2003 Canarian Island Cabildo elections

The 2003 Canarian Island Cabildo elections were held on Sunday, 25 May 2003, to elect the 7th Island Cabildos of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 149 seats in the seven Island Cabildos were up for election.

Island Cabildo control

The following table lists party control in the Island Cabildos.[1] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Cabildo	Previous control		New control
El Hierro		Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)		Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)
Fuerteventura		Canarian Coalition (CC)		Canarian Coalition (CC)
Gran Canaria		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
La Gomera		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
La Palma		Canarian Coalition (CC)		Canarian Coalition (CC)
Lanzarote		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) (PP in 2005; CC in 2005)
Tenerife		Canarian Coalition (CC)		Canarian Coalition (CC)

Islands

El Hierro

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 Island Cabildo of El Hierro election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition–Independent Herrenian Group (CC–AHI)	2,808	50.12	–8.05	7	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	1,148	20.49	–0.99	3	+1
	People's Party (PP)	1,077	19.23	+1.84	2	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)	493	8.80	New	1	+1
Blank ballots		76	1.36	–0.14
Total		5,602			13	+2
Valid votes		5,602	99.77	+0.22
Invalid votes		13	0.23	–0.22
Votes cast / turnout		5,615	55.07	–10.11
Abstentions		4,582	44.93	+10.11
Registered voters		10,197
Sources[1][2]

Fuerteventura

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 Island Cabildo of Fuerteventura election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	9,335	30.70	–4.94	7	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	8,287	27.25	+0.17	6	+1
	People's Party (PP)	8,123	26.71	+10.35	6	+3
	Independents of Fuerteventura (IF)	2,888	9.50	–6.87	2	–1
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	906	2.98	New	0	±0
	Majoreran People's Union (UPM)	558	1.84	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		310	1.02	–0.10
Total		30,407			21	+4
Valid votes		30,407	99.20	–0.15
Invalid votes		244	0.80	+0.15
Votes cast / turnout		30,651	63.77	+0.56
Abstentions		17,412	36.23	–0.56
Registered voters		48,063
Sources[1][3]

Gran Canaria

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	195,716	48.08	+6.11	15	+1
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	89,318	21.94	–8.09	7	–3
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	85,878	21.10	+4.60	7	+2
	Canarian Union–Canarian Nationalist Federation (UC–FNC)^1	12,663	3.11	+2.19	0	±0
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	8,864	2.18	+0.80	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	5,439	1.34	–1.13	0	±0
	Canarian Popular Alternative (APCa)	1,325	0.33	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC)	1,061	0.26	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	647	0.16	±0.00	0	±0
	European Centrist Union (UCEEE)	521	0.13	New	0	±0
	Pensionist Assembly of the Canaries (TPC)	431	0.11	–0.02	0	±0
	Centrist Union (UNICE)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,229	1.28	+0.08
Total		407,092			29	±0
Valid votes		407,092	99.41	±0.00
Invalid votes		2,431	0.59	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		409,523	67.69	+5.00
Abstentions		195,452	32.31	–5.00
Registered voters		604,975
Sources[1][4]

La Gomera

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 Island Cabildo of La Gomera election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	7,442	62.58	+2.60	9	±0
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	3,651	30.70	+4.45	4	+1
	People's Party (PP)	498	4.19	–2.91	0	–1
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)	180	1.51	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		121	1.02	+0.37
Total		11,892			13	±0
Valid votes		11,892	98.22	–0.10
Invalid votes		93	0.78	+0.10
Votes cast / turnout		11,985	59.17	–13.48
Abstentions		8,269	40.83	+13.48
Registered voters		20,254
Sources[1][5]

La Palma

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 Island Cabildo of La Palma election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	22,432	49.32	+2.87	11	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	10,188	22.40	–9.37	5	–2
	People's Party (PP)	9,763	21.46	+4.41	5	+1
	Initiative for La Palma (INPA)	1,881	4.14	New	0	±0
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	868	1.91	+0.11	0	±0
Blank ballots		353	0.78	–0.03
Total		45,485			21	±0
Valid votes		45,485	99.52	+0.15
Invalid votes		218	0.48	–0.15
Votes cast / turnout		45,703	59.15	–10.76
Abstentions		31,559	40.85	+10.76
Registered voters		77,262
Sources[1][6]

Lanzarote

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 Island Cabildo of Lanzarote election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)	13,655	31.80	+0.95	8	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	9,731	22.66	–3.81	6	±0
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	7,979	18.58	–6.90	5	–1
	People's Party (PP)	5,827	13.57	+3.37	3	+1
	25 May Citizens' Alternative (AC25M)	3,161	7.36	New	1	+1
	Lanzarote Assembly–PdA–PCL (AC–PdA–PCL)	1,108	2.58	New	0	±0
	Democratic Canarian Movement (MCD)	430	1.00	New	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	398	0.93	–1.84	0	±0
Blank ballots		651	1.52	–0.55
Total		42,940			23	+2
Valid votes		42,940	99.43	–0.01
Invalid votes		244	0.57	+0.01
Votes cast / turnout		43,184	58.08	+3.28
Abstentions		31,175	41.92	–3.28
Registered voters		74,359
Sources[1][7]

Tenerife

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 Island Cabildo of Tenerife election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	169,887	45.60	+0.85	15	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	111,336	29.88	+1.70	10	+2
	People's Party (PP)	53,060	14.24	–1.42	4	–1
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	11,237	3.02	+1.18	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)	9,739	2.61	–0.48	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	5,016	1.35	–2.30	0	±0
	Canarian Popular Alternative (APCa)	4,005	1.07	New	0	±0
	Reformist Canarian Centre (CCR)	1,976	0.53	New	0	±0
	Tenerife Union (UTI)	616	0.17	New	0	±0
	Canarian Management Assembly (AGC)	590	0.16	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	461	0.12	–0.05	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,658	1.25	–0.36
Total		372,581			29	+2
Valid votes		372,581	99.50	+0.09
Invalid votes		1,880	0.50	–0.09
Votes cast / turnout		374,461	61.06	–0.63
Abstentions		238,805	38.94	+0.63
Registered voters		613,266
Sources[1][8]

See also

• 2003 Canarian regional election
• Results breakdown of the 2003 Spanish local elections (Canary Islands)

References

1. "Parliament of the Canaries and Island Cabildos elections since 1979". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
2. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2003. El Hierro". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
3. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2003. Fuerteventura". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
4. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2003. Gran Canaria". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
5. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2003. La Gomera". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
6. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2003. La Palma". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
7. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2003. Lanzarote". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
8. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2003. Tenerife". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.