Results breakdown of the 1979 Spanish local elections (Community of Madrid)

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This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Community of Madrid on 3 April 1979. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1][2]

Overall[edit]

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

  UCD (39.01%)
  PSOE (24.50%)
  PCE (12.69%)
  CD (2.69%)
  Other (21.11%)
Summary of the 3 April 1979 municipal election results in the Community of Madrid →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Councillors
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 800,541 38.79 n/a 419 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 740,238 35.86 n/a 667 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 346,267 16.78 n/a 217 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 57,427 2.78 n/a 15 n/a
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 25,440 1.23 n/a 0 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 12,765 0.62 n/a 46 n/a
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 6,442 0.31 n/a 0 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh) 5,317 0.26 n/a 0 n/a
Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) 5,279 0.26 n/a 0 n/a
Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) 3,520 0.17 n/a 5 n/a
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) 3,012 0.15 n/a 0 n/a
New Force (FN) 2,395 0.12 n/a 7 n/a
Socialist Party (PS) 2,298 0.11 n/a 0 n/a
Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 2,186 0.11 n/a 0 n/a
Liberal Party (PL) 2,132 0.10 n/a 0 n/a
Independent Group (AI) 1,979 0.10 n/a 0 n/a
Independent (Torrejón de Ardoz) (INDEP) 1,536 0.07 n/a 2 n/a
Left Independent Citizen Candidacy (CCII) 1,407 0.07 n/a 0 n/a
Independents (Alcobendas) (INDEP) 1,186 0.06 n/a 1 n/a
Others 42,636 2.07 n/a 331 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 2,064,003 100.00 1,710 n/a
Valid votes 2,064,003 99.98 n/a
Invalid votes 397 0.02 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 2,064,400 65.58 n/a
Abstentions 1,083,478 34.42 n/a
Registered voters 3,147,878
Sources[1][3]
Popular vote
PSOE
 
 38.79%
UCD
 
 35.86%
PCE
 
 16.78%
ORT
 
 2.78%
FE–JONS
 
 1.23%
Others
 
 4.56%
Blank ballots
 
 0.00%

City control[edit]

The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold).[1]

Municipality Population New control
Alcalá de Henares 110,102 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Alcobendas 55,869 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Alcorcón 119,300 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Coslada 37,268 Communist Party of Spain (PCE) (PSOE in 1982)
Fuenlabrada 28,353 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Getafe 124,601 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Leganés 151,235 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Madrid 3,355,720 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Móstoles 101,266 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Parla 35,259 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Torrejón de Ardoz 54,702 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities[edit]

Alcalá de Henares[edit]

Population: 110,102
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Alcalá de Henares election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 15,816 39.53 n/a 12 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 9,381 23.45 n/a 7 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 8,676 21.68 n/a 6 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 3,783 9.45 n/a 2 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 1,112 2.78 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 753 1.88 n/a 0 n/a
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 402 1.00 n/a 0 n/a
Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 89 0.22 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 40,012 27 n/a
Valid votes 40,012 100.00 n/a
Invalid votes 0 0.00 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 40,012 57.94 n/a
Abstentions 29,043 42.06 n/a
Registered voters 69,055
Sources[1][4]

Alcobendas[edit]

Population: 55,869
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Alcobendas election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 9,346 47.91 n/a 13 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 4,294 22.01 n/a 6 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 4,036 20.69 n/a 5 n/a
Independents (INDEP) 1,186 6.08 n/a 1 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 645 3.31 n/a 0 n/a
Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) 0 0.00 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 19,507 25 n/a
Valid votes 19,507 100.00 n/a
Invalid votes 0 0.00 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 19,507 60.63 n/a
Abstentions 12,667 39.37 n/a
Registered voters 32,174
Sources[1][5]

Alcorcón[edit]

Population: 119,300
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Alcorcón election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 20,624 47.05 n/a 14 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 9,921 22.63 n/a 7 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 8,976 20.48 n/a 6 n/a
Independent Group (AI) 1,979 4.51 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 1,506 3.44 n/a 0 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 829 1.89 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) 0 0.00 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 43,835 27 n/a
Valid votes 43,835 100.00 n/a
Invalid votes 0 0.00 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 43,835 58.47 n/a
Abstentions 31,137 41.53 n/a
Registered voters 74,972
Sources[1][6]

Coslada[edit]

Population: 37,268
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Coslada election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 6,725 44.34 n/a 9 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 5,345 35.24 n/a 8 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 2,155 14.21 n/a 3 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 941 6.20 n/a 1 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 15,166 21 n/a
Valid votes 15,166 100.00 n/a
Invalid votes 0 0.00 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 15,166 67.85 n/a
Abstentions 7,186 32.15 n/a
Registered voters 22,352
Sources[1][7]

Fuenlabrada[edit]

Population: 28,353
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Fuenlabrada election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 3,696 38.91 n/a 9 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 2,958 31.14 n/a 7 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 1,658 17.45 n/a 4 n/a
Independents (INDEP) 584 6.15 n/a 1 n/a
Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) 366 3.85 n/a 0 n/a
New Force (FN) 209 2.20 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) 28 0.29 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 9,499 21 n/a
Valid votes 9,499 100.00 n/a
Invalid votes 0 0.00 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 9,499 57.98 n/a
Abstentions 6,884 42.02 n/a
Registered voters 16,383
Sources[1][8]

Getafe[edit]

Population: 124,601
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Getafe election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 16,960 35.18 n/a 10 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 16,833 34.92 n/a 10 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 8,664 17.97 n/a 5 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 3,763 7.81 n/a 2 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 1,388 2.88 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 438 0.91 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) 162 0.34 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 48,208 27 n/a
Valid votes 48,208 100.00 n/a
Invalid votes 0 0.00 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 48,208 61.96 n/a
Abstentions 29,594 38.04 n/a
Registered voters 77,802
Sources[1][9]

Leganés[edit]

Population: 151,235
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Leganés election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 28,924 49.41 n/a 14 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 16,613 28.38 n/a 8 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 8,930 15.25 n/a 4 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 3,158 5.39 n/a 1 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 671 1.15 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) 245 0.42 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 58,541 27 n/a
Valid votes 58,541 100.00 n/a
Invalid votes 0 0.00 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 58,541 62.33 n/a
Abstentions 35,382 37.67 n/a
Registered voters 93,923
Sources[1][10]

Madrid[edit]

Main article: 1979 Madrid City Council election
Population: 3,355,720

Móstoles[edit]

Population: 101,266
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Móstoles election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 12,980 41.52 n/a 13 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 9,565 30.59 n/a 10 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 4,229 13.53 n/a 4 n/a
Left Independent Citizen Candidacy (CCII) 1,407 4.50 n/a 0 n/a
Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) 890 2.85 n/a 0 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 879 2.81 n/a 0 n/a
Independent Group (UIM) 682 2.18 n/a 0 n/a
New Force (FN) 417 1.33 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) 130 0.42 n/a 0 n/a
Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 86 0.28 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 31,265 27 n/a
Valid votes 31,265 100.00 n/a
Invalid votes 0 0.00 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 31,265 54.20 n/a
Abstentions 26,422 45.80 n/a
Registered voters 57,687
Sources[1][11]

Parla[edit]

Population: 35,259
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Parla election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 5,423 39.57 n/a 9 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 5,013 36.58 n/a 8 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 1,299 9.48 n/a 2 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 1,005 7.33 n/a 1 n/a
Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) 721 5.26 n/a 1 n/a
Independent Electors' Group (AEI) 199 1.45 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) 46 0.34 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 13,706 21 n/a
Valid votes 13,706 100.00 n/a
Invalid votes 0 0.00 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 13,706 63.99 n/a
Abstentions 7,712 36.01 n/a
Registered voters 21,418
Sources[1][12]

Torrejón de Ardoz[edit]

Population: 54,702
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Torrejón de Ardoz election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 8,761 44.21 n/a 12 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 5,673 28.63 n/a 7 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 2,907 14.67 n/a 4 n/a
Independent (INDEP) 1,536 7.75 n/a 2 n/a
Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) 711 3.59 n/a 0 n/a
Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 227 1.15 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 19,815 25 n/a
Valid votes 19,815 100.00 n/a
Invalid votes 0 0.00 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 19,815 59.35 n/a
Abstentions 13,571 40.65 n/a
Registered voters 33,386
Sources[1][13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Elecciones Municipales en la Comunidad de Madrid (1979 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Elecciones Municipales. 3 de abril de 1979. Madrid". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Community of Madrid". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Alcalá de Henares Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Alcobendas Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Alcorcón Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Coslada Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Fuenlabrada Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Getafe Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Leganés Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Móstoles Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Parla Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Torrejón de Ardoz Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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