2023 Balearic Island Council elections explained

The 2023 Balearic Island Council elections were held on Sunday, 28 May 2023, to elect the 12th Island Councils of Mallorca and Menorca and the 5th 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 twelve 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.

CouncilPrevious controlNew control
FormenteraPeople for Formentera (GxF)Sa Unió de Formentera (Sa Unió)
IbizaPeople's Party (PP)People's Party (PP)
MallorcaSocialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)People's Party (PP)
MenorcaSocialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)People's Party (PP)

Islands

Formentera

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Council of Formentera election results →
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
The Union of Formentera (PP–CompromísFormentera) (Sa Unió)1,870 47.12 +13.379 +3
People for Formentera (GxF)1,030 25.95 –9.555 –1
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)702 17.69 –9.183 –2
We Can (Podemos)156 3.93 New0 ±0
Vox (Vox)77 1.94 –0.780 ±0
Libertarian Party (P–LIB)50 1.26 New0 ±0
Blank ballots83 2.09 +0.92
Total3,968 17 ±0
Valid votes3,968 98.85 +0.31
Invalid votes46 1.14 –0.31
Votes cast / turnout4,014 54.96 +3.44
Abstentions3,289 45.03 –3.44
Registered voters7,303
Sources[2]

Ibiza

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Council of Ibiza election results →
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)23,330 52.44 +13.018 +2
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)10,820 24.32 –4.223 –2
Vox (Vox)3,631 8.16 +4.011 +1
United We Can (EUIBPodemos)2,820 6.34 –5.671 ±0
Now Ibiza (Ara Eivissa)1,486 3.34 +0.300 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS)670 1.51 –5.390 –1
EPIC Ibiza Citizen Movement–El Pi (EPIC–El Pi)1585 1.31 –3.620 ±0
For the Balearics (PerxB)455 1.02 New0 ±0
Blank ballots693 1.56 +0.55
Total44,490 13 ±0
Valid votes44,490 98.56 –0.49
Invalid votes652 0.14 +0.49
Votes cast / turnout45,142 47.19 –2.20
Abstentions50,509 52.81 +2.20
Registered voters95,651
Sources[3]

Mallorca

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Council of Mallorca election results →
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)123,380 34.16 +13.5713 +6
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)92,050 25.49 –1.039 –1
Vox (Vox)55,202 15.28 +6.195 +2
More for Mallorca (Més)42,197 11.68 –1.014 ±0
El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi)18,905 5.23 –3.912 –1
United We Can (EUIBPodemos)15,455 4.28 –5.230 –3
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS)4,920 1.36 –8.950 –3
Coalition for the Balearics (CperB)988 0.27 New0 ±0
Spanish Liberal Project (PLIE)825 0.23 +0.100 ±0
Political Reset (Reset)693 0.19 New0 ±0
New National Order (Orden)381 0.11 New0 ±0
Blank ballots6,172 1.71 +0.55
Total361,168 33 ±0
Valid votes361,168 98.69 –0.10
Invalid votes4,801 1.31 +0.10
Votes cast / turnout365,969 58.86 +2.68
Abstentions255,759 41.14 –2.68
Registered voters621,728
Sources

Menorca

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Council of Menorca election results →
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)15,307 39.38 +10.746 +2
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)10,554 27.15 +0.474 ±0
More for Menorca (MxMe)6,772 17.42 –0.402 –1
Vox (Vox)2,420 6.23 +3.531 +1
United We Can (EUIBPodemos)2,388 6.17 –4.870 –1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS)517 1.33 –7.270 –1
Spanish Liberal Project (PLIE)170 0.44 +0.290 ±0
Blank ballots743 1.91 +0.67
Total38,871 13 ±0
Valid votes38,871 98.46 –0.51
Invalid votes606 1.54 +0.51
Votes cast / turnout39,477 55.03 –2.99
Abstentions32,261 44.97 +2.99
Registered voters71,738
Sources

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eleccions al Parlament de les Illes Balears i i Consells Insulars (1979 - 2023) . Catalan . Historia Electoral.com . 25 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Resolución de 5 de julio de 2023, de la Presidencia de la Junta Electoral Central, por la que se publica el resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 207/2023, de 3 de abril, y celebradas el 28 de mayo de 2023, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona. Provincias: Girona, Granada, Guadalajara, Huelva, Huesca e Illes Balears. . es . Boletín Oficial del Estado . 1 November 2023.
  3. Govern de les Illes Balears . Butlletí Oficial de les Illes Balears . 083 . 20 June 2023 . ca . Proclamació de conselleres i conselleres electes del Consell Insular de Mallorca, de Menorca i d'Eivissa com a conseqüència de les eleccions de 28 de maig de 2023 . 2254-1233 . 35986–35989.