Results breakdown of the 1979 Spanish local elections (Asturias)

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

City control

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

Municipality	Population	New control
Avilés	89,285		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Gijón	253,294		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Langreo	62,973		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Mieres	62,513		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Oviedo	179,866		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
San Martín del Rey Aurelio	29,073		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Siero	39,179		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

Avilés

Population: 89,285

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Avilés election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	15,091	40.71	n/a	11	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	13,462	36.32	n/a	10	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	6,155	16.61	n/a	4	n/a
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MCA–OIC)	1,424	3.84	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	399	1.08	n/a	0	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	355	0.96	n/a	0	n/a
	Republican Left (IR)	181	0.49	n/a	0	n/a
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	0	0.00	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		37,067			25	n/a
Valid votes		37,067	99.35	n/a
Invalid votes		244	0.65	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		37,311	59.72	n/a
Abstentions		25,162	40.28	n/a
Registered voters		62,473
Sources [1] [3]

Gijón

Population: 253,294

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Gijón election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	41,686	41.35	n/a	13	n/a
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	28,978	28.74	n/a	9	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	15,270	15.15	n/a	4	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	5,459	5.41	n/a	1	n/a
	Gijonese Candidacy for Popular City Council (CGAyPop)	4,717	4.68	n/a	0	n/a
	Independent Movement of Gijón Neighborhoods (MIBG)	2,252	2.23	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MCA–OIC)	1,227	1.22	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Organization of Spain (Red Flag) (OCE–BR)	755	0.75	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	475	0.47	n/a	0	n/a
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	0	0.00	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		100,819			27	n/a
Valid votes		100,819	99.36	n/a
Invalid votes		645	0.64	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		101,464	55.42	n/a
Abstentions		81,632	44.58	n/a
Registered voters		183,096
Sources [1] [3]

Langreo

Population: 62,973

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Langreo election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	10,633	37.56	n/a	10	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	7,272	25.69	n/a	7	n/a
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	6,101	21.55	n/a	6	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	1,973	6.97	n/a	2	n/a
	Popular Workers' Candidacy (COP)	1,333	4.71	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	543	1.92	n/a	0	n/a
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	260	0.92	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MCA–OIC)	196	0.69	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		28,311			25	n/a
Valid votes		28,311	99.07	n/a
Invalid votes		266	0.93	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		28,577	59.93	n/a
Abstentions		19,104	40.07	n/a
Registered voters		47,681
Sources [1] [3]

Mieres

Population: 62,513

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Mieres election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	12,133	39.48	n/a	10	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	10,132	32.97	n/a	9	n/a
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	4,559	14.84	n/a	4	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	2,100	6.83	n/a	1	n/a
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MCA–OIC)	1,805	5.87	n/a	1	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		30,729			25	n/a
Valid votes		30,729	98.92	n/a
Invalid votes		337	1.08	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		31,066	64.33	n/a
Abstentions		17,222	35.67	n/a
Registered voters		48,288
Sources [1] [3]

Oviedo

Population: 179,866

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Oviedo election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	31,030	40.96	n/a	12	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	29,324	38.70	n/a	11	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	7,678	10.13	n/a	2	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	5,542	7.31	n/a	2	n/a
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MCA–OIC)	1,329	1.75	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Communist Party (PCT)	474	0.63	n/a	0	n/a
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	387	0.51	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	0	0.00	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		75,764			27	n/a
Valid votes		75,764	99.22	n/a
Invalid votes		598	0.78	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		76,362	56.71	n/a
Abstentions		58,282	43.29	n/a
Registered voters		134,644
Sources [1] [3]

San Martín del Rey Aurelio

Population: 29,073

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of San Martín del Rey Aurelio election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,863	50.22	n/a	11	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	4,145	30.33	n/a	7	n/a
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	2,177	15.93	n/a	3	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	425	3.11	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	57	0.42	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		13,667			21	n/a
Valid votes		13,667	99.06	n/a
Invalid votes		129	0.94	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		13,796	61.62	n/a
Abstentions		8,592	38.38	n/a
Registered voters		22,388
Sources [1] [3]

Siero

Population: 39,179

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Siero election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	7,131	42.18	n/a	9	n/a
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	6,457	38.19	n/a	8	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	3,013	17.82	n/a	4	n/a
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	168	0.99	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MCA–OIC)	137	0.81	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		16,906			21	n/a
Valid votes		16,906	98.83	n/a
Invalid votes		201	1.17	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		17,107	57.01	n/a
Abstentions		12,902	42.99	n/a
Registered voters		30,009
Sources [1] [3]

References

1. Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones Municipales en Asturias y Cantabria (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
2. "Elecciones Municipales. 3 de abril de 1979. Asturias". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
3. "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior . Retrieved 23 December 2025.