# 2011 Basque foral elections

The 2011 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 9th General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

## Overall

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Basque General Assemblies election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 333,543 | 30.93 | –3.12 | 49 | –4 |
| | Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)$^1$ | 273,273 | 25.34 | +14.90 | 45 | +30 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 180,928 | 16.78 | –9.39 | 28 | –16 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 154,361 | 14.32 | –2.66 | 28 | –1 |
| | Aralar (Aralar)$^2$ | 37,242 | 3.45 | n/a | 1 | –3 |
| | United Left–Greens (EB–B)$^2$ | 35,746 | 3.32 | n/a | 2 | –6 |
| | The Greens (B/LV) | 11,351 | 1.05 | +0.53 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Many with one Goal (H1!) | 8,662 | 0.80 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 8,630 | 0.80 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 6,687 | 0.62 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Social and Basque Party (PSyV) | 1,742 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) | 586 | 0.05 | –0.11 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Liberal Party (PLIn) | 470 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Carlist Party of the Basque Country (EKA) | 253 | 0.02 | –0.03 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 107 | 0.01 | –0.10 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 24,703 | 2.29 | +0.18 | | |
| Total | Total | 1,078,284 | | | 153 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,078,284 | 98.54 | +11.07 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 16,009 | 1.46 | –11.07 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 1,094,293 | 63.55 | +2.90 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 627,749 | 36.45 | –2.90 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,722,042 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Solidarity and Basque Nationalist Action in the 2007 elections.$^2$ Within the United Left–Greens–Aralar alliance in the 2007 elections. |||||||
Popular vote
EAJ/PNV
30.93%
Bildu–EA–A
25.34%
PSE–EE (PSOE)
16.78%
PP
14.32%
Aralar
3.45%
EB–B
3.32%
B/LV
1.05%
Others
2.52%
Blank ballots
2.29% :

## Foral deputation control

The following table lists party control in the foral deputations. Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.
| Deputation | Previous control | New control |
| Álava | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | People's Party (PP) |
| Biscay | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Gipuzkoa | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Gather (Bildu) |

## Historical territories
### Álava

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Álava General Assembly election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party (PP) | 39,652 | 25.96 | +0.03 | 16 | +1 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 36,224 | 23.72 | –1.74 | 13 | –1 |
| | Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)$^1$ | 32,004 | 20.95 | +6.71 | 11 | +5 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 24,912 | 16.31 | –9.51 | 9 | –5 |
| | United Left–Greens (EB–B)$^2$ | 6,253 | 4.09 | n/a | 2 | +1 |
| | Aralar (Aralar)$^2$ | 4,174 | 2.73 | n/a | 0 | –1 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 2,747 | 1.80 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 1,939 | 1.27 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens (B/LV) | 650 | 0.43 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 4,178 | 2.74 | +0.93 | | |
| Total | Total | 152,733 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 152,733 | 97.66 | +0.67 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,657 | 2.34 | –0.67 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 156,390 | 63.63 | –0.19 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 89,391 | 36.37 | +0.19 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 245,781 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Action and Basque Solidarity in the 2007 election.$^2$ Within the United Left–Greens–Aralar alliance in the 2007 election. |||||||

### Biscay

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Biscay General Assembly election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 216,455 | 37.22 | –2.86 | 22 | –1 |
| | Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)$^1$ | 122,169 | 21.01 | +12.93 | 12 | +10 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 97,008 | 16.68 | –8.13 | 9 | –5 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 80,215 | 13.79 | –2.47 | 8 | ±0 |
| | United Left–Greens (EB–B)$^2$ | 20,479 | 3.52 | n/a | 0 | –3 |
| | Aralar (Aralar)$^2$ | 15,838 | 2.72 | n/a | 0 | –1 |
| | The Greens (B/LV) | 7,439 | 1.28 | +0.54 | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 3,490 | 0.60 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 3,397 | 0.58 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Social and Basque Party (PSyV) | 1,742 | 0.30 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Carlist Party of the Basque Country (EKA) | 253 | 0.04 | –0.05 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 107 | 0.02 | –0.18 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 12,930 | 2.22 | +0.36 | | |
| Total | Total | 581,522 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 581,522 | 98.59 | +8.42 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 8,305 | 1.41 | –8.42 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 589,827 | 64.02 | +3.67 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 331,556 | 35.98 | –3.67 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 921,383 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to the combined totals Basque Solidarity and Basque Nationalist Action in the 2007 election.$^2$ Within the United Left–Greens–Aralar alliance in the 2007 election. |||||||

### Gipuzkoa

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Gipuzkoa General Assembly election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)$^1$ | 119,100 | 34.62 | +21.71 | 22 | +15 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 80,864 | 23.50 | –3.64 | 14 | –2 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 59,008 | 17.15 | –11.91 | 10 | –6 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 34,494 | 10.03 | –3.21 | 4 | –2 |
| | Aralar (Aralar)$^2$ | 17,230 | 5.01 | n/a | 1 | –1 |
| | United Left–Greens (EB–B)$^2$ | 9,014 | 2.62 | n/a | 0 | –4 |
| | Many with one Goal (H1!) | 8,662 | 2.52 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens (B/LV) | 3,262 | 0.95 | +0.57 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 2,486 | 0.72 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 1,258 | 0.37 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) | 586 | 0.17 | –0.41 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Liberal Party (PLIn) | 470 | 0.14 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 7,595 | 2.21 | –0.56 | | |
| Total | Total | 344,029 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 344,029 | 98.84 | +20.25 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,047 | 1.16 | –20.25 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 348,076 | 62.73 | +3.13 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 206,802 | 37.27 | –3.13 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 554,878 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to Basque Solidarity totals in the 2007 election.$^2$ Within the United Left–Greens–Aralar alliance in the 2007 election. |||||||