2007 Spanish local elections

The 2007 Spanish local elections were held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect all 66,131 councillors in the 8,111 municipalities of Spain and all 1,038 seats in 38 provincial deputations. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities, as well as local elections in the three foral deputations of the Basque Country and the eleven island councils in the Balearic and Canary Islands.

For the regional elections held concurrently, see 2007 Spanish regional elections.

2007 Spanish local elections
27 May 2007
66,131 councillors in 8,111 municipal councils
1,038 seats in 38 provincial deputations
Opinion polls
Registered35,153,523 2.2%
Turnout22,488,232 (64.0%)
3.7 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mariano Rajoy José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Gaspar Llamazares
Party PP PSOE IU–ICV
Leader since 2 September 2003 22 July 2000 29 October 2000
Last election 23,615 c., 34.3% 23,257 c., 34.9% 2,624 c., 7.5%
Seats won 23,348 24,029 2,628
Seat change 322 772 4
Popular vote 7,916,075 7,760,865 1,559,774
Percentage 35.6% 34.9% 7.0%
Swing 1.3 pp 0.0 pp 0.5 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Artur Mas Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira Anxo Quintana
Party CiU ERC–AM BNG
Leader since 27 November 2004 July 2004 23 November 2003
Last election 3,687 c., 3.4% 1,282 c., 1.8% 595 c., 1.4%
Seats won 3,387 1,591 661
Seat change 300 309 66
Popular vote 723,325 347,601 315,279
Percentage 3.3% 1.6% 1.4%
Swing 0.1 pp 0.2 pp 0.0 pp
Provincial results map for municipal elections

The results saw few changes overall; most incumbent governments retained their majority, with only a few exceptions. The PP government in the Balearics fell, and a coalition led by PSOE took power. While the elections were seen as a first indication of how the 2008 Spanish general election might turn out, the results proved to be inconclusive. In 2003, the PSOE had a slight edge with 34.8 against the PP's 34.3; in this election, the PP had 35.6 to the PSOE's 34.9. Turnout was slightly lower, with 63.8 instead of 67.7 four years earlier.

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