Regional elections were held in Spain during 2007 to elect the regional parliaments of thirteen of the seventeen autonomous communities: Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community. 812 of 1,206 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election. The elections were held on 27 May (concurrently with local elections all across the country).

The results saw few changes overall, with most incumbent governments remaining in power. The only exception was the People's Party (PP) government in the Balearic Islands, which was replaced by a coalition led by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

Election date Determination of election day varied depending on the autonomous community. Typically, most autonomous communities held their elections on the fourth Sunday of May every four years, concurrently with nationwide local elections, while others had their own, separate electoral cycles. In some cases, regional presidents had the prerogative to dissolve parliament and call for extra elections at a different time, but newly elected assemblies were restricted to serving out what remained of their previous four year-terms without altering the period to their next ordinary election. In other cases—Andalusia (since 1994), Aragon (2007), the Balearic Islands (2007), the Basque Country (1981), Catalonia (1985), Galicia (1985) and the Valencian Community (2006)—the law granted regional presidents the power to call snap elections resulting in fresh four-year parliamentary terms..

Regional governments The following table lists party control in autonomous communities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

Election day Region Previous control New control 27 May Aragon Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Asturias Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Balearic Islands People's Party (PP) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Canary Islands Canarian Coalition (CC) Canarian Coalition (CC) Cantabria Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) Castile and León People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Castilla–La Mancha Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Extremadura Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) La Rioja People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Madrid People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Murcia People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Navarre Navarrese People's Union (UPN) Navarrese People's Union (UPN) Valencian Community People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)

Summary by region May (13 regions) Aragon

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PSOE 276,415 41.14 +3.20 30 +3 PP 208,642 31.06 +0.33 23 +1 PAR 81,135 12.08 +0.90 9 +1 CHA 54,752 8.15 −5.56 4 −5 IU 27,440 4.08 +1.02 1 ±0 Others 8,562 1.27 0 ±0 Blank ballots 14,890 2.22 +0.13 Valid votes 671,836 99.31 −0.05 Invalid votes 4,655 0.69 +0.05 Votes cast / turnout 676,491 66.51 −3.85 Registered voters 1,017,085

Asturias

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PSOE 252,201 42.04 +1.56 21 −1 PP 248,907 41.50 +2.32 20 +1 IU–BA–LV 58,114 9.69 −2.42 4 ±0 URAS–PAS 13,314 2.22 −2.46 0 ±0 Others 12,844 2.14 0 ±0 Blank ballots 14,458 2.41 +0.12 Valid votes 599,838 99.20 −0.09 Invalid votes 4,844 0.80 +0.09 Votes cast / turnout 604,682 61.59 −2.25 Registered voters 981,802

Balearic Islands

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 192,577 46.02 +1.32 28 −1 PSIB–PSOE 115,477 27.60 +3.06 16 +1 Bloc 37,572 8.98 −3.14 4 −1 UM 28,178 6.73 −0.72 3 ±0 PSOE–ExC 19,094 4.56 +0.61 6 +1 PSM–EN 3,292 0.79 +0.10 1 ±0 AIPF 1,795 0.43 +0.05 1 ±0 Others 11,846 2.83 0 ±0 Blank ballots 8,613 2.06 +0.40 Valid votes 418,444 99.41 +0.06 Invalid votes 2,497 0.59 −0.06 Votes cast / turnout 420,941 60.14 −2.70 Registered voters 699,947

Canary Islands

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PSOE 322,833 34.51 +9.09 26 +9 CC–PNC 225,878 24.15 −12.12 19 −4 PP 224,883 24.04 −6.57 15 −2 NC 50,749 5.43 New 0 ±0 CCN 46,676 4.99 +3.58 0 −3 LV 17,793 1.90 −0.08 0 ±0 Others 33,411 3.57 0 ±0 Blank ballots 13,237 1.42 +0.14 Valid votes 935,460 99.43 −0.01 Invalid votes 5,392 0.57 +0.01 Votes cast / turnout 940,852 60.44 −4.18 Registered voters 1,556,587

Cantabria

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 143,610 41.48 −1.01 17 −1 PRC 99,159 28.64 +9.40 12 +4 PSOE 84,982 24.54 −5.45 10 −3 IU–BR 6,511 1.88 −1.82 0 ±0 Others 6,059 1.75 0 ±0 Blank ballots 5,923 1.71 −0.37 Valid votes 346,244 99.06 −0.12 Invalid votes 3,276 0.94 +0.12 Votes cast / turnout 349,520 71.97 −1.08 Registered voters 485,624

Castile and León

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 748,746 49.17 +0.68 48 ±0 PSOE 574,596 37.73 +0.96 33 +1 IU–LV–CyL 46,878 3.08 −0.37 0 ±0 UPL–UZ 41,519 2.73 −1.28 2 ±0 ACAL 17,496 1.15 −0.19 0 ±0 CI–PCL 16,435 1.08 +0.37 0 ±0 Others 46,921 3.08 0 ±0 Blank ballots 30,200 1.98 −0.32 Valid votes 1,522,791 99.20 +0.06 Invalid votes 12,305 0.80 −0.06 Votes cast / turnout 1,535,096 70.70 −1.96 Registered voters 2,171,192

Castilla–La Mancha

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PSOE 572,849 51.96 −5.87 26 −3 PP 467,319 42.38 +5.72 21 +3 IU–ICAM 37,753 3.42 +0.37 0 ±0 Others 10,562 0.96 0 ±0 Blank ballots 14,080 1.28 −0.05 Valid votes 1,102,563 99.25 −0.07 Invalid votes 8,322 0.75 +0.07 Votes cast / turnout 1,110,885 73.74 −2.50 Registered voters 1,506,504

Extremadura

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PSOE–r 352,342 53.00 +1.34 38 +2 PP–EU 257,392 38.71 −1.83 27 +1 IU–SIEx 30,028 4.52 −1.75 0 −3 IPEx 8,389 1.26 New 0 ±0 Others 8,777 1.32 0 ±0 Blank ballots 7,926 1.19 −0.18 Valid votes 664,854 99.27 +0.08 Invalid votes 4,898 0.73 −0.08 Votes cast / turnout 669,752 74.95 −0.68 Registered voters 893,547

La Rioja

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 84,382 48.81 +0.21 17 ±0 PSOE 69,858 40.41 +2.23 14 ±0 PR 10,369 6.00 +0.81 2 ±0 IZQ 5,292 3.06 −1.30 0 ±0 Blank ballots 2,977 1.72 −0.18 Valid votes 172,878 99.21 +0.04 Invalid votes 1,379 0.79 −0.04 Votes cast / turnout 174,257 73.30 −1.80 Registered voters 237,745

Madrid

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 1,592,162 53.29 +4.81 67 +10 PSOE 1,002,862 33.57 −5.43 42 −3 IUCM 264,782 8.86 +0.36 11 +2 LV, LVM, LVCM, LV–GV 33,044 1.11 +0.14 0 ±0 Others 43,231 1.45 0 ±0 Blank ballots 51,665 1.73 −0.01 Valid votes 2,987,746 99.55 −0.06 Invalid votes 13,454 0.45 +0.06 Votes cast / turnout 3,001,200 67.31 +4.73 Registered voters 4,458,989

Murcia

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 379,011 58.30 +1.64 29 +1 PSOE 207,998 32.00 −2.11 15 −1 IU–LV–RM 40,633 6.25 −0.98 1 ±0 CCR 8,139 1.25 New 0 ±0 Others 5,648 0.87 0 ±0 Blank ballots 8,642 1.33 −0.20 Valid votes 650,071 99.24 +0.04 Invalid votes 4,972 0.76 −0.04 Votes cast / turnout 655,043 68.01 −1.97 Registered voters 963,221

Navarre

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− UPN 139,132 42.19 +0.71 22 −1 NaBai 77,872 23.62 +5.80 12 +4 PSN–PSOE 74,158 22.49 +1.34 12 +1 CDN 14,412 4.37 −3.28 2 −2 IUN/NEB 14,337 4.35 −4.43 2 −2 RCN/NOK 4,705 1.43 New 0 ±0 PC 541 0.16 −0.17 0 ±0 Blank ballots 4,581 1.39 −0.99 Valid votes 329,738 94.74 +1.22 Invalid votes 18,301 5.26 −1.22 Votes cast / turnout 348,039 73.79 +3.09 Registered voters 471,653

Valencian Community

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 1,277,458 52.52 +5.35 54 +6 PSPV–PSOE 838,987 34.49 −1.47 38 +3 Compromís PV 195,116 8.02 −3.02 7 +1 Others 86,545 3.56 0 ±0 Blank ballots 34,348 1.41 −0.14 Valid votes 2,432,454 99.33 −0.02 Invalid votes 16,376 0.67 +0.02 Votes cast / turnout 2,448,830 70.14 −1.37 Registered voters 3,491,365

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Bibliography

External links Central Electoral Commission – Regional elections (in Spanish). Historia Electoral.com – Regional elections since 1980 (in Spanish and Catalan).