2023 Canarian Island Cabildo elections explained

The 2023 Canarian Island Cabildo elections were held on Sunday, 28 May 2023, to elect the 12th Island Cabildos of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 157 seats in the seven Island Cabildos were up for election.

Island Cabildo control

The following table lists party control in the Island Cabildos.^[1] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Cabildo	Previous control		New control
El Hierro		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)
Fuerteventura		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Canarian Coalition (CCa)
Gran Canaria		New Canaries (NCa)		New Canaries (NCa)
La Gomera		Gomera Socialist Group (ASG)		Gomera Socialist Group (ASG)
La Palma		People's Party (PP)		Canarian Coalition (CCa)
Lanzarote		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Canarian Coalition (CCa)
Tenerife		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Canarian Coalition (CCa)

Islands

El Hierro

← Summary of the 26 May 2023 Island Cabildo of El Hierro election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)	1,574	26.36	+5.43	4	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	1,553	26.00	–0.85	3	–1
	Herrenian Assembly (AH)	1,249	20.91	–3.06	3	–1
	People's Party (PP)	865	14.48	+4.26	2	+1
	United Left–Gather Canaries (IU–Reunir)^1	477	7.98	+0.50	1	±0
	Vox (Vox)	85	1.42	New	0	±0
	Seniors in Action (3e)	78	1.31	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		91	1.52	+0.95
Total		6,118			13	±0
Valid votes		5,972	97.61	–1.70
Invalid votes		146	2.39	+1.70
Votes cast / turnout		6,118	70.26	–4.99
Abstentions		2,590	29.74	+4.99
Registered voters		8,708
Sources^[2]

Fuerteventura

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Cabildo of Fuerteventura election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition (CCa)^1	10,681	27.84	+2.47	8	+1
	People's Party (PP)	7,184	18.72	+4.57	5	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,764	17.63	–5.45	5	–2
	New Canaries–Canarist Broad Front (NC–FAC)	4,873	12.70	+1.86	3	±0
	Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura (AMF)	3,611	9.41	New	2	+2
	Vox (Vox)	1,904	4.96	+2.12	0	±0
	Drago Greens Canaries (DVC)	1,201	3.13	New	0	±0
	United Yes We Can (Podemos–IUC–SSP)^2	763	1.99	–5.00	0	–2
	Platform for Fuerteventura (PxF)	502	1.31	New	0	±0
	With You, We Are Democracy (Contigo)	276	0.72	–0.53	0	±0
Blank ballots		611	1.59	+0.17
Total		38,370			23	±0
Valid votes		38,370	97.38	–0.84
Invalid votes		1,033	2.62	+0.84
Votes cast / turnout		39,403	55.96	–0.73
Abstentions		31,008	44.04	+0.73
Registered voters		70,411
Sources

Gran Canaria

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	New Canaries–Canarist Broad Front (NC–FAC)	90,385	24.44	–1.30	8	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	80,688	21.82	–2.71	8	±0
	People's Party (PP)	75,520	20.42	+2.60	7	+1
	Canarian Coalition (CCa)^1	33,320	9.01	–1.67	3	±0
	Vox (Vox)	33,054	8.94	+6.46	3	+3
	United for Gran Canaria (UxGC)	17,899	4.84	New	0	±0
	United Yes We Can (Podemos–IUC–SSP)^2	12,404	3.35	–4.44	0	–2
	Drago Greens Canaries (DVC)	6,521	1.76	New	0	±0
	Let's Talk Now (Hablemos Ahora)	4,232	1.14	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)^3	3,845	1.04	–0.12	0	±0
	Gather Sustainable Canaries (Reunir)	1,972	0.53	New	0	±0
	Canaries Now–Communist Party of the Canarian People (ANC–UP–PCPC)^4	1,301	0.35	–0.21	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS)	1,199	0.32	–6.61	0	–2
	Seniors in Action (3e)	1,074	0.29	New	0	±0
	With You, We Are Democracy (Contigo)	430	0.12	+0.04	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,938	1.61	+0.57
Total		369,782			29	±0
Valid votes		369,782	99.58	–0.60
Invalid votes		5,340	1.42	+0.60
Votes cast / turnout		375,122	55.83	–0.38
Abstentions		296,737	44.17	+0.38
Registered voters		671,859
Sources

La Gomera

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Cabildo of La Gomera election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Gomera Socialist Group (ASG)	6,847	58.49	+1.01	11	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	1,774	15.15	+0.31	3	±0
	Initiative for La Gomera (IxLG)^1	1,663	14.21	+1.39	2	±0
	Canarian Coalition (CCa)^2	701	5.99	+0.44	1	±0
	People's Party (PP)	411	3.51	–0.95	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	195	1.67	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		116	0.99	+0.33
Total		11,707			17	±0
Valid votes		11,707	98.24	–0.97
Invalid votes		210	1.76	+0.97
Votes cast / turnout		11,917	73.16	–2.98
Abstentions		4,372	26.84	+2.98
Registered voters		16,289
Sources

La Palma

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Cabildo of La Palma election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition (CCa)^1	20,501	46.85	+16.95	11	+3
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	9,016	20.60	–8.59	5	–2
	People's Party (PP)	8,833	20.18	–5.30	5	–1
	New Canaries–Canarist Broad Front (NC–FAC)	1,178	2.69	–0.80	0	±0
	Drago Greens Canaries (DVC)	916	2.09	New	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	808	1.85	+0.18	0	±0
	United Yes We Can (Podemos–IUC–SSP)^2	800	1.83	–3.89	0	±0
	Electoral Alternative Movement (MAE)	771	1.76	New	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS)	408	0.93	–1.48	0	±0
	More Canaries (+C)	134	0.31	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		397	0.91	–0.12
Total		43,762			21	±0
Valid votes		43,762	98.64	–0.09
Invalid votes		602	1.36	+0.09
Votes cast / turnout		44,364	69.08	+0.99
Abstentions		19,854	30.92	–0.99
Registered voters		64,218
Sources

Lanzarote

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Cabildo of Lanzarote election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition (CCa)^1	14,390	28.93	+1.21	8	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	14,321	28.80	+0.53	8	–1
	People's Party (PP)	8,531	17.15	+3.36	4	±0
	New Canaries–Canarist Broad Front (NC–FAC)^2	4,357	8.76	+4.01	2	+2
	Vox (Vox)	3,044	6.12	+3.73	1	+1
	United Yes We Can (Podemos–IUC–SSP)^3	2,078	4.18	–4.67	0	–2
	Stand Up Lanzarote (LEP)	1,019	2.05	New	0	±0
	Drago Greens Canaries (DVC)	951	1.91	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,042	2.10	+0.61
Total		49,733			23	±0
Valid votes		49,733	98.48	–0.63
Invalid votes		766	1.52	+0.63
Votes cast / turnout		50,499	50.18	–1.67
Abstentions		50,128	49.82	+1.67
Registered voters		100,627
Sources

Tenerife

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Cabildo of Tenerife election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	112,609	28.66	–2.17	11	±0
	Canarian Coalition (CCa)^1	107,614	27.39	–3.68	10	–1
	People's Party (PP)	78,820	20.06	+7.45	8	+4
	Vox (Vox)	28,008	7.13	+4.88	2	+2
	United Yes We Can (Podemos–IUC–SSP)^2	17,820	4.54	–5.91	0	–3
	Drago Greens Canaries (DVC)	16,977	4.32	New	0	±0
	New Canaries–Canarist Broad Front (NC–FAC)	10,176	2.59	+0.71	0	±0
	Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)^3	7,759	1.97	+0.59	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS)	3,068	0.78	–5.50	0	–2
	Democratic Union of the Canary Islands (UDC)	924	0.24	+0.08	0	±0
	Canaries Now–Communist Party of the Canarian People (ANC–UP–PCPC)^4	881	0.22	–0.22	0	±0
	Seniors in Action (3e)	879	0.22	+0.11	0	±0
	Gather Sustainable Canaries (Reunir)	863	0.22	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		6,463	1.65	+0.61
Total		392,861			31	±0
Valid votes		392,861	98.58	–0.75
Invalid votes		5,651	1.42	+0.75
Votes cast / turnout		398,512	58.25	–0.18
Abstentions		285,636	41.75	+0.18
Registered voters		684,148
Sources

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias y a Cabildos insulares desde 1979 . es . Historia Electoral.com . 8 August 2023.
2. Boletín Oficial del Estado . 112 . 22 June 2023 . es . 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. Cabildos Insulares del Archipiélago Canario . 0212-033X . 153988–153993.