2015 Balearic Island Council elections

The 2015 Balearic Island Council elections were held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th Island Councils of Mallorca and Menorca and the 3rd Island Councils of Formentera and Ibiza. All 76 seats in the four Island Councils were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Opinion polls

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Island Council control

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The following table lists party control in the Island Councils.[1] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Council Previous control New control
Formentera People for Formentera (GxF) People for Formentera (GxF)
Ibiza People's Party (PP) Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)
Mallorca People's Party (PP) More for Mallorca (Més)
Menorca People's Party (PP) More for Menorca (MpM) (PSIB–PSOE in 2017)

Islands

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Formentera

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Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Formentera election results
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People for Formentera (GxF) 1,817 49.75 +5.71 9 +3
People's Party (PP)1 802 21.96 n/a 4 +1
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 507 13.88 –1.41 2 ±0
Commitment to Formentera (CompromísFormentera)1 460 12.60 n/a 2 ±0
Blank ballots 66 1.81 –0.18
Total 3,652 17 +4
Valid votes 3,652 97.21 –0.99
Invalid votes 105 2.79 +0.99
Votes cast / turnout 3,757 51.52 –9.34
Abstentions 3,535 48.48 +9.34
Registered voters 7,292
Sources[1][2][3]
Footnotes:
  • 1 Within the Union of Formentera coalition in the 2011 election.

Ibiza

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Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Ibiza election results
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 14,782 34.04 –17.34 6 –2
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)1 10,354 23.84 n/a 4 ±0
We Can (Podemos/Podem) 8,188 18.86 New 3 +3
People for Ibiza (GxE)1 2,193 5.05 n/a 0 –1
El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi) 2,006 4.62 New 0 ±0
EPIC Ibiza Citizen Movement (mcEPIC) 1,102 2.54 New 0 ±0
More Ibiza–Democratic Corsairs (MEC) 1,002 2.31 New 0 ±0
Island Alternative (AL–in)2 777 1.79 –2.68 0 ±0
Republican Left–Ibiza Yes (ER–Eivissa Sí)1 769 1.77 n/a 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 696 1.60 –0.50 0 ±0
Renewal Party of Ibiza and Formentera (PREF) 486 1.12 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,070 2.46 –0.86
Total 43,425 13 ±0
Valid votes 43,425 98.76 +0.34
Invalid votes 545 1.24 –0.34
Votes cast / turnout 43,970 49.30 –2.85
Abstentions 45,222 50.70 +2.85
Registered voters 89,192
Sources[1][4]
Footnotes:
  • 1 Within the PSOEPact for Ibiza coalition in the 2011 election.
  • 2 Island Alternative results are compared to New Alternative totals in the 2011 election.

Mallorca

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Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Mallorca election results
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 96,314 27.83 –18.25 10 –9
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 62,018 17.91 –5.65 7 –3
More for MallorcaPSM–AgreementInitiative Greens (Més–PSM–Entesa–IV)1 59,992 17.33 +6.76 6 +2
We Can (Podemos/Podem) 49,652 14.34 New 5 +5
El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi)2 32,387 9.35 +1.83 3 +3
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 25,236 7.29 +7.04 2 +2
Let's Win the Balearic Islands (Guanyem)3 6,091 1.75 –1.18 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 3,131 0.90 –1.29 0 ±0
Independent Green Ecologists of the Balearics (ECOVIB) 2,185 0.63 New 0 ±0
Independent Social Group (ASI) 1,060 0.30 –0.02 0 ±0
Family and Life Party (PFyV) 955 0.27 +0.12 0 ±0
Spanish Liberal Project (PLIE) 677 0.19 +0.02 0 ±0
Blank ballots 6,440 1.86 –1.00
Total 346,138 33 ±0
Valid votes 346,138 98.59 +0.19
Invalid votes 4,928 1.41 –0.19
Votes cast / turnout 351,082 60.16 –0.81
Abstentions 232,480 39.84 +0.81
Registered voters 583,562
Sources[1][4]
Footnotes:

Menorca

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Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Menorca election results
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 11,928 31.77 –15.05 5 –3
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 8,462 22.54 –3.17 3 –1
More for Menorca (MpM)1 7,038 18.74 +5.78 3 +2
We Can (Podemos/Podem) 4,681 12.47 New 2 +2
Citizens of Menorca–Ciutadella de Menorca People's Union (CMe–UPCM) 1,869 4.98 +3.75 0 ±0
Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU) 1,560 4.15 –0.06 0 ±0
El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi)2 1,141 3.04 +0.23 0 ±0
Blank ballots 868 2.31 –0.66
Total 37,547 13 ±0
Valid votes 37,547 98.40 +0.04
Invalid votes 610 1.60 –0.04
Votes cast / turnout 38,155 58.38 –1.81
Abstentions 27,199 41.62 +1.81
Registered voters 65,356
Sources[1][4]
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Eleccions al Parlament de les Illes Balears i i Consells Insulars (1979 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Local election results, 24 May 2015, in Gipuzkoa, Girona, Granada, Guadalajara, Huelva, Huesca, Balearic Islands and Jaén provinces" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2015. Formentera Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Resultats oficials Consells per legislatura" (PDF). parlamentib.es (in Catalan). Electoral Board of the Balearic Islands. Retrieved 21 February 2020.