# Results breakdown of the 2003 Spanish local elections (Cantabria)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Cantabria 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 | Previous control | New control | New control |
| Santander | 184,661 | | People's Party (PP) | | People's Party (PP) |
| Torrelavega | 56,180 | | Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |

## Municipalities
### Santander

    Population: 184,661
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Santander 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) | 48,602 | 47.68 | +1.36 | 15 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 31,295 | 30.70 | –1.16 | 9 | –1 |
| | Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | 12,732 | 12.49 | +4.98 | 3 | +1 |
| | United Left of Cantabria (IUC) | 4,070 | 3.99 | –0.73 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Cantabrian Unity (UCn) | 659 | 0.65 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Cantabrian Nationalist Council (CNC) | 640 | 0.63 | +0.08 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 229 | 0.22 | –0.25 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) | 166 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 121 | 0.12 | –0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 3,427 | 3.36 | –1.36 | | |
| Total | Total | 101,941 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 101,941 | 99.30 | +0.11 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 715 | 0.70 | –0.11 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 102,656 | 63.60 | +4.68 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 58,747 | 36.40 | –4.68 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 161,403 | | | | |
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### Torrelavega

    Population: 56,180
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Torrelavega 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) | 13,827 | 38.89 | +1.58 | 11 | +1 |
| | Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | 8,234 | 23.16 | –1.01 | 7 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 8,166 | 22.97 | –2.47 | 6 | –1 |
| | United Left of Cantabria (IUC) | 2,081 | 5.85 | +0.80 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Cantabrian Unity (UCn) | 1,619 | 4.55 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Citizens (CCII) | 290 | 0.82 | –1.78 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 290 | 0.82 | –0.82 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Cantabrian Nationalist Council (CNC) | 194 | 0.55 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 57 | 0.16 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 799 | 2.25 | –0.20 | | |
| Total | Total | 35,557 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 35,557 | 98.95 | –0.05 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 379 | 1.05 | +0.05 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 35,936 | 74.54 | +2.26 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 12,277 | 25.46 | –2.26 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 48,213 | | | | |
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