Results breakdown of the 2011 Spanish local elections (Basque Country)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Basque Country on 22 May 2011. 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.

   Bildu–EA–A (36.55%)

   EAJ/PNV (33.27%)

   PSE–EE (PSOE) (8.97%)

   PP (6.26%)

   Aralar (1.30%)

  Other (13.65%)

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 municipal election results in the Basque Country →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Councillors
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	326,135	30.07	–1.10	872	–157
	Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)	277,278	25.56	+11.11	958	+405
	Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)1	276,151	25.46	+18.05	954	+617
	Basque Solidarity (EA)	1,127	0.10	–6.94	4	–212
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	177,243	16.34	–8.03	235	–97
	People's Party (PP)	146,763	13.53	–2.04	164	–21
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)2	35,457	3.27	n/a	15	–99
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)	33,958	3.13	n/a	11	–10
	United Left–Greens–Aralar (EB–B–Aralar)	1,499	0.14	–6.77	4	–89
	Aralar (Aralar)2	30,708	2.83	n/a	34	+1
	Many with one Goal (H1!)	9,270	0.85	New	12	+12
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	6,683	0.62	New	0	±0
	The Greens (B/LV)	5,166	0.48	+0.18	2	+1
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	4,026	0.37	+0.25	0	±0
	The Voice of the People (LVP)	3,212	0.30	+0.05	10	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ZAAAA)	1,867	0.17	+0.08	0	±0
	Others	36,995	3.41	—	319	–11
Blank ballots		23,941	2.21	+0.23
Total		1,084,744			2,621	+34
Valid votes		1,084,744	98.62	+6.93
Invalid votes		15,195	1.38	–6.93
Votes cast / turnout		1,099,939	63.61	+3.15
Abstentions		629,161	36.39	–3.15
Registered voters		1,729,100
Sources [1] [4] [5]
Footnotes: 1 Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to Basque Nationalist Action totals in the 2007 elections. 2 Within the United Left–Greens–Aralar alliance in the 2007 elections.

Popular vote EAJ/PNV   30.07% Bildu–EA–A   25.56% PSE–EE (PSOE)   16.34% PP   13.53% EB–B   3.27% Aralar   2.83% Others   6.20% Blank ballots   2.21%

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
Barakaldo	99,321		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Basauri	42,452		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Bilbao	353,187		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Donostia-San Sebastián	185,506		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Gather (Bildu)
Errenteria	39,020		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Gather (Bildu)
Getxo	80,277		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Irun	60,938		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Portugalete	47,856		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Santurtzi	47,101		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Vitoria-Gasteiz	238,247		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		People's Party (PP)

Municipalities

Barakaldo

Population: 99,321

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Barakaldo election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	13,168	29.08	–12.07	8	–3
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	11,283	24.92	+4.05	7	+2
	People's Party (PP)	7,908	17.47	+1.02	5	+1
	Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)1	6,959	15.37	+2.81	4	+1
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)	2,759	6.09	–1.30	1	–1
	Aralar (Aralar)	929	2.05	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	525	1.16	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	270	0.60	New	0	±0
	Social and Basque Party (PSyV)	152	0.34	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,323	2.92	+1.33
Total		45,276			25	±0
Valid votes		45,276	98.31	–0.78
Invalid votes		780	1.69	+0.78
Votes cast / turnout		46,056	56.46	–0.12
Abstentions		35,521	43.54	+0.12
Registered voters		81,577
Sources [1] [4] [6]
Footnotes: 1 Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Action and Basque Solidarity in the 2007 election.

Basauri

Population: 42,452

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Basauri election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	6,904	32.23	+0.88	8	+1
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	6,751	31.52	–9.00	7	–2
	Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)1	3,280	15.31	+11.44	3	+3
	People's Party (PP)	2,615	12.21	–1.55	3	±0
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)2	912	4.26	n/a	0	–1
	Aralar (Aralar)2	531	2.48	n/a	0	–1
Blank ballots		428	2.00	+0.34
Total		21,421			21	±0
Valid votes		21,421	98.67	+7.04
Invalid votes		288	1.33	–7.04
Votes cast / turnout		21,709	61.73	+3.33
Abstentions		13,457	38.27	–3.33
Registered voters		35,166
Sources [1] [4] [7]
Footnotes: 1 Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to Basque Solidarity totals in the 2007 election. 2 Within the United Left–Greens–Aralar alliance in the 2007 election.

Bilbao

Population: 353,187

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Bilbao election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	74,377	44.16	+2.93	15	+2
	People's Party (PP)	29,038	17.24	–5.18	6	–1
	Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)1	23,932	14.21	+11.51	4	+4
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	22,650	13.45	–8.59	4	–3
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)2	5,695	3.38	n/a	0	–2
	Aralar (Aralar)2	3,214	1.91	n/a	0	±0
	The Greens (B/LV)	1,875	1.11	+0.26	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,812	1.08	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	910	0.54	+0.25	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ZAAAA)	810	0.48	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	256	0.15	+0.01	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	248	0.15	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	199	0.12	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	178	0.11	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party of the Basque Country (EKA)	91	0.05	–0.04	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,140	1.86	+0.27
Total		168,425			29	±0
Valid votes		168,425	99.09	+6.57
Invalid votes		1,546	0.91	–6.57
Votes cast / turnout		169,971	61.14	+4.10
Abstentions		108,028	38.86	–4.10
Registered voters		277,999
Sources [1] [4] [8] [9]
Footnotes: 1 Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to Basque Solidarity totals in the 2007 election. 2 Within the United Left–Greens–Aralar alliance in the 2007 election.

Donostia-San Sebastián

Population: 185,506

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Donostia-San Sebastián election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)1	21,110	24.29	+15.96	8	+6
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	19,666	22.63	–14.80	7	–4
	People's Party (PP)	16,502	18.99	–2.38	6	±0
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	15,587	17.93	+0.73	6	+1
	Aralar (Aralar)2	3,732	4.29	n/a	0	–1
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)2	2,283	2.63	n/a	0	–2
	Many with one Goal (H1!)	1,407	1.62	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,284	1.48	New	0	±0
	The Greens (B/LV)	571	0.66	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	555	0.64	New	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ZAAAA)	507	0.58	New	0	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)	506	0.58	New	0	±0
	We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok)	453	0.52	–0.27	0	±0
	Independent Liberal Party (PLIn)	402	0.46	New	0	±0
	Full Citizenship (Denok Hiritar–Ciudadanía Plena)	22	0.03	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,334	2.69	–0.41
Total		86,921			27	±0
Valid votes		86,921	98.93	+11.86
Invalid votes		941	1.07	–11.86
Votes cast / turnout		87,862	59.55	+4.69
Abstentions		59,682	40.45	–4.69
Registered voters		147,544
Sources [1] [4] [10]
Footnotes: 1 Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to Basque Solidarity totals in the 2007 election. 2 Within the United Left–Greens–Aralar alliance in the 2007 election.

Errenteria

Population: 39,020

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Errenteria election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)1	6,301	35.81	+5.96	8	+1
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	4,970	28.24	–8.79	7	–1
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	2,232	12.68	+0.55	3	+1
	People's Party (PP)	1,579	8.97	+0.66	2	±0
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)2	952	5.41	n/a	1	±0
	Aralar (Aralar)2	515	2.93	n/a	0	–1
	Many with one Goal (H1!)	440	2.50	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	213	1.21	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		395	2.24	+0.47
Total		17,597			21	±0
Valid votes		17,597	98.85	–0.52
Invalid votes		205	1.15	+0.52
Votes cast / turnout		17,802	56.92	+3.47
Abstentions		13,474	43.08	–3.47
Registered voters		31,276
Sources [1] [4] [11]
Footnotes: 1 Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Action and Basque Solidarity in the 2007 election. 2 Within the United Left–Greens–Aralar alliance in the 2007 election.

Getxo

Population: 80,277

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Getxo election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	14,182	32.92	–2.18	10	±0
	People's Party (PP)	12,982	30.13	–2.99	9	–1
	Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)1	7,048	16.36	+12.38	4	+4
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	4,170	9.68	–6.14	2	–2
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)2	1,067	2.48	n/a	0	–1
	Aralar (Aralar)2	863	2.00	n/a	0	±0
	Independents of Getxo (IG/GI)	757	1.76	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	593	1.38	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	360	0.84	New	0	±0
	Social and Basque Party (PSyV)	71	0.16	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		987	2.29	+0.11
Total		43,080			25	±0
Valid votes		43,080	99.04	+7.40
Invalid votes		419	0.96	–7.40
Votes cast / turnout		43,499	67.72	+5.05
Abstentions		20,733	32.28	–5.05
Registered voters		64,232
Sources [1] [4] [12]
Footnotes: 1 Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to Basque Solidarity totals in the 2007 election. 2 Within the United Left–Greens–Aralar alliance in the 2007 election.

Irun

Population: 60,938

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Irun election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	7,904	30.85	–8.77	9	–3
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	4,583	17.89	+2.57	5	+1
	Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)1	4,406	17.20	+2.27	5	+2
	People's Party (PP)	4,393	17.15	+1.06	5	+1
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)2	1,556	6.07	n/a	1	–1
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	705	2.75	New	0	±0
	Aralar (Aralar)2	682	2.66	n/a	0	±0
	Many with one Goal (H1!)	525	2.05	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		865	3.38	+1.41
Total		25,619			25	±0
Valid votes		25,619	98.18	–0.97
Invalid votes		475	1.82	+0.97
Votes cast / turnout		26,094	55.69	+2.34
Abstentions		20,765	44.31	–2.34
Registered voters		46,859
Sources [1] [4] [13]
Footnotes: 1 Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Action and Basque Solidarity in the 2007 election. 2 Within the United Left–Greens–Aralar alliance in the 2007 election.

Portugalete

Population: 47,856

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Portugalete election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	8,526	36.13	–1.54	8	–1
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	5,825	24.69	–7.42	6	–1
	Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)1	3,290	13.94	+11.46	3	+3
	People's Party (PP)	3,169	13.43	–2.38	3	±0
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)2	1,207	5.12	n/a	1	–1
	The Greens (B/LV)	394	1.67	New	0	±0
	Aralar (Aralar)2	364	1.54	n/a	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	167	0.71	New	0	±0
	Social and Basque Party (PSyV)	115	0.49	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		539	2.28	+0.31
Total		23,596			21	±0
Valid votes		23,596	98.60	+5.37
Invalid votes		334	1.40	–5.37
Votes cast / turnout		23,930	59.98	+0.76
Abstentions		15,968	32.28	–0.76
Registered voters		39,898
Sources [1] [4] [14]
Footnotes: 1 Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to Basque Solidarity totals in the 2007 election. 2 Within the United Left–Greens–Aralar alliance in the 2007 election.

Santurtzi

Population: 47,101

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Santurtzi election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	11,220	48.54	+3.18	12	+1
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	4,302	18.61	–13.55	4	–3
	Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)1	3,184	13.77	+12.27	3	+3
	People's Party (PP)	2,143	9.27	–2.76	2	±0
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)	860	3.72	–3.53	0	–1
	The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)	356	1.54	New	0	±0
	Aralar (Aralar)	337	1.46	New	0	±0
	Social and Basque Party (PSyV)	194	0.84	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	113	0.49	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		406	1.76	+0.06
Total		23,115			21	±0
Valid votes		23,115	98.74	+7.49
Invalid votes		295	1.26	–7.49
Votes cast / turnout		23,410	60.61	+1.11
Abstentions		15,214	39.39	–1.11
Registered voters		38,624
Sources [1] [4] [15]
Footnotes: 1 Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to Basque Solidarity totals in the 2007 election.

Vitoria-Gasteiz

Population: 238,247

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Vitoria-Gasteiz election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	32,300	29.19	–0.55	9	±0
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	21,143	19.11	–2.78	6	±0
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	20,727	18.73	–12.64	6	–3
	Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)1	19,677	17.78	+12.18	6	+5
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)2	4,916	4.44	n/a	0	–2
	Aralar (Aralar)2	2,571	2.32	n/a	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	2,522	2.28	New	0	±0
	The Greens (B/LV)	1,483	1.34	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	1,056	0.95	+0.29	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ZAAAA)	550	0.50	–0.30	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	253	0.23	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	214	0.19	New	0	±0
	Welcome (Ongi Etorri)	174	0.16	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,065	2.77	+1.02
Total		110,651			27	±0
Valid votes		110,651	97.86	+4.15
Invalid votes		2,415	2.14	–4.15
Votes cast / turnout		113,066	61.51	–0.75
Abstentions		70,741	38.49	+0.75
Registered voters		183,807
Sources [1] [4] [16]
Footnotes: 1 Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to Basque Solidarity totals in the 2007 election. 2 Within the United Left–Greens–Aralar alliance in the 2007 election.

General Assemblies

Further information: 2011 Basque foral elections

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