This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Cantabria on 3 April 1979. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[ 1] [ 2]
The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold ).[ 1]
Population: 174,809
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Santander election results →
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
25,266
33.78
n/a 10 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
17,556
23.47
n/a
7 n/a
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)
10,416
13.93
n/a
4 n/a
Right Independent Group (AID)
8,941
11.95
n/a
3 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE)
6,476
8.66
n/a
2 n/a
Party of Labour of Cantabria (PTC)
4,486
6.00
n/a
1 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)
977
1.31
n/a
0
n/a
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (Authentic) (FE–JONS(A))
432
0.58
n/a
0
n/a
Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)
246
0.33
n/a
0
n/a
Blank ballots
0
0.00
n/a
Total
74,796
27
n/a
Valid votes
74,796
98.83
n/a
Invalid votes
882
1.17
n/a
Votes cast / turnout
75,678
59.17
n/a
Abstentions
52,222
40.83
n/a
Registered voters
127,900
Sources[ 1] [ 3]
Population: 54,512
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Torrelavega election results →
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
7,543
28.71
n/a 7 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
5,017
19.10
n/a
5 n/a
Independent Popular Candidacy (CPI)
4,828
18.38
n/a
5 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE)
2,535
9.65
n/a
2 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD)
2,383
9.07
n/a
2 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)
2,004
7.63
n/a
2 n/a
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)
1,963
7.47
n/a
2 n/a
Party of Labour of Cantabria (PTC)
0
0.00
n/a
0
n/a
Blank ballots
0
0.00
n/a
Total
26,273
25
n/a
Valid votes
26,273
98.99
n/a
Invalid votes
268
1.01
n/a
Votes cast / turnout
26,541
64.29
n/a
Abstentions
14,742
35.71
n/a
Registered voters
41,283
Sources[ 1] [ 4]
