Results breakdown of the 1979 Spanish local elections (Valencian Community)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Valencian Community on 3 April 1979. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1][2]

Overall

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

  UCD (41.81%)
  PSOE (29.20%)
  PCPV–PCE (9.36%)
  CD (1.61%)
  Other (18.02%)
Summary of the 3 April 1979 municipal election results in the Valencian Community →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Councillors
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 611,456 35.50 n/a 1,560 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 587,590 34.12 n/a 2,234 n/a
Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCPV–PCE) 248,717 14.44 n/a 500 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 36,043 2.09 n/a 86 n/a
Valencian Regional Union (URV) 18,015 1.05 n/a 2 n/a
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MCPV–OEC) 17,379 1.01 n/a 27 n/a
Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country (PNPV) 10,773 0.63 n/a 12 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 9,726 0.57 n/a 6 n/a
Valencian Front Socialist–Republican Alliance (ARSFV) 5,480 0.32 n/a 7 n/a
Independent Alicante (APA) 4,300 0.25 n/a 0 n/a
Republican Left (IR) 4,218 0.24 n/a 4 n/a
Independent Left of Castellón (EIC) 4,146 0.24 n/a 2 n/a
Party of Labour of the Valencian Country (PTPV) 3,797 0.22 n/a 10 n/a
National Union–New Force (UN–FN) 3,508 0.20 n/a 6 n/a
Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE) 3,189 0.19 n/a 5 n/a
Workers' Communist Party (PCT) 3,119 0.18 n/a 0 n/a
Independent Candidacy of Villarreal (CIV) 2,706 0.16 n/a 3 n/a
Independent Group (AI) 2,675 0.16 n/a 2 n/a
Liberal Party (PL) 2,348 0.14 n/a 10 n/a
Left Bloc for National Liberation of the Valencian Country (BEANPV) 2,029 0.12 n/a 0 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh) 1,948 0.11 n/a 2 n/a
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 1,853 0.11 n/a 0 n/a
United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV) 1,792 0.10 n/a 2 n/a
Goal: Gandia (OG) 1,468 0.09 n/a 1 n/a
Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 1,033 0.06 n/a 0 n/a
Others 131,549 7.64 n/a 862 n/a
Blank ballots 1,357 0.08 n/a
Total 1,722,214 100.00 5,343 n/a
Valid votes 1,722,214 98.57 n/a
Invalid votes 25,242 1.43 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 1,747,456 69.07 n/a
Abstentions 782,563 30.93 n/a
Registered voters 2,530,019
Sources[1][3]
Popular vote
PSOE
 
 35.50%
UCD
 
 34.12%
PCPV–PCE
 
 14.44%
CD
 
 2.09%
URV
 
 1.05%
MCPV–OEC
 
 1.01%
Others
 
 12.70%
Blank ballots
 
 0.08%

City control

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The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold).[1]

Municipality Population New control
Alcoy 64,545 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Alicante 232,019 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Benidorm 25,260 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
Castellón de la Plana 115,522 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Elche 160,071 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Elda 52,214 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Gandia 46,248 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
Orihuela 50,245 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (PSOE in 1982)
Paterna 32,331 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Sagunto 56,351 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Torrent 49,833 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Torrevieja 12,735 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Valencia 737,129 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

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Alcoy

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Population: 64,545
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Alcoy election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 13,558 42.17 n/a 11 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 11,408 35.49 n/a 10 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 5,331 16.58 n/a 4 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 1,047 3.26 n/a 0 n/a
Party of Labour of the Valencian Country (PTPV) 598 1.86 n/a 0 n/a
Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 150 0.47 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 56 0.17 n/a
Total 32,148 25 n/a
Valid votes 32,148 99.54 n/a
Invalid votes 147 0.46 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 32,295 70.31 n/a
Abstentions 13,638 29.69 n/a
Registered voters 45,933
Sources[1][4]

Alicante

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Population: 232,019
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Alicante election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 39,436 43.33 n/a 13 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 28,550 31.37 n/a 10 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 12,383 13.60 n/a 4 n/a
Independent Alicante (APA) 4,300 4.72 n/a 0 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 2,691 2.96 n/a 0 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh) 1,182 1.30 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 815 0.90 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Movement of the Valencian Country (MCPV) 562 0.62 n/a 0 n/a
Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE) 406 0.45 n/a 0 n/a
Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 375 0.41 n/a 0 n/a
Republican Left (IR) 323 0.35 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 91,023 27 n/a
Valid votes 91,023 99.16 n/a
Invalid votes 769 0.84 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 91,792 57.76 n/a
Abstentions 67,141 42.24 n/a
Registered voters 158,933
Sources[1][5]

Benidorm

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Population: 25,260
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Benidorm election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 2,838 31.37 n/a 7 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 2,837 31.36 n/a 7 n/a
Benidorm Independent Group (AIB) 1,111 12.28 n/a 3 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 880 9.73 n/a 2 n/a
Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country (PNPV) 622 6.88 n/a 1 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 534 5.90 n/a 1 n/a
Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE) 225 2.49 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 9,047 21 n/a
Valid votes 9,047 98.70 n/a
Invalid votes 119 1.30 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 9,166 54.53 n/a
Abstentions 7,643 45.47 n/a
Registered voters 16,809
Sources[1][6]

Castellón de la Plana

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Population: 115,522
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Castellón de la Plana election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 21,757 40.80 n/a 12 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 19,550 36.66 n/a 10 n/a
Independent Left of Castellón (EIC) 4,146 7.77 n/a 2 n/a
Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCPV) 3,866 7.25 n/a 2 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 2,702 5.07 n/a 1 n/a
National Union (UN) 1,056 1.98 n/a 0 n/a
Party of Labour of the Valencian Country (PTPV) 254 0.48 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OEC) 0 0.00 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 0 0.00 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 53,331 27 n/a
Valid votes 53,331 98.73 n/a
Invalid votes 688 1.27 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 54,019 66.50 n/a
Abstentions 27,215 33.50 n/a
Registered voters 81,234
Sources[1][7]

Elche

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Population: 160,071
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Elche election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 30,351 45.13 n/a 13 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 18,777 27.92 n/a 8 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 9,636 14.33 n/a 4 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 4,535 6.74 n/a 2 n/a
Workers' Communist Party (PCT) 1,299 1.93 n/a 0 n/a
Independent Candidacy of the Countryside (CIC) 1,259 1.87 New 0 ±0
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 634 0.94 n/a 0 n/a
Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE) 344 0.51 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Movement of the Valencian Country (MCPV) 180 0.27 n/a 0 n/a
Republican Left (IR) 158 0.23 n/a 0 n/a
For the Popular Unity Coalition (CPUP) 81 0.12 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 67,254 27 n/a
Valid votes 67,254 99.15 n/a
Invalid votes 576 0.85 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 67,830 63.99 n/a
Abstentions 38,177 36.01 n/a
Registered voters 106,007
Sources[1][8]

Elda

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Population: 52,214
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Elda election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 8,273 38.66 n/a 10 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 6,054 28.29 n/a 8 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 4,411 20.61 n/a 5 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 1,812 8.47 n/a 2 n/a
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MCPV–OEC) 718 3.36 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 132 0.62 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 21,400 25 n/a
Valid votes 21,400 99.43 n/a
Invalid votes 123 0.57 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 21,523 61.20 n/a
Abstentions 13,644 38.80 n/a
Registered voters 35,167
Sources[1][9]

Gandia

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Population: 46,248
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Gandia election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 6,958 31.75 n/a 7 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 5,392 24.61 n/a 6 n/a
Independent Group (AI) 2,675 12.21 n/a 2 n/a
Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCPV) 1,986 9.06 n/a 2 n/a
United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV) 1,792 8.18 n/a 2 n/a
Goal: Gandia (OG) 1,468 6.70 n/a 1 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 1,168 5.33 n/a 1 n/a
Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country (PNPV) 473 2.16 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 21,912 21 n/a
Valid votes 21,912 98.76 n/a
Invalid votes 276 1.24 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 22,188 70.73 n/a
Abstentions 9,184 29.27 n/a
Registered voters 31,372
Sources[1][10]

Orihuela

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Population: 50,245
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Orihuela election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 10,871 52.33 n/a 14 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 3,844 18.50 n/a 5 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 3,471 16.71 n/a 4 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 2,016 9.70 n/a 2 n/a
Carlist Party (PC) 573 2.76 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 20,775 25 n/a
Valid votes 20,775 99.09 n/a
Invalid votes 191 0.91 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 20,966 61.65 n/a
Abstentions 13,040 38.35 n/a
Registered voters 34,006
Sources[1][11]

Paterna

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Population: 32,331
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Paterna election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 5,316 38.29 n/a 9 n/a
Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCPV) 3,168 22.82 n/a 5 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 2,553 18.39 n/a 4 n/a
Independent Candidacy of the Town of Paterna (AE) 1,403 10.11 n/a 2 n/a
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MCPV–OEC) 800 5.76 n/a 1 n/a
Valencian Front Socialist–Republican Alliance (ARSFV) 489 3.52 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 154 1.11 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 13,883 21 n/a
Valid votes 13,883 98.38 n/a
Invalid votes 229 1.62 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 14,112 65.03 n/a
Abstentions 7,589 34.97 n/a
Registered voters 21,701
Sources[1][12]

Sagunto

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Population: 56,351
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Sagunto election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 10,466 39.83 n/a 11 n/a
Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCPV) 7,812 29.73 n/a 8 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 6,180 23.52 n/a 6 n/a
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MCPV–OEC) 1,066 4.06 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 473 1.80 n/a 0 n/a
Republican Left (IR) 190 0.72 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 90 0.34 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 26,277 25 n/a
Valid votes 26,277 98.16 n/a
Invalid votes 493 1.84 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 26,770 66.35 n/a
Abstentions 13,574 33.65 n/a
Registered voters 40,344
Sources[1][13]

Torrent

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Population: 49,833
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Torrent election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 8,788 40.10 n/a 9 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 7,441 33.96 n/a 8 n/a
Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCPV) 3,651 16.66 n/a 4 n/a
Liberal Party (PL) 893 4.08 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 579 2.64 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MCPV–OEC) 561 2.56 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 21,913 21 n/a
Valid votes 21,913 98.84 n/a
Invalid votes 257 1.16 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 22,170 67.15 n/a
Abstentions 10,844 32.85 n/a
Registered voters 33,014
Sources[1][14]

Torrevieja

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Population: 12,735
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Torrevieja election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 2,670 46.97 n/a 9 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 1,377 24.22 n/a 4 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 645 11.35 n/a 2 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh) 434 7.63 n/a 1 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 374 6.58 n/a 1 n/a
Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) 185 3.25 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 5,685 17 n/a
Valid votes 5,685 98.97 n/a
Invalid votes 59 1.03 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 5,744 68.33 n/a
Abstentions 2,662 31.67 n/a
Registered voters 8,406
Sources[1][15]

Valencia

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Main article: 1979 Valencia City Council election
Population: 737,129

References

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  5. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Alicante Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Benidorm Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Castellón de la Plana Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Elche Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Elda Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Gandia Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Orihuela Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Paterna Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Sagunto Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Torrent Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Torrevieja Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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