# Results breakdown of the 1983 Spanish local elections (Castile and León)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Castile and León 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 Castile and León → :
| 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) | 547,715 | 40.60 | +17.29 | 4,595 | +3,166 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 511,552 | 37.92 | +31.55 | 6,803 | +6,018 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 65,192 | 4.83 | New | 735 | +736 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 42,144 | 3.12 | –2.91 | 86 | –47 |
| | Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) | 31,247 | 2.32 | New | 518 | ±0 |
| | Agrarian Bloc–Spanish Ruralist Party (BAR–PRE) | 6,645 | 0.49 | +0.10 | 202 | +94 |
| | Agrarian Bloc–Spanish Ruralist Party (BAR–PRE)$^2$ | 4,729 | 0.35 | –0.13 | 152 | +44 |
| | Agrarian Regionalist Spanish Bloc (BARE) | 1,916 | 0.14 | New | 50 | +50 |
| | Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL) | 4,734 | 0.35 | New | 32 | ±0 |
| | Party of El Bierzo (PB) | 2,199 | 0.16 | New | 8 | ±0 |
| | Others | 121,413 | 8.99 | –8.51 | 1,725 | –1,729 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 3,608 | 0.27 | +0.24 | | |
| Total | Total | 1,348,957 | 100.00 | | 13,962 | +744 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,348,957 | 99.78 | +3.46 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,914 | 0.22 | –3.46 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 1,351,871 | 68.22 | +7.29 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 629,814 | 31.78 | –7.29 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,981,685 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 elections.$^2$ Agrarian Bloc–Spanish Ruralist Party results are compared to Spanish Ruralist Party totals in the 1979 elections. |||||||
Popular vote
PSOE
40.60%
AP–PDP–UL
37.92%
CDS
4.83%
PCE
3.12%
PDL
2.32%
Others
10.94%
Blank ballots
0.27% :

## 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 | 40,173 | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) |
| Burgos | 152,545 | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) (SI in 1987) |
| León | 127,095 | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | Independents of León (IL) |
| Palencia | 71,716 | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) |
| Ponferrada | 53,763 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Salamanca | 153,981 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Segovia | 50,759 | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (PDP in 1986) |
| Soria | 30,326 | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) |
| Valladolid | 320,293 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Zamora | 58,560 | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |

## Municipalities
### Ávila

    Population: 40,173
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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 Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 7,845 | 40.15 | New | 9 | +9 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 6,312 | 32.30 | +9.24 | 7 | +2 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 4,417 | 22.61 | New | 5 | +5 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 719 | 3.68 | –2.31 | 0 | –1 |
| | Independent Group (AI) | 246 | 1.26 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –67.95 | 0 | –15 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | –1.22 | | |
| Total | Total | 19,539 | | | 21 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,539 | 100.00 | +1.46 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –1.46 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 19,539 | 64.98 | +2.22 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 10,529 | 35.02 | –2.22 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 30,068 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Burgos

    Population: 152,545
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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 Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 43,407 | 59.28 | +49.44 | 18 | +15 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 22,228 | 30.36 | +4.92 | 9 | +1 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 2,200 | 3.00 | –4.27 | 0 | –2 |
| | Independents (INDEP) | 2,115 | 2.89 | –4.21 | 0 | –2 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,789 | 2.44 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) | 1,485 | 2.03 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –38.82 | 0 | –12 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 73,224 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 73,224 | 100.00 | +7.68 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –7.68 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 73,224 | 64.75 | +1.04 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 39,868 | 35.25 | –1.04 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 113,092 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### León

    Population: 127,095
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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 | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 23,912 | 37.87 | +4.67 | 11 | +1 |
| | Independents of León (IL) | 23,596 | 37.37 | New | 11 | +11 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 12,324 | 19.52 | +6.28 | 5 | +2 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 1,686 | 2.67 | –11.05 | 0 | –4 |
| | Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL) | 987 | 1.56 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 645 | 1.02 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –34.57 | 0 | –10 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 63,150 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 63,150 | 100.00 | +1.90 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –1.90 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 63,150 | 66.16 | +7.59 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 32,296 | 33.84 | –7.59 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 95,446 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Palencia

    Population: 71,716
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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 | +/− |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 18,617 | 50.55 | +41.78 | 14 | +12 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 14,584 | 39.60 | +6.11 | 10 | +1 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 2,524 | 6.85 | –4.46 | 1 | –2 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,105 | 3.00 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –40.50 | 0 | –11 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 36,830 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,830 | 100.00 | +1.47 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –1.47 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 36,830 | 71.18 | +10.32 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 14,911 | 28.82 | –10.32 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 51,741 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Ponferrada

    Population: 53,763
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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 | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 16,647 | 67.41 | +38.25 | 20 | +12 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 4,686 | 18.98 | +15.36 | 5 | +5 |
| | Party of El Bierzo (PB) | 1,061 | 4.30 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) | 1,040 | 4.21 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 924 | 3.74 | –6.41 | 0 | –2 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 336 | 1.36 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –27.27 | 0 | –8 |
| | Independent Neighbors Association (AVI) | n/a | n/a | –17.97 | 0 | –5 |
| | Bierzo Independents (IB) | n/a | n/a | –8.53 | 0 | –2 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 24,694 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,694 | 100.00 | +0.98 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –0.98 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 24,694 | 60.46 | +5.45 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 16,152 | 39.54 | –5.45 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 40,846 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Salamanca

    Population: 153,981
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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 | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 45,573 | 56.67 | +20.57 | 17 | +6 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 27,470 | 34.16 | +29.64 | 10 | +10 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 3,648 | 4.54 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 2,215 | 2.75 | –8.86 | 0 | –3 |
| | Independents (INDEP) | 1,520 | 1.89 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –43.96 | 0 | –13 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 80,423 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 80,423 | 100.00 | +1.41 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –1.41 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 80,423 | 70.72 | +9.72 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 33,302 | 29.28 | –9.72 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 113,725 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Segovia

    Population: 50,759
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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 | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 9,368 | 37.45 | +4.62 | 10 | +3 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 8,889 | 35.53 | New | 10 | +10 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 2,210 | 8.83 | New | 2 | +2 |
| | Independents (INDEP) | 2,115 | 8.45 | New | 2 | +2 |
| | Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) | 1,409 | 5.63 | New | 1 | +1 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 1,024 | 4.09 | –3.27 | 0 | –1 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –57.46 | 0 | –13 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 25,015 | | | 25 | +4 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 25,015 | 100.00 | +3.89 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –3.89 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 25,015 | 66.82 | +1.76 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 12,421 | 33.18 | –1.76 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 37,436 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### Soria

    Population: 30,326
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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 Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 6,854 | 54.57 | +39.72 | 12 | +9 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 5,707 | 45.43 | +19.05 | 9 | +3 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –34.67 | 0 | –8 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | n/a | n/a | –6.15 | 1 | –1 |
| | Independent Electoral Group (AEI) | n/a | n/a | –6.00 | 1 | –1 |
| | Citizen Movement of Soria (MCS) | n/a | n/a | –5.78 | 1 | –1 |
| | Sorian Independent Group (GIS) | n/a | n/a | –5.19 | 0 | –1 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 12,561 | | | 21 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,561 | 100.00 | +2.48 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –2.48 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 12,561 | 55.16 | –2.08 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 10,210 | 44.84 | +2.08 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 22,771 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Valladolid

    Population: 320,293
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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 | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 89,944 | 58.61 | +18.80 | 19 | +6 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 47,013 | 30.64 | +25.47 | 9 | +8 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 8,419 | 5.49 | –7.57 | 1 | –3 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 6,482 | 4.22 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Agrarian Bloc–Spanish Ruralist Party (BAR–PRE) | 806 | 0.53 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | UP–PR–INDEP (UP–PR–INDEP) | 791 | 0.52 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –27.89 | 0 | –9 |
| | Independents (INDEP) | n/a | n/a | –7.62 | 0 | –2 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 153,455 | | | 29 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 153,455 | 100.00 | +2.18 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –2.18 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 153,455 | 64.55 | +6.83 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 84,286 | 35.45 | –6.83 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 237,741 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Zamora

    Population: 58,560
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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 | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 12,815 | 47.09 | +14.32 | 13 | +4 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 10,613 | 39.00 | +26.17 | 11 | +8 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,596 | 5.87 | New | 1 | +1 |
| | Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) | 794 | 2.92 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 735 | 2.70 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL) | 659 | 2.42 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –37.64 | 0 | –11 |
| | Independent Zamorans Union (UZI) | n/a | n/a | –8.86 | 0 | –2 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | 27,212 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,212 | 100.00 | +3.71 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –3.71 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 27,212 | 60.53 | +9.10 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 17,743 | 39.47 | –9.10 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 44,955 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. |||||||