# Results breakdown of the 1983 Spanish local elections (Catalonia)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Catalonia 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 Catalonia → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Councillors | Councillors |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | 1,194,801 | 40.45 | +13.30 | 1,839 | +894 |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia–Municipal Unity and Progress (PSC–UiPM) | 1,176,961 | 39.84 | +12.98 | 1,753 | +825 |
| | Socialists' Party–Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSUC) | 17,840 | 0.60 | +0.31 | 86 | +69 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 754,191 | 25.53 | +6.54 | 3,357 | +1,575 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 753,361 | 25.50 | +6.51 | 3,342 | +1,560 |
| | Aranese Democratic Party (PDA) | 830 | 0.03 | New | 15 | +15 |
| | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia–Union of Municipal Progress (PSUC–UdPM) | 340,065 | 11.51 | –8.75 | 318 | –231 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 279,322 | 9.46 | +8.24 | 456 | +438 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 84,984 | 2.88 | –0.98 | 155 | –55 |
| | Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) | 67,210 | 2.28 | New | 60 | +60 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 19,428 | 0.66 | New | 23 | +23 |
| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 4,509 | 0.15 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independents for Deltebre (ID) | 4,423 | 0.15 | New | 11 | +11 |
| | Left Nationalists (NE) | 4,415 | 0.15 | New | 8 | +8 |
| | Municipal Unity 9 (UM9) | 2,131 | 0.07 | New | 8 | +8 |
| | Unity for Progress (UpP) | 1,766 | 0.06 | +0.01 | 30 | +11 |
| | Candidacy for the Neighbors' Participation in the City Council (CPV) | 1,648 | 0.06 | –0.05 | 0 | –2 |
| | People's Unitary Candidacy of Arbucias (CUPA) | 1,494 | 0.05 | ±0.00 | 7 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 1,194 | 0.04 | –0.03 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left of Badalona (EUB) | 1,068 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP) | 999 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic Municipal Action (AMD) | 963 | 0.03 | –0.07 | 21 | –24 |
| | Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE) | 946 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OEC) | 918 | 0.03 | –0.41 | 4 | +4 |
| | Others | 170,370 | 5.77 | — | 2,019 | –2,672 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 17,249 | 0.58 | +0.20 | | |
| Total | Total | 2,954,094 | 100.00 | | 8,316 | +48 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,954,094 | 98.51 | –0.87 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 44,551 | 1.49 | +0.87 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 2,998,645 | 67.41 | +5.95 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 1,449,635 | 32.59 | –5.95 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 4,448,280 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 elections. |||||||
Popular vote
PSC–PSOE
40.45%
CiU
25.53%
PSUC–UdPM
11.51%
AP–PDP–UL
9.46%
ERC
2.88%
PCC
2.28%
Others
7.32%
Blank ballots
0.58% :

## 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 |
| Badalona | 231,175 | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Barcelona | 1,771,998 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Cornellà de Llobregat | 91,313 | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) (PSC–PSOE in 1985) |
| Girona | 65,586 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 291,066 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Lleida | 109,397 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Mataró | 98,589 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Reus | 81,182 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Sabadell | 189,147 | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) |
| Sant Cugat del Vallès | 32,076 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Santa Coloma de Gramanet | 139,859 | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) |
| Tarragona | 112,238 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |
| Terrassa | 164,218 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) |

## Municipalities
### Badalona

    Population: 231,175
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Badalona 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 | +/− |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | 39,093 | 39.39 | +8.34 | 12 | +2 |
| | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | 35,926 | 36.20 | +1.31 | 11 | –1 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 10,118 | 10.19 | –0.53 | 3 | ±0 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 6,208 | 6.26 | +6.26 | 1 | +1 |
| | Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) | 3,947 | 3.98 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 1,973 | 1.99 | +0.14 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left of Badalona (EUB) | 1,068 | 1.08 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 645 | 0.65 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD) | n/a | n/a | –8.64 | 0 | –2 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 269 | 0.27 | –0.04 | | |
| Total | Total | 99,247 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 99,247 | 99.20 | –0.28 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 799 | 0.80 | +0.28 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 100,046 | 62.55 | +3.15 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 59,909 | 37.45 | –3.15 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 159,955 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Barcelona

    Population: 1,771,998

### Cornellà de Llobregat

    Population: 91,313
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Cornellà de Llobregat 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 | +/− |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | 17,576 | 42.44 | +10.40 | 11 | +2 |
| | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | 16,319 | 39.40 | –6.81 | 11 | –2 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 2,901 | 7.00 | +0.51 | 1 | ±0 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 2,411 | 5.82 | New | 1 | +1 |
| | Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) | 2,102 | 5.08 | New | 1 | +1 |
| | Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD) | n/a | n/a | –7.28 | 0 | –2 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 107 | 0.26 | +0.04 | | |
| Total | Total | 41,416 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,416 | 98.69 | –0.78 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 551 | 1.31 | +0.78 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 41,967 | 64.56 | +0.55 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 23,040 | 35.44 | –0.55 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 65,007 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Girona

    Population: 65,586
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Girona 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 | +/− |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | 16,554 | 51.73 | +19.75 | 15 | +6 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 7,202 | 22.51 | –2.76 | 6 | –1 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 3,772 | 11.79 | New | 3 | +3 |
| | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | 1,842 | 5.76 | –10.74 | 1 | –3 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 1,570 | 4.91 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 584 | 1.83 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) | 346 | 1.08 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD) | n/a | n/a | –20.89 | 0 | –5 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 128 | 0.40 | +0.10 | | |
| Total | Total | 31,998 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,998 | 98.98 | –0.50 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 330 | 1.02 | +0.50 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 32,328 | 69.69 | +5.20 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 14,058 | 30.31 | –5.20 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 46,386 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

    Population: 291,066
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 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 | +/− |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | 86,128 | 64.69 | +23.60 | 20 | +8 |
| | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | 16,835 | 12.64 | –22.35 | 3 | –8 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 11,442 | 8.59 | +1.18 | 2 | ±0 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 10,727 | 8.06 | +8.06 | 2 | +2 |
| | Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) | 3,353 | 2.52 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 2,004 | 1.51 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,320 | 0.99 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 503 | 0.38 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist League (LC) | 387 | 0.29 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD) | n/a | n/a | –8.93 | 0 | –2 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 440 | 0.33 | –0.01 | | |
| Total | Total | 133,139 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 133,139 | 98.18 | –1.32 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,463 | 1.82 | +1.32 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 135,602 | 63.95 | +5.37 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 76,455 | 36.05 | –5.37 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 212,057 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Lleida

    Population: 109,397
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Lleida 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 | +/− |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | 25,678 | 54.18 | +22.93 | 17 | +8 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 7,894 | 16.66 | +4.85 | 5 | +2 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 7,622 | 16.08 | +13.59 | 5 | +5 |
| | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | 1,878 | 3.96 | –13.94 | 0 | –5 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 1,659 | 3.50 | –3.73 | 0 | –2 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,382 | 2.92 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) | 1,086 | 2.29 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD) | n/a | n/a | –25.21 | 0 | –8 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 197 | 0.42 | +0.10 | | |
| Total | Total | 47,396 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 47,396 | 98.58 | –0.78 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 681 | 1.42 | +0.78 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 48,077 | 61.10 | +8.67 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 30,608 | 38.90 | –8.67 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 78,685 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Mataró

    Population: 98,589
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Mataró 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 | +/− |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | 24,523 | 51.64 | +20.28 | 15 | +7 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 11,133 | 23.45 | –2.36 | 6 | –1 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 3,974 | 8.37 | New | 2 | +2 |
| | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | 3,272 | 6.89 | –20.05 | 2 | –5 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 2,038 | 4.29 | +1.07 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) | 1,720 | 3.62 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 664 | 1.40 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD) | n/a | n/a | –12.43 | 0 | –3 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 161 | 0.34 | +0.09 | | |
| Total | Total | 47,485 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 47,485 | 98.87 | –0.82 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 541 | 1.13 | +0.82 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 48,026 | 69.94 | +4.22 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 20,638 | 30.06 | –4.22 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 68,664 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Reus

    Population: 81,182
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Reus 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 | +/− |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | 14,506 | 43.47 | +12.21 | 12 | +3 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 7,962 | 23.86 | +2.60 | 6 | ±0 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 4,541 | 13.61 | +11.96 | 3 | +3 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 2,685 | 8.05 | +0.01 | 2 | ±0 |
| | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | 2,383 | 7.14 | –9.65 | 2 | –2 |
| | Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) | 832 | 2.49 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 358 | 1.07 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD) | n/a | n/a | –16.36 | 0 | –4 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 103 | 0.31 | +0.08 | | |
| Total | Total | 33,370 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 33,370 | 98.98 | –0.55 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 343 | 1.02 | +0.55 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 33,713 | 55.79 | +2.08 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 26,712 | 44.21 | –2.08 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 60,425 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Sabadell

    Population: 189,147
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Sabadell 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 | +/− |
| | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | 48,426 | 51.33 | +7.81 | 15 | +2 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 18,002 | 19.08 | –0.45 | 5 | –1 |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | 16,402 | 17.39 | –3.24 | 5 | –1 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 6,288 | 6.67 | New | 2 | +2 |
| | Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) | 2,888 | 3.06 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 1,631 | 1.73 | +0.28 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 291 | 0.31 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP) | 151 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist League (LC) | 1 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD) | n/a | n/a | –8.64 | 0 | –2 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 256 | 0.27 | +0.01 | | |
| Total | Total | 94,336 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 94,336 | 99.56 | –0.06 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 420 | 0.44 | +0.06 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 94,756 | 70.08 | +3.17 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 40,452 | 29.92 | –3.17 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 135,208 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Sant Cugat del Vallès

    Population: 32,076
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Sant Cugat del Vallès 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 | +/− |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | 6,230 | 41.38 | +11.18 | 10 | +3 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 3,595 | 23.88 | +1.65 | 6 | +1 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 1,901 | 12.63 | New | 3 | +3 |
| | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | 966 | 6.42 | –13.00 | 1 | –3 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 768 | 5.10 | –0.67 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Union of Independents (UdI) | 621 | 4.13 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Progressives for Sant Cugat (PpSC) | 314 | 2.09 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Left Nationalists (NE) | 311 | 2.07 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) | 277 | 1.84 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD) | n/a | n/a | –12.96 | 0 | –3 |
| | Independents for Sant Cugat (ISC) | n/a | n/a | –6.61 | 0 | –1 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 71 | 0.47 | +0.26 | | |
| Total | Total | 15,054 | | | 21 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 15,054 | 99.19 | –0.48 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 123 | 0.81 | +0.48 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 15,177 | 66.41 | +12.99 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 7,676 | 33.59 | –12.99 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 22,853 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Santa Coloma de Gramanet

    Population: 139,859
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramanet 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 | +/− |
| | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | 27,443 | 45.83 | +0.52 | 15 | +2 |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | 23,106 | 38.59 | +2.43 | 12 | +1 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 2,804 | 4.68 | –1.97 | 0 | –2 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 2,804 | 4.68 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) | 2,232 | 3.73 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Movement of Catalonia (MCC) | 617 | 1.03 | –0.98 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 449 | 0.75 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 317 | 0.53 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD) | n/a | n/a | –5.61 | 0 | –1 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 107 | 0.18 | –0.03 | | |
| Total | Total | 59,879 | | | 27 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 59,879 | 97.96 | –1.72 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,250 | 2.04 | +1.72 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 61,129 | 63.71 | +1.82 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 34,816 | 36.29 | –1.82 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 95,945 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Tarragona

    Population: 112,238
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Tarragona 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 | +/− |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | 21,267 | 43.52 | +17.64 | 14 | +6 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 9,090 | 18.60 | +4.32 | 6 | +2 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 8,458 | 17.31 | +14.71 | 5 | +5 |
| | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | 3,467 | 7.09 | –14.58 | 2 | –4 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 2,270 | 4.64 | –0.43 | 0 | –1 |
| | Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) | 1,660 | 3.40 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Candidacy for the Neighbors' Participation in the City Council (CPV) | 1,648 | 3.37 | –3.35 | 0 | –2 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 799 | 1.63 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD) | n/a | n/a | –20.26 | 0 | –6 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 211 | 0.43 | +0.12 | | |
| Total | Total | 48,870 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 48,870 | 99.09 | –0.29 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 448 | 0.91 | +0.29 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 49,318 | 63.73 | +7.05 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 28,065 | 36.27 | –7.05 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 77,383 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Terrassa

    Population: 164,218
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Terrassa 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 | +/− |
| | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) | 48,357 | 60.97 | +30.30 | 18 | +8 |
| | Convergence and Union (CiU) | 14,195 | 17.90 | +2.90 | 5 | +1 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 6,519 | 8.22 | +5.10 | 2 | +2 |
| | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) | 6,357 | 8.02 | –22.41 | 2 | –7 |
| | Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) | 2,283 | 2.88 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 1,347 | 1.70 | –0.86 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD) | n/a | n/a | –14.29 | 0 | –4 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 255 | 0.32 | +0.05 | | |
| Total | Total | 79,313 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 79,313 | 99.13 | –0.56 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 696 | 0.87 | +0.56 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 80,009 | 68.69 | +4.90 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 36,474 | 31.31 | –4.90 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 116,483 | | | | |
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| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||