After the fall of Francoist Spain and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy, in a process known in Spain as the transition, Bilbao was able to hold democratic elections again.
Nakon pada Francove Španjolske i uspostave ustavne monarhije, u postupku poznatom u Španjolskoj kao prijelaz no razdoblje, Bilbao je bio u mogućnosti ponovno održavati demokratske izbore.