n/a 9 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 22,789 26.30 n/a 8 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Democratic Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic Coalition (CD) 10,217 11.79 n/a 3 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Galician Unity/meta/color"| Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG) 8,942 10.32 n/a 3 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Party of Galicia (PCG) 8,901 10.27 n/a 3 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Galician National-Popular Bloc/meta/color"| Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG) 5,497 6.34 n/a 1 n/a
Electors' Group (Electores) 1,926 2.22 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Party of Labour of Spain/meta/color"| Party of Labour of Galicia (PTG) 962 1.11 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Movement of Galicia (MCG) 728 0.84 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Revolutionary Communist League (Spain)/meta/color"| Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 527 0.61 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 86,642 27 n/a
Valid votes 86,642 98.23 n/a
Invalid votes 1,562 1.77 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 88,204 51.54 n/a
Abstentions 82,917 48.46 n/a
Registered voters 171,121
Sources[1][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Municipal elections in Galicia since 1979". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Elecciones Municipales. 3 de abril de 1979. Galicia". elecciones.eldiario.es (in Spanish). eldiario.es. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Galicia". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. El Ferrol del Caudillo Municipality". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. La Coruña Municipality". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Lugo Municipality". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Orense Municipality". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Pontevedra Municipality". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Santiago de Compostela Municipality". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Vigo Municipality". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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