2015 Balearic Island Council elections

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The 2015 Balearic Island Council elections were held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th Island Councils of Mallorca and Menorca and the 3rd Island Councils of Formentera and Ibiza. All 76 seats in the four Island Councils were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

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Opinion polls

Island Council control

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

CouncilPrevious controlNew control
Formentera People for Formentera (GxF) People for Formentera (GxF)
Ibiza People's Party (PP) Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)
Mallorca People's Party (PP) More for Mallorca (Més)
Menorca People's Party (PP) More for Menorca (MpM) (PSIB–PSOE in 2017)

Islands

Formentera

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Formentera election results →
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Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
People for Formentera (GxF)1,81749.75+5.719+3
People's Party (PP)180221.96 n/a 4+1
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)50713.88–1.412±0
Commitment to Formentera (CompromísFormentera)146012.60n/a2±0
Blank ballots661.81–0.18
Total3,65217+4
Valid votes3,65297.21–0.99
Invalid votes1052.79+0.99
Votes cast / turnout3,75751.52–9.34
Abstentions3,53548.48+9.34
Registered voters7,292
Sources [1] [2] [3]
Footnotes:
  • 1 Within the Union of Formentera coalition in the 2011 election.

Ibiza

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Ibiza election results →
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Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
People's Party (PP)14,78234.04–17.346–2
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)110,35423.84 n/a 4±0
We Can (Podemos/Podem)8,18818.86New3+3
People for Ibiza (GxE)12,1935.05n/a0–1
El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi)2,0064.62New0±0
EPIC Ibiza Citizen Movement (mcEPIC)1,1022.54New0±0
More Ibiza–Democratic Corsairs (MEC)1,0022.31New0±0
Island Alternative (AL–in)27771.79–2.680±0
Republican Left–Ibiza Yes (ER–Eivissa Sí)17691.77n/a0±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)6961.60–0.500±0
Renewal Party of Ibiza and Formentera (PREF)4861.12New0±0
Blank ballots1,0702.46–0.86
Total43,42513±0
Valid votes43,42598.76+0.34
Invalid votes5451.24–0.34
Votes cast / turnout43,97049.30–2.85
Abstentions45,22250.70+2.85
Registered voters89,192
Sources [1] [4]
Footnotes:
  • 1 Within the PSOE–Pact for Ibiza coalition in the 2011 election.
  • 2 Island Alternative results are compared to New Alternative totals in the 2011 election.

Mallorca

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Mallorca election results →
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Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
People's Party (PP)96,31427.83–18.2510–9
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)62,01817.91–5.657–3
More for Mallorca–PSM–Agreement–Initiative Greens (Més–PSM–Entesa–IV)159,99217.33+6.766+2
We Can (Podemos/Podem)49,65214.34New5+5
El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi)232,3879.35+1.833+3
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)25,2367.29+7.042+2
Let's Win the Balearic Islands (Guanyem)36,0911.75–1.180±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)3,1310.90–1.290±0
Independent Green Ecologists of the Balearics (ECOVIB)2,1850.63New0±0
Independent Social Group (ASI)1,0600.30–0.020±0
Family and Life Party (PFyV)9550.27+0.120±0
Spanish Liberal Project (PLIE)6770.19+0.020±0
Blank ballots6,4401.86–1.00
Total346,13833±0
Valid votes346,13898.59+0.19
Invalid votes4,9281.41–0.19
Votes cast / turnout351,08260.16–0.81
Abstentions232,48039.84+0.81
Registered voters583,562
Sources [1] [4]
Footnotes:

Menorca

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Menorca election results →
MenorcaIslandCouncilDiagram2015.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
People's Party (PP)11,92831.77–15.055–3
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)8,46222.54–3.173–1
More for Menorca (MpM)17,03818.74+5.783+2
We Can (Podemos/Podem)4,68112.47New2+2
Citizens of Menorca–Ciutadella de Menorca People's Union (CMe–UPCM)1,8694.98+3.750±0
Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU)1,5604.15–0.060±0
El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi)21,1413.04+0.230±0
Blank ballots8682.31–0.66
Total37,54713±0
Valid votes37,54798.40+0.04
Invalid votes6101.60–0.04
Votes cast / turnout38,15558.38–1.81
Abstentions27,19941.62+1.81
Registered voters65,356
Sources [1] [4]
Footnotes:

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References

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  2. ↑ "Local election results, 24 May 2015, in Gipuzkoa, Girona, Granada, Guadalajara, Huelva, Huesca, Balearic Islands and Jaén provinces" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2015. Formentera Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Resultats oficials Consells per legislatura" (PDF). parlamentib.es (in Catalan). Electoral Board of the Balearic Islands. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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