Results breakdown of the 1983 Spanish local elections (Castile and León)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Castile and León on 8 May 1983. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1][2]

City control

The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold).[1] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Municipality	Population	Previous control		New control
Ávila	40,173		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)
Burgos	152,545		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) (SI in 1987)
León	127,095		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		Independents of León (IL)
Palencia	71,716		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)
Ponferrada	53,763		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Salamanca	153,981		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Segovia	50,759		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (PDP in 1986)
Soria	30,326		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)
Valladolid	320,293		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Zamora	58,560		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

Ávila

Population: 40,173

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Ávila election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	7,845	40.15	New	9	+9
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,312	32.30	+9.24	7	+2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	4,417	22.61	New	5	+5
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	719	3.68	–2.31	0	–1
	Independent Group (AI)	246	1.26	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–67.95	0	–15
Blank ballots		0	0.00	–1.22
Total		19,539			21	±0
Valid votes		19,539	100.00	+1.46
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.46
Votes cast / turnout		19,539	64.98	+2.22
Abstentions		10,529	35.02	–2.22
Registered voters		30,068
Sources[1][3]

Burgos

Population: 152,545

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Burgos election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)^1	43,407	59.28	+49.44	18	+15
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	22,228	30.36	+4.92	9	+1
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	2,200	3.00	–4.27	0	–2
	Independents (INDEP)	2,115	2.89	–4.21	0	–2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,789	2.44	New	0	±0
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	1,485	2.03	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–38.82	0	–12
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		73,224			27	±0
Valid votes		73,224	100.00	+7.68
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–7.68
Votes cast / turnout		73,224	64.75	+1.04
Abstentions		39,868	35.25	–1.04
Registered voters		113,092
Sources[1][4]

León

Population: 127,095

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of León election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	23,912	37.87	+4.67	11	+1
	Independents of León (IL)	23,596	37.37	New	11	+11
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)^1	12,324	19.52	+6.28	5	+2
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	1,686	2.67	–11.05	0	–4
	Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)	987	1.56	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	645	1.02	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–34.57	0	–10
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		63,150			27	±0
Valid votes		63,150	100.00	+1.90
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.90
Votes cast / turnout		63,150	66.16	+7.59
Abstentions		32,296	33.84	–7.59
Registered voters		95,446
Sources[1][5]

Palencia

Population: 71,716

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Palencia election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)^1	18,617	50.55	+41.78	14	+12
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	14,584	39.60	+6.11	10	+1
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	2,524	6.85	–4.46	1	–2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,105	3.00	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–40.50	0	–11
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		36,830			25	±0
Valid votes		36,830	100.00	+1.47
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.47
Votes cast / turnout		36,830	71.18	+10.32
Abstentions		14,911	28.82	–10.32
Registered voters		51,741
Sources[1][6]

Ponferrada

Population: 53,763

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Ponferrada election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	16,647	67.41	+38.25	20	+12
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)^1	4,686	18.98	+15.36	5	+5
	Party of El Bierzo (PB)	1,061	4.30	New	0	±0
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	1,040	4.21	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	924	3.74	–6.41	0	–2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	336	1.36	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–27.27	0	–8
	Independent Neighbors Association (AVI)	n/a	n/a	–17.97	0	–5
	Bierzo Independents (IB)	n/a	n/a	–8.53	0	–2
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		24,694			25	±0
Valid votes		24,694	100.00	+0.98
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–0.98
Votes cast / turnout		24,694	60.46	+5.45
Abstentions		16,152	39.54	–5.45
Registered voters		40,846
Sources[1][7]

Salamanca

Population: 153,981

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Salamanca election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	45,573	56.67	+20.57	17	+6
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)^1	27,470	34.16	+29.64	10	+10
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	3,648	4.54	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	2,215	2.75	–8.86	0	–3
	Independents (INDEP)	1,520	1.89	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–43.96	0	–13
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		80,423			27	±0
Valid votes		80,423	100.00	+1.41
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.41
Votes cast / turnout		80,423	70.72	+9.72
Abstentions		33,302	29.28	–9.72
Registered voters		113,725
Sources[1][8]

Segovia

Population: 50,759

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Segovia election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	9,368	37.45	+4.62	10	+3
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	8,889	35.53	New	10	+10
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,210	8.83	New	2	+2
	Independents (INDEP)	2,115	8.45	New	2	+2
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	1,409	5.63	New	1	+1
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	1,024	4.09	–3.27	0	–1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–57.46	0	–13
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		25,015			25	+4
Valid votes		25,015	100.00	+3.89
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–3.89
Votes cast / turnout		25,015	66.82	+1.76
Abstentions		12,421	33.18	–1.76
Registered voters		37,436
Sources[1][9]

Soria

Population: 30,326

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Soria election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)^1	6,854	54.57	+39.72	12	+9
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	5,707	45.43	+19.05	9	+3
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–34.67	0	–8
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	n/a	n/a	–6.15	1	–1
	Independent Electoral Group (AEI)	n/a	n/a	–6.00	1	–1
	Citizen Movement of Soria (MCS)	n/a	n/a	–5.78	1	–1
	Sorian Independent Group (GIS)	n/a	n/a	–5.19	0	–1
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		12,561			21	±0
Valid votes		12,561	100.00	+2.48
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–2.48
Votes cast / turnout		12,561	55.16	–2.08
Abstentions		10,210	44.84	+2.08
Registered voters		22,771
Sources[1][10]

Valladolid

Population: 320,293

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Valladolid election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	89,944	58.61	+18.80	19	+6
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)^1	47,013	30.64	+25.47	9	+8
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	8,419	5.49	–7.57	1	–3
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	6,482	4.22	New	0	±0
	Agrarian Bloc–Spanish Ruralist Party (BAR–PRE)	806	0.53	New	0	±0
	UP–PR–INDEP (UP–PR–INDEP)	791	0.52	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–27.89	0	–9
	Independents (INDEP)	n/a	n/a	–7.62	0	–2
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		153,455			29	±0
Valid votes		153,455	100.00	+2.18
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–2.18
Votes cast / turnout		153,455	64.55	+6.83
Abstentions		84,286	35.45	–6.83
Registered voters		237,741
Sources[1][11]

Zamora

Population: 58,560

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Zamora election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	12,815	47.09	+14.32	13	+4
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)^1	10,613	39.00	+26.17	11	+8
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,596	5.87	New	1	+1
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	794	2.92	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	735	2.70	New	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)	659	2.42	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–37.64	0	–11
	Independent Zamorans Union (UZI)	n/a	n/a	–8.86	0	–2
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		27,212			25	±0
Valid votes		27,212	100.00	+3.71
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–3.71
Votes cast / turnout		27,212	60.53	+9.10
Abstentions		17,743	39.47	–9.10
Registered voters		44,955
Sources[1][12]

See also

• 1983 Castilian-Leonese regional election

References

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