2015 Balearic island council elections

Island council elections were held in the Balearic Islands on 24 May 2015 to elect the 10th Consells Insulars of Mallorca and Menorca and the 3rd Consells Insulars of Formentera and Ibiza. All 76 seats in the four island councils were up for election. They were held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

Opinion polls

Island control

The following table lists party control in the island councils.[1] Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

Island Population[2] Previous control New control
Formentera 11,545 People for Formentera (GxF) People for Formentera (GxF)
Ibiza 140,271 People's Party (PP) Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)
Mallorca 858,313 People's Party (PP) More for Mallorca (Més)
Menorca 93,313 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 alliances 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][3][4]
Footnotes:
  • 1 Within the Union of Formentera coalition in the 2011 election.

Ibiza

← 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) 14,78234.04−17.34 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][5]
Footnotes:
  • 1 Within the PSOE–Pact for Ibiza coalition in the 2011 election.
  • 2 Island Alternative results are compared to New Alternative totals in the 2011 election.

Mallorca

← 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) 96,31427.83−18.25 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][5]
Footnotes:

Menorca

← 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) 11,92831.77−15.05 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][5]
Footnotes:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lozano, Carles. "Eleccions als Consells Insulars (des de 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero. Resumen por Islas (2014)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Acuerdo de 1 de julio de 2015, 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 233/2015, de 30 de marzo, y celebradas el 24 de mayo de 2015, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona. Provincias: Gipúzkoa, Girona, Granada, Guadalajara, Huelva, Huesca, Illes Balears, Jaén" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (181): 65519–65807. 30 July 2015. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Eleccions als Consells Insulars de Mallorca, Menorca i d'Eivissa 2015" (PDF) (in Catalan). Electoral Commission of the Balearic Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
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