1979 Spanish local elections
Overall

1979 Spanish local elections

Section Title: Overall
Table Section Text: None

Parties and coalitions	Popular vote	Councillors

Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−

Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	5,067,634	30.87	n/a	29,288	n/a

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and allies (PSOE–PSC)	4,621,672	28.15	n/a	12,069	n/a

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	3,901,507	23.77	n/a	11,141	n/a

Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	720,165	4.39	n/a	928	n/a

Communist Party of Spain and allies (PCE–PSUC)	2,142,049	13.05	n/a	3,725	n/a

Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	1,598,893	9.74	n/a	3,176	n/a

Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC)	543,156	3.31	n/a	549	n/a

Convergence and Union (CiU)	509,128	3.10	n/a	1,782	n/a

Democratic Coalition (CD)	504,780	3.07	n/a	2,383	n/a

Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	361,160	2.20	n/a	1,093	n/a

Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA)	245,507	1.50	n/a	259	n/a

Popular Unity (HB)	164,516	1.00	n/a	267	n/a

Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	148,083	0.90	n/a	229	n/a

Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	114,539	0.70	n/a	107	n/a

Republican Left of Catalonia–National Front of Catalonia (ERC–FNC)	103,547	0.63	n/a	210	n/a

Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	86,792	0.53	n/a	59	n/a

Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG)	78,216	0.48	n/a	258	n/a

Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG)	69,060	0.42	n/a	141	n/a

National Union (UN)	61,889	0.38	n/a	122	n/a

Basque Country Left (EE)	59,332	0.36	n/a	84	n/a

Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)	58,661	0.36	n/a	276	n/a

Canarian People's Union (UPC)	55,779	0.34	n/a	30	n/a

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)	26,585	0.16	n/a	45	n/a

Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)	23,870	0.15	n/a	81	n/a

Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	18,390	0.11	n/a	7	n/a

Valencian Regional Union (URV)	18,015	0.11	n/a	2	n/a

Cantonal Party (PCAN)	14,753	0.09	n/a	7	n/a

Communists of Catalonia (ComC)	14,529	0.09	n/a	0	n/a

Independent Councillors for La Rioja (CIR)	13,580	0.08	n/a	147	n/a

Navarrese People's Union (UPN)	12,305	0.07	n/a	10	n/a

Socialist Party of National Liberation (PSAN)	10,907	0.07	n/a	5	n/a

Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country (PNPV)	10,773	0.07	n/a	12	n/a

Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	9,908	0.06	n/a	4	n/a

Candidates for Democracy (CPLD)	9,778	0.06	n/a	77	n/a

Carlist Party (PC)	9,548	0.06	n/a	9	n/a

Electoral Group of Ceuta–Democratic Local Council (AECAD)	8,855	0.05	n/a	12	n/a

Free Electoral Group of Tenerife (ALET)	8,815	0.05	n/a	4	n/a

Socialist Party of Majorca (PSM)	8,123	0.05	n/a	11	n/a

Republican Left (IR)	7,661	0.05	n/a	5	n/a

Leonese Peasants Electoral Group (AECL)	7,496	0.05	n/a	112	n/a

Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE)	7,400	0.05	n/a	1	n/a

Others	1,702,022	10.37	n/a	14,572	n/a

Blank ballots	20,038	0.12	n/a

Total	16,415,695	100.00	67,505	n/a

Valid votes	16,415,695	98.76	n/a

Invalid votes	206,173	1.24	n/a

Votes cast / turnout	16,621,868	62.51	n/a

Abstentions	9,969,145	37.49	n/a

Registered voters	26,591,013

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In the 1979 Spanish local elections, 67,505 councillors were elected.

final_sentence: In the 1979 Spanish local elections, 67,505 councillors were elected.