# Results breakdown of the 1979 Spanish local elections (Region of Murcia)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Region of Murcia on 3 April 1979. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.

## City control

The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold).
| Municipality | Population | New control |
| Cartagena | 162,630 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Lorca | 64,711 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Murcia | 283,552 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |

## Municipalities
### Cartagena

    Population: 162,630
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Cartagena 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 | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 18,912 | 29.86 | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 17,298 | 27.32 | n/a | 8 | n/a |
| | Cantonal Party (PCAN) | 14,753 | 23.30 | n/a | 7 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 7,871 | 12.43 | n/a | 3 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 2,053 | 3.24 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 1,906 | 3.01 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Independents of Cartagena (INDEP) | 532 | 0.84 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 63,325 | | | 27 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 63,325 | 99.13 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 557 | 0.87 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 63,882 | 58.67 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 45,003 | 41.33 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 108,885 | | | | |
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### Lorca

    Population: 64,711
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Lorca 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 | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 9,297 | 37.31 | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 6,695 | 26.87 | n/a | 7 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 4,053 | 16.27 | n/a | 4 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 2,956 | 11.86 | n/a | 3 | n/a |
| | Independent Group of Lorca (GILorca) | 1,917 | 7.69 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 24,918 | | | 25 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,918 | 99.15 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 213 | 0.85 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 25,131 | 56.08 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 19,684 | 43.92 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 44,815 | | | | |
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### Murcia

    Population: 283,552
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Murcia 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 | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 50,216 | 44.14 | n/a | 13 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 46,526 | 40.90 | n/a | 12 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 11,226 | 9.87 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh) | 1,925 | 1.69 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 1,721 | 1.51 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 1,019 | 0.90 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 524 | 0.46 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (Authentic) (FE–JONS(A)) | 246 | 0.22 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) | 210 | 0.18 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) | 146 | 0.13 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) | 1 | 0.00 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 113,760 | | | 27 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 113,760 | 99.18 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 943 | 0.82 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 114,703 | 61.52 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 71,735 | 38.48 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 186,438 | | | | |
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