Results breakdown of the 1979 Spanish local elections (Castile and León) explained

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Castile and León on 3 April 1979. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.^{[1] [2]}

Overall

Summary of the 3 April 1979 municipal election results in Castile and León →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Councillors
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	459,573	41.85	n/a	7,911	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	255,933	23.31	n/a	1,429	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	69,962	6.37	n/a	785	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	66,231	6.03	n/a	133	n/a
	Party of Labour of Castile and León (PTCL)	9,204	0.84	n/a	13	n/a
	Spanish Ruralist Party (PRE)	5,263	0.48	n/a	108	n/a
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	4,856	0.44	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	3,978	0.36	n/a	10	n/a
	Nationalist Party of Castile and León (PANCAL)	3,666	0.33	n/a	3	n/a
	Democratic Candidacy (CDE)	3,590	0.33	n/a	68	n/a
	Liberal Party (PL)	2,639	0.24	n/a	32	n/a
	National Union (UN)	2,503	0.23	n/a	12	n/a
	New Force (FN)	1,208	0.11	n/a	0	n/a
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	1,049	0.10	n/a	4	n/a
	Others	192,370	17.50	n/a	3,454	n/a
Blank ballots		286	0.03	n/a
Total		1,098,037	100.00		13,962	n/a
Valid votes		1,098,037	96.32	n/a
Invalid votes		42,009	3.68	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		1,140,046	60.93	n/a
Abstentions		730,957	39.07	n/a
Registered voters		1,871,003
Sources^[3]

City control

The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold).^[1]

Municipality	Population	New control
Ávila	37,302		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
Burgos	145,473		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
León	120,761		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Palencia	65,896		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
Ponferrada	52,488		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Salamanca	141,474		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Segovia	48,623		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
Soria	28,845		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
Valladolid	308,523		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Zamora	54,819		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

Municipalities

Ávila

Population: 37,302

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Ávila election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	11,226	67.95	n/a	15	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	3,810	23.06	n/a	5	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	989	5.99	n/a	1	n/a
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	296	1.79	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		201	1.22	n/a
Total		16,522			21	n/a
Valid votes		16,522	98.54	n/a
Invalid votes		245	1.46	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		16,767	62.76	n/a
Abstentions		9,949	37.24	n/a
Registered voters		26,716
Sources^[4]

Burgos

Population: 145,473

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Burgos election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	23,214	38.82	n/a	12	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	15,211	25.44	n/a	8	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	5,885	9.84	n/a	3	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	4,349	7.27	n/a	2	n/a
	Independents (INDEP)	4,243	7.10	n/a	2	n/a
	Nationalist Party of Castile and León (PANCAL)	2,200	3.68	n/a	0	n/a
	Party of Labour of Castile and León (PTCL)	2,083	3.48	n/a	0	n/a
	National Union (UN)	1,644	2.75	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	964	1.61	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		59,793			27	n/a
Valid votes		59,793	92.32	n/a
Invalid votes		4,974	7.68	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		64,767	63.71	n/a
Abstentions		36,900	36.29	n/a
Registered voters		101,667
Sources^[5]

León

Population: 120,761

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of León election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	17,696	34.57	n/a	10	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	16,991	33.20	n/a	10	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	7,023	13.72	n/a	4	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	6,775	13.24	n/a	3	n/a
	Spanish Ruralist Party (PRE)	2,090	4.08	n/a	0	n/a
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	609	1.19	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		51,184			27	n/a
Valid votes		51,184	98.10	n/a
Invalid votes		989	1.90	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		52,173	58.57	n/a
Abstentions		36,909	41.43	n/a
Registered voters		89,082
Sources^[6]

Palencia

Population: 65,896

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Palencia election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	11,439	40.50	n/a	11	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	9,459	33.49	n/a	9	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	3,193	11.31	n/a	3	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	2,477	8.77	n/a	2	n/a
	Spanish Phalanx (FE)	982	3.48	n/a	0	n/a
	Party of Labour of Castile and León (PTCL)	572	2.03	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	120	0.42	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		28,242			25	n/a
Valid votes		28,242	98.53	n/a
Invalid votes		422	1.47	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		28,664	60.87	n/a
Abstentions		18,426	39.13	n/a
Registered voters		47,090
Sources^[7]

Ponferrada

Population: 52,488

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Ponferrada election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	5,914	29.16	n/a	8	n/a
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	5,530	27.27	n/a	8	n/a
	Independent Neighbors Association (AVI)	3,645	17.97	n/a	5	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	2,059	10.15	n/a	2	n/a
	Bierzo Independents (IB)	1,730	8.53	n/a	2	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	734	3.62	n/a	0	n/a
	New Force (FN)	569	2.81	n/a	0	n/a
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	101	0.50	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		20,282			25	n/a
Valid votes		20,282	99.02	n/a
Invalid votes		201	0.98	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		20,483	55.01	n/a
Abstentions		16,749	44.99	n/a
Registered voters		37,232
Sources^[8]

Salamanca

Population: 141,474

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Salamanca election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	28,158	43.96	n/a	13	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	23,122	36.10	n/a	11	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	7,439	11.61	n/a	3	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	2,892	4.52	n/a	0	n/a
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	1,353	2.11	n/a	0	n/a
	New Force (FN)	639	1.00	n/a	0	n/a
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	444	0.69	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		64,047			27	n/a
Valid votes		64,047	98.59	n/a
Invalid votes		918	1.41	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		64,965	61.00	n/a
Abstentions		41,534	39.00	n/a
Registered voters		106,499
Sources^[9]

Segovia

Population: 48,623

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Segovia election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	12,176	57.46	n/a	13	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,956	32.83	n/a	7	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	1,560	7.36	n/a	1	n/a
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	499	2.35	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		21,191			21	n/a
Valid votes		21,191	96.11	n/a
Invalid votes		858	3.89	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		22,049	65.06	n/a
Abstentions		11,842	34.94	n/a
Registered voters		33,891
Sources^[10]

Soria

Population: 28,845

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Soria election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	4,200	34.67	n/a	8	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	3,196	26.38	n/a	6	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	1,799	14.85	n/a	3	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	745	6.15	n/a	1	n/a
	Independent Electoral Group (AEI)	727	6.00	n/a	1	n/a
	Citizen Movement of Soria (MCS)	700	5.78	n/a	1	n/a
	Sorian Independent Group (GIS)	629	5.19	n/a	1	n/a
	Communist Movement (MC)	117	0.97	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		12,113			21	n/a
Valid votes		12,113	97.52	n/a
Invalid votes		308	2.48	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		12,421	57.24	n/a
Abstentions		9,278	42.76	n/a
Registered voters		21,699
Sources^[11]

Valladolid

Population: 308,523

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Valladolid election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	47,939	39.81	n/a	13	n/a
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	33,582	27.89	n/a	9	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	15,722	13.06	n/a	4	n/a
	Independents (INDEP)	9,174	7.62	n/a	2	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	6,221	5.17	n/a	1	n/a
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	3,021	2.51	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	1,632	1.36	n/a	0	n/a
	Nationalist Party of Castile and León (PANCAL)	1,394	1.16	n/a	0	n/a
	Left Municipal Union (PCT–LCR)	693	0.58	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Organization of Spain (Red Flag) (OCE–BR)	580	0.48	n/a	0	n/a
	Republican Left (IR)	457	0.38	n/a	0	n/a
	Liberal Party (PL)	0	0.00	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	0	0.00	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		120,415			29	n/a
Valid votes		120,415	97.82	n/a
Invalid votes		2,683	2.18	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		123,098	57.72	n/a
Abstentions		90,154	42.28	n/a
Registered voters		213,252
Sources^[12]

Zamora

Population: 54,819

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Zamora election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	7,560	37.64	n/a	11	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,582	32.77	n/a	9	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	2,577	12.83	n/a	3	n/a
	Independent Zamorans Union (UZI)	1,779	8.86	n/a	2	n/a
	Liberal Party (PL)	726	3.61	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	588	2.93	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	271	1.35	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		20,083			25	n/a
Valid votes		20,083	96.29	n/a
Invalid votes		773	3.71	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		20,856	51.43	n/a
Abstentions		19,699	48.57	n/a
Registered voters		40,555
Sources^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elecciones Municipales en Castilla y León (1979-2019) . es . Historia Electoral.com . 21 October 2021.
2. Web site: Elecciones Municipales. 3 de abril de 1979. Castilla y León . es . . 7 June 2019.
3. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Castile and León . es . . 1 December 2020.
4. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Ávila Municipality . es . . 7 June 2019.
5. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Burgos Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.
6. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. León Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.
7. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Palencia Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.
8. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Ponferrada Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 19 June 2020.
9. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Salamanca Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.
10. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Segovia Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.
11. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Soria Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.
12. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Valladolid Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.
13. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Zamora Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.