This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Basque Country on 24 May 2015. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1] [2] [3]
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Councillors | |||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 360,424 | 33.14 | +3.07 | 1,018 | +146 | ||
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 254,531 | 23.40 | –4.99 | 894 | –98 | ||
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 158,360 | 14.56 | –1.78 | 204 | –31 | ||
People's Party (PP) | 102,430 | 9.42 | –4.11 | 79 | –85 | ||
We Can-supported candidacies (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) | 38,225 | 3.51 | New | 39 | +39 | ||
Winning (Irabazi) | 33,539 | 3.08 | New | 23 | +23 | ||
We Can–United Left (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU) | 23,028 | 2.12 | New | 10 | +10 | ||
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 16,953 | 1.56 | New | 2 | +2 | ||
Let's Win (Ganemos) | 13,239 | 1.22 | New | 7 | +7 | ||
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 4,287 | 0.39 | –0.23 | 0 | ±0 | ||
The Voice of the People (LVP) | 3,772 | 0.35 | +0.05 | 13 | +3 | ||
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA) | 3,387 | 0.31 | +0.14 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) | 2,217 | 0.20 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Barakaldo Decides (BD) | 2,126 | 0.20 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Vox (Vox) | 2,087 | 0.19 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Vox (Vox) | 707 | 0.07 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Omnia (Omnia) | 2,081 | 0.19 | New | 4 | +4 | ||
Blank Seats (EB/AZ) | 1,332 | 0.12 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Others | 45,212 | 4.16 | — | 340 | –8 | ||
Blank ballots | 20,411 | 1.88 | –0.33 | ||||
Total | 1,087,641 | 2,633 | +12 | ||||
Valid votes | 1,087,641 | 98.62 | +0.05 | ||||
Invalid votes | 14,696 | 1.33 | –0.05 | ||||
Votes cast / turnout | 1,102,337 | 63.84 | +0.23 | ||||
Abstentions | 624,427 | 36.16 | –0.23 | ||||
Registered voters | 1,726,764 | ||||||
Sources[4] [5] | |||||||
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 | |||
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Barakaldo | 100,080 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | |||
Basauri | 41,624 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | |||
Bilbao | 346,574 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | |||
Donostia/San Sebastián | 186,126 | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | |||
Errenteria | 39,230 | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | |||
Getxo | 79,544 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | |||
Irun | 61,195 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | |||
Portugalete | 47,117 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | |||
Santurtzi | 46,651 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | |||
Vitoria-Gasteiz | 242,082 | People's Party (PP) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
Population: 100,080
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 12,542 | 26.94 | +2.02 | 8 | +1 | ||
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 12,490 | 26.83 | –2.25 | 8 | ±0 | ||
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 6,613 | 14.20 | –3.22 | 4 | ±0 | ||
Winning Barakaldo (Irabazi–Ganar Barakaldo) | 5,582 | 11.99 | New | 4 | +4 | ||
People's Party (PP) | 4,274 | 9.18 | –8.29 | 3 | –2 | ||
Barakaldo Decides (BD) | 2,126 | 4.57 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) | 1,093 | 2.35 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 685 | 1.47 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Vox (Vox) | 361 | 0.78 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
United Left–Greens (EB–B) | n/a | n/a | –6.09 | 0 | –1 | ||
Blank ballots | 795 | 1.71 | –1.21 | ||||
Total | 46,561 | 27 | +2 | ||||
Valid votes | 46,561 | 98.55 | +0.24 | ||||
Invalid votes | 686 | 1.45 | –0.24 | ||||
Votes cast / turnout | 47,247 | 58.71 | +2.25 | ||||
Abstentions | 33,227 | 41.29 | –2.25 | ||||
Registered voters | 80,474 | ||||||
Sources[6] | |||||||
Population: 41,624
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 8,324 | 40.65 | +8.42 | 10 | +2 | ||
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 3,724 | 18.19 | –13.33 | 4 | –3 | ||
Basauri Yes (Basauri Bai) | 2,930 | 14.31 | New | 3 | +3 | ||
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 2,648 | 12.93 | –4.86 | 3 | ±0 | ||
People's Party (PP) | 1,551 | 7.58 | –4.63 | 1 | –2 | ||
Winning Basauri (Irabazi–Ganar Basauri) | 838 | 4.09 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Humanist Party (PH) | 186 | 0.91 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 274 | 1.34 | –0.66 | ||||
Total | 20,475 | 21 | ±0 | ||||
Valid votes | 20,475 | 98.77 | +0.10 | ||||
Invalid votes | 256 | 1.23 | –0.10 | ||||
Votes cast / turnout | 20,731 | 60.89 | –0.84 | ||||
Abstentions | 13,315 | 39.11 | +0.84 | ||||
Registered voters | 34,046 | ||||||
Sources[7] | |||||||
Population: 346,574
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 63,642 | 39.34 | –4.82 | 13 | –2 | ||
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 22,711 | 14.04 | –2.08 | 4 | ±0 | ||
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 19,361 | 11.97 | –1.48 | 4 | ±0 | ||
People's Party (PP) | 19,190 | 11.86 | –5.38 | 4 | –2 | ||
New City Council–Bilbao in Common (UdalBerri) | 13,701 | 8.47 | New | 2 | +2 | ||
Let's Win Bilbao (Goazen Bilbao) | 10,568 | 6.53 | New | 2 | +2 | ||
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 5,701 | 3.52 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA) | 1,936 | 1.20 | +0.72 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 1,357 | 0.84 | –0.24 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFyV)2 | 599 | 0.37 | +0.22 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Humanist Party (PH) | 380 | 0.23 | +0.08 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 2,628 | 1.62 | –0.24 | ||||
Total | 161,774 | 29 | ±0 | ||||
Valid votes | 161,774 | 99.08 | –0.01 | ||||
Invalid votes | 1,502 | 0.92 | +0.01 | ||||
Votes cast / turnout | 163,276 | 59.33 | –1.81 | ||||
Abstentions | 111,946 | 40.67 | +1.81 | ||||
Registered voters | 275,222 | ||||||
Sources[8] [9] | |||||||
Population: 186,126
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 29,029 | 29.65 | +11.72 | 9 | +3 | ||
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 24,007 | 24.52 | +1.89 | 7 | ±0 | ||
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 20,467 | 20.91 | –7.67 | 6 | –2 | ||
People's Party (PP) | 9,272 | 9.47 | –9.52 | 3 | –3 | ||
Winning Donostia (Irabazi–Ganar Donostia) | 6,947 | 7.10 | New | 2 | +2 | ||
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 3,642 | 3.72 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA) | 1,451 | 1.48 | +0.90 | 0 | ±0 | ||
We, the Women of the Plaza (PlaZ | ) | 864 | 0.88 | +0.36 | 0 | ±0 | |
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 675 | 0.69 | –0.79 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 1,547 | 1.58 | –1.11 | ||||
Total | 97,901 | 27 | ±0 | ||||
Valid votes | 97,901 | 99.22 | +0.29 | ||||
Invalid votes | 774 | 0.78 | –0.29 | ||||
Votes cast / turnout | 98,675 | 66.65 | +7.10 | ||||
Abstentions | 49,377 | 33.35 | –7.10 | ||||
Registered voters | 148,052 | ||||||
Sources[10] | |||||||
Population: 39,230
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 5,938 | 31.82 | –6.92 | 7 | –1 | ||
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 5,276 | 28.27 | +0.03 | 7 | ±0 | ||
Winning Errenteria (Errenteria IrabaziZ) | 3,518 | 18.85 | New | 4 | +4 | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 2,725 | 14.60 | +1.92 | 3 | ±0 | ||
People's Party (PP) | 877 | 4.70 | –4.27 | 0 | –2 | ||
United Left–Greens (EB–B) | n/a | n/a | –5.41 | 0 | –1 | ||
Blank ballots | 330 | 1.77 | –0.47 | ||||
Total | 18,664 | 21 | ±0 | ||||
Valid votes | 18,664 | 98.96 | +0.11 | ||||
Invalid votes | 196 | 1.04 | –0.11 | ||||
Votes cast / turnout | 18,860 | 60.83 | +3.91 | ||||
Abstentions | 12,142 | 39.17 | –3.91 | ||||
Registered voters | 31,002 | ||||||
Sources[11] | |||||||
Population: 79,544
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 13,625 | 34.09 | +1.17 | 9 | –1 | ||
People's Party (PP) | 7,432 | 18.60 | –11.53 | 5 | –4 | ||
Getxo Municipal Candidacy (GUK) | 5,809 | 14.53 | New | 4 | +4 | ||
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 5,760 | 14.41 | –3.95 | 4 | ±0 | ||
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 3,044 | 7.62 | –2.06 | 2 | ±0 | ||
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 2,362 | 5.91 | New | 1 | +1 | ||
Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFyV) | 781 | 1.95 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 331 | 0.83 | –0.55 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 822 | 2.06 | –0.23 | ||||
Total | 39,966 | 25 | ±0 | ||||
Valid votes | 39,966 | 99.09 | +0.05 | ||||
Invalid votes | 365 | 0.91 | –0.05 | ||||
Votes cast / turnout | 40,331 | 63.46 | –4.26 | ||||
Abstentions | 23,218 | 36.54 | +4.26 | ||||
Registered voters | 63,549 | ||||||
Sources[12] | |||||||
Population: 61,195
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 9,405 | 33.42 | +2.57 | 10 | +1 | ||
Yes We Can Irun (SPI) | 5,137 | 18.26 | New | 5 | +5 | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 5,133 | 18.24 | +0.35 | 5 | ±0 | ||
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 3,491 | 12.41 | –7.45 | 3 | –2 | ||
People's Party (PP) | 2,197 | 7.81 | –9.34 | 2 | –3 | ||
Winning Irun (Irabazi–Ganar Irun) | 1,132 | 4.02 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 1,042 | 3.70 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 239 | 0.85 | –1.90 | 0 | ±0 | ||
United Left–Greens (EB–B) | n/a | n/a | –6.07 | 0 | –1 | ||
Blank ballots | 363 | 1.29 | –2.09 | ||||
Total | 28,139 | 25 | ±0 | ||||
Valid votes | 28,139 | 99.09 | +0.91 | ||||
Invalid votes | 258 | 0.91 | –0.91 | ||||
Votes cast / turnout | 28,397 | 60.48 | +4.79 | ||||
Abstentions | 18,558 | 39.52 | –4.79 | ||||
Registered voters | 46,955 | ||||||
Sources[13] | |||||||
Population: 47,117
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 8,020 | 33.70 | –2.43 | 9 | +1 | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 5,295 | 22.25 | –2.44 | 5 | –1 | ||
Awake Portugalete People (Portugaluj@) | 3,477 | 14.61 | New | 3 | +3 | ||
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 2,865 | 12.04 | –3.44 | 3 | ±0 | ||
People's Party (PP) | 1,743 | 7.32 | –6.11 | 1 | –2 | ||
Winning Portugalete (Irabazi–Ganar Portugalete) | 1,157 | 4.86 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Party for Freedom–With Clean Hands (PxL) | 770 | 3.24 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 164 | 0.69 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
United Left–Greens (EB–B) | n/a | n/a | –5.12 | 0 | –1 | ||
Blank ballots | 310 | 1.30 | –0.98 | ||||
Total | 23,801 | 21 | ±0 | ||||
Valid votes | 23,801 | 98.47 | –0.13 | ||||
Invalid votes | 371 | 1.53 | +0.13 | ||||
Votes cast / turnout | 24,172 | 61.97 | +1.99 | ||||
Abstentions | 14,834 | 38.03 | –1.99 | ||||
Registered voters | 39,006 | ||||||
Sources[14] | |||||||
Population: 46,651
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 9,104 | 40.16 | –8.38 | 10 | –2 | ||
Yes We Can Santurtzi (SSPStz) | 3,681 | 16.24 | New | 4 | +4 | ||
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 3,535 | 15.59 | +0.36 | 3 | ±0 | ||
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 3,465 | 15.28 | –3.33 | 3 | –1 | ||
People's Party (PP) | 1,354 | 5.97 | –3.30 | 1 | –1 | ||
Winning Santurtzi (Irabazi–Ganar Santurtzi) | 902 | 3.98 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Always Santurtzi (Siempre Santurtzi Beti) | 306 | 1.35 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 324 | 1.43 | –0.33 | ||||
Total | 22,671 | 21 | ±0 | ||||
Valid votes | 22,671 | 98.79 | +0.05 | ||||
Invalid votes | 277 | 1.21 | –0.05 | ||||
Votes cast / turnout | 22,948 | 60.48 | –0.13 | ||||
Abstentions | 14,996 | 39.52 | +0.13 | ||||
Registered voters | 37,944 | ||||||
Sources[15] | |||||||
Population: 242,082
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
People's Party (PP) | 35,722 | 29.80 | +0.61 | 9 | ±0 | ||
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 23,422 | 19.54 | –0.56 | 6 | ±0 | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 19,945 | 16.64 | –2.47 | 5 | –1 | ||
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 14,313 | 11.94 | –6.79 | 4 | –2 | ||
Adding Up (Sumando–Hemen Gaude) | 10,390 | 8.67 | New | 2 | +2 | ||
Winning Gasteiz (Irabazi–Ganar Gasteiz) | 6,130 | 5.11 | New | 1 | +1 | ||
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 3,835 | 3.20 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) | 1,124 | 0.94 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Gastoria Vitoria-Gasteiz Citizen Platform (GVG) | 1,006 | 0.84 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 1,000 | 0.83 | –1.45 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank Seats (EB/AZ) | 842 | 0.70 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Vox (Vox) | 346 | 0.29 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Welcome (Ongi Etorri) | 295 | 0.25 | +0.09 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 1,485 | 1.24 | –1.53 | ||||
Total | 119,855 | 27 | ±0 | ||||
Valid votes | 119,855 | 98.70 | +0.84 | ||||
Invalid votes | 1,576 | 1.30 | –0.84 | ||||
Votes cast / turnout | 121,431 | 64.76 | +3.25 | ||||
Abstentions | 66,064 | 35.24 | –3.25 | ||||
Registered voters | 187,495 | ||||||
Sources[16] | |||||||