The City Council of Madrid () is the top-tier administrative and governing body of Madrid, the capital and biggest city of Spain.
The city council is composed by three bodies: the mayor, who leads the city council and the executive branch of it; the governing council (Junta de Gobierno), which is the main body of the executive branch composed by the mayor and the councillors appointed by him; and the Plenary, a democratically elected assembly which represents the people of Madrid. The current mayor of Madrid is José Luis Martínez-Almeida since June 2019.
Main bodies
Governing Council The Junta de Gobierno of the City of Madrid is the executive branch of the city council, formed by the mayor and a group of councillors appointed by the mayor. The current board is composed of eight members: Portfolio OfficeholderMayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida Deputy Mayor Inma SanzSpokespersonSecurity and Emergencies Culture, Tourism and Sport Marta Rivera de la Cruz Economy, Innovation and Finance Engracia Hidalgo Tena Urban Development, Environment and Mobility Borja Carabante Housing Álvaro González López Families, Equality and Social Welfare José Fernández Sánchez Public Works and Equipment Paloma García Romero
Districts The local government of the city uses a decentralized system called juntas municipales de distrito (municipal district assemblies), which are ultimately led by the ayuntamiento. The Plenary is the body with authority to divide the city into districts, and the mayor has the authority to appoint the "councillor-presidents" chairing those districts. A councillor-president must be an elected councillor. The current officeholders are:
District Councillor-President Centro Carlos Segura Gutiérrez Salamanca Cayetana Hernández de la Riva Arganzuela Dolores Navarro Ruiz Chamartín Yolanda Estrada Marín Retiro Andrea Levy Tetuán Paula Gómez-Angulo Amorós Chamberí Jaime González Taboada Fuencarral-El Pardo José Antonio Martínez Páramo Moncloa-Aravaca Borja Fanjul Usera Sonia Cea Quintana Latina Alberto González Díaz District Councillor-President Hortaleza David Pérez Carabanchel Carlos Izquierdo Torres Puente de Vallecas Ángel Niño Quesada Moratalaz Ignacio Pezuela Cabañes Ciudad Lineal Nadia Álvarez Padilla Villaverde Orlando Chacón Tabares Villa de Vallecas Carlos González Pereira Vicálvaro Ángel Ramos Sánchez San Blas-Canillejas Almudena Maíllo del Valle Barajas Juan Peña Ochoa
Plenary
The Plenary is the body of maximum political representation of citizens in the municipal government, exercises the powers that are expressly assigned to it and is made up of the mayor and the councillors. The councillors are elected on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot, and in turn they determine the mayor of Madrid. Plenary sessions are public. The Plenary can operate in committees, which will be formed by the councillors who designate the political groups in proportion to their representation in the Plenary.
The Plenary (Pleno del Ayuntamiento de Madrid) is the body formed by the elected councillors. The passing of by-laws, annual budget and taxes; the scrutiny of the council of government and the motion of no confidence on the mayor are tasks assigned to this entity in Spain.
The Plenary of the City Council of Madrid is formed by the following groups for the period 2023–2027:
+2023–2027 Political party Spokesperson Councillors People's PartyJosé Luis Martínez-Almeida 29 Más MadridRita Maestre 12Socialist Workers' PartyReyes Maroto11VoxJavier Ortega Smith5
Mayor
The current mayor is José Luis Martínez-Almeida, from People's Party, invested on 15 June 2019 by an absolute majority of the Plenary (30 councillors) in a secret ballot among the councillors.
+Investiture voting15 June 2019 Mayor CandidatesVotesJosé Luis Martínez-Almeida30 Manuela Carmena19Pepu Hernández8
Elections A list of elections since the restoration of the democratic system is presented as follows: 1979 Madrid City Council election 1983 Madrid City Council election 1987 Madrid City Council election 1991 Madrid City Council election 1995 Madrid City Council election 1999 Madrid City Council election 2003 Madrid City Council election 2007 Madrid City Council election 2011 Madrid City Council election 2015 Madrid City Council election 2019 Madrid City Council election 2023 Madrid City Council election
Results of the elections since 1979
City councilors in the City Council of Madrid since 1979 Election DistributionMayor1979 9 25 25Tierno Galván (PSOE) 1983 4 30 231987 3 24 8 20Barranco (PSOE) Rodríguez Sahagún (CDS) 1991 6 21 30Álvarez del Manzano (PP) 1995 9 16 301999 5 20 282003 4 21 30Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) 2007 5 18 342011 6 15 5 31Botella (PP) 2015 20 9 7 21Carmena (AM) 2019 19 8 11 15 4Almeida (PP) 2023 12 11 29 5
Councillors
List of Madrid councillors (2003–2007) List of Madrid councillors (2007–2011) List of Madrid councillors (2011–2015) List of Madrid councillors (2015–2019) List of Madrid councillors (2019–2023)
City Hall
The City Hall is located at the Cybele Palace (Plaza de Cibeles, Retiro District), formerly known as Palacio de Comunicaciones. The city council began the process of moving from the Casa de la Villa (the former City Hall) to the Palacio de Comunicaciones in 2007.
Municipal companies The ayuntamiento, an entity with full legal personality, fully owns the following municipal companies: Madrid Destino, EMT Madrid, EMVS Madrid and the mortuary. It also has a participation in Mercamadrid, Madrid Calle 30 and the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.
References
Further reading Comunidad de Madrid: España:
Links
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