Results breakdown of the 1991 Spanish local elections (Valencian Community)

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This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Valencian Community on 26 May 1991. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community’s most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Table of Contents

Overall[edit]

Councillor share for parties securing >1.0% of councillors up for election.

Other (5.45%)

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 municipal election results in the Valencian Community →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Councillors
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	841,746	41.91	+1.82	2,569	+62
	People’s Party (PP)¹	537,080	26.74	+2.62	1,592	+133
	Valencian Union (UV)	187,385	9.33	+1.96	335	+120
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)²	152,151	7.57	–0.40	258	–23
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	88,893	4.43	–6.55	196	–202
	Valencian People’s Union (UPV)	54,951	2.74	+1.25	92	+27
	The Greens (LV)	14,432	0.72	+0.48	1	±0
	Independent Candidacy for Sagunto (CIPS)	7,413	0.37	+0.02	8	+1
	Civic Solidarity of Alicante (SCAL)	6,655	0.33	New	1	+1
	Nationalist Valencian Party (PVN)	5,545	0.28	New	10	+10
	Xàtiva Independent Group (AIX)	5,421	0.27	New	9	+9
	Valencian Independent Organization (OIV)	4,935	0.25	–0.31	8	–17
	Independent San Vicente Party (PSVI)	4,614	0.23	New	9	+9
	Socialist Democracy (DS)	3,096	0.15	New	1	+1
	Independent Progressive Left (EPI)	2,532	0.13	New	4	+4
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	2,499	0.12	–0.05	2	+1
	Villena Independent Group (AIV)	2,377	0.12	New	4	+4
	Independent Socialist Party (PSI)	2,230	0.11	–0.26	3	–12
	Independent Union and Progress of Bétera (UPIB)	2,070	0.10	New	6	+6
	People of Dénia (GD)	1,935	0.10	+0.02	3	±0
	United Grao (GU)	1,757	0.09	New	0	±0
	The Greens of Alicante–Green Union (LVA–UVE)	1,679	0.08	New	0	±0
	Alicantine Democratic Union (UniDA)	1,600	0.08	New	0	±0
	Alicantine Provincial Union–Independents of Villena (UPRAV)	1,544	0.08	New	2	+2
	Valencian Radical Socialist Party (PRSV)	1,316	0.07	New	1	+1
	Valencian Nationalist Union (UNV)	1,215	0.06	New	2	+2
	Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE)	1,153	0.06	+0.03	2	+1
	Orihuela Democratic Unity (UDO)	1,148	0.06	New	0	±0
	Cantonalist Party of the Alicantine Country (Alicantón)	1,069	0.05	New	0	±0
	Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE)³	941	0.05	–0.02	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	922	0.05	New	0	±0
	Others	44,780	2.23	—	215	–115
Blank ballots		21,511	1.07	–0.04

Total		2,008,595	100.00		5,333	+25

Valid votes		2,008,595	99.33	+0.64
Invalid votes		13,559	0.67	–0.64
Votes cast / turnout		2,022,154	69.27	–5.76
Abstentions		897,011	30.73	+5.76
Registered voters		2,919,165

Sources^[1]^[4]

Popular vote

PSOE	after-content-x4	41.91%
PP		26.74%
UV		9.33%
EU		7.57%
CDS		4.43%
UPV		2.74%
Others		6.22%
Blank ballots		1.07%

City control[edit]

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
Alcoy	65,082	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
Alicante	267,485	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
Benidorm	41,556	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) (PP in 1991)
Castellón de la Plana	135,863	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	People’s Party (PP)
Elche	184,912	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
Elda	57,515	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
Gandia	54,778	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
Orihuela	46,471	People’s Party (PP)	People’s Party (PP)
Paterna	48,548	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
Sagunto	58,135	Independent Candidacy for Sagunto (CIPS)	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
Torrent	57,137	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
Torrevieja	23,192	People’s Party (PP)	People’s Party (PP)
Valencia	758,738	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	People’s Party (PP)

Municipalities[edit]

Alcoy[edit]

Population: 65,082

Alicante[edit]

Population: 267,485

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Alicante election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	43,079	38.25	–2.53	12	±0
	People’s Party (PP)¹	40,022	35.54	+7.03	12	+4
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)²	9,545	8.48	n/a	2	+1
	Civic Solidarity of Alicante (SCAL)	6,655	5.91	New	1	+1

	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	4,006	3.56	–13.77	0	–5
	The Greens (LV)	1,943	1.73	–1.03	0	±0
	The Greens of Alicante–Green Union (LVA–UVE)	1,679	1.49	New	0	±0
	Alicantine Democratic Union (UniDA)	1,600	1.42	New	0	±0
	Cantonalist Party of the Alicantine Country (Alicantón)	1,019	0.90	New	0	±0
	Valencian People’s Union (UPV)²	714	0.63	n/a	0	–1
	Valencian Union (UV)	665	0.59	New	0	±0
	Independent Alicantine National Party (PNAI)	261	0.23	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	252	0.22	–0.20	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,171	1.04	+0.10

Total		112,611			27	±0

Valid votes		112,611	99.62	+1.43
Invalid votes		432	0.38	–1.43
Votes cast / turnout		113,043	56.13	–10.17
Abstentions		88,348	43.87	+10.17
Registered voters		201,391

Sources^[1]^[5]^[7]

Benidorm[edit]

Population: 41,556

Castellón de la Plana[edit]

Population: 135,863

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Castellón de la Plana election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People’s Party (PP)¹	23,325	38.35	+5.98	14	+5
	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	21,814	35.87	–3.76	13	+1

	Valencian People’s Union (UPV)²	2,995	4.92	n/a	0	–1
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)²	2,659	4.37	n/a	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,137	3.51	–13.20	0	–5
	Valencian Union (UV)	1,810	2.98	+2.03	0	±0
	United Grao (GU)	1,757	2.89	New	0	±0
	The Greens (LV)	1,719	2.83	+2.83	0	±0
	Socialist Democracy (DS)	1,666	2.74	New	0	±0
	Left Alternative of Castellón (EAC)	172	0.28	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		765	1.26	–0.01

Total		60,819			27	±0

Valid votes		60,819	99.46	+0.88
Invalid votes		332	0.54	–0.88
Votes cast / turnout		61,151	60.33	–7.44
Abstentions		40,217	39.67	+7.44
Registered voters		101,368

Sources^[1]^[5]^[9]

Elche[edit]

Population: 184,912

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Elche election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	43,179	53.69	+8.44	16	+2
	People’s Party (PP)¹	22,610	28.11	+5.46	8	+3
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)	5,941	7.39	–0.32	2	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	4,600	5.72	–12.92	1	–5

	Valencian Union (UV)	1,232	1.53	New	0	±0
	Valencian People’s Union (UPV)	1,001	1.24	–0.03	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	791	0.98	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,068	1.33	+0.53

Total		80,422			27	±0

Valid votes		80,422	99.38	+0.09
Invalid votes		502	0.62	–0.09
Votes cast / turnout		80,924	61.45	–6.88
Abstentions		50,768	38.55	+6.88
Registered voters		131,692

Sources^[1]^[5]^[10]

Elda[edit]

Population: 57,515

Gandia[edit]

Population: 54,778

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Gandia election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	10,882	37.71	+4.25	11	+1
	People’s Party (PP)¹	7,288	25.25	+0.34	7	+1
	Valencian Union (UV)	4,009	13.89	+7.26	4	+2
	Valencian People’s Union (UPV)	3,733	12.93	+0.20	3	±0

	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)	1,274	4.41	+1.66	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	933	3.23	–4.85	0	–2
	Valencian Independent Organization (OIV)	360	1.25	–6.07	0	–2
Blank ballots		381	1.32	+0.53

Total		28,860			25	±0

Valid votes		28,860	99.39	+0.28
Invalid votes		178	0.61	–0.28
Votes cast / turnout		29,038	70.95	–4.10
Abstentions		11,887	29.05	+4.10
Registered voters		40,925

Sources^[1]^[5]^[12]

Orihuela[edit]

Population: 46,471

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Orihuela election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People’s Party (PP)¹	14,289	57.63	–8.45	14	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	6,376	25.71	+5.58	6	+2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,919	7.74	–0.38	1	±0

	Orihuela Democratic Unity (UDO)	1,148	4.63	New	0	±0
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)²	729	2.94	n/a	0	–1
	Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE)	159	0.64	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		175	0.71	+0.25

Total		24,795			21	±0

Valid votes		24,795	99.60	+0.03
Invalid votes		100	0.40	–0.03
Votes cast / turnout		24,895	73.37	–1.42
Abstentions		9,036	26.63	+1.42
Registered voters		33,931

Sources^[1]^[5]^[13]

Paterna[edit]

Population: 48,548

Sagunto[edit]

Population: 58,135

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Sagunto election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)	10,074	37.00	+8.54	11	+3
	Independent Candidacy for Sagunto (CIPS)	7,413	27.22	+1.03	8	+1
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)	2,717	9.98	+1.53	3	+1
	People’s Party (PP)¹	2,354	8.64	+2.42	2	+1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,528	5.61	–14.27	1	–5

	Valencian People’s Union (UPV)	1,272	4.67	–0.41	0	–1
	Valencian Union (UV)	1,170	4.30	+2.68	0	±0
	Valencian Independent Organization (OIV)	519	1.91	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		183	0.67	–0.20

Total		27,230			25	±0

Valid votes		27,230	99.49	+1.05
Invalid votes		140	0.51	–1.05
Votes cast / turnout		27,370	61.98	–4.62
Abstentions		16,787	38.02	+4.62
Registered voters		44,157

Sources^[1]^[5]^[15]

Torrent[edit]

Population: 57,137

Torrevieja[edit]

Population: 23,192

Valencia[edit]

Population: 758,738