Results breakdown of the 1983 Spanish local elections (Galicia)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Galicia on 8 May 1983. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.^[1][2]

Overall

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

  AP–PDP–UL (37.94%)

  PSdG–PSOE (23.03%)

  PG–CIGA (22.49%)

  BNG (2.90%)

  Other (13.64%)

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 municipal election results in Galicia →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Councillors
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	436,228	35.71	+21.93	1,530	+927
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	335,334	27.45	+13.03	929	+492
	Galicianist Party–Convergence of Independents of Galicia (PG–CIGA)	180,946	14.81	+8.35	907	+766
	Galicianist Party–Convergence of Independents of Galicia (PG–CIGA)2	116,304	9.52	+3.20	432	+304
	Galicianist Party–Centrists of Orense (PG–CdO)3	64,642	5.29	+5.15	475	+462
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)4	50,025	4.10	–3.22	117	–141
	Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG)	31,437	2.57	–1.96	34	–36
	Galician Left (EG)	18,742	1.53	New	21	+21
	United La Coruña (LCU)	16,007	1.31	New	5	+5
	Independent Galician Party (PGI)	12,763	1.04	New	39	+39
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	12,548	1.03	New	18	+18
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	11,342	0.93	New	37	+37
	Governing Independent Viguese (VIGO)	10,556	0.86	New	3	+3
	Galician Socialist Party (PSG)	7,084	0.58	New	21	+21
	Independents of La Estrada (IE)	5,491	0.45	New	10	+10
	Galician Nationalist Group of Narón (ANGN)	2,675	0.22	New	6	+6
	Independents (Lugo) (INDEP)	2,389	0.20	–0.21	2	–2
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,954	0.16	New	0	±0
	Independents (Santiago de Compostela) (INDEP)	1,309	0.11	New	0	±0
	Communist Movement of Galicia (MCG)	1,017	0.08	–0.28	3	–2
	Others	83,746	6.86	—	351	–2,204
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		1,221,593	100.00		4,033	–39
Valid votes		1,221,593	100.00	+1.50
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.50
Votes cast / turnout		1,221,593	56.70	+5.23
Abstentions		933,043	43.30	–5.23
Registered voters		2,154,636
Sources[1][3]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 elections. 2 Galicianist Party–Convergence of Independents of Galicia results are compared to Galician Unity totals in the 1979 elections, not including results in the province of Orense. 3 Galicianist Party–Centrists of Orense results are compared to Galician Unity totals in the province of Orense in the 1979 elections. 4 Galician Nationalist Bloc results are compared to Galician National-Popular Bloc totals in the 1979 elections.

Popular vote AP–PDP–UL   35.71% PSdG–PSOE   27.45% PG–CIGA   14.81% BNG   4.10% PCE–PCG   2.57% EG   1.53% LCU   1.31% PGI   1.04% CDS   1.03% Others   10.44% Blank ballots   0.00%

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
El Ferrol del Caudillo	87,691		Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)		Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)
La Coruña	231,721		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)
Lugo	72,574		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) (CPG in 1987)
Orense	94,346		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)
Pontevedra	64,184		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) (IG in 1987)
Santiago de Compostela	82,404		Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)		Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE) (AP in 1986)
Vigo	261,331		Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)		Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)

Municipalities

El Ferrol del Caudillo

Population: 87,691

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of El Ferrol del Caudillo election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	14,140	38.05	+10.79	11	+3
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	13,657	36.75	+27.06	10	+8
	Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG)	5,052	13.60	–5.37	4	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,336	3.60	New	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)2	1,233	3.32	–0.89	0	±0
	Galician Socialist Party (PSG)	1,104	2.97	New	0	±0
	Galician Left (EG)	636	1.71	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–24.84	0	–7
	Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG)	n/a	n/a	–13.49	0	–3
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		37,158			25	±0
Valid votes		37,158	100.00	+0.94
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–0.94
Votes cast / turnout		37,158	55.96	+0.57
Abstentions		29,246	44.04	–0.57
Registered voters		66,404
Sources[1][4]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 Galician Nationalist Bloc results are compared to Galician National-Popular Bloc totals in the 1979 election.

La Coruña

Population: 231,721

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of La Coruña election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	43,595	43.65	+23.14	14	+8
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	25,898	25.93	+12.84	8	+4
	United La Coruña (LCU)	16,007	16.03	New	5	+5
	Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG)	2,609	2.61	–6.14	0	–2
	Galician Left (EG)	2,138	2.14	New	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)2	1,913	1.92	–6.41	0	–2
	Rainbow Electoral Group (AEA)	1,554	1.56	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,498	1.50	New	0	±0
	Galician Socialist Party (PSG)	1,312	1.31	New	0	±0
	Independents (INDEP)	889	0.89	New	0	±0
	Friends of La Coruña (AC)	823	0.82	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	731	0.73	New	0	±0
	Galicianist Party–Convergence of Independents of Galicia (PG–CIGA)3	552	0.55	–16.71	0	–5
	Galician Ecologist Movement (MEG)	347	0.35	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–28.05	0	–8
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		99,866			27	±0
Valid votes		99,866	100.00	+1.86
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.86
Votes cast / turnout		99,866	58.66	+5.12
Abstentions		70,366	41.34	–5.12
Registered voters		170,232
Sources[1][5]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 Galician Nationalist Bloc results are compared to Galician National-Popular Bloc totals in the 1979 election. 3 Galicianist Party–Convergence of Independents of Galicia results are compared to Galician Unity totals in the 1979 election.

Lugo

Population: 72,574

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Lugo election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	12,846	37.84	+22.86	11	+7
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	10,391	30.61	+17.04	8	+4
	Galicianist Party–Convergence of Independents of Galicia (PG–CIGA)	5,325	15.69	New	4	+4
	Independents (INDEP)	2,389	7.04	–7.46	2	–2
	Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG)	1,330	3.92	–0.99	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)2	813	2.39	–4.82	0	–2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	539	1.59	New	0	±0
	Galician Left (EG)	316	0.93	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–27.20	0	–8
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		33,949			25	±0
Valid votes		33,949	100.00	±0.00
Invalid votes		0	0.00	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		33,949	59.44	+2.65
Abstentions		23,161	40.56	–2.65
Registered voters		57,110
Sources[1][6]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 Galician Nationalist Bloc results are compared to Galician National-Popular Bloc totals in the 1979 election.

Orense

Population: 94,346

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Orense election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	14,821	37.89	+17.55	11	+6
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	13,633	34.85	+16.87	10	+5
	Galicianist Party–Centrists of Orense (PG–CdO)	6,492	16.60	New	4	+4
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)2	1,348	3.45	–5.54	0	–2
	Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG)	1,196	3.06	–6.02	0	–2
	Galician Socialist Party (PSG)	790	2.02	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	636	1.63	New	0	±0
	Galician Left (EG)	198	0.51	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–32.22	0	–9
	Independents (INDEP)	n/a	n/a	–6.86	0	–2
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		39,114			25	±0
Valid votes		39,114	100.00	+1.22
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.22
Votes cast / turnout		39,114	52.95	+1.83
Abstentions		34,755	47.05	–1.83
Registered voters		73,869
Sources[1][7]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 Galician Nationalist Bloc results are compared to Galician National-Popular Bloc totals in the 1979 election.

Pontevedra

Population: 64,184

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Pontevedra election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	14,852	56.90	+50.87	17	+16
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	6,905	26.45	+14.64	8	+5
	Galicianist Party (PG)2	1,193	4.57	–17.86	0	–6
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)3	815	3.12	–2.46	0	–1
	Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG)	594	2.28	–3.15	0	–1
	Galician Left (EG)	554	2.12	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	554	2.12	New	0	±0
	Galician Socialist Party (PSG)	453	1.74	New	0	±0
	Pontevedran Unity (UP)	182	0.70	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–32.00	0	–9
	Independent Candidacy (CI)	n/a	n/a	–13.77	0	–4
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		26,102			25	±0
Valid votes		26,102	100.00	+1.29
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.29
Votes cast / turnout		26,102	56.49	+3.17
Abstentions		20,102	43.51	–3.17
Registered voters		46,204
Sources[1][8]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 Galicianist Party results are compared to Galician Unity totals in the 1979 election. 3 Galician Nationalist Bloc results are compared to Galician National-Popular Bloc totals in the 1979 election.

Santiago de Compostela

Population: 82,404

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Santiago de Compostela election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	11,659	36.70	+23.29	11	+8
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	9,924	31.24	+19.24	10	+7
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	3,391	10.67	New	3	+3
	Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG)	1,633	5.14	–4.15	1	–1
	Galician Left (EG)	1,478	4.65	New	0	±0
	Independents (INDEP)	1,309	4.12	New	0	±0
	Galician Coalition–Convergence of Independents of Galicia (CG–CIGA)2	905	2.85	–14.83	0	–5
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)3	797	2.51	–6.85	0	–2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	675	2.12	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–35.07	0	–10
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		31,771			25	±0
Valid votes		31,771	100.00	+2.07
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–2.07
Votes cast / turnout		31,771	51.59	+2.53
Abstentions		29,807	48.41	–2.53
Registered voters		61,578
Sources[1][9]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 Galician Coalition–Convergence of Independents of Galicia results are compared to Galician Unity totals in the 1979 election. 3 Galician Nationalist Bloc results are compared to Galician National-Popular Bloc totals in the 1979 election.

Vigo

Population: 261,331

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Vigo election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	41,364	38.80	+12.50	12	+4
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	35,776	33.56	+21.77	11	+8
	Governing Independent Viguese (VIGO)	10,556	9.90	New	3	+3
	Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG)	6,048	5.67	–4.60	1	–2
	Galician Left (EG)	4,780	4.48	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,145	2.01	New	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)2	1,994	1.87	–4.47	0	–1
	Galicianist Party (PG)3	1,915	1.80	–8.52	0	–3
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,223	1.15	New	0	±0
	Pontevedran Unity (UP)	814	0.76	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–30.19	0	–9
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		106,615			27	±0
Valid votes		106,615	100.00	+1.77
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.77
Votes cast / turnout		106,615	56.66	+5.12
Abstentions		81,553	43.34	–5.12
Registered voters		188,168
Sources[1][10]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 Galician Nationalist Bloc results are compared to Galician National-Popular Bloc totals in the 1979 election. 3 Galicianist Party results are compared to Galician Unity totals in the 1979 election.

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