Results breakdown of the 2003 Spanish local elections (Region of Murcia)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Region of Murcia on 25 May 2003. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1][2][3]

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
Cartagena	188,003		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Lorca	79,481		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Murcia	377,888		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)

Municipalities

Cartagena

Population: 188,003

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Cartagena election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	48,159	55.70	+5.10	16	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	25,842	29.89	+1.06	9	±0
	Citizens' Movement of Cartagena (MCC)^1	4,507	5.21	–1.79	1	+1
	United Left of the Region of Murcia (IURM)	4,439	5.13	–0.51	1	±0
	The Greens (LV)	1,826	2.11	+0.77	0	±0
	Citizens' Convergence of the South-East (CCSE)	489	0.57	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,207	1.40	–0.09
Total		86,469			27	±0
Valid votes		86,469	99.17	–0.18
Invalid votes		726	0.83	+0.18
Votes cast / turnout		87,195	59.27	+3.71
Abstentions		59,908	40.73	–3.71
Registered voters		147,103
Sources[1][4][5]

Lorca

Population: 79,481

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Lorca election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	20,731	54.84	–9.61	14	–3
	People's Party (PP)	13,607	36.00	+7.14	9	+1
	United Left of the Region of Murcia (IURM)	3,004	7.95	+3.25	2	+2
Blank ballots		458	1.21	+0.18
Total		37,800			25	±0
Valid votes		37,800	99.15	–0.15
Invalid votes		323	0.85	+0.15
Votes cast / turnout		38,123	63.46	–5.11
Abstentions		21,948	36.54	+5.11
Registered voters		60,071
Sources[1][4][6]

Murcia

Population: 377,888

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Murcia election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	121,684	60.06	+2.38	19	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	62,033	30.62	–0.58	10	+1
	United Left of the Region of Murcia (IURM)	10,004	4.94	–2.28	0	–2
	The Greens (LV)	4,937	2.44	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,961	1.95	+0.08
Total		202,619			29	±0
Valid votes		202,619	99.47	+0.03
Invalid votes		1,084	0.53	–0.03
Votes cast / turnout		203,703	69.39	+3.45
Abstentions		89,851	30.61	–3.45
Registered voters		293,554
Sources[1][4][7]

See also

• 2003 Murcian regional election

References

1. "Municipal elections in the Region of Murcia since 1979". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
2. "Elecciones Municipales. 25 de mayo de 2003. Murcia". elecciones.eldiario.es (in Spanish). eldiario.es. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
3. "25M/Elecciones Municipales 2003. Región de Murcia". especiales.publico.es (in Spanish). Público. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
4. "Local election results, 25 May 2003" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
5. "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Cartagena Municipality". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
6. "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Lorca Municipality". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
7. "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Murcia Municipality". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 24 June 2020.