Results breakdown of the 2003 Spanish local elections (Cantabria)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Cantabria on 25 May 2003. 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] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Municipality	Population	Previous control		New control
Santander	184,661		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Torrelavega	56,180		Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

Santander

Population: 184,661

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Santander election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	48,602	47.68	+1.36	15	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	31,295	30.70	−1.16	9	−1
	Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)	12,732	12.49	+4.98	3	+1
	United Left of Cantabria (IUC)	4,070	3.99	−0.73	0	±0
	Cantabrian Unity (UCn)	659	0.65	New	0	±0
	Cantabrian Nationalist Council (CNC)	640	0.63	+0.08	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	229	0.22	−0.25	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	166	0.16	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	121	0.12	−0.02	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,427	3.36	−1.36
Total		101,941			27	±0
Valid votes		101,941	99.30	+0.11
Invalid votes		715	0.70	−0.11
Votes cast / turnout		102,656	63.60	+4.68
Abstentions		58,747	36.40	−4.68
Registered voters		161,403
Sources [1] [3] [4]

Torrelavega

Population: 56,180

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Torrelavega election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	13,827	38.89	+1.58	11	+1
	Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)	8,234	23.16	−1.01	7	±0
	People's Party (PP)	8,166	22.97	−2.47	6	−1
	United Left of Cantabria (IUC)	2,081	5.85	+0.80	1	±0
	Cantabrian Unity (UCn)	1,619	4.55	New	0	±0
	Independent Citizens (CCII)	290	0.82	−1.78	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	290	0.82	−0.82	0	±0
	Cantabrian Nationalist Council (CNC)	194	0.55	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	57	0.16	−0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		799	2.25	−0.20
Total		35,557			25	±0
Valid votes		35,557	98.95	−0.05
Invalid votes		379	1.05	+0.05
Votes cast / turnout		35,936	74.54	+2.26
Abstentions		12,277	25.46	−2.26
Registered voters		48,213
Sources [1] [3] [4]

See also

• 2003 Cantabrian regional election

References

1. Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones Municipales en Asturias y Cantabria (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
2. "Elecciones Municipales. 25 de mayo de 2003. Cantabria". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
3. "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
4. "Acuerdo de 20 de junio de 2003, de la Junta Electoral Central, por el que se procede a la publicación del resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 374/2003, de 31 de marzo, y celebradas el 25 de mayo, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (158 (Supplement)): 1–700. 3 July 2003. ISSN   0212-033X . Retrieved 23 December 2025.