# 2015 Basque foral elections

The 2015 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th 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 24 May 2015 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) | 360,279 | 33.25 | +2.32 | 54 | +5 |
| | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)$^1$ | 242,431 | 22.38 | –6.41 | 39 | –7 |
| | We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) | 148,626 | 13.72 | New | 20 | +20 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 147,432 | 13.61 | –3.17 | 21 | –7 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 101,084 | 9.33 | –4.99 | 17 | –11 |
| | Winning (Irabazi) | 29,148 | 2.69 | New | 1 | +1 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 22,256 | 2.05 | New | 1 | +1 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 5,595 | 0.52 | –0.28 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA) | 3,377 | 0.31 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Joint Initiative (IKune) | 3,288 | 0.30 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFyV) | 2,093 | 0.19 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 561 | 0.05 | +0.04 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Communists–Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (EK–PCPE) | 515 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left–Greens (EB–B) | n/a | n/a | –3.32 | 0 | –2 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 16,779 | 1.55 | –0.74 | | |
| Total | Total | 1,083,464 | | | 153 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,083,464 | 98.77 | +0.23 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 13,520 | 1.23 | –0.23 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 1,096,984 | 63.76 | +0.21 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 623,387 | 36.24 | –0.21 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,720,371 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 elections. |||||||
Popular vote
EAJ/PNV
33.25%
EH Bildu
22.38%
Podemos
13.72%
PSE–EE (PSOE)
13.61%
PP
9.33%
Irabazi
2.69%
C's
2.05%
Others
1.42%
Blank ballots
1.55% :

## 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 | People's Party (PP) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Biscay | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Gipuzkoa | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |

## Historical territories
### Álava

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 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) | 35,335 | 21.99 | –3.97 | 12 | –4 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 34,705 | 21.60 | –2.12 | 13 | ±0 |
| | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)$^1$ | 32,716 | 20.36 | –3.32 | 11 | ±0 |
| | We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) | 23,393 | 14.56 | New | 8 | +8 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 17,991 | 11.20 | –5.11 | 5 | –4 |
| | Winning (Irabazi) | 5,953 | 3.70 | New | 1 | +1 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 4,982 | 3.10 | New | 1 | +1 |
| | Joint Initiative (IKune) | 1,764 | 1.10 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 1,079 | 0.67 | –1.13 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Vox (Vox) | 118 | 0.07 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left–Greens (EB–B) | n/a | n/a | –4.09 | 0 | –2 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,653 | 1.65 | –1.09 | | |
| Total | Total | 160,689 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 160,689 | 98.40 | +0.74 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,621 | 1.60 | –0.74 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 163,310 | 65.65 | +2.02 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 85,450 | 34.35 | –2.02 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 248,760 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election. |||||||

### Biscay

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 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) | 212,656 | 37.63 | +0.41 | 23 | +1 |
| | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)$^1$ | 106,575 | 18.86 | –4.87 | 11 | –1 |
| | We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) | 82,107 | 14.53 | New | 6 | +6 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 70,361 | 12.45 | –4.23 | 7 | –2 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 46,354 | 8.20 | –5.59 | 4 | –4 |
| | Winning (Irabazi) | 14,773 | 2.61 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 12,012 | 2.13 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 3,389 | 0.60 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA) | 3,377 | 0.60 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFyV) | 1,975 | 0.35 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Joint Initiative (IKune) | 1,524 | 0.27 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 561 | 0.10 | +0.08 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Communists–Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (EK–PCPE) | 515 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 8,923 | 1.58 | –0.64 | | |
| Total | Total | 565,102 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 565,102 | 98.67 | +0.08 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 7,644 | 1.33 | –0.08 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 572,746 | 62.57 | –1.45 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 342,598 | 37.43 | +1.45 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 915,344 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election. |||||||

### Gipuzkoa

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 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 | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 112,918 | 31.57 | +8.07 | 18 | +4 |
| | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)$^1$ | 103,140 | 28.84 | –10.79 | 17 | –6 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 59,080 | 16.52 | –0.63 | 9 | –1 |
| | We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) | 43,126 | 12.06 | New | 6 | +6 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 19,395 | 5.42 | –4.61 | 1 | –3 |
| | Winning (Irabazi) | 8,422 | 2.35 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 5,262 | 1.47 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 1,127 | 0.32 | –0.40 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 5,203 | 1.45 | –0.76 | | |
| Total | Total | 357,673 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 357,673 | 99.10 | +0.26 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,255 | 0.90 | –0.26 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 360,928 | 64.88 | +2.15 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 195,339 | 35.12 | –2.15 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 556,267 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election. |||||||