Results breakdown of the 2003 Spanish local elections (Asturias)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Asturias 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.

  PSOE (44.47%)

  PP (36.12%)

  IU–BA (10.86%)

  URAS (3.03%)

  Other (5.52%)

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Councillors
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	235,477	38.64	+5.38	346	+31
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	230,439	37.82	–3.57	426	–18
	United Left–Bloc for Asturias (IU–BA)	76,587	12.57	+0.30	104	+7
	Asturian Renewal Union (URAS)	15,621	2.56	–3.29	29	–54
	Asturianist Party (PAS)	8,823	1.45	–1.18	3	–9
	The Greens–Green Left of Asturias (LV–IVA)	5,473	0.90	+0.28	0	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	4,250	0.70	+0.27	2	+1
	Social Progressive Union of Corvera (USPC)	3,381	0.55	New	7	+7
	Independent Social Group of Avilés (ASIA)	2,387	0.39	New	1	+1
	Independent Union of Carreño (UICA)	1,628	0.27	New	4	+4
	Asturian Council (Conceyu)	1,438	0.24	–0.13	1	–1
	Independent Group of Gozón (AIG)	1,356	0.22	New	4	+4
	Peasants' Unity of Tineo (UCT)	1,089	0.18	–0.14	3	–2
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)1	958	0.16	–0.09	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	763	0.13	–0.01	2	+2
	Asturian Left (IAS)	640	0.11	New	0	±0
	Senior Defense Platform (PlaDeTE)	458	0.08	New	0	±0
	Another Democracy is Possible (ODeP)	97	0.02	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	92	0.02	+0.01	0	±0
	Others	5,481	0.90	—	26	+11
Blank ballots		12,930	2.12	+0.18
Total		609,368	100.00		958	–16
Valid votes		609,368	99.27	–0.05
Invalid votes		4,482	0.73	+0.05
Votes cast / turnout		613,850	62.88	–1.23
Abstentions		362,363	37.12	+1.23
Registered voters		976,213
Sources[1][4][5]
Footnotes: 1 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain results are compared to Asturian Left Bloc totals in the 1999 elections.

Popular vote PP   38.64% PSOE   37.82% IU–BA   12.57% URAS   2.56% PAS   1.45% Others   4.84% Blank ballots   2.12%

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
Avilés	83,511		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Gijón	270,211		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Langreo	47,796		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Mieres	48,418		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Oviedo	202,938		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
San Martín del Rey Aurelio	20,186		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Siero	48,569		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

Avilés

Population: 83,511

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	16,317	36.44	+6.62	10	+2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	15,944	35.61	–6.36	10	–2
	United Left–Bloc for Asturias (IU–BA)	6,200	13.85	+0.32	4	±0
	Independent Social Group of Avilés (ASIA)	2,387	5.33	New	1	+1
	Asturianist Party (PAS)	863	1.93	–2.42	0	±0
	Asturian Renewal Union (URAS)	811	1.81	–3.83	0	–1
	The Greens–Avilés Citizen Initiative (LV–ICA)	667	1.49	+0.44	0	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	357	0.80	+0.51	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)1	100	0.22	–0.27	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,126	2.51	–0.37
Total		44,772			25	±0
Valid votes		44,772	99.36	–0.05
Invalid votes		289	0.64	+0.05
Votes cast / turnout		45,061	61.21	+0.19
Abstentions		28,551	38.79	–0.19
Registered voters		73,612
Sources[1][6][7][8]
Footnotes: 1 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain results are compared to Asturian Left Bloc totals in the 1999 election.

Gijón

Population: 270,211

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	65,960	45.29	–5.23	13	–3
	People's Party (PP)	52,402	35.98	+5.79	11	+2
	United Left–Bloc for Asturias (IU–BA)	14,431	9.91	+0.63	3	+1
	Asturianist Party (PAS)	3,478	2.39	–0.19	0	±0
	Asturian Renewal Union (URAS)	2,682	1.84	–1.58	0	±0
	The Greens–Green Left of Asturias (LV–IVA)	2,006	1.38	+0.07	0	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	583	0.40	+0.11	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)1	396	0.27	–0.08	0	±0
	Senior Defense Platform (PlaDeTE)	269	0.18	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	250	0.17	–0.11	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,181	2.18	+0.52
Total		145,638			27	±0
Valid votes		145,638	99.56	+0.02
Invalid votes		648	0.44	–0.02
Votes cast / turnout		146,286	60.34	–1.96
Abstentions		96,169	39.66	+1.96
Registered voters		242,455
Sources[1][6][9][10]
Footnotes: 1 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain results are compared to Asturian Left Bloc totals in the 1999 election.

Langreo

Population: 47,796

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	8,811	35.65	+1.82	8	–1
	United Left–Bloc for Asturias (IU–BA)	7,587	30.70	–9.61	7	–4
	People's Party (PP)	6,678	27.02	+7.88	6	+1
	Asturian Renewal Union (URAS)	353	1.43	–0.12	0	±0
	Asturianist Party (PAS)	345	1.40	–0.35	0	±0
	The Greens–Green Left of Asturias (LV–IVA)	185	0.75	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)1	89	0.36	–1.05	0	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	88	0.36	+0.19	0	±0
Blank ballots		581	2.35	+0.51
Total		24,717			21	–4
Valid votes		24,717	99.18	–0.02
Invalid votes		204	0.82	+0.02
Votes cast / turnout		24,921	57.71	–2.84
Abstentions		18,262	42.29	+2.84
Registered voters		43,183
Sources[1][6][11][12]
Footnotes: 1 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain results are compared to Asturian Left Bloc totals in the 1999 election.

Mieres

Population: 48,418

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	9,151	36.15	–5.85	8	–3
	People's Party (PP)	7,823	30.91	+6.18	7	±0
	United Left–Bloc for Asturias (IU–BA)	6,388	25.24	–0.24	6	–1
	Asturian Left–The Greens (IAS–LV)1	344	1.36	+0.66	0	±0
	Asturianist Party (PAS)	258	1.02	–0.42	0	±0
	Asturian Renewal Union (URAS)	208	0.82	–2.21	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)2	163	0.64	+0.22	0	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	135	0.53	+0.09	0	±0
Blank ballots		842	3.33	+1.58
Total		25,312			21	–4
Valid votes		25,312	98.99	–0.29
Invalid votes		257	1.01	+0.29
Votes cast / turnout		25,569	59.50	–1.68
Abstentions		17,404	40.50	+1.68
Registered voters		42,973
Sources[1][6][13][14]
Footnotes: 1 Asturian Left–The Greens results are compared to The Greens of Asturias totals in the 1999 election. 2 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain results are compared to Asturian Left Bloc totals in the 1999 election.

Oviedo

Population: 202,938

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	64,930	55.99	+8.23	17	+2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	32,028	27.62	–6.05	8	–2
	United Left–Bloc for Asturias (IU–BA)	11,270	9.72	+0.26	2	±0
	The Greens–Green Left of Asturias (LV–IVA)	1,658	1.43	+0.66	0	±0
	Asturian Renewal Union (URAS)	986	0.85	–1.77	0	±0
	Asturianist Party (PAS)	936	0.81	–1.09	0	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	655	0.56	+0.09	0	±0
	Senior Defense Platform (PlaDeTE)	189	0.16	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	153	0.13	New	0	±0
	Another Democracy is Possible (ODeP)	97	0.08	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	92	0.08	+0.02	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,968	2.56	–0.21
Total		115,962			27	±0
Valid votes		115,962	99.52	+0.12
Invalid votes		563	0.48	–0.12
Votes cast / turnout		116,525	63.73	–0.96
Abstentions		66,311	36.27	+0.96
Registered voters		182,836
Sources[1][6][15][16]

San Martín del Rey Aurelio

Population: 20,186

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of San Martín del Rey Aurelio election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	5,907	48.63	–2.58	11	–1
	People's Party (PP)	3,036	24.99	+7.21	6	+2
	United Left–Bloc for Asturias (IU–BA)	2,381	19.60	+0.63	4	±0
	Asturian Renewal Union (URAS)	383	3.15	–1.25	0	–1
	Asturianist Party (PAS)	130	1.07	–2.71	0	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	61	0.50	+0.30	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)1	24	0.20	–0.91	0	±0
Blank ballots		226	1.86	+0.30
Total		12,148			21	±0
Valid votes		12,148	98.86	–0.17
Invalid votes		140	1.14	+0.17
Votes cast / turnout		12,288	65.60	–1.70
Abstentions		6,443	34.40	+1.70
Registered voters		18,731
Sources[1][6][17][18]
Footnotes: 1 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain results are compared to Asturian Left Bloc totals in the 1999 election.

Siero

Population: 48,569

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	10,460	40.61	–0.70	10	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	8,728	33.89	+0.89	8	±0
	United Left–Bloc for Asturias (IU–BA)	2,588	10.05	+0.32	2	±0
	Asturian Council (Conceyu)	1,438	5.58	–1.58	1	±0
	The Greens–Green Left of Asturias (LV–IVA)	925	3.59	+2.66	0	±0
	Asturian Renewal Union (URAS)	386	1.50	–0.58	0	±0
	Asturianist Party (PAS)	346	1.34	–1.64	0	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	260	1.01	+0.34	0	±0
Blank ballots		626	2.43	+0.29
Total		25,757			21	±0
Valid votes		25,757	99.19	+0.10
Invalid votes		211	0.81	–0.10
Votes cast / turnout		25,968	62.06	+0.25
Abstentions		15,876	37.94	–0.25
Registered voters		41,844
Sources[1][6][19][20]

See also

• 2003 Asturian regional election

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