Results breakdown of the 1999 Spanish local elections (Basque Country)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Basque Country on 13 June 1999. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.^[1][2][3]

Overall

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

1. PNV–EA (44.69%)
2. EH (26.73%)
3. PSE–EE (PSOE) (9.57%)
4. PP (8.78%)
5. IU/EB (1.02%)
6. Other (9.21%)

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 municipal election results in the Basque Country →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Councillors
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	397,580	34.20	–4.31	1,135	–172
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	264,647	22.76	New	378	+378
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	96,817	8.33	–19.55	616	–380
	Basque Solidarity (EA)	36,116	3.11	–7.52	141	–170
	Basque Citizens (EH)1	228,169	19.63	+5.25	679	+181
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	219,451	18.88	+2.00	243	+3
	People's Party (PP)	203,255	17.48	+3.06	223	+57
	United Left (IU/EB)	50,905	4.38	–2.78	26	–43
	Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE)	15,111	1.30	–1.58	2	–3
	Alavese Unity (UA)	9,680	0.83	–1.11	9	–28
	The Voice of the People (LVP)	2,125	0.18	±0.00	9	±0
	The Greens (B/LV)	1,666	0.14	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	905	0.08	+0.07	0	±0
	Others	16,974	1.46	—	214	–11
Blank ballots		16,753	1.44	–0.34
Total		1,162,574			2,540	–16
Valid votes		1,162,574	99.15	+0.01
Invalid votes		10,018	0.85	–0.01
Votes cast / turnout		1,172,592	64.81	+0.82
Abstentions		636,750	35.19	–0.82
Registered voters		1,809,342
Sources[1][4][5]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 elections.

Popular vote PNV–EA   34.20% EH   19.63% PSE–EE (PSOE)   18.88% PP   17.48% IU/EB   4.38% ICV/EHE   1.30% Others   2.70% Blank ballots   1.44%

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	Previous control		New control
Barakaldo	98,649		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Basauri	48,107		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Bilbao	358,467		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Donostia-San Sebastián	178,229		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Errenteria	39,376		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Getxo	82,974		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Irun	55,196		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Portugalete	53,498		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Santurtzi	48,962		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Vitoria-Gasteiz	216,527		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		People's Party (PP)

Municipalities

Barakaldo

Population: 98,649

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Barakaldo election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	16,653	33.35	+3.81	9	±0
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)1	11,286	22.60	–4.10	6	–1
	People's Party (PP)	10,331	20.69	+4.09	5	±0
	Basque Citizens (EH)2	6,389	12.79	+3.69	3	+1
	United Left (IU/EB)	4,053	8.12	–5.47	2	–2
	Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE)	448	0.90	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		776	1.55	–0.02
Total		49,936			25	–2
Valid votes		49,936	99.33	–0.03
Invalid votes		339	0.67	+0.03
Votes cast / turnout		50,275	58.66	–1.91
Abstentions		35,438	41.34	+1.91
Registered voters		85,713
Sources[1][4][6]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election. 2 Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election.

Basauri

Population: 48,107

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Basauri election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)1	8,581	34.34	–2.78	7	–2
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	6,955	27.84	+1.96	6	–1
	People's Party (PP)	4,412	17.66	+4.10	4	+1
	Basque Citizens (EH)2	3,271	13.09	+2.36	3	±0
	United Left (IU/EB)	1,303	5.22	–5.64	1	–2
	Humanist Party (PH)	124	0.50	+0.22	0	±0
Blank ballots		339	1.36	–0.21
Total		24,985			21	–4
Valid votes		24,985	99.32	+0.07
Invalid votes		172	0.68	–0.07
Votes cast / turnout		25,157	60.81	+2.12
Abstentions		16,215	39.19	–2.12
Registered voters		41,372
Sources[1][4][7]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election. 2 Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election.

Bilbao

Population: 358,467

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Bilbao election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)1	58,772	31.09	+0.60	9	±0
	People's Party (PP)	47,299	25.02	+3.80	8	+1
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	31,183	16.50	+2.14	5	+1
	Basque Citizens (EH)2	23,740	12.56	+4.46	4	+2
	Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE)	14,372	7.60	–9.25	2	–3
	United Left (IU/EB)	9,980	5.28	–2.08	1	–1
	The Greens (B/LV)	989	0.52	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	250	0.13	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,455	1.30	–0.11
Total		189,040			29	±0
Valid votes		189,040	99.34	–0.08
Invalid votes		1,249	0.66	+0.08
Votes cast / turnout		190,289	60.67	–0.47
Abstentions		123,351	39.33	+0.47
Registered voters		313,640
Sources[1][4][8][9]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election. 2 Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election.

Donostia-San Sebastián

Population: 178,229

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Donostia-San Sebastián election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	29,977	30.05	+7.20	9	+2
	Basque Solidarity–Basque Nationalist Party (EA–PNV)1	23,440	23.50	–5.60	7	–1
	People's Party (PP)	20,943	21.00	–2.84	6	–1
	Basque Citizens (EH)2	19,567	19.62	+5.30	5	+1
	United Left (IU/EB)	3,119	3.13	–2.12	0	–1
	The Greens (B/LV)	677	0.68	New	0	±0
	We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok)	644	0.65	–1.76	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	94	0.09	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,284	1.29	–0.75
Total		99,745			27	±0
Valid votes		99,745	99.48	+0.10
Invalid votes		521	0.52	–0.10
Votes cast / turnout		100,266	63.56	+0.40
Abstentions		57,483	36.44	–0.40
Registered voters		157,749
Sources[1][4][10]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Solidarity–Basque Nationalist Party results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Solidarity and Basque Nationalist Party in the 1995 election. 2 Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election.

Errenteria

Population: 39,376

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Errenteria election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	6,965	33.80	+0.14	8	±0
	Basque Citizens (EH)1	5,946	28.86	+5.64	6	+1
	Basque Solidarity–Basque Nationalist Party (EA–PNV)2	3,777	18.33	–2.17	4	±0
	People's Party (PP)	2,371	11.51	+1.29	2	±0
	United Left (IU/EB)	1,236	6.00	–4.30	1	–1
Blank ballots		311	1.51	–0.58
Total		20,606			21	±0
Valid votes		20,606	99.29	+0.15
Invalid votes		147	0.71	–0.15
Votes cast / turnout		20,753	60.33	+0.64
Abstentions		13,644	39.67	–0.64
Registered voters		34,397
Sources[1][4][11]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election. 2 Basque Solidarity–Basque Nationalist Party results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Solidarity and Basque Nationalist Party in the 1995 election.

Getxo

Population: 82,974

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Getxo election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)1	17,512	37.26	–5.95	11	–1
	People's Party (PP)	15,568	33.12	+3.15	9	+1
	Basque Citizens (EH)2	6,159	13.10	+4.00	3	+1
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	4,636	9.86	+1.39	2	±0
	United Left (IU/EB)	1,947	4.14	–2.89	0	–1
	Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE)	291	0.62	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		890	1.89	–0.34
Total		47,003			25	±0
Valid votes		47,003	99.48	+0.09
Invalid votes		247	0.52	–0.09
Votes cast / turnout		47,250	67.88	+2.27
Abstentions		22,361	32.12	–2.27
Registered voters		69,611
Sources[1][4][12]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election. 2 Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election.

Irun

Population: 55,196

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Irun election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	8,968	30.56	+1.66	8	±0
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)1	8,774	29.90	+3.53	8	+2
	People's Party (PP)	6,178	21.05	+0.71	6	+1
	Basque Citizens (EH)2	3,525	12.01	+1.21	3	±0
	United Left (IU/EB)	1,377	4.69	–5.95	0	–3
Blank ballots		526	1.79	–0.86
Total		29,348			25	±0
Valid votes		29,348	99.19	–0.11
Invalid votes		239	0.81	+0.11
Votes cast / turnout		29,587	61.42	+1.85
Abstentions		18,581	38.58	–1.85
Registered voters		48,168
Sources[1][4][13]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election. 2 Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election.

Portugalete

Population: 53,498

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Portugalete election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	8,268	29.23	+1.92	8	+1
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)1	7,819	27.64	–1.37	7	±0
	People's Party (PP)	5,814	20.55	+3.43	5	±0
	Basque Citizens (EH)2	3,106	10.98	+2.79	3	+1
	United Left (IU/EB)	2,759	9.75	–6.82	2	–2
Blank ballots		524	1.85	+0.05
Total		28,290			25	±0
Valid votes		28,290	99.10	–0.16
Invalid votes		258	0.90	+0.16
Votes cast / turnout		28,548	61.42	–0.68
Abstentions		17,932	38.58	+0.68
Registered voters		46,480
Sources[1][4][14]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election. 2 Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election.

Santurtzi

Population: 48,962

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Santurtzi election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	8,611	34.37	+7.17	8	+1
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)1	6,688	26.69	–4.39	6	–1
	People's Party (PP)	3,824	15.26	+0.92	3	–1
	Basque Citizens (EH)2	3,647	14.56	+2.67	3	±0
	United Left (IU/EB)	1,919	7.66	–6.25	1	–3
Blank ballots		366	1.46	–0.12
Total		25,055			21	–4
Valid votes		25,055	99.34	+0.10
Invalid votes		167	0.66	–0.10
Votes cast / turnout		25,222	60.49	+0.02
Abstentions		16,473	39.51	–0.02
Registered voters		41,695
Sources[1][4][15]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election. 2 Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election.

Vitoria-Gasteiz

Population: 216,527

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Vitoria-Gasteiz election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	34,847	30.80	+12.73	9	+4
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)1	27,760	24.54	–8.27	7	–2
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	21,069	18.62	+7.20	5	+1
	Basque Citizens (EH)2	13,088	11.57	+4.57	3	+1
	Alavese Unity (UA)	8,484	7.50	–10.09	2	–3
	United Left (IU/EB)	5,808	5.13	–3.19	1	–1
	Humanist Party (PH)	437	0.39	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,634	1.44	–0.16
Total		113,127			27	±0
Valid votes		113,127	99.08	–0.13
Invalid votes		1,048	0.92	+0.13
Votes cast / turnout		114,175	61.90	+0.06
Abstentions		70,277	38.10	–0.06
Registered voters		184,452
Sources[1][4][16]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election. 2 Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election.

General Assemblies

Further information: 1999 Basque foral elections