Results breakdown of the 2003 Spanish local elections (Castile and León) explained

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Castile and León on 25 May 2003. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.^{[1] [2] [3]}

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
Ávila	50,241		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Burgos	167,962		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		People's Party (PP)
León	135,794		People's Party (PP)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Palencia	80,801		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Ponferrada	64,010		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Salamanca	156,006		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Segovia	54,945		Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Soria	35,112		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		People's Party (PP)
Valladolid	318,576		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Zamora	65,575		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)

Municipalities

Ávila

Population: 50,241

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Ávila election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	16,355	56.97	+0.37	15	+2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	7,322	25.50	+2.37	7	+2
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)	3,213	11.19	–1.09	3	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	430	1.50	New	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	168	0.59	New	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	124	0.43	–0.81	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	123	0.43	New	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	52	0.18	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		922	3.21	–1.64
Total		28,709			25	+4
Valid votes		28,709	98.90	+0.42
Invalid votes		318	1.10	–0.42
Votes cast / turnout		29,027	69.79	+7.55
Abstentions		12,567	30.21	–7.55
Registered voters		41,594
Sources^[4] ^[5]

Burgos

Population: 167,962

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Burgos election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	43,466	44.14	+9.24	14	+4
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	33,605	34.13	+3.79	10	+1
	Independent Solution (SI)	8,692	8.83	New	2	+2
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)	5,013	5.09	–2.59	1	–1
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	2,826	2.87	–7.03	0	–3
	Independent Burgalese Popular Action (APBI)	1,004	1.02	–10.16	0	–3
	Castilian Left (IzCa)	308	0.31	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	186	0.19	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	185	0.19	–1.74	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,191	3.24	–0.48
Total		98,476			27	±0
Valid votes		98,476	99.32	+0.20
Invalid votes		674	0.68	–0.20
Votes cast / turnout		99,150	70.75	+5.95
Abstentions		40,997	29.25	–5.95
Registered voters		140,147
Sources^[6]

León

Population: 135,794

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of León election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	29,788	38.50	–6.11	12	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	26,493	34.24	+9.57	10	+3
	Leonese People's Union (UPL)	14,889	19.24	–3.93	5	–2
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)	2,006	2.59	–1.06	0	±0
	Leonese United Independent Citizens (CiuLe)	1,296	1.67	New	0	±0
	The Greens (LV)	700	0.90	New	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	167	0.22	New	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	90	0.12	–0.03	0	±0
	Leonese People for León–PREPAL (PREPAL)	80	0.10	New	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	43	0.06	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,822	2.35	–0.34
Total		77,374			27	±0
Valid votes		77,374	99.35	+0.18
Invalid votes		503	0.65	–0.18
Votes cast / turnout		77,877	65.32	+9.15
Abstentions		41,344	34.68	–9.15
Registered voters		119,221
Sources^[7]

Palencia

Population: 80,801

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Palencia election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	23,296	49.35	+1.28	13	±0
	People's Party (PP)	18,497	39.19	–0.59	11	±0
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)	2,432	5.15	–0.20	1	±0
	Federation of Associations for Urban Social Respect (FARSU)	863	1.83	+0.16	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	832	1.76	+1.00	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	89	0.19	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,192	2.53	–0.44
Total		47,201			25	±0
Valid votes		47,201	99.26	+0.21
Invalid votes		350	0.74	–0.21
Votes cast / turnout		47,551	68.98	+4.80
Abstentions		21,387	31.02	–4.80
Registered voters		68,938
Sources^[8]

Ponferrada

Population: 64,010

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Ponferrada election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	17,747	48.50	–8.84	15	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	12,058	32.95	+1.97	10	+2
	Party of El Bierzo (PB)	1,713	4.68	–0.62	0	–1
	Leonese People's Union (UPL)	1,504	4.11	New	0	±0
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)	1,477	4.04	–0.56	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of El Bierzo (PRB)	900	2.46	New	0	±0
	Democratic Regional Alternative (ACD)	547	1.49	New	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	68	0.19	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		578	1.58	–0.21
Total		36,592			25	±0
Valid votes		36,592	99.45	+0.23
Invalid votes		202	0.55	–0.23
Votes cast / turnout		36,794	68.08	+8.24
Abstentions		17,251	31.92	–8.24
Registered voters		54,045
Sources^[9]

Salamanca

Population: 156,006

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Salamanca election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	42,110	48.49	–5.42	15	–2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	32,880	37.86	+5.65	12	+2
	The Greens–Left Forum (LV–FI)	2,945	3.39	New	0	±0
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)	2,312	2.66	–1.98	0	±0
	Union of the Salamancan People (UPSa)	2,312	2.66	New	0	±0
	Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)	1,928	2.22	–0.14	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	181	0.21	±0.00	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	46	0.05	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,122	2.44	–1.45
Total		86,836			27	±0
Valid votes		86,836	99.35	+0.20
Invalid votes		566	0.65	–0.20
Votes cast / turnout		87,402	64.41	+7.00
Abstentions		48,287	35.59	–7.00
Registered voters		135,689
Sources^[10]

Segovia

Population: 54,945

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Segovia election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	12,160	39.75	–1.44	12	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	11,156	36.47	+10.07	11	+4
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)	2,308	7.54	–6.45	2	–2
	Independent Segovian Alternative (ASí)	1,526	4.99	New	0	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)	1,130	3.69	+1.39	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	862	2.82	–4.51	0	–2
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	359	1.17	+0.29	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	184	0.60	–2.91	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	54	0.18	–0.03	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	42	0.14	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		811	2.65	–1.54
Total		30,592			25	±0
Valid votes		30,592	99.17	+0.56
Invalid votes		255	0.83	–0.56
Votes cast / turnout		30,847	69.89	+8.55
Abstentions		13,287	30.11	–8.55
Registered voters		44,134
Sources^[11]

Soria

Population: 35,112

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Soria election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	7,578	41.29	–0.58	10	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,384	34.78	+7.39	8	+2
	Initiative for the Development of Soria (IDES)	1,684	9.18	New	2	+2
	Independent Sorian Alternative (ALSI)	1,143	6.23	–12.00	1	–3
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)	640	3.49	–4.60	0	–1
	Social Expression of Sorian Electors (ESO.ES)	298	1.62	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		627	3.42	–1.00
Total		18,354			21	±0
Valid votes		18,354	98.83	+0.76
Invalid votes		218	1.17	–0.76
Votes cast / turnout		18,572	65.90	+12.46
Abstentions		9,609	34.10	–12.46
Registered voters		28,181
Sources^[12]

Valladolid

Population: 318,576

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Valladolid election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	85,877	44.59	–1.24	15	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	76,662	39.81	+2.76	13	+1
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)	10,264	5.33	–2.37	1	–1
	Independent Candidacy–The Party of Castile and León (CI–PCL)	7,040	3.66	–0.15	0	±0
	Citizen Participation Coordinator (CPC)	3,377	1.75	New	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	1,325	0.69	+0.23	0	±0
	Castilian Left (IzCa)	1,242	0.64	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	624	0.32	–0.24	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	466	0.24	+0.03	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	306	0.16	–0.05	0	±0
	Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)	306	0.16	–0.20	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	222	0.12	New	0	±0
	Liberal Centrist Union (UCL)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,880	2.53	–0.20
Total		192,591			29	±0
Valid votes		192,591	99.50	+0.19
Invalid votes		971	0.50	–0.19
Votes cast / turnout		193,562	70.73	+7.27
Abstentions		80,111	29.27	–7.27
Registered voters		273,673
Sources^[13]

Zamora

Population: 65,575

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Zamora election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	15,548	45.00	–5.12	13	–2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)^1	10,076	29.16	–1.89	8	±0
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)	3,570	10.33	+5.15	2	+1
	Zamoran Independent Electors (ADEIZA)	2,646	7.66	+5.00	2	+2
	United Zamora (ZU)	930	2.69	New	0	±0
	Leonese People's Union (UPL)	818	2.37	New	0	±0
	Zamoran People for Zamora–PREPAL (PREPAL)	330	0.96	–0.71	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	n/a	n/a	–5.85	0	–1
Blank ballots		633	1.83	–1.24
Total		34,551			25	±0
Valid votes		34,551	99.21	+0.50
Invalid votes		275	0.79	–0.50
Votes cast / turnout		34,826	61.70	+4.54
Abstentions		21,614	38.30	–4.54
Registered voters		56,440
Sources^[14]

See also

• 2003 Castilian-Leonese regional election

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elecciones Municipales en Castilla y León (1979-2019) . es . Historia Electoral.com . 21 October 2021.
2. Web site: Elecciones Municipales. 25 de mayo de 2003. Castilla y León . es . . 7 June 2019.
3. Web site: 25M/Elecciones Municipales 2003. Castilla y León . es . . 7 June 2019.
4. Web site: Acuerdo de 20 de junio de 2003, de la Junta Electoral Central, por el que se procede a la publicación del resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 374/2003, de 31 de marzo, y celebradas el 25 de mayo, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona . es . . 22 October 2021.
5. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Ávila Municipality . es . . 7 June 2019.
6. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Burgos Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.
7. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. León Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.
8. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Palencia Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.
9. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Ponferrada Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 19 June 2020.
10. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Salamanca Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.
11. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Segovia Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.
12. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Soria Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.
13. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Valladolid Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.
14. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Zamora Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 7 June 2019.