2011 Seville City Council election

The 2011 Seville City Council election, also the 2011 Seville municipal election, was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 9th City Council of the municipality of Seville. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

2011 Seville City Council election

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All 33 seats in the City Council of Seville 17 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	546,944 3.3%
Turnout	343,098 (62.7%) 8.1 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Juan Ignacio Zoido Juan Espadas Antonio Rodrigo Party PP PSOE–A IULV–CA Leader since 28 June 2006 24 May 2010 2007 Last election 15 seats, 41.8% 15 seats, 40.5% 3 seats, 8.4% Seats won 20 11 2 Seat change 5 4 1 Popular vote 166,040 99,168 24,066 Percentage 49.3% 29.5% 7.1% Swing 7.5 pp 11.0 pp 1.3 pp
Mayor before election Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín PSOE Elected mayor Juan Ignacio Zoido PP

Electoral system

The City Council of Seville (Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Sevilla) was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Seville, composed of the mayor, the government council and the elected plenary assembly.^[1] Elections to the local councils in Spain were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years.^[2] Voting for the local assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered and residing in the municipality of Seville and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty.

Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each local council.^[1][2] Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:

Population	Councillors
<100	3
101–250	5
251–1,000	7
1,001–2,000	9
2,001–5,000	11
5,001–10,000	13
10,001–20,000	17
20,001–50,000	21
50,001–100,000	25
>100,001	+1 per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction +1 if total is an even number

The mayor was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of councillors, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In the event of a tie, the appointee would be determined by lot.^[1]

The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they were seeking election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. In the case of Seville, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.^[2]

Opinion polls

The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 17 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Seville.

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout			IULV			Lead
2011 municipal election	22 May 2011	—	62.7	49.3 20	29.4 11	7.1 2	4.8 0	3.2 0	19.9
Metroscopia/El País[p 1][p 2]	12–13 May 2011	1,000	60.0	46.6 18	31.1 12	8.2 3	4.3 0	–	15.5
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[p 3]	10–12 May 2011	400	?	49.0 17/18	35.4 12/13	6.1 2	5.3 1	–	13.6
GAD/COPE[p 4]	2 May 2011	?	?	46.8 17	37.3 13	6.5 2	5.3 1	–	9.5
Infortécnica[a][p 5]	1–30 Apr 2011	388	?	53.2 16/19	31.9 10/12	5.0 0/2	5.5 0/2	–	21.3
Ikerfel/Vocento[p 6][p 7]	16–28 Apr 2011	650	?	51.3 18/19	33.7 12/13	8.2 2/3	2.8 0	–	17.6
TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3[p 8][p 9]	25–26 Apr 2011	500	?	47.2 17/18	33.8 12/13	9.3 3	4.4 0	1.8 0	13.4
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[p 10]	15–19 Apr 2011	400	?	48.3 17/18	38.4 13/14	7.5 2	–	–	9.9
CIS[p 11][p 12]	17 Mar–17 Apr 2011	1,000	?	44.4 16/17	36.7 13/14	8.7 3	3.4 0	1.7 0	7.7
Commentia/Grupo Joly[p 13]	13–15 Apr 2011	?	?	46.1 17	36.3 13	8.5 3	–	–	9.8
Deguadaíra/Sevilla Actualidad[p 14]	3 Mar–3 Apr 2011	625	?	41.4 15/17	34.7 12/13	6.5 2/3	5.3 0/2	–	6.7
Infortécnica[a][p 15]	16 Mar 2011	397	?	47.3 16/18	29.3 9/12	12.2 3/5	9.2 0/3	–	18.0
Infortécnica[a][p 16]	1–28 Feb 2011	413	?	46.9 16/18	35.5 11/13	6.2 0/3	9.3 0/3	–	11.4
Commentia/Grupo Joly[p 17]	8–14 Feb 2011	400	?	45.9 17	35.7 13	8.2 3	4.5 0	–	10.2
RedPeriodistas.es[p 18][p 19]	4–8 Oct 2010	1,869	?	40.6 17/18	27.8 12/13	5.2 1/2	3.8 0	4.3 0/1	12.8
UGR/PA[p 20]	7–17 Jun 2010	600	?	44.5 16	39.2 14	6.1 2	5.2 1	–	5.3
Sigma Dos/PP[p 21]	3–6 May 2010	1,000	?	46.8 17/18	38.2 13/14	6.5 2	3.4 0	–	8.6
2009 EP election[3]	7 Jun 2009	—	44.2	41.0 (16)	45.5 (17)	4.1 (0)	0.8 (0)	4.6 (0)	4.5
PP[p 22]	21 Dec 2008	500	?	47.7 17/18	37.3 13/14	7.1 2	2.4 0	–	10.4
2008 regional election[4]	9 Mar 2008	—	73.4	39.0 (14)	47.7 (17)	6.3 (2)	2.5 (0)	1.3 (0)	8.7
2008 general election[5]	9 Mar 2008	—	73.5	38.2 (14)	52.0 (19)	4.1 (0)	1.3 (0)	1.9 (0)	13.8
2007 municipal election	27 May 2007	—	54.6	41.8 15	40.5 15	8.4 3	4.5 0	–	1.3

Results

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Seville election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	166,040	49.31	+7.47	20	+5
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A)	99,168	29.45	–11.01	11	–4
	United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA)	24,066	7.15	–1.22	2	–1
	Andalusian Party–Andalusian Plural Space (PA–EPAnd)1	16,097	4.78	–0.43	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	10,945	3.25	New	0	±0
	The Greens–Ecological Andalusia (LV–AE)	4,063	1.21	+0.17	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	2,062	0.61	New	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,398	0.42	+0.18	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	1,051	0.31	+0.14	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	412	0.12	+0.05	0	±0
	Group of Independent Citizens (GCI)	406	0.12	–0.05	0	±0
	Free and Efficient Election (ele)	339	0.10	New	0	±0
	Democratic Majority (MD)	326	0.10	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn)	300	0.09	–0.08	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	258	0.08	–0.01	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	237	0.07	New	0	±0
	Andalusian Popular Unity (UPAN)	204	0.06	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		9,346	2.78	+0.79
Total		336,718			33	±0
Valid votes		336,718	98.14	–1.47
Invalid votes		6,380	1.86	+1.47
Votes cast / turnout		343,098	62.73	+8.12
Abstentions		203,846	37.27	–8.12
Registered voters		546,944
Sources[6][7][8]
Footnotes: 1 Andalusian Party–Andalusian Plural Space results are compared to the combined totals of Andalusian Party and Socialist Party of Andalusia in the 2007 election.

Popular vote PP   49.31% PSOE–A   29.45% IULV–CA   7.15% PA–EPAnd   4.78% UPyD   3.25% LV–AE   1.21% Others   2.08% Blank ballots   2.78%

Seats PP   60.61% PSOE–A   33.33% IULV–CA   6.06%

Notes

1. Undecided and/or abstentionists excluded.

References

Opinion poll sources

1. "El PP logra mayoría absoluta y el PSOE se hunde en Sevilla". El País (in Spanish). 15 May 2011.
2. "Estimación de resultado electoral en Sevilla". El País (in Spanish). 15 May 2011.
3. "El PP gobernará Sevilla con mayoría absoluta y el PA regresará al Ayuntamiento". El Mundo (in Spanish). 16 May 2011. (subscription required)
4. "El PP de Zoido logra la mayoría absoluta en Sevilla". COPE (in Spanish). 2 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011.
5. "2011. 11 de Mayo. Estudio sobre la situación política, social y económica del municipio de Sevilla" (PDF). Infortécnica (in Spanish). 11 May 2011.
6. "Mayoría holgada en Sevilla". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 15 May 2011.
7. "Sondeo municipales II (Grupo Vocento)". Electómetro (in Spanish). 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
8. "El PP gobernaría Sevilla (Antena 3)". Electómetro (in Spanish). 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011.
9. "El PP lograría la mayoría absoluta en la Comunidad de Madrid y en Sevilla". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 2 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011.
10. "Zoido logrará la mayoría absoluta en Sevilla (El Mundo)". Electómetro (in Spanish). 30 April 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011.
11. "Preelectoral elecciones municipales 2011. Sevilla (Estudio nº 2867. Abril 2011)". CIS (in Spanish). 5 May 2011.
12. "La encuesta del CIS también otorga la mayoría a Zoido, incluso la absoluta". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 6 May 2011.
13. "Zoido tiene la absoluta". Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 1 May 2011.
14. "Zoido ganaría en Sevilla rozando la mayoría absoluta". Sevilla Actualidad (in Spanish). 25 April 2011.
15. "2011. 16 de Marzo. Estudio sobre la situación política, social y económica del municipio de Sevilla" (PDF). Infortécnica (in Spanish). 16 March 2011.
16. "2011. Febrero. Estudio sobre la situación política, social y económica del municipio de Sevilla" (PDF). Infortécnica (in Spanish). February 2011.
17. "Zoido alcanza la absoluta". Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 20 February 2011.
18. "Un sondeo da la mayoría absoluta al PP en las próximas elecciones". Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 14 October 2010.
19. "El PP ganaría en Sevilla, según el sondeo de RedPeriodistas.es". RedPeriodistas.es (in Spanish). 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011.
20. "Un sondeo atribuye al PP mayoría simple en 2011 en Sevilla con un concejal para la alianza PA-PSA". Europa Press (in Spanish). 29 June 2010.
21. "Una encuesta del PP le da la mayoría absoluta en las próximas municipales". Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 16 May 2010.
22. "El PP aventaja en diez puntos al PSOE en intención de voto y lograría mayoría absoluta". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 21 December 2008.

Other

1. Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local (Law 7) (in Spanish). 2 April 1985. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
2. Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
3. "Electoral Results Consultation. European Parliament. June 2009. Seville Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
4. "Electoral Information System. Parliament of Andalusia. March 2008. Seville Municipality". juntadeandalucia.es (in Spanish). Government of Andalusia. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
5. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. March 2008. Seville Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
6. "Local election results, 22 May 2011, in Salamanca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Segovia, Seville, Soria, Tarragona, Teruel, Toledo, Valencia, Valladolid, Biscay, Zamora, Zaragoza, Ceuta and Melilla provinces" (PDF). Central Electoral Commission (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2018.
7. "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2011. Seville Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
8. "Elecciones municipales en Sevilla (1979 - 2015)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2017.