Results breakdown of the 2003 Spanish local elections (Basque Country)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Basque Country on 25 May 2003. 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 (62.43%)
2. PSE–EE (PSOE) (11.54%)
3. PP (9.04%)
4. EB/IU (3.08%)
5. AuB (1.29%)
6. Aralar (1.17%)
7. Other (11.5%)

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 municipal election results in the Basque Country →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Councillors
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	498,473	43.86	+9.66	1,602	+467
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	398,204	35.04	+12.28	870	+492
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	75,635	6.66	–1.67	629	+13
	Basque Solidarity (EA)	24,634	2.17	–0.94	103	–38
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	251,120	22.10	+3.22	296	+53
	People's Party (PP)	212,486	18.70	+1.22	232	+9
	United Left (EB/IU)	90,534	7.97	+3.59	79	+53
	Aralar (Aralar)	16,891	1.49	New	30	+30
	Meeting Point for Self-Determination (AuB)1 2	10,604	0.93	–18.70	33	–646
	Alavese Unity (UA)	6,191	0.54	–0.29	0	–9
	Neighbors for Sestao (VPS/SAA)	2,767	0.24	New	3	+3
	The Voice of the People (LVP)	2,693	0.24	+0.06	9	±0
	Party of the Democratic Karma (PKD)	1,285	0.11	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,161	0.10	+0.02	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ZAAAA)	509	0.04	New	0	±0
	Others	24,669	2.17	—	282	+66
Blank ballots		17,017	1.50	+0.06
Total		1,136,400			2,566	+26
Valid votes		1,136,400	89.97	–9.18
Invalid votes		126,751	10.03	+9.18
Votes cast / turnout		1,263,151	69.90	+5.09
Abstentions		543,916	30.10	–5.09
Registered voters		1,807,067
Sources[1][4][5]
Footnotes: 1 Meeting Point for Self-Determination results are compared to Basque Citizens totals in the 1999 elections. 2 The Supreme Court annulled 229 of the 249 lists of Meeting Point for Self-Determination due to them being a continuation of the outlawed Unity and Basque Citizens parties. Consequently, these forces called for their voters to cast invalid ballots. Results for AuB refer only to the lists that were not invalidated.

Popular vote PNV–EA   43.86% PSE–EE (PSOE)   22.10% PP   18.70% EB/IU   7.97% Aralar   1.49% Others   4.39% Blank ballots   1.50%

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	95,515		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Basauri	45,482		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Bilbao	353,950		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Donostia-San Sebastián	181,700		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Errenteria	38,697		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Getxo	84,024		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Irun	57,618		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Portugalete	51,553		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Santurtzi	47,460		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))		Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE))
Vitoria-Gasteiz	221,270		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)

Municipalities

Barakaldo

Population: 95,515

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 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))	17,448	34.04	+0.69	9	±0
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	15,474	30.19	+7.59	8	+2
	People's Party (PP)	11,108	21.67	+0.98	5	±0
	United Left (EB/IU)	6,401	12.49	+4.37	3	+1
	Basque Citizens (EH)	n/a	n/a	–12.79	0	–3
Blank ballots		825	1.61	+0.06
Total		51,256			25	±0
Valid votes		51,256	94.51	–4.82
Invalid votes		2,976	5.49	+4.82
Votes cast / turnout		54,232	64.53	+5.87
Abstentions		29,816	35.47	–5.87
Registered voters		84,048
Sources[1][4][6]

Basauri

Population: 45,482

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Basauri election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	11,045	43.92	+9.58	10	+3
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	7,170	28.51	+0.67	6	±0
	People's Party (PP)	4,309	17.13	–0.53	4	±0
	United Left (EB/IU)	2,145	8.53	+3.31	1	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	152	0.60	+0.10	0	±0
	Basque Citizens (EH)	n/a	n/a	–13.09	0	–3
Blank ballots		329	1.31	–0.05
Total		25,150			21	±0
Valid votes		25,150	93.78	–5.54
Invalid votes		1,668	6.22	+5.54
Votes cast / turnout		26,818	67.74	+6.93
Abstentions		12,770	32.26	–6.93
Registered voters		39,588
Sources[1][4][7]

Bilbao

Population: 353,950

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Bilbao election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	82,176	41.33	+10.24	13	+4
	People's Party (PP)	51,499	25.90	+0.88	8	±0
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	37,206	18.71	+2.21	5	±0
	United Left (EB/IU)	20,308	10.21	+4.93	3	+2
	Aralar (Aralar)	2,701	1.36	New	0	±0
	Party of the Democratic Karma (PKD)	1,285	0.65	New	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ZAAAA)	484	0.24	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	456	0.23	+0.10	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	315	0.16	New	0	±0
	Spanish Front (Frente)	85	0.04	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (EKA/PC)	66	0.03	New	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	61	0.03	New	0	±0
	Basque Citizens (EH)	n/a	n/a	–12.56	0	–4
	Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE)	n/a	n/a	–7.60	0	–2
Blank ballots		2,207	1.11	–0.19
Total		198,849			29	±0
Valid votes		198,849	94.75	–4.59
Invalid votes		11,018	5.25	+4.59
Votes cast / turnout		209,867	68.32	+7.65
Abstentions		97,331	31.68	–7.65
Registered voters		307,198
Sources[1][4][8][9]

Donostia-San Sebastián

Population: 181,700

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 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))	33,349	35.60	+5.55	10	+1
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)1	27,855	29.73	+6.23	9	+2
	People's Party (PP)	22,260	23.76	+2.76	7	+1
	United Left (EB/IU)	4,895	5.23	+2.10	1	+1
	Aralar (Aralar)	3,214	3.43	New	0	±0
	We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok)	611	0.65	±0.00	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	66	0.07	New	0	±0
	Spanish Front (Frente)	26	0.03	New	0	±0
	Basque Citizens (EH)	n/a	n/a	–19.62	0	–5
Blank ballots		1,402	1.50	+0.21
Total		93,678			27	±0
Valid votes		93,678	89.78	–9.70
Invalid votes		10,665	10.22	+9.70
Votes cast / turnout		104,343	66.46	+2.90
Abstentions		52,663	33.54	–2.90
Registered voters		157,006
Sources[1][4][10]
Footnotes: 1 Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to Basque Solidarity–Basque Nationalist Party totals in the 1999 election.

Errenteria

Population: 38,697

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 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))	7,512	43.32	+9.52	10	+2
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	5,456	31.47	+13.14	7	+3
	People's Party (PP)	2,110	12.17	+0.66	2	±0
	United Left (EB/IU)	1,938	11.18	+5.18	2	+1
	Basque Citizens (EH)	n/a	n/a	–28.86	0	–6
Blank ballots		323	1.86	+0.35
Total		17,339			21	±0
Valid votes		17,339	82.97	–16.32
Invalid votes		3,560	17.03	+16.32
Votes cast / turnout		20,899	62.70	+2.37
Abstentions		12,432	37.30	–2.37
Registered voters		33,331
Sources[1][4][11]

Getxo

Population: 84,024

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Getxo election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	20,923	42.66	+5.40	11	±0
	People's Party (PP)	16,106	32.84	–0.28	9	±0
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	6,355	12.96	+3.10	3	+1
	United Left (EB/IU)	3,538	7.21	+3.07	2	+2
	Aralar (Aralar)	1,294	2.64	New	0	±0
	Basque Citizens (EH)	n/a	n/a	–13.10	0	–3
Blank ballots		832	1.70	–0.19
Total		49,048			25	±0
Valid votes		49,048	94.30	–5.18
Invalid votes		2,966	5.70	+5.18
Votes cast / turnout		52,014	74.97	+7.09
Abstentions		17,367	25.03	–7.09
Registered voters		69,381
Sources[1][4][12]

Irun

Population: 57,618

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 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))	11,101	34.43	+3.87	9	+1
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	9,663	29.97	+0.07	8	±0
	People's Party (PP)	6,042	18.74	–2.31	5	–1
	Irun People–Meeting Point for Self-Determination (IH)1	2,497	7.75	–4.26	2	–1
	United Left (EB/IU)	2,400	7.44	+2.75	1	+1
Blank ballots		535	1.66	–0.13
Total		32,238			25	±0
Valid votes		32,238	99.13	–0.06
Invalid votes		284	0.87	+0.06
Votes cast / turnout		32,522	65.31	+3.89
Abstentions		17,273	34.69	–3.89
Registered voters		49,795
Sources[1][4][13]
Footnotes: 1 Irun People–Meeting Point for Self-Determination results are compared to Basque Citizens totals in the 1999 election.

Portugalete

Population: 51,553

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Portugalete election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	9,689	33.54	+5.90	9	+2
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	9,336	32.32	+3.09	8	±0
	People's Party (PP)	5,678	19.65	–0.90	5	±0
	United Left (EB/IU)	3,386	11.72	+1.97	3	+1
	Aralar (Aralar)	381	1.32	New	0	±0
	Basque Citizens (EH)	n/a	n/a	–10.98	0	–3
Blank ballots		420	1.45	–0.40
Total		28,890			25	±0
Valid votes		28,890	94.94	–4.16
Invalid votes		1,541	5.06	+4.16
Votes cast / turnout		30,431	67.86	+6.44
Abstentions		14,412	32.14	–6.44
Registered voters		44,843
Sources[1][4][14]

Santurtzi

Population: 47,460

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Santurtzi election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	9,640	38.12	+11.43	8	+2
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	8,641	34.17	–0.20	8	±0
	People's Party (PP)	3,883	15.36	+0.10	3	±0
	United Left (EB/IU)	2,707	10.70	+3.04	2	+1
	Basque Citizens (EH)	n/a	n/a	–14.56	0	–3
Blank ballots		417	1.65	+0.19
Total		25,288			21	±0
Valid votes		25,288	92.56	–6.78
Invalid votes		2,034	7.44	+6.78
Votes cast / turnout		27,322	66.56	+6.07
Abstentions		13,725	33.44	–6.07
Registered voters		41,047
Sources[1][4][15]

Vitoria-Gasteiz

Population: 221,270

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Vitoria-Gasteiz election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	38,222	30.47	–0.33	9	±0
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	36,855	29.38	+4.84	9	+2
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	30,033	23.94	+5.32	7	+2
	United Left (EB/IU)	10,058	8.02	+2.89	2	+1
	Alavese Unity (UA)	5,667	4.52	–2.98	0	–2
	Aralar (Aralar)	2,283	1.82	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	553	0.44	+0.05	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	54	0.04	New	0	±0
	Spanish Front (Frente)	49	0.04	New	0	±0
	Basque Citizens (EH)	n/a	n/a	–11.57	0	–3
Blank ballots		1,687	1.34	–0.10
Total		125,461			27	±0
Valid votes		125,461	95.22	–3.86
Invalid votes		6,298	4.78	+3.86
Votes cast / turnout		131,759	70.89	+8.99
Abstentions		54,094	29.11	–8.99
Registered voters		185,853
Sources[1][4][16]

General Assemblies

Further information: 2003 Basque foral elections