Results breakdown of the 1983 Spanish local elections (Valencian Community)

The results breakdown of the local elections held in the Valencian Community on 8 May 1983 are shown in the following tables, which display detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically. ^{[1] [2]}

Overall

Councillor share for parties securing >1.0% of councillors up for election.

   PSOE (47.96%)

   AP–PDP–UL–UV (31.93%)

   PCE–PCPV (5.52%)

   PDL (1.54%)

  OIV (1.17%)

  Other (11.88%)

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 municipal election results in the Valencian Community →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Councillors
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	961,941	50.37	+14.87	2,579	+1,019
	People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UL–UV)1	560,638	29.36	+27.27	1,717	+1,631
	Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV)	159,232	8.34	–6.10	297	–203
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)2	29,342	1.54	+0.91	38	+26
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	29,226	1.53	New	49	+49
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	20,814	1.09	New	83	+83
	Valencian Independent Organization (OIV)	16,735	0.88	New	63	+63
	Valencian Regional Union (URV)	4,759	0.25	–0.80	0	–2
	Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE)	4,196	0.22	+0.03	7	+2
	Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE)	3,345	0.18	New	7	+7
	Independents (Sagunto) (INDEP)	2,831	0.15	New	2	+2
	Independents (Gandia) (INDEP)	2,791	0.15	+0.05	2	+1
	Independents (Vinaroz) (INDEP)	2,252	0.12	New	4	+4
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,696	0.09	New	0	±0
	Independents (Villarreal/Vila-real) (INDEP)	1,656	0.09	New	2	+2
	Socialist Action Party (PASOC)3	1,438	0.08	–0.03	1	–1
	Independent Candidacy of Elda (CIE)	1,385	0.07	New	1	+1
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	1,281	0.07	New	2	+2
	Independent Group of Orihuela (AIO)	1,130	0.06	New	0	±0
	Villajoyosa Group (AV)	1,029	0.05	New	2	+2
	Others	100,021	5.24	—	521	–2,654
Blank ballots		1,838	0.10	+0.02
Total		1,909,576	100.00		5,377	+34
Valid votes		1,909,576	99.73	+1.16
Invalid votes		5,093	0.27	–1.16
Votes cast / turnout		1,914,669	72.20	+3.13
Abstentions		737,052	27.80	–3.13
Registered voters		2,651,721
Sources [1] [3]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition–Valencian Union results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 elections. 2 Valencian People's Union results are compared to Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country totals in the 1979 elections. 3 Socialist Action Party results are compared to Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) totals in the 1979 elections.

Popular vote PSOE   50.37% AP–PDP–UL–UV   29.36% PCE–PCPV   8.34% UPV   1.54% CDS   1.53% PDL   1.09% Others   7.67% Blank ballots   0.10%

City control

The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold). ^[1] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Municipality	Population	Previous control		New control
Alcoy	66,396		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Alicante	245,963		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Benidorm	24,983		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Castellón de la Plana	124,487		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Elche	164,779		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Elda	53,128		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Gandia	48,558		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Orihuela	50,084		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (AP in 1986)
Paterna	33,237		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Sagunto	55,294		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Torrent	51,762		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Torrevieja	12,321		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Valencia	744,748		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

Alcoy

Population: 66,396

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Alcoy election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	23,130	66.23	+24.06	18	+7
	People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UL–UV)1	8,176	23.41	+20.15	6	+6
	Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV)	2,210	6.33	–10.25	1	–3
	CIM (CIM)	700	2.00	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	375	1.07	New	0	±0
	Communist Candidacy (CC)	335	0.96	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–35.49	0	–10
Blank ballots		0	0.00	–0.17
Total		34,926			25	±0
Valid votes		34,926	100.00	+0.46
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–0.46
Votes cast / turnout		34,926	67.87	–2.44
Abstentions		16,534	32.13	+2.44
Registered voters		51,460
Sources [1] [4]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition–Valencian Union results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

Alicante

Population: 245,963

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Alicante election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	70,453	61.68	+18.35	19	+6
	People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UL–UV)1	32,193	28.19	+25.23	8	+8
	Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV)	5,649	4.95	–8.65	0	–4
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,439	2.14	New	0	±0
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	2,100	1.84	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,042	0.91	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE)	341	0.30	–0.15	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–31.37	0	–10
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		114,217			27	±0
Valid votes		114,217	100.00	+0.84
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–0.84
Votes cast / turnout		114,217	65.38	+7.62
Abstentions		60,480	34.62	–7.62
Registered voters		174,697
Sources [1] [5]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition–Valencian Union results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

Benidorm

Population: 24,983

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Benidorm election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	5,941	48.75	+17.38	12	+5
	People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UL–UV)1	3,153	25.87	+19.97	6	+5
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)2	941	7.72	+0.84	2	+1
	Benidorm Independent Group (AIB)	908	7.45	–4.83	1	–2
	Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV)	537	4.41	–5.32	0	–2
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	401	3.29	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	271	2.22	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE)	34	0.28	–2.21	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–31.36	0	–7
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		12,186			21	±0
Valid votes		12,186	100.00	+1.30
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.30
Votes cast / turnout		12,186	60.90	+6.37
Abstentions		7,825	39.10	–6.37
Registered voters		20,011
Sources [1] [6]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition–Valencian Union results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 Valencian People's Union results are compared to Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country totals in the 1979 election.

Castellón de la Plana

Population: 124,487

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Castellón de la Plana election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	38,559	63.52	+22.72	19	+7
	People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UL–UV)1	16,930	27.89	+22.82	8	+7
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)2	2,213	3.65	–4.12	0	–2
	Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV)	1,157	1.91	–5.34	0	–2
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	934	1.54	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	909	1.50	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–36.66	0	–10
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		60,702			27	±0
Valid votes		60,702	100.00	+1.27
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.27
Votes cast / turnout		60,702	67.99	+1.49
Abstentions		28,577	32.01	–1.49
Registered voters		89,279
Sources [1] [7]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition–Valencian Union results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 Valencian People's Union results are compared to Independent Left of Castellón totals in the 1979 election.

Elche

Population: 164,779

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Elche election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	40,694	57.68	+12.55	17	+4
	People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UL–UV)1	19,801	28.07	+21.33	8	+6
	Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV)	5,743	8.14	–6.19	2	–2
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	1,648	2.34	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,648	2.34	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	654	0.93	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE)	359	0.51	±0.00	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–27.92	0	–8
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		70,547			27	±0
Valid votes		70,547	100.00	+0.85
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–0.85
Votes cast / turnout		70,547	62.53	–1.46
Abstentions		42,279	37.47	+1.46
Registered voters		112,826
Sources [1] [8]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition–Valencian Union results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

Elda

Population: 53,128

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Elda election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	17,218	63.92	+25.26	17	+7
	People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UL–UV)1	6,527	24.23	+15.76	6	+4
	Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV)	1,808	6.71	–13.90	1	–4
	Independent Candidacy of Elda (CIE)	1,385	5.14	New	1	+1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–28.29	0	–8
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		26,938			25	±0
Valid votes		26,938	100.00	+0.57
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–0.57
Votes cast / turnout		26,938	71.79	+10.59
Abstentions		10,585	28.21	–10.59
Registered voters		37,523
Sources [1] [9]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition–Valencian Union results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

Gandia

Population: 48,558

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Gandia election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	9,205	37.89	+13.28	9	+3
	People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UV–UL)1	6,759	27.82	+22.49	6	+5
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)2	2,928	12.05	+9.89	3	+3
	Independent Group (AI)	2,791	11.49	–0.72	2	±0
	Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV)	1,345	5.54	–3.52	1	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	886	3.65	New	0	±0
	Socialist Action Party (PASOC)	382	1.57	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–31.75	0	–7
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV)	n/a	n/a	–8.18	0	–2
	Goal: Gandia (OG)	n/a	n/a	–6.70	0	–1
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		24,296			21	±0
Valid votes		24,296	100.00	+1.24
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.24
Votes cast / turnout		24,296	69.80	–0.93
Abstentions		10,514	30.20	+0.93
Registered voters		34,810
Sources [1] [10]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition–Valencian Union results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 Valencian People's Union results are compared to Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country totals in the 1979 election.

Orihuela

Population: 50,084

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Orihuela election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UL–UV)1	7,075	30.46	+13.75	9	+5
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	7,053	30.37	+11.87	9	+4
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	5,718	24.62	New	7	+7
	Independent Group of Orihuela (AIO)	1,130	4.87	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV)	952	4.10	–5.60	0	–2
	Valencian Independent Organization (OIV)	867	3.73	New	0	±0
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	429	1.85	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–52.33	0	–14
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		23,224			25	±0
Valid votes		23,224	100.00	+0.91
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–0.91
Votes cast / turnout		23,224	66.04	+4.39
Abstentions		11,940	33.96	–4.39
Registered voters		35,164
Sources [1] [11]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition–Valencian Union results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

Paterna

Population: 33,237

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Paterna election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	9,219	58.26	+19.97	14	+5
	People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UV–UL)	3,728	23.56	New	5	+5
	Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV)	1,706	10.78	–12.04	2	–3
	Popular Unity Alternative Candidacy (CAUP)	656	4.15	New	0	±0
	Socialist Action Party (PASOC)	515	3.25	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–18.39	0	–4
	Independent Candidacy of the Town of Paterna (AE)	n/a	n/a	–10.11	0	–2
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MCPV–OEC)	n/a	n/a	–5.76	0	–1
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		15,824			21	±0
Valid votes		15,824	100.00	+1.62
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.62
Votes cast / turnout		15,824	68.18	+3.15
Abstentions		7,384	31.82	–3.15
Registered voters		23,208
Sources [1] [12]

Sagunto

Population: 55,294

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Sagunto election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	10,857	41.00	+1.17	11	±0
	Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV)	5,226	19.74	–9.99	5	–3
	People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UV–UL)	4,057	15.32	New	4	+4
	Left Independent Electors' Group of Sagunto (IIS)	2,831	10.69	New	2	+2
	Valencian Independent Organization (OIV)	2,038	7.70	New	2	+2
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)	1,469	5.55	New	1	+1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–23.52	0	–6
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		26,478			25	±0
Valid votes		26,478	100.00	+1.84
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.84
Votes cast / turnout		26,478	63.53	–2.82
Abstentions		15,202	36.47	+2.82
Registered voters		41,680
Sources [1] [13]

Torrent

Population: 51,762

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Torrent election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	14,941	58.87	+18.77	15	+6
	People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UV–UL)	7,924	31.22	New	8	+8
	Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV)	1,920	7.56	–9.10	2	–2
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)	596	2.35	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–33.96	0	–8
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		25,381			25	+4
Valid votes		25,381	100.00	+1.16
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.16
Votes cast / turnout		25,381	69.95	+2.80
Abstentions		10,901	30.05	–2.80
Registered voters		36,282
Sources [1] [14]

Torrevieja

Population: 12,321

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Torrevieja election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	4,318	65.90	+18.93	12	+3
	People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UL–UV)1	1,612	24.60	+13.25	4	+2
	Socialist Action Party (PASOC)2	340	5.19	–2.44	1	±0
	Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV)	282	4.30	–2.28	0	–1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–24.22	0	–4
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		6,552			17	±0
Valid votes		6,552	100.00	+1.03
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.03
Votes cast / turnout		6,552	68.16	–0.17
Abstentions		3,060	31.84	+0.17
Registered voters		9,612
Sources [1] [15]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition–Valencian Union results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 Socialist Action Party results are compared to Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) totals in the 1979 elections.

Valencia

Main article: 1983 Valencia City Council election

Population: 744,748

See also

• 1983 Valencian regional election

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