# Results breakdown of the 1995 Spanish local elections (Basque Country)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Basque Country on 28 May 1995. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.

## Overall

Councillor share for parties securing >1.0% of councillors up for election.
← Summary of the 28 May 1995 municipal election results in the Basque Country → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Councillors | Councillors |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 310,659 | 27.88 | –1.97 | 996 | +12 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))$^1$ | 188,105 | 16.88 | –9.31 | 240 | –152 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 160,702 | 14.42 | +6.78 | 166 | +98 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 160,280 | 14.38 | –2.93 | 498 | –60 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 118,482 | 10.63 | –1.22 | 311 | –1 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 79,816 | 7.16 | +5.43 | 69 | +63 |
| | Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV–Gorordo) | 32,129 | 2.88 | New | 5 | +5 |
| | Alavese Unity (UA) | 21,586 | 1.94 | –0.19 | 37 | –2 |
| | We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) | 2,287 | 0.21 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Voice of the People (LVP) | 2,058 | 0.18 | +0.06 | 9 | +3 |
| | Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE) | 524 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Others | 17,847 | 1.60 | — | 225 | +51 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 19,797 | 1.78 | +0.76 | | |
| Total | Total | 1,114,272 | | | 2,556 | +17 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,114,272 | 99.14 | –0.06 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 9,717 | 0.86 | +0.06 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 1,123,989 | 63.99 | +4.73 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 632,565 | 36.01 | –4.73 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,756,554 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1991 elections. |||||||
Popular vote
EAJ/PNV
27.88%
PSE–EE (PSOE)
16.88%
PP
14.42%
HB
14.38%
EA
10.63%
IU/EB
7.16%
ICV–Gorordo
2.88%
UA
1.94%
Others
2.04%
Blank ballots
1.78% :

## City control

The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold). Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.
| Municipality | Population | Previous control | New control |
| Barakaldo | 103,594 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) |
| Basauri | 50,020 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Bilbao | 371,876 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Donostia-San Sebastián | 177,929 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) |
| Getxo | 83,466 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Irun | 55,360 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) |
| Portugalete | 56,441 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) |
| Rentería | 41,418 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) |
| Santurtzi | 50,458 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | 214,148 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |

## Municipalities
### Barakaldo

    Population: 103,594
← Summary of the 28 May 1995 City Council of Barakaldo 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 | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))$^1$ | 15,190 | 29.54 | –8.80 | 9 | –3 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 11,619 | 22.60 | –5.13 | 7 | –1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 8,537 | 16.60 | +8.31 | 5 | +3 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 6,990 | 13.59 | +9.30 | 4 | +4 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 4,680 | 9.10 | –4.54 | 2 | –2 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 2,110 | 4.10 | –1.29 | 0 | –1 |
| | Electors' Local Group (AVE) | 1,353 | 2.63 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE) | 132 | 0.26 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 807 | 1.57 | +0.56 | | |
| Total | Total | 51,418 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 51,418 | 99.36 | +0.15 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 333 | 0.64 | –0.15 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 51,751 | 60.57 | +6.20 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 33,684 | 39.43 | –6.20 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 85,435 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1991 election. |||||||

### Basauri

    Population: 50,020
← Summary of the 28 May 1995 City Council of Basauri 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) | 7,908 | 33.42 | –2.03 | 9 | –2 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))$^1$ | 6,123 | 25.88 | –11.43 | 7 | –3 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 3,208 | 13.56 | +8.58 | 3 | +3 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 2,570 | 10.86 | +7.91 | 3 | +3 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 2,540 | 10.73 | –3.34 | 3 | –1 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 876 | 3.70 | +0.29 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Platform (PH) | 67 | 0.28 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 371 | 1.57 | +0.67 | | |
| Total | Total | 23,663 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 23,663 | 99.25 | –0.11 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 178 | 0.75 | +0.11 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 23,841 | 58.69 | +2.88 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 16,781 | 41.31 | –2.88 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 40,622 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1991 election. |||||||

### Bilbao

    Population: 371,876
← Summary of the 28 May 1995 City Council of Bilbao 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) | 50,598 | 26.54 | –8.18 | 9 | –2 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 40,457 | 21.22 | +7.10 | 7 | +3 |
| | Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV–Gorordo) | 32,129 | 16.85 | New | 5 | +5 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))$^1$ | 27,381 | 14.36 | –13.56 | 4 | –4 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 15,451 | 8.10 | –4.06 | 2 | –2 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 14,031 | 7.36 | +5.63 | 2 | +2 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 7,535 | 3.95 | –2.30 | 0 | –2 |
| | Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE) | 287 | 0.15 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Coalition for a New Socialist Party (NPS)$^2$ | 108 | 0.06 | –0.07 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,688 | 1.41 | +0.42 | | |
| Total | Total | 190,665 | | | 29 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 190,665 | 99.42 | +0.16 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,113 | 0.58 | –0.16 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 191,778 | 61.14 | +7.53 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 121,883 | 38.86 | –7.53 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 313,661 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1991 election.$^2$ Coalition for a New Socialist Party results are compared to Alliance for the Republic totals in the 1991 election. |||||||

### Donostia-San Sebastián

    Population: 177,929
← Summary of the 28 May 1995 City Council of Donostia-San Sebastián 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) | 22,611 | 23.84 | +7.52 | 7 | +2 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))$^1$ | 21,677 | 22.85 | –2.75 | 7 | ±0 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 16,271 | 17.15 | –5.21 | 5 | –1 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 13,579 | 14.32 | –2.95 | 4 | –1 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 11,331 | 11.95 | –3.29 | 3 | –1 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 4,975 | 5.25 | +4.24 | 1 | +1 |
| | We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) | 2,287 | 2.41 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Public Hats (Herri-Hats) | 186 | 0.20 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,931 | 2.04 | +1.05 | | |
| Total | Total | 94,848 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 94,848 | 99.38 | –0.12 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 589 | 0.62 | +0.12 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 95,437 | 63.16 | +6.99 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 55,665 | 36.84 | –6.99 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 151,102 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1991 election. |||||||

### Getxo

    Population: 83,466
← Summary of the 28 May 1995 City Council of Getxo 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) | 15,353 | 35.48 | –2.41 | 10 | –1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 12,970 | 29.97 | +9.73 | 8 | +3 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 3,937 | 9.10 | –3.37 | 2 | –1 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))$^1$ | 3,666 | 8.47 | –9.39 | 2 | –2 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 3,344 | 7.73 | –0.90 | 2 | ±0 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 3,041 | 7.03 | +5.88 | 1 | +1 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 964 | 2.23 | +0.85 | | |
| Total | Total | 43,275 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,275 | 99.39 | +0.14 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 266 | 0.61 | –0.14 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 43,541 | 65.61 | +8.64 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 22,826 | 34.39 | –8.64 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 66,367 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1991 election. |||||||

### Irun

    Population: 55,360
← Summary of the 28 May 1995 City Council of Irun 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 | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))$^1$ | 7,793 | 28.90 | –11.11 | 8 | –3 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 5,485 | 20.34 | +10.46 | 5 | +3 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 4,545 | 16.85 | –2.68 | 4 | –1 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 2,912 | 10.80 | –3.25 | 3 | –1 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 2,870 | 10.64 | +8.62 | 3 | +3 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 2,568 | 9.52 | –2.00 | 2 | –1 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 89 | 0.33 | –1.59 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 706 | 2.62 | +1.55 | | |
| Total | Total | 26,968 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,968 | 99.30 | –0.05 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 191 | 0.70 | +0.05 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 27,159 | 59.57 | +5.14 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 18,432 | 40.43 | –5.14 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 45,593 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1991 election. |||||||

### Portugalete

    Population: 56,441
← Summary of the 28 May 1995 City Council of Portugalete 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 | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))$^1$ | 7,839 | 27.31 | –15.56 | 7 | –5 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 7,066 | 24.62 | +0.79 | 7 | +1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 4,915 | 17.12 | +9.34 | 5 | +3 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 4,755 | 16.57 | +9.32 | 4 | +2 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 2,352 | 8.19 | –3.07 | 2 | –1 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 1,260 | 4.39 | –0.30 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 518 | 1.80 | +0.81 | | |
| Total | Total | 28,705 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,705 | 99.26 | +0.05 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 214 | 0.74 | –0.05 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 28,919 | 62.10 | +6.78 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 17,652 | 37.90 | –6.78 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 46,571 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1991 election. |||||||

### Rentería

    Population: 41,418
← Summary of the 28 May 1995 City Council of Rentería 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 | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))$^1$ | 6,836 | 33.66 | –11.82 | 8 | –3 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 4,715 | 23.22 | –2.99 | 5 | –1 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 2,257 | 11.11 | +0.71 | 2 | ±0 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 2,091 | 10.30 | +8.23 | 2 | +2 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 2,076 | 10.22 | +6.11 | 2 | +2 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 1,907 | 9.39 | –0.59 | 2 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 424 | 2.09 | +1.36 | | |
| Total | Total | 20,306 | | | 21 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 20,306 | 99.14 | –0.14 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 177 | 0.86 | +0.14 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 20,483 | 59.69 | +4.26 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 13,831 | 40.31 | –4.26 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 34,314 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1991 election. |||||||

### Santurtzi

    Population: 50,458
← Summary of the 28 May 1995 City Council of Santurtzi 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 | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))$^1$ | 6,776 | 27.20 | –12.61 | 7 | –4 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 6,700 | 26.90 | +1.49 | 7 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 3,572 | 14.34 | +8.15 | 4 | +3 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 3,465 | 13.91 | +9.04 | 4 | +4 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 2,962 | 11.89 | –4.73 | 3 | –2 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 1,040 | 4.18 | –0.96 | 0 | –1 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 393 | 1.58 | +0.81 | | |
| Total | Total | 24,908 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,908 | 99.24 | –0.15 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 192 | 0.76 | +0.15 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 25,100 | 60.47 | +6.64 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 16,409 | 39.53 | –6.64 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 41,509 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1991 election. |||||||

### Vitoria-Gasteiz

    Population: 214,148
← Summary of the 28 May 1995 City Council of Vitoria-Gasteiz 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) | 29,978 | 28.16 | +1.82 | 9 | +1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 19,240 | 18.07 | +9.78 | 5 | +3 |
| | Alavese Unity (UA) | 18,726 | 17.59 | –4.43 | 5 | –2 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))$^1$ | 15,568 | 14.62 | –8.33 | 4 | –2 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 8,856 | 8.32 | +6.96 | 2 | +2 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 7,448 | 7.00 | –2.14 | 2 | –1 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 4,951 | 4.65 | –0.68 | 0 | –1 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,704 | 1.60 | +0.62 | | |
| Total | Total | 106,471 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 106,471 | 99.21 | ±0.00 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 850 | 0.79 | ±0.00 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 107,321 | 61.84 | +7.99 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 66,235 | 38.16 | –7.99 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 173,556 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1991 election. |||||||