2015 Canarian Island Cabildo elections

The 2015 Canarian Island Cabildo elections were held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th Island Cabildos of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 155 seats in the seven Island Cabildos were up for election.

Opinion polls

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2015 Spanish local elections (Canary Islands) § Island Cabildos

Overall

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildos election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) 168,482 18.44 –7.09 41 –12
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 166,758 18.25 –2.31 36 –7
People's Party (PP) 163,896 17.94 –12.50 26 –21
New Canaries (NCa) 119,728 13.10 +6.22 13 +8
We Can (Podemos) 117,390 12.85 New 17 +17
United for Gran Canaria (UxGC)1 44,369 4.86 +3.26 4 +4
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 42,696 4.67 New 2 +2
Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)2 18,803 2.06 –3.12 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 7,973 0.87 –0.13 0 ±0
Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) 5,972 0.65 New 10 +10
Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) 5,893 0.64 –0.13 0 ±0
Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD) 5,079 0.56 New 0 ±0
Canarian Green Party (PVerde) 4,768 0.52 New 0 ±0
Socialists for Tenerife–Greens (SxTF–Verdes) 4,007 0.44 New 0 ±0
Nationalist Canarian Centre (CCN) 3,996 0.44 New 0 ±0
We Are Lanzarote (SomosLan)3 3,157 0.35 +0.11 2 +1
Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) 3,075 0.34 –0.26 1 –2
More for Telde (+xT) 3,074 0.34 New 0 ±0
Majorero Progressive Party (PPMAJO) 2,909 0.32 –0.20 2 –1
Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura (AMF) 1,669 0.18 –0.09 0 –2
Yes We Can (SSP) 1,093 0.12 New 1 +1
Vox (Vox) 1,015 0.11 New 0 ±0
San Borondón (SB) 956 0.10 New 0 ±0
Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC) 948 0.10 –0.16 0 ±0
Libertarian Party (P–LIB) 710 0.08 New 0 ±0
New Fuerteventura (NF) 564 0.06 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 14,763 1.62 –0.93
Total 913,743 155 –2
Valid votes 913,743 97.99 +0.61
Invalid votes 18,734 2.01 –0.61
Votes cast / turnout 932,477 60.99 –2.23
Abstentions 596,366 39.01 +2.23
Registered voters 1,528,843
Sources[1]
Footnotes:
Popular vote
CCa–PNC
 
 18.44%
PSOE
 
 18.25%
PP
 
 17.94%
NCa
 
 13.10%
Podemos
 
 12.85%
UxGC
 
 4.86%
C's
 
 4.67%
Canarias Decide
 
 2.06%
ASG
 
 0.65%
SomosLan
 
 0.35%
PIL
 
 0.34%
PPMAJO
 
 0.32%
SSP
 
 0.12%
Others
 
 4.45%
Blank ballots
 
 1.62%
Seats
CCa–PNC
 
 26.45%
PSOE
 
 23.23%
PP
 
 16.77%
Podemos
 
 10.97%
NCa
 
 8.39%
ASG
 
 6.45%
UxGC
 
 2.58%
C's
 
 1.29%
SomosLan
 
 1.29%
PPMAJO
 
 1.29%
PIL
 
 0.65%
SSP
 
 0.65%

Island Cabildo control

The following table lists party control in the Island Cabildos.[1] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Cabildo Previous control New control
El Hierro Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)
Fuerteventura Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC)
Gran Canaria People's Party (PP) New Canaries (NCa)
La Gomera Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) Gomera Socialist Group (ASG)
La Palma Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Lanzarote Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC)
Tenerife Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC)

Islands

El Hierro

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of El Hierro election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Canarian Coalition–Independent Herrenian Group (CCa–AHI) 2,708 45.07 +5.64 6 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 1,498 24.93 –11.03 3 –2
People's Party (PP) 820 13.65 –5.98 2 ±0
We Can (Podemos) 405 6.74 New 1 +1
New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA) 399 6.64 New 1 +1
Canaries Decides (IpH–IUC–LV–UP)1 120 2.00 +0.29 0 ±0
Blank ballots 58 0.97 +0.02
Total 6,008 13 ±0
Valid votes 6,008 98.14 –0.83
Invalid votes 114 1.86 +0.83
Votes cast / turnout 6,122 74.79 –0.89
Abstentions 2,064 25.21 +0.89
Registered voters 8,186
Sources[1][2][3]
Footnotes:

Fuerteventura

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of Fuerteventura election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) 10,763 30.60 –5.40 9 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,183 17.58 +2.70 5 +1
People's Party (PP) 4,183 11.89 –6.20 3 –2
We Can (Podemos) 3,739 10.63 New 3 +3
Majorero Progressive Party (PPMAJO) 2,909 8.27 –5.55 2 –1
New Canaries–Broad Front–Independents of Fuerteventura (NC–IF) 2,039 5.80 +2.21 1 +1
Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura (AMF) 1,669 4.75 –2.60 0 –2
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 1,032 2.93 New 0 ±0
Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) 776 2.21 New 0 ±0
New Fuerteventura (NF) 564 1.60 New 0 ±0
Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)1 443 1.26 –1.77 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 309 0.88 –0.05 0 ±0
Blank ballots 560 1.59 –0.73
Total 35,169 23 ±0
Valid votes 35,169 97.40 +0.36
Invalid votes 940 2.60 –0.36
Votes cast / turnout 36,109 59.44 –4.66
Abstentions 24,637 40.56 +4.66
Registered voters 60,746
Sources[1][2][4]
Footnotes:

Gran Canaria

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA) 103,759 26.47 +11.14 9 +4
People's Party (PP) 68,714 17.53 –21.25 6 –8
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 57,015 14.55 –6.19 5 –2
We Can (Podemos) 52,496 13.39 New 4 +4
United for Gran Canaria (UxGC)1 44,369 11.32 +7.48 4 +4
Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) 21,807 5.56 –3.68 1 –2
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 16,971 4.33 New 0 ±0
Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)2 5,742 1.46 –3.02 0 ±0
Canarian Green Party (PVerde) 4,768 1.22 New 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 3,298 0.84 –0.38 0 ±0
More for Telde (+xT) 3,074 0.78 New 0 ±0
Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD) 2,674 0.68 New 0 ±0
Vox (Vox) 1,015 0.26 New 0 ±0
Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) 806 0.21 –0.22 0 ±0
Blank ballots 5,481 1.40 –1.53
Total 391,989 29 ±0
Valid votes 391,989 98.50 +1.64
Invalid votes 5,971 1.50 –1.64
Votes cast / turnout 397,960 61.65 –0.61
Abstentions 247,601 38.35 +0.61
Registered voters 645,561
Sources[1][2][5]
Footnotes:

La Gomera

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of La Gomera election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) 5,972 50.19 New 10 +10
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 1,816 15.26 –36.87 3 –7
People's Party (PP) 1,101 9.25 –17.28 1 –4
Yes We Can (SSP) 1,093 9.19 New 1 +1
New Canaries–Gomera Democratic Alternative (NC–ADGomera) 1,071 9.00 +4.85 1 +1
Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) 744 6.25 –6.39 1 –1
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 34 0.29 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 67 0.56 –0.51
Total 11,898 17 ±0
Valid votes 11,898 98.42 +0.11
Invalid votes 191 1.58 –0.11
Votes cast / turnout 12,089 76.96 –1.13
Abstentions 3,620 23.04 +1.13
Registered voters 15,709
Sources[1][2][6]

La Palma

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of La Palma election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 13,186 31.45 +6.97 8 +2
Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) 12,340 29.43 –10.22 7 –2
People's Party (PP) 9,617 22.94 –5.29 5 –1
We Can (Podemos) 2,115 5.04 New 1 +1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 1,236 2.95 New 0 ±0
Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)1 1,223 2.92 –0.43 0 ±0
New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA) 1,136 2.71 +0.51 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 452 1.08 +0.36 0 ±0
Blank ballots 625 1.49 +0.12
Total 41,930 21 ±0
Valid votes 41,930 97.66 –0.39
Invalid votes 1,003 2.34 +0.39
Votes cast / turnout 42,933 66.67 –4.44
Abstentions 21,464 33.33 +4.44
Registered voters 64,397
Sources[1][2][7]
Footnotes:

Lanzarote

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of Lanzarote election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) 11,148 24.22 –7.04 7 –2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 8,805 19.13 +3.46 5 +1
We Can (Podemos) 5,749 12.49 New 3 +3
People's Party (PP) 5,509 11.97 –10.37 3 –3
We Are Lanzarote (SomosLan)1 3,157 6.86 +1.72 2 +1
Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) 3,075 6.68 –6.04 1 –2
New Canaries–Broad Front (NC–FA) 3,032 6.59 +2.42 1 +1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 2,452 5.33 New 1 +1
San Borondón (SB) 956 2.08 New 0 ±0
Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)2 900 1.96 +0.14 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 189 0.41 –0.52 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,062 2.31 –1.89
Total 46,034 23 ±0
Valid votes 46,034 98.29 +1.86
Invalid votes 801 1.71 –1.86
Votes cast / turnout 46,835 52.48 –2.38
Abstentions 42,411 47.52 +2.38
Registered voters 89,246
Sources[1][2][8]
Footnotes:
  • 1 We Are Lanzarote results are compared to Citizens' Alternative 25 May totals in the 2011 election.
  • 2 Canaries Decides results are compared to Canarian United Left totals in the 2011 election.

Tenerife

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Cabildo of Tenerife election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) 108,972 28.62 –9.72 10 –5
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 78,255 20.55 +0.82 7 ±0
People's Party (PP) 73,952 19.42 –5.44 6 –3
We Can (Podemos) 52,886 13.89 New 5 +5
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 21,005 5.52 New 1 +1
Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)1 10,375 2.73 –4.01 0 ±0
For Tenerife–New Canaries–Broad Front (XTF–NC) 8,292 2.18 New 0 ±0
Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) 4,311 1.13 –0.23 0 ±0
Socialists for Tenerife–Greens (SxTF–Verdes) 4,007 1.05 New 0 ±0
Nationalist Canarian Centre (CCN) 3,996 1.05 New 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 3,691 0.97 +0.10 0 ±0
Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD) 2,405 0.63 New 0 ±0
Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC) 948 0.25 –0.05 0 ±0
Libertarian Party (P–LIB) 710 0.19 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 6,910 1.82 –0.40
Total 380,715 29 –2
Valid votes 380,715 97.51 –0.38
Invalid votes 9,714 2.49 +0.38
Votes cast / turnout 390,429 60.53 –3.31
Abstentions 254,569 39.47 +3.31
Registered voters 644,998
Sources[1][2][9]
Footnotes:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias (desde 1983)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Island Cabildo election results, 24 May 2015" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2015. El Hierro". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2015. Fuerteventura". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2015. Gran Canaria". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2015. La Gomera". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2015. La Palma". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2015. Lanzarote". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 2015. Tenerife". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.