Results breakdown of the 2023 Spanish local elections (Galicia)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Galicia on 28 May 2023. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1][2][3]

Opinion polls

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 244,700 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)
Ferrol 64,158 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) People's Party (PP)
Lugo 97,211 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)
Ourense 103,756 Ourensan Democracy (DO) Ourensan Democracy (DO)
Pontevedra 82,828 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)
Santiago de Compostela 98,179 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)
Vigo 292,374 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)

Municipalities

A Coruña

Population: 244,700
Summary of the 28 May 2023 City Council of A Coruña election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/-
People's Party (PP) 42,201 36.54 +6.19 12 +3
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 36,216 31.36 +1.34 11 +2
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 15,770 13.65 +6.49 4 +2
Atlantic Tide (Marea) 5,628 4.87 −15.36 0 −6
For Coruña (We Can–United Left) (PodemosEUAV) 4,805 4.16 New 0 ±0
Vox (Vox) 4,526 3.92 +1.80 0 ±0
Neighbors' Alternative (AV) 2,547 2.21 −0.12 0 ±0
Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)1 1,055 0.91 +0.12 0 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 476 0.41 −5.39 0 −1
Blank Seats to Leave Empty Seats (EB) 407 0.35 New 0 ±0
Local Unity (Unidade Local) 223 0.19 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,635 1.42 +0.77
Total 115,489 27 ±0
Valid votes 115,489 99.06 −0.51
Invalid votes 1,093 0.94 +0.51
Votes cast / turnout 116,582 58.98 −3.78
Abstentions 81,089 41.02 +3.78
Registered voters 197,671
Sources[1][4][5]
Footnotes:

Ferrol

Population: 64,158
Summary of the 28 May 2023 City Council of Ferrol election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/-
People's Party (PP) 13,676 45.29 +3.95 13 +1
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 8,268 27.38 −2.10 7 −1
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 3,226 10.68 +3.30 3 +1
Ferrol in Common (FeC) 2,906 9.62 −1.09 2 −1
Vox (Vox) 896 2.97 +1.95 0 ±0
We CanGreen Alliance (Podemos–AV) 500 1.66 New 0 ±0
Linking (LGD) 138 0.46 +0.03 0 ±0
Democratic Centre Coalition (CCD) 94 0.31 −0.68 0 ±0
Blank ballots 493 1.63 +0.71
Total 30,197 25 ±0
Valid votes 30,197 98.97 −0.47
Invalid votes 314 1.03 +0.47
Votes cast / turnout 30,511 56.59 −4.55
Abstentions 23,408 43.41 +4.55
Registered voters 53,919
Sources[1][4][5]

Lugo

Population: 97,211
Summary of the 28 May 2023 City Council of Lugo election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 21,459 43.59 +11.15 12 +2
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 13,641 27.71 +1.26 8 ±0
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 9,810 19.93 +3.57 5 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 1,349 2.74 −5.57 0 −2
Vox (Vox) 1,141 2.32 +0.27 0 ±0
We Can–United Left (PodemosEUAV)1 713 1.45 −6.74 0 ±0
We Count–Galicia Always–Galician Party (Contamos–GaS–GLG) 389 0.79 New 0 ±0
Union of Independent Citizens (UCIN) 160 0.33 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 568 1.15 +0.12
Total 49,230 25 ±0
Valid votes 49,230 98.70 −0.39
Invalid votes 647 1.30 +0.39
Votes cast / turnout 49,877 64.30 +2.86
Abstentions 27,692 35.70 −2.86
Registered voters 77,569
Sources[1][4][6]
Footnotes:

Ourense

Population: 103,756
Summary of the 28 May 2023 City Council of Ourense election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Ourensan Democracy (DO) 18,388 33.72 +12.19 10 +3
People's Party (PP) 13,609 24.96 +2.41 7 ±0
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 10,514 19.28 −7.08 6 −3
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 8,576 15.73 +9.48 4 +2
Vox (Vox) 1,004 1.84 +0.53 0 ±0
We Can–Better Ourense–United Left–Equo–Green Alliance (PodemosEU)1 784 1.44 −3.17 0 ±0
With You, We Are Democracy (Contigo) 281 0.52 New 0 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 233 0.43 −8.29 0 −2
Democratic Centre Coalition (CCD) 229 0.42 New 0 ±0
Living Ourense (VOU) 126 0.23 −1.64 0 ±0
Blank ballots 785 1.44 +0.65
Total 54,529 27 ±0
Valid votes 54,529 98.80 −0.55
Invalid votes 663 1.20 +0.55
Votes cast / turnout 55,192 65.78 +0.96
Abstentions 28,713 34.22 −0.96
Registered voters 83,905
Sources[1][4][7]
Footnotes:

Pontevedra

Population: 82,828
Summary of the 28 May 2023 City Council of Pontevedra election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 16,117 38.88 +8.88 11 +2
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 13,004 31.37 −8.42 9 −2
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 7,354 17.74 +3.76 5 +1
Vox (Vox) 1,451 3.50 +1.03 0 ±0
Alternative Pontevedra (POAL)1 954 2.30 −1.30 0 ±0
Common Space (EsCo) 585 1.41 New 0 ±0
We CanGreen Alliance (Podemos–AV)2 581 1.40 −1.64 0 ±0
Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA) 479 1.16 New 0 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 395 0.95 −4.22 0 −1
Blank ballots 536 1.29 +0.07
Total 41,456 25 ±0
Valid votes 41,456 98.83 −0.36
Invalid votes 490 1.17 +0.36
Votes cast / turnout 41,946 62.96 +0.50
Abstentions 24,673 37.04 −0.50
Registered voters 66,619
Sources[1][4][7]
Footnotes:

Santiago de Compostela

Population: 98,179
Summary of the 28 May 2023 City Council of Santiago de Compostela election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/-
People's Party (PP) 18,295 37.70 +8.52 11 +3
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 11,430 23.55 +14.24 6 +4
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 10,513 21.66 −13.04 6 −4
Open Compostela (CA) 4,446 9.16 −11.20 2 −3
Vox (Vox) 1,652 3.40 +2.28 0 ±0
By and for Santiago (Por e para Santiago) 1,023 2.11 New 0 ±0
Galician Party (PG) 291 0.60 New 0 ±0
Commitment to Galicia (CxG) 138 0.28 −1.12 0 ±0
Blank ballots 740 1.52 +0.76
Total 48,528 25 ±0
Valid votes 48,528 98.93 −0.51
Invalid votes 525 1.07 +0.51
Votes cast / turnout 49,053 61.86 −4.81
Abstentions 30,248 38.14 +4.81
Registered voters 79,301
Sources[1][4][5]

Vigo

Population: 292,374
Summary of the 28 May 2023 City Council of Vigo election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/-
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 82,313 60.86 −6.77 19 −1
People's Party (PP) 25,142 18.59 +4.90 5 +1
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 15,008 11.10 +5.44 3 +2
We Can–Tide of Vigo–United Left–Equo–Green Alliance (PodemosMdV)1 6,523 4.82 −2.13 0 2
Vox (Vox) 3,573 2.64 +1.34 0 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 687 0.51 −1.92 0 ±0
Communist Party of the Workers of Galicia (PCTG) 481 0.36 +0.18 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,512 1.12 +0.20
Total 135,239 27 ±0
Valid votes 135,239 99.09 −0.46
Invalid votes 1,240 0.91 +0.46
Votes cast / turnout 136,479 57.53 −5.22
Abstentions 100,766 42.47 +5.22
Registered voters 237,245
Sources[1][4][7]
Footnotes:

References

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