2011 Balearic Island Council elections

The 2011 Balearic Island Council elections were held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 9th Island Councils of Mallorca and Menorca and the 2nd 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.

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.

Formentera polling

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout	GxF			GUIF	Sa Unió	PREF	Lead
2011 Island Council election	22 May 2011	N/A	60.9	44.0 6	[lower-alpha 1]	15.3 2	[lower-alpha 1]	34.7 5	4.0 0	9.3
IBES/Última Hora[p 1][p 2]	26 Apr–7 May 2011	200	?	34.0 5	[lower-alpha 1]	18.0 2	[lower-alpha 1]	42.0 6	<1.0 0	8.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 2][p 3]	21–30 Mar 2011	200	?	34.0 5	[lower-alpha 1]	20.0 2	[lower-alpha 1]	42.0 6	<4.0 0	8.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 2][p 3]	12 Feb 2011	?	?	36.0 5	[lower-alpha 1]	20.0 2	[lower-alpha 1]	41.0 6	–	5.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 2][p 3]	18 Dec 2010	?	?	37.0 5	[lower-alpha 1]	20.0 2	[lower-alpha 1]	40.0 6	–	3.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 2][p 3]	Sep 2010	?	?	38.0 5	[lower-alpha 1]	19.0 2	[lower-alpha 1]	40.0 6	–	2.0
2009 EP election[p 4]	7 Jun 2009	N/A	29.8	–	37.5 6	46.2 7	–	–	–	8.7
2007 Island Council election	27 May 2007	N/A	62.3	32.8 5	30.9 4	19.6 2	15.0 2	–	–	1.9

Ibiza polling

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout	PSOE–ExC			ExC	Lead
2011 Island Council election	22 May 2011	N/A	52.1	–	51.4 8	29.8 5	5.9 0	21.6
IBES/Última Hora[p 1][p 2]	26 Apr–7 May 2011	400	?	–	49.0 7	37.0 6	3.0 0	12.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 3]	21–30 Mar 2011	400	?	–	50.0 6/7	39.0 6	5.0 0	11.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 3]	12 Feb 2011	?	?	–	47.0 7	41.0 6	3.0 0	6.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 3][p 5][p 6]	18 Dec 2010	?	?	–	46.0 7	41.0 6	4.0 0	5.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 3]	Sep 2010	?	?	–	45.0 7	43.0 6	5.0 0	2.0
Infortécnica[p 7]	Jan 2010	442	?	–	50.4	24.4	17.2	26.0
2009 EP election[p 8]	7 Jun 2009	N/A	34.2	–	47.8 7	41.2 6	2.5 0	6.6
2007 Island Council election	27 May 2007	N/A	54.5	46.8 7	46.7 6	[lower-alpha 2]	[lower-alpha 2]	0.1

Mallorca polling

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout			Bloc	UM				PSM	CxI	Lliga	Lead
2011 Island Council election	22 May 2011	N/A	61.0	46.1 19	23.6 10	–	–	1.6 0	2.2 0	2.9 0	10.6 4	3.6 0	3.9 0	22.5
IBES/Última Hora[p 1]	26 Apr–7 May 2011	800	?	47.0 17/18	32.0 11/12	–	–	–	3.0 0/1	3.0 0/1	7.0 2/3	3.0 0/1	3.0 0/1	15.0
Gadeso[p 9]	Apr 2011	400	?	39.0– 40.0 17/19	25.0– 26.0 12	–	–	0.5– 1.5 0	1.0– 2.0 0	2.0– 3.0 0	5.5– 6.5 2/3	3.0– 4.0 0/1	2.5– 3.5 0	14.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 3]	21–30 Mar 2011	800	?	47.0 17	32.0 12	–	–	–	2.0 0	3.0 0	8.0 3	5.0 1	3.0 0	15.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 1][p 3][p 10]	12 Feb 2011	?	?	48.0 18	33.0 12	–	5.0 1	–	1.0 0	2.0 0	8.0 2	–	–	15.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 1][p 3][p 5]	18 Dec 2010	?	?	46.0 17	34.0 12	–	7.0 2	–	2.0 0	2.0 0	8.0 2	–	–	12.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 1][p 3]	Sep 2010	?	?	45.0 17	35.0 13	–	5.0 1	–	3.0 0	1.0 0	9.0 3	–	–	10.0
2009 EP election[p 11]	7 Jun 2009	N/A	36.5	43.6 18	37.9 15	–	4.4 0	3.2 0	2.9 0	2.5 0	–	–	–	5.7
2007 Island Council election	27 May 2007	N/A	61.0	45.8 16	30.2 11	10.5 3	9.9 3	[lower-alpha 3]	–	[lower-alpha 3]	[lower-alpha 3]	–	–	15.6

Menorca polling

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout			PSM	EM	Lead
2011 Island Council election	22 May 2011	N/A	60.2	46.8 8	25.7 4	11.2 1	4.2 0	21.1
Infortécnica/Menorca[p 12]	16 May 2011	?	?	? 7	? 5	? 1	–	?
IBES/Última Hora[p 1]	26 Apr–7 May 2011	400	?	46.0 7	36.0 5	7.0 1	–	10.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 3]	21–30 Mar 2011	400	?	43.0 6/7	40.0 6	7.0 0/1	3.0 0	3.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 3]	12 Feb 2011	?	?	45.0 7	40.0 6	6.0 0	2.0 0	5.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 3][p 5]	18 Dec 2010	?	?	44.0 6	38.0 6	8.0 1	3.0 0	6.0
IBES/Última Hora[p 3]	Sep 2010	?	?	44.0 6	37.0 6	9.0 1	–	7.0
2009 EP election[p 13]	7 Jun 2009	N/A	34.5	41.8 7	40.3 6	–	4.0 0	1.5
2007 Island Council election	27 May 2007	N/A	58.7	40.9 6	40.6 6	9.1 1	4.4 0	0.3

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		People for Formentera (GxF)		People for Formentera (GxF)
Ibiza		Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)		People's Party (PP)
Mallorca		Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)		People's Party (PP)
Menorca		Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)		People's Party (PP)

Islands

Formentera

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Council of Formentera election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People for Formentera (GxF)	1,662	44.04	+11.26	6	+1
	The Union of Formentera (PP–GUIF) (Sa Unió)^1	1,308	34.66	–11.20	5	–1
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	577	15.29	–4.34	2	±0
	Renewal Party of Ibiza and Formentera (PREF)	152	4.03	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		75	1.99	+0.26
Total		3,774			13	±0
Valid votes		3,774	98.20	–0.71
Invalid votes		69	1.80	+0.71
Votes cast / turnout		3,843	60.86	–1.45
Abstentions		2,471	39.14	+1.45
Registered voters		6,314
Sources[1][2][3]

Ibiza

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Council of Ibiza election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	21,368	51.38	+4.69	8	+2
	PSOE–Pact for Ibiza (PSOE–PxE)^1	12,383	29.77	n/a	5	+1
	Ibiza for Change (ExC)^1	2,466	5.93	n/a	0	–3
	New Alternative (Nov–A)	1,650	3.97	New	0	±0
	Sustainable Ibiza (ESOS)	910	2.19	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	872	2.10	New	0	±0
	Nationalist and Ecologist Agreement (ENE)^1	541	1.30	n/a	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,041	3.32	+0.92
Total		41,591			13	±0
Valid votes		41,591	98.42	–0.83
Invalid votes		669	1.58	+0.83
Votes cast / turnout		42,260	52.15	–2.32
Abstentions		38,778	47.85	+2.32
Registered voters		81,038
Sources[1][4][5]

Mallorca

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Council of Mallorca election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	154,964	46.08	+0.29	19	+3
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	79,235	23.56	–6.60	10	–1
	PSM–Initiative Greens–Agreement (PSM–IV–ExM)^1	35,554	10.57	n/a	4	+2
	Regionalist League of the Balearic Islands (IB–Lliga)	13,280	3.95	New	0	±0
	Convergence for the Isles (CxI)^2	12,015	3.57	–6.34	0	–3
	United Left of the Balearic Islands (EUIB)^1	9,864	2.93	n/a	0	–1
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	7,380	2.19	New	0	±0
	Republican Left (esquerra)^1	5,317	1.58	n/a	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	2,314	0.69	+0.44	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,298	0.39	New	0	±0
	Independent Social Group (ASI)	1,067	0.32	–0.29	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	845	0.25	New	0	±0
	Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD)	625	0.19	New	0	±0
	Dissidents (Dissidents)	595	0.18	New	0	±0
	Workers for Democracy Coalition (TD)	575	0.17	–0.08	0	±0
	Spanish Liberal Project (PLIE)	565	0.17	New	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	519	0.15	New	0	±0
	Islander Party of the Balearic Islands (PIIB)	296	0.09	–0.02	0	±0
	Radical Balearic Party (PRB)	230	0.07	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		9,762	2.86	+1.03
Total		336,300			33	±0
Valid votes		336,300	98.40	–1.03
Invalid votes		5,470	1.60	+1.03
Votes cast / turnout		341,770	60.97	–0.05
Abstentions		218,739	39.03	+0.05
Registered voters		560,509
Sources[1][4][5]

Menorca

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Council of Menorca election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	17,781	46.82	+5.90	8	+2
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	9,762	25.71	–14.86	4	–2
	Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN)^1	4,237	11.16	n/a	1	±0
	Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU)	1,598	4.21	–0.19	0	±0
	Menorcan Union (UMe)^2	1,067	2.81	+0.78	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	840	2.21	+1.44	0	±0
	The Greens of Menorca (EV–Me)^1	683	1.80	n/a	0	±0
	Ciutadella de Menorca People's Union (UPCM)	467	1.23	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	392	1.03	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,148	2.97	+1.03
Total		37,975			13	±0
Valid votes		37,975	98.36	–0.95
Invalid votes		632	1.64	+0.95
Votes cast / turnout		38,607	60.19	+1.49
Abstentions		25,532	39.81	–1.49
Registered voters		64,139
Sources[1][4][5]

See also

• 2011 Balearic regional election
• Results breakdown of the 2011 Spanish local elections (Balearic Islands)

Notes

1. Within Sa Unió.
2. Within PSOE–ExC.
3. Within Bloc.

References

Opinion poll sources

1. "Salom podría dar la primera mayoría absoluta en solitario al PP en el Consell de Mallorca". Última Hora (in Spanish). 15 May 2011.
2. "El PP amplía su ventaja sobre el PSOE a 12 puntos a una semana de las elecciones". Periódico de Ibiza (in Spanish). 13 May 2011.
3. "El PP lograría por primera vez en la historia mayoría absoluta en el Consell de Mallorca". Última Hora (in Spanish). 2 April 2011.
4. "Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo 2009. Formentera". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). 24 June 2009.
5. "El PP puede alcanzar la mayoría absoluta del Consell a costa de UM y la división de la izquierda". Última Hora (in Spanish). 18 December 2010.
6. "El PP ganaría en el Consell d'Eivissa mientras el PSOE mantiene una trayectoria descendente". Periódico de Ibiza (in Spanish). 18 December 2010.
7. "Encuesta sobre Consell Insular d'Eivissa" (PDF). Infortécnica (in Spanish). January 2010.
8. "Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo 2009. Eivissa". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). 24 June 2009.
9. "Posicionament ciutadà (XXXI). Eleccions 2011: Consell de Mallorca. El PP es perfila com a guanyador" (PDF). Gadeso (in Catalan). May 2011.
10. "La Lliga Regionalista de Font no le arrebataría la mayoría absoluta al PP en el Consell". Última Hora (in Spanish). 12 February 2011.
11. "Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo 2009. Mallorca". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). 24 June 2009.
12. "Tadeo se perfila como presidente del Consell al conseguir la mayoría absoluta". Menorca.info (in Spanish). 16 May 2011.
13. "Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo 2009. Menorca". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). 24 June 2009.

Other

1. "Parliament of the Balearic Islands and Island Council elections since 1979". historiaelectoral.com (in Catalan). Electoral History. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
2. "Local election results, 22 May 2011, in Álava, Albacete, Alicante, Almería, Asturias, Ávila, Badajoz and Balearic Islands provinces" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
3. "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2011. Formentera Municipality". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 22 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, 22 May 2011" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of the Balearic Islands. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2020.