This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Cantabria on 8 May 1983. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically. [1] [2]
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santander | 179,694 | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | ||
| Torrelavega | 56,490 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | ||
| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 | 52,994 | 57.35 | +45.40 | 17 | +14 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 30,390 | 32.89 | +9.42 | 10 | +3 | |
| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 3,504 | 3.79 | −4.87 | 0 | −2 | |
| Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | 2,113 | 2.29 | −11.64 | 0 | −4 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,077 | 1.17 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Independents (INDEP) | 822 | 0.89 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Independents (INDEP) | 785 | 0.85 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Cantabrian Liberal Democratic Party (PDLC) | 412 | 0.45 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Ecologist Movement of Spain (MEE) | 301 | 0.33 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | −33.78 | 0 | −10 | |
| Party of Labour of Cantabria (PTC) | n/a | n/a | −6.00 | 0 | −1 | |
| Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | |||
| Total | 92,398 | 27 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 92,398 | 100.00 | +1.17 | |||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | −1.17 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 92,398 | 68.78 | +9.61 | |||
| Abstentions | 41,943 | 31.22 | −9.61 | |||
| Registered voters | 134,341 | |||||
| Sources [1] [3] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 13,646 | 46.30 | +17.59 | 15 | +8 | |
| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 | 7,142 | 24.23 | +15.16 | 7 | +5 | |
| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 2,807 | 9.52 | −0.13 | 3 | +1 | |
| Independents (INDEP) | 1,469 | 4.98 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,033 | 3.50 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Independents (INDEP) | 813 | 2.76 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | 662 | 2.25 | −5.22 | 0 | −2 | |
| Independents (INDEP) | 643 | 2.18 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Cantabrian Liberal Democratic Party (PDLC) | 627 | 2.13 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Independents (INDEP) | 482 | 1.64 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Ecologist Movement of Spain (MEE) | 150 | 0.51 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | −19.10 | 0 | −5 | |
| Independent Popular Candidacy (CPI) | n/a | n/a | −18.38 | 0 | −5 | |
| Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | n/a | n/a | −7.63 | 0 | −2 | |
| Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | |||
| Total | 29,474 | 25 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 29,474 | 100.00 | +1.01 | |||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | −1.01 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 29,474 | 73.15 | +8.86 | |||
| Abstentions | 10,819 | 26.85 | −8.86 | |||
| Registered voters | 40,293 | |||||
| Sources [1] [4] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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