Results breakdown of the 1983 Spanish local elections (Region of Murcia)

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This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Region of Murcia on 8 May 1983. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically. [1] [2]

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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.

MunicipalityPopulationPrevious controlNew control
Cartagena 167,936 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (PCAN in 1987) [3]
Lorca 61,879 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Murcia 284,585 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

Cartagena

Population: 167,936
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Cartagena election results →
CartagenaCouncilDiagram1983.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±pp Total+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)33,25548.30+18.4414+5
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)117,64825.63+22.627+7
Cantonal Party (PCAN)12,35617.94−5.365−2
Communist Party of Spain (PCE)4,0805.93−6.501−2
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)9771.42New0±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)5420.79New0±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a−27.320−8
Blank ballots00.00±0.00
Total68,85827±0
Valid votes68,858100.00+0.87
Invalid votes00.00−0.87
Votes cast / turnout68,85858.89+0.22
Abstentions48,06841.11−0.22
Registered voters116,926
Sources [1] [4]
Footnotes:

Lorca

Population: 61,879
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Lorca election results →
LorcaCouncilDiagram1983.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±pp Total+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)16,47360.46+23.1516+7
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)17,90829.02+12.757+3
Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)1,4475.31New1+1
Communist Party of Spain (PCE)1,4205.21−6.651−2
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a−26.870−7
Independent Group of Lorca (GILorca)n/an/a−7.690−2
Blank ballots00.00±0.00
Total27,24825±0
Valid votes27,248100.00+0.85
Invalid votes00.00−0.85
Votes cast / turnout27,24860.44+4.36
Abstentions17,83839.56−4.36
Registered voters45,086
Sources [1] [4]
Footnotes:

Murcia

Population: 284,585
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Murcia election results →
MurciaCouncilDiagram1983.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±pp Total+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)63,36948.61+4.4714+1
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)153,57241.10+39.5911+11
Communist Party of Spain (PCE)9,2367.09−2.782±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)2,9812.29New0±0
Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)1,1930.92New0±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a−40.900−12
Blank ballots00.00±0.00
Total130,35127±0
Valid votes130,351100.00+0.82
Invalid votes00.00−0.82
Votes cast / turnout130,35164.65+3.13
Abstentions71,26335.35−3.13
Registered voters201,614
Sources [1] [4]
Footnotes:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones Municipales en la Región de Murcia (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Elecciones Municipales. 8 de mayo de 1983. Murcia". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Antonio Vallejo, del Partido Cantonal, elegido nuevo alcalde de Cartagena". El País (in Spanish). 28 February 1987. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
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