Results breakdown of the 1983 Spanish local elections (Asturias)
This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Asturias on 8 May 1983. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[ 1] [ 2]
Overall
Councillor share for parties securing >1.0% of councillors up for election.
UC (1.37%)
Other (6.85%)
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 municipal election results in Asturias →
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Councillors
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
277,629
49.69
+15.59
456
+166
People's Coalition (AP –PDP –UL )1
168,654
30.18
+23.42
329
+251
Communist Party of Spain (PCE)
67,584
12.10
–4.21
116
–35
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
20,063
3.59
New
37
+37
Peasants' Unity (UC)
5,091
0.91
+0.48
14
+8
Independents (Gijón) (INDEP)
2,200
0.39
New
0
±0
Independents (Oviedo) (INDEP)
1,513
0.27
New
0
±0
Communist Movement (MC)
1,341
0.24
–1.28
1
±0
Independents (Siero) (INDEP)
1,111
0.20
New
1
+1
Independents (Avilés) (INDEP)
546
0.10
New
0
±0
Unified Communist Party (PCU)
757
0.14
New
0
±0
Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)
196
0.04
–0.01
0
±0
Others
12,081
2.16
—
68
–452
Blank ballots
0
0.00
±0.00
Total
558,766
100.00
1,022
–24
Valid votes
558,766
98.24
–0.87
Invalid votes
10,032
1.76
+0.87
Votes cast / turnout
568,798
65.10
+6.96
Abstentions
304,892
34.90
–6.96
Registered voters
873,690
Sources[ 1] [ 3] [ 4]
Popular vote
PSOE
49.69%
AP–PDP–UL
30.18%
PCE
12.10%
CDS
3.59%
Others
4.44%
Blank ballots
0.00%
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.
Municipalities
Avilés
Population: 87,996
Gijón
Population: 256,433
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Gijón election results →
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
69,116
57.45
+16.10
17
+4
People's Coalition (AP –PDP –UL )1
32,454
26.98
+21.57
7
+6
Communist Party of Spain (PCE)
12,652
10.52
–4.63
3
–1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
3,876
3.22
New
0
±0
Independents (INDEP)
2,200
1.83
New
0
±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
n/a
n/a
–28.74
0
–9
Blank ballots
0
0.00
±0.00
Total
120,298
27
±0
Valid votes
120,298
97.14
–2.22
Invalid votes
3,539
2.86
+2.22
Votes cast / turnout
123,837
64.72
+9.30
Abstentions
67,516
35.28
–9.30
Registered voters
191,353
Sources[ 1] [ 6]
Langreo
Population: 56,347
Mieres
Population: 58,718
Oviedo
Population: 184,473
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 City Council of Oviedo election results →
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
40,728
44.70
+6.00
13
+2
People's Coalition (AP –PDP –UL )1
39,727
43.60
+36.29
13
+11
Communist Party of Spain (PCE)
5,673
6.23
–3.90
1
–1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
3,471
3.81
New
0
±0
Independents (INDEP)
1,513
1.66
New
0
±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
n/a
n/a
–40.96
0
–12
Blank ballots
0
0.00
±0.00
Total
91,112
27
±0
Valid votes
91,112
98.03
–1.19
Invalid votes
1,828
1.97
+1.19
Votes cast / turnout
92,940
65.60
+8.89
Abstentions
48,740
34.40
–8.89
Registered voters
141,680
Sources[ 1] [ 9]
San Martín del Rey Aurelio
Population: 25,761
Siero
Population: 40,350
See also
References