2011 Canarian Island Cabildo elections

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The 2011 Canarian Island Cabildo elections were held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 9th Island Cabildos of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 157 seats in the seven Island Cabildos were up for election.

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Overall

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildos election results
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
People's Party (PP)276,28430.44+6.6147+16
Canarian Coalition–Nationalist PartyCanarian Centre (CCPNC–CCN)1231,74425.53–3.6253–1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)186,64420.56–10.9043–12
New Canaries (NCa)62,4306.88+0.705–1
Canarian United Left (IUC)25,9412.86+1.340±0
The Greens (Verdes)19,9922.20+0.970±0
Yes We Can Citizens' Alternative (ACSSP)219,9452.20+1.160±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)9,0351.00New0±0
Commitment to Gran Canaria (CGCa)7,6850.85–0.230±0
Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC)6,9450.77+0.490±0
Citizens for Canarian Change (CIUCA)6,8470.75New0±0
Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)5,4590.60–0.493–3
Common Sense in the Canaries (SCC)5,1910.57New0±0
Majorero Progressive Party (PPMAJO)4,6870.52New3+3
Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura (AMF)2,4940.27New2+2
Independent Centre of the Canaries (CICAN)2,3540.26New0±0
Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC)2,3290.26+0.120±0
25 May Citizens' Alternative (AC25M)2,2060.24+0.041+1
United Neighbors (VU)1,3820.15–0.010±0
Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL)1,2310.14New0±0
Unity of the People (UP)1,1330.12–0.050±0
Humanist Party (PH)8760.10+0.020±0
Managers for Lanzarote (GPL)5900.06New0±0
Canarian Social Democratic Centre (CSDC)4610.05New0±0
National Democracy (DN)4160.05New0±0
Canarian Patriotic Movement (MPC)1590.02New0±0
HeroNeo Citizen Forum (FCHN)800.01New0±0
Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)600.01–0.070–1
Blank ballots23,1272.55+1.12
Total907,727157+4
Valid votes907,72797.38–1.99
Invalid votes24,4592.62+1.99
Votes cast / turnout932,18663.22+1.88
Abstentions542,28336.78–1.88
Registered voters1,474,469
Sources [1]
Footnotes:
Popular vote
PP
30.44%
CC–PNCCCN
25.53%
PSOE
20.56%
NCa
6.88%
IUC
2.86%
Verdes
2.20%
ACSSP
2.20%
UPyD
1.00%
PIL
0.60%
PPMAJO
0.52%
AMF
0.27%
AC25M
0.24%
Others
4.16%
Blank ballots
2.55%
Seats
CC–PNCCCN
33.76%
PP
29.94%
PSOE
27.39%
NCa
3.18%
PIL
1.91%
PPMAJO
1.91%
AMF
1.27%
AC25M
0.64%

Island Cabildo control

The following table lists party control in the Island Cabildos. [1] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

CabildoPrevious controlNew control
El Hierro Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) (PSOE in 2011)
Fuerteventura Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)
Gran Canaria Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP)
La Gomera Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (ASG in 2015)
La Palma Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) (PSOE in 2013)
Lanzarote Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)
Tenerife Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)

Islands

El Hierro

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildo of El Hierro election results
ElHierroCabildoDiagram2011.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Independent Herrenian GroupCanarian Coalition (AHI–CC)12,39839.43–15.086–1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)2,18735.96+16.125+2
People's Party (PP)1,19419.63+1.962±0
El Hierro Initiative–Canarian United Left (IpH–IUC)1041.71New0±0
HeroNeo Citizen Forum (FCHN)801.32New0±0
Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)600.99–5.590–1
Blank ballots580.95–0.45
Total6,08113±0
Valid votes6,08198.97+0.17
Invalid votes631.03–0.17
Votes cast / turnout6,14475.68+11.46
Abstentions1,97424.32–11.46
Registered voters8,118
Sources [1] [2]
Footnotes:

Fuerteventura

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildo of Fuerteventura election results
FuerteventuraCabildoDiagram2011.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Canarian Coalition–Nationalist PartyCanarian Centre (CCPNC–CCN)112,20936.00–8.689–1
People's Party (PP)6,13418.09–5.455±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)5,04614.88–9.174–2
Majorero Progressive Party (PPMAJO)4,68713.82New3+3
Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura (AMF)2,4947.35New2+2
New Fuerteventura–New Canaries (NCa)1,2163.59+1.910±0
The Greens (Verdes)6751.99–2.340±0
Canarian United Left (IUC)3531.04+0.600±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)3140.93New0±0
Blank ballots7882.32+1.04
Total33,91623+2
Valid votes33,91697.04–1.92
Invalid votes1,0332.96+1.92
Votes cast / turnout34,94964.10+2.30
Abstentions19,57435.90–2.30
Registered voters54,523
Sources [1] [3]
Footnotes:

Gran Canaria

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria election results
GranCanariaCabildoDiagram2011.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
People's Party (PP)146,49838.78+3.9214+2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)78,34820.74–13.177–5
New Canaries–New Gran Canaria (NCa)57,92515.33+2.075+1
Canarian Coalition–Nationalist PartyCanarian Centre (CCPNC–CCN)134,9129.24+0.253+2
The Greens (Verdes)10,2902.72+0.190±0
Commitment to Gran Canaria (CGCa)7,6852.03–0.510±0
Citizens for Canarian Change (CIUCA)6,8471.81New0±0
Canarian United Left (IUC)5,5221.46+0.850±0
Common Sense in the Canaries (SCC)5,1911.37New0±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)4,6231.22New0±0
Yes We Can Citizens' Alternative (ACSSP)22,5680.68+0.510±0
Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC)1,6300.43New0±0
United Neighbors (VU)1,3820.37–0.020±0
Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC)1,1750.31+0.120±0
Unity of the People (UP)1,1330.30–0.090±0
Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL)5400.14New0±0
National Democracy (DN)4160.11New0±0
Blank ballots11,0852.93+1.51
Total377,77029±0
Valid votes377,77096.86–2.50
Invalid votes12,2433.14+2.50
Votes cast / turnout390,01362.26–0.90
Abstentions236,40837.74+0.90
Registered voters626,421
Sources [1] [4]
Footnotes:

La Gomera

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildo of La Gomera election results
LaGomeraCabildoDiagram2011.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)6,45052.13–14.7010–2
People's Party (PP)3,28226.53+24.065+5
Canarian Coalition–Nationalist PartyCanarian Centre (CCPNC–CCN)11,56412.64–16.812–3
New Canaries (NCa)5144.15New0±0
The Greens (Verdes)4313.48New0±0
Blank ballots1321.07–0.17
Total12,37317±0
Valid votes12,37398.31–0.16
Invalid votes2131.69+0.16
Votes cast / turnout12,58678.09+15.57
Abstentions3,53221.91–15.57
Registered voters16,118
Sources [1] [5]
Footnotes:

La Palma

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildo of La Palma election results
LaPalmaCabildoDiagram2011.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Canarian Coalition–Nationalist PartyCanarian Centre (CCPNC–CCN)117,76139.65–11.479–2
People's Party (PP)12,64528.23+11.576+2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)10,96724.48–2.766±0
New Canaries (NCa)9842.20–0.960±0
The Greens (Verdes)8531.90New0±0
Canarian United Left (IUC)6511.45+0.480±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)3230.72New0±0
Blank ballots6121.37+0.52
Total44,79621±0
Valid votes44,79698.05–1.32
Invalid votes8931.95+1.32
Votes cast / turnout45,68971.11+9.10
Abstentions18,55928.89–9.10
Registered voters64,248
Sources [1] [6]
Footnotes:

Lanzarote

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildo of Lanzarote election results
LanzaroteCabildoDiagram2011.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Canarian Coalition–Nationalist PartyCanarian Centre (CCPNC–CCN)113,41831.26+6.899+3
People's Party (PP)9,59222.34+10.156+3
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)6,72615.67–8.024–2
Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)5,45912.72–9.883–3
25 May Citizens' Alternative (AC25M)2,2065.14+0.921+1
Nationalist Party of Lanzarote–New Canaries–Option for Lanzarote (NCa)1,7914.17–2.650–2
Canarian United Left (IUC)7831.82New0±0
Managers for Lanzarote (GPL)5901.37New0±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)3990.93New0±0
Canarian Patriotic Movement (MPC)1590.37New0±0
Blank ballots1,8044.20+1.66
Total42,92723±0
Valid votes42,92796.43–2.90
Invalid votes1,5913.57+2.90
Votes cast / turnout44,51854.86–1.44
Abstentions36,63045.14+1.44
Registered voters81,148
Sources [1] [7]
Footnotes:

Tenerife

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildo of Tenerife election results
TenerifeCabildoDiagram2011.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Canarian Coalition–Nationalist PartyCanarian Centre (CCPNC–CCN)1149,48238.34–7.5015+1
People's Party (PP)96,93924.86+9.169+4
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)76,92019.73–10.257–3
United LeftThe Greens–Socialists for Tenerife (IU–LV–SxTF)18,5284.75+2.910±0
Yes We Can for Tenerife Alternative (ASSPPT)17,3774.46+2.150±0
The Greens (Verdes)7,7431.99New0±0
Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC)5,3151.36+0.700±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)3,3760.87New0±0
Independent Centre of the Canaries (CICAN)2,3540.60New0±0
Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC)1,1540.30+0.150±0
Humanist Party (PH)8760.22+0.110±0
Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL)6910.18New0±0
Canarian Social Democratic Centre (CSDC)4610.12New0±0
Blank ballots8,6482.22+0.82
Total389,86431+2
Valid votes389,86497.89–1.57
Invalid votes8,4232.11+1.57
Votes cast / turnout398,28763.84+3.83
Abstentions225,60636.16–3.83
Registered voters623,893
Sources [1] [8]
Footnotes:

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