Results breakdown of the 2003 Spanish local elections (Canary Islands)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Canary Islands on 25 May 2003. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1][2][3]

Overall

Councillor share for parties securing >1.0% of councillors up for election.

  CC (34.41%)

  PSOE (32.83%)

  PP (19.23%)

  FNC (3.38%)

  RA (1.13%)

  Other (9.02%)

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 municipal election results in the Canary Islands →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Councillors
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	283,701	30.76	–1.90	458	+15
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	281,527	30.52	–1.86	448	+14
	Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)	2,174	0.24	–0.04	10	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	259,027	28.08	+2.13	437	–6
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	254,317	27.57	+1.62	430	–13
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Canarian United Left (PSOE–IUC)	4,710	0.51	New	7	+7
	People's Party (PP)	228,596	24.78	–1.33	256	+17
	Canarian Nationalist Federation (FNC)	36,205	3.93	+1.24	45	+5
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)	13,951	1.51	+0.31	11	+9
	Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)	11,721	1.27	+0.12	27	–2
	Canarian Union–Canarian Nationalist Federation (UC–FNC)	8,461	0.92	New	2	+2
	Independents of Fuerteventura (IF)	2,072	0.22	–0.12	5	–4
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	19,119	2.07	+1.29	8	+4
	Federal Group of Jinámar Valley–Citizens for Change Platform (AFV–CIUCA)	10,026	1.09	+0.79	5	+4
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	8,841	0.96	–1.60	1	–7
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	7,582	0.82	–1.74	0	–8
	Canarian United Left–The Greens of the Canaries (IUC–LVC)	1,259	0.14	New	1	+1
	Roque Aguayro (RA)	8,606	0.93	+0.13	15	+4
	Rural Nationalist Bloc (BNR)	3,893	0.42	+0.09	5	+1
	Canarian Popular Alternative (APCa)	3,731	0.40	New	1	+1
	Centre of Arona (CAN)	3,514	0.38	New	6	+6
	25 May Citizens' Alternative (AC25M)	3,022	0.33	New	5	+5
	Independent Group of Santa Úrsula (AISU)	2,969	0.32	–0.21	9	–2
	Reformist Canarian Centre (CCR)	2,138	0.23	New	1	+1
	Unity of the People (UP)	1,949	0.21	+0.05	1	±0
	Lanzarote Assembly–PdA–PCL (AC–PdA–PCL)	1,459	0.16	New	2	+2
	United Neighbors (VU)	1,281	0.14	New	0	±0
	Others	32,940	3.57	—	76	+4
Blank ballots		11,392	1.24	±0.00
Total		922,409	100.00		1,331	+54
Valid votes		922,409	99.42	+0.06
Invalid votes		5,349	0.58	–0.06
Votes cast / turnout		927,758	63.82	+2.53
Abstentions		526,001	36.18	–2.53
Registered voters		1,453,759
Sources[1][4]

Popular vote CC   30.76% PSOE   28.08% PP   24.78% FNC   3.93% Verdes   2.07% AFV–CIUCA   1.09% Others   8.06% Blank ballots   1.24%

City control

The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold).[1] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Municipality	Population	Previous control		New control
Arona	52,572		Canarian Coalition (CC)		Canarian Coalition (CC)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	370,649		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
San Cristóbal de La Laguna	135,004		Canarian Coalition (CC)		Canarian Coalition (CC)
Santa Cruz de Tenerife	217,415		Canarian Coalition (CC)		Canarian Coalition (CC)
Telde	91,160		Canarian Coalition (CC)		People's Party (PP)

Municipalities

Arona

Population: 52,572

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Arona election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	4,201	26.18	–3.02	7	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	3,993	24.89	–8.30	7	–1
	Centre of Arona (CAN)	3,514	21.90	New	6	+6
	People's Party (PP)	2,710	16.89	–1.25	4	±0
	Reformist Canarian Centre (CCR)	1,022	6.37	New	1	+1
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	422	2.63	New	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)	65	0.41	–1.51	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	n/a	n/a	–11.71	0	–2
Blank ballots		118	0.74	–0.18
Total		16,045			25	+4
Valid votes		16,045	99.52	+0.12
Invalid votes		78	0.48	–0.12
Votes cast / turnout		16,123	50.66	+1.40
Abstentions		15,701	49.34	–1.40
Registered voters		31,824
Sources[1][5][6]

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Population: 370,649

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	84,204	46.24	–11.30	15	–4
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	51,374	28.21	+13.42	9	+4
	Canarian Coalition–Commitment for Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (CC–CLP)	26,377	14.48	+0.59	5	+1
	Canarian Union–Canarian Nationalist Federation (UC–FNC)^1	6,796	3.73	+3.05	0	±0
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	4,166	2.29	New	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	3,025	1.66	–2.38	0	±0
	United Neighbors (VU)	1,281	0.70	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC)	578	0.32	New	0	±0
	Canarian Popular Alternative (APCa)	406	0.22	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	328	0.18	–0.24	0	±0
	Pensionist Assembly of the Canaries (TPC)	236	0.13	–0.09	0	±0
	Party of Gran Canaria (PGC)	n/a	n/a	–5.88	0	–1
Blank ballots		3,341	1.83	+0.37
Total		182,112			29	±0
Valid votes		182,112	99.45	+0.10
Invalid votes		1,014	0.55	–0.10
Votes cast / turnout		183,126	61.47	+6.84
Abstentions		114,807	38.53	–6.84
Registered voters		297,933
Sources[1][5][7][8]

San Cristóbal de La Laguna

Population: 135,004

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of San Cristóbal de La Laguna election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	26,485	40.43	+8.56	12	+2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	24,395	37.24	–2.95	11	–2
	People's Party (PP)	8,431	12.87	–2.12	4	±0
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	1,430	2.18	+0.15	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)	1,137	1.74	–3.11	0	±0
	Canarian Socialist Action Movement (MASCA)	839	1.28	New	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	810	1.24	–1.61	0	±0
	Canarian Popular Alternative (APCa)	581	0.89	New	0	±0
	Canarian Management Assembly (AGC)	276	0.42	New	0	±0
	Tenerife Union (UTI)	129	0.20	New	0	±0
	Reformist Canarian Centre (CCR)	121	0.18	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	98	0.15	–0.22	0	±0
Blank ballots		777	1.19	–0.56
Total		65,509			27	±0
Valid votes		65,509	99.48	+0.19
Invalid votes		340	0.52	–0.19
Votes cast / turnout		65,849	55.17	–1.75
Abstentions		53,507	44.83	+1.75
Registered voters		119,356
Sources[1][5][9]

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Population: 217,415

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Santa Cruz de Tenerife election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	43,002	46.09	–11.37	14	–4
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	17,475	18.73	+5.30	5	+1
	People's Party (PP)	16,326	17.50	+0.78	5	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)	8,785	9.41	+6.08	3	+3
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	2,494	2.67	+1.12	0	±0
	Canarian Popular Alternative (APCa)	1,936	2.07	New	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	1,559	1.67	–2.06	0	±0
	Reformist Canarian Centre (CCR)	312	0.33	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,420	1.52	–0.51
Total		93,309			27	±0
Valid votes		93,309	99.51	+0.18
Invalid votes		455	0.49	–0.18
Votes cast / turnout		93,764	51.32	+2.22
Abstentions		88,926	48.68	–2.22
Registered voters		182,690
Sources[1][5][10]

Telde

Population: 91,160

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Telde election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	17,975	36.07	–15.19	10	–5
	People's Party (PP)	14,446	28.99	+1.86	8	±0
	Federal Group of Jinámar Valley–Citizens for Change Platform (AFV–CIUCA)	10,026	20.12	+14.17	5	+4
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	5,041	10.11	+3.34	2	+1
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	816	1.64	New	0	±0
	Coalition for Telde (CT)	496	1.00	New	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	466	0.94	–1.79	0	±0
	Socialists of the Canaries (SDC)	106	0.21	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		467	0.94	+0.01
Total		49,839			25	±0
Valid votes		49,839	99.51	+0.36
Invalid votes		243	0.49	–0.36
Votes cast / turnout		50,082	68.89	+5.06
Abstentions		22,617	31.11	–5.06
Registered voters		72,699
Sources[1][5][11]

Island Cabildos

See also

• 2003 Canarian regional election

References

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