Results breakdown of the 1979 Spanish local elections (Navarre) explained

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Navarre 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 Navarre →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Councillors
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	45,298	18.16	n/a	262	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	38,591	15.47	n/a	151	n/a
	Popular Unity (HB)	18,321	7.35	n/a	11	n/a
	Navarrese People's Union (UPN)	12,305	4.93	n/a	10	n/a
	Navarrese Left Union (UNAI)	8,133	3.26	n/a	34	n/a
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	6,235	2.50	n/a	11	n/a
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	5,240	2.10	n/a	14	n/a
	Left Navarrese Assembly (ANIZ)	3,923	1.57	n/a	0	n/a
	Carlist Party (PC)	3,828	1.53	n/a	3	n/a
	Baztanese Union (UB/BE)	2,818	1.13	n/a	13	n/a
	Independent Group of Estella (AIE)	2,419	0.97	n/a	7	n/a
	Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP)	2,316	0.93	n/a	7	n/a
	Independents (Burlada) (INDEP)	1,833	0.73	n/a	5	n/a
	Independent Tudelan Group (ATI)	1,780	0.71	n/a	3	n/a
	People's Electoral Group (AEP)	1,644	0.66	n/a	4	n/a
	Electors' Group of Corella (AE–C)	1,482	0.59	n/a	7	n/a
	San Sebastián Independent Group (GISS)	1,470	0.59	n/a	6	n/a
	Basque Country Left (EE)	1,330	0.53	n/a	1	n/a
	Independents (Cintruénigo) (INDEP)	1,312	0.53	n/a	6	n/a
	Villava Electors' Group (AE–A)	1,215	0.49	n/a	7	n/a
	Independents of Viana (IdV)	1,181	0.47	n/a	7	n/a
	Left Unitary Candidacy of Valtierra (CUIV)	1,104	0.44	n/a	8	n/a
	Independents (Cizur) (INDEP)	1,084	0.43	n/a	5	n/a
	People's Group of Sangüesa (APS)	1,074	0.43	n/a	5	n/a
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	1,000	0.40	n/a	1	n/a
	Others	82,467	33.07	n/a	1,344	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		249,403	100.00		1,932	n/a
Valid votes		249,403	96.91	n/a
Invalid votes		7,942	3.09	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		257,345	70.97	n/a
Abstentions		105,287	29.03	n/a
Registered voters		362,632
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
Burlada	15,609		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Estella	11,935		Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP)
Pamplona	173,255		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Tafalla	9,950		People's Electoral Group (AEP)
Tudela	24,499		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

Burlada

Population: 15,609

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	2,267	36.60	n/a	6	n/a
	Independents (INDEP)	1,833	29.59	n/a	5	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	1,283	20.71	n/a	4	n/a
	Navarrese Left Union (UNAI)	457	7.38	n/a	1	n/a
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	354	5.72	n/a	1	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		6,194			17	n/a
Valid votes		6,194	96.60	n/a
Invalid votes		218	3.40	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		6,412	63.07	n/a
Abstentions		3,755	36.93	n/a
Registered voters		10,167
Sources^[4]

Estella

Population: 11,935

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Independent Group of Estella (AIE)	2,419	39.32	n/a	7	n/a
	Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP)	2,316	37.65	n/a	7	n/a
	Carlist Party (PC)	632	10.27	n/a	2	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	589	9.57	n/a	1	n/a
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	196	3.19	n/a	0	n/a
	Navarrese Left Union (UNAI)	0	0.00	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		6,152			17	n/a
Valid votes		6,152	98.46	n/a
Invalid votes		96	1.54	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		6,248	73.23	n/a
Abstentions		2,284	26.77	n/a
Registered voters		8,532
Sources^[5] ^[6]

Pamplona

Population: 173,255

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	18,800	23.93	n/a	8	n/a
	Popular Unity (HB)	17,986	22.89	n/a	7	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	13,481	17.16	n/a	5	n/a
	Navarrese People's Union (UPN)	11,864	15.10	n/a	5	n/a
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	4,857	6.18	n/a	2	n/a
	Left Navarrese Assembly (ANIZ)	3,923	4.99	n/a	0	n/a
	Carlist Party (PC)	2,730	3.48	n/a	0	n/a
	Navarrese Left Union (UNAI)	2,293	2.92	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	1,433	1.82	n/a	0	n/a
	Basque Country Left (EE)	1,187	1.51	n/a	0	n/a
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	5	0.01	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		78,559			27	n/a
Valid votes		78,559	98.63	n/a
Invalid votes		1,090	1.37	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		79,649	66.31	n/a
Abstentions		40,474	33.69	n/a
Registered voters		120,123
Sources^[7]

Tafalla

Population: 9,950

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	1,973	37.33	n/a	5	n/a
	People's Electoral Group (AEP)	1,644	31.10	n/a	4	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	1,294	24.48	n/a	3	n/a
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	375	7.09	n/a	1	n/a
	Navarrese Left Union (UNAI)	0	0.00	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		5,286			13	n/a
Valid votes		5,286	98.90	n/a
Invalid votes		59	1.10	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		5,345	75.43	n/a
Abstentions		1,741	24.57	n/a
Registered voters		7,086
Sources^[8]

Tudela

Population: 24,499

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	3,614	29.45	n/a	7	n/a
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	3,170	25.83	n/a	6	n/a
	Independent Tudelan Group (ATI)	1,780	14.50	n/a	3	n/a
	Navarrese Left Union (UNAI)	1,529	12.46	n/a	3	n/a
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	995	8.11	n/a	1	n/a
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	729	5.94	n/a	1	n/a
	Carlist Party (PC)	456	3.72	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		0	0.00	n/a
Total		12,273			21	n/a
Valid votes		12,273	98.23	n/a
Invalid votes		221	1.77	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		12,494	71.80	n/a
Abstentions		4,908	28.20	n/a
Registered voters		17,402
Sources^[9]

See also

• 1979 Navarrese foral election

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elecciones Municipales en Euskadi y Navarra (1979-2019) . es . Historia Electoral.com . 21 October 2021.
2. Web site: Elecciones Municipales. 3 de abril de 1979. Navarra . es . . 11 August 2019.
3. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Navarre . es . Ministry of the Interior . 24 June 2019.
4. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Burlada Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 24 June 2019.
5. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Estella Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 24 June 2019.
6. Web site: Estella-Lizarra - Las primeras elecciones del postfranquismo . es . Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia . 15 August 2019.
7. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Pamplona Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 24 June 2019.
8. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Tafalla Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 24 June 2019.
9. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Tudela Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 24 June 2019.