This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Cantabria on 8 May 1983. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1] [2]
The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold).[1] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.
| Municipality | Population | Previous control | New control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santander | 179,694 | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | |||
| Torrelavega | 56,490 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | |||
Population: 179,694
| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 | 52,994 | 57.35 | +45.40 | 17 | +14 | ||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 30,390 | 32.89 | +9.42 | 10 | +3 | ||
| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 3,504 | 3.79 | –4.87 | 0 | –2 | ||
| Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | 2,113 | 2.29 | –11.64 | 0 | –4 | ||
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,077 | 1.17 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Independents (INDEP) | 822 | 0.89 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Independents (INDEP) | 785 | 0.85 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Cantabrian Liberal Democratic Party (PDLC) | 412 | 0.45 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Ecologist Movement of Spain (MEE) | 301 | 0.33 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –33.78 | 0 | –10 | ||
| Party of Labour of Cantabria (PTC) | n/a | n/a | –6.00 | 0 | –1 | ||
| Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | ||||
| Total | 92,398 | 27 | ±0 | ||||
| Valid votes | 92,398 | 100.00 | +1.17 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –1.17 | ||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 92,398 | 68.78 | +9.61 | ||||
| Abstentions | 41,943 | 31.22 | –9.61 | ||||
| Registered voters | 134,341 | ||||||
| Sources[3] | |||||||
Population: 56,490
| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 13,646 | 46.30 | +17.59 | 15 | +8 | ||
| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 | 7,142 | 24.23 | +15.16 | 7 | +5 | ||
| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 2,807 | 9.52 | –0.13 | 3 | +1 | ||
| Independents (INDEP) | 1,469 | 4.98 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,033 | 3.50 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Independents (INDEP) | 813 | 2.76 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | 662 | 2.25 | –5.22 | 0 | –2 | ||
| Independents (INDEP) | 643 | 2.18 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Cantabrian Liberal Democratic Party (PDLC) | 627 | 2.13 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Independents (INDEP) | 482 | 1.64 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Ecologist Movement of Spain (MEE) | 150 | 0.51 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –19.10 | 0 | –5 | ||
| Independent Popular Candidacy (CPI) | n/a | n/a | –18.38 | 0 | –5 | ||
| Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | n/a | n/a | –7.63 | 0 | –2 | ||
| Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | ||||
| Total | 29,474 | 25 | ±0 | ||||
| Valid votes | 29,474 | 100.00 | +1.01 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –1.01 | ||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 29,474 | 73.15 | +8.86 | ||||
| Abstentions | 10,819 | 26.85 | –8.86 | ||||
| Registered voters | 40,293 | ||||||
| Sources[4] | |||||||