2023 Balearic Island Council elections

The 2023 Balearic Island Council elections were held on Sunday, 28 May 2023, to elect the 12th Island Councils of Mallorca and Menorca and the 5th 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 twelve 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) Sa Unió de Formentera (Sa Unió) (INDEP in 2024)
Ibiza People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Mallorca Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) People's Party (PP)
Menorca Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) People's Party (PP)

Islands

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Formentera

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Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Council of Formentera election results
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
The Union of Formentera (PP–CompromísFormentera) (Sa Unió) 1,870 47.12 +13.37 9 +3
People for Formentera (GxF) 1,030 25.95 –9.55 5 –1
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 702 17.69 –9.18 3 –2
We Can (Podemos) 156 3.93 New 0 ±0
Vox (Vox) 77 1.94 –0.78 0 ±0
Libertarian Party (P–LIB) 50 1.26 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 83 2.09 +0.92
Total 3,968 17 ±0
Valid votes 3,968 98.85 +0.31
Invalid votes 46 1.14 –0.31
Votes cast / turnout 4,014 54.96 +3.44
Abstentions 3,289 45.03 –3.44
Registered voters 7,303
Sources[1][2]

Ibiza

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Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Council of Ibiza election results
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 23,330 52.44 +13.01 8 +2
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 10,820 24.32 –4.22 3 –2
Vox (Vox) 3,631 8.16 +4.01 1 +1
United We Can (EUIBPodemos) 2,820 6.34 –5.67 1 ±0
Now Ibiza (Ara Eivissa) 1,486 3.34 +0.30 0 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 670 1.51 –5.39 0 –1
EPIC Ibiza Citizen Movement–El Pi (EPIC–El Pi)1 585 1.31 –3.62 0 ±0
For the Balearics (PerxB) 455 1.02 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 693 1.56 +0.55
Total 44,490 13 ±0
Valid votes 44,490 98.56 –0.49
Invalid votes 652 0.14 +0.49
Votes cast / turnout 45,142 47.19 –2.20
Abstentions 50,509 52.81 +2.20
Registered voters 95,651
Sources[1][3]
Footnotes:
  • 1 EPIC Ibiza Citizen Movement–El Pi results are compared to the combined totals of Proposal for Ibiza and EPIC Ibiza Citizen Movement in the 2019 election.

Mallorca

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Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Council of Mallorca election results
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 123,380 34.16 +13.57 13 +6
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 92,050 25.49 –1.03 9 –1
Vox (Vox) 55,202 15.28 +6.19 5 +2
More for Mallorca (Més) 42,197 11.68 –1.01 4 ±0
El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi) 18,905 5.23 –3.91 2 –1
United We Can (EUIBPodemos) 15,455 4.28 –5.23 0 –3
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 4,920 1.36 –8.95 0 –3
Coalition for the Balearics (CperB) 988 0.27 New 0 ±0
Spanish Liberal Project (PLIE) 825 0.23 +0.10 0 ±0
Political Reset (Reset) 693 0.19 New 0 ±0
New National Order (Orden) 381 0.11 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 6,172 1.71 +0.55
Total 361,168 33 ±0
Valid votes 361,168 98.69 –0.10
Invalid votes 4,801 1.31 +0.10
Votes cast / turnout 365,969 58.86 +2.68
Abstentions 255,759 41.14 –2.68
Registered voters 621,728
Sources[1][3]

Menorca

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Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Council of Menorca election results
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 15,307 39.38 +10.74 6 +2
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 10,554 27.15 +0.47 4 ±0
More for Menorca (MxMe) 6,772 17.42 –0.40 2 –1
Vox (Vox) 2,420 6.23 +3.53 1 +1
United We Can (EUIBPodemos) 2,388 6.17 –4.87 0 –1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 517 1.33 –7.27 0 –1
Spanish Liberal Project (PLIE) 170 0.44 +0.29 0 ±0
Blank ballots 743 1.91 +0.67
Total 38,871 13 ±0
Valid votes 38,871 98.46 –0.51
Invalid votes 606 1.54 +0.51
Votes cast / turnout 39,477 55.03 –2.99
Abstentions 32,261 44.97 +2.99
Registered voters 71,738
Sources[1][3]

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 - 2023)". Historia Electoral.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Resolución de 5 de julio de 2023, de la Presidencia de la Junta Electoral Central, por la que se publica el resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 207/2023, de 3 de abril, y celebradas el 28 de mayo de 2023, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona. Provincias: Girona, Granada, Guadalajara, Huelva, Huesca e Illes Balears" (PDF) (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Proclamació de conselleres i conselleres electes del Consell Insular de Mallorca, de Menorca i d'Eivissa com a conseqüència de les eleccions de 28 de maig de 2023". Butlletí Oficial de les Illes Balears (in Catalan) (083). Govern de les Illes Balears: 35986–35989. 20 June 2023. ISSN 2254-1233.