1983 Barcelona City Council election

1983 Barcelona City Council election

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All 43 seats in the City Council of Barcelona
22 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered1,359,589 Red arrow down8.2%
Turnout916,684 (67.4%)
Green arrow up13.1 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Pasqual Maragall Ramon Trias Alexandre Pedrós
Party PSC–PSOE CiU AP–PDP–PL
Leader since 2 December 1982 1983 1983
Last election 16 seats, 34.0% 8 seats, 18.6% 0 seats, 3.0%[a]
Seats won 21 13 6
Seat change Green arrow up5 Green arrow up5 Green arrow up6
Popular vote 412,991 246,780 117,052
Percentage 45.8% 27.4% 13.0%
Swing Green arrow up11.8 pp Green arrow up8.8 pp Green arrow up10.0 pp

  Fourth party
 
Leader Jordi Solé Tura
Party PSUC
Leader since 1983
Last election 9 seats, 18.9%
Seats won 3
Seat change Red arrow down6
Popular vote 62,421
Percentage 6.9%
Swing Red arrow down12.0 pp

Mayor before election

Pasqual Maragall
PSC

Elected Mayor

Pasqual Maragall
PSC

The 1983 Barcelona City Council election, also the 1983 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 2nd City Council of the municipality of Barcelona. All 43 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
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