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

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Extremadura on 8 May 1983. 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 |
| Almendralejo | 23,720 | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Badajoz | 111,456 | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Cáceres | 65,758 | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Mérida | 41,027 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Plasencia | 31,201 | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | Union of Independent Placentine People (UPI) |

## Municipalities
### Almendralejo

    Population: 23,720
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Almendralejo 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) | 7,249 | 57.45 | +26.67 | 12 | +5 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 3,957 | 31.36 | +24.84 | 7 | +5 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 760 | 6.02 | –3.03 | 1 | –1 |
| | Independent Farmers of Almendralejo (AIA) | 651 | 5.16 | New | 1 | +1 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –41.59 | 0 | –10 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 12,617 | | | 21 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,617 | 100.00 | +0.72 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –0.72 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 12,617 | 73.70 | +3.75 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 4,503 | 26.30 | –3.75 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 15,460 | | | | |
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| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Badajoz

    Population: 111,456
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Badajoz 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) | 24,583 | 52.44 | +15.93 | 15 | +5 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 16,115 | 34.38 | New | 10 | +10 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 3,282 | 7.00 | –4.24 | 2 | –1 |
| | Independents (INDEP) | 1,905 | 4.06 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independents (INDEP) | 991 | 2.11 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –48.43 | 0 | –14 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 46,876 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 46,876 | 100.00 | +1.29 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –1.29 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 46,876 | 62.35 | +4.18 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 28,309 | 37.65 | –4.18 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 75,185 | | | | |
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### Cáceres

    Population: 65,758
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Cáceres 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) | 13,491 | 43.36 | +10.04 | 12 | +3 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 9,845 | 31.64 | New | 9 | +9 |
| | United Extremadura (EU) | 3,142 | 10.10 | New | 2 | +2 |
| | Independent Cáceres Group (ACI) | 2,617 | 8.41 | –8.77 | 2 | –2 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 1,082 | 3.48 | –5.48 | 0 | –2 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 620 | 1.99 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Extremaduran Popular Bloc (BPEx) | 316 | 1.02 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –40.53 | 0 | –10 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 31,113 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,113 | 100.00 | +1.02 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –1.02 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 31,113 | 67.84 | +3.67 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 14,752 | 32.16 | –3.67 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 45,865 | | | | |
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### Mérida

    Population: 41,027
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Mérida 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) | 12,338 | 63.53 | +27.38 | 14 | +6 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 5,030 | 25.90 | New | 5 | +5 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 2,054 | 10.58 | +6.57 | 2 | +2 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –46.02 | 0 | –10 |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | n/a | n/a | –13.82 | 0 | –3 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 19,422 | | | 21 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,422 | 100.00 | +0.89 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –0.89 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 19,422 | 69.99 | +6.52 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 8,328 | 30.01 | –6.52 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 27,750 | | | | |
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### Plasencia

    Population: 31,201
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Plasencia 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 | +/− |
| | Union of Independent Placentine People (UPI)$^1$ | 7,177 | 44.89 | +5.08 | 10 | +1 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 4,770 | 29.83 | +3.45 | 7 | +1 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 3,209 | 20.07 | New | 4 | +4 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 517 | 3.23 | –2.66 | 0 | –1 |
| | United Extremadura (EU) | 315 | 1.97 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Electoral Grouping (AGRUP/2) | n/a | n/a | –20.29 | 0 | –5 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 15,988 | | | 21 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 15,988 | 100.00 | +0.94 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –0.94 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 15,988 | 74.08 | +6.46 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 5,594 | 25.92 | –6.46 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 21,582 | | | | |
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| Footnotes: $^1$ Union of Independent Placentine People results are compared to Union of the Democratic Centre totals in the 1979 election. |||||||