2015 Canarian Island Cabildo elections

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.

Opinion polls

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2015 Spanish local elections (Canary Islands) § Island Cabildos

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.

Cabildo	Previous control		New 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 →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition–Independent Herrenian Group (CCa–AHI)	2,708	45.07	+5.64	6	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	1,498	24.93	–11.03	3	–2
	People's Party (PP)	820	13.65	–5.98	2	±0
	We Can (Podemos)	405	6.74	New	1	+1
	New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA)	399	6.64	New	1	+1
	Canaries Decides (IpH–IUC–LV–UP)^1	120	2.00	+0.29	0	±0
Blank ballots		58	0.97	+0.02
Total		6,008			13	±0
Valid votes		6,008	98.14	–0.83
Invalid votes		114	1.86	+0.83
Votes cast / turnout		6,122	74.79	–0.89
Abstentions		2,064	25.21	+0.89
Registered voters		8,186
Sources[1][2][3]

Fuerteventura

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of Fuerteventura election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC)	10,763	30.60	–5.40	9	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,183	17.58	+2.70	5	+1
	People's Party (PP)	4,183	11.89	–6.20	3	–2
	We Can (Podemos)	3,739	10.63	New	3	+3
	Majorero Progressive Party (PPMAJO)	2,909	8.27	–5.55	2	–1
	New Canaries–Broad Front–Independents of Fuerteventura (NC–IF)	2,039	5.80	+2.21	1	+1
	Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura (AMF)	1,669	4.75	–2.60	0	–2
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	1,032	2.93	New	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC)	776	2.21	New	0	±0
	New Fuerteventura (NF)	564	1.60	New	0	±0
	Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)^1	443	1.26	–1.77	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	309	0.88	–0.05	0	±0
Blank ballots		560	1.59	–0.73
Total		35,169			23	±0
Valid votes		35,169	97.40	+0.36
Invalid votes		940	2.60	–0.36
Votes cast / turnout		36,109	59.44	–4.66
Abstentions		24,637	40.56	+4.66
Registered voters		60,746
Sources[1][2][4]

Gran Canaria

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA)	103,759	26.47	+11.14	9	+4
	People's Party (PP)	68,714	17.53	–21.25	6	–8
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	57,015	14.55	–6.19	5	–2
	We Can (Podemos)	52,496	13.39	New	4	+4
	United for Gran Canaria (UxGC)^1	44,369	11.32	+7.48	4	+4
	Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC)	21,807	5.56	–3.68	1	–2
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	16,971	4.33	New	0	±0
	Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)^2	5,742	1.46	–3.02	0	±0
	Canarian Green Party (PVerde)	4,768	1.22	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	3,298	0.84	–0.38	0	±0
	More for Telde (+xT)	3,074	0.78	New	0	±0
	Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD)	2,674	0.68	New	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	1,015	0.26	New	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC)	806	0.21	–0.22	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,481	1.40	–1.53
Total		391,989			29	±0
Valid votes		391,989	98.50	+1.64
Invalid votes		5,971	1.50	–1.64
Votes cast / turnout		397,960	61.65	–0.61
Abstentions		247,601	38.35	+0.61
Registered voters		645,561
Sources[1][2][5]

La Gomera

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of La Gomera election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Gomera Socialist Group (ASG)	5,972	50.19	New	10	+10
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	1,816	15.26	–36.87	3	–7
	People's Party (PP)	1,101	9.25	–17.28	1	–4
	Yes We Can (SSP)	1,093	9.19	New	1	+1
	New Canaries–Gomera Democratic Alternative (NC–ADGomera)	1,071	9.00	+4.85	1	+1
	Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC)	744	6.25	–6.39	1	–1
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	34	0.29	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		67	0.56	–0.51
Total		11,898			17	±0
Valid votes		11,898	98.42	+0.11
Invalid votes		191	1.58	–0.11
Votes cast / turnout		12,089	76.96	–1.13
Abstentions		3,620	23.04	+1.13
Registered voters		15,709
Sources[1][2][6]

La Palma

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of La Palma election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	13,186	31.45	+6.97	8	+2
	Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC)	12,340	29.43	–10.22	7	–2
	People's Party (PP)	9,617	22.94	–5.29	5	–1
	We Can (Podemos)	2,115	5.04	New	1	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	1,236	2.95	New	0	±0
	Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)^1	1,223	2.92	–0.43	0	±0
	New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA)	1,136	2.71	+0.51	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	452	1.08	+0.36	0	±0
Blank ballots		625	1.49	+0.12
Total		41,930			21	±0
Valid votes		41,930	97.66	–0.39
Invalid votes		1,003	2.34	+0.39
Votes cast / turnout		42,933	66.67	–4.44
Abstentions		21,464	33.33	+4.44
Registered voters		64,397
Sources[1][2][7]

Lanzarote

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of Lanzarote election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC)	11,148	24.22	–7.04	7	–2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	8,805	19.13	+3.46	5	+1
	We Can (Podemos)	5,749	12.49	New	3	+3
	People's Party (PP)	5,509	11.97	–10.37	3	–3
	We Are Lanzarote (SomosLan)^1	3,157	6.86	+1.72	2	+1
	Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)	3,075	6.68	–6.04	1	–2
	New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA)	3,032	6.59	+2.42	1	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	2,452	5.33	New	1	+1
	San Borondón (SB)	956	2.08	New	0	±0
	Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)^2	900	1.96	+0.14	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	189	0.41	–0.52	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,062	2.31	–1.89
Total		46,034			23	±0
Valid votes		46,034	98.29	+1.86
Invalid votes		801	1.71	–1.86
Votes cast / turnout		46,835	52.48	–2.38
Abstentions		42,411	47.52	+2.38
Registered voters		89,246
Sources[1][2][8]

Tenerife

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of Tenerife election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC)	108,972	28.62	–9.72	10	–5
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	78,255	20.55	+0.82	7	±0
	People's Party (PP)	73,952	19.42	–5.44	6	–3
	We Can (Podemos)	52,886	13.89	New	5	+5
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	21,005	5.52	New	1	+1
	Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)^1	10,375	2.73	–4.01	0	±0
	For Tenerife–New Canaries–Broad Front (XTF–NC)	8,292	2.18	New	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC)	4,311	1.13	–0.23	0	±0
	Socialists for Tenerife–Greens (SxTF–Verdes)	4,007	1.05	New	0	±0
	Nationalist Canarian Centre (CCN)	3,996	1.05	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	3,691	0.97	+0.10	0	±0
	Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD)	2,405	0.63	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC)	948	0.25	–0.05	0	±0
	Libertarian Party (P–LIB)	710	0.19	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		6,910	1.82	–0.40
Total		380,715			29	–2
Valid votes		380,715	97.51	–0.38
Invalid votes		9,714	2.49	+0.38
Votes cast / turnout		390,429	60.53	–3.31
Abstentions		254,569	39.47	+3.31
Registered voters		644,998
Sources[1][2][9]

See also

• 2015 Canarian regional election
• Results breakdown of the 2015 Spanish local elections (Canary Islands)

References

1. "Parliament of the Canaries and Island Cabildos elections since 1979". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
2. "Island Cabildo election results, 24 May 2015" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
3. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2015. El Hierro". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
4. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2015. Fuerteventura". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
5. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2015. Gran Canaria". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
6. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2015. La Gomera". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
7. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2015. La Palma". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
8. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2015. Lanzarote". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
9. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2015. Tenerife". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 22 June 2020.