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
Main article: Opinion polling for the 2015 Spanish local elections (Balearic Islands) § Island Councils

Island Council control

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

Formentera
← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Formentera election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People for Formentera (GxF) 1,81749.75+5.71 9+3
People's Party (PP)1 80221.96n/a 4+1
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 50713.88–1.41 2±0
Commitment to Formentera (CompromísFormentera)1 46012.60n/a 2±0
Blank ballots 661.81–0.18
Total 3,652 17+4
Valid votes 3,65297.21–0.99
Invalid votes 1052.79+0.99
Votes cast / turnout 3,75751.52–9.34
Abstentions 3,53548.48+9.34
Registered voters 7,292
Sources[1][2][3]

Ibiza
← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Ibiza election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 14,78234.04–17.34 6–2
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)1 10,35423.84n/a 4±0
We Can (Podemos/Podem) 8,18818.86New 3+3
People for Ibiza (GxE)1 2,1935.05n/a 0–1
El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi) 2,0064.62New 0±0
EPIC Ibiza Citizen Movement (mcEPIC) 1,1022.54New 0±0
More Ibiza–Democratic Corsairs (MEC) 1,0022.31New 0±0
Island Alternative (AL–in)2 7771.79–2.68 0±0
Republican Left–Ibiza Yes (ER–Eivissa Sí)1 7691.77n/a 0±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 6961.60–0.50 0±0
Renewal Party of Ibiza and Formentera (PREF) 4861.12New 0±0
Blank ballots 1,0702.46–0.86
Total 43,425 13±0
Valid votes 43,42598.76+0.34
Invalid votes 5451.24–0.34
Votes cast / turnout 43,97049.30–2.85
Abstentions 45,22250.70+2.85
Registered voters 89,192
Sources[1][4]

Mallorca
← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Mallorca election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 96,31427.83–18.25 10–9
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 62,01817.91–5.65 7–3
More for Mallorca–PSM–Agreement–Initiative Greens (Més–PSM–Entesa–IV)1 59,99217.33+6.76 6+2
We Can (Podemos/Podem) 49,65214.34New 5+5
El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi)2 32,3879.35+1.83 3+3
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 25,2367.29+7.04 2+2
Let's Win the Balearic Islands (Guanyem)3 6,0911.75–1.18 0±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 3,1310.90–1.29 0±0
Independent Green Ecologists of the Balearics (ECOVIB) 2,1850.63New 0±0
Independent Social Group (ASI) 1,0600.30–0.02 0±0
Family and Life Party (PFyV) 9550.27+0.12 0±0
Spanish Liberal Project (PLIE) 6770.19+0.02 0±0
Blank ballots 6,4401.86–1.00
Total 346,138 33±0
Valid votes 346,13898.59+0.19
Invalid votes 4,9281.41–0.19
Votes cast / turnout 351,08260.16–0.81
Abstentions 232,48039.84+0.81
Registered voters 583,562
Sources[1][4]

Menorca
← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Island Council of Menorca election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 11,92831.77–15.05 5–3
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 8,46222.54–3.17 3–1
More for Menorca (MpM)1 7,03818.74+5.78 3+2
We Can (Podemos/Podem) 4,68112.47New 2+2
Citizens of Menorca–Ciutadella de Menorca People's Union (CMe–UPCM) 1,8694.98+3.75 0±0
Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU) 1,5604.15–0.06 0±0
El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi)2 1,1413.04+0.23 0±0
Blank ballots 8682.31–0.66
Total 37,547 13±0
Valid votes 37,54798.40+0.04
Invalid votes 6101.60–0.04
Votes cast / turnout 38,15558.38–1.81
Abstentions 27,19941.62+1.81
Registered voters 65,356
Sources[1][4]

See also

Notes

    References
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      Other
      1. "Parliament of the Balearic Islands and Island Council elections since 1979". historiaelectoral.com (in Catalan). Electoral History. 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". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
      4. "Resultats oficials Consells per legislatura" (PDF). parlamentib.es (in Catalan). Electoral Board of the Balearic Islands. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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