# Results breakdown of the 1979 Spanish local elections (Community of Madrid)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Community of Madrid on 3 April 1979. 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 3 April 1979 municipal election results in the Community of Madrid → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Councillors | Councillors |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 800,541 | 38.79 | n/a | 419 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 740,238 | 35.86 | n/a | 667 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 346,267 | 16.78 | n/a | 217 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 57,427 | 2.78 | n/a | 15 | n/a |
| | Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 25,440 | 1.23 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 12,765 | 0.62 | n/a | 46 | n/a |
| | Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 6,442 | 0.31 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh) | 5,317 | 0.26 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) | 5,279 | 0.26 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) | 3,520 | 0.17 | n/a | 5 | n/a |
| | Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) | 3,012 | 0.15 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | New Force (FN) | 2,395 | 0.12 | n/a | 7 | n/a |
| | Socialist Party (PS) | 2,298 | 0.11 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) | 2,186 | 0.11 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Liberal Party (PL) | 2,132 | 0.10 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Independent Group (AI) | 1,979 | 0.10 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Independent (Torrejón de Ardoz) (INDEP) | 1,536 | 0.07 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| | Left Independent Citizen Candidacy (CCII) | 1,407 | 0.07 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Independents (Alcobendas) (INDEP) | 1,186 | 0.06 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| | Others | 42,636 | 2.07 | n/a | 331 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 2,064,003 | 100.00 | | 1,710 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,064,003 | 99.98 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 397 | 0.02 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 2,064,400 | 65.58 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 1,083,478 | 34.42 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 3,147,878 | | | | |
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Popular vote
PSOE
38.79%
UCD
35.86%
PCE
16.78%
ORT
2.78%
FE–JONS
1.23%
Others
4.56%
Blank ballots
0.00% :

## City control

The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold).
| Municipality | Population | New control |
| Alcalá de Henares | 110,102 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Alcobendas | 55,869 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Alcorcón | 119,300 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Coslada | 37,268 | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) (PSOE in 1982) |
| Fuenlabrada | 28,353 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Getafe | 124,601 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Leganés | 151,235 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Madrid | 3,355,720 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Móstoles | 101,266 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Parla | 35,259 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Torrejón de Ardoz | 54,702 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |

## Municipalities
### Alcalá de Henares

    Population: 110,102
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Alcalá de Henares 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) | 15,816 | 39.53 | n/a | 12 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 9,381 | 23.45 | n/a | 7 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 8,676 | 21.68 | n/a | 6 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 3,783 | 9.45 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 1,112 | 2.78 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 753 | 1.88 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 402 | 1.00 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) | 89 | 0.22 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 40,012 | | | 27 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 40,012 | 100.00 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 40,012 | 57.94 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 29,043 | 42.06 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 69,055 | | | | |
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### Alcobendas

    Population: 55,869
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Alcobendas 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) | 9,346 | 47.91 | n/a | 13 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 4,294 | 22.01 | n/a | 6 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 4,036 | 20.69 | n/a | 5 | n/a |
| | Independents (INDEP) | 1,186 | 6.08 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 645 | 3.31 | 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 | 19,507 | | | 25 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,507 | 100.00 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 19,507 | 60.63 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 12,667 | 39.37 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 32,174 | | | | |
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### Alcorcón

    Population: 119,300
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Alcorcón 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) | 20,624 | 47.05 | n/a | 14 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 9,921 | 22.63 | n/a | 7 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 8,976 | 20.48 | n/a | 6 | n/a |
| | Independent Group (AI) | 1,979 | 4.51 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 1,506 | 3.44 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 829 | 1.89 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 43,835 | | | 27 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,835 | 100.00 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 43,835 | 58.47 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 31,137 | 41.53 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 74,972 | | | | |
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### Coslada

    Population: 37,268
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Coslada 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 | +/− |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 6,725 | 44.34 | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 5,345 | 35.24 | n/a | 8 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 2,155 | 14.21 | n/a | 3 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 941 | 6.20 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 15,166 | | | 21 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 15,166 | 100.00 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 15,166 | 67.85 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 7,186 | 32.15 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 22,352 | | | | |
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### Fuenlabrada

    Population: 28,353
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Fuenlabrada 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) | 3,696 | 38.91 | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 2,958 | 31.14 | n/a | 7 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 1,658 | 17.45 | n/a | 4 | n/a |
| | Independents (INDEP) | 584 | 6.15 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| | Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) | 366 | 3.85 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | New Force (FN) | 209 | 2.20 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) | 28 | 0.29 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 9,499 | | | 21 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,499 | 100.00 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 9,499 | 57.98 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 6,884 | 42.02 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 16,383 | | | | |
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### Getafe

    Population: 124,601
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Getafe 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) | 16,960 | 35.18 | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 16,833 | 34.92 | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 8,664 | 17.97 | n/a | 5 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 3,763 | 7.81 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 1,388 | 2.88 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 438 | 0.91 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) | 162 | 0.34 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 48,208 | | | 27 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 48,208 | 100.00 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 48,208 | 61.96 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 29,594 | 38.04 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 77,802 | | | | |
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### Leganés

    Population: 151,235
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Leganés 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) | 28,924 | 49.41 | n/a | 14 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 16,613 | 28.38 | n/a | 8 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 8,930 | 15.25 | n/a | 4 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 3,158 | 5.39 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 671 | 1.15 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) | 245 | 0.42 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 58,541 | | | 27 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 58,541 | 100.00 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 58,541 | 62.33 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 35,382 | 37.67 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 93,923 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Madrid

    Population: 3,355,720

### Móstoles

    Population: 101,266
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Móstoles 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) | 12,980 | 41.52 | n/a | 13 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 9,565 | 30.59 | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 4,229 | 13.53 | n/a | 4 | n/a |
| | Left Independent Citizen Candidacy (CCII) | 1,407 | 4.50 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) | 890 | 2.85 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 879 | 2.81 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Independent Group (UIM) | 682 | 2.18 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | New Force (FN) | 417 | 1.33 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) | 130 | 0.42 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) | 86 | 0.28 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 31,265 | | | 27 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,265 | 100.00 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 31,265 | 54.20 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 26,422 | 45.80 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 57,687 | | | | |
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### Parla

    Population: 35,259
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Parla 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) | 5,423 | 39.57 | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 5,013 | 36.58 | n/a | 8 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 1,299 | 9.48 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 1,005 | 7.33 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| | Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) | 721 | 5.26 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| | Independent Electors' Group (AEI) | 199 | 1.45 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) | 46 | 0.34 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 13,706 | | | 21 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,706 | 100.00 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 13,706 | 63.99 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 7,712 | 36.01 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 21,418 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Torrejón de Ardoz

    Population: 54,702
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Torrejón de Ardoz 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) | 8,761 | 44.21 | n/a | 12 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 5,673 | 28.63 | n/a | 7 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 2,907 | 14.67 | n/a | 4 | n/a |
| | Independent (INDEP) | 1,536 | 7.75 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| | Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) | 711 | 3.59 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) | 227 | 1.15 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 19,815 | | | 25 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,815 | 100.00 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 19,815 | 59.35 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 13,571 | 40.65 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 33,386 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||