Results breakdown of the 2003 Spanish local elections (Extremadura)
# Results breakdown of the 2003 Spanish local elections (Extremadura)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Extremadura on 25 May 2003. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.

## City control

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

| Municipality | Population | Previous control | New control |
| - | - | - | - |
| Almendralejo | 28,030 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Badajoz | 136,851 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Cáceres | 84,439 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Mérida | 50,780 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
| Plasencia | 38,495 | Commitment to Plasencia (CCPL) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |

## Municipalities

### Almendralejo

    Population: 28,030

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Almendralejo election results → :

| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party $(PSOE)^1$ | 8,112 | 53.26 | +6.30 | 12 | +2 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 5,736 | 37.66 | –5.24 | 8 | –2 |
| | United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura $(IU–SIEx)^2$ | 953 | 6.26 | –1.48 | 1 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 430 | 2.82 | +0.43 | | |
| Total | Total | 15,231 | | | 21 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 15,231 | 98.97 | –0.29 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 158 | 1.03 | +0.29 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 15,389 | 69.80 | –2.31 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 6,657 | 30.20 | +2.31 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 22,046 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and Extremaduran Coalition in the 1999 $election.^2$ United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura results are compared to the combined totals of United Left–Commitment to Extremadura and Independent Socialists of Extremadura in the 1999 election. |||||||

### Badajoz

    Population: 136,851

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Badajoz election results → :

| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party (PP) | 37,092 | 53.68 | –2.70 | 15 | –1 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party $(PSOE)^1$ | 25,566 | 37.00 | +4.52 | 11 | +2 |
| | United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura $(IU–SIEx)^2$ | 3,495 | 5.06 | –2.86 | 1 | –1 |
| | The Greens of Extremadura (LV) | 1,069 | 1.55 | +0.59 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Extremadura (EU) | 470 | 0.68 | +0.18 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 133 | 0.19 | +0.05 | 0 | ±0 |
| | National Democracy (DN) | 129 | 0.19 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,138 | 1.65 | +0.03 | | |
| Total | Total | 69,092 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 69,092 | 99.28 | –0.11 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 502 | 0.72 | +0.11 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 69,594 | 63.80 | +2.93 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 39,481 | 36.20 | –2.93 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 109,075 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and Extremaduran Coalition in the 1999 $election.^2$ United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura results are compared to the combined totals of United Left–Commitment to Extremadura and Independent Socialists of Extremadura in the 1999 election. |||||||

### Cáceres

    Population: 84,439

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Cáceres election results → :

| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party (PP) | 22,423 | 47.02 | –5.38 | 13 | –2 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party $(PSOE)^1$ | 19,046 | 39.94 | +5.08 | 11 | +2 |
| | United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura $(IU–SIEx)^2$ | 2,477 | 5.19 | –0.66 | 1 | ±0 |
| | United Extremadura (EU) | 2,293 | 4.81 | +1.54 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 261 | 0.55 | +0.44 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,188 | 2.49 | +0.29 | | |
| Total | Total | 47,688 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 47,688 | 99.14 | –0.15 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 415 | 0.86 | +0.15 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 48,103 | 69.43 | +1.68 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 21,178 | 30.57 | –1.68 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 69,281 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and Extremaduran Coalition in the 1999 $election.^2$ United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura results are compared to the combined totals of United Left–Commitment to Extremadura and Independent Socialists of Extremadura in the 1999 election. |||||||

### Mérida

    Population: 50,780

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Mérida election results → :

| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party (PP) | 12,970 | 44.68 | –1.40 | 13 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party $(PSOE)^1$ | 12,861 | 44.31 | +7.67 | 12 | +2 |
| | United Left–Commitment to Extremadura (IU–CE) | 1,186 | 4.09 | –4.36 | 0 | –2 |
| | Independent Party of Capital Mérida (PIMC) | 903 | 3.11 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Socialists of Extremadura (SIEx) | 366 | 1.26 | –2.84 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Extremadura (EU) | 199 | 0.69 | –0.59 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 542 | 1.87 | –1.23 | | |
| Total | Total | 29,027 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 29,027 | 99.27 | +0.33 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 214 | 0.73 | –0.33 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 29,241 | 70.78 | +9.91 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 12,070 | 29.22 | –9.91 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 41,311 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and Extremaduran Coalition in the 1999 election. |||||||

### Plasencia

    Population: 38,495

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Plasencia election results → :

| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party $(PSOE)^1$ | 8,764 | 41.13 | –4.00 | 10 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 5,460 | 25.63 | –21.28 | 6 | –5 |
| | Commitment to Plasencia (CCPL) | 4,638 | 21.77 | New | 5 | +5 |
| | United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura (IU–SIEx) | 944 | 4.43 | +0.39 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Extremadura (EU) | 583 | 2.74 | +1.10 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Extremaduran Democratic Socialist Platform (PDEx) | 490 | 2.30 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 427 | 2.00 | –0.27 | | |
| Total | Total | 21,306 | | | 21 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 21,306 | 99.07 | –0.10 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 200 | 0.93 | +0.10 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 21,506 | 70.08 | +3.13 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 9,183 | 29.92 | –3.13 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 30,689 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and Extremaduran Coalition in the 1999 election. |||||||
