Results breakdown of the 2003 Spanish local elections (Galicia)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Galicia on 25 May 2003. 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
A Coruña 242,458 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)
Ferrol 79,520 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) People's Party (PP)
Lugo 89,509 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)
Ourense 109,011 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Pontevedra 76,798 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)
Santiago de Compostela 93,273 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)
Vigo 288,324 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) (PP in 2003)[3]

Municipalities

A Coruña

Population: 242,458
Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of A Coruña election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 57,150 45.70 −10.64 14 −3
People's Party (PP) 30,083 24.06 −0.63 7 ±0
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 28,382 22.70 +9.68 6 +3
United Left (EU–IU) 3,156 2.52 +1.19 0 ±0
Party of Self-employed and Professionals (AUTONOMO) 1,054 0.84 +0.39 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 591 0.47 +0.23 0 ±0
National Democracy (DN) 172 0.14 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 4,459 3.57 +0.95
Total 125,047 27 ±0
Valid votes 125,047 99.31 +0.07
Invalid votes 872 0.69 −0.07
Votes cast / turnout 125,919 57.34 +1.58
Abstentions 93,668 42.66 −1.58
Registered voters 219,587
Sources[1][4][5]

Ferrol

Population: 79,520
Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Ferrol election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 10,231 24.48 −7.89 7 −2
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 9,458 22.63 −5.31 6 −2
Independents for Ferrol (IF) 9,412 22.52 +11.57 6 +3
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 5,433 13.00 −4.73 4 −1
United Left (EU–IU) 3,950 9.45 +4.75 2 +2
Citizen Action of Ferrol (ACF) 2,002 4.79 New 0 ±0
Party of Self-employed and Professionals (AUTONOMO) 239 0.57 −0.32 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,075 2.57 +0.22
Total 41,800 25 ±0
Valid votes 41,800 99.36 +0.07
Invalid votes 271 0.64 −0.07
Votes cast / turnout 42,071 63.51 +6.32
Abstentions 24,169 36.49 −6.32
Registered voters 66,240
Sources[1][4][5]

Lugo

Population: 89,509
Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Lugo election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 28,089 51.36 +28.18 13 +6
People's Party (PP) 18,063 33.03 −9.07 9 −3
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 6,285 11.49 −9.22 3 −3
United Left (EU–IU) 796 1.46 −2.68 0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 375 0.69 New 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 123 0.22 +0.07 0 ±0
Blank ballots 960 1.76 −0.42
Total 54,691 25 ±0
Valid votes 54,691 99.42 +0.39
Invalid votes 320 0.58 −0.39
Votes cast / turnout 55,011 69.63 +8.56
Abstentions 23,992 30.37 −8.56
Registered voters 79,003
Sources[1][4][5]

Ourense

Population: 109,011
Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Ourense election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 28,841 46.48 −1.10 14 ±0
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 15,165 24.44 +2.20 7 ±0
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 12,187 19.64 −0.22 6 ±0
Socialists for Galicia–Socialists for Ourense (SpG–SpO) 2,938 4.74 New 0 ±0
United Left (EU–IU) 836 1.35 +0.16 0 ±0
Galician Coalition (CG) 313 0.50 −0.91 0 ±0
Ourensan Democracy (DO) 284 0.46 New 0 ±0
Another Democracy is Possible (ODeP) 131 0.21 New 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 125 0.20 +0.08 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,225 1.97 −0.03
Total 62,045 27 ±0
Valid votes 62,045 99.27 +0.56
Invalid votes 458 0.73 −0.56
Votes cast / turnout 62,503 61.55 +4.56
Abstentions 39,044 38.45 −4.56
Registered voters 101,547
Sources[1][4][5]

Pontevedra

Population: 76,798
Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Pontevedra election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 17,400 38.93 +1.56 10 ±0
People's Party (PP) 15,946 35.68 −3.24 10 ±0
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 8,004 17.91 +0.04 5 ±0
The Greens (OV) 1,060 2.37 New 0 ±0
Os Praceres Citizen Initiative (ICP) 666 1.49 New 0 ±0
United Left (EU–IU) 392 0.88 −0.25 0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 315 0.70 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 912 2.04 −0.03
Total 44,695 25 ±0
Valid votes 44,695 99.38 +0.09
Invalid votes 280 0.62 −0.09
Votes cast / turnout 44,975 63.25 +1.49
Abstentions 26,131 36.75 −1.49
Registered voters 71,106
Sources[1][4][5]

Santiago de Compostela

Population: 93,273
Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Santiago de Compostela election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 20,481 40.32 +7.08 11 +2
People's Party (PP) 18,489 36.40 −6.46 10 −1
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 8,507 16.75 −1.25 4 −1
United Left (EU–IU) 590 1.16 +0.66 0 ±0
Independent Democratic Centre (CDI) 581 1.14 New 0 ±0
Another Democracy is Possible (ODeP) 216 0.43 New 0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 206 0.41 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,720 3.39 +1.24
Total 50,790 25 ±0
Valid votes 50,790 99.24 +0.03
Invalid votes 389 0.76 −0.03
Votes cast / turnout 51,179 64.82 +5.46
Abstentions 27,778 35.18 −5.46
Registered voters 78,957
Sources[1][4][5]

Vigo

Population: 288,324
Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Vigo election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 52,598 33.11 −3.60 10 −1
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 44,497 28.01 +4.55 8 +1
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 39,387 24.79 −0.04 7 −1
Viguese Progressives–Galician Progressive Democracy (PROVI–DPG)1 10,373 6.53 +0.48 2 +1
Convergence for Vigo (COVI) 3,955 2.49 New 0 ±0
United Left (EU–IU) 3,197 2.01 +0.48 0 ±0
The Olive Tree (EO) 666 0.42 New 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 465 0.29 −0.12 0 ±0
Republican Left–Galician Republican LeftPCPG (IR–ERG–PCPG) 272 0.17 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 3,447 2.17 −0.63
Total 158,857 27 ±0
Valid votes 158,857 99.30 +0.09
Invalid votes 1,113 0.70 −0.09
Votes cast / turnout 159,970 63.86 +5.43
Abstentions 90,540 36.14 −5.43
Registered voters 250,510
Sources[1][4][5]
Footnotes:
  • 1 Viguese Progressives–Galician Progressive Democracy results are compared to the combined totals of Viguese Progressives and Galician Democracy in the 1999 election.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones Municipales en Galicia (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Elecciones Municipales. 25 de mayo de 2003. Galicia". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Corina Porro reconquista Vigo para el PP". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 13 December 2003. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Acuerdo de 20 de junio de 2003, de la Junta Electoral Central, por el que se procede a la publicación del resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 374/2003, de 31 de marzo, y celebradas el 25 de mayo, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (158 (Supplement)): 1–700. 3 July 2003. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 23 December 2025.