Results breakdown of the 1983 Spanish local elections (Extremadura) explained

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Extremadura on 8 May 1983. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.^{[1] [2]}

City control

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
Almendralejo	23,720		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Badajoz	111,456		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Cáceres	65,758		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Mérida	41,027		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Plasencia	31,201		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		Union of Independent Placentine People (UPI)

Municipalities

Almendralejo

Population: 23,720

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Almendralejo election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	7,249	57.45	+26.67	12	+5
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)^1	3,957	31.36	+24.84	7	+5
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	760	6.02	–3.03	1	–1
	Independent Farmers of Almendralejo (AIA)	651	5.16	New	1	+1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–41.59	0	–10
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		12,617			21	±0
Valid votes		12,617	100.00	+0.72
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–0.72
Votes cast / turnout		12,617	73.70	+3.75
Abstentions		4,503	26.30	–3.75
Registered voters		15,460
Sources^[3]

Badajoz

Population: 111,456

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Badajoz election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	24,583	52.44	+15.93	15	+5
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	16,115	34.38	New	10	+10
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	3,282	7.00	–4.24	2	–1
	Independents (INDEP)	1,905	4.06	New	0	±0
	Independents (INDEP)	991	2.11	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–48.43	0	–14
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		46,876			27	±0
Valid votes		46,876	100.00	+1.29
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.29
Votes cast / turnout		46,876	62.35	+4.18
Abstentions		28,309	37.65	–4.18
Registered voters		75,185
Sources^[4]

Cáceres

Population: 65,758

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Cáceres election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	13,491	43.36	+10.04	12	+3
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	9,845	31.64	New	9	+9
	United Extremadura (EU)	3,142	10.10	New	2	+2
	Independent Cáceres Group (ACI)	2,617	8.41	–8.77	2	–2
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	1,082	3.48	–5.48	0	–2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	620	1.99	New	0	±0
	Extremaduran Popular Bloc (BPEx)	316	1.02	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–40.53	0	–10
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		31,113			25	±0
Valid votes		31,113	100.00	+1.02
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.02
Votes cast / turnout		31,113	67.84	+3.67
Abstentions		14,752	32.16	–3.67
Registered voters		45,865
Sources^[5]

Mérida

Population: 41,027

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Mérida election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	12,338	63.53	+27.38	14	+6
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	5,030	25.90	New	5	+5
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	2,054	10.58	+6.57	2	+2
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–46.02	0	–10
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	n/a	n/a	–13.82	0	–3
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		19,422			21	±0
Valid votes		19,422	100.00	+0.89
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–0.89
Votes cast / turnout		19,422	69.99	+6.52
Abstentions		8,328	30.01	–6.52
Registered voters		27,750
Sources^[6]

Plasencia

Population: 31,201

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Plasencia election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of Independent Placentine People (UPI)^1	7,177	44.89	+5.08	10	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	4,770	29.83	+3.45	7	+1
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	3,209	20.07	New	4	+4
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	517	3.23	–2.66	0	–1
	United Extremadura (EU)	315	1.97	New	0	±0
	Electoral Grouping (AGRUP/2)	n/a	n/a	–20.29	0	–5
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00
Total		15,988			21	±0
Valid votes		15,988	100.00	+0.94
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–0.94
Votes cast / turnout		15,988	74.08	+6.46
Abstentions		5,594	25.92	–6.46
Registered voters		21,582
Sources^[7]

See also

• 1983 Extremaduran regional election

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elecciones Municipales en Extremadura (1979-2019) . es . Historia Electoral.com . 20 October 2021.
2. Web site: Elecciones Municipales. 8 de mayo de 1983. Extremadura . es . . 20 October 2021.
3. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Almendralejo Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 18 February 2022.
4. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Badajoz Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 21 October 2021.
5. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Cáceres Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 21 October 2021.
6. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Mérida Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 21 October 2021.
7. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Plasencia Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 2 February 2022.