Results breakdown of the 1983 Spanish local elections (Aragon)

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

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
Calatayud 17,666 Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)
Huesca 41,455 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Teruel 25,935 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Free Independents (IL) (PAR in 1986)
Zaragoza 571,855 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

Calatayud

Population: 17,666
Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Calatayud election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 3,240 37.73 +26.68 7 +5
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) 2,921 34.02 +3.24 7 +2
People's Coalition (APPDPUL)1 1,147 13.36 −5.16 2 −1
United Left of Aragon (MCALCR)2 656 7.64 −15.17 1 −3
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 312 3.63 New 0 ±0
Independents (INDEP) 311 3.62 New 0 ±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a −16.84 0 −3
Blank ballots 0 0.00 ±0.00
Total 8,587 17 ±0
Valid votes 8,587 100.00 +1.72
Invalid votes 0 0.00 −1.72
Votes cast / turnout 8,587 64.57 +3.40
Abstentions 4,711 35.43 −3.40
Registered voters 13,298
Sources[1][3]
Footnotes:

Huesca

Population: 41,455
Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Huesca election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 9,033 45.58 +15.99 11 +4
People's Coalition (APPDPUL) 7,326 36.96 New 9 +9
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) 1,038 5.24 New 1 +1
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 990 4.99 −0.79 0 −1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 899 4.54 New 0 ±0
Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) 534 2.69 New 0 ±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a −42.42 0 −10
Independent of Huesca (IdH) n/a n/a −11.13 0 −2
Communist Movement of Aragon (MCA) n/a n/a −5.80 0 −1
Blank ballots 0 0.00 ±0.00
Total 19,820 21 ±0
Valid votes 19,820 100.00 +2.12
Invalid votes 0 0.00 −2.12
Votes cast / turnout 19,820 63.67 +0.32
Abstentions 11,310 36.33 −0.32
Registered voters 31,130
Sources[1][3]

Teruel

Population: 25,935
Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Teruel election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Coalition (APPDPUL) 4,144 30.83 New 7 +7
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 3,981 29.62 +4.78 7 +2
Free Independents (IL) 3,701 27.53 New 6 +6
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) 785 5.84 New 1 +1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 344 2.56 New 0 ±0
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 252 1.87 −4.16 0 −1
United Left of Aragon (MCALCR)1 235 1.75 +0.84 0 ±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a −44.28 0 −10
Electoral Group of Teruel (AET) n/a n/a −22.31 0 −5
Blank ballots 0 0.00 ±0.00
Total 13,442 21 ±0
Valid votes 13,442 100.00 ±0.00
Invalid votes 0 0.00 ±0.00
Votes cast / turnout 13,442 65.52 +3.12
Abstentions 7,074 34.48 −3.12
Registered voters 20,516
Sources[1][3]
Footnotes:

Zaragoza

Population: 571,855
Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Zaragoza election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 136,774 52.36 +21.45 18 +7
People's Coalition (APPDPUL)1 58,134 22.25 +19.75 8 +8
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) 34,812 13.33 −5.22 4 −3
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 14,184 5.43 −5.96 1 −3
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 8,219 3.15 New 0 ±0
United Left of Aragon (MCALCR)2 4,494 1.72 −2.74 0 ±0
Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 2,820 1.08 New 0 ±0
Communist Party of Aragon (PCA) 828 0.32 New 0 ±0
Social Aragonese Movement (MAS) 692 0.26 New 0 ±0
Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP) 261 0.10 New 0 ±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a −20.47 0 −7
Party of Labour of Aragon (PTA) n/a n/a −6.58 0 −2
Blank ballots 0 0.00 ±0.00
Total 261,218 31 ±0
Valid votes 261,218 100.00 +1.32
Invalid votes 0 0.00 −1.32
Votes cast / turnout 261,218 61.76 +3.20
Abstentions 161,715 38.24 −3.20
Registered voters 422,933
Sources[1][3]
Footnotes:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones Municipales en Aragón y La Rioja (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Elecciones Municipales. 8 de mayo de 1983. Aragón". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 23 December 2025.