2015 Canarian Island Cabildo elections

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The 2015 Canarian Island Cabildo elections were held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th Island Cabildos of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 155 seats in the seven Island Cabildos were up for election.

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Island Cabildo control

The following table lists party control in the Island Cabildos. [1] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

CabildoPrevious controlNew control
El Hierro Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)
Fuerteventura Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC)
Gran Canaria People's Party (PP) New Canaries (NCa)
La Gomera Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) Gomera Socialist Group (ASG)
La Palma Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Lanzarote Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC)
Tenerife Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC)

Islands

El Hierro

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of El Hierro election results
ElHierroCabildoDiagram2015.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Canarian CoalitionIndependent Herrenian Group (CCa–AHI)2,70845.07+5.646±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1,49824.93–11.033–2
People's Party (PP)82013.65–5.982±0
We Can (Podemos)4056.74New1+1
New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA)3996.64New1+1
Canaries Decides (IpH–IUCLVUP)11202.00+0.290±0
Blank ballots580.97+0.02
Total6,00813±0
Valid votes6,00898.14–0.83
Invalid votes1141.86+0.83
Votes cast / turnout6,12274.79–0.89
Abstentions2,06425.21+0.89
Registered voters8,186
Sources [1] [2] [3]
Footnotes:

Fuerteventura

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of Fuerteventura election results
FuerteventuraCabildoDiagram2015.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCaPNC)10,76330.60–5.409±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)6,18317.58+2.705+1
People's Party (PP)4,18311.89–6.203–2
We Can (Podemos)3,73910.63New3+3
Majorero Progressive Party (PPMAJO)2,9098.27–5.552–1
New Canaries–Broad FrontIndependents of Fuerteventura (NC–IF)2,0395.80+2.211+1
Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura (AMF)1,6694.75–2.600–2
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)1,0322.93New0±0
Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC)7762.21New0±0
New Fuerteventura (NF)5641.60New0±0
Canaries Decides (IUCLVUPALTER)14431.26–1.770±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)3090.88–0.050±0
Blank ballots5601.59–0.73
Total35,16923±0
Valid votes35,16997.40+0.36
Invalid votes9402.60–0.36
Votes cast / turnout36,10959.44–4.66
Abstentions24,63740.56+4.66
Registered voters60,746
Sources [1] [2] [4]
Footnotes:

Gran Canaria

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria election results
GranCanariaCabildoDiagram2015.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA)103,75926.47+11.149+4
People's Party (PP)68,71417.53–21.256–8
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)57,01514.55–6.195–2
We Can (Podemos)52,49613.39New4+4
United for Gran Canaria (UxGC)144,36911.32+7.484+4
Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCaPNC)21,8075.56–3.681–2
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)16,9714.33New0±0
Canaries Decides (IUCLVUPALTER)25,7421.46–3.020±0
Canarian Green Party (PVerde)4,7681.22New0±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)3,2980.84–0.380±0
More for Telde (+xT)3,0740.78New0±0
Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD)2,6740.68New0±0
Vox (Vox)1,0150.26New0±0
Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC)8060.21–0.220±0
Blank ballots5,4811.40–1.53
Total391,98929±0
Valid votes391,98998.50+1.64
Invalid votes5,9711.50–1.64
Votes cast / turnout397,96061.65–0.61
Abstentions247,60138.35+0.61
Registered voters645,561
Sources [1] [2] [5]
Footnotes:

La Gomera

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of La Gomera election results
LaGomeraCabildoDiagram2015.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Gomera Socialist Group (ASG)5,97250.19New10+10
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1,81615.26–36.873–7
People's Party (PP)1,1019.25–17.281–4
Yes We Can (SSP)1,0939.19New1+1
New Canaries–Gomera Democratic Alternative (NC–ADGomera)1,0719.00+4.851+1
Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCaPNC)7446.25–6.391–1
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)340.29New0±0
Blank ballots670.56–0.51
Total11,89817±0
Valid votes11,89898.42+0.11
Invalid votes1911.58–0.11
Votes cast / turnout12,08976.96–1.13
Abstentions3,62023.04+1.13
Registered voters15,709
Sources [1] [2] [6]

La Palma

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of La Palma election results
LaPalmaCabildoDiagram2015.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)13,18631.45+6.978+2
Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCaPNC)12,34029.43–10.227–2
People's Party (PP)9,61722.94–5.295–1
We Can (Podemos)2,1155.04New1+1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)1,2362.95New0±0
Canaries Decides (IUCLVUPALTER)11,2232.92–0.430±0
New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA)1,1362.71+0.510±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)4521.08+0.360±0
Blank ballots6251.49+0.12
Total41,93021±0
Valid votes41,93097.66–0.39
Invalid votes1,0032.34+0.39
Votes cast / turnout42,93366.67–4.44
Abstentions21,46433.33+4.44
Registered voters64,397
Sources [1] [2] [7]
Footnotes:

Lanzarote

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of Lanzarote election results
LanzaroteCabildoDiagram2015.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCaPNC)11,14824.22–7.047–2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)8,80519.13+3.465+1
We Can (Podemos)5,74912.49New3+3
People's Party (PP)5,50911.97–10.373–3
We Are Lanzarote (SomosLan)13,1576.86+1.722+1
Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)3,0756.68–6.041–2
New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA)3,0326.59+2.421+1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)2,4525.33New1+1
San Borondón (SB)9562.08New0±0
Canaries Decides (IUCLVUPALTER)29001.96+0.140±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)1890.41–0.520±0
Blank ballots1,0622.31–1.89
Total46,03423±0
Valid votes46,03498.29+1.86
Invalid votes8011.71–1.86
Votes cast / turnout46,83552.48–2.38
Abstentions42,41147.52+2.38
Registered voters89,246
Sources [1] [2] [8]
Footnotes:
  • 1 We Are Lanzarote results are compared to Citizens' Alternative 25 May totals in the 2011 election.
  • 2 Canaries Decides results are compared to Canarian United Left totals in the 2011 election.

Tenerife

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of Tenerife election results
TenerifeCabildoDiagram2015.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCaPNC)108,97228.62–9.7210–5
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)78,25520.55+0.827±0
People's Party (PP)73,95219.42–5.446–3
We Can (Podemos)52,88613.89New5+5
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)21,0055.52New1+1
Canaries Decides (IUCLVUPALTER)110,3752.73–4.010±0
For Tenerife–New Canaries–Broad Front (XTF–NC)8,2922.18New0±0
Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC)4,3111.13–0.230±0
Socialists for Tenerife–Greens (SxTF–Verdes)4,0071.05New0±0
Nationalist Canarian Centre (CCN)3,9961.05New0±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)3,6910.97+0.100±0
Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD)2,4050.63New0±0
Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC)9480.25–0.050±0
Libertarian Party (P–LIB)7100.19New0±0
Blank ballots6,9101.82–0.40
Total380,71529–2
Valid votes380,71597.51–0.38
Invalid votes9,7142.49+0.38
Votes cast / turnout390,42960.53–3.31
Abstentions254,56939.47+3.31
Registered voters644,998
Sources [1] [2] [9]
Footnotes:

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