Results breakdown of the 1983 Spanish local elections (Community of Madrid)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Community of Madrid on 8 May 1983. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.^[1]^[2]

Overall

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

PSOE (36.94%)

AP–PDP–UL (31.56%)

PCE (7.99%)

CDS (2.89%)

Other (20.62%)

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 municipal election results in the Community of Madrid →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Councillors
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	1,176,115	50.02	+11.23	652	+233
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)¹	782,926	33.30	+32.68	557	+511
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	210,971	8.97	–7.81	141	–76
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	66,444	2.83	New	51	+51
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	45,349	1.93	New	10	+10
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	7,757	0.33	New	0	±0
	Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE)	3,284	0.14	–0.12	0	±0
	Natural Culture (CN)	2,281	0.10	New	0	±0
	Communist Candidacy (CC)	2,280	0.10	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	2,161	0.09	–0.02	0	±0
	Independents (Fuenlabrada) (INDEP)	1,867	0.08	+0.05	1	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	1,761	0.07	–1.16	3	+3
	Left Movement of Alcalá (MIA)	1,497	0.06	New	0	±0
	Independent Group of Cercedilla (GIC)	1,441	0.06	New	7	+7
	Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP)	1,186	0.05	New	0	±0
	Socialist Action Party (PASOC)²	427	0.02	–0.24	0	±0
	Others	36,027	1.53	—	343	–684
Blank ballots		7,402	0.31	+0.31

Total		2,351,176			1,765	+55

Valid votes		2,351,176	99.30	–0.68
Invalid votes		16,517	0.70	+0.68
Votes cast / turnout		2,367,693	68.65	+3.07
Abstentions		1,081,313	31.35	–3.07
Registered voters		3,449,006

Sources^[1]^[3]
Footnotes: ¹ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 elections. ² Socialist Action Party results are compared to Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) totals in the 1979 elections.

Popular vote

PSOE			50.02%
AP–PDP–UL			33.30%
PCE			8.97%
CDS			2.83%
PDL			1.93%
Others			2.64%
Blank ballots			0.31%

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
Alcalá de Henares	137,169	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Alcobendas	63,731	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Alcorcón	140,957	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Coslada	53,730	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)
Fuenlabrada	78,096	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Getafe	126,558	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Leganés	163,910	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Madrid	3,158,818	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Móstoles	150,259	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Parla	56,318	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Torrejón de Ardoz	75,599	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

Alcalá de Henares

Population: 137,169

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Alcalá de Henares election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	31,849	57.35	+17.82	17	+5
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)¹	11,596	20.88	+18.10	6	+6
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	7,752	13.96	–7.72	4	–2

	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,990	3.58	New	0	±0
	Left Movement of Alcalá (MIA)	1,497	2.70	New	0	±0
	Independent (INDEP)	385	0.69	New	0	±0
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	371	0.67	New	0	±0
	Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP)	91	0.16	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–23.45	0	–7
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	n/a	n/a	–9.45	0	–2
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00

Total		55,531			27	±0

Valid votes		55,531	100.00	±0.00
Invalid votes		0	0.00	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		55,531	63.16	+5.22
Abstentions		32,391	36.84	–5.22
Registered voters		87,922

Sources^[1]^[4]
Footnotes: ¹ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

Alcobendas

Population: 63,731

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Alcobendas election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	15,174	59.04	+11.13	16	+3
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	7,303	28.42	New	7	+7
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	2,428	9.45	–12.56	2	–4

	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	795	3.09	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–20.69	0	–5
	Independents (INDEP)	n/a	n/a	–6.08	0	–1
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00

Total		25,700			25	±0

Valid votes		25,700	100.00	±0.00
Invalid votes		0	0.00	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		25,700	66.47	+5.84
Abstentions		12,964	33.53	–5.84
Registered voters		38,664

Sources^[1]^[5]

Alcorcón

Population: 140,957

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Alcorcón election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	39,540	66.54	+19.49	19	+5
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)¹	13,052	21.97	+20.08	6	+6
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	4,782	8.05	–14.58	2	–5

	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,601	2.69	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	444	0.75	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–20.48	0	–6
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00

Total		59,419			27	±0

Valid votes		59,419	100.00	±0.00
Invalid votes		0	0.00	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		59,419	67.18	+8.71
Abstentions		29,031	32.82	–8.71
Registered voters		88,450

Sources^[1]^[6]
Footnotes: ¹ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

Coslada

Population: 53,730

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Coslada election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	12,930	53.98	+9.64	14	+5
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	8,120	33.90	–1.34	8	±0
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	2,905	12.13	New	3	+3

	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–14.21	0	–3
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	n/a	n/a	–6.20	0	–1
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00

Total		23,955			25	+4

Valid votes		23,955	100.00	±0.00
Invalid votes		0	0.00	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		23,955	70.46	+2.61
Abstentions		10,044	29.54	–2.61
Registered voters		33,999

Sources^[1]^[7]

Fuenlabrada

Population: 78,096

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Fuenlabrada election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	20,296	65.45	+26.54	18	+9
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	4,206	13.56	New	3	+3
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	3,321	10.71	–6.74	3	–1
	Independents (INDEP)	1,867	6.02	–0.13	1	±0

	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	542	1.75	New	0	±0
	Communist Candidacy (CC)	346	1.12	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	229	0.74	New	0	±0
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	202	0.65	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–31.14	0	–7
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00

Total		31,009			25	+4

Valid votes		31,009	100.00	±0.00
Invalid votes		0	0.00	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		31,009	60.05	+2.07
Abstentions		20,628	39.95	–2.07
Registered voters		51,637

Sources^[1]^[8]

Getafe

Population: 126,558

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Getafe election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	35,494	62.68	+27.50	19	+9
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)¹	10,463	18.48	+15.60	5	+5
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	7,191	12.70	–22.22	3	–7

	Communist Candidacy (CC)	1,396	2.47	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,249	2.21	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	432	0.76	New	0	±0
	Communist League (LC)	271	0.48	New	0	±0
	Independent (INDEP)	134	0.24	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–17.97	0	–5
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	n/a	n/a	–7.81	0	–2
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00

Total		56,630			27	±0

Valid votes		56,630	100.00	±0.00
Invalid votes		0	0.00	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		56,630	70.16	+8.20
Abstentions		24,089	29.84	–8.20
Registered voters		80,719

Sources^[1]^[9]
Footnotes: ¹ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

Leganés

Population: 163,910

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Leganés election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	48,694	69.87	+20.46	20	+6
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)¹	9,442	13.55	+12.40	4	+4
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	9,221	13.23	–15.15	3	–5

	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,676	2.40	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	560	0.80	New	0	±0
	Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP)	101	0.14	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–15.25	0	–4
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	n/a	n/a	–5.39	0	–1
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00

Total		69,694			27	±0

Valid votes		69,694	100.00	±0.00
Invalid votes		0	0.00	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		69,694	68.11	+5.78
Abstentions		32,632	31.89	–5.78
Registered voters		102,326

Sources^[1]^[10]
Footnotes: ¹ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

Madrid

Population: 3,158,818

Móstoles

Population: 150,259

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Móstoles election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	42,599	69.27	+27.75	20	+7
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)¹	10,493	17.06	+14.25	5	+5
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	6,125	9.96	–20.63	2	–8

	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,339	2.18	New	0	±0
	Socialist Action Party (PASOC)	427	0.69	New	0	±0
	Communist Candidacy (CC)	332	0.54	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	122	0.20	–0.08	0	±0
	Communist Movement (MC)	60	0.10	–0.32	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–13.53	0	–4
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00

Total		61,497			27	±0

Valid votes		61,497	100.00	±0.00
Invalid votes		0	0.00	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		61,497	63.25	+9.05
Abstentions		35,728	36.75	–9.05
Registered voters		97,225

Sources^[1]^[11]
Footnotes: ¹ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

Parla

Population: 56,318

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Parla election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	18,201	77.01	+37.44	20	+11
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	2,675	11.32	–25.26	3	–5
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)¹	2,663	11.27	+1.79	2	±0

	Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP)	96	0.41	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–7.33	0	–1
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	n/a	n/a	–5.26	0	–1
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00

Total		23,635			25	+4

Valid votes		23,635	100.00	±0.00
Invalid votes		0	0.00	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		23,635	69.51	+5.52
Abstentions		10,368	30.49	–5.52
Registered voters		34,003

Sources^[1]^[12]
Footnotes: ¹ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

Torrejón de Ardoz

Population: 75,599

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Torrejón de Ardoz election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	19,436	64.64	+20.43	17	+5
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	5,433	18.07	New	5	+5
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	4,353	14.48	–14.15	3	–4

	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	846	2.81	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–14.67	0	–4
	Independent (INDEP)	n/a	n/a	–7.75	0	–2
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00

Total		30,068			25	±0

Valid votes		30,068	100.00	±0.00
Invalid votes		0	0.00	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		30,068	64.60	+5.25
Abstentions		16,479	35.40	–5.25
Registered voters		46,547

Sources^[1]^[13]

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