Results breakdown of the 1987 Spanish local elections (Valencian Community)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Valencian Community on 10 June 1987. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1][2][3]

Overall

Councillor share for parties securing >1.0% of councillors up for election.

  PSOE (46.62%)

  AP (25.89%)

  CDS (7.40%)

  IU–UPV (6.43%)

  UV (4.00%)

  PDP–CV (1.15%)

  Other (8.51%)

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 municipal election results in the Valencian Community →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Councillors
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	809,619	40.09	–10.28	2,507	–72
	People's Alliance (AP)^1	461,636	22.86	–6.50	1,392	–325
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	221,726	10.98	+9.45	398	+349
	United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)	190,948	9.46	–0.42	346	+11
	United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)	131,942	6.53	New	251	+251
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)	30,018	1.49	–0.04	65	+27
	United Left (IU)^2	28,988	1.44	–6.83	30	–267
	Valencian Union (UV)	148,878	7.37	New	215	+215
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	32,290	1.60	New	27	+27
	People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)	23,386	1.16	New	62	+62
	Valencian Independent Organization (OIV)	11,385	0.56	–0.32	25	–38
	Valencian Electoral Coalition (CEV)	9,352	0.46	New	17	+17
	Independent Socialist Party (PSI)	7,494	0.37	New	15	+15
	Independent Candidacy for Sagunto (CIPS)	7,157	0.35	New	7	+7
	The Greens (LV)	4,946	0.24	New	1	+1
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	3,512	0.17	+0.10	1	–1
	Spanish Vertex Ecological Development Revindication (VERDE)	3,457	0.17	New	1	+1
	Humanist Platform (PH)	2,857	0.14	New	0	±0
	Liberal Party (PL)	2,080	0.10	New	5	+5
	Left Front (FI)	1,801	0.09	New	0	±0
	People of Dénia (GD)	1,675	0.08	New	3	+3
	Torrevieja United Candidacy (CUT)	1,487	0.07	New	4	+4
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)^3	1,480	0.07	+0.04	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	1,147	0.06	New	0	±0
	Independent Solution (SI)	692	0.03	New	1	+1
	Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE)	529	0.03	–0.19	1	–6
	Others	47,411	2.35	—	280	–345
Blank ballots		22,401	1.11	+1.01
Total		2,019,346	100.00		5,308	–69
Valid votes		2,019,346	98.69	–1.04
Invalid votes		26,892	1.31	+1.04
Votes cast / turnout		2,046,238	75.03	+2.83
Abstentions		681,091	24.97	–2.83
Registered voters		2,727,329
Sources[1][4]

Popular vote PSOE   40.09% AP   22.86% CDS   10.98% IU–UPV   9.46% UV   7.37% PTE–UC   1.60% PDP–CV   1.16% Others   5.37% Blank ballots   1.11%

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
Alcoy	66,244		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Alicante	258,112		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Castellón de la Plana	127,440		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Elche	175,649		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Elda	55,994		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Gandia	51,028		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Orihuela	45,545		People's Alliance (AP)		People's Alliance (AP)
Torrent	54,544		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Valencia	729,419		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

Alcoy

Population: 66,244

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Alcoy election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	16,765	50.44	–15.79	15	–3
	People's Alliance (AP)^1	6,404	19.27	n/a	5	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	3,624	10.90	+9.83	3	+3
	United Left (IU)^2	3,202	9.63	+3.30	2	+1
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)	975	2.93	New	0	±0
	People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)	849	2.55	New	0	±0
	Valencian Union (UV)^1	512	1.54	n/a	0	–1
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	361	1.09	New	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	127	0.38	New	0	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)	111	0.33	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		308	0.93	+0.93
Total		33,238			25	±0
Valid votes		33,238	98.81	–1.19
Invalid votes		401	1.19	+1.19
Votes cast / turnout		33,639	69.92	+2.05
Abstentions		14,470	30.08	–2.05
Registered voters		48,109
Sources[1][5][6]

Alicante

Population: 258,112

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Alicante election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	49,396	40.78	–20.90	12	–7
	People's Alliance (AP)^1	33,511	27.67	–0.52	8	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	20,985	17.33	+15.19	5	+5
	United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)^2	7,903	6.52	+1.57	2	+2
	The Greens (LV)	3,339	2.76	New	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	1,739	1.44	New	0	±0
	People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)	1,018	0.84	New	0	±0
	Valencian Electoral Coalition (CEV)	832	0.69	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	508	0.42	New	0	±0
	Independent Solution (SI)	329	0.27	New	0	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)	241	0.20	New	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	181	0.15	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,138	0.94	+0.94
Total		121,120			27	±0
Valid votes		121,120	98.19	–1.81
Invalid votes		2,235	1.81	+1.81
Votes cast / turnout		123,355	66.30	+0.92
Abstentions		62,692	33.70	–0.92
Registered voters		186,047
Sources[1][5][7]

Castellón de la Plana

Population: 127,440

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Castellón de la Plana election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	24,695	39.63	–23.89	12	–7
	People's Alliance (AP)^1	19,049	30.57	n/a	9	+2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	10,412	16.71	+15.21	5	+5
	United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)^2	3,893	6.25	+0.69	1	+1
	People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)	1,119	1.80	New	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	659	1.06	New	0	±0
	Valencian Union (UV)^1	592	0.95	n/a	0	–1
	Liberal Party (PL)	465	0.75	New	0	±0
	Valencian Electoral Coalition (CEV)	340	0.55	New	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	291	0.47	New	0	±0
	The Greens (LV)	2	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		792	1.27	+1.27
Total		62,309			27	±0
Valid votes		62,309	98.58	–1.42
Invalid votes		897	1.42	+1.42
Votes cast / turnout		63,206	67.77	–0.22
Abstentions		30,063	32.23	+0.22
Registered voters		93,269
Sources[1][5][8]

Elche

Population: 175,649

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Elche election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	36,877	45.25	–12.43	14	–3
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	15,189	18.64	+16.30	6	+6
	People's Alliance (AP)^1	15,145	18.58	–9.49	5	–3
	United Left (IU)^2	6,282	7.71	–0.43	2	±0
	People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)	3,320	4.07	New	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	1,689	2.07	New	0	±0
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)	1,036	1.27	New	0	±0
	Independent Group of Elche (AIE)	681	0.84	New	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	626	0.77	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		650	0.80	+0.80
Total		81,495			27	±0
Valid votes		81,495	99.29	–0.71
Invalid votes		580	0.71	+0.71
Votes cast / turnout		82,075	68.33	+5.80
Abstentions		38,043	31.67	–5.80
Registered voters		120,118
Sources[1][5][9]

Elda

Population: 55,994

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Elda election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	12,072	45.17	–18.75	12	–5
	People's Alliance (AP)^1	6,271	23.47	–0.76	6	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	5,527	20.68	New	5	+5
	United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)^2	2,038	7.63	+0.92	2	+1
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	400	1.50	New	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	143	0.54	New	0	±0
	Independent Candidacy of Elda (CIE)	n/a	n/a	–5.14	0	–1
Blank ballots		272	1.02	+1.02
Total		26,723			25	±0
Valid votes		26,723	98.76	–1.24
Invalid votes		335	1.24	+1.24
Votes cast / turnout		27,058	68.35	–3.44
Abstentions		12,530	31.65	+3.44
Registered voters		39,588
Sources[1][5][10]

Gandia

Population: 51,028

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Gandia election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	9,136	33.46	–4.43	10	+1
	People's Alliance (AP)^1	6,135	22.47	n/a	6	±0
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)	3,475	12.73	+0.68	3	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,205	8.08	+4.43	2	+2
	Valencian Independent Organization (OIV)	2,000	7.32	New	2	+2
	Valencian Union (UV)^1	1,811	6.63	n/a	2	+2
	United Left (IU)^2	752	2.75	–4.36	0	–1
	People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)	665	2.44	New	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	512	1.88	New	0	±0
	Valencian Electoral Coalition (CEV)	189	0.69	New	0	±0
	Left Front (FI)	147	0.54	New	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	62	0.23	New	0	±0
	Independents (INDEP)	n/a	n/a	–11.49	0	–2
Blank ballots		217	0.79	+0.79
Total		27,306			25	+4
Valid votes		27,306	99.11	–0.89
Invalid votes		244	0.89	+0.89
Votes cast / turnout		27,550	75.05	+5.25
Abstentions		9,159	24.95	–5.25
Registered voters		36,709
Sources[1][5][11]

Orihuela

Population: 45,545

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Orihuela election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Alliance (AP)^1	15,305	62.89	+32.43	15	+6
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	4,899	20.13	–10.24	4	–5
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,976	8.12	–16.50	1	–6
	United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)^2	1,232	5.06	+0.96	1	+1
	Liberal Party (PL)	572	2.35	New	0	±0
	People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)	204	0.84	New	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	36	0.15	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		112	0.46	+0.46
Total		24,336			21	–4
Valid votes		24,336	99.57	–0.43
Invalid votes		105	0.43	+0.43
Votes cast / turnout		24,441	74.79	+8.75
Abstentions		8,237	25.21	–8.75
Registered voters		32,678
Sources[1][5][12]

Torrent

Population: 54,544

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Torrent election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	12,098	45.19	–13.68	13	–2
	People's Alliance (AP)^1	6,933	25.89	n/a	8	±0
	Valencian Union (UV)^1	2,219	8.29	n/a	2	+2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,798	6.72	New	2	+2
	United Left (IU)^2	1,260	4.71	–2.85	0	–2
	People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)	813	3.04	New	0	±0
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)	551	2.06	–0.29	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	486	1.82	New	0	±0
	Valencian Independent Organization (OIV)	301	1.12	New	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	67	0.25	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		248	0.93	+0.93
Total		26,774			25	±0
Valid votes		26,774	98.50	–1.50
Invalid votes		409	1.50	+1.50
Votes cast / turnout		27,183	71.50	+1.55
Abstentions		10,836	28.50	–1.55
Registered voters		38,019
Sources[1][5][13]

Valencia

Main article: 1987 Valencia City Council election

Population: 729,419

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Valencia election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	143,037	36.75	–12.08	13	–5
	Valencian Union (UV)^1	77,353	19.87	n/a	7	+5
	People's Alliance (AP)^1	73,830	18.97	n/a	7	–4
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	44,133	11.34	+9.41	4	+4
	United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)^2	30,963	7.96	–1.09	2	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	5,608	1.44	New	0	±0
	Spanish Vertex Ecological Development Revindication (VERDE)	3,278	0.84	New	0	±0
	Valencian Electoral Coalition (CEV)	2,370	0.61	New	0	±0
	People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)	1,096	0.28	New	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	879	0.23	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	860	0.22	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	800	0.21	New	0	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)^3	601	0.15	+0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,406	1.13	+0.70
Total		389,214			33	±0
Valid votes		389,214	98.67	–0.07
Invalid votes		5,235	1.33	+0.07
Votes cast / turnout		394,449	71.52	+1.60
Abstentions		157,058	28.48	–1.60
Registered voters		551,507
Sources[1][5][14][15][16]

See also

• 1987 Valencian regional election

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