Spanish municipal elections, 2011

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Spanish municipal elections, 2011
← 2007 22 May 2011 2015 →
All 68,230 seats in 8,116 local councils
Turnout 22,968,281 (66.2%)
Increase2.2 pp
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Mariano Rajoy José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Cayo Lara
Party PP PSOE IU
Leader since 2 September 2003 22 July 2000 14 December 2008
Last election 23,348 c., 35.6% 24,029 c., 34.9% 2,034 c., 5.5%
Seats won 26,507 21,766 2,249
Seat change Increase3,159 Decrease2,263 Increase215
Popular vote 8,476,138 6,275,314 1,437,061
Percentage 37.5% 27.8% 6.4%
Swing Increase1.9 pp Decrease7.1 pp Increase0.9 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Artur Mas i Gavarró Rosa Díez Iñigo Urkullu
Party CiU UPyD EAJ-PNV
Leader since 7 January 2002 26 September 2007 1 December 2007
Last election 3,387 c., 3.3% Did not stand 1,043 c., 1.4%
Seats won 3,867 152 882
Seat change Increase480 Increase152 Decrease161
Popular vote 779,188 464,824 327,184
Percentage 3.5% 2.1% 1.5%
Swing Increase0.2 pp New party Increase0.1 pp

The 2011 Spanish municipal elections were held on Sunday, 22 May in Spain, to elect the 68,230 councillors of all 8,116 local councils.[1] Regional elections were held the same day in 13 of the 17 autonomous communities; Andalusia, Catalonia, Galicia, and the Basque Country having separate 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 resulted in a landslide victory for the opposition People's Party (PP) and other centre-right parties, which won control of all of Spain's largest cities. In Barcelona, held by PSOE-sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), since the first local elections in 1979, was won for the first time by the nationalist Convergence and Union (CiU), which also won in Girona. The PSOE only won only in 5 out of Spain's 50 provincial capitals. In the popular vote, it scored its worst result in nationwide-held local elections, with a mere 27.8%, 10 points behind the PP, which obtained 37.5%.

Following the election, the PSOE named Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba as prime ministerial candidate for the next general election, initially scheduled for March 2012, and finally held in November 2011.[1]

Electoral system

The number of seats in each city council is determined by the population count. According to the municipal electoral law, the population-seat relationship on each municipality is to be established on the following scale:

Inhabitants Seats
<100 3
101–250 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

Additionally, for populations greater than 100,000, 1 seat is to be added per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction, according to the most updated census data, and adding 1 more seat if the resulting seat count gives an even number.

All city council members are elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the municipality's territory, using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system. Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 5% of valid votes in all of the municipality (which include blank ballots—for none of the above) are entitled to enter the seat distribution.

The Spanish municipal electoral law establishes a clause stating that, if no candidate is to gather an absolute majority of votes to be elected as mayor of a municipality, the candidate of the most-voted party will be automatically elected to the post.[3]

Results

Overall

Summary of the 22 May 2011 municipal election results
Party Vote Councillors
Votes  % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 8,476,138 37.54 Increase1.92 26,507 Increase3,159
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,275,314 27.79 Decrease7.13 21,766 Decrease2,263
United Left (IU) 1,437,061 6.36 Increase0.88 2,249 Increase215
Convergence and Union (CiU) 779,188 3.45 Increase0.20 3,867 Increase480
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 464,824 2.06 New 152 Increase152
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV) 327,184 1.45 Increase0.06 882 Decrease161
Gather-Basque Solidarity (Bildu-EA) 313,238 1.39 Increase0.64 1,139 Increase452
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 271,503 1.20 Decrease0.36 1,392 Decrease199
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 261,466 1.16 Decrease0.26 589 Decrease72
Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) 242,021 1.07 Decrease0.09 400 Decrease51
Andalusian Party (PA) 230,492 1.02 Decrease0.04 469 Decrease56
Canarian Coalition (CC-PNC-CCN) 202,720 0.90 Decrease0.08 392 Decrease12
Compromise Coalition (Compromís) 180,832 0.80 Increase0.32 344 Increase67
Asturian Forum (FAC) 121,713 0.54 New 158 Increase158
Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 88,156 0.39 New 323 Increase323
Aragonese Party (PAR) 77,593 0.34 Decrease0.08 991 Increase8
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) 70,634 0.31 Decrease0.02 319 Increase16
Platform for Catalonia (PxC) 66,007 0.29 Increase0.23 67 Increase50
Popular Unity Candidates (CUP) 62,409 0.28 Increase0.20 101 Increase81
Aragonese Union (CHA) 53,149 0.24 Decrease0.02 185 Decrease43
New Canarias (NCa) 51,220 0.23 Decrease0.01 53 Decrease1
Yes to Navarre 2011 (Na-Bai 2011) 36,262 0.16 Decrease0.08 70 Decrease63
Aralar (Aralar) 32,660 0.14 Increase0.11 42 Increase9
Catalan Solidarity for Independence (SI) 31,793 0.14 New 47 Increase47
Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL) 27,220 0.12 Increase0.06 52 Increase13
Others 1,813,743 8.03 5,674 Increase166
Blank ballots 584,469 2.59 Increase0.67
Total 22,581,120 100.00 68,230 Increase2,099
Valid votes 22,581,120 98.31 Decrease0.52
Invalid votes 387,161 1.69 Increase0.52
Votes cast / turnout 22,968,281 66.16 Increase2.19
Abstentions 11,745,532 33.84 Decrease2.19
Registered voters 34,713,813
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Municipal governments

Shift of control

The following table shows Spanish municipalities over 50,000 inhabitants as well as provincial capitals; the latter of which are marked in bold. Note that the party shown is not necessarily the one that won the election in each council, but rather, the one whose candidate was elected to the mayoralty.

Municipality Population Community Outgoing party
(as of 2011)		 Incoming party
(as of 2011)
Madrid 3,273,049 Community of Madrid PP PP
Barcelona 1,619,337 Catalonia PSC-PSOE CiU
Valencia 809,267 Valencian Community PP PP
Seville 704,198 Andalusia PSOE PP
Zaragoza 675,121 Aragón PSOE PSOE
Málaga 568,507 Andalusia PP PP
Murcia 441,345 Region of Murcia PP PP
Palma de Mallorca 404,681 Balearic Islands PSOE PP
Las Palmas 383,308 Canary Islands PSOE PP
Bilbao 353,187 Basque Country PNV PNV
Alicante 334,418 Valencian Community PP PP
Córdoba 328,547 Andalusia IU PP
Valladolid 315,522 Castile and León PP PP
Vigo 297,124 Galicia PSOE PSOE
Gijón 277,198 Asturias PSOE FAC
Hospitalet de Llobregat 258,642 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PSC-PSOE
A Coruña 246,047 Galicia PSOE PP
Granada 239,154 Andalusia PP PP
Vitoria 238,247 Basque Country PSOE PP
Elche 230,822 Valencian Community PSOE PP
Oviedo 225,155 Asturias PP PP
Santa Cruz de Tenerife 222,643 Canary Islands CC CC
Badalona 218,886 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PP
Cartagena 214,165 Region of Murcia PP PP
Tarrasa 212,724 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PSC-PSOE
Jerez de la Frontera 208,896 Andalusia PSOE PP
Sabadell 207,338 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PSC-PSOE
Móstoles 206,015 Community of Madrid PP PP
Alcalá de Henares 204,120 Community of Madrid PP PP
Fuenlabrada 198,973 Community of Madrid PSOE PSOE
Pamplona 197,488 Navarre UPN UPN
Almería 190,013 Andalusia PP PP
Leganés 187,227 Community of Madrid PSOE PP
San Sebastián 185,506 Basque Country PSOE EHB
Santander 181,589 Cantabria PP PP
Castellón de la Plana 180,690 Valencian Community PP PP
Burgos 178,574 Castile and León PP PP
Albacete 170,475 Castile-La Mancha PSOE PP
Getafe 169,130 Community of Madrid PSOE PP
Alcorcón 168,299 Community of Madrid PSOE PP
Salamanca 154,462 Castile and León PP PP
Logroño 152,650 La Rioja PP PP
San Cristóbal de la Laguna 152,222 Canary Islands CC CC
Badajoz 150,376 Extremadura PP PP
Huelva 149,310 Andalusia PP PP
Lleida 137,387 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PSC-PSOE
Marbella 136,322 Andalusia PP PP
Tarragona 134,933 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PSC-PSOE
León 134,012 Castile and León PSOE PP
Cádiz 125,826 Andalusia PP PP
Dos Hermanas 125,086 Andalusia PSOE PSOE
Mataró 122,905 Catalonia PSC-PSOE CiU
Parla 120,182 Community of Madrid PSOE PSOE
Santa Coloma de Gramanet 119,056 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PSC-PSOE
Torrejón de Ardoz 118,441 Community of Madrid PP PP
Jaén 116,790 Andalusia PSOE PP
Algeciras 116,417 Andalusia PSOE PP
Alcobendas 110,080 Community of Madrid PP PP
Ourense 108,673 Galicia PSOE PSOE
Reus 106,622 Catalonia PSC-PSOE CiU
Torrevieja 101,091 Valencian Community PP PP
Telde 100,900 Canary Islands NC PP
Barakaldo 99,321 Basque Country PSOE PSOE
Lugo 97,635 Galicia PSOE PSOE
San Fernando 96,689 Andalusia PSOE PP
Girona 96,236 Catalonia PSC-PSOE CiU
Santiago de Compostela 94,824 Galicia PSOE PP
Cáceres 94,179 Extremadura PP PP
Lorca 92,694 Region of Murcia PP PP
Coslada 91,218 Community of Madrid PSOE PP
Talavera de la Reina 88,986 Castile-La Mancha PSOE PP
El Puerto de Santa María 88,503 Andalusia PP PSOE
Las Rozas de Madrid 88,065 Community of Madrid PP PP
Cornellá de Llobregat 87,240 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PSC-PSOE
Orihuela 87,113 Valencian Community PP LV
Roquetas de Mar 85,808 Andalusia PP PP
El Ejido 85,389 Andalusia PdeAL PP
Ceuta 84,963 Ceuta PP PP
Melilla 84,509 Melilla PP PP
Avilés 84,202 Asturias PSOE PSOE
Guadalajara 83,789 Castile-La Mancha PP PP
Pozuelo de Alarcón 82,804 Community of Madrid PP PP
Toledo 82,489 Castile-La Mancha PSOE PSOE
Sant Boi de Llobregat 82,411 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PSC-PSOE
Palencia 82,169 Castile and León PSOE PP
Pontevedra 81,981 Galicia BNG BNG
Sant Cugat del Vallés 81,745 Catalonia CiU CiU
Rivas-Vaciamadrid 80,483 Community of Madrid IU IU
Getxo 80,277 Basque Country PNV PNV
Torrent 79,843 Valencian Community PP PP
Gandía 79,430 Valencian Community PSOE PP
Arona 79,377 Canary Islands CC CC
Chiclana de la Frontera 78,591 Andalusia PSOE PP
San Sebastián de los Reyes 78,157 Community of Madrid PP PP
Mijas 76,362 Andalusia PSOE PP
Manresa 76,209 Catalonia PSC-PSOE CiU
Vélez-Málaga 75,623 Andalusia PSOE PP
Ciudad Real 74,345 Castile-La Mancha PP PP
Ferrol 73,638 Galicia PSOE PP
Rubí 73,591 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PSC-PSOE
Fuengirola 71,783 Andalusia PP PP
Alcalá de Guadaíra 71,740 Andalusia PSOE PSOE
Benidorm 71,198 Valencian Community PP PSOE
Majadahonda 69,439 Community of Madrid PP PP
Ponferrada 68,767 Castile and León PP PP
Torremolinos 66,957 Andalusia PP PP
Sanlúcar de Barrameda 66,541 Andalusia PSOE PSOE
Vilanova i la Geltrú 66,532 Catalonia PSC-PSOE CiU
Sagunto 66,259 Valencian Community PP PP
Estepona 66,150 Andalusia PSOE PP
Zamora 65,998 Castile and León PP PP
Valdemoro 65,922 Community of Madrid PP PP
Paterna 65,921 Valencian Community PP PP
Molina de Segura 65,815 Region of Murcia PP PP
Santa Lucía de Tirajana 64,845 Canary Islands NC NC
La Línea de la Concepción 64,645 Andalusia PP PSOE
Viladecans 64,077 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PSC-PSOE
El Prat de Llobregat 63,434 Catalonia ICV-EUiA ICV-EUiA
Castelldefels 62,250 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PP
Alcoy 61,417 Valencian Community PP PSOE
Benalmádena 61,383 Andalusia PP PSOE
Linares 61,306 Andalusia PSOE PSOE
Irun 60,938 Basque Country PSOE PSOE
Motril 60,884 Andalusia PP PP
Collado Villalba 59,900 Community of Madrid PSOE PP
Granollers 59,691 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PSC-PSOE
Cerdanyola del Vallès 58,407 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PSC-PSOE
Ávila 58,245 Castile and León PP PP
Arrecife 58,156 Canary Islands PP PP
Mérida 57,127 Extremadura PSOE PP
Cuenca 56,189 Castile-La Mancha PP PSOE
Torrelavega 55,888 Cantabria PSOE PP
Segovia 55,748 Castile and León PSOE PSOE
Aranjuez 55,054 Community of Madrid PSOE PP
Elda 54,815 Valencian Community PP PP
San Vicente del Raspeig 54,088 Valencian Community PP PP
San Bartolomé de Tirajana 53,288 Canary Islands PP PP
Arganda del Rey 53,135 Community of Madrid PP PP
Mollet del Vallés 52,459 Catalonia PSC-PSOE PSC-PSOE
Huesca 52,347 Aragón PSOE PP
Puertollano 52,300 Castile-La Mancha PSOE PSOE
Siero 51,730 Asturias PSOE FAC
Calviá 51,462 Balearic Islands PP PP
Vila-real 51,367 Valencian Community PP PSOE
Utrera 51,177 Andalusia PA PA
Soria 39,838 Castile and León PSOE PSOE
Teruel 35,241 Aragón Independent PP
Total 24,732,111

Summary

Shift of city council control (provincial capitals and >50,000 inhab.)
Party Shift Total +/−  % of population
Gains Losses
People's Party (PP) Increase36 Decrease8 88 Increase28 65.64
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Increase7 Decrease41 37 Decrease34 17.39
Convergence and Union (CiU) Increase6 ±0 7 Increase6 8.77
Canarian Coalition (CC) ±0 ±0 3 ±0 1.84
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV) ±0 ±0 2 ±0 1.75
Asturias Forum (FAC) Increase2 ±0 2 Increase2 1.33
Navarrese People's Union (UPN) ±0 ±0 1 ±0 0.80
Basque Country Unite (EHB) Increase1 ±0 1 Increase1 0.75
United Left (IU) ±0 Decrease1 2 Decrease1 0.58
The Greens (LV) Increase1 ±0 1 Increase1 0.35
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) ±0 ±0 1 ±0 0.33
New Canarias (NC) ±0 Decrease1 1 Decrease1 0.26
Andalusian Party (PA) ±0 ±0 1 ±0 0.21
Total 147 ±0

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