Results breakdown of the 1991 Spanish local elections (Canary Islands)
This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Canary Islands on 26 May 1991. 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 | 25,018 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | ||
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 373,846 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) (PSOE in 1993) | ||
| San Cristóbal de La Laguna | 118,548 | Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (ATI in 1993) | ||
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 222,892 | Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) | Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) | ||
| Telde | 78,978 | United Canarian Left (ICU) | Nationalist Canarian Assembly (ACN) | ||
Municipalities
Arona
- Population: 25,018
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 3,661 | 41.75 | −26.02 | 9 | −4 | |
| Independent Electoral Movement (MEI)1 | 2,392 | 27.28 | +16.12 | 6 | +4 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,422 | 16.22 | +3.49 | 3 | +1 | |
| People's Party (PP)2 | 774 | 8.83 | +4.45 | 2 | +2 | |
| Canarian Initiative (ICAN)3 | 481 | 5.49 | +2.05 | 1 | +1 | |
| Blank ballots | 38 | 0.43 | −0.10 | |||
| Total | 8,768 | 21 | +4 | |||
| Valid votes | 8,768 | 99.15 | +0.07 | |||
| Invalid votes | 75 | 0.85 | −0.07 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 8,843 | 52.35 | −14.47 | |||
| Abstentions | 8,049 | 47.65 | +14.47 | |||
| Registered voters | 16,892 | |||||
| Sources[1][3][4] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Population: 373,846
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 42,179 | 28.84 | +2.86 | 10 | +1 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 33,571 | 22.96 | −1.71 | 7 | −2 | |
| People's Party (PP)1 | 31,815 | 21.76 | +1.95 | 7 | +1 | |
| Canarian Initiative (ICAN)2 | 24,437 | 16.71 | −1.47 | 5 | ±0 | |
| Independents of Gran Canaria (IGC) | 3,808 | 2.60 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) | 3,555 | 2.43 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Greens (LV) | 1,535 | 1.05 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Canarian Coalition for Independence (CI (FREPIC–Awañac)) | 876 | 0.60 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE)3 | 845 | 0.58 | +0.41 | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List (LVLE–H)4 | 761 | 0.52 | +0.22 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Insular Group of Gran Canaria (AIGRANC) | 527 | 0.36 | −1.50 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Assembly (Tagoror) | 472 | 0.32 | +0.13 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Party of The People (LG) | 282 | 0.19 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 1,579 | 1.08 | +0.28 | |||
| Total | 146,242 | 29 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 146,242 | 99.16 | +1.08 | |||
| Invalid votes | 1,233 | 0.84 | −1.08 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 147,475 | 53.57 | −6.46 | |||
| Abstentions | 127,823 | 46.43 | +6.46 | |||
| Registered voters | 275,298 | |||||
| Sources[1][3][4] | ||||||
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San Cristóbal de La Laguna
- Population: 118,548
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) | 19,752 | 41.97 | +5.33 | 12 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 13,474 | 28.63 | −0.86 | 8 | −1 | |
| Independent Municipal Platform (PMI) | 4,662 | 9.91 | New | 3 | +3 | |
| Canarian Initiative (ICAN)1 | 4,429 | 9.41 | −3.66 | 2 | ±0 | |
| People's Party (PP)2 | 3,487 | 7.41 | −0.39 | 2 | ±0 | |
| Canarian Coalition for Independence (CI (FREPIC–Awañac)) | 408 | 0.87 | +0.14 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 364 | 0.77 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | n/a | n/a | −8.71 | 0 | −2 | |
| Blank ballots | 491 | 1.04 | +0.31 | |||
| Total | 47,067 | 27 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 47,067 | 98.84 | +0.83 | |||
| Invalid votes | 553 | 1.16 | −0.83 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 47,620 | 55.56 | −8.30 | |||
| Abstentions | 38,085 | 44.44 | +8.30 | |||
| Registered voters | 85,705 | |||||
| Sources[1][3][4] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Population: 222,892
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) | 39,053 | 54.65 | −10.20 | 16 | −5 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 14,297 | 20.01 | +4.70 | 6 | +1 | |
| People's Party (PP)1 | 7,576 | 10.60 | +5.19 | 3 | +2 | |
| Canarian Initiative (ICAN)2 | 5,241 | 7.33 | +0.92 | 2 | +2 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,859 | 2.60 | −1.53 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Canarian Coalition for Independence (CI (FREPIC–Awañac)) | 917 | 1.28 | +0.79 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) | 776 | 1.09 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Party of The People (LG) | 416 | 0.58 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 393 | 0.55 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 936 | 1.31 | +0.65 | |||
| Total | 71,464 | 27 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 71,464 | 99.19 | +0.46 | |||
| Invalid votes | 582 | 0.81 | −0.46 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 72,046 | 44.96 | −15.23 | |||
| Abstentions | 88,208 | 55.04 | +15.23 | |||
| Registered voters | 160,254 | |||||
| Sources[1][3][4] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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Telde
- Population: 78,978
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Nationalist Canarian Assembly (ACN)1 | 11,650 | 33.06 | −2.09 | 9 | −1 | |
| United Canarian Left (ICU) | 8,827 | 25.05 | +7.58 | 6 | +1 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 5,186 | 14.72 | +4.06 | 4 | +1 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 4,668 | 13.25 | +0.45 | 3 | ±0 | |
| People's Party (PP)2 | 4,240 | 12.03 | −5.89 | 3 | −1 | |
| Insular Group of Gran Canaria (AIGRANC) | 246 | 0.70 | −0.51 | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List (LVLE–H)3 | 208 | 0.59 | +0.35 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 209 | 0.59 | +0.09 | |||
| Total | 35,234 | 25 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 35,234 | 98.90 | +0.59 | |||
| Invalid votes | 392 | 1.10 | −0.59 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 35,626 | 65.72 | −4.34 | |||
| Abstentions | 18,586 | 34.28 | +4.34 | |||
| Registered voters | 54,212 | |||||
| Sources[1][3][4] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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Island Cabildos
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones Municipales en Canarias (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "Elecciones Municipales. 26 de mayo de 1991. Canarias". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 391/1991, de 1 de abril, y celebradas el 26 de mayo de 1991, según los datos que figuran en las actas remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (173 (Supplement)): 1–1052. 20 July 1991. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
