2015 Basque foral elections

The 2015 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Opinion polls

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2015 Spanish local elections (Basque Country) § General Assemblies

Overall

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Basque General Assemblies election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	360,279	33.25	+2.32	54	+5
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1	242,431	22.38	–6.41	39	–7
	We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu)	148,626	13.72	New	20	+20
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	147,432	13.61	–3.17	21	–7
	People's Party (PP)	101,084	9.33	–4.99	17	–11
	Winning (Irabazi)	29,148	2.69	New	1	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	22,256	2.05	New	1	+1
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	5,595	0.52	–0.28	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA)	3,377	0.31	New	0	±0
	Joint Initiative (IKune)	3,288	0.30	New	0	±0
	Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFyV)	2,093	0.19	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	561	0.05	+0.04	0	±0
	Basque Communists–Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (EK–PCPE)	515	0.05	New	0	±0
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)	n/a	n/a	–3.32	0	–2
Blank ballots		16,779	1.55	–0.74
Total		1,083,464			153	±0
Valid votes		1,083,464	98.77	+0.23
Invalid votes		13,520	1.23	–0.23
Votes cast / turnout		1,096,984	63.76	+0.21
Abstentions		623,387	36.24	–0.21
Registered voters		1,720,371
Sources[1][2]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 elections.

Popular vote EAJ/PNV   33.25% EH Bildu   22.38% Podemos   13.72% PSE–EE (PSOE)   13.61% PP   9.33% Irabazi   2.69% C's   2.05% Others   1.42% Blank ballots   1.55%

Foral deputation control

The following table lists party control in the foral deputations.^[2] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Deputation	Previous control		New control
Álava		People's Party (PP)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Biscay		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Gipuzkoa		Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

Historical territories

Álava

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Álava General Assembly election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	35,335	21.99	–3.97	12	–4
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	34,705	21.60	–2.12	13	±0
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1	32,716	20.36	–3.32	11	±0
	We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu)	23,393	14.56	New	8	+8
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	17,991	11.20	–5.11	5	–4
	Winning (Irabazi)	5,953	3.70	New	1	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	4,982	3.10	New	1	+1
	Joint Initiative (IKune)	1,764	1.10	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,079	0.67	–1.13	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	118	0.07	New	0	±0
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)	n/a	n/a	–4.09	0	–2
Blank ballots		2,653	1.65	–1.09
Total		160,689			51	±0
Valid votes		160,689	98.40	+0.74
Invalid votes		2,621	1.60	–0.74
Votes cast / turnout		163,310	65.65	+2.02
Abstentions		85,450	34.35	–2.02
Registered voters		248,760
Sources[1][2]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.

Biscay

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Biscay General Assembly election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	212,656	37.63	+0.41	23	+1
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1	106,575	18.86	–4.87	11	–1
	We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu)	82,107	14.53	New	6	+6
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	70,361	12.45	–4.23	7	–2
	People's Party (PP)	46,354	8.20	–5.59	4	–4
	Winning (Irabazi)	14,773	2.61	New	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	12,012	2.13	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	3,389	0.60	+0.02	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA)	3,377	0.60	New	0	±0
	Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFyV)	1,975	0.35	New	0	±0
	Joint Initiative (IKune)	1,524	0.27	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	561	0.10	+0.08	0	±0
	Basque Communists–Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (EK–PCPE)	515	0.09	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		8,923	1.58	–0.64
Total		565,102			51	±0
Valid votes		565,102	98.67	+0.08
Invalid votes		7,644	1.33	–0.08
Votes cast / turnout		572,746	62.57	–1.45
Abstentions		342,598	37.43	+1.45
Registered voters		915,344
Sources[1][2]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.

Gipuzkoa

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Gipuzkoa General Assembly election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	112,918	31.57	+8.07	18	+4
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1	103,140	28.84	–10.79	17	–6
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	59,080	16.52	–0.63	9	–1
	We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu)	43,126	12.06	New	6	+6
	People's Party (PP)	19,395	5.42	–4.61	1	–3
	Winning (Irabazi)	8,422	2.35	New	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	5,262	1.47	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,127	0.32	–0.40	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,203	1.45	–0.76
Total		357,673			51	±0
Valid votes		357,673	99.10	+0.26
Invalid votes		3,255	0.90	–0.26
Votes cast / turnout		360,928	64.88	+2.15
Abstentions		195,339	35.12	–2.15
Registered voters		556,267
Sources[1][2]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.