Results breakdown of the 2003 Spanish local elections (Extremadura) explained

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Extremadura 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
Almendralejo	28,030		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Badajoz	136,851		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Cáceres	84,439		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Mérida	50,780		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Plasencia	38,495		Commitment to Plasencia (CCPL)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

Almendralejo

Population: 28,030

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)^1	8,112	53.26	+6.30	12	+2
	People's Party (PP)	5,736	37.66	–5.24	8	–2
	United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura (IU–SIEx)^2	953	6.26	–1.48	1	±0
Blank ballots		430	2.82	+0.43
Total		15,231			21	±0
Valid votes		15,231	98.97	–0.29
Invalid votes		158	1.03	+0.29
Votes cast / turnout		15,389	69.80	–2.31
Abstentions		6,657	30.20	+2.31
Registered voters		22,046
Sources^[4] ^[5]

Badajoz

Population: 136,851

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	37,092	53.68	–2.70	15	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)^1	25,566	37.00	+4.52	11	+2
	United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura (IU–SIEx)^2	3,495	5.06	–2.86	1	–1
	The Greens of Extremadura (LV)	1,069	1.55	+0.59	0	±0
	United Extremadura (EU)	470	0.68	+0.18	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	133	0.19	+0.05	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	129	0.19	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,138	1.65	+0.03
Total		69,092			27	±0
Valid votes		69,092	99.28	–0.11
Invalid votes		502	0.72	+0.11
Votes cast / turnout		69,594	63.80	+2.93
Abstentions		39,481	36.20	–2.93
Registered voters		109,075
Sources^[6]

Cáceres

Population: 84,439

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	22,423	47.02	–5.38	13	–2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)^1	19,046	39.94	+5.08	11	+2
	United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura (IU–SIEx)^2	2,477	5.19	–0.66	1	±0
	United Extremadura (EU)	2,293	4.81	+1.54	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	261	0.55	+0.44	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,188	2.49	+0.29
Total		47,688			25	±0
Valid votes		47,688	99.14	–0.15
Invalid votes		415	0.86	+0.15
Votes cast / turnout		48,103	69.43	+1.68
Abstentions		21,178	30.57	–1.68
Registered voters		69,281
Sources^[7]

Mérida

Population: 50,780

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	12,970	44.68	–1.40	13	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)^1	12,861	44.31	+7.67	12	+2
	United Left–Commitment to Extremadura (IU–CE)	1,186	4.09	–4.36	0	–2
	Independent Party of Capital Mérida (PIMC)	903	3.11	New	0	±0
	Independent Socialists of Extremadura (SIEx)	366	1.26	–2.84	0	±0
	United Extremadura (EU)	199	0.69	–0.59	0	±0
Blank ballots		542	1.87	–1.23
Total		29,027			25	±0
Valid votes		29,027	99.27	+0.33
Invalid votes		214	0.73	–0.33
Votes cast / turnout		29,241	70.78	+9.91
Abstentions		12,070	29.22	–9.91
Registered voters		41,311
Sources^[8]

Plasencia

Population: 38,495

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)^1	8,764	41.13	–4.00	10	±0
	People's Party (PP)	5,460	25.63	–21.28	6	–5
	Commitment to Plasencia (CCPL)	4,638	21.77	New	5	+5
	United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura (IU–SIEx)	944	4.43	+0.39	0	±0
	United Extremadura (EU)	583	2.74	+1.10	0	±0
	Extremaduran Democratic Socialist Platform (PDEx)	490	2.30	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		427	2.00	–0.27
Total		21,306			21	±0
Valid votes		21,306	99.07	–0.10
Invalid votes		200	0.93	+0.10
Votes cast / turnout		21,506	70.08	+3.13
Abstentions		9,183	29.92	–3.13
Registered voters		30,689
Sources^[9]

See also

• 2003 Extremaduran regional election

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elecciones Municipales en Extremadura (1979-2019) . es . Historia Electoral.com . 25 October 2021.
2. Web site: Elecciones Municipales. 25 de mayo de 2003. Extremadura . es . . 25 October 2021.
3. Web site: 25M/Elecciones Municipales 2003. Extremadura . es . . 25 October 2021.
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. Almendralejo Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 21 February 2022.
6. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Badajoz Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 25 October 2021.
7. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Cáceres Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 25 October 2021.
8. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Mérida Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 25 October 2021.
9. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Plasencia Municipality . es . Ministry of the Interior . 6 February 2022.