Results breakdown of the 1983 Spanish local elections (Canary Islands)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Canary Islands 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
Arona 13,556 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
La Laguna 106,146 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 360,098 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Santa Cruz de Tenerife 185,899 Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI)
Telde 62,509 Canarian Assembly (AC) Canarian Assembly (AC)

Municipalities

Arona

Population: 13,556
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Arona election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,936 35.78 New 6 +6
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 1,794 33.15 +26.23 6 +5
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 837 15.47 +11.04 3 +3
Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) 441 8.15 New 1 +1
Communist Party of the Canaries (PCC–PCE) 403 7.45 +2.55 1 +1
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a −64.35 0 −13
Independent Group of the Arona Municipality (GIMA) n/a n/a −13.52 0 −2
Canarian People's Union (UPC) n/a n/a −5.31 0 −1
Blank ballots 0 0.00 ±0.00
Total 5,411 17 ±0
Valid votes 5,411 99.94 +1.87
Invalid votes 3 0.06 −1.87
Votes cast / turnout 5,414 62.60 +7.42
Abstentions 3,234 37.40 −7.42
Registered voters 8,648
Sources[1][3]
Footnotes:

La Laguna

Population: 106,146
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of La Laguna election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 17,778 46.34 +25.87 15 +9
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 6,878 17.93 +12.93 5 +4
Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) 5,648 14.72 New 4 +4
Canarian People's Union–Canarian Assembly (UPC–AC) 4,645 12.11 −3.79 3 −1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,385 3.61 New 0 ±0
Communist Party of the Canaries (PCC–PCE) 992 2.59 −2.69 0 −1
Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 644 1.68 New 0 ±0
Seven Green Stars (SEV) 395 1.03 New 0 ±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a −43.64 0 −13
Laguneran Assembly Electors' Group (AEAL) n/a n/a −8.30 0 −2
Blank ballots 0 0.00 ±0.00
Total 38,365 27 ±0
Valid votes 38,365 98.03 +1.94
Invalid votes 772 1.97 −1.94
Votes cast / turnout 39,137 57.02 +17.58
Abstentions 29,506 42.98 −17.58
Registered voters 68,643
Sources[1][3]
Footnotes:

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Population: 360,098
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 56,041 43.24 +29.08 15 +11
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 40,507 31.25 +31.20 10 +10
Canarian People's Union–Canarian Assembly (UPC–AC)2 9,593 7.40 −27.94 2 −9
Communist Party of the Canaries (PCC–PCE) 8,133 6.27 +1.62 2 +2
Liberal Canarian Party (PCL) 5,190 4.00 New 0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 4,518 3.49 New 0 ±0
Party of the Canarian Country (PPC) 4,356 3.36 +1.10 0 ±0
Assembly (Tagoror) 653 0.50 New 0 ±0
Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP) 620 0.48 New 0 ±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a −43.06 0 −14
Blank ballots 0 0.00 ±0.00
Total 129,611 29 ±0
Valid votes 129,611 96.77 −1.02
Invalid votes 4,322 3.23 +1.02
Votes cast / turnout 133,933 55.14 −1.59
Abstentions 108,964 44.86 +1.59
Registered voters 242,897
Sources[1][3]
Footnotes:

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Population: 185,899
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Santa Cruz de Tenerife election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) 40,445 53.78 New 16 +16
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 17,912 23.82 +4.89 7 +2
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) 9,901 13.17 New 4 +4
Canarian People's Union–Canarian Assembly (UPC–AC) 2,740 3.64 −16.19 0 −6
Communist Party of the Canaries (PCC–PCE) 2,197 2.92 −3.81 0 −2
Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 767 1.02 New 0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 652 0.87 New 0 ±0
Seven Green Stars (SEV) 589 0.78 New 0 ±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a −33.29 0 −10
Free Electoral Group of Tenerife (AL) n/a n/a −15.60 0 −4
Blank ballots 0 0.00 ±0.00
Total 75,203 27 ±0
Valid votes 75,203 98.29 +0.98
Invalid votes 1,310 1.71 −0.98
Votes cast / turnout 76,513 59.77 +13.19
Abstentions 51,496 40.23 −13.19
Registered voters 128,009
Sources[1][3]

Telde

Population: 62,509
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Telde election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Canarian Assembly (AC) 10,135 38.95 +9.93 11 +4
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) 7,485 28.77 New 8 +8
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 3,545 13.62 +5.29 3 +1
Communist Party of the Canaries (PCC–PCE) 2,661 10.23 −1.39 2 −1
Liberal Canarian Party (PCL) 1,506 5.79 New 1 +1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 688 2.64 New 0 ±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a −42.72 0 −11
Independent Group of Telde (GIT) n/a n/a −7.54 0 −2
Blank ballots 0 0.00 ±0.00
Total 26,020 25 ±0
Valid votes 26,020 97.54 −0.07
Invalid votes 657 2.46 +0.07
Votes cast / turnout 26,019 66.68 −0.29
Abstentions 13,333 33.32 +0.29
Registered voters 40,010
Sources[1][3]

Island Cabildos

Further information: 1983 Canarian Island Cabildo elections

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones Municipales en Canarias (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Elecciones Municipales. 8 de mayo de 1983. Canarias". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.