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1983 Spanish local elections#Overall

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1983 Spanish local elections

| country = Spain

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1979 Spanish local elections

| previous_year = 1979

| next_election = 1987 Spanish local elections

| next_year = 1987

| seats_for_election = 67,312 councillors in 7,781 municipal councils
1,024 seats in 38 provincial deputations

| opinion_polls =

| registered = 27,474,920 {{small|File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg3.3%}}

| turnout = 18,370,300 (66.9%)
File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg4.4 pp

| election_date = 8 May 1983

| image1 = 170x170px

| leader1 = Felipe González

| party1 = Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

| leader_since1 = 13 October 1974

| last_election1 = 12,069 c., 28.2%

| seats1 = 23,729

| seat_change1 = File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg11,660

| popular_vote1 = 7,883,502

| percentage1 = 43.0%

| swing1 = File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg14.8 pp

| image2 = 170x170px

| leader2 = Manuel Fraga

| party2 = People's Coalition (Spain, 1983)

| leader_since2 = 9 October 1976

| last_election2 = 2,383 c., 3.1%{{efn|Data for CD in the 1979 elections.}}

| seats2 = 21,076

| seat_change2 = File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg18,693

| popular_vote2 = 4,843,665

| percentage2 = 26.4%

| swing2 = File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg23.3 pp

| image3 = 170x170px

| leader3 = Gerardo Iglesias

| party3 = Communist Party of Spain

| leader_since3 = 10 December 1982

| last_election3 = 3,725 c., 13.0%

| seats3 = 2,495

| seat_change3 = File:Red Arrow Down.svg1,230

| popular_vote3 = 1,513,023

| percentage3 = 8.2%

| swing3 = File:Red Arrow Down.svg4.8 pp

| image4 = 170x170px

| leader4 = Jordi Pujol

| party4 = Convergence and Union

| leader_since4 = 19 September 1978

| last_election4 = 1,782 c., 3.1%

| seats4 = 3,329

| seat_change4 = File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg1,547

| popular_vote4 = 763,758

| percentage4 = 4.2%

| swing4 = File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg1.1 pp

| image5 = 170x170px

| leader5 = Xabier Arzalluz

| party5 = Basque Nationalist Party

| leader_since5 = 18 January 1980

| last_election5 = 1,093 c., 2.2%

| seats5 = 1,322

| seat_change5 = File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg229

| popular_vote5 = 407,908

| percentage5 = 2.2%

| swing5 = File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg0.0 pp

| image6 = 170x170px

| leader6 = Adolfo Suárez

| party6 = Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)

| leader_since6 = 29 July 1982

| last_election6 = Did not contest

| seats6 = 658

| seat_change6 = File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg658

| popular_vote6 = 333,001

| percentage6 = 1.8%

| swing6 = New party

| map_image = SpainProvinceMapMunicipal1983.png

| map_size = 435px

| map_caption = Provincial results map for municipal elections

}}

The 1983 Spanish local elections were held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect all 67,505 councillors in the 7,781 municipalities of Spain and all 1,024 seats in 38 provincial deputations.{{cite web |url=http://www.interior.gob.es/documents/642317/1201381/Elecciones_municipales_en_Espa%C3%B1a_1979-2011_126141495.pdf/f1dec2dd-164e-46df-94d9-502dafc43a54 |title=Municipal elections in Spain 1979-2011 |website=interior.gob.es |publisher=Ministry of the Interior |language=es |access-date=12 August 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.historiaelectoral.com/diputacions83.html |title=Provincial deputation elections since 1979 |language=es |publisher=historiaelectoral.com |access-date=24 September 2017}} The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities, as well as local elections in the three foral deputations of the Basque Country and the ten island councils in the Balearic and Canary Islands.

Electoral system

;Municipal elections

Municipalities in Spain were local corporations with independent legal personality. They had a governing body, the municipal council or corporation, composed of a mayor, deputy mayors and a plenary assembly of councillors. Voting for the local assemblies was on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in the corresponding municipality and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote. The mayor was in turn elected by the plenary assembly, with a legal clause providing for the candidate of the most-voted party to be automatically elected to the post in the event no other candidate was to gather an absolute majority of votes.

Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each local council. Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%;"
width="100"| Population

! width="265"| Councillors

<250

| 5

251–1,000

| 7

1,001–2,000

| 9

2,001–5,000

| 11

5,001–10,000

| 13

10,001–20,000

| 17

20,001–50,000

| 21

50,001–100,000

| 25

>100,001

| +1 per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction
+1 if total is an even number

Councillors of municipalities with populations between 25 and 250 inhabitants were elected under an open list partial block voting, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties and for up to four candidates. Additionally, municipalities below 25 inhabitants, as well as those having traditionally adopted it, were to be organized through the open council system ({{langx|es|régimen de concejo abierto}}), in which electors would directly vote for the local major.{{cite act |title=Local Elections Law of 1978 |type=Law |work=Official State Gazette |language=es |date=17 July 1978 |url=https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-1978-18636 |access-date=12 August 2017}}{{cite act |title=Local Elections Law Reform of 1983 |type=Organic Law |number=6 |work=Official State Gazette |language=es |date=2 March 1983 |url=https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-1983-6573 |access-date=12 August 2017}}

The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 0.1 percent of the electors registered in the municipality for which they sought election—needing to secure, in any case, the signature of 500 electors—. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates.{{cite act |title=Electoral Rules Decree of 1977 |type=Royal Decree-Law |number=20 |work=Official State Gazette |language=es |date=18 March 1977 |url=https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-1977-7445 |access-date=27 December 2016}} Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.

;Deputations and island councils

Provincial deputations were the governing bodies of provinces in Spain, having an administration role of municipal activities and composed of a provincial president, an administrative body, and a plenary. Basque provinces had foral deputations instead—called Juntas Generales—, whereas deputations for single-province autonomous communities were abolished: their functions transferred to the corresponding regional parliaments. For insular provinces, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands, deputations were replaced by island councils in each of the islands or group of islands. For Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza–Formentera this figure was referred to in Spanish as consejo insular ({{langx|ca|consell insular}}), whereas for Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma its name was cabildo insular.

Most deputations were indirectly elected by local councillors from municipalities in each judicial district. Seats were allocated to provincial deputations based on the following scale:

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%;"
width="135"| Population

! width="35"| Seats

<500,000

| 25

500,001–1,000,000

| 27

>1,000,001

| 31

Barcelona

| 51

Island councils and foral deputations were elected directly by electors under their own, specific electoral regulations.

Opinion polls

class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; line-height:16px;"
style="height:42px;"

! style="width:250px;" rowspan="2"| Polling firm/Commissioner

! style="width:125px;" rowspan="2"| Fieldwork date

! style="width:50px;" rowspan="2"| Sample size

! style="width:45px;" rowspan="2"| Turnout

! style="width:35px;"| File:Logo UCD.svg

! style="width:35px;"| File:Logo PSOE, 1976-2001.svg

! style="width:35px;"| File:Logotipopce.svg

! style="width:35px;"| File:Coalicion Popular logo.png

! style="width:35px;"| File:Ciu 1980s.png

! style="width:35px;"| PNV

! style="width:35px;"| File:Batasuna.svg

! style="width:35px;"| File:Logo de ERC (antiguo).svg

! style="width:35px;"| File:Logo-EE.svg

! style="width:35px;"| File:Centro Democrático y Social (corto).png

! style="width:35px;"| Ind.

! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of Spain}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Basque Nationalist Party}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Herri Batasuna}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Euskadiko Ezkerra}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent politician}};"|

colspan="16" style="background:#A0A0A0"|
style="background:#EFEFEF;"

| 1983 local elections

| 8 May 1983

| {{N/A}}

| 66.9

| –

| {{Party shading/PSOE}}| 43.0

| 8.2

| 26.4

| 4.2

| 2.2

| 0.9

| 0.5

| 0.4

| 1.8

| –

| style="background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}; color:white;"| 16.6

colspan="16" style="background:#A0A0A0"|
Metra Seis/Tiempo{{cite web |title=Una encuesta publicada en "Tiempo" da el 49,9% de los votos al socialismo |url=https://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.do?path=1000469631&posicion=23&presentacion=pagina |language=es |work=Diario de Burgos |date=29 April 1983}}

| 11–15 Apr 1983

|?

|?

| –

| {{Party shading/PSOE}}| 49.9

| 4.2

| 17.6

| colspan="5"| 6.4

| 1.3

| 2.1

| style="background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}; color:white;"| 32.3

colspan="16" style="background:#A0A0A0"|
style="background:#EFEFEF;"

| 1979 local elections

| 3 Apr 1979

| {{N/A}}

| 62.5

| {{Party shading/UCD}}| 30.9

| 28.2

| 13.0

| 3.1

| 3.1

| 2.2

| 1.0

| 0.6

| 0.4

| –

| –

| style="background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}; color:white;"| 2.7

colspan="16" style="background:#A0A0A0"|

Municipal elections

=Overall=

{{Pie chart

|caption = Councillor share for different parties in the elections.

|other = yes

|value1 = 35.25

|label1 = PSOE

|color1 = {{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}

|value2 = 31.31

|label2 = AP–PDP–UL

|color2 = {{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}

|value3 = 4.95

|label3 = CiU

|color3 = {{party color|Convergence and Union}}

|value4 = 3.71

|label4 = PCE

|color4 = {{party color|Communist Party of Spain}}

|value5 = 1.96

|label5 = EAJ/PNV

|color5 = {{party color|Basque Nationalist Party}}

|value6 = 1.66

|label6 = PAR

|color6 = {{party color|Regionalist Aragonese Party}}

|value7 = 1.30

|label7 = PG–CIGA

|color7 = {{party color|Galicianist Party–Convergence of Independents of Galicia}}

|value8 = 1.28

|label8 = PDL

|color8 = {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)}}

|value9 = 0.98

|label9 = CDS

|color9 = {{party color|Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)}}

|value10 = 0.57

|label10 = HB

|color10 = {{party color|Herri Batasuna}}

|value11 = 0.31

|label11 = BAR–PRE

|color11 = {{party color|Spanish Ruralist Party}}

|value12 = 0.30

|label12 = EU

|color12 = {{party color|United Extremadura}}

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"

|+ ← Summary of the 8 May 1983 municipal election results in Spain →

style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="500"| Parties and coalitions

! colspan="3"| Popular vote

! colspan="2"| Councillors

width="75"| Votes

! width="45"| %

! width="45"| ±pp

! width="45"| Total

! width="45"| +/−

width="1" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| align="left"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| 7,883,502

43.05style="color:green;"| +14.90

| 23,729

style="color:green;"| +11,660
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| align="left"| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1

| 4,843,665

26.45style="color:green;"| +23.38

| 21,076

style="color:green;"| +18,693
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of Spain}}"|

| align="left"| Communist Party of Spain (PCE)

| 1,499,907

8.19style="color:red;"| –4.86

| 2,495

style="color:red;"| –1,230
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}"|

| align="left"| Convergence and Union (CiU)

| 763,758

4.17style="color:green;"| +1.07

| 3,329

style="color:green;"| +1,547
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Basque Nationalist Party}}"|

| align="left"| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

| 407,908

2.23style="color:green;"| +0.03

| 1,322

style="color:green;"| +229
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)}}"|

| align="left"| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)

| 333,001

1.82New

| 658

style="color:green;"| +658
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Galicianist Party–Convergence of Independents of Galicia}}"|

| align="left"| Galicianist Party–Convergence of Independents of Galicia (PG–CIGA)2

| 169,711

0.93style="color:green;"| +0.51

| 872

style="color:green;"| +731
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Herri Batasuna}}"|

| align="left"| Popular Unity (HB)

| 158,163

0.86style="color:red;"| –0.14

| 385

style="color:green;"| +118
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)}}"|

| align="left"| Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)

| 145,982

0.80New

| 861

style="color:green;"| +861
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Andalusian Party}}"|

| align="left"| Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA)

| 110,780

0.60style="color:red;"| –0.90

| 146

style="color:red;"| –113
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Regionalist Aragonese Party}}"|

| align="left"| Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)

| 105,956

0.58style="color:green;"| +0.22

| 1,120

style="color:green;"| +844
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia}}"|

| align="left"| Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)

| 85,198

0.47style="color:red;"| –0.16

| 155

style="color:red;"| –55
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Euskadiko Ezkerra}}"|

| align="left"| Basque Country Left (EE)

| 76,950

0.42style="color:green;"| +0.06

| 121

style="color:green;"| +37
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party of the Communists of Catalonia}}"|

| align="left"| Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)

| 67,214

0.37New

| 61

style="color:green;"| +61
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Canarian Independent Groups}}"|

| align="left"| Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI)

| 66,140

0.36New

| 85

style="color:green;"| +85
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Galician Nationalist Bloc}}"|

| align="left"| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)3

| 50,400

0.28style="color:red;"| –0.20

| 118

style="color:red;"| –140
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Canarian Assembly}}"|

| align="left"| Canarian People's Union–Canarian Assembly (UPC–AC)

| 45,534

0.25style="color:red;"| –0.09

| 51

style="color:green;"| +21
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Majorcan Union}}"|

| align="left"| Majorcan Union (UM)

| 37,956

0.21New

| 140

style="color:green;"| +140
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Navarrese People's Union}}"|

| align="left"| Navarrese People's Union (UPN)

| 33,111

0.18style="color:green;"| +0.11

| 79

style="color:green;"| +69
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Valencian People's Union}}"|

| align="left"| Valencian People's Union (UPV)4

| 29,389

0.16style="color:green;"| +0.09

| 35

style="color:green;"| +23
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Workers' Socialist Party (Spain)}}"|

| align="left"| Workers' Socialist Party (PST)

| 27,168

0.15New

| 0

±0
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|

| align="left"| Independent Provincial Group of Ciudad Real (APICR)

| 21,752

0.12New

| 77

style="color:green;"| +77
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|United Extremadura}}"|

| align="left"| United Extremadura (EU)

| 21,513

0.12New

| 202

style="color:green;"| +202
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Galician Left}}"|

| align="left"| Galician Left (EG)

| 19,173

0.10New

| 22

style="color:green;"| +22
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Valencian Independent Organization}}"|

| align="left"| Valencian Independent Organization (OIV)

| 16,735

0.09New

| 63

style="color:green;"| +63
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Regionalist Party of Cantabria}}"|

| align="left"| Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)

| 13,644

0.07style="color:red;"| –0.08

| 63

style="color:red;"| –18
bgcolor="white"|

| align="left"| Independent Galician Party (PGI)

| 12,763

0.07New

| 39

style="color:green;"| +39
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Cantonal Party}}"|

| align="left"| Cantonal Party (PCAN)

| 12,363

0.07style="color:red;"| –0.02

| 5

style="color:red;"| –2
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialist Party of Majorca}}"|

| align="left"| Socialist Party of Majorca–Socialist Party of the Islands (PSM–PSI)

| 11,925

0.07style="color:green;"| +0.02

| 32

style="color:green;"| +21
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Unitarian Candidacy of Workers}}"|

| align="left"| United Candidacy of Workers (CUT)

| 11,691

0.06style="color:green;"| +0.03

| 51

style="color:green;"| +18
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Ruralist Party}}"|

| align="left"| Agrarian Bloc–Spanish Ruralist Party (BAR–PRE)

| 10,298

0.06style="color:green;"| +0.03

| 210

style="color:green;"| +102
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Communist Workers' Party}}"|

| align="left"| Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE)

| 10,098

0.06style="color:green;"| +0.01

| 0

style="color:red;"| –1
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Progressive Riojan Party}}"|

| align="left"| Progressive Riojan Party (PRP)

| 9,788

0.05New

| 97

style="color:green;"| +97
bgcolor="white"|

| align="left"| Independent Party of Almería (PIDA)

| 8,823

0.05New

| 62

style="color:green;"| +62
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party of the Canarian Country}}"|

| align="left"| Party of the Canarian Country (PPC)

| 8,338

0.05style="color:green;"| +0.02

| 17

style="color:green;"| +9
bgcolor="white"|

| align="left"| Liberal Canarian Party (PCL)

| 7,530

0.04New

| 3

style="color:green;"| +3
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Falange Española de las JONS (1976)}}"|

| align="left"| Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)

| 7,336

0.04style="color:green;"| +0.02

| 13

style="color:green;"| +2
bgcolor="white"|

| align="left"| Others

| 1,082,823

5.91—

| 9,518

style="color:red;"| –35,128
align="left" colspan="2"| Blank ballots

| 84,973

0.46style="color:green;"| +0.34

| bgcolor="#E9E9E9" colspan="2"|

colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
style="font-weight:bold;"

| align="left" colspan="2"| Total

| 18,312,959

100.00bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|

| 67,312

style="color:red;"| –193
colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
align="left" colspan="2"| Valid votes

| 18,312,959

99.69style="color:green;"| +0.93

| bgcolor="#E9E9E9" colspan="2" rowspan="5"|

align="left" colspan="2"| Invalid votes

| 57,341

0.31style="color:red;"| –0.93
style="font-weight:bold;"

| align="left" colspan="2"| Votes cast / turnout

| 18,370,300

66.86style="color:green;"| +4.35
align="left" colspan="2"| Abstentions

| 9,104,620

33.14style="color:red;"| –4.35
style="font-weight:bold;"

| align="left" colspan="2"| Registered voters

| 27,474,920

bgcolor="#E9E9E9" colspan="2"|
colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
align="left" colspan="7"| Sources{{cite web |url=http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html?vuelta=1&codTipoEleccion=4&codPeriodo=198305&codEstado=99&codComunidad=0&codProvincia=0&codMunicipio=0&codDistrito=0&codSeccion=0&codMesa=0 |title=Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. National totals |language=es |website=infoelectoral.mir.es |publisher=Ministry of the Interior |access-date=24 September 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.historiaelectoral.com/muni.html |title=Municipal elections (overall results 1979-2011) |language=es |publisher=historiaelectoral.com |access-date=24 September 2017}}
colspan="7" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; max-width:790px;"| {{hidden|ta1=left|title=Footnotes:|content={{ubl

| 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 elections.

| 2 Galicianist Party–Convergence of Independents of Galicia results are compared to Galician Unity totals in the 1979 elections.

| 3 Galician Nationalist Bloc results are compared to Galician National-Popular Bloc totals in the 1979 elections.

| 4 Valencian People's Union results are compared to Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country totals in the 1979 elections.}}}}

{{bar box

|title=Popular vote

|titlebar=#ddd

|width=550px

|barwidth=500px

|bars=

{{bar percent|PSOE|{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}|43.05}}

{{bar percent|AP–PDP–UL|{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}|26.45}}

{{bar percent|PCE|{{party color|Communist Party of Spain}}|8.19}}

{{bar percent|CiU|{{party color|Convergence and Union}}|4.17}}

{{bar percent|EAJ/PNV|{{party color|Basque Nationalist Party}}|2.23}}

{{bar percent|CDS|{{party color|Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)}}|1.82}}

{{bar percent|PG–CIGA|{{party color|Galicianist Party–Convergence of Independents of Galicia}}|0.93}}

{{bar percent|HB|{{party color|Herri Batasuna}}|0.86}}

{{bar percent|PDL|{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)}}|0.80}}

{{bar percent|PSA–PA|{{party color|Andalusian Party}}|0.60}}

{{bar percent|PAR|{{party color|Regionalist Aragonese Party}}|0.58}}

{{bar percent|Others|#777777|9.86}}

{{bar percent|Blank ballots|#DDDDDD|0.46}}

}}

=City control=

The following table lists party control in provincial capitals, as well as in municipalities above or around 75,000.{{cite web |url=http://www.historiaelectoral.com/muni4.html |title=Municipal elections (city majors by party) |website=historiaelectoral.com |publisher=Historia Electoral |language=es |access-date=24 February 2018}} Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
Municipality

! Population

! colspan="2" style="width:375px;"| Previous control

! colspan="2" style="width:375px;"| New control

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| A Coruña

| 231,721

| width="1" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| width="1" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Albacete

| 116,484

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Alcalá de Henares

| 137,169

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Alcorcón

| 140,957

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Algeciras

| 85,390

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of Spain}}"|

| Communist Party of Spain (PCE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Alicante

| 245,963

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Almería

| 140,745

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Ávila

| 40,173

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

Avilés

|?

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Badajoz

| 111,456

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSC}}

| Badalona

| 231,175

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Barakaldo

| 118,615

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Basque Nationalist Party}}"|

| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Barcelona

| 1,771,998

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

Bilbao

| 433,115

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Basque Nationalist Party}}"|

| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Basque Nationalist Party}}"|

| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Burgos

| 152,545

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Cáceres

| 65,758

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Cádiz

| 156,711

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Cartagena

| 167,936

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) {{smaller|(PCAN in 1987)}}

Castellón de la Plana

| 124,487

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Ciudad Real

| 50,151

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) {{smaller|(AICR in 1987)}}

Córdoba

| 279,386

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of Spain}}"|

| Communist Party of Spain (PCE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of Spain}}"|

| Communist Party of Spain (PCE)

Cornellà de Llobregat

| 91,313

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) {{smaller|(PSC–PSOE in 1985)}}

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Cuenca

| 40,007

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) {{smaller|(PDP in 1987)}}

Elche

| 164,779

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Ferrol

| 87,691

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Fuenlabrada

| 78,096

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Getafe

| 126,558

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Gijón

|?

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Girona

| 65,586

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

Granada

| 246,642

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Guadalajara

| 55,137

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Huelva

| 127,822

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Huesca

| 41,455

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Jaén

| 95,783

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Jerez de la Frontera

| 175,653

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Andalusian Party}}"|

| Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Andalusian Party}}"|

| Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA)

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

| 291,066

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Las Palmas

| 360,098

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Leganés

| 163,910

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/shading}}"

| León

| 127,095

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|

| Independent (INDEP)

Lleida

| 109,397

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Logroño

| 109,536

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Lugo

| 72,574

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) {{smaller|(CPG in 1987)}}

Madrid

| 3,158,818

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Málaga

| 502,232

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Mataró

| 98,589

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

Móstoles

| 150,259

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Murcia

| 284,585

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Ourense

| 94,346

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Oviedo

|?

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Palencia

| 71,716

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

Palma

| 290,372

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Pamplona

| 177,906

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Pontevedra

| 64,184

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) {{smaller|(IG in 1987)}}

Reus

| 81,182

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

Sabadell

| 189,147

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC)

Salamanca

| 153,981

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

San Cristóbal de La Laguna

| 106,146

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

San Sebastián

| 172,303

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Basque Nationalist Party}}"|

| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Basque Nationalist Party}}"|

| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

Sant Boi de Llobregat

| 74,291

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

Santa Coloma de Gramenet

| 139,859

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC)

{{Party shading/AIC}}

| Santa Cruz de Tenerife

| 185,899

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Canarian Independent Groups}}"|

| Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Santander

| 179,694

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Santiago de Compostela

| 82,404

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)}}"|

| Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) {{smaller|(AP in 1986)}}

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Segovia

| 50,759

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) {{smaller|(PDP in 1986)}}

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Seville

| 645,817

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Andalusian Party}}"|

| Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Soria

| 30,326

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) {{smaller|(PL in 1987)}}

Tarragona

| 112,238

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

Terrassa

| 164,218

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/shading}}"

| Teruel

| 25,935

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|

| Independent (INDEP) {{smaller|(PAR in 1986)}}

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Toledo

| 54,335

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Torrejón de Ardoz

| 75,599

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Valencia

| 744,748

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Valladolid

| 320,293

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Vigo

| 261,331

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Vitoria-Gasteiz

| 189,533

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Basque Nationalist Party}}"|

| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Basque Nationalist Party}}"|

| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) {{smaller|(EA in 1986)}}

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Zamora

| 58,560

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Zaragoza

| 571,855

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Provincial deputations

=Summary=

{{Pie chart

|caption = Provincial deputy share for different parties in the elections.

|other = yes

|value1 = 51.46

|label1 = PSOE

|color1 = {{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}

|value2 = 34.18

|label2 = AP–PDP–UL

|color2 = {{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}

|value3 = 4.79

|label3 = CiU

|color3 = {{party color|Convergence and Union}}

|value4 = 3.42

|label4 = PCE

|color4 = {{party color|Communist Party of Spain}}

|value5 = 2.05

|label5 = PG–CIGA

|color5 = {{party color|Galicianist Party (1978)}}

|value6 = 1.17

|label6 = PAR

|color6 = {{party color|Regionalist Aragonese Party}}

|value7 = 0.78

|label7 = CDS

|color7 = {{party color|Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)}}

|value8 = 0.39

|label8 = PSA–PA

|color8 = {{party color|Andalusian Party}}

|value9 = 0.29

|label9 = ADEI

|color9 = {{party color|Independent (politician)}}

|value10 = 0.20

|label10 = PDL

|color10 = {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)}}

|value11 = 0.20

|label11 = APICR

|color11 = {{party color|Independent (politician)}}

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"

|+ ← Summary of the 8 May 1983 provincial deputations election results →

style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="500"| Parties and coalitions

! colspan="2"| Seats

width="35"| Total

! width="35"| +/−

width="1" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| align="left"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| 527

style="color:green;"| +248
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| align="left"| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1

| 350

style="color:green;"| +321
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}"|

| align="left"| Convergence and Union (CiU)

| 49

style="color:green;"| +4
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of Spain}}"|

| align="left"| Communist Party of Spain (PCE)

| 35

style="color:red;"| –27
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Galicianist Party (1978)}}"|

| align="left"| Galicianist Party–Convergence of Independents of Galicia (PG–CIGA)2

| 21

style="color:green;"| +19
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Regionalist Aragonese Party}}"|

| align="left"| Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)

| 12

style="color:green;"| +8
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)}}"|

| align="left"| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)

| 8

style="color:green;"| +8
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Andalusian Party}}"|

| align="left"| Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA)

| 4

style="color:green;"| +2
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|

| align="left"| Group of Independent Electors (ADEI)

| 3

style="color:green;"| +3
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)}}"|

| align="left"| Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)

| 2

style="color:green;"| +2
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|

| align="left"| Independent Provincial Group of Ciudad Real (APICR)

| 2

style="color:green;"| +2
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Galician Nationalist Bloc}}"|

| align="left"| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)3

| 1

style="color:red;"| –2
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|United Extremadura}}"|

| align="left"| United Extremadura (EU)

| 1

style="color:green;"| +1
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Ruralist Party}}"|

| align="left"| Agrarian Bloc–Spanish Ruralist Party (BAR–PRE)

| 1

±0
bgcolor="white"|

| align="left"| Others

| 8

style="color:red;"| –717
colspan="4" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
style="font-weight:bold;"

| align="left" colspan="2"| Total

| 1,024

style="color:red;"| –128
colspan="4" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
align="left" colspan="4"| Sources
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;font-size:95%;max-width:790px;" | {{hidden|ta1=left|title=Footnotes:|content={{ubl

| 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

| 2 Galicianist Party–Convergence of Independents of Galicia results are compared to Galician Unity totals in the 1979 election.

| 3 Galician Nationalist Bloc results are compared to Galician National-Popular Bloc totals in the 1979 election.}}}}

=Deputation control=

The following table lists party control in provincial deputations. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
Province

! colspan="2" style="width:375px;"| Previous control

! colspan="2" style="width:375px;"| New control

{{Party shading/CP}}

| A Coruña

| width="1" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| width="1" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

Albacete

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Alicante

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Almería

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Ávila

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Badajoz

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Barcelona

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Burgos

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Cáceres

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Cádiz

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Castellón

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Ciudad Real

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Córdoba

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Cuenca

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

Girona

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}"|

| Convergence and Union (CiU)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}"|

| Convergence and Union (CiU)

bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/shading}}"

| Granada

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|

| Independent (INDEP)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Guadalajara

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Huelva

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Huesca

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Jaén

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| León

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSC}}

| Lleida

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}"|

| Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)

bgcolor="#C0C0C0"

| Logroño

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| colspan="2" align="right"| 1983 Riojan regional election →

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Lugo

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

Málaga

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

bgcolor="#C0C0C0"

| Madrid

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| colspan="2" align="right"| 1983 Madrilenian regional election →

bgcolor="#C0C0C0"

| Murcia

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| colspan="2" align="right"| 1983 Murcian regional election →

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Ourense

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

bgcolor="#C0C0C0"

| Oviedo

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| colspan="2" align="right"| 1983 Asturian regional election →

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Palencia

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Pontevedra

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Salamanca

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

bgcolor="#C0C0C0"

| Santander

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| colspan="2" align="right"| 1983 Cantabrian regional election →

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Segovia

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

Seville

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/shading}}"

| Soria

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|

| Group of Independent Electors (ADEI) {{smaller|(AP in 1985)}}

Tarragona

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}"|

| Convergence and Union (CiU)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}"|

| Convergence and Union (CiU)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Teruel

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Toledo

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

Valencia

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Valladolid

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

{{Party shading/CP}}

| Zamora

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}"|

| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)

{{Party shading/PSOE}}

| Zaragoza

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}"|

| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}"|

| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}

{{Spanish elections}}

1983