2023 Spanish local elections in Extremadura

This article presents the results breakdown of the local elections held in Extremadura on 28 May 2023. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1][2][3]

Opinion polls

City control

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

Municipality Population Previous control New control
Almendralejo 33,669 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Badajoz 150,146 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Cáceres 95,456 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP)
Mérida 59,324 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Plasencia 39,247 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)

Municipalities

Almendralejo

Population: 33,669
← Summary of the 28 May 2023 City Council of Almendralejo election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 7,53546.16+3.24 11+1
People's Party (PP) 5,01030.69+2.21 7±0
Vox (Vox) 2,12813.04+7.85 3+2
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 7084.34−8.48 0−3
United for Almendralejo (Podemos–IU–AV–Unidas)1 6854.20−0.42 0±0
Blank ballots 2591.59+0.81
Total 16,325 21±0
Valid votes 16,32598.27−0.78
Invalid votes 2881.73+0.78
Votes cast / turnout 16,61366.28+1.41
Abstentions 8,45333.72−1.41
Registered voters 25,066
Sources[1][4][5]
Footnotes:

Badajoz

Population: 150,146
← Summary of the 28 May 2023 City Council of Badajoz election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 32,94244.43+13.50 14+5
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 23,45531.63−5.87 10−2
Vox (Vox) 7,55910.19+4.67 3+2
United We Can Badajoz (Podemos–IU–AV–Unidas) 3,0304.09−1.63 0−1
Together for Extremadura (JUEx) 2,2743.07New 0±0
Forward Badajoz (BA) 1,4681.98−2.87 0±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 1,0271.39−11.76 0−4
Badajoz 5 Stars (Badajoz 5 Estrellas) 8541.15New 0±0
Raise Badajoz (Levanta) 2440.33New 0±0
Extremennist Party–Extremennists–Party of Extremadurans (PEx–EXT) 1990.27New 0±0
Blank ballots 1,0941.48+0.72
Total 74,146 27±0
Valid votes 74,14698.63−0.66
Invalid votes 1,0301.37+0.66
Votes cast / turnout 75,17663.19+4.73
Abstentions 43,78436.81−4.73
Registered voters 118,960
Sources[1][4][5]

Cáceres

Population: 95,456
← Summary of the 28 May 2023 City Council of Cáceres election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 20,44640.09+12.94 11+4
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 17,05433.44−1.02 10+1
Vox (Vox) 4,6419.10+2.57 2+1
United We Can for Cáceres (Podemos–IU–AV–Unidas) 3,4146.69−3.87 2−1
Cáceres Alive (Cáceres Viva) 1,8013.53New 0±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 9201.80−17.44 0−5
We Are Cáceres (Somos Cc) 6981.37New 0±0
Raise Cáceres (Levanta)1 5931.16+0.03 0±0
Together for Extremadura (JUEx) 5661.11New 0±0
A Worthy Extremadura (UED) 2310.45New 0±0
Blank ballots 6411.26+0.32
Total 51,005 25±0
Valid votes 51,00598.51−0.49
Invalid votes 7701.49+0.49
Votes cast / turnout 51,77566.85+2.01
Abstentions 25,67233.15−2.01
Registered voters 77,447
Sources[1][4][6]
Footnotes:

Mérida

Population: 59,324
← Summary of the 28 May 2023 City Council of Mérida election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 14,20848.55−0.32 14+1
People's Party (PP) 7,04424.07+4.99 6+1
Vox (Vox) 2,5848.83+1.79 2±0
For Mérida (XMérida) 2,1037.19New 2+2
United for Mérida (IU–Podemos–AV–Unidas) 1,9056.51−2.84 1−1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 4511.54−12.12 0−3
Together for Extremadura (JUEx) 3371.15New 0±0
A Worthy Extremadura (UED) 1550.53New 0±0
Blank ballots 4781.63+0.55
Total 29,265 25±0
Valid votes 29,26598.36−0.85
Invalid votes 4891.64+0.85
Votes cast / turnout 29,75463.42+2.78
Abstentions 17,16536.58−2.78
Registered voters 46,919
Sources[1][4][5]

Plasencia

Population: 39,247
← Summary of the 28 May 2023 City Council of Plasencia election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 10,12751.64+1.17 12±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 4,74924.21−1.50 6±0
United We Can for Plasencia (Podemos–IU–AV–Unidas) 1,7989.17+0.62 2±0
Vox (Vox) 1,2086.16+3.92 1+1
Raise Plasencia (Levanta) 6793.46New 0±0
Together for Extremadura (JUEx) 3741.91New 0±0
Extremennist Party–Extremennists–Party of Extremadurans (PEx–EXT) 2431.24New 0±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 1260.64−4.90 0−1
Blank ballots 3081.57+0.65
Total 19,612 21±0
Valid votes 19,61297.83−1.27
Invalid votes 4362.17+1.27
Votes cast / turnout 20,04861.56−0.74
Abstentions 12,51738.44+0.74
Registered voters 32,565
Sources[1][4][6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones Municipales en Extremadura (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Elecciones Municipales. 28 de mayo de 2023. Extremadura". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Elecciones Municipales 2023. Extremadura. Comunidad Autónoma". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Resolución de 5 de julio de 2023, de la Presidencia de la Junta Electoral Central, por la que se procede a la publicación del 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: Badajoz, Barcelona y Bizkaia" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (187): 116802–117039. 7 August 2023. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  6. 1 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: Burgos, Cáceres y Cádiz" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (214): 123419–123671. 7 September 2023. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 23 December 2025.