2011 Canarian Island Cabildo elections

The 2011 Canarian Island Cabildo elections were held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 9th Island Cabildos of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 157 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) (PSOE in 2011)
Fuerteventura		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)
Gran Canaria		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		People's Party (PP)
La Gomera		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (ASG in 2015)
La Palma		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) (PSOE in 2013)
Lanzarote		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)
Tenerife		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)

Islands

El Hierro

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildo of El Hierro election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Independent Herrenian Group–Canarian Coalition (AHI–CC)^1	2,398	39.43	–15.08	6	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	2,187	35.96	+16.12	5	+2
	People's Party (PP)	1,194	19.63	+1.96	2	±0
	El Hierro Initiative–Canarian United Left (IpH–IUC)	104	1.71	New	0	±0
	HeroNeo Citizen Forum (FCHN)	80	1.32	New	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)	60	6.58	–5.59	0	–1
Blank ballots		58	0.95	–0.45
Total		6,081			13	±0
Valid votes		6,081	98.97	+0.17
Invalid votes		63	1.03	–0.17
Votes cast / turnout		6,144	75.68	+11.46
Abstentions		1,974	24.32	–11.46
Registered voters		8,118
Sources[1][2]

Fuerteventura

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildo of Fuerteventura election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)^1	12,209	36.00	–8.68	9	–1
	People's Party (PP)	6,134	18.09	–5.45	5	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	5,046	14.88	–9.17	4	–2
	Majorero Progressive Party (PPMAJO)	4,687	13.82	New	3	+3
	Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura (AMF)	2,494	7.35	New	2	+2
	New Fuerteventura–New Canaries (NCa)	1,216	3.59	+1.91	0	±0
	The Greens (Verdes)	675	1.99	–2.34	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	353	1.04	+0.60	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	314	0.93	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		788	2.32	+1.04
Total		33,916			23	+2
Valid votes		33,916	97.04	–1.92
Invalid votes		1,033	2.96	+1.92
Votes cast / turnout		34,949	64.10	+2.30
Abstentions		19,574	35.90	–2.30
Registered voters		54,523
Sources[1][3]

Gran Canaria

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	146,498	38.78	+3.92	14	+2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	78,348	20.74	–13.17	7	–5
	New Canaries–New Gran Canaria (NCa)	57,925	15.33	+2.07	5	+1
	Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)^1	34,912	9.24	+0.25	3	+2
	The Greens (Verdes)	10,290	2.72	+0.19	0	±0
	Commitment for Gran Canaria (CGCa)	7,685	2.03	–0.51	0	±0
	Citizens for Canarian Change (CIUCA)	6,847	1.81	New	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	5,522	1.46	+0.85	0	±0
	Common Sense in the Canaries (SCC)	5,191	1.37	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	4,623	1.22	New	0	±0
	Yes We Can Citizens' Alternative (ACSSP)^2	2,568	0.68	+0.51	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC)	1,630	0.43	New	0	±0
	United Neighbors (VU)	1,382	0.37	–0.02	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC)	1,175	0.31	+0.12	0	±0
	Unity of the People (UP)	1,133	0.30	–0.09	0	±0
	Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL)	540	0.14	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	416	0.11	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		11,085	2.93	+1.51
Total		377,770			29	±0
Valid votes		377,770	96.86	–2.50
Invalid votes		12,243	3.14	+2.50
Votes cast / turnout		390,013	62.26	–0.90
Abstentions		236,408	37.74	+0.90
Registered voters		626,421
Sources[1][4]

La Gomera

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildo of La Gomera election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,450	52.13	–14.70	10	–2
	People's Party (PP)	3,282	26.53	+24.06	5	+5
	Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)^1	1,564	12.64	–16.81	2	–3
	New Canaries (NCa)	514	4.15	New	0	±0
	The Greens (Verdes)	431	3.48	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		132	1.07	–0.17
Total		12,373			17	±0
Valid votes		12,373	98.31	–0.16
Invalid votes		213	1.69	+0.16
Votes cast / turnout		12,586	78.09	+15.57
Abstentions		3,532	21.91	–15.57
Registered voters		16,118
Sources[1][5]

La Palma

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildo of La Palma election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)^1	17,761	39.65	–11.47	9	–2
	People's Party (PP)	12,645	28.23	+11.57	6	+2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	10,967	24.48	–2.76	6	±0
	New Canaries (NCa)	984	2.20	–0.96	0	±0
	The Greens (Verdes)	853	1.90	New	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	651	1.45	+0.48	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	323	0.72	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		612	1.37	+0.52
Total		44,796			21	±0
Valid votes		44,796	98.05	–1.32
Invalid votes		893	1.95	+1.32
Votes cast / turnout		45,689	71.11	+9.10
Abstentions		18,559	28.89	–9.10
Registered voters		64,248
Sources[1][6]

Lanzarote

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildo of Lanzarote election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)^1	13,418	31.26	+6.89	9	+3
	People's Party (PP)	9,592	22.34	+10.15	6	+3
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,726	15.67	–8.02	4	–2
	Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)	5,459	12.72	–9.88	3	–3
	25 May Citizens' Alternative (AC25M)	2,206	5.14	+0.92	1	+1
	Nationalist Party of Lanzarote–New Canaries–Option for Lanzarote (NCa)	1,791	4.17	–2.65	0	–2
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	783	1.82	New	0	±0
	Managers for Lanzarote (GPL)	590	1.37	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	399	0.93	New	0	±0
	Canarian Patriotic Movement (MPC)	159	0.37	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,804	4.20	+1.66
Total		42,927			23	±0
Valid votes		42,927	96.43	–2.90
Invalid votes		1,591	3.57	+2.90
Votes cast / turnout		44,518	54.86	–1.44
Abstentions		36,630	45.14	+1.44
Registered voters		81,148
Sources[1][7]

Tenerife

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Island Cabildo of Tenerife election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)^1	149,482	38.34	–7.50	15	+1
	People's Party (PP)	96,939	24.86	+9.16	9	+4
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	76,920	19.73	–10.25	7	–3
	United Left–The Greens–Socialists for Tenerife (IU–LV–SxTF)	18,528	4.75	+2.91	0	±0
	Yes We Can for Tenerife Alternative (ASSPPT)	17,377	4.46	+2.15	0	±0
	The Greens (Verdes)	7,743	1.99	New	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC)	5,315	1.36	+0.70	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	3,376	0.87	New	0	±0
	Independent Centre of the Canaries (CICAN)	2,354	0.60	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC)	1,154	0.30	+0.15	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	876	0.22	+0.11	0	±0
	Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL)	691	0.18	New	0	±0
	Canarian Social Democratic Centre (CSDC)	461	0.12	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		8,648	2.22	+0.82
Total		389,864			31	+2
Valid votes		389,864	97.89	–1.57
Invalid votes		8,423	2.11	+1.57
Votes cast / turnout		398,287	63.84	+3.83
Abstentions		225,606	36.16	–3.83
Registered voters		623,893
Sources[1][8]

See also

• 2011 Canarian regional election
• Results breakdown of the 2011 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 2011. El Hierro". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
3. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2011. Fuerteventura". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
4. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2011. Gran Canaria". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
5. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2011. La Gomera". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
6. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2011. La Palma". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
7. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2011. Lanzarote". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
8. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2011. Tenerife". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.