2015 Balearic Island Council elections explained
The 2015 Balearic Island Council elections were held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th Island Councils of Mallorca and Menorca and the 3rd Island Councils of Formentera and Ibiza. All 76 seats in the four Island Councils were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
Island Council control
The following table lists party control in the Island Councils.[1] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.
Islands
Formentera
← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Formentera election results → |
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats |
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| People for Formentera (GxF) | 1,817 | 49.75 | +5.71 | 9 | +3 |
| People's Party (PP)1 | 802 | 21.96 | n/a | 4 | +1 |
| Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) | 507 | 13.88 | –1.41 | 2 | ±0 |
| Commitment to Formentera (CompromísFormentera)1 | 460 | 12.60 | n/a | 2 | ±0 |
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Blank ballots | 66 | 1.81 | –0.18 | |
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Total | 3,652 | | 17 | +4 |
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Valid votes | 3,652 | 97.21 | –0.99 | |
Invalid votes | 105 | 2.79 | +0.99 |
Votes cast / turnout | 3,757 | 51.52 | –9.34 |
Abstentions | 3,535 | 48.48 | +9.34 |
Registered voters | 7,292 | |
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Sources[2] [3] |
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Ibiza
← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Ibiza election results → |
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats |
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| People's Party (PP) | 14,782 | 34.04 | –17.34 | 6 | –2 |
| Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)1 | 10,354 | 23.84 | n/a | 4 | ±0 |
| We Can (Podemos/Podem) | 8,188 | 18.86 | New | 3 | +3 |
| People for Ibiza (GxE)1 | 2,193 | 5.05 | n/a | 0 | –1 |
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| El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi) | 2,006 | 4.62 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| EPIC Ibiza Citizen Movement (mcEPIC) | 1,102 | 2.54 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| More Ibiza–Democratic Corsairs (MEC) | 1,002 | 2.31 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Island Alternative (AL–in)2 | 777 | 1.79 | –2.68 | 0 | ±0 |
| Republican Left–Ibiza Yes (ER–Eivissa Sí)1 | 769 | 1.77 | n/a | 0 | ±0 |
| Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 696 | 1.60 | –0.50 | 0 | ±0 |
| Renewal Party of Ibiza and Formentera (PREF) | 486 | 1.12 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 1,070 | 2.46 | –0.86 | |
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Total | 43,425 | | 13 | ±0 |
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Valid votes | 43,425 | 98.76 | +0.34 | |
Invalid votes | 545 | 1.24 | –0.34 |
Votes cast / turnout | 43,970 | 49.30 | –2.85 |
Abstentions | 45,222 | 50.70 | +2.85 |
Registered voters | 89,192 | |
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Sources[4] |
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Mallorca
← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Mallorca election results → |
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats |
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| People's Party (PP) | 96,314 | 27.83 | –18.25 | 10 | –9 |
| Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) | 62,018 | 17.91 | –5.65 | 7 | –3 |
| More for Mallorca–PSM–Agreement–Initiative Greens (Més–PSM–Entesa–IV)1 | 59,992 | 17.33 | +6.76 | 6 | +2 |
| We Can (Podemos/Podem) | 49,652 | 14.34 | New | 5 | +5 |
| El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi)2 | 32,387 | 9.35 | +1.83 | 3 | +3 |
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 25,236 | 7.29 | +7.04 | 2 | +2 |
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| Let's Win the Balearic Islands (Guanyem)3 | 6,091 | 1.75 | –1.18 | 0 | ±0 |
| Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 3,131 | 0.90 | –1.29 | 0 | ±0 |
| Independent Green Ecologists of the Balearics (ECOVIB) | 2,185 | 0.63 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Independent Social Group (ASI) | 1,060 | 0.30 | –0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
| Family and Life Party (PFyV) | 955 | 0.27 | +0.12 | 0 | ±0 |
| Spanish Liberal Project (PLIE) | 677 | 0.19 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 6,440 | 1.86 | –1.00 | |
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Total | 346,138 | | 33 | ±0 |
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Valid votes | 346,138 | 98.59 | +0.19 | |
Invalid votes | 4,928 | 1.41 | –0.19 |
Votes cast / turnout | 351,082 | 60.16 | –0.81 |
Abstentions | 232,480 | 39.84 | +0.81 |
Registered voters | 583,562 | |
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Menorca
← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Menorca election results → |
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats |
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| People's Party (PP) | 11,928 | 31.77 | –15.05 | 5 | –3 |
| Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) | 8,462 | 22.54 | –3.17 | 3 | –1 |
| More for Menorca (MpM)1 | 7,038 | 18.74 | +5.78 | 3 | +2 |
| We Can (Podemos/Podem) | 4,681 | 12.47 | New | 2 | +2 |
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| Citizens of Menorca–Ciutadella de Menorca People's Union (CMe–UPCM) | 1,869 | 4.98 | +3.75 | 0 | ±0 |
| Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU) | 1,560 | 4.15 | –0.06 | 0 | ±0 |
| El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi)2 | 1,141 | 3.04 | +0.23 | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 868 | 2.31 | –0.66 | |
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Total | 37,547 | | 13 | ±0 |
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Valid votes | 37,547 | 98.40 | +0.04 | |
Invalid votes | 610 | 1.60 | –0.04 |
Votes cast / turnout | 38,155 | 58.38 | –1.81 |
Abstentions | 27,199 | 41.62 | +1.81 |
Registered voters | 65,356 | |
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Sources |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Eleccions al Parlament de les Illes Balears i i Consells Insulars (1979 - 2019) . Catalan . Historia Electoral.com . 1 March 2020.
- Web site: Local election results, 24 May 2015, in Gipuzkoa, Girona, Granada, Guadalajara, Huelva, Huesca, Balearic Islands and Jaén provinces . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Central Electoral Commission . 25 February 2020.
- Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2015. Formentera Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 25 February 2020.
- Web site: Resultats oficials Consells per legislatura . Catalan . parlamentib.es . Electoral Board of the Balearic Islands . 21 February 2020.