Results breakdown of the 1979 Spanish local elections (Castilla–La Mancha) explained

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Castilla–La Mancha 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 Castilla–La Mancha →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Councillors
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	343,555	42.07	n/a	4,087	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	230,933	28.28	n/a	1,329	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	93,368	11.43	n/a	409	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	35,520	4.35	n/a	221	n/a
	National Union (UN)	11,941	1.46	n/a	71	n/a
	New Force (FN)	6,805	0.83	n/a	32	n/a
	National Union (UN)	4,606	0.56	n/a	36	n/a
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	530	0.06	n/a	3	n/a
	Candidates for Democracy (CPLD)	8,463	1.04	n/a	68	n/a
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	2,616	0.32	n/a	10	n/a
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	2,046	0.25	n/a	1	n/a
	Independents (Ciudad Real) (INDEP)	1,623	0.20	n/a	2	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)	724	0.09	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Organization of Spain (Red Flag) (OCE–BR)	518	0.06	n/a	0	n/a
	Others	85,046	10.41	n/a	752	n/a
Blank ballots		261	0.03	n/a

Total		816,614	100.00		6,950	n/a

Valid votes		816,614	97.69	n/a
Invalid votes		19,350	2.31	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		835,964	69.11	n/a
Abstentions		373,717	30.89	n/a
Registered voters		1,209,681

Sources^[3]

City control

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

Municipality	Population
Albacete	105,408	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Ciudad Real	48,075	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
Cuenca	38,601	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
Guadalajara	47,758	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Talavera de la Reina	59,515	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Toledo	54,999	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

Municipalities

Albacete

Population: 105,408

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Albacete election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	16,282	37.87	n/a	11	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	15,556	36.18	n/a	11	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	7,354	17.11	n/a	5	n/a

	Democratic Coalition (CD)	1,460	3.40	n/a	0	n/a
	New Force (FN)	1,090	2.54	n/a	0	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)	724	1.68	n/a	0	n/a
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	257	0.60	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	210	0.49	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a

Total		42,993			27	n/a

Valid votes		42,993	99.47	n/a
Invalid votes		228	0.53	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		43,221	59.68	n/a
Abstentions		29,195	40.32	n/a
Registered voters		72,416

Sources^[4]

Ciudad Real

Population: 48,075

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Ciudad Real election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	8,594	45.86	n/a	10	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,441	34.37	n/a	8	n/a
	Independents (INDEP)	1,623	8.66	n/a	2	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	1,526	8.14	n/a	1	n/a

	Democratic Coalition (CD)	314	1.68	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	240	1.28	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a

Total		18,738			21	n/a

Valid votes		18,738	98.40	n/a
Invalid votes		304	1.60	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		19,042	58.69	n/a
Abstentions		13,404	41.31	n/a
Registered voters		32,446

Sources^[5]

Cuenca

Population: 38,601

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Cuenca election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	10,590	64.25	n/a	14	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	4,431	26.88	n/a	6	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	1,462	8.87	n/a	1	n/a

Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a

Total		16,483			21	n/a

Valid votes		16,483	95.84	n/a
Invalid votes		716	4.16	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		17,199	62.43	n/a
Abstentions		10,349	37.57	n/a
Registered voters		27,548

Sources^[6]

Guadalajara

Population: 47,758

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Guadalajara election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	6,462	32.31	n/a	7	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,412	32.06	n/a	7	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	4,027	20.13	n/a	4	n/a
	National Union (UN)	2,583	12.91	n/a	3	n/a

	Communist Organization of Spain (Red Flag) (OCE–BR)	518	2.59	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a

Total		20,002			21	n/a

Valid votes		20,002	92.43	n/a
Invalid votes		1,638	7.57	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		21,640	62.32	n/a
Abstentions		13,086	37.68	n/a
Registered voters		34,726

Sources^[7]

Talavera de la Reina

Population: 59,515

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Talavera de la Reina election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	8,606	37.65	n/a	10	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	8,142	35.62	n/a	9	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	4,795	20.98	n/a	5	n/a
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	1,316	5.76	n/a	1	n/a

Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a

Total		22,859			25	n/a

Valid votes		22,859	90.89	n/a
Invalid votes		2,290	9.11	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		25,149	63.10	n/a
Abstentions		14,704	36.90	n/a
Registered voters		39,853

Sources^[8]

Toledo

Population: 54,999

Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Toledo election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	9,339	39.58	n/a	11	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,302	26.71	n/a	7	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	5,016	21.26	n/a	5	n/a
	Democratic Coalition (CD)	1,520	6.44	n/a	1	n/a
	New Force (FN)	1,417	6.01	n/a	1	n/a

Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a

Total		23,594			25	n/a

Valid votes		23,594	97.09	n/a
Invalid votes		706	2.91	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		24,300	61.85	n/a
Abstentions		14,987	38.15	n/a
Registered voters		39,287

Sources^[9]

Notes and References

Web site: Elecciones Municipales en Castilla-La Mancha (1979-2019) . es . Historia Electoral.com . 22 October 2021.
Web site: Elecciones Municipales. 3 de abril de 1979. Castilla-La Mancha . es . . 7 June 2019.
Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Castilla–La Mancha . es . . 2 March 2019.
Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Albacete Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 2 March 2019.
Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Ciudad Real Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 2 March 2019.
Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Cuenca Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 2 March 2019.
Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Guadalajara Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 2 March 2019.
Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Talavera de la Reina Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 2 March 2019.
Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Toledo Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 2 March 2019.