Results breakdown of the 1983 Spanish local elections (Aragon)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Aragon 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 (38.79%)

AP–PDP–UL (27.56%)

PAR (23.14%)

CDS (2.22%)

Other (8.29%)

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 municipal election results in Aragon →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Councillors
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	279,194	46.75	+19.88	1,871	+1,154
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)¹	143,180	23.97	+22.06	1,329	+1,270
	Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)	92,922	15.56	+4.62	1,116	+840
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	23,886	4.00	–3.14	42	–30
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	18,788	3.15	New	107	+107
	United Left of Aragon (MCA–LCR)²	5,792	0.97	–1.70	4	–3
	Free Independents (IL)	3,701	0.62	New	6	+6
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	2,820	0.47	New	0	±0
	Independents (Ejea de los Caballeros/1) (INDEP)	1,316	0.22	New	3	+3
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	998	0.17	New	8	+8
	Social Aragonese Movement (MAS)	810	0.14	New	3	+3
	Independents (Ejea de los Caballeros/2) (INDEP)	729	0.12	New	1	+1
	Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP)	261	0.04	New	0	±0
	Others	21,933	3.67	—	333	–3,187
Blank ballots		931	0.16	–0.08

Total		597,261	100.00		4,823	+172

Valid votes		597,261	99.81	+1.92
Invalid votes		1,127	0.19	–1.92
Votes cast / turnout		598,388	65.31	+4.19
Abstentions		317,796	34.69	–4.19
Registered voters		916,184

Sources^[1]^[3]
Footnotes: ¹ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 elections. ² United Left of Aragon results are compared to the combined totals of Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left and Revolutionary Communist League in the 1979 elections.

Popular vote

PSOE			46.75%
AP–PDP–UL			23.97%
PAR			15.56%
PCE			4.00%
CDS			3.15%
Others			6.42%
Blank ballots			0.16%

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
Calatayud	17,666	Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)	Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)
Huesca	41,455	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Teruel	25,935	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	Free Independents (IL) (PAR in 1986)
Zaragoza	571,855	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

Calatayud

Population: 17,666

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

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	3,240	37.73	+26.68	7	+5
	Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)	2,921	34.02	+3.24	7	+2
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)¹	1,147	13.36	–5.16	2	–1
	United Left of Aragon (MCA–LCR)²	656	7.64	–15.17	1	–3

	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	312	3.63	New	0	±0
	Independents (INDEP)	311	3.62	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–16.84	0	–3
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00

Total		8,587			17	±0

Valid votes		8,587	100.00	+1.72
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.72
Votes cast / turnout		8,587	64.57	+3.40
Abstentions		4,711	35.43	–3.40
Registered voters		13,298

Sources^[1]^[4]
Footnotes: ¹ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. ² United Left of Aragon results are compared to Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left totals in the 1979 election.

Huesca

Population: 41,455

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

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	9,033	45.58	+15.99	11	+4
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	7,326	36.96	New	9	+9
	Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)	1,038	5.24	New	1	+1

	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	990	4.99	–0.79	0	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	899	4.54	New	0	±0
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	534	2.69	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–42.42	0	–10
	Independent of Huesca (IdH)	n/a	n/a	–11.13	0	–2
	Communist Movement of Aragon (MCA)	n/a	n/a	–5.80	0	–1
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00

Total		19,820			21	±0

Valid votes		19,820	100.00	+2.12
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–2.12
Votes cast / turnout		19,820	63.67	+0.32
Abstentions		11,310	36.33	–0.32
Registered voters		31,130

Sources^[1]^[5]

Teruel

Population: 25,935

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

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	4,144	30.83	New	7	+7
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	3,981	29.62	+4.78	7	+2
	Free Independents (IL)	3,701	27.53	New	6	+6
	Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)	785	5.84	New	1	+1

	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	344	2.56	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	252	1.87	–4.16	0	–1
	United Left of Aragon (MCA–LCR)¹	235	1.75	+0.84	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–44.28	0	–10
	Electoral Group of Teruel (AET)	n/a	n/a	–22.31	0	–5
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00

Total		13,442			21	±0

Valid votes		13,442	100.00	±0.00
Invalid votes		0	0.00	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		13,442	65.52	+3.12
Abstentions		7,074	34.48	–3.12
Registered voters		20,516

Sources^[1]^[6]
Footnotes: ¹ United Left of Aragon results are compared to Communist Movement of Aragon totals in the 1979 election.

Zaragoza

Population: 571,855

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

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	136,774	52.36	+21.45	18	+7
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)¹	58,134	22.25	+19.75	8	+8
	Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)	34,812	13.33	–5.22	4	–3
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	14,184	5.43	–5.96	1	–3

	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	8,219	3.15	New	0	±0
	United Left of Aragon (MCA–LCR)²	4,494	1.72	–2.74	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	2,820	1.08	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Aragon (PCA)	828	0.32	New	0	±0
	Social Aragonese Movement (MAS)	692	0.26	New	0	±0
	Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP)	261	0.10	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–20.47	0	–7
	Party of Labour of Aragon (PTA)	n/a	n/a	–6.58	0	–2
Blank ballots		0	0.00	±0.00

Total		261,218			31	±0

Valid votes		261,218	100.00	+1.32
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.32
Votes cast / turnout		261,218	61.76	+3.20
Abstentions		161,715	38.24	–3.20
Registered voters		422,933

Sources^[1]^[7]^[8]
Footnotes: ¹ People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. ² United Left of Aragon results are compared to the combined totals of Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left and Revolutionary Communist League in the 1979 election.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Elecciones Municipales en Aragón y La Rioja (1979-2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ "Elecciones Municipales. 8 de mayo de 1983. Aragón". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Aragon". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Calatayud Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Huesca Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Teruel Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Zaragoza Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Elecciones municipales en Zaragoza (1979 - 2015)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[HE-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Elecciones Municipales en Aragón y La Rioja (1979-2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[2] "Elecciones Municipales. 8 de mayo de 1983. Aragón". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[3] "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Aragon". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[4] "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Calatayud Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[5] "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Huesca Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[6] "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Teruel Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[7] "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Zaragoza Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[8] "Elecciones municipales en Zaragoza (1979 - 2015)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2018.

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