Valencia City Council elections

Valencia city council elections have taken place every four years since 1979 to elect the 33 members of the Ayuntamiento of Valencia or local government for the city of Valencia, Spain.

The elections are held using closed list proportional representation in a single electoral district covering the entire city council area. Only parties which receive 5% or more of the total votes cast are eligible for seats which are then allocated on a proportional basis using the D'Hondt method of allocation. The Mayor of Valencia is chosen by the 33 councillors.

From 1979 to 1991 the Mayor came from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). From 1991 the Mayor was Rita Barberá Nolla of the People's Party (PP), the party which held an absolute majority of seats on the city council from the 1995 to 2011 local elections, until 2015. After 2015 elections, Joan Ribó (Compromís), who came second in the elections, was elected mayor with the support of two other parties. In 2019 elections Joan Ribó came first and was elected again as mayor of Valencia.

Results

1979 Local Election

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Parties and alliances !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats |- |align=left| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) |align="right" |124,683 |align="right" |36.88 |align="right" |13 |- |align=left|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |align="right" |122,482 |align="right" |36.23 |align="right" |13 |- |align=left|Communist Party of Spain (PCE) |align="right" |54,124 |align="right" |16.01 |align="right" |6 |- |align=left|Valencian Regional Union (Unio Regional Valencianista/URV) |align="right" valign=top|17,342 |align="right" valign=top|5.13 |align="right" valign=top|1 |- |align=left|Communist Movement of the Valencian Country (MCPV) |align="right" |4,131 |align="right" |1.22 |align="right" |0 |- |align=left|Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country (PNPV) |align="right" valign=top|4,010 |align="right" valign=top|1.19 |align="right" valign=top|0 |- |align=left|National Union (FN) |align="right" valign=top|27,447 |align="right" valign=top|2.54 |align="right" valign=top|0 |- |align=left|Others |align="right" |67,055 |align="right" |6.20 |align="right" |0

Out of a total electorate of 552,034, the turnout was 344,145 (62.3%.)

Candidates for Mayor were:-

Fernando Martínez Castellanos (PSOE) Miguel Pastor (UCD) Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (URV)

Martínez was elected Mayor with the support of the PCE. When Felipe González decided to eliminate any residual Marxism from the party's constitution he resigned in protest in September 1979.El Pais, 13 September 1979 He was replaced in October 1979 by Ricard Pérez Casado.

1983 Local Election

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Parties and alliances !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Change !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Change |- |align=left|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |align="right" |186,445 |align="right" |49.04 |align="right" |+12.81 |align="right" |18 |align="right" |+5 |- |align=left| People's Coalition* |align="right" |141,689 |align="right" |37.27 |align="right" |N/A |align="right" |13 |align="right" |N/A |- |align=left|Communist Party of Spain (PCE) |align="right" |28,863 |align="right" |7.59 |align="right" |-8.42 |align="right" |2 |align="right" |-4 |- |align=left|Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) |align="right" |7,360 |align="right" |1.94 |align="right" |N/A |align="right" | |align="right" |N/A |- |align=left|Unity of the Valencian People (UPV) |align="right" |5,685 |align="right" |1.50 |align="right" |N/A |align="right" | |align="right" |N/A |- |align=left|Valencian Regional Union (URV) |align="right"|4,717 |align="right"|1.24 |align="right”|-3.89 |align="right”| |align="right"|-1 |- |align=left|Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) |align="right"|3,225 |align="right"|0.85 |align="right”|N/A |align="right"| |align="right”|N/A |- |align=left|Valencian Independent Organisation (OIV) |align="right"|1,651 |align="right"|0.43 |align="right”|N/A |align="right"| |align="right”|N/A |- |align=left|Others |align="right" |523 |align="right" |0.1 |align="right" |N/A |align="right" | |align="right" |N/A

*The People's Coalition was an electoral alliance which consisted of 4 parties: the Popular Alliance, Valencian Union, Democratic Popular Party and Liberal Union.

Out of a total electorate of 553,067, the turnout was 386,699 (69.9%), a 7.6% increase on the previous election.

A few months prior to the elections, the UCD, which had won the most votes in the 1979 elections, had disbanded. In their absence, the People's Coalition took most of the right wing vote, while the PCE declined and URV lost their solitary seat. This was the only occasion to date when the PSOE won a majority of seats on Valencia City Council. Ricard Pérez Casado was re-elected Mayor.

1987 Local Election

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Parties and alliances !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Change !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Change |- |align=left|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |align="right" |143,037 |align="right" |37.17 |align="right" |-11.87 |align="right" |13 |align="right" |-5 |- |align=left| Valencian Union |align="right" |77,353 |align="right" |20.10 |align="right" |N/A |align="right" |7 |align="right" |N/A |- |align=left| Popular Alliance |align="right" |73,830 |align="right" |19.19 |align="right" |N/A |align="right" |7 |align="right" |N/A |- |align=left|Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) |align="right" |44,133 |align="right" |11.47 |align="right" |+9.53 |align="right" |4 |align="right" |+4 |- |align=left|United Left (IU) - Unity of the Valencian People (UPV) |align="right" |30,963 |align="right" |8.05 |align="right" |N/A |align="right" |2 |align="right" |N/A |- |align=left|Workers' Party (PTE) – Communist Unity |align="right"|5,608 |align="right"|1.46 |align="right”|N/A |align="right”| |align="right"|N/A |- |align=left|Greens |align="right"|3,225 |align="right"|0.85 |align="right”|N/A |align="right"| |align="right”|N/A |- |align=left|Valencian Electoral Coalition (CEV) |align="right"|2,370 |align="right"|0.62 |align="right”|N/A |align="right"| |align="right”|N/A |- |align=left|Democratic Popular Party (PDP) |align="right"|1,096 |align="right"|0.28 |align="right”|N/A |align="right"| |align="right”|N/A |- |align=left|Others |align="right" |3,140 |align="right" |0.82 |align="right" |N/A |align="right" | |align="right" |N/A

Out of a total electorate of 552,473, the turnout was 389,214 (71.4%), a 1.5% increase on the previous election.

The electoral alliance between the Popular Alliance, the Valencian Union and the Democratic Popular Party broke up in 1986 and all three parties contested the elections in their own right with Valencian Union finishing ahead of the Popular Alliance in terms of votes. The Communist Party of Spain (PCE) had formed an electoral alliance, United Left, with other left wing groupings the previous year and United Left in turn ran in the elections in a joint list with Unity of the Valencian People, however they were unable to increase the number of seats that the PCE had won in 1983. The main gains were made by CDS who won their first seats on the council.

Candidates for Mayor were:-

Ricard Pérez Casado (PSOE) Vicente González Lizondo (UV) Martín Quirós (AP) Manuel Del Hierro (CDS)

Though PSOE had lost their overall majority, they regained the mayoralty with the support of IU and the CDS. In January 1989 Ricard Pérez Casado was replaced as Mayor by Clementina Ródenas also of the PSOE. In 1989 the Popular Alliance and the Democratic Popular Party merged with other right wing parties to form the People's Party.

1991 Local Election

Out of a total electorate of 591,157, the turnout was 374,946 (63.4%), an 8% decrease on the previous election.

One of the main features of the election was the collapse in support for the CDS, who lost their representation on the council. As a result, all the main four groupings, the PSOE, IU, PP and UV, increased their vote share, with PP gaining 2 seats relative to the Popular Alliance's 1987 performance and both UV and IU gaining a seat.

Candidates for Mayor were:-

Clementina Ródenas (PSOE) Rita Barberà (PP), Vicente González Lizondo (UV) Manuel Moret (EUPV) Vicent Álvarez (UPV) Luis Gil (CDS) Although the PSOE had had a slight increase in their vote share, UV councillors voted for the PP candidate, Rita Barberà. Both parties governed Valencia with a one-seat majority.

1995 Local Election

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