2007 Balearic Island Council elections

The 2007 Balearic Island Council elections were held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 8th Island Councils of Mallorca and Menorca and the 1st Island Councils of Formentera and Ibiza. All 72 seats in the four Island Councils were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

This was the first time that a separate election was held to elect the members of the Island Councils after the ones held in 1979. From 1983 to 2003, their composition was determined by the Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in each constituency. In addition, after these elections the Island Council of Ibiza and Formentera was separated into two Island Councils, one per each island, with the City Council of Formentera taking the functions of the Island Council. Therefore, the election results in Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca are compared to the 2003 Balearic regional election in these constituencies, and the results in Formentera are compared to the 2003 Formentera City Council election.

Opinion polls

The tables below list voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font.

Ibiza polling

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout		Pacte	EV	PSOE–ExC	Lead
2007 Island Council election	27 May 2007	N/A	54.5	46.7 6	[lower-alpha 1]	[lower-alpha 1]	46.8 7	0.1
Grup Marest/Prensa Ibérica[p 1]	20–26 Apr 2007	500	?	46.4 6	[lower-alpha 1]	[lower-alpha 1]	49.0 7	2.6
Grup Marest/Prensa Ibérica[p 1][p 2]	20–30 Mar 2007	560	?	43.7 6	[lower-alpha 1]	[lower-alpha 1]	52.7 7	9.0
2003 regional election	25 May 2003	N/A	57.7	50.4 7	37.8 5	3.2 0	–	12.6

Mallorca polling

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout			UM	PSM	EU–EV	Bloc	Lead
2007 Island Council election	27 May 2007	N/A	61.0	45.8 16	30.2 11	9.9 3	[lower-alpha 2]	[lower-alpha 2]	10.5 3	15.6
Grup Marest/Diario de Mallorca[p 3][p 4]	20–30 Mar 2007	?	?	42.1 15	29.4 10	9.4 3	[lower-alpha 2]	[lower-alpha 2]	14.8 5	12.7
2003 regional election	25 May 2003	N/A	63.7	45.0 16	26.3 9	9.2 3	9.0 3	5.5 2	–	18.7

Menorca polling

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout			PSM	Lead
2007 Island Council election	27 May 2007	N/A	60.6	40.9 6	40.6 6	9.1 1	0.3
Grup Marest/Diario de Mallorca[p 4][p 5]	20–30 Mar 2007	?	?	? 6	? 6	? 1	Tie
2003 regional election	25 May 2003	N/A	60.6	39.1 6	37.3 6	8.1 1	1.8

Island Council control

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

Council	Previous control		New control
Formentera		Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)[lower-alpha 3]		People for Formentera (GxF)
Ibiza		People's Party (PP)[lower-alpha 4]		Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)
Mallorca		Majorcan Union (UM)		Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)
Menorca		Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)		Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)

Islands

Formentera

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Island Council of Formentera election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People for Formentera (GxF)	1,134	32.78	New	5	+5
	People's Party (PP)	1,068	30.88	+6.77	4	+1
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)^1	679	19.63	–21.68	2	–4
	Independents of Formentera Group (GUIF)	518	14.98	–6.90	2	–1
	Renewal Party of Ibiza and Formentera (PREF)	n/a	n/a	–9.17	0	–1
Blank ballots		60	1.73	–1.80
Total		3,459			13	±0
Valid votes		3,459	98.91	+0.32
Invalid votes		38	1.09	–0.32
Votes cast / turnout		3,497	62.31	–3.49
Abstentions		2,115	37.69	+3.49
Registered voters		5,612
Sources[1][2][3]

Ibiza

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Island Council of Ibiza election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	PSOE–Ibiza for Change (PSOE–ExC)^1	19,466	46.78	+5.70	7	+2
	People's Party (PP)	19,428	46.69	–3.72	6	–1
	European Green Group (GVE)	801	1.93	+1.02	0	±0
	Pityusic Democracy (DP)	470	1.13	New	0	±0
	Civic Union (UC)	296	0.71	–1.12	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	150	0.36	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		998	2.40	+0.11
Total		41,609			13	+1
Valid votes		41,609	99.25	+0.13
Invalid votes		316	0.75	–0.13
Votes cast / turnout		41,925	54.47	–3.20
Abstentions		35,044	45.53	+3.20
Registered voters		76,969
Sources[1][4][5]

Mallorca

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Island Council of Mallorca election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	154,112	45.79	+0.78	16	±0
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	101,497	30.16	+3.84	11	+2
	Bloc for Mallorca (PSM–EN, EU–EV, ERC)^1	35,301	10.49	–4.45	3	–2
	Majorcan Union (UM)	33,357	9.91	+0.72	3	±0
	Independent Social Group (ASI)	2,062	0.61	–1.05	0	±0
	Workers for Democracy Coalition (TD)	832	0.25	+0.12	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	831	0.25	New	0	±0
	Balearic Party (PB)	800	0.24	New	0	±0
	Balearic People's Union (UPB)	636	0.19	New	0	±0
	Key of Majorca (Clau)	589	0.18	–0.70	0	±0
	Islander Party of the Balearic Islands (PIIB)	370	0.11	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		6,170	1.83	+0.26
Total		336,557			33	±0
Valid votes		336,557	99.43	+0.03
Invalid votes		1,921	0.57	–0.03
Votes cast / turnout		338,478	61.02	–2.72
Abstentions		216,241	38.98	+2.72
Registered voters		554,719
Sources[1][4][5]

Menorca

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Island Council of Menorca election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	15,027	40.92	+1.84	6	±0
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	14,897	40.57	+3.23	6	±0
	PSM–Nationalist Agreement–The Greens of Menorca (PSM–EN, EV–Me)^1	3,350	9.12	–1.95	1	±0
	Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU)	1,615	4.40	–0.39	0	±0
	Union of Centrists of Menorca (UCM)	745	2.03	–1.07	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	281	0.77	–0.37	0	±0
Blank ballots		805	2.19	+0.62
Total		36,720			13	±0
Valid votes		36,720	99.31	+0.08
Invalid votes		255	0.69	–0.08
Votes cast / turnout		36,975	58.70	–1.92
Abstentions		26,017	41.30	+1.92
Registered voters		62,992
Sources[1][4][5]

See also

• 2007 Balearic regional election
• Results breakdown of the 2007 Spanish local elections (Balearic Islands)

Notes

1. Within PSOE–ExC.
2. Within Bloc.
3. As the City Council of Formentera.
4. As the Island Council of Ibiza and Formentera.

References

Opinion poll sources

1. "PSOE-ExC aventaja aún al PP en el Consell pero ambos se sitúan a menos de 3 puntos". Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 5 May 2007.
2. "Vuelco en el consell ibicenco, con mayoría absoluta para los progresistas". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 7 April 2007.
3. "El PP baja y se aleja de la mayoría absoluta en el Consell de Mallorca". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 7 April 2007.
4. "La caída conservadora se concreta en Eivissa". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 7 April 2007.
5. "La izquierda gana en Menorca con el mismo resultado de cuatro años atrás". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 7 April 2007.

Other

1. "Parliament of the Balearic Islands and Island Council elections since 1979". historiaelectoral.com (in Catalan). Electoral History. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
2. "Local election results, 27 May 2007" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
3. "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2007. Formentera Municipality". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
4. "Resultats oficials Consells per legislatura" (PDF). parlamentib.es (in Catalan). Electoral Board of the Balearic Islands. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
5. "Parliament of the Balearic Islands and Island Councils election results, 27 May 2007" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of the Balearic Islands. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2020.