This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Region of Murcia on 8 May 1983. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.
City control
The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold). Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.
| Municipality | Population | Previous control | New control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 167,936 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (PCAN in 1987) | ||
| Lorca | 61,879 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | ||
| Murcia | 284,585 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | ||
Municipalities
Cartagena
- Population: 167,936
| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 33,255 | 48.30 | +18.44 | 14 | +5 | |
| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 | 17,648 | 25.63 | +22.62 | 7 | +7 | |
| Cantonal Party (PCAN) | 12,356 | 17.94 | –5.36 | 5 | –2 | |
| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 4,080 | 5.93 | –6.50 | 1 | –2 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 977 | 1.42 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 542 | 0.79 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –27.32 | 0 | –8 | |
| Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | |||
| Total | 68,858 | 27 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 68,858 | 100.00 | +0.87 | |||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –0.87 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 68,858 | 58.89 | +0.22 | |||
| Abstentions | 48,068 | 41.11 | –0.22 | |||
| Registered voters | 116,926 | |||||
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Lorca
- Population: 61,879
| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 16,473 | 60.46 | +23.15 | 16 | +7 | |
| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 | 7,908 | 29.02 | +12.75 | 7 | +3 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) | 1,447 | 5.31 | New | 1 | +1 | |
| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 1,420 | 5.21 | –6.65 | 1 | –2 | |
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –26.87 | 0 | –7 | |
| Independent Group of Lorca (GILorca) | n/a | n/a | –7.69 | 0 | –2 | |
| Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | |||
| Total | 27,248 | 25 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 27,248 | 100.00 | +0.85 | |||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –0.85 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 27,248 | 60.44 | +4.36 | |||
| Abstentions | 17,838 | 39.56 | –4.36 | |||
| Registered voters | 45,086 | |||||
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Murcia
- Population: 284,585
| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 63,369 | 48.61 | +4.47 | 14 | +1 | |
| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 | 53,572 | 41.10 | +39.59 | 11 | +11 | |
| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 9,236 | 7.09 | –2.78 | 2 | ±0 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 2,981 | 2.29 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) | 1,193 | 0.92 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –40.90 | 0 | –12 | |
| Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | |||
| Total | 130,351 | 27 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 130,351 | 100.00 | +0.82 | |||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | –0.82 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 130,351 | 64.65 | +3.13 | |||
| Abstentions | 71,263 | 35.35 | –3.13 | |||
| Registered voters | 201,614 | |||||
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Footnotes:
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Elecciones Municipales en la Región de Murcia (1979 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Elecciones Municipales. 8 de mayo de 1983. Murcia". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Antonio Vallejo, del Partido Cantonal, elegido nuevo alcalde de Cartagena". El País (in Spanish). 28 February 1987. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Cartagena Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Lorca Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 1983. Murcia Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Elecciones municipales en Murcia (1979 - 2015)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2020.