# Results breakdown of the 2003 Spanish local elections (Castile and León)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Castile and León on 25 May 2003. 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). Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.
| Municipality | Population | Previous control | New control |
| Ávila | 50,241 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Burgos | 167,962 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| León | 135,794 | People's Party (PP) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (PP in 2004) |
| Palencia | 80,801 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Ponferrada | 64,010 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Salamanca | 156,006 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Segovia | 54,945 | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Soria | 35,112 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | People's Party (PP) |
| Valladolid | 318,576 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Zamora | 65,575 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |

## Municipalities
### Ávila

    Population: 50,241
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Ávila 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) | 16,355 | 56.97 | +0.37 | 15 | +2 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 7,322 | 25.50 | +2.37 | 7 | +2 |
| | United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) | 3,213 | 11.19 | –1.09 | 3 | ±0 |
| | Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) | 430 | 1.50 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Republican Left (IR) | 168 | 0.59 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Phalanx (FE) | 124 | 0.43 | –0.81 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 123 | 0.43 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) | 52 | 0.18 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 922 | 3.21 | –1.64 | | |
| Total | Total | 28,709 | | | 25 | +4 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,709 | 98.90 | +0.42 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 318 | 1.10 | –0.42 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 29,027 | 69.79 | +7.55 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 12,567 | 30.21 | –7.55 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 41,594 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Burgos

    Population: 167,962
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Burgos 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) | 43,466 | 44.14 | +9.24 | 14 | +4 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 33,605 | 34.13 | +3.79 | 10 | +1 |
| | Independent Solution (SI) | 8,692 | 8.83 | New | 2 | +2 |
| | United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) | 5,013 | 5.09 | –2.59 | 1 | –1 |
| | Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) | 2,826 | 2.87 | –7.03 | 0 | –3 |
| | Independent Burgalese Popular Action (APBI) | 1,004 | 1.02 | –10.16 | 0 | –3 |
| | Castilian Left (IzCa) | 308 | 0.31 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 186 | 0.19 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) | 185 | 0.19 | –1.74 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 3,191 | 3.24 | –0.48 | | |
| Total | Total | 98,476 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 98,476 | 99.32 | +0.20 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 674 | 0.68 | –0.20 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 99,150 | 70.75 | +5.95 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 40,997 | 29.25 | –5.95 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 140,147 | | | | |
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### León

    Population: 135,794
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of León 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) | 29,788 | 38.50 | –6.11 | 12 | –1 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 26,493 | 34.24 | +9.57 | 10 | +3 |
| | Leonese People's Union (UPL) | 14,889 | 19.24 | –3.93 | 5 | –2 |
| | United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) | 2,006 | 2.59 | –1.06 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Leonese United Independent Citizens (CiuLe) | 1,296 | 1.67 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens (LV) | 700 | 0.90 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Republican Left (IR) | 167 | 0.22 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Phalanx (FE) | 90 | 0.12 | –0.03 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Leonese People for León–PREPAL (PREPAL) | 80 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) | 43 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,822 | 2.35 | –0.34 | | |
| Total | Total | 77,374 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 77,374 | 99.35 | +0.18 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 503 | 0.65 | –0.18 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 77,877 | 65.32 | +9.15 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 41,344 | 34.68 | –9.15 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 119,221 | | | | |
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### Palencia

    Population: 80,801
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Palencia 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) | 23,296 | 49.35 | +1.28 | 13 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 18,497 | 39.19 | –0.59 | 11 | ±0 |
| | United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) | 2,432 | 5.15 | –0.20 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Federation of Associations for Urban Social Respect (FARSU) | 863 | 1.83 | +0.16 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) | 832 | 1.76 | +1.00 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) | 89 | 0.19 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,192 | 2.53 | –0.44 | | |
| Total | Total | 47,201 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 47,201 | 99.26 | +0.21 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 350 | 0.74 | –0.21 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 47,551 | 68.98 | +4.80 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 21,387 | 31.02 | –4.80 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 68,938 | | | | |
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### Ponferrada

    Population: 64,010
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Ponferrada 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) | 17,747 | 48.50 | –8.84 | 15 | –1 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 12,058 | 32.95 | +1.97 | 10 | +2 |
| | Party of El Bierzo (PB) | 1,713 | 4.68 | –0.62 | 0 | –1 |
| | Leonese People's Union (UPL) | 1,504 | 4.11 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) | 1,477 | 4.04 | –0.56 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Regionalist Party of El Bierzo (PRB) | 900 | 2.46 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic Regional Alternative (ACD) | 547 | 1.49 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Republican Left (IR) | 68 | 0.19 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 578 | 1.58 | –0.21 | | |
| Total | Total | 36,592 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,592 | 99.45 | +0.23 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 202 | 0.55 | –0.23 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 36,794 | 68.08 | +8.24 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 17,251 | 31.92 | –8.24 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 54,045 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Salamanca

    Population: 156,006
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Salamanca 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) | 42,110 | 48.49 | –5.42 | 15 | –2 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 32,880 | 37.86 | +5.65 | 12 | +2 |
| | The Greens–Left Forum (LV–FI) | 2,945 | 3.39 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) | 2,312 | 2.66 | –1.98 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Salamancan People (UPSa) | 2,312 | 2.66 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL) | 1,928 | 2.22 | –0.14 | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Phalanx (FE) | 181 | 0.21 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) | 46 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,122 | 2.44 | –1.45 | | |
| Total | Total | 86,836 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 86,836 | 99.35 | +0.20 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 566 | 0.65 | –0.20 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 87,402 | 64.41 | +7.00 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 48,287 | 35.59 | –7.00 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 135,689 | | | | |
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### Segovia

    Population: 54,945
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Segovia 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) | 12,160 | 39.75 | –1.44 | 12 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 11,156 | 36.47 | +10.07 | 11 | +4 |
| | United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) | 2,308 | 7.54 | –6.45 | 2 | –2 |
| | Independent Segovian Alternative (ASí) | 1,526 | 4.99 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) | 1,130 | 3.69 | +1.39 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 862 | 2.82 | –4.51 | 0 | –2 |
| | Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) | 359 | 1.17 | +0.29 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) | 184 | 0.60 | –2.91 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 54 | 0.18 | –0.03 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) | 42 | 0.14 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 811 | 2.65 | –1.54 | | |
| Total | Total | 30,592 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,592 | 99.17 | +0.56 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 255 | 0.83 | –0.56 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 30,847 | 69.89 | +8.55 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 13,287 | 30.11 | –8.55 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 44,134 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Soria

    Population: 35,112
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Soria 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) | 7,578 | 41.29 | –0.58 | 10 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 6,384 | 34.78 | +7.39 | 8 | +2 |
| | Initiative for the Development of Soria (IDES) | 1,684 | 9.18 | New | 2 | +2 |
| | Independent Sorian Alternative (ALSI) | 1,143 | 6.23 | –12.00 | 1 | –3 |
| | United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) | 640 | 3.49 | –4.60 | 0 | –1 |
| | Social Expression of Sorian Electors (ESO.ES) | 298 | 1.62 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 627 | 3.42 | –1.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 18,354 | | | 21 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 18,354 | 98.83 | +0.76 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 218 | 1.17 | –0.76 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 18,572 | 65.90 | +12.46 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 9,609 | 34.10 | –12.46 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 28,181 | | | | |
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### Valladolid

    Population: 318,576
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Valladolid 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) | 85,877 | 44.59 | –1.24 | 15 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 76,662 | 39.81 | +2.76 | 13 | +1 |
| | United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) | 10,264 | 5.33 | –2.37 | 1 | –1 |
| | Independent Candidacy–The Party of Castile and León (CI–PCL) | 7,040 | 3.66 | –0.15 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Citizen Participation Coordinator (CPC) | 3,377 | 1.75 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) | 1,325 | 0.69 | +0.23 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Castilian Left (IzCa) | 1,242 | 0.64 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 624 | 0.32 | –0.24 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 466 | 0.24 | +0.03 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) | 306 | 0.16 | –0.05 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL) | 306 | 0.16 | –0.20 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Republican Left (IR) | 222 | 0.12 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Liberal Centrist Union (UCL) | 0 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 4,880 | 2.53 | –0.20 | | |
| Total | Total | 192,591 | | | 29 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 192,591 | 99.50 | +0.19 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 971 | 0.50 | –0.19 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 193,562 | 70.73 | +7.27 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 80,111 | 29.27 | –7.27 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 273,673 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Zamora

    Population: 65,575
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Zamora 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) | 15,548 | 45.00 | –5.12 | 13 | –2 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)$^1$ | 10,076 | 29.16 | –1.89 | 8 | ±0 |
| | United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) | 3,570 | 10.33 | +5.15 | 2 | +1 |
| | Zamoran Independent Electors (ADEIZA) | 2,646 | 7.66 | +5.00 | 2 | +2 |
| | United Zamora (ZU) | 930 | 2.69 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Leonese People's Union (UPL) | 818 | 2.37 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Zamoran People for Zamora–PREPAL (PREPAL) | 330 | 0.96 | –0.71 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS) | n/a | n/a | –5.85 | 0 | –1 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 633 | 1.83 | –1.24 | | |
| Total | Total | 34,551 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 34,551 | 99.21 | +0.50 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 275 | 0.79 | –0.50 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 34,826 | 61.70 | +4.54 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 21,614 | 38.30 | –4.54 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 56,440 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and Democratic Party of the New Left in the 1999 election. |||||||