Results breakdown of the 1991 Spanish local elections (Valencian Community)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Valencian Community on 26 May 1991. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Overall

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

   PSOE (48.17%)

   PP (29.85%)

   UV (6.28%)

   EU (4.84%)

   CDS (3.68%)

   UPV (1.73%)

  Other (5.45%)

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 municipal election results in the Valencian Community →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Councillors
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	841,746	41.91	+1.82	2,569	+62
	People's Party (PP)1	537,080	26.74	+2.62	1,592	+133
	Valencian Union (UV)	187,385	9.33	+1.96	335	+120
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)2	152,151	7.57	–0.40	258	–23
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	88,893	4.43	–6.55	196	–202
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)	54,951	2.74	+1.25	92	+27
	The Greens (LV)	14,432	0.72	+0.48	1	±0
	Independent Candidacy for Sagunto (CIPS)	7,413	0.37	+0.02	8	+1
	Civic Solidarity of Alicante (SCAL)	6,655	0.33	New	1	+1
	Nationalist Valencian Party (PVN)	5,545	0.28	New	10	+10
	Xàtiva Independent Group (AIX)	5,421	0.27	New	9	+9
	Valencian Independent Organization (OIV)	4,935	0.25	–0.31	8	–17
	Independent San Vicente Party (PSVI)	4,614	0.23	New	9	+9
	Socialist Democracy (DS)	3,096	0.15	New	1	+1
	Independent Progressive Left (EPI)	2,532	0.13	New	4	+4
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	2,499	0.12	–0.05	2	+1
	Villena Independent Group (AIV)	2,377	0.12	New	4	+4
	Independent Socialist Party (PSI)	2,230	0.11	–0.26	3	–12
	Independent Union and Progress of Bétera (UPIB)	2,070	0.10	New	6	+6
	People of Dénia (GD)	1,935	0.10	+0.02	3	±0
	United Grao (GU)	1,757	0.09	New	0	±0
	The Greens of Alicante–Green Union (LVA–UVE)	1,679	0.08	New	0	±0
	Alicantine Democratic Union (UniDA)	1,600	0.08	New	0	±0
	Alicantine Provincial Union–Independents of Villena (UPRAV)	1,544	0.08	New	2	+2
	Valencian Radical Socialist Party (PRSV)	1,316	0.07	New	1	+1
	Valencian Nationalist Union (UNV)	1,215	0.06	New	2	+2
	Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE)	1,153	0.06	+0.03	2	+1
	Orihuela Democratic Unity (UDO)	1,148	0.06	New	0	±0
	Cantonalist Party of the Alicantine Country (Alicantón)	1,069	0.05	New	0	±0
	Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE)3	941	0.05	–0.02	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	922	0.05	New	0	±0
	Others	44,780	2.23	—	215	–115
Blank ballots		21,511	1.07	–0.04
Total		2,008,595	100.00		5,333	+25
Valid votes		2,008,595	99.33	+0.64
Invalid votes		13,559	0.67	–0.64
Votes cast / turnout		2,022,154	69.27	–5.76
Abstentions		897,011	30.73	+5.76
Registered voters		2,919,165
Sources [1] [4]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance, People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists and Liberal Party in the 1987 elections. 2 United Left of the Valencian Country results are compared to United Left–Valencian People's Union totals in the 1987 elections. 3 Left Platform results are compared to Republican Popular Unity totals in the 1987 elections.

Popular vote PSOE   41.91% PP   26.74% UV   9.33% EU   7.57% CDS   4.43% UPV   2.74% Others   6.22% Blank ballots   1.07%

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	65,082		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Alicante	267,485		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Benidorm	41,556		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (PP in 1991)
Castellón de la Plana	135,863		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		People's Party (PP)
Elche	184,912		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Elda	57,515		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Gandia	54,778		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Orihuela	46,471		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Paterna	48,548		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Sagunto	58,135		Independent Candidacy for Sagunto (CIPS)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Torrent	57,137		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Torrevieja	23,192		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Valencia	758,738		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		People's Party (PP)

Municipalities

Alcoy

Population: 65,082

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Alcoy election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	18,597	58.60	+8.16	16	+1
	People's Party (PP)1	6,752	21.28	–0.54	6	+1
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)	3,358	10.58	+0.95	3	+1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,522	4.80	–6.10	0	–3
	Valencian Union (UV)	611	1.93	+0.39	0	±0
	Nationalist Valencian Party (PVN)	380	1.20	New	0	±0
	Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE)2	125	0.39	+0.06	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	121	0.38	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		269	0.85	–0.08
Total		31,735			25	±0
Valid votes		31,735	99.55	+0.74
Invalid votes		144	0.45	–0.74
Votes cast / turnout		31,879	65.18	–4.74
Abstentions		17,028	34.82	+4.74
Registered voters		48,907
Sources [1] [5] [6]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists in the 1987 election. 2 Left Platform results are compared to Republican Popular Unity totals in the 1987 election.

Alicante

Population: 267,485

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Alicante election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	43,079	38.25	–2.53	12	±0
	People's Party (PP)1	40,022	35.54	+7.03	12	+4
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)2	9,545	8.48	n/a	2	+1
	Civic Solidarity of Alicante (SCAL)	6,655	5.91	New	1	+1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	4,006	3.56	–13.77	0	–5
	The Greens (LV)	1,943	1.73	–1.03	0	±0
	The Greens of Alicante–Green Union (LVA–UVE)	1,679	1.49	New	0	±0
	Alicantine Democratic Union (UniDA)	1,600	1.42	New	0	±0
	Cantonalist Party of the Alicantine Country (Alicantón)	1,019	0.90	New	0	±0
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)2	714	0.63	n/a	0	–1
	Valencian Union (UV)	665	0.59	New	0	±0
	Independent Alicantine National Party (PNAI)	261	0.23	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	252	0.22	–0.20	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,171	1.04	+0.10
Total		112,611			27	±0
Valid votes		112,611	99.62	+1.43
Invalid votes		432	0.38	–1.43
Votes cast / turnout		113,043	56.13	–10.17
Abstentions		88,348	43.87	+10.17
Registered voters		201,391
Sources [1] [5] [7]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists in the 1987 election. 2 Within the United Left–Valencian People's Union alliance in the 1987 election.

Benidorm

Population: 41,556

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Benidorm election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	7,433	41.52	–1.30	11	+1
	People's Party (PP)1	7,025	39.24	+0.28	10	+1
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)2	871	4.87	n/a	0	±0
	Independent Socialist Party (PSI)	642	3.59	–1.45	0	–1
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)2	632	3.53	n/a	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	333	1.86	–3.30	0	–1
	The Greens (LV)	310	1.73	New	0	±0
	Coalition for Benidorm–Centrists–Green Union (CUV)	281	1.57	New	0	±0
	Valencian Union (UV)	177	0.99	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		197	1.10	+0.47
Total		17,901			21	±0
Valid votes		17,901	99.54	+0.64
Invalid votes		83	0.46	–0.64
Votes cast / turnout		17,984	61.80	–5.85
Abstentions		11,118	38.20	+5.85
Registered voters		29,102
Sources [1] [5] [8]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists and People's Alliance in the 1987 election. 2 Within the United Left–Valencian People's Union alliance in the 1987 election.

Castellón de la Plana

Population: 135,863

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Castellón de la Plana election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)1	23,325	38.35	+5.98	14	+5
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	21,814	35.87	–3.76	13	+1
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)2	2,995	4.92	n/a	0	–1
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)2	2,659	4.37	n/a	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,137	3.51	–13.20	0	–5
	Valencian Union (UV)	1,810	2.98	+2.03	0	±0
	United Grao (GU)	1,757	2.89	New	0	±0
	The Greens (LV)	1,719	2.83	+2.83	0	±0
	Socialist Democracy (DS)	1,666	2.74	New	0	±0
	Left Alternative of Castellón (EAC)	172	0.28	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		765	1.26	–0.01
Total		60,819			27	±0
Valid votes		60,819	99.46	+0.88
Invalid votes		332	0.54	–0.88
Votes cast / turnout		61,151	60.33	–7.44
Abstentions		40,217	39.67	+7.44
Registered voters		101,368
Sources [1] [5] [9]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists in the 1987 election. 2 Within the United Left–Valencian People's Union alliance in the 1987 election.

Elche

Population: 184,912

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Elche election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	43,179	53.69	+8.44	16	+2
	People's Party (PP)1	22,610	28.11	+5.46	8	+3
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)	5,941	7.39	–0.32	2	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	4,600	5.72	–12.92	1	–5
	Valencian Union (UV)	1,232	1.53	New	0	±0
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)	1,001	1.24	–0.03	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	791	0.98	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,068	1.33	+0.53
Total		80,422			27	±0
Valid votes		80,422	99.38	+0.09
Invalid votes		502	0.62	–0.09
Votes cast / turnout		80,924	61.45	–6.88
Abstentions		50,768	38.55	+6.88
Registered voters		131,692
Sources [1] [5] [10]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists in the 1987 election.

Elda

Population: 57,515

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Elda election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	11,319	41.66	–3.51	11	–1
	People's Party (PP)1	6,884	25.34	+1.87	6	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	6,199	22.82	+2.14	6	+1
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)2	2,140	7.88	n/a	2	+1
	Valencian Union (UV)	241	0.89	New	0	±0
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)2	95	0.35	n/a	0	–1
Blank ballots		289	1.06	+0.04
Total		27,167			25	±0
Valid votes		27,167	99.53	+0.77
Invalid votes		129	0.47	–0.77
Votes cast / turnout		27,296	64.86	–3.49
Abstentions		14,790	35.14	+3.49
Registered voters		42,086
Sources [1] [5] [11]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. 2 Within the United Left–Valencian People's Union alliance in the 1987 election.

Gandia

Population: 54,778

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Gandia election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	10,882	37.71	+4.25	11	+1
	People's Party (PP)1	7,288	25.25	+0.34	7	+1
	Valencian Union (UV)	4,009	13.89	+7.26	4	+2
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)	3,733	12.93	+0.20	3	±0
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)	1,274	4.41	+1.66	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	933	3.23	–4.85	0	–2
	Valencian Independent Organization (OIV)	360	1.25	–6.07	0	–2
Blank ballots		381	1.32	+0.53
Total		28,860			25	±0
Valid votes		28,860	99.39	+0.28
Invalid votes		178	0.61	–0.28
Votes cast / turnout		29,038	70.95	–4.10
Abstentions		11,887	29.05	+4.10
Registered voters		40,925
Sources [1] [5] [12]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists in the 1987 election.

Orihuela

Population: 46,471

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Orihuela election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)1	14,289	57.63	–8.45	14	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,376	25.71	+5.58	6	+2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,919	7.74	–0.38	1	±0
	Orihuela Democratic Unity (UDO)	1,148	4.63	New	0	±0
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)2	729	2.94	n/a	0	–1
	Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE)	159	0.64	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		175	0.71	+0.25
Total		24,795			21	±0
Valid votes		24,795	99.60	+0.03
Invalid votes		100	0.40	–0.03
Votes cast / turnout		24,895	73.37	–1.42
Abstentions		9,036	26.63	+1.42
Registered voters		33,931
Sources [1] [5] [13]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance, Liberal Party and People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists in the 1987 election. 2 Within the United Left–Valencian People's Union alliance in the 1987 election.

Paterna

Population: 48,548

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Paterna election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	7,499	45.11	+2.42	11	±0
	People's Party (PP)1	3,757	22.60	+8.11	5	+2
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)2	2,001	12.04	n/a	3	+1
	Valencian Union (UV)	1,995	12.00	+3.16	2	±0
	Paterna Green Left (EVP)	768	4.62	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	403	2.42	–11.49	0	–3
Blank ballots		199	1.20	+0.21
Total		16,622			21	±0
Valid votes		16,622	99.27	+1.00
Invalid votes		122	0.73	–1.00
Votes cast / turnout		16,744	57.39	–11.60
Abstentions		12,434	42.61	+11.60
Registered voters		29,178
Sources [1] [5] [14]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election. 2 Within the United Left–Valencian People's Union alliance in the 1987 election.

Sagunto

Population: 58,135

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Sagunto election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	10,074	37.00	+8.54	11	+3
	Independent Candidacy for Sagunto (CIPS)	7,413	27.22	+1.03	8	+1
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)	2,717	9.98	+1.53	3	+1
	People's Party (PP)1	2,354	8.64	+2.42	2	+1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,528	5.61	–14.27	1	–5
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)	1,272	4.67	–0.41	0	–1
	Valencian Union (UV)	1,170	4.30	+2.68	0	±0
	Valencian Independent Organization (OIV)	519	1.91	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		183	0.67	–0.20
Total		27,230			25	±0
Valid votes		27,230	99.49	+1.05
Invalid votes		140	0.51	–1.05
Votes cast / turnout		27,370	61.98	–4.62
Abstentions		16,787	38.02	+4.62
Registered voters		44,157
Sources [1] [5] [15]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election.

Torrent

Population: 57,137

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Torrent election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	14,912	58.05	+12.86	16	+3
	People's Party (PP)1	5,653	22.01	–6.92	6	–2
	Valencian Union (UV)	2,619	10.20	+1.91	2	±0
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)	1,317	5.13	+0.42	1	+1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	379	1.48	–5.24	0	–2
	Valencian Radical Socialist Party (PRSV)	304	1.18	New	0	±0
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)	295	1.15	–0.91	0	±0
Blank ballots		207	0.81	–0.12
Total		25,686			25	±0
Valid votes		25,686	99.37	+0.87
Invalid votes		164	0.63	–0.87
Votes cast / turnout		25,850	62.06	–9.44
Abstentions		15,806	37.94	+9.44
Registered voters		41,656
Sources [1] [5] [16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists in the 1987 election.

Torrevieja

Population: 23,192

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Torrevieja election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)1	5,194	55.25	+27.38	13	+8
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	2,949	31.37	+0.19	7	+1
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)2	787	8.37	n/a	1	+1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	410	4.36	–1.07	0	–1
	Torrevieja United Candidacy (CUT)	n/a	n/a	–18.85	0	–4
	Independent Progressives (PI)	n/a	n/a	–8.94	0	–1
Blank ballots		61	0.65	+0.07
Total		9,401			21	+4
Valid votes		9,401	99.51	+0.29
Invalid votes		46	0.49	–0.29
Votes cast / turnout		9,447	67.26	–6.85
Abstentions		4,598	32.74	+6.85
Registered voters		14,045
Sources [1] [5] [17]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists in the 1987 election. 2 Within the United Left–Valencian People's Union alliance in the 1987 election.

Valencia

Main article: 1991 Valencia City Council election

Population: 758,738

See also

• 1991 Valencian regional election

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