This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Region of Murcia 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 167,936 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | |||
| Lorca | 61,879 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | |||
| Murcia | 284,585 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | |||
Population: 167,936
| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 33,255 | 48.30 | +18.44 | 14 | +5 | ||
| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 | 17,648 | 25.63 | +22.62 | 7 | +7 | ||
| Cantonal Party (PCAN) | 12,356 | 17.94 | –5.36 | 5 | –2 | ||
| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 4,080 | 5.93 | –6.50 | 1 | –2 | ||
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 977 | 1.42 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 542 | 0.79 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –27.32 | 0 | –8 | ||
| Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | ||||
| Total | 68,858 | 27 | ±0 | ||||
| Valid votes | 68,858 | 100.00 | +0.87 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –0.87 | ||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 68,858 | 58.89 | +0.22 | ||||
| Abstentions | 48,068 | 41.11 | –0.22 | ||||
| Registered voters | 116,926 | ||||||
| Sources[3] | |||||||
Population: 61,879
| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 16,473 | 60.46 | +23.15 | 16 | +7 | ||
| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 | 7,908 | 29.02 | +12.75 | 7 | +3 | ||
| Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) | 1,447 | 5.31 | New | 1 | +1 | ||
| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 1,420 | 5.21 | –6.65 | 1 | –2 | ||
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –26.87 | 0 | –7 | ||
| Independent Group of Lorca (GILorca) | n/a | n/a | –7.69 | 0 | –2 | ||
| Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | ||||
| Total | 27,248 | 25 | ±0 | ||||
| Valid votes | 27,248 | 100.00 | +0.85 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –0.85 | ||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 27,248 | 60.44 | +4.36 | ||||
| Abstentions | 17,838 | 39.56 | –4.36 | ||||
| Registered voters | 45,086 | ||||||
| Sources[4] | |||||||
Population: 284,585
| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 63,369 | 48.61 | +4.47 | 14 | +1 | ||
| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 | 53,572 | 41.10 | +39.59 | 11 | +11 | ||
| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 9,236 | 7.09 | –2.78 | 2 | ±0 | ||
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 2,981 | 2.29 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) | 1,193 | 0.92 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –40.90 | 0 | –12 | ||
| Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | ||||
| Total | 130,351 | 27 | ±0 | ||||
| Valid votes | 130,351 | 100.00 | +0.82 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –0.82 | ||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 130,351 | 64.65 | +3.13 | ||||
| Abstentions | 71,263 | 35.35 | –3.13 | ||||
| Registered voters | 201,614 | ||||||
| Sources[5] [6] | |||||||