2003 Spanish local elections in the Balearic Islands

This article presents the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Balearic Islands on 25 May 2003. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1][2]

City control

The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (highlighted in bold).[1] Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

Municipality Population Previous control New control
Ciutadella de Menorca 24,741 Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) People's Party (PP)
Ibiza 37,408 Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)
Inca 24,467 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Llucmajor 26,466 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Manacor 33,326 Liberal Alternative for Manacor–Majorcan Union (ALM–UM) People's Party–Union of Convergences (PP–UC)
Maó-Mahón 25,187 Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)
Palma de Mallorca 358,462 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Santa Eulària des Riu 25,080 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)

Municipalities

Ciutadella de Menorca

Population: 24,741
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Ciutadella de Menorca election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 4,70941.17+3.88 10+1
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 2,78024.30−2.81 6±0
Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 1,35011.80−0.51 2−1
Menorcan Party (PMQ) 8837.72+1.74 1±0
Union of Centrists of Menorca (UCM)1 7136.23−2.44 1−1
Left of Menorca–The Greens (EM–EV) 6085.32+0.97 1+1
Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) 1391.22New 0±0
Balearic People's Union (UPB) 470.41−1.34 0±0
Blank ballots 2091.83−0.71
Total 11,438 21±0
Valid votes 11,43899.42+0.48
Invalid votes 670.58−0.48
Votes cast / turnout 11,50558.64−1.99
Abstentions 8,11541.36+1.99
Registered voters 19,620
Sources[1][3][4]
Footnotes:
  • 1 Union of Centrists of Menorca results are compared to Independents of Menorca totals in the 1999 election.

Ibiza

Population: 37,408
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Ibiza election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Progressive Pact (Pacte) 6,80744.24−3.54 11±0
People's Party (PP) 6,54942.56−4.55 10±0
Independent Social Group (ASI) 4733.07New 0±0
The Greens (EV–LV) 4643.02New 0±0
Civic Union (UC) 3512.28New 0±0
Renewal Party of Ibiza and Formentera (PREF) 1470.96New 0±0
European Green Group (GVE) 1280.83New 0±0
United Residents (RU) 1190.77New 0±0
Blank ballots 3502.27−0.10
Total 15,388 21±0
Valid votes 15,38899.29+0.57
Invalid votes 1100.71−0.57
Votes cast / turnout 15,49855.03+3.58
Abstentions 12,66544.97−3.58
Registered voters 28,163
Sources[1][3][4]

Inca

Population: 24,467
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Inca election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 6,67455.62−0.39 13±0
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 2,17718.14−2.22 4−1
Socialist Party of Mallorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 1,20310.02−0.40 2±0
Independents of Inca (INDI) 6845.70−0.06 1±0
Majorcan Union (UM) 6545.45+2.37 1+1
United Left of Majorca–The Greens of Majorca (EU–EV) 4793.99+1.02 0±0
Blank ballots 1291.08+0.25
Total 12,000 21±0
Valid votes 12,00099.44−0.07
Invalid votes 680.56+0.07
Votes cast / turnout 12,06866.77+0.36
Abstentions 6,00533.23−0.36
Registered voters 18,073
Sources[1][3][4]

Llucmajor

Population: 26,466
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Llucmajor election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 5,73645.20+3.37 11+1
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 3,18425.09+0.50 6±0
Independent Social Group (ASI) 1,52712.03+2.54 2±0
Socialist Party of Mallorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 9617.57−3.09 1−1
Majorcan Union (UM) 6675.26−2.12 1±0
United Left–The Greens (EU–EV) 3712.92+0.13 0±0
Key of Mallorca (CM) 970.76New 0±0
Blank ballots 1481.17−0.23
Total 12,691 21±0
Valid votes 12,69199.17+0.95
Invalid votes 1060.83−0.95
Votes cast / turnout 12,79763.77+4.88
Abstentions 7,26936.23−4.88
Registered voters 20,066
Sources[1][3][4]

Manacor

Population: 33,326
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Manacor election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party–Union of Convergences (PP–UC)1 5,62435.85−7.24 9−1
Liberal Alternative for Manacor–Majorcan Union (ALM–UM)2 3,71223.66+14.38 6+5
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 1,69710.82+3.15 2±0
Socialist Party of Mallorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 1,59010.13−12.12 2−3
Independent Group of Porto Cristo (AIPC) 1,5099.62−1.57 2−1
United Left of Majorca–The Greens of Majorca (EU–EV) 6944.42+1.12 0±0
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 4793.05+1.04 0±0
Key of Majorca (CM) 1741.11New 0±0
Blank ballots 2101.34+0.11
Total 15,689 21±0
Valid votes 15,68999.61+0.23
Invalid votes 610.39−0.23
Votes cast / turnout 15,75062.68+6.30
Abstentions 9,37737.32−6.30
Registered voters 25,127
Sources[1][3][4]
Footnotes:
  • 1 People's Party–Union of Convergences results are compared to the combined totals of People's Party and Union of Convergences in the 1999 election.
  • 2 Liberal Alternative for Manacor–Majorcan Union results are compared to the combined totals of Liberal Alternative for Manacor and Majorcan Union in the 1999 election.

Maó-Mahón

Population: 25,187
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Maó-Mahón election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 4,62541.89−12.97 10−2
People's Party (PP) 3,99436.17+5.29 8+1
Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 1,0059.10+3.41 2+1
Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU) 5895.33+0.32 1±0
The Greens of Menorca (EV–Me) 3633.29New 0±0
Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) 1811.64New 0±0
Union of Centrists of Menorca (UCM) 840.76New 0±0
Balearic People's Union (UPB) 320.29−1.29 0±0
Blank ballots 1681.52−0.46
Total 11,041 21±0
Valid votes 11,04199.56+0.24
Invalid votes 490.44−0.24
Votes cast / turnout 11,09058.21+3.17
Abstentions 7,96141.79−3.17
Registered voters 19,051
Sources[1][3][4]

Palma de Mallorca

Population: 358,462
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Palma de Mallorca election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 70,56746.06+2.08 15±0
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 41,53127.11+1.14 9+1
United Left–The Greens (EU–EV) 15,90910.38+1.79 3+1
Socialist Party of Mallorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 9,7796.38−4.27 2−1
Majorcan Union (UM) 6,4304.20−1.66 0−1
Independent Social Group (ASI) 3,1452.05+1.22 0±0
Key of Majorca (CM) 1,4280.93New 0±0
Balearic Islands Renewal Party (PRIB) 7710.50New 0±0
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 4440.29+0.01 0±0
Workers for Democracy Coalition (TD) 2640.17−0.05 0±0
Blank ballots 2,9281.91−0.45
Total 153,196 29±0
Valid votes 153,19699.38+0.81
Invalid votes 9490.62−0.81
Votes cast / turnout 154,14556.51+9.46
Abstentions 118,61243.49−9.46
Registered voters 272,757
Sources[1][3][4][5]

Santa Eulària des Riu

Population: 25,080
← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Santa Eulària des Riu election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 5,65959.00+1.44 14+1
Progressive Pact (Pacte) 2,75728.74−8.25 7−1
The Greens (EV–LV) 3583.73New 0±0
Independent Social Group (ASI) 2592.70New 0±0
Civic Union (UCP) 2372.47−0.98 0±0
European Green Group (GVE) 690.72New 0±0
Balearic Democratic Union (UDB) 560.58New 0±0
Blank ballots 1972.05+0.05
Total 9,592 21±0
Valid votes 9,59298.99+0.41
Invalid votes 981.01−0.41
Votes cast / turnout 9,69057.76+2.21
Abstentions 7,08742.24−2.21
Registered voters 16,777
Sources[1][3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lozano, Carles. "Eleccions Municipals a les Illes Balears (des de 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Elecciones Municipales. 25 de mayo de 2003. Illes Balears". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Acuerdo de 20 de junio de 2003, de la Junta Electoral Central, por el que se procede a la publicación del resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 374/2003, de 31 de marzo, y celebradas el 25 de mayo, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (158 (Supplement)): 1–700. 3 July 2003. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Lozano, Carles. "Eleccions municipals a Palma de Mallorca (des de 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
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