# 2011 Spanish local elections

The 2011 Spanish local elections were held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect all 68,230 councillors in the 8,116 municipalities of Spain and all 1,040 seats in 38 provincial deputations. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities, as well as local elections in the three foral deputations of the Basque Country and the eleven island councils in the Balearic and Canary Islands.
The days before the elections were marked by the 2011 Spanish protests which had been held in different cities across Spain since 15 May. The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the opposition People's Party (PP) and other centre-right parties, which won control of all of Spain's largest cities. In Barcelona, held by PSOE-sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), since the first local elections in 1979, was won for the first time by the nationalist Convergence and Union (CiU), which also won in Girona. The PSOE only won only in 5 out of Spain's 50 provincial capitals. In the popular vote, it scored its worst result in nationwide-held local elections, with a mere 27.8%, 10 points behind the PP, which obtained 37.5%.
Following the election, the PSOE named Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba as prime ministerial candidate for the next general election, initially scheduled for March 2012, and finally held in November 2011.

## Electoral system
### Municipal elections

Municipalities in Spain were local corporations with independent legal personality. They had a governing body, the municipal council or corporation, composed of the mayor, the government council and the elected plenary assembly. Elections to the local councils in Spain were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years.
Voting for the local assemblies was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered and residing in the corresponding municipality and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty. Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each local council. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:
| Population | Councillors |
| <100 | 3 |
| 100–250 | 5 |
| 251–1,000 | 7 |
| 1,001–2,000 | 9 |
| 2,001–5,000 | 11 |
| 5,001–10,000 | 13 |
| 10,001–20,000 | 17 |
| 20,001–50,000 | 21 |
| 50,001–100,000 | 25 |
| >100,001 | +1 per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction +1 if total is an even number |
Councillors of municipalities with populations below 250 inhabitants were elected under an open list partial block voting, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties: for up to four candidates in municipalities with populations between 100 and 250 inhabitants; and for up to two candidates in municipalities below 100. This did not apply to municipalities which, as a result of their geographical location or the convenience of a better management of municipal interests or other circumstances, made it advisable to be organized through the open council system (Spanish: régimen de concejo abierto), in which voters would directly elect the local major.
The mayor was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earn the vote of an absolute majority of councillors, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In the event of a tie, a toss-up would determine the appointee.
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they sought election:
* At least one percent of the electors in municipalities with a population below 5,000 inhabitants, provided that the number of signers was more than double that of councillors at stake.
* At least 100 signatures in municipalities with a population between 5,001 and 10,000.
* At least 500 signatures in municipalities with a population between 10,001 and 50,000.
* At least 1,500 signatures in municipalities with a population between 50,001 and 150,000.
* At least 3,000 signatures in municipalities with a population between 150,001 and 300,000.
* At least 5,000 signatures in municipalities with a population between 300,001 and 1,000,000.
* At least 8,000 signatures in municipalities with a population over 1,000,001.
Electors were disallowed from signing for more than one list of candidates.

### Deputations and island councils

Provincial deputations were the governing bodies of provinces in Spain, having an administration role of municipal activities and composed of a provincial president, an administrative body, and a plenary. Basque provinces had foral deputations instead—called Juntas Generales—, whereas deputations for single-province autonomous communities were abolished: their functions transferred to the corresponding regional parliaments. For insular provinces, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands, deputations were replaced by island councils in each of the islands or group of islands. For Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera this figure was referred to in Spanish as consejo insular (Catalan: consell insular), whereas for Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma its name was cabildo insular.
Most deputations were indirectly elected by local councillors from municipalities in each judicial district. Seats were allocated to provincial deputations based on the following scale:
| Population | Seats |
| <500,000 | 25 |
| 500,001–1,000,000 | 27 |
| 1,000,001–3,500,000 | 31 |
| >3,500,001 | 51 |
Island councils and foral deputations were elected directly by electors under their own, specific electoral regulations.

## Opinion polls

| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | | | | | | Lead |
| 2011 local elections | 22 May 2011 | — | 66.2 | 37.5 | 27.8 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 9.7 |
| Metroscopia/El País | 27–28 Apr 2011 | 1,200 | 60–65 | 39.2 | 33.4 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 5.8 |
| GAD/COPE | 7–8 Feb 2011 | 501 | ? | 37.6 | 30.1 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| 2007 local elections | 27 May 2007 | — | 64.0 | 35.6 | 34.9 | 5.4 | 3.3 | – | 0.7 |

## Municipal elections
### Overall

* PP–EU–Sa Unió (38.85%)
* PSOE–PSC–PxE (31.93%)
* CiU (5.71%)
* IU–ICV–EUiA (3.88%)
* ERC–AM (2.08%)
* Bildu–EA–Alternatiba (1.67%)
* PAR (1.45%)
* EAJ/PNV (1.29%)
* BNG (0.86%)
* PA–PSA–EPAnd (0.7%)
* CC–PNC–CCN (0.59%)
* Compromís (0.56%)
* Other (10.4%)
← Summary of the 22 May 2011 municipal election results in Spain → :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Councillors | Councillors |
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/- |
| | People's Party and allies (PP–EU–Sa Unió) | 8,476,647 | 37.54 | +2.42 | 26,510 | +3,496 |
| | People's Party (PP)$^1$ | 8,179,917 | 36.22 | +2.24 | 25,130 | +3,358 |
| | People's Party–United Extremadura (PP–EU) | 295,422 | 1.31 | +0.17 | 1,375 | +139 |
| | Union of Formentera (PP–GUIF–Sa Unió)$^2$ | 1,308 | 0.01 | ±0.00 | 5 | –1 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and allies (PSOE–PSC–PxE) | 6,287,389 | 27.84 | –7.08 | 21,783 | –2,246 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 5,551,390 | 24.58 | –6.11 | 19,623 | –1,814 |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia–Municipal Progress (PSC–PM) | 721,443 | 3.19 | –0.97 | 2,117 | –453 |
| | PSOE–Pact for Ibiza (PSOE–PxE)$^3$ | 14,556 | 0.06 | –0.01 | 43 | +21 |
| | United Left and allies (IU–ICV–EUiA) | 1,681,462 | 7.45 | +0.48 | 2,650 | +59 |
| | United Left (IU) | 1,404,979 | 6.22 | +0.77 | 2,239 | +216 |
| | Initiative for Catalonia Greens–EUiA–Agreement (ICV–EUiA–E) | 241,919 | 1.07 | –0.10 | 399 | –57 |
| | United Left–Greens (EB–B) | 34,564 | 0.15 | –0.20 | 12 | –100 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 781,287 | 3.46 | +0.21 | 3,896 | +509 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 465,125 | 2.06 | New | 152 | +152 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 327,183 | 1.45 | +0.06 | 882 | –161 |
| | Unite–Basque Solidarity–Alternative (Bildu–EA–Alternatiba)$^4$ | 313,238 | 1.39 | +0.64 | 1,138 | +451 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia–Municipal Agreement (ERC–AM) | 273,082 | 1.21 | –0.35 | 1,422 | –169 |
| | Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) | 261,513 | 1.16 | –0.26 | 590 | –71 |
| | Andalusian Party–Socialist Party–Andalusian Plural Space (PA–PSA–EPAnd)$^5$ | 232,375 | 1.03 | –0.26 | 476 | –115 |
| | Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)$^6$ | 212,204 | 0.94 | –0.22 | 404 | –47 |
| | Commitment Municipal Coalition (Compromís) | 201,006 | 0.89 | +0.41 | 381 | +104 |
| | Bloc–Initiative–Greens: Commitment Municipal Coalition (Compromís)$^7$ | 194,161 | 0.86 | +0.38 | 373 | +96 |
| | Initiative: Commitment Municipal Coalition (IdPV–Compromís) | 6,845 | 0.03 | New | 8 | +8 |
| | Asturias Forum (FAC) | 121,725 | 0.54 | New | 158 | +158 |
| | Ecolo–Greens (Ecolo) | 89,959 | 0.40 | New | 41 | +41 |
| | Navarrese People's Union (UPN) | 88,138 | 0.39 | –0.11 | 322 | –14 |
| | Aragonese Party (PAR) | 77,542 | 0.34 | –0.08 | 992 | +9 |
| | Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | 70,667 | 0.31 | –0.02 | 322 | +19 |
| | Platform for Catalonia (PxC) | 65,905 | 0.29 | +0.23 | 67 | +50 |
| | Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) | 62,314 | 0.28 | +0.18 | 101 | +77 |
| | New Canaries (NC) | 56,947 | 0.25 | –0.01 | 62 | +1 |
| | Aragonese Union (CHA) | 53,143 | 0.24 | –0.02 | 184 | –44 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 42,143 | 0.19 | –0.13 | 10 | –3 |
| | Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) | 37,642 | 0.17 | New | 4 | +4 |
| | PSM–Initiative Greens–Agreement (PSM–IV–ExM) | 37,534 | 0.17 | +0.01 | 87 | +20 |
| | Socialist Party of Majorca–Initiative Greens–Agreement (PSM–IV–ExM)$^8$ | 33,787 | 0.15 | ±0.00 | 80 | +18 |
| | Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) | 3,420 | 0.02 | +0.01 | 7 | +2 |
| | Nationalist and Ecologist Agreement (ENE) | 327 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Navarre Yes 2011 (NaBai 2011)$^9$ | 36,262 | 0.16 | –0.08 | 70 | –63 |
| | Aralar (Aralar) | 32,665 | 0.14 | +0.11 | 42 | +9 |
| | Catalan Solidarity for Independence (SI) | 31,905 | 0.14 | New | 48 | +48 |
| | Castilian Party–Independent Candidacy (PCAS–CI)$^{10}$ | 31,752 | 0.14 | –0.01 | 195 | –47 |
| | Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL) | 27,308 | 0.12 | +0.06 | 52 | +14 |
| | Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 26,384 | 0.12 | +0.07 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Cordobese Union (UCOR) | 24,805 | 0.11 | New | 5 | +5 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 21,011 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Leonese People's Union (UPL) | 19,751 | 0.09 | –0.06 | 135 | –51 |
| | Yes We Can Citizens' Alternative (ACSSP)$^{11}$ | 18,897 | 0.08 | +0.04 | 20 | +13 |
| | Convergence for the Isles (CxI)$^{12}$ | 15,178 | 0.07 | –0.09 | 58 | –41 |
| | Galician Land (TeGa) | 13,986 | 0.06 | –0.09 | 23 | –43 |
| | Vallès Alternative Candidacies (CAV) | 13,790 | 0.06 | ±0.00 | 16 | +4 |
| | Citizen Forum of Jerez (FCJ) | 13,763 | 0.06 | New | 4 | +4 |
| | Commitment for Gran Canaria (CGCa) | 13,557 | 0.06 | +0.01 | 4 | +2 |
| | Union for Leganés (ULEG) | 13,424 | 0.06 | +0.04 | 4 | +3 |
| | Spain 2000 (E–2000) | 12,594 | 0.06 | +0.04 | 5 | +3 |
| | Federation of Independents of Catalonia (FIC) | 12,508 | 0.06 | –0.02 | 85 | –1 |
| | The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) | 11,318 | 0.05 | +0.03 | 4 | +2 |
| | Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 11,105 | 0.05 | +0.01 | 1 | +1 |
| | Valencian Coalition (CVa) | 10,727 | 0.05 | –0.05 | 10 | –10 |
| | Greens and Eco-pacifists (VyE) | 10,650 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens–European Green Group (EV–GVE) | 10,360 | 0.05 | New | 1 | +1 |
| | Many with one Goal (H1!) | 9,270 | 0.04 | New | 12 | +12 |
| | Riojan Party (PR) | 9,210 | 0.04 | –0.01 | 56 | +13 |
| | Roque Aguayro (RA) | 8,959 | 0.04 | ±0.00 | 14 | –1 |
| | Citizens for Canarian Change (CIUCA) | 8,550 | 0.04 | +0.02 | 10 | +7 |
| | Regionalist League of the Balearic Islands (IB–Lliga) | 8,336 | 0.04 | New | 10 | +10 |
| | Social Alternative Movement (MASS) | 8,309 | 0.04 | New | 34 | +34 |
| | Left Front (FDLI) | 8,243 | 0.04 | New | 3 | +3 |
| | Others | 1,187,085 | 5.26 | — | 4,675 | –112 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 584,012 | 2.59 | +0.67 | | |
| Total | Total | 22,581,844 | 100.00 | | 68,230 | +2,099 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 22,581,844 | 98.31 | –0.52 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 387,161 | 1.69 | +0.52 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 22,969,005 | 66.17 | +2.20 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 11,744,808 | 33.83 | –2.20 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 34,713,813 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Party does not include results in Formentera.$^2$ Union of Formentera results are compared to the combined totals of People's Party in Formentera and Independents of Formentera Group in the 2007 elections.$^3$ PSOE–Pact for Ibiza results are compared to PSOE–Ibiza for Change totals in the 2007 elections.$^4$ Unite–Basque Solidarity–Alternative results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Action and Basque Solidarity in the 2007 elections.$^5$ Andalusian Party–Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Plural Space results are compared to the combined totals of Andalusian Party and Socialist Party of Andalusia in the 2007 election.$^6$ Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party and Canarian Centre in the 2007 elections.$^7$ Bloc–Initiative–Greens: Commitment Municipal Coalition results are compared to Valencian Nationalist Bloc–The Greens Ecologist Left totals in the 2007 elections.$^8$ Socialist Party of Majorca–Initiative Greens–Agreement results are compared to Bloc for Majorca totals in the 2007 elections.$^9$ Navarre Yes 2011 was supported by the Basque Nationalist Party and Aralar in Navarre, but it acted on its own and was an independent alliance.$^{10}$ Castilian Party–Independent Candidacy results are compared to the combined totals of Independent Candidacy–The Party of Castile and León and Commoners' Land in the 2007 elections.$^{11}$ Yes We Can Citizens' Alternative results are compared to the combined totals of Yes We Can Alternative for Tenerife and 25 May Citizens' Alternative in the 2007 elections.$^{12}$ Convergence for the Isles results are compared to Majorcan Union totals in the 2007 elections. |||||||
Popular vote
PP–EU–Sa Unió
37.54%
PSOE–PSC–PxE
27.84%
IU–ICV–EUiA
7.45%
CiU
3.46%
UPyD
2.06%
EAJ/PNV
1.45%
Bildu–EA–A
1.39%
ERC–AM
1.21%
BNG
1.16%
PA–PSA–EPAnd
1.03%
CC–PNC–CCN
0.94%
Compromís
0.89%
FAC
0.54%
Others
10.47%
Blank ballots
2.59% :

### City control

The following table lists party control in provincial capitals, as well as in municipalities above or around 75,000. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
| Municipality | Population | Previous control | New control |
| A Coruña | 246,047 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Albacete | 170,475 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Alcalá de Henares | 204,120 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Alcobendas | 110,080 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Alcorcón | 168,299 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Algeciras | 116,417 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Alicante | 334,418 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Almería | 190,013 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Arona | 79,377 | Canarian Coalition (CC) | Canarian Coalition (CC) |
| Ávila | 58,245 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Avilés | 84,202 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Badajoz | 150,376 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Badalona | 218,886 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Barakaldo | 99,321 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Barcelona | 1,619,337 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Convergence and Union (CiU) |
| Bilbao | 353,187 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Burgos | 178,574 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Cáceres | 94,179 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Cádiz | 125,826 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Cartagena | 214,165 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Castellón de la Plana | 180,690 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Chiclana de la Frontera | 78,591 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Ciudad Real | 74,345 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Córdoba | 328,547 | United Left (IU) | People's Party (PP) |
| Cornellà de Llobregat | 87,240 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Coslada | 91,218 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Cuenca | 56,189 | People's Party (PP) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Dos Hermanas | 125,086 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| El Ejido | 85,389 | Party of Almería (PdeAL) | People's Party (PP) |
| El Puerto de Santa María | 88,503 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Elche | 230,822 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Ferrol | 73,638 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Fuenlabrada | 198,973 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Gandía | 79,430 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Getafe | 169,130 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Getxo | 80,277 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Gijón | 277,198 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Asturias Forum (FAC) |
| Girona | 96,236 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Convergence and Union (CiU) |
| Granada | 239,154 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Guadalajara | 83,789 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Huelva | 149,310 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Huesca | 52,347 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Jaén | 116,790 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 208,896 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 258,642 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Las Palmas | 383,308 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Las Rozas de Madrid | 88,065 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Leganés | 187,227 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| León | 134,012 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Lleida | 137,387 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Logroño | 152,650 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Lorca | 92,694 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Lugo | 97,635 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Madrid | 3,273,049 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Málaga | 568,507 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Manresa | 76,209 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Convergence and Union (CiU) |
| Marbella | 136,322 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Mataró | 122,905 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Convergence and Union (CiU) |
| Mijas | 76,362 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Móstoles | 206,015 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Murcia | 441,345 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Orihuela | 87,113 | People's Party (PP) | The Greens (LV) |
| Ourense | 108,673 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Oviedo | 225,155 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Palencia | 82,169 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Palma | 404,681 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Pamplona | 197,488 | Navarrese People's Union (UPN) | Navarrese People's Union (UPN) |
| Parla | 120,182 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Pontevedra | 81,981 | Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) | Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) |
| Pozuelo de Alarcón | 82,804 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Reus | 106,622 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Convergence and Union (CiU) |
| Roquetas de Mar | 85,808 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Rubí | 73,591 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Sabadell | 207,338 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Salamanca | 154,462 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| San Cristóbal de La Laguna | 152,222 | Canarian Coalition (CC) | Canarian Coalition (CC) |
| San Fernando | 96,689 | Andalusian Party (PA) | People's Party (PP) |
| San Sebastián | 185,506 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Unite (Bildu) |
| San Sebastián de los Reyes | 78,157 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Sant Boi de Llobregat | 82,411 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Sant Cugat del Vallès | 81,745 | Convergence and Union (CiU) | Convergence and Union (CiU) |
| Santa Coloma de Gramenet | 119,056 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 222,643 | Canarian Coalition (CC) | Canarian Coalition (CC) |
| Santander | 181,589 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Santiago de Compostela | 94,824 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Segovia | 55,748 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Seville | 704,198 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Soria | 39,838 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Talavera de la Reina | 88,986 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Tarragona | 134,933 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Telde | 100,900 | New Canaries (NC) | People's Party (PP) |
| Terrassa | 212,724 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Teruel | 35,241 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Toledo | 82,489 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Torrejón de Ardoz | 118,441 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Torrent | 79,843 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Torrevieja | 101,091 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Valencia | 809,267 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Valladolid | 315,522 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Vélez-Málaga | 75,623 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Vigo | 297,124 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | 238,247 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Zamora | 65,998 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Zaragoza | 675,121 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |

## Provincial deputations
### Summary

* PP–EU (48.85%)
* PSOE–PSC (37.98%)
* CiU (6.06%)
* IU–ICV–EUiA (2.6%)
* BNG (1.25%)
* ERC (1.06%)
* PAR (0.96%)
* UPyD (0.19%)
* PA–PSA–EPAnd (0.19%)
* Compromís (0.19%)
* Other (0.67%)
← Summary of the 22 May 2011 provincial deputations election results → :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party and allies (PP–EU) | 508 | +70 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and allies (PSOE–PSC) | 395 | –70 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 63 | +12 |
| | United Left and allies (IU–ICV–EUiA) | 27 | –2 |
| | Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) | 13 | –4 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 11 | –2 |
| | Aragonese Party (PAR) | 10 | –1 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 2 | +2 |
| | Andalusian Party–Socialist Party–Andalusian Plural Space (PA–PSA–EPAnd) | 2 | –2 |
| | Commitment Municipal Coalition (Compromís)$^1$ | 2 | +1 |
| | Aragonese Union (CHA) | 1 | –2 |
| | Leonese People's Union (UPL) | 1 | ±0 |
| | Zamoran Independent Electors–Zamoran People's Union (ADEIZA–UPZ) | 1 | ±0 |
| | Others | 4 | ±0 |
| Total | Total | 1,040 | +2 |
| Sources ||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Commitment Municipal Coalition results are compared to Valencian Nationalist Bloc–The Greens Ecologist Left totals in the 2007 elections. ||||

### Deputation control

The following table lists party control in provincial deputations. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
| Province | Previous control | New control |
| A Coruña | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Albacete | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Alicante | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Almería | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Ávila | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Badajoz | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Barcelona | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Convergence and Union (CiU) |
| Burgos | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Cáceres | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Cádiz | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Castellón | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Ciudad Real | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Córdoba | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Cuenca | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Girona | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | Convergence and Union (CiU) |
| Granada | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Guadalajara | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Huelva | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Huesca | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Jaén | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| León | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Lleida | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | Convergence and Union (CiU) |
| Lugo | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Málaga | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Ourense | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Palencia | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Pontevedra | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Salamanca | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Segovia | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Seville | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Soria | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Tarragona | Convergence and Union (CiU) | Convergence and Union (CiU) |
| Teruel | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Toledo | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Valencia | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Valladolid | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Zamora | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Zaragoza | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |