# Results breakdown of the 1983 Spanish local elections (Community of Madrid)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Community of Madrid on 8 May 1983. 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 8 May 1983 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) | 1,176,115 | 50.02 | +11.23 | 652 | +233 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 782,926 | 33.30 | +32.68 | 557 | +511 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 210,971 | 8.97 | –7.81 | 141 | –76 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 66,444 | 2.83 | New | 51 | +51 |
| | Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) | 45,349 | 1.93 | New | 10 | +10 |
| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 7,757 | 0.33 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) | 3,284 | 0.14 | –0.12 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Natural Culture (CN) | 2,281 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Candidacy (CC) | 2,280 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) | 2,161 | 0.09 | –0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independents (Fuenlabrada) (INDEP) | 1,867 | 0.08 | +0.05 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 1,761 | 0.07 | –1.16 | 3 | +3 |
| | Left Movement of Alcalá (MIA) | 1,497 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Group of Cercedilla (GIC) | 1,441 | 0.06 | New | 7 | +7 |
| | Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP) | 1,186 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Socialist Action Party (PASOC)$^2$ | 427 | 0.02 | –0.24 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Others | 36,027 | 1.53 | — | 343 | –684 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 7,402 | 0.31 | +0.31 | | |
| Total | Total | 2,351,176 | | | 1,765 | +55 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,351,176 | 99.30 | –0.68 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 16,517 | 0.70 | +0.68 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 2,367,693 | 68.65 | +3.07 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 1,081,313 | 31.35 | –3.07 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 3,449,006 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 elections.$^2$ Socialist Action Party results are compared to Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) totals in the 1979 elections. |||||||
Popular vote
PSOE
50.02%
AP–PDP–UL
33.30%
PCE
8.97%
CDS
2.83%
PDL
1.93%
Others
2.64%
Blank ballots
0.31% :

## 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 |
| Alcalá de Henares | 137,169 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Alcobendas | 63,731 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Alcorcón | 140,957 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Coslada | 53,730 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) |
| Fuenlabrada | 78,096 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Getafe | 126,558 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Leganés | 163,910 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Madrid | 3,158,818 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Móstoles | 150,259 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Parla | 56,318 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Torrejón de Ardoz | 75,599 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |

## Municipalities
### Alcalá de Henares

    Population: 137,169
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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) | 31,849 | 57.35 | +17.82 | 17 | +5 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 11,596 | 20.88 | +18.10 | 6 | +6 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 7,752 | 13.96 | –7.72 | 4 | –2 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,990 | 3.58 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Left Movement of Alcalá (MIA) | 1,497 | 2.70 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent (INDEP) | 385 | 0.69 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) | 371 | 0.67 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP) | 91 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –23.45 | 0 | –7 |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | n/a | n/a | –9.45 | 0 | –2 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 55,531 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 55,531 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 55,531 | 63.16 | +5.22 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 32,391 | 36.84 | –5.22 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 87,922 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Alcobendas

    Population: 63,731
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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) | 15,174 | 59.04 | +11.13 | 16 | +3 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 7,303 | 28.42 | New | 7 | +7 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 2,428 | 9.45 | –12.56 | 2 | –4 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 795 | 3.09 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –20.69 | 0 | –5 |
| | Independents (INDEP) | n/a | n/a | –6.08 | 0 | –1 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 25,700 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 25,700 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 25,700 | 66.47 | +5.84 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 12,964 | 33.53 | –5.84 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 38,664 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Alcorcón

    Population: 140,957
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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) | 39,540 | 66.54 | +19.49 | 19 | +5 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 13,052 | 21.97 | +20.08 | 6 | +6 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 4,782 | 8.05 | –14.58 | 2 | –5 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,601 | 2.69 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 444 | 0.75 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –20.48 | 0 | –6 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 59,419 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 59,419 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 59,419 | 67.18 | +8.71 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 29,031 | 32.82 | –8.71 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 88,450 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Coslada

    Population: 53,730
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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) | 12,930 | 53.98 | +9.64 | 14 | +5 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 8,120 | 33.90 | –1.34 | 8 | ±0 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 2,905 | 12.13 | New | 3 | +3 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –14.21 | 0 | –3 |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | n/a | n/a | –6.20 | 0 | –1 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 23,955 | | | 25 | +4 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 23,955 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 23,955 | 70.46 | +2.61 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 10,044 | 29.54 | –2.61 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 33,999 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Fuenlabrada

    Population: 78,096
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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) | 20,296 | 65.45 | +26.54 | 18 | +9 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 4,206 | 13.56 | New | 3 | +3 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 3,321 | 10.71 | –6.74 | 3 | –1 |
| | Independents (INDEP) | 1,867 | 6.02 | –0.13 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 542 | 1.75 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Candidacy (CC) | 346 | 1.12 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 229 | 0.74 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) | 202 | 0.65 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –31.14 | 0 | –7 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 31,009 | | | 25 | +4 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,009 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 31,009 | 60.05 | +2.07 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 20,628 | 39.95 | –2.07 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 51,637 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Getafe

    Population: 126,558
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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) | 35,494 | 62.68 | +27.50 | 19 | +9 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 10,463 | 18.48 | +15.60 | 5 | +5 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 7,191 | 12.70 | –22.22 | 3 | –7 |
| | Communist Candidacy (CC) | 1,396 | 2.47 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,249 | 2.21 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 432 | 0.76 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist League (LC) | 271 | 0.48 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent (INDEP) | 134 | 0.24 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –17.97 | 0 | –5 |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | n/a | n/a | –7.81 | 0 | –2 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 56,630 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 56,630 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 56,630 | 70.16 | +8.20 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 24,089 | 29.84 | –8.20 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 80,719 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Leganés

    Population: 163,910
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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) | 48,694 | 69.87 | +20.46 | 20 | +6 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 9,442 | 13.55 | +12.40 | 4 | +4 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 9,221 | 13.23 | –15.15 | 3 | –5 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,676 | 2.40 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 560 | 0.80 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP) | 101 | 0.14 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –15.25 | 0 | –4 |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | n/a | n/a | –5.39 | 0 | –1 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 69,694 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 69,694 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 69,694 | 68.11 | +5.78 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 32,632 | 31.89 | –5.78 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 102,326 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Madrid

    Population: 3,158,818

### Móstoles

    Population: 150,259
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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) | 42,599 | 69.27 | +27.75 | 20 | +7 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 10,493 | 17.06 | +14.25 | 5 | +5 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 6,125 | 9.96 | –20.63 | 2 | –8 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,339 | 2.18 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Socialist Action Party (PASOC) | 427 | 0.69 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Candidacy (CC) | 332 | 0.54 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) | 122 | 0.20 | –0.08 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Movement (MC) | 60 | 0.10 | –0.32 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –13.53 | 0 | –4 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 61,497 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 61,497 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 61,497 | 63.25 | +9.05 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 35,728 | 36.75 | –9.05 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 97,225 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Parla

    Population: 56,318
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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) | 18,201 | 77.01 | +37.44 | 20 | +11 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 2,675 | 11.32 | –25.26 | 3 | –5 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 2,663 | 11.27 | +1.79 | 2 | ±0 |
| | Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP) | 96 | 0.41 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –7.33 | 0 | –1 |
| | Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) | n/a | n/a | –5.26 | 0 | –1 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 23,635 | | | 25 | +4 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 23,635 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 23,635 | 69.51 | +5.52 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 10,368 | 30.49 | –5.52 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 34,003 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Torrejón de Ardoz

    Population: 75,599
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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) | 19,436 | 64.64 | +20.43 | 17 | +5 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 5,433 | 18.07 | New | 5 | +5 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 4,353 | 14.48 | –14.15 | 3 | –4 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 846 | 2.81 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –14.67 | 0 | –4 |
| | Independent (INDEP) | n/a | n/a | –7.75 | 0 | –2 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 30,068 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,068 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 30,068 | 64.60 | +5.25 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 16,479 | 35.40 | –5.25 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 46,547 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||