Valencia City Council elections

Last updated

Valencia city council elections have taken place every four years since 1979 to elect the 33 members of the Ayuntamiento of Valencia or local government for the city of Valencia, Spain.

Contents

The elections are held using closed list proportional representation in a single electoral district covering the entire city council area. Only parties which receive 5% or more of the total votes cast are eligible for seats which are then allocated on a proportional basis using the D'Hondt method of allocation. The Mayor of Valencia is chosen by the 33 councillors.

From 1979 to 1991 the Mayor came from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). From 1991 the Mayor was Rita Barberá Nolla of the People's Party (PP), the party which held an absolute majority of seats on the city council from the 1995 to 2011 local elections, until 2015. After 2015 elections, Joan Ribó (Compromís), who came second in the elections, was elected mayor with the support of two other parties. In 2019 elections Joan Ribó came first and was elected again as mayor of Valencia.

Results

1979 Local Election

Summary of the 1979 city council election result in Valencia.
Parties and alliancesVotes%Seats
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)124,68336.8813
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)122,48236.2313
Communist Party of Spain (PCE)54,12416.016
Valencian Regional Union (Unio Regional Valencianista/URV)17,3425.131
Communist Movement of the Valencian Country (MCPV)4,1311.220
Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country (PNPV)4,0101.190
National Union (FN)27,4472.540
Others67,0556.200

Out of a total electorate of 552,034, the turnout was 344,145 (62.3%.)

Candidates for Mayor were:-

Martínez was elected Mayor with the support of the PCE. When Felipe González decided to eliminate any residual Marxism from the party's constitution he resigned in protest in September 1979. [1] He was replaced in October 1979 by Ricard Pérez Casado.

1983 Local Election

Summary of the 1983 city council election result in Valencia.
Parties and alliancesVotes%ChangeSeatsChange
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)186,44549.04+12.8118+5
People's Coalition*141,68937.27N/A13N/A
Communist Party of Spain (PCE)28,8637.59-8.422-4
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)7,3601.94N/AN/A
Unity of the Valencian People (UPV)5,6851.50N/AN/A
Valencian Regional Union (URV)4,7171.24-3.89-1
Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)3,2250.85N/AN/A
Valencian Independent Organisation (OIV)1,6510.43N/AN/A
Others5230.1N/AN/A

*The People's Coalition was an electoral alliance which consisted of 4 parties: the Popular Alliance, Valencian Union, Democratic Popular Party and Liberal Union.

Out of a total electorate of 553,067, the turnout was 386,699 (69.9%), a 7.6% increase on the previous election.

A few months prior to the elections, the UCD, which had won the most votes in the 1979 elections, had disbanded. In their absence, the People's Coalition took most of the right wing vote, while the PCE declined and URV lost their solitary seat. This was the only occasion to date when the PSOE won a majority of seats on Valencia City Council. Ricard Pérez Casado was re-elected Mayor.

1987 Local Election

Summary of the 1987 city council election result in Valencia.
Parties and alliancesVotes%ChangeSeatsChange
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)143,03737.17-11.8713-5
Valencian Union 77,35320.10N/A7N/A
Popular Alliance 73,83019.19N/A7N/A
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)44,13311.47+9.534+4
United Left (IU) - Unity of the Valencian People (UPV)30,9638.05N/A2N/A
Workers' Party (PTE) – Communist Unity5,6081.46N/AN/A
Greens3,2250.85N/AN/A
Valencian Electoral Coalition (CEV)2,3700.62N/AN/A
Democratic Popular Party (PDP)1,0960.28N/AN/A
Others3,1400.82N/AN/A

Out of a total electorate of 552,473, the turnout was 389,214 (71.4%), a 1.5% increase on the previous election.

The electoral alliance between the Popular Alliance, the Valencian Union and the Democratic Popular Party broke up in 1986 and all three parties contested the elections in their own right with Valencian Union finishing ahead of the Popular Alliance in terms of votes. The Communist Party of Spain (PCE) had formed an electoral alliance, United Left, with other left wing groupings the previous year and United Left in turn ran in the elections in a joint list with Unity of the Valencian People, however they were unable to increase the number of seats that the PCE had won in 1983. The main gains were made by CDS who won their first seats on the council.

Candidates for Mayor were:-

Though PSOE had lost their overall majority, they regained the mayoralty with the support of IU and the CDS. In January 1989 Ricard Pérez Casado was replaced as Mayor by Clementina Ródenas also of the PSOE. In 1989 the Popular Alliance and the Democratic Popular Party merged with other right wing parties to form the People's Party.

1991 Local Election

Summary of the 1991 city council election result in Valencia.
Parties and alliancesVotes%ChangeSeatsChange
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)139,27237.65+0.4813
People's Party (Spain) (PP)95,23825.74N/A9N/A
Valencian Union (UV)80,50021.76+1.668+1
United Left (IU)29,8558.07+0.023+1
Greens8,9452.42+1.57
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)7,7742.10-9.31-4
Unity of the Valencian People (UPV)5,9821.62N/AN/A
Others2,3740.64N/AN/A

Out of a total electorate of 591,157, the turnout was 374,946 (63.4%), an 8% decrease on the previous election.

One of the main features of the election was the collapse in support for the CDS, who lost their representation on the council. As a result, all the main four groupings, the PSOE, IU, PP and UV, increased their vote share, with PP gaining 2 seats relative to the Popular Alliance's 1987 performance and both UV and IU gaining a seat.

Candidates for Mayor were:-

Although the PSOE had had a slight increase in their vote share, UV councillors voted for the PP candidate, Rita Barberà. Both parties governed Valencia with a one-seat majority.

1995 Local Election

Summary of the 1995 city council election result in Valencia.
Parties and alliancesVotes%ChangeSeatsChange
People's Party (Spain) (PP)223,96349.58+23.8417+8
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)110,07124.37-13.288-5
United Left (IU) - Greens67,53214.95N/A5+2
Valencian Union (UV)41,0199.08-12.683-5
Greens8,9452.42+1.57
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)1,6450.36-1.74
Unity of the Valencian People (UPV) – Valencian Nationalist Bloc (BNV)4,2900.95-0.67
Others3,1740.72N/AN/A

Out of a total electorate of 627,784, the turnout was 485,649 (73.1%), a 9.7% increase on the previous election.

The election saw both the People's Party and United Left making gains at the expense of the PSOE and Valencian Union. The People's Party almost doubled its share of the vote and made enough gains to hold an absolute majority on the city council.

Candidates for Mayor were:-

Rita Barberà was re-elected Mayor.

1999 Local Election

Summary of the 1999 city council election result in Valencia.
Parties and alliancesVotes%ChangeSeatsChange
People's Party (Spain) (PP)214,12954.25+4.6720+3
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)116,43729.50+5.1311+3
United Left (IU)25,6026.49-8.462-3
Valencian Union (UV)19,0704.83-4.25-3
Valencian Nationalist Bloc (BNV) - Greens12,8973.27N/AN/A
Others6,5531.66N/AN/A

Out of a total electorate of 643,516, the turnout was 403,583 (62.7%), a 10.4% decrease on the previous election.

The election saw both the People's Party and PSOE making gains at the expense of the Valencian Union and United Left. For the first time the People's Party polled a majority of votes. Valencian Union narrowly missed the 5% threshold for representation on the council and lost its remaining seats.

Candidates for Mayor were:-

Rita Barberà was re-elected Mayor.

2003 Local Election

Summary of the 2003 city council election result in Valencia.
Parties and alliancesVotes%ChangeSeatsChange
People's Party (Spain) (PP)220,54852.00-2.2519-1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)132,90331.33+1.8312+1
United Left (IU)31,5197.43+0.942
Valencian Union (UV)15,5933.68-1.15
Valencian Nationalist Bloc (BNV) - Greens11,2012.64N/AN/A
Cannabis Party (PCPLYN)4,1770.98N/AN/A
Greens3,3690.79N/AN/A
Others4,8401.13N/AN/A

Out of a total electorate of 631,225, the turnout was 432,336 (68.5%), a 5.8% increase on the previous election.

The election saw little change relative to the previous election. PSOE made a small increase at the expense of the People's Party and gained a seat from them.

Candidates for Mayor were:-

Rita Barberà was re-elected Mayor.

2007 Local Election

Summary of the 2007 city council election result in Valencia.
Parties and alliancesVotes%ChangeSeatsChange
People's Party (Spain) (PP)235,15857.45+5.4521+2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)140,18734.25+2.9212
United Left (IU) - Greens19,8084.84-2.59-2
Valencian Coalition5,6151.37N/AN/A
Valencian Union (UV)3,2790.80-2.88
Others5,2911.28N/AN/A

Out of a total electorate of 608,976, the turnout was 416,802 (68.4%), a 0.1% decrease on the previous election.

The election saw a continuation of the trend towards a Two-party system with United Left losing their representation on the council due to them falling below the 5% threshold for representation. This was the first occasion on which either United Left or their predecessors the Communist Party would be unrepresented. Though both main parties increased their vote share, the main beneficiaries were the People's Party who gained both the United Left seats.

Candidates for Mayor were:-

Rita Barberà was re-elected Mayor.

2011 Local Election

Summary of the 2011 city council election result in Valencia. [2]
Parties and alliancesVotes%ChangeSeatsChange
People's Party (Spain) (PP)208,72752.54-4.9120-1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)86,44021.76-12.498-4
Coalició Compromís (Compromís)35,8819.03N/A3N/A
United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV)28,4897.17+2.332+2
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)11,2432.83N/AN/A
Confederation of the Greens (LV)5,1771.30N/AN/A
Valencian Coalition2,2190.56-0.81
Others10,4192.63N/AN/A

The turnout was 69.4%, an increase of 1% on the previous election.

The result was considered a surprise by the largest circulation daily newspaper El País, [3] as Coalició Compromís, an electoral alliance led by the Valencian Nationalist Bloc, won their first seats on the council, while United Left returned to the council after a four-year absence.

Candidates for Mayor were:-

Rita Barberà was re-elected Mayor.

2015 Local Election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 city council election result in Valencia. [4]
Parties and alliancesVotes%ChangeSeatsChange
People's Party (Spain) (PP)107,43525.710-10
Coalició Compromís (Compromís)97,11423.39+6
Citizens (C's)64,22815.46+6
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)58,338145-3
Valencia in common (VALC)40,9279.823+3
United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV)19,6394.710-2
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)5,7571.38
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment to Animals (PACMA)4,5181.09
Others

The turnout was 72.1%, the highest turnout since the 1995 election. The election saw Rita Barberá's PP lost its majority for the first time since the 1990s. Compromís had its highest number of votes in history and came second in the election. Citizens won representation on the council for the first time. PSOE lost almost half its representation and Podemos, as part of València en Comú, won representation for the first time. United Left lost its representation.

Candidates for Mayor were:

Joan Ribó (Compromís) was elected Mayor, with the support of PSOE and València en Comú

2019 Local Election

Parties and alliancesVotes%ChangeSeatsChange
Coalició Compromís (Compromís)106,39527.4410+1
People's Party (Spain) (PP)84,32821.758-2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)74,59719.247+2
Citizens (C's)68,28317.616=
Vox (VOX)28,1267.252+2
Podemos-United Left of the Valencian Country (Podemos-EUPV)16,1584.170-3
Others

The turnout was 66.3%, a decrease on the previous election. [5]

Compromís received the most votes for the first time, with an increase on the previous election. PP's decline continued, losing two seats to the far-right party Vox, who won its first seats. PSOE gained two seats, its first increase in representation since the 2003 elections. Citizens repeated the same results. The Podemos-United Left coalition lost its representation, having stood as part of València en Comú at the previous election.

Candidates for Mayor were:

Joan Ribó (Compromís) was re-elected Mayor, with the support of PSOE.

2023 Local Election

Parties and alliancesVotes%ChangeSeatsChange
People's Party (Spain) (PP)151,48236.63+14.8513+5
Coalició Compromís (Compromís)99,12223.97-3.479-1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)78,49918.98-0.327=
Vox (VOX)52,69512.74+5.494+2
Podemos-United Left of the Valencian Country (Podemos-EUPV)9,6772.34-1.830=
Citizens (C's)9,5882.32-15.290-6
Others

The turnout was 68.5%, an increase on the previous election.

The election saw the collapse of Citizens, who lost all their 6 seats. The PP regained their status as largest party.

Candidates for Mayor were:

With no candidate able to secure a majority on the first ballot, Catalá became mayor on the second ballot as lead candidate of the party with most votes.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Valencian Nationalist Bloc</span> Political party in Spain

The Valencian Nationalist Bloc was a Valencian nationalist party in the Valencian Country, Spain. It was the largest party in the Coalició Compromís until 2021, when it was replaced in a refoundation process by Més–Compromís.

Vicente González Lizondo was a Spanish politician and co-founder of the regional party Valencian Union

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1987 Valencian regional election</span> 1987 parliamentary election in Valencia, Spain

The 1987 Valencian regional election was held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the 2nd Corts of the Valencian Community. All 89 seats in the Corts were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1987 European Parliament election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1991 Valencian regional election</span>

The 1991 Valencian regional election was held on Sunday, 26 May 1991, to elect the 3rd Corts of the Valencian Community. All 89 seats in the Corts were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1995 Valencian regional election</span>

The 1995 Valencian regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect the 4th Corts of the Valencian Community. All 89 seats in the Corts were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Spanish general election</span>

The 2016 Spanish general election was held on Sunday, 26 June 2016, to elect the 12th Cortes Generales of the Kingdom of Spain. All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 208 of 266 seats in the Senate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coalició Compromís</span> Electoral alliance in Spain

Coalició Compromís, also known as Compromís, is a Valencianist electoral coalition in the Valencian Community, Spain. The parties involved include Més-Compromís, the left-wing Valencian People's Initiative, and the ecologist group Greens Equo of the Valencian Country and independent members. Together, they defend Valencianist, progressive and ecological politics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Valencian regional election</span> Regional election in Valencia, Spain

The 2015 Valencian regional election was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 9th Corts of the Valencian Community. All 99 seats in the Corts were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Valencia City Council election</span> Municipal election in Valencia, Spain

The 2015 Valencia City Council election, also the 2015 Valencia municipal election, was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th City Council of the municipality of Valencia. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joan Ribó</span> Spanish politician and engineer

Joan Ribó Canut is a Spanish politician and engineer who was the mayor of Valencia from 2015 to 2023. Ribó is a member of Coalició Compromís.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Valencian regional election</span> Municipal election in Valencia, Spain

The 2019 Valencian regional election was held on Sunday, 28 April 2019, to elect the 10th Corts of the Valencian Community. All 99 seats in the Corts were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with the April 2019 Spanish general election. This was the first early regional election ever held in the Valencian Community, as well as the first Valencian election to not be held concurrently with other regional elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Valencia City Council election</span> Municipal election in Valencia, Spain

The 2011 Valencia City Council election, also the 2011 Valencia municipal election, was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 9th City Council of the municipality of Valencia. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">People's Party of the Valencian Community</span> Political party in Spain

The People's Party of the Valencian Community is the Valencian branch of the People's Party, as well as one of the historically most powerful organizations within the PP.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1991 Valencia City Council election</span>

The 1991 Valencia City Council election, also the 1991 Valencia municipal election, was held on Sunday, 26 May 1991, to elect the 4th City Council of the municipality of Valencia. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Valencian regional election</span>

The 2023 Valencian regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 2023, to elect the 11th Corts of the Valencian Community. All 99 seats in the Corts were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in eleven other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Valencia City Council election</span> Municipal election in Valencia, Spain

The 2019 Valencia City Council election, also the 2019 Valencia municipal election, was held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, to elect the 11th City Council of the municipality of Valencia. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 2019 European Parliament election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Valencia City Council election</span> Spanish local election on 28 May

The 2023 Valencia City Council election, also the 2023 Valencia municipal election, was held on Sunday, 28 May 2023, to elect the 12th City Council of the municipality of Valencia. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sandra Gómez (politician)</span>

Sandra Gómez López is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fernando Giner (politician)</span>

Fernando Giner Grima is a Spanish businessman, economist and former politician. A member of the Citizens party, he led them to six seats on Valencia City Council in 2015 and 2019, before leaving politics when they lost all their seats in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2027 Valencia City Council election</span>

The 2027 Valencia City Council election, also the 2027 Valencia municipal election, will be held on Sunday, 23 May 2027, to elect the 13th City Council of the municipality of Valencia. All 33 seats in the City Council will be up for election. The election will be held simultaneously with regional elections in at least eight autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

References

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.