1979 Spanish local elections
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
Sources
The 1979 Spanish local elections were held on Tuesday, 3 April 1979, to elect all 67,505 councillors in the 7,870 municipalities of Spain and all 1,152 seats in 43 provincial deputations.
The 1979 Spanish local elections to elect 67,505 councillors.
In the 1979 Spanish local elections, 67,505 councillors were elected.
In the 1979 Spanish local elections, 67,505 councillors were elected.
In the 1979 Spanish local elections, 67,505 councillors were elected.
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