Results breakdown of the 2011 Spanish local elections (Galicia)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Galicia on 22 May 2011. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1][2][3]

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 246,047 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) People's Party (PP)
Ferrol 73,638 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) People's Party (PP)
Lugo 97,635 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)
Ourense 108,673 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)
Pontevedra 81,981 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)
Santiago de Compostela 94,824 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) People's Party (PP)
Vigo 297,124 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)

Municipalities

A Coruña

Population: 246,047
Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of A Coruña election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 51,286 43.62 +12.19 14 +4
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 31,341 26.66 −8.34 8 −3
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 14,165 12.05 −8.64 4 −2
United LeftThe Greens (EU–V) 7,075 6.02 +2.79 1 +1
Corunnan Union (UC) 4,640 3.95 New 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 1,083 0.92 New 0 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 999 0.85 New 0 ±0
Political Draw (Sorteo) 523 0.44 New 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 491 0.42 +0.27 0 ±0
XXI Convergence (C.XXI) 274 0.23 New 0 ±0
Electronic Voting Assembly (AVE) 195 0.17 New 0 ±0
Renewed United Democratic Centre (CDUR) 134 0.11 New 0 ±0
Corunnan People with Good Arguments 2007 (CORCOBA) 0 0.00 −2.16 0 ±0
Blank ballots 5,357 4.56 +1.41
Total 117,563 27 ±0
Valid votes 117,563 98.15 −1.22
Invalid votes 2,222 1.85 +1.22
Votes cast / turnout 119,785 59.19 +5.29
Abstentions 82,590 40.81 −5.29
Registered voters 202,375
Sources[1][4][5]

Ferrol

Population: 73,638
Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Ferrol election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 14,974 43.72 +18.09 13 +6
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 8,273 24.16 −8.13 7 −2
United Left (EU) 3,160 9.23 −4.96 2 −2
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 2,906 8.49 −0.29 2 ±0
Independents for Ferrol (IF) 1,806 5.27 −7.55 1 −2
Galician Convergence (CG) 1,196 3.49 New 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 349 1.02 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,582 4.62 +2.11
Total 34,246 25 ±0
Valid votes 34,246 97.94 −1.33
Invalid votes 2,222 2.06 +1.33
Votes cast / turnout 34,967 57.08 +1.49
Abstentions 26,292 42.92 −1.49
Registered voters 61,259
Sources[1][4][5]

Lugo

Population: 97,635
Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Lugo election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 22,853 44.21 +8.70 12 +3
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 19,840 38.38 −6.66 11 −1
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 4,663 9.02 −5.27 2 −2
United Left (EU) 1,648 3.19 +1.54 0 ±0
Democratic Galicianist Party (PGD) 747 1.45 New 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 337 0.65 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,605 3.10 +1.29
Total 51,693 25 ±0
Valid votes 51,693 98.08 −1.27
Invalid votes 1,013 1.92 +1.27
Votes cast / turnout 52,706 66.81 +2.31
Abstentions 26,184 33.19 −2.31
Registered voters 78,890
Sources[1][4][6]

Ourense

Population: 108,673
Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Ourense election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 21,564 37.84 −4.41 11 −2
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 20,896 36.67 +10.14 11 +3
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 6,146 10.79 −9.00 3 −3
Ourensan Democracy (DO) 4,529 7.95 +5.11 2 +2
United Left (EU) 1,080 1.90 +1.05 0 ±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 543 0.95 New 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 292 0.51 New 0 ±0
Initiative for Ourense (IpOU) 260 0.46 New 0 ±0
Galician Land (TeGa) 196 0.34 −2.45 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,477 2.59 +0.92
Total 56,983 27 ±0
Valid votes 56,983 98.01 −1.21
Invalid votes 1,156 1.99 +1.21
Votes cast / turnout 58,139 66.31 +4.14
Abstentions 29,532 33.69 −4.14
Registered voters 87,671
Sources[1][4][6]

Pontevedra

Population: 81,981
Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Pontevedra election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 17,244 39.52 −4.63 11 −1
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 17,130 39.26 +11.00 11 +4
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 5,803 13.30 −9.03 3 −3
United Left (EU) 711 1.63 +0.28 0 ±0
Alternative Pontevedra (POAL) 672 1.54 New 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 405 0.93 New 0 ±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 319 0.73 New 0 ±0
Os Praceres Citizen Initiative (ICP) 280 0.64 −0.51 0 ±0
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 67 0.15 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,005 2.30 +0.13
Total 43,636 25 ±0
Valid votes 43,636 98.72 −0.59
Invalid votes 567 1.28 +0.59
Votes cast / turnout 44,203 67.38 +6.88
Abstentions 21,398 32.62 −6.88
Registered voters 65,601
Sources[1][4][6]

Santiago de Compostela

Population: 94,824
Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Santiago de Compostela election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 20,751 43.28 +4.27 13 +2
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 14,846 30.96 −7.23 9 −1
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 6,370 13.28 −3.17 3 −1
United Left (EU) 1,898 3.96 +1.62 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 968 2.02 New 0 ±0
People's Candidacy (Candidatura do Povo) 602 1.26 New 0 ±0
Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn) 417 0.87 New 0 ±0
XXI Convergence (C.XXI) 261 0.54 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,836 3.83 +1.12
Total 47,949 25 ±0
Valid votes 47,949 97.95 −1.25
Invalid votes 1,006 2.05 +1.25
Votes cast / turnout 48,955 62.44 +5.97
Abstentions 29,446 37.56 −5.97
Registered voters 78,401
Sources[1][4][5]

Vigo

Population: 297,124
Summary of the 22 May 2011 City Council of Vigo election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 61,616 42.39 −1.73 13 ±0
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 50,045 34.43 +5.00 11 +2
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 16,374 11.26 −7.32 3 −2
United Left (EU) 6,588 4.53 +2.94 0 ±0
The Greens–Green Group (OV–GV) 2,441 1.68 New 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 1,746 1.20 New 0 ±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 799 0.55 New 0 ±0
Galician People's Front (FPG) 566 0.39 +0.03 0 ±0
Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL) 321 0.22 +0.09 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 317 0.22 −0.02 0 ±0
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 166 0.11 New 0 ±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE de las JONS) 146 0.10 New 0 ±0
XXI Convergence (C.XXI) 135 0.09 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 4,105 2.82 +0.74
Total 145,365 27 ±0
Valid votes 145,365 97.89 −1.23
Invalid votes 3,130 2.11 +1.23
Votes cast / turnout 148,495 62.44 +1.72
Abstentions 89,320 37.56 −1.72
Registered voters 237,815
Sources[1][4][6]

References

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