2003 Seville City Council election explained

Election Name:2003 Seville City Council election
Country:Seville
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1999 Seville City Council election
Previous Year:1999
Next Election:2007 Seville City Council election
Next Year:2007
Seats For Election:All 33 seats in the City Council of Seville
Majority Seats:17
Opinion Polls:
  1. Opinion polls
Registered:581,939 0.7%
Turnout:340,726 (58.6%)
2.1 pp
Election Date:25 May 2003
Leader1:Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín
Party1:PSOE–A
Leader Since1:27 June 1998
Last Election1:12 seats, 35.4%
Seats1:14
Seat Change1:2
Popular Vote1:130,958
Percentage1:38.2%
Swing1:3.4 pp
Leader2:Jaime Raynaud
Party2:People's Party of Andalusia
Leader Since2:24 September 2002
Last Election2:13 seats, 35.8%
Seats2:12
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:119,395
Percentage2:35.2%
Swing2:0.6 pp
Leader3:José Núñez
Party3:Andalusian Party
Leader Since3:29 August 1986
Last Election3:6 seats, 17.6%
Seats3:4
Seat Change3:2
Popular Vote3:41,805
Percentage3:12.3%
Swing3:5.3 pp
Leader4:Paula Garvín
Party4:United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia
Leader Since4:30 October 2002
Last Election4:2 seats, 7.8%
Seats4:3
Seat Change4:1
Popular Vote4:30,443
Percentage4:9.0%
Swing4:1.2 pp
Mayor
Before Election:Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín
Before Party:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia
After Election:Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín
After Party:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia

The 2003 Seville City Council election, also the 2003 Seville municipal election, was held on Sunday, 25 May 2003, to elect the 7th City Council of the municipality of Seville. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Electoral system

The City Council of Seville (Spanish; Castilian: Ayuntamiento de Sevilla) was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Seville, composed of the mayor, the government council and the elected plenary assembly.[1] Elections to the local councils in Spain were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years.[2] Voting for the local assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the municipality of Seville and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty.

Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each local council.[1] [2] Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:

PopulationCouncillors
<2505
251–1,0007
1,001–2,0009
2,001–5,00011
5,001–10,00013
10,001–20,00017
20,001–50,00021
50,001–100,00025
>100,001+1 per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction
+1 if total is an even number

The mayor was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of councillors, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In the event of a tie, the appointee would be determined by lot.[1]

The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they were seeking election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. For the case of Seville, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.[2]

Opinion polls

The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 17 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Seville.

Results

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Seville election results →
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A)1130,958 38.60 +3.2114 +2
People's Party (PP)119,395 35.20 –0.6512 –1
Andalusian Party (PA)41,805 12.32 –5.324 –2
United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA)30,443 8.97 +1.203 +1
The Greens of Andalusia (LVA)24,535 1.34 +0.550 ±0
Socialist Party of AndalusiaAndalusian Left (PSA–IA)1,823 0.54 New0 ±0
Group of Independent Citizens (GCI)1,056 0.31 New0 ±0
Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)309 0.09 +0.050 ±0
Humanist Party (PH)296 0.09 +0.030 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)217 0.06 –0.010 ±0
Blank ballots8,395 2.47 +0.29
Total339,232 33 ±0
Valid votes339,232 99.56 +0.07
Invalid votes1,494 0.44 –0.07
Votes cast / turnout340,726 58.55 +2.06
Abstentions241,213 41.45 –2.06
Registered voters581,939
Sources[27] [28] [29]

References

Opinion poll sources
Other

Notes and References

  1. Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local . Law . 7 . es . 2 April 1985 . 30 June 2020.
  2. Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General . Organic Law . 5 . es . 19 June 1985 . 30 January 2020.
  3. Web site: El sondeo de Sigma Dos determina una lucha codo a codo entre populares y socialistas en Madrid . https://web.archive.org/web/20190525154445/https://sevilla.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-25-05-2003/sevilla/Ultima/el-sondeo-de-sigma-dos-determina-una-lucha-codo-a-codo-entre-populares-y-socialistas-en-madrid_158365.html . dead . 25 May 2019 . es . ABC Sevilla . 25 May 2003.
  4. Web site: Sondeo a pie de urna de Ipsos Eco Consulting para TVE . https://web.archive.org/web/20190525154441/https://sevilla.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-25-05-2003/sevilla/Ultima/sondeo-a-pie-de-urna-de-ipsos-eco-consulting-para-tve_158366.html . dead . 25 May 2019 . es . ABC Sevilla . 25 May 2003.
  5. Web site: El sondeo de Demoscopia da mayoría al PP en Madrid capital, Valencia y Málaga . es . ABC Sevilla . 25 May 2003.
  6. Web site: Los sondeos pronostican una importante subida de los partidos de izquierda en toda España . es . La Vanguardia . 25 May 2003.
  7. Web site: El Partido Andalucista decidirá la alcaldía de Sevilla . es . El País . 19 May 2003.
  8. Web site: La 'batalla' de Madrid, la más reñida en los comicios del 25-M . es . El Mundo . 20 May 2003.
  9. Web site: Una alianza PP-PSOE podría gobernar las tres capitales de provincia del País Vasco . es . El Mundo . 17 May 2003.
  10. Web site: El PSOE y el PA podrán repetir su pacto en Sevilla . es . Diario de Córdoba . 9 May 2003.
  11. Web site: El PA se consolida en Sevilla como llave de la gobernabilidad tras el descenso de PSOE y PP . es . ABC Sevilla . 28 April 2003.
  12. Web site: Preelectoral elecciones municipales 2003. Sevilla (Estudio nº 2503. Marzo-Abril 2003) . es . CIS . May 2003.
  13. Web site: Los candidatos reaccionan con cautela frente a las últimas encuestas antes del 25-M . es . El País . 19 May 2003.
  14. Web site: Un sondeo de la patronal da al PSOE entre uno y dos ediles más en Sevilla que en 1999 . es . El País . 26 April 2003.
  15. Web site: Raynaud es el candidato a la Alcaldía mejor valorado por los sevillanos, según una encuesta del PP . es . ABC Sevilla . 14 February 2003.
  16. Web site: Una encuesta del PP le da hasta tres ediles más que al PSOE en Sevilla . es . El País . 15 February 2003.
  17. Web site: Un sondeo del PSOE para las municipales otorga a los socialistas quince concejales . es . ABC Sevilla . 23 January 2003.
  18. Web site: El descenso del PP permite al PSOE colocarse como la fuerza más votada en la ciudad . es . ABC Sevilla . 20 December 2002.
  19. Web site: El PP pregunta en un sondeo por la popularidad de Gómez y Raynaud . es . El País . 3 May 2002.
  20. Web site: El PP opta por Jaime Raynaud como candidato a la Alcaldía de Sevilla . es . ABC Sevilla . 6 June 2002.
  21. Web site: Un sondeo de la patronal sevillana prevé la victoria del PSOE en las municipales . es . El País . 15 June 2002.
  22. Web site: Una encuesta de la CES suspende al alcalde, pero lo sitúa como ganador de las elecciones . es . ABC Sevilla . 15 June 2002.
  23. Web site: El desafío de ganar en Sevilla . es . El País . 13 October 2002.
  24. Web site: El 83 por cien de los sevillanos pide una "renovación profunda" del Gobierno municipal y la oposición . es . ABC Sevilla . 18 April 2001.
  25. Web site: Electoral Information System. Parliament of Andalusia. March 2000. Seville Municipality . es . juntadeandalucia.es . Government of Andalusia . 15 May 2020.
  26. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. March 2000. Seville Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 15 May 2020.
  27. Web site: Local election results, 25 May 2003 . es . . 16 February 2018.
  28. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Seville Municipality . es . . 12 November 2017.
  29. Web site: Elecciones municipales en Sevilla (1979 - 2015) . es . Historia Electoral.com . 30 September 2017.