1995 Spanish local elections
1995 Spanish local elections Registered 31,953,812 Turnout 22,324,852 (69.9%)pp
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
José María Aznar
Felipe González
Julio Anguita
Party
PP
PSOE
IU
Leader since
4 September 1989
13 October 1974
12 February 1989
Last election
19,543 c., 25.7%
25,365 c., 38.7%[ a]
2,537 c., 8.0%[ b]
Seats won
24,772
21,189
3,493
Seat change
Popular vote
7,820,392
6,838,607
2,589,780
Percentage
35.3%
30.8%
11.7%
Swing
pp
pp
pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Jordi Pujol
Xabier Arzalluz
Antonio Moreno
Party
CiU
EAJ/PNV
PA
Leader since
19 September 1978
18 January 1985
July 1994
Last election
4,360 c., 4.9%
993 c., 1.6%
540 c., 1.8%
Seats won
4,265
1,015
345
Seat change
Popular vote
975,037
313,318
260,249
Percentage
4.4%
1.4%
1.2%
Swing
pp
pp
pp
The 1995 Spanish local elections were held on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect all 65,869 councillors in the 8,067 municipalities of Spain and all 1,034 seats in 38 provincial deputations .[ 1] [ 2] regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities , as well as local elections in the three foral deputations of the Basque Country and the ten island councils in the Balearic and Canary Islands .
Electoral system
Municipal elections Municipalities in Spain were local corporations with independent legal personality . They had a governing body, the municipal council or corporation , composed of a mayor , deputy mayors and a plenary assembly of councillors. Voting for the local assemblies was on the basis of universal suffrage , with all nationals over eighteen, registered in the corresponding municipality and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote. The mayor was in turn elected by the plenary assembly, with a legal clause providing for the candidate of the most-voted party to be automatically elected to the post in the event no other candidate was to gather an absolute majority of votes.
Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation , with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each local council. Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:
Population
Councillors
<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
>100,001
+1 per each 100,000 inhabitants or fractioneven number
Councillors of municipalities with populations between 100 and 250 inhabitants were elected under an open list partial block voting , with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties and for up to four candidates. Additionally, municipalities below 100 inhabitants, as well as those whose geographical location or the best management of municipal interests or other circumstances made it advisable, were to be organized through the open council system (Spanish : régimen de concejo abierto ), in which voters would directly elect the local major.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they sought election:
At least 1 percent of the electors in municipalities below 5,000 inhabitants, provided that the number of signers was more than double that of councillors at stake.
At least 100 signatures in municipalities between 5,001 and 10,000.
At least 500 signatures in municipalities between 10,001 and 50,000.
At least 1,500 signatures in municipalities between 50,001 and 150,000.
At least 3,000 signatures in municipalities between 150,001 and 300,000.
At least 5,000 signatures in municipalities between 300,001 and 1,000,000.
At least 8,000 signatures in municipalities over 1,000,001. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.[ 3] [ 4]
Deputations and island councils Provincial deputations were the governing bodies of provinces in Spain , having an administration role of municipal activities and composed of a provincial president, an administrative body, and a plenary. Basque provinces had foral deputations instead—called Juntas Generales autonomous communities were abolished: their functions transferred to the corresponding regional parliaments. For insular provinces, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands , deputations were replaced by island councils in each of the islands or group of islands. For Majorca , Menorca and Ibiza –Formentera this figure was referred to in Spanish as consejo insular (Catalan : consell insular ), whereas for Gran Canaria , Tenerife , Fuerteventura , La Gomera , El Hierro , Lanzarote and La Palma its name was cabildo insular
Most deputations were indirectly elected by local councillors from municipalities in each judicial district . Seats were allocated to provincial deputations based on the following scale:
Population
Seats
<500,000
25
500,001–1,000,000
27
1,000,001–3,500,000
31
>3,500,001
51
Island councils and foral deputations were elected directly by electors under their own, specific electoral regulations.[ 3] [ 4]
Municipal elections
Overall
Councillor share for different parties in the elections.
Other (11.14%)
← Summary of the 28 May 1995 municipal election results in Spain →
Parties and coalitions
Popular vote
Councillors
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/-
People's Party and allies (PP –UPN )
7,820,392
35.27
+9.56
24,772
+5,229
People's Party (PP)7,743,656
34.93
+9.59
24,479
+5,181
Navarrese People's Union (UPN)76,736
0.35
–0.01
293
+48
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and allies (PSOE –PSC )
6,838,607
30.84
–7.88
21,189
–4,176
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1 5,771,843
26.03
–7.30
19,483
–4,038
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)1,066,764
4.81
–0.59
1,706
–138
United Left and allies (IU –IC )
2,589,780
11.68
+3.67
3,493
+956
United Left (IU)2,203,281
9.94
+3.33
3,104
+843
Initiative for Catalonia –The Greens (IC–EV)386,499
1.74
+0.34
389
+113
Convergence and Union and allies (CiU –CDA–PNA )
975,037
4.40
–0.46
4,265
–95
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
313,318
1.41
–0.18
1,015
+22
Andalusian Party (PA)
260,249
1.17
–0.65
345
–195
Canarian Coalition (CC)
247,219
1.12
+0.04
429
+101
Canarian Coalition (CC)2 211,882
0.96
+0.28
372
+126
Canarian Initiative (ICAN)21,140
0.10
–0.27
30
–47
Nationalist Canarian Centre (CCN)10,915
0.05
New
19
+19
Independents of Gran Canaria (IGC)
3,282
0.01
–0.03
8
+3
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)
208,098
0.94
+0.37
428
+187
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)
204,906
0.92
+0.43
525
+297
Popular Unity (HB)
184,742
0.83
–0.23
621
–80
Basque Solidarity (EA)
133,576
0.60
–0.10
406
+13
Valencian Union–Independents–Centrists (UV–FICVA–CCV)
129,759
0.59
–0.40
215
–120
Aragonese Party (PAR)
116,447
0.53
–0.15
1,050
–171
Andalusian Progress Party (PAP)
86,895
0.39
New
79
+79
Valencian People's Union –Nationalist Bloc (UPV–BN)
84,462
0.38
+0.09
168
+76
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
81,560
0.37
–3.51
261
–2,678
Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE)
79,338
0.36
New
206
+206
Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA)
41,628
0.19
–0.19
170
–115
Nationalists of the Balearic Islands (PSM–ENE)
40,246
0.18
+0.04
97
+31
Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalists of Majorca (PSM–NM)37,230
0.17
+0.06
91
+37
Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalists of the Islands (PSM–NI)3 2,352
0.01
–0.01
6
–5
Nationalist and Ecologist Agreement (ENE)664
0.00
–0.01
0
–1
Liberal Independent Group (GIL)
36,438
0.16
+0.05
43
+24
Leonese People's Union (UPL)
34,715
0.16
+0.11
138
+110
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)
33,221
0.15
+0.05
88
+19
Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV–Gorordo)
32,129
0.14
New
5
+5
Extremaduran Coalition (CEx)4
28,060
0.13
+0.05
139
+72
Aragonese Union (CHA)
27,648
0.12
+0.07
39
+23
Nationalist Canarian Platform (PCN)
26,956
0.12
+0.06
44
–10
Party of Gran Canaria (PGC)
14,018
0.06
New
2
+2
Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)10,493
0.05
±0.00
31
–14
Independents of Fuerteventura (IF)
2,445
0.01
±0.00
11
+2
Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN)
24,186
0.11
New
42
+42
The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)
23,415
0.11
New
1
+1
Alavese Unity (UA)
21,562
0.10
–0.01
37
–2
Federation of Independents of Catalonia (FIC)
19,718
0.09
New
177
+177
Majorcan Union (UM)5
18,713
0.08
+0.03
44
+23
Portuese Independents (IP)
16,522
0.07
+0.04
16
+8
The Greens (LV)
13,490
0.06
–0.38
4
–1
Asturianist Party (PAS)6
13,414
0.06
±0.00
6
±0
Andalusian Federation of Independents (FADI)
12,964
0.06
New
58
+58
Riojan Party (PR)
11,842
0.05
+0.01
103
+21
Galician Nationalist Convergence (CNG)
11,551
0.05
–0.23
21
–116
The Alternative Greens (LVA)7
11,519
0.05
–0.03
0
±0
Coalition for Gran Canaria (CGC)
10,970
0.05
New
6
+6
Ávila Independent Group (AIAV)
10,547
0.05
New
115
+115
Independent Solution (SI)
10,310
0.05
–0.07
61
±0
Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)8
10,004
0.05
+0.02
98
+62
Independent Socialists of Extremadura (SIEx)
9,361
0.04
New
37
+37
Independent Socialist Party (PSI)
8,067
0.04
+0.03
9
+6
Others
934,652
4.22
—
4,812
–631
Blank ballots
323,712
1.46
+0.33
Total
22,171,945
100.00
65,869
–439
Valid votes
22,171,945
99.32
+0.02
Invalid votes
152,907
0.68
–0.02
Votes cast / turnout
22,324,852
69.87
+7.09
Abstentions
9,628,960
30.13
–7.09
Registered voters
31,953,812
Sources[ 6] [ 7]
City control
The following table lists party control in provincial capitals, as well as in municipalities above or around 75,000.[ 8]
Municipality
Population
Previous control
New control
A Coruña 255,087
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Albacete 141,179
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Alcalá de Henares
166,250
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Alcobendas
83,990
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Alcorcón
103,787
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Algeciras
102,079
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Andalusian Progress Party (PAP) (PA in 1996)
Alicante 274,964
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Almería 167,361
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Ávila 49,639
People's Party (PP)
People's Party (PP)
Avilés
88,570
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Badajoz 130,153
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Badalona
219,340
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Barakaldo
103,594
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Barcelona 1,630,867
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Bilbao 371,876
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Burgos 166,251
People's Party (PP)
People's Party (PP)
Cáceres 80,235
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Cádiz 155,438
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Cartagena
179,659
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Castellón de la Plana 139,094
People's Party (PP)
People's Party (PP)
Ciudad Real 62,072
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Córdoba 315,948
United Left (IU)
People's Party (PP)
Cornellà de Llobregat
84,142
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Coslada
79,240
United Left (IU)
United Left (IU)
Cuenca 44,960
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Dos Hermanas
82,814
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Elche
191,305
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Ferrol
85,692
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Fuenlabrada
158,212
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Getafe
144,368
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Getxo
83,466
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Gijón
269,644
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Girona 72,333
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Granada 271,180
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Guadalajara 67,401
People's Party (PP)
People's Party (PP)
Huelva 145,049
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Huesca 45,515
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Aragonese Party (PAR) (PP in 1997)
Jaén 112,772
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Jerez de la Frontera
186,273
Andalusian Progress Party (PAP)
Andalusian Progress Party (PAP) (PA in 1996)
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
266,642
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Las Palmas 371,787
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Leganés
178,162
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
León 147,311
People's Party (PP)
People's Party (PP)
Lleida 114,234
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Logroño 124,823
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Lugo 87,305
People's Party (PP)
People's Party (PP)
Madrid 3,041,101
People's Party (PP)
People's Party (PP)
Málaga 531,443
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Marbella
86,013
Liberal Independent Group (GIL)
Liberal Independent Group (GIL)
Mataró
102,117
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Móstoles
199,141
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Murcia 341,531
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Ourense 108,547
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Oviedo 201,712
People's Party (PP)
People's Party (PP)
Palencia 79,561
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Palma 322,008
People's Party (PP)
People's Party (PP)
Pamplona 182,465
Navarrese People's Union (UPN)
Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN)
Pontevedra 76,461
People's Party (PP)
People's Party (PP)
Reus
90,059
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Sabadell
189,006
Initiative for Catalonia (IC)
Initiative for Catalonia (IC)
Salamanca 167,382
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
125,183
Canarian Coalition (CC)
Canarian Coalition (CC)
San Fernando
87,588
Andalusian Party (PA)
Andalusian Party (PA)
San Sebastián 177,929
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Sant Boi de Llobregat
79,594
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Santa Coloma de Gramenet
131,764
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Santa Cruz de Tenerife 203,929
Canarian Coalition (CC)
Canarian Coalition (CC)
Santander 194,822
People's Party (PP)
People's Party (PP)
Santiago de Compostela
93,398
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Segovia 55,372
People's Party (PP)
People's Party (PP)
Seville 714,148
Andalusian Party (PA)
People's Party (PP)
Soria 33,317
People's Party (PP)
People's Party (PP)
Talavera de la Reina
75,138
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Tarragona 114,630
Convergence and Union (CiU)
Convergence and Union (CiU)
Telde
84,078
Canarian Coalition (CC)
Canarian Coalition (CC)
Terrassa
161,428
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)
Teruel 29,971
Aragonese Party (PAR)
People's Party (PP)
Toledo 64,040
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Torrejón de Ardoz
87,219
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP) (PSOE in 1997)
Valencia 764,293
People's Party (PP)
People's Party (PP)
Valladolid 336,917
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Vigo
288,573
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Vitoria-Gasteiz 214,148
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Zamora 65,885
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Zaragoza 606,620
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
People's Party (PP)
Provincial deputations
Summary
Provincial deputy share for different parties in the elections.
Other (0.31%)
Deputation control
The following table lists party control in provincial deputations.[ 2]
Notes
^ Aggregated data for PSOE and EE in the 1991 elections.
^ Data for IU –IC in the 1991 elections, not including ICAN results.
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