Results breakdown of the 2015 Spanish local elections (Basque Country)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Basque Country on 24 May 2015. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Opinion polls

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2015 Spanish local elections (Basque Country) § Municipalities

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	100,080		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Basauri	41,624		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Bilbao	346,574		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Donostia/San Sebastián	186,126		Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Errenteria	39,230		Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)		Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)
Getxo	79,544		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Irun	61,195		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Portugalete	47,117		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Santurtzi	46,651		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Vitoria-Gasteiz	242,082		People's Party (PP)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

Municipalities

Barakaldo

Population: 100,080

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 City Council of Barakaldo election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	12,542	26.94	+2.02	8	+1
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	12,490	26.83	−2.25	8	±0
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1	6,613	14.20	−3.22	4	±0
	Winning Barakaldo (Irabazi–Ganar Barakaldo)	5,582	11.99	New	4	+4
	People's Party (PP)	4,274	9.18	−8.29	3	−2
	Barakaldo Decides (BD)	2,126	4.57	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	1,093	2.35	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	685	1.47	New	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	361	0.78	New	0	±0
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)	n/a	n/a	−6.09	0	−1
Blank ballots		795	1.71	−1.21
Total		46,561			27	+2
Valid votes		46,561	98.55	+0.24
Invalid votes		686	1.45	−0.24
Votes cast / turnout		47,247	58.71	+2.25
Abstentions		33,227	41.29	−2.25
Registered voters		80,474
Sources [1] [4] [5] [6]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.

Basauri

Population: 41,624

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 City Council of Basauri election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	8,324	40.65	+8.42	10	+2
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	3,724	18.19	−13.33	4	−3
	Basauri Yes (Basauri Bai)	2,930	14.31	New	3	+3
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1	2,648	12.93	−4.86	3	±0
	People's Party (PP)	1,551	7.58	−4.63	1	−2
	Winning Basauri (Irabazi–Ganar Basauri)	838	4.09	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	186	0.91	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		274	1.34	−0.66
Total		20,475			21	±0
Valid votes		20,475	98.77	+0.10
Invalid votes		256	1.23	−0.10
Votes cast / turnout		20,731	60.89	−0.84
Abstentions		13,315	39.11	+0.84
Registered voters		34,046
Sources [1] [4] [5] [6]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.

Bilbao

Population: 346,574

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 City Council of Bilbao election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	63,642	39.34	−4.82	13	−2
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1	22,711	14.04	−2.08	4	±0
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	19,361	11.97	−1.48	4	±0
	People's Party (PP)	19,190	11.86	−5.38	4	−2
	New City Council–Bilbao in Common (UdalBerri)	13,701	8.47	New	2	+2
	Let's Win Bilbao (Goazen Bilbao)	10,568	6.53	New	2	+2
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	5,701	3.52	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA)	1,936	1.20	+0.72	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,357	0.84	−0.24	0	±0
	Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFyV)2	599	0.37	+0.22	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	380	0.23	+0.08	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,628	1.62	−0.24
Total		161,774			29	±0
Valid votes		161,774	99.08	−0.01
Invalid votes		1,502	0.92	+0.01
Votes cast / turnout		163,276	59.33	−1.81
Abstentions		111,946	40.67	+1.81
Registered voters		275,222
Sources [1] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election. 2 Vox–Family and Life Party results are compared to Family and Life Party totals in the 2011 election.

Donostia/San Sebastián

Population: 186,126

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 City Council of Donostia/San Sebastián election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	29,029	29.65	+11.72	9	+3
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	24,007	24.52	+1.89	7	±0
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1	20,467	20.91	−7.67	6	−2
	People's Party (PP)	9,272	9.47	−9.52	3	−3
	Winning Donostia (Irabazi–Ganar Donostia)	6,947	7.10	New	2	+2
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	3,642	3.72	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA)	1,451	1.48	+0.90	0	±0
	We, the Women of the Plaza (PlaZ!)	864	0.88	+0.36	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	675	0.69	−0.79	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,547	1.58	−1.11
Total		97,901			27	±0
Valid votes		97,901	99.22	+0.29
Invalid votes		774	0.78	−0.29
Votes cast / turnout		98,675	66.65	+7.10
Abstentions		49,377	33.35	−7.10
Registered voters		148,052
Sources [1] [4] [5] [8]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.

Errenteria

Population: 39,230

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 City Council of Errenteria election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1	5,938	31.82	−6.92	7	−1
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	5,276	28.27	+0.03	7	±0
	Winning Errenteria (Errenteria IrabaziZ)	3,518	18.85	New	4	+4
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	2,725	14.60	+1.92	3	±0
	People's Party (PP)	877	4.70	−4.27	0	−2
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)	n/a	n/a	−5.41	0	−1
Blank ballots		330	1.77	−0.47
Total		18,664			21	±0
Valid votes		18,664	98.96	+0.11
Invalid votes		196	1.04	−0.11
Votes cast / turnout		18,860	60.83	+3.91
Abstentions		12,142	39.17	−3.91
Registered voters		31,002
Sources [1] [4] [5] [8]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.

Getxo

Population: 79,544

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 City Council of Getxo election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	13,625	34.09	+1.17	9	−1
	People's Party (PP)	7,432	18.60	−11.53	5	−4
	Getxo Municipal Candidacy (GUK)	5,809	14.53	New	4	+4
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1	5,760	14.41	−3.95	4	±0
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	3,044	7.62	−2.06	2	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	2,362	5.91	New	1	+1
	Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFyV)	781	1.95	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	331	0.83	−0.55	0	±0
Blank ballots		822	2.06	−0.23
Total		39,966			25	±0
Valid votes		39,966	99.09	+0.05
Invalid votes		365	0.91	−0.05
Votes cast / turnout		40,331	63.46	−4.26
Abstentions		23,218	36.54	+4.26
Registered voters		63,549
Sources [1] [4] [5] [6]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.

Irun

Population: 61,195

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 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))	9,405	33.42	+2.57	10	+1
	Yes We Can Irun (SPI)	5,137	18.26	New	5	+5
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	5,133	18.24	+0.35	5	±0
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1	3,491	12.41	−7.45	3	−2
	People's Party (PP)	2,197	7.81	−9.34	2	−3
	Winning Irun (Irabazi–Ganar Irun)	1,132	4.02	New	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	1,042	3.70	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	239	0.85	−1.90	0	±0
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)	n/a	n/a	−6.07	0	−1
Blank ballots		363	1.29	−2.09
Total		28,139			25	±0
Valid votes		28,139	99.09	+0.91
Invalid votes		258	0.91	−0.91
Votes cast / turnout		28,397	60.48	+4.79
Abstentions		18,558	39.52	−4.79
Registered voters		46,955
Sources [1] [4] [5] [8]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.

Portugalete

Population: 47,117

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 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))	8,020	33.70	−2.43	9	+1
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	5,295	22.25	−2.44	5	−1
	Awake Portugalete People (Portugaluj@)	3,477	14.61	New	3	+3
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1	2,865	12.04	−3.44	3	±0
	People's Party (PP)	1,743	7.32	−6.11	1	−2
	Winning Portugalete (Irabazi–Ganar Portugalete)	1,157	4.86	New	0	±0
	Party for Freedom–With Clean Hands (PxL)	770	3.24	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	164	0.69	New	0	±0
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)	n/a	n/a	−5.12	0	−1
Blank ballots		310	1.30	−0.98
Total		23,801			21	±0
Valid votes		23,801	98.47	−0.13
Invalid votes		371	1.53	+0.13
Votes cast / turnout		24,172	61.97	+1.99
Abstentions		14,834	38.03	−1.99
Registered voters		39,006
Sources [1] [4] [5] [6]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.

Santurtzi

Population: 46,651

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 City Council of Santurtzi election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	9,104	40.16	−8.38	10	−2
	Yes We Can Santurtzi (SSPStz)	3,681	16.24	New	4	+4
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1	3,535	15.59	+0.36	3	±0
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	3,465	15.28	−3.33	3	−1
	People's Party (PP)	1,354	5.97	−3.30	1	−1
	Winning Santurtzi (Irabazi–Ganar Santurtzi)	902	3.98	New	0	±0
	Always Santurtzi (Siempre Santurtzi Beti)	306	1.35	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		324	1.43	−0.33
Total		22,671			21	±0
Valid votes		22,671	98.79	+0.05
Invalid votes		277	1.21	−0.05
Votes cast / turnout		22,948	60.48	−0.13
Abstentions		14,996	39.52	+0.13
Registered voters		37,944
Sources [1] [4] [5] [6]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.

Vitoria-Gasteiz

Population: 242,082

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 City Council of Vitoria-Gasteiz election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	35,722	29.80	+0.61	9	±0
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1	23,422	19.54	−0.56	6	±0
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	19,945	16.64	−2.47	5	−1
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	14,313	11.94	−6.79	4	−2
	Adding Up (Sumando–Hemen Gaude)	10,390	8.67	New	2	+2
	Winning Gasteiz (Irabazi–Ganar Gasteiz)	6,130	5.11	New	1	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	3,835	3.20	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	1,124	0.94	New	0	±0
	Gastoria Vitoria-Gasteiz Citizen Platform (GVG)	1,006	0.84	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,000	0.83	−1.45	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB/AZ)	842	0.70	New	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	346	0.29	New	0	±0
	Welcome (Ongi Etorri)	295	0.25	+0.09	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,485	1.24	−1.53
Total		119,855			27	±0
Valid votes		119,855	98.70	+0.84
Invalid votes		1,576	1.30	−0.84
Votes cast / turnout		121,431	64.76	+3.25
Abstentions		66,064	35.24	−3.25
Registered voters		187,495
Sources [1] [4] [5] [9]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.

General Assemblies

Further information: 2015 Basque foral elections

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