2015 Basque foral elections

Foral elections were held in the Basque Country on 24 May 2015 to elect the 10th General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. They were held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

Opinion polls

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Basque foral election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	360,279	33.25	+2.32	54	+5
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)¹	242,431	22.38	−6.41	39	−7
	We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu)	148,626	13.72	New	20	+20
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	147,432	13.61	−3.17	21	−7
	People's Party (PP)	101,084	9.33	−4.99	17	−11
	Winning (Irabazi)	29,148	2.69	New	1	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	22,256	2.05	New	1	+1
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	5,595	0.52	−0.28	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA)	3,377	0.31	New	0	±0
	Joint Initiative (IKune)	3,288	0.30	New	0	±0
	Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFyV)	2,093	0.19	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	561	0.05	+0.04	0	±0
	Basque Communists–Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (EK–PCPE)	515	0.05	New	0	±0
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)	n/a	n/a	−3.32	0	−2
Blank ballots		16,779	1.55	−0.74

Total		1,083,464			153	±0

Valid votes		1,083,464	98.77	+0.23
Invalid votes		13,520	1.23	−0.23
Votes cast / turnout		1,096,984	63.76	+0.21
Abstentions		623,387	36.24	−0.21
Registered voters		1,720,371

Sources^[1]^[2]
Footnotes: ¹ Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 elections.

The following table lists party control in the foral deputations.^[1] Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

Province	Population
Álava	321,932	People's Party (PP)	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Biscay	1,151,905	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Gipuzkoa^[a]	715,018	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 General Assembly of Álava election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	35,335	21.99	−3.97	12	−4
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	34,705	21.60	−2.12	13	±0
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)¹	32,716	20.36	−3.32	11	±0
	We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu)	23,393	14.56	New	8	+8
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	17,991	11.20	−5.11	5	−4
	Winning (Irabazi)	5,953	3.70	New	1	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	4,982	3.10	New	1	+1
	Joint Initiative (IKune)	1,764	1.10	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,079	0.67	−1.13	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	118	0.07	New	0	±0
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)	n/a	n/a	−4.09	0	−2
Blank ballots		2,653	1.65	−1.09

Total		160,689			51	±0

Valid votes		160,689	98.40	+0.74
Invalid votes		2,621	1.60	−0.74
Votes cast / turnout		163,310	65.65	+2.02
Abstentions		85,450	34.35	−2.02
Registered voters		248,760

Sources^[1]^[2]
Footnotes: ¹ Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 General Assembly of Biscay election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	212,656	37.63	+0.41	23	+1
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)¹	106,575	18.86	−4.87	11	−1
	We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu)	82,107	14.53	New	6	+6
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	70,361	12.45	−4.23	7	−2
	People's Party (PP)	46,354	8.20	−5.59	4	−4
	Winning (Irabazi)	14,773	2.61	New	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	12,012	2.13	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	3,389	0.60	+0.02	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA)	3,377	0.60	New	0	±0
	Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFyV)	1,975	0.35	New	0	±0
	Joint Initiative (IKune)	1,524	0.27	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	561	0.10	+0.08	0	±0
	Basque Communists–Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (EK–PCPE)	515	0.09	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		8,923	1.58	−0.64

Total		565,102			51	±0

Valid votes		565,102	98.67	+0.08
Invalid votes		7,644	1.33	−0.08
Votes cast / turnout		572,746	62.57	−1.45
Abstentions		342,598	37.43	+1.45
Registered voters		915,344

Sources^[1]^[2]
Footnotes: ¹ Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 General Assembly of Gipuzkoa election results →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	112,918	31.57	+8.07	18	+4
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)¹	103,140	28.84	−10.79	17	−6
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	59,080	16.52	−0.63	9	−1
	We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu)	43,126	12.06	New	6	+6
	People's Party (PP)	19,395	5.42	−4.61	1	−3
	Winning (Irabazi)	8,422	2.35	New	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	5,262	1.47	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,127	0.32	−0.40	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,203	1.45	−0.76

Total		357,673			51	±0

Valid votes		357,673	99.10	+0.26
Invalid votes		3,255	0.90	−0.26
Votes cast / turnout		360,928	64.88	+2.15
Abstentions		195,339	35.12	−2.15
Registered voters		556,267

Sources^[1]^[2]
Footnotes: ¹ Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather–Basque Solidarity–Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 election.

1 2 3 4 5 Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
1 2 3 4 "Resultados Electorales" (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
↑ Law 19/2011 (2011), art. 2 & final prov..