Local elections were held in Spain on 28 May 1995[a] to elect all 65,869 councillors in the 8,067 Spanish municipalities (including 50 seats in the assemblies of the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla),[2] all 1,187 provincial seats in 41 provinces (including 38 indirectly-elected provincial deputations and the three foral deputations in the Basque Country) and 198 seats in ten island councils (seven Canarian and three Balearic ones). They were held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities.
28 May 1995[a]
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 65,869 councillors in 8,067 municipal councils[b] All 1,385 provincial/island seats in 44 provinces[c] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion polls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registered | 31,953,812 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 22,324,852 (69.9%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provincial results map for municipal elections | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overview
editLocal government
editUnder the 1978 Constitution, the governance of municipalities in Spain was centered on the figure of city councils (Spanish: ayuntamientos), local corporations with independent legal personality composed of a mayor, a government council and an elected legislative assembly.[3] The mayor was indirectly elected by the local assembly, requiring an absolute majority; otherwise, the candidate from the most-voted party automatically became mayor (ties were resolved by drawing lots).[4] The concejo abierto system (English: open council), under which voters directly elected the local mayor by plurality voting, was reserved for municipalities under 100 inhabitants and some minor local entities.[5]
Provincial deputations were the governing bodies of provinces in Spain—except for single-province autonomous communities—having an administration role of municipal activities and composed of a provincial president, an administrative body, and a plenary.[6] For insular provinces, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands, deputations were replaced by island councils in each of the islands or group of islands. For Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma, this figure was referred to in Spanish as cabildo insular, whereas for Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza–Formentera, its name was consejo insular (Catalan: consell insular).[7][e] The three Basque provinces had foral deputations instead (called General Assemblies, or Juntas Generales).[9]
Date
editThe term of local assemblies in Spain expired four years after the date of their previous election, with election day being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 54 days before the scheduled election date and published on the following day in the Official State Gazette (BOE).[10] The previous local elections were held on 26 May 1991, setting the date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 28 May 1995.
Local assemblies could not be dissolved before the expiration of their term, except in cases of mismanagement that seriously harmed the public interest and implied a breach of constitutional obligations, in which case the Council of Ministers could—optionally—decide to call a by-election.[11]
Elections to the assemblies of local entities were officially called on 4 April 1995 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOE, setting election day for 28 May.[12] Subsequent by-elections were called on 12 September, for 5 November.[1]
Electoral system
editVoting for local assemblies and Canarian island councils was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered and residing in the municipality or council and with full political rights (provided that they had not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence, nor were legally incapacitated), as well as resident non-nationals whose country of origin allowed reciprocal voting by virtue of a treaty or within the framework of Community Law.[13]
Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency.[14] Each municipality or council was a multi-member constituency, with a number of seats based on the following scale:[15]
| Population | Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipalities | Canary Islands | Balearic Islands[e] | |
| <250 | 5 | No island below 5,000 inhabitants |
Fixed number: Ibiza–Formentera: 13 Menorca: 13 Mallorca: 33 |
| 251–1,000 | 7 | ||
| 1,001–2,000 | 9 | ||
| 2,001–5,000 | 11 | ||
| 5,001–10,000 | 13 | 11 | |
| 10,001–20,000 | 17 | 13 | |
| 20,001–50,000 | 21 | 17 | |
| 50,001–100,000 | 25 | 21 | |
| >100,001 | +1 per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction +1 if total is an even number | ||
Councillors in municipalities between 100 and 250 inhabitants were elected using open-list partial block voting, with voters choosing up to four candidates.[16]
Most provincial deputations were indirectly elected by applying the D'Hondt method and a three percent-threshold of valid votes to municipal results—excluding candidacies not electing any councillor—in each judicial district. Seats were allocated to provincial deputations based on the following scale (with each judicial district being assigned an initial minimum of one seat and a maximum of three-fifths of the total number of provincial seats, with the remaining ones distributed in proportion to population):[17]
| Population | Seats |
|---|---|
| <500,000 | 25 |
| 500,001–1,000,000 | 27 |
| 1,000,001–3,500,000 | 31 |
| >3,500,001 | 51 |
The General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa were directly elected by voters under their own, specific electoral regulations.[18]
The law did not provide for by-elections to fill vacant seats; instead, any vacancies arising after the proclamation of candidates and during the legislative term were filled by the next candidates on the party lists or, when required, by designated substitutes.[19]
Parties and candidates
editThe electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form an alliance were required to inform the relevant electoral commission within 10 days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list:[20]
- At least one percent of the electors in municipalities with a population below 5,000 inhabitants, provided that the number of signers was more than double that of councillors at stake.
- At least 100 signatures in municipalities with a population between 5,001 and 10,000.
- At least 500 signatures in municipalities with a population between 10,001 and 50,000.
- At least 1,500 signatures in municipalities with a population between 50,001 and 150,000.
- At least 3,000 signatures in municipalities with a population between 150,001 and 300,000.
- At least 5,000 signatures in municipalities with a population between 300,001 and 1,000,000.
- At least 8,000 signatures in municipalities with a population over 1,000,001.
Opinion polls
editThe table below list opinion polling results in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between polling organisations.
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | Lead | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 local elections | 28 May 1995 | N/a | 69.9 | 30.8 | 35.3 | 11.7 | 4.5 |
| Demoscopia/El País[21] | 10–15 May 1995 | 16,700 | ? | 28.0 | 36.9 | 13.3 | 8.9 |
| 1991 local elections | 28 May 1995 | N/a | 62.8 | 38.3 | 25.7 | 8.0 | 12.6 |
Results
editMunicipal
editOverall
edit| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Councillors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 7,820,392 | 35.27 | +9.56 | 24,772 | +5,229 | |
| Navarrese People's Union (UPN) | 76,736 | 0.35 | −0.01 | 293 | +48 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1 | 6,838,607 | 30.84 | −7.88 | 21,189 | −4,176 | |
| United Left (IU) | 2,589,780 | 11.68 | +3.71 | 3,493 | +962 | |
| Convergence and Union (CiU) | 975,037 | 4.40 | −0.46 | 4,265 | −95 | |
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 313,318 | 1.41 | −0.18 | 1,015 | +22 | |
| Andalusian Party (PA) | 260,249 | 1.17 | −0.65 | 345 | −195 | |
| Canarian Coalition (CC) | 247,219 | 1.12 | −0.15 | 429 | +65 | |
| Independents of Gran Canaria (IGC) | 3,282 | 0.01 | −0.03 | 8 | +3 | |
| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) | 208,098 | 0.94 | +0.37 | 428 | +187 | |
| Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 204,906 | 0.92 | +0.43 | 525 | +297 | |
| Popular Unity (HB) | 184,742 | 0.83 | −0.23 | 621 | −80 | |
| Basque Solidarity (EA) | 133,576 | 0.60 | −0.10 | 406 | +13 | |
| Valencian Union–Independents–Centrists (UV–FICVA–CCV) | 129,759 | 0.59 | −0.40 | 215 | −120 | |
| Aragonese Party (PAR) | 116,447 | 0.53 | −0.15 | 1,050 | −171 | |
| Andalusian Progress Party (PAP) | 86,895 | 0.39 | New | 79 | +79 | |
| Valencian People's Union–Nationalist Bloc (UPV–BN) | 84,462 | 0.38 | +0.09 | 168 | +76 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 81,560 | 0.37 | −3.51 | 261 | −2,678 | |
| Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE) | 79,338 | 0.36 | New | 206 | +206 | |
| Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA) | 41,628 | 0.19 | −0.19 | 170 | −115 | |
| Nationalists of the Balearic Islands (PSM–ENE) | 40,246 | 0.18 | +0.04 | 97 | +31 | |
| Nationalist and Ecologist Agreement (ENE) | 664 | 0.00 | –0.01 | 0 | –1 | |
| Liberal Independent Group (GIL) | 36,438 | 0.16 | +0.05 | 43 | +24 | |
| Leonese People's Union (UPL) | 34,715 | 0.16 | +0.11 | 138 | +110 | |
| Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | 33,221 | 0.15 | +0.05 | 88 | +19 | |
| Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV–Gorordo) | 32,129 | 0.14 | New | 5 | +5 | |
| Extremaduran Coalition (CEx)5 | 28,060 | 0.13 | +0.05 | 139 | +72 | |
| Aragonese Union (CHA) | 27,648 | 0.12 | +0.07 | 39 | +23 | |
| Nationalist Canarian Platform (PCN) | 26,956 | 0.12 | +0.05 | 44 | −10 | |
| Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) | 2,445 | 0.01 | ±0.00 | 11 | +2 | |
| Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN) | 24,186 | 0.11 | New | 42 | +42 | |
| The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) | 23,415 | 0.11 | New | 1 | +1 | |
| Alavese Unity (UA) | 21,562 | 0.10 | −0.01 | 37 | −2 | |
| Federation of Independents of Catalonia (FIC) | 19,718 | 0.09 | New | 177 | +177 | |
| Majorcan Union (UM)6 | 18,713 | 0.08 | +0.03 | 44 | +23 | |
| Portuese Independents (IP) | 16,522 | 0.07 | +0.04 | 16 | +8 | |
| The Greens (LV) | 13,490 | 0.06 | −0.38 | 4 | −1 | |
| Asturianist Party (PAS)7 | 13,414 | 0.06 | ±0.00 | 6 | ±0 | |
| Andalusian Federation of Independents (FADI) | 12,964 | 0.06 | New | 58 | +58 | |
| Riojan Party (PR) | 11,842 | 0.05 | +0.01 | 103 | +21 | |
| Galician Nationalist Convergence (CNG) | 11,551 | 0.05 | −0.23 | 21 | −116 | |
| The Alternative Greens (LVA)8 | 11,519 | 0.05 | −0.03 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Coalition for Gran Canaria (CGC) | 10,970 | 0.05 | New | 6 | +6 | |
| Independent Group of Ávila (AIAV) | 10,547 | 0.05 | New | 115 | +115 | |
| Independent Solution (SI) | 10,310 | 0.05 | −0.07 | 61 | ±0 | |
| Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)9 | 10,004 | 0.05 | +0.02 | 98 | +62 | |
| Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) | 1,724 | 0.01 | ±0.00 | 8 | ±0 | |
| Independent Sorian Alternative (ALSI) | 1,715 | 0.01 | New | 2 | +2 | |
| Others (lists at <0.05% not securing any provincial or island seat) | 948,641 | 4.28 | — | 4,840 | −1,003 | |
| Blank ballots | 323,712 | 1.46 | +0.33 | |||
| Total | 22,171,945 | 100.00 | 65,869 | −439 | ||
| Valid votes | 22,171,945 | 99.32 | +0.02 | |||
| Invalid votes | 152,907 | 0.68 | −0.02 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 22,324,852 | 69.87 | +7.09 | |||
| Abstentions | 9,628,960 | 30.13 | −7.09 | |||
| Registered voters | 31,953,812 | |||||
| Sources[22][23] | ||||||
Footnotes:
| ||||||
City control
editThe following table lists party control in provincial capitals (highlighted in bold), as well as in municipalities above 75,000.[24] Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
Autonomous cities
editThe following table lists party control in the autonomous cities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
| City | Population | Previous control | New control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceuta | 71,926 | → Newly-established | Progress and Future of Ceuta (PFC) (PP in 1996) | ||
| Melilla | 63,570 | → Newly-established | People's Party (PP) (PIM in 1998) | ||
Provincial and island
editSummary
edit| Parties and alliances | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD | IC | FD | Total | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 464 | 64 | 25 | 553 | +162 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1 | 394 | 59 | 26 | 479 | −157 | |
| United Left (IU) | 68 | 5 | 9 | 82 | +46 | |
| Convergence and Union (CiU) | 64 | — | — | 64 | −4 | |
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | — | — | 47 | 47 | ±0 | |
| Canarian Coalition (CC)2 | — | 42 | — | 42 | +6 | |
| Popular Unity (HB) | — | — | 20 | 20 | −7 | |
| Basque Solidarity (EA) | — | — | 15 | 15 | −4 | |
| Nationalist Canarian Platform (PCN) | — | 12 | — | 12 | −3 | |
| Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) | — | 4 | — | 4 | +1 | |
| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) | 11 | — | — | 11 | +8 | |
| Aragonese Party (PAR) | 11 | — | — | 11 | −4 | |
| Alavese Unity (UA) | — | — | 9 | 9 | −2 | |
| Andalusian Party (PA) | 6 | — | — | 6 | −9 | |
| Nationalists of the Balearic Islands (PSM–ENE) | — | 6 | — | 6 | +1 | |
| Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalists of the Islands (PSM–NI)3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | −1 | |
| Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) | — | 6 | — | 6 | +2 | |
| Andalusian Progress Party (PAP) | 5 | — | — | 5 | +5 | |
| Liberal Independent Group (GIL) | 3 | — | — | 3 | +1 | |
| Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 2 | — | — | 2 | +2 | |
| Leonese People's Union (UPL) | 2 | — | — | 2 | +1 | |
| Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV–Gorordo) | — | — | 2 | 2 | +2 | |
| Majorcan Union (UM)4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | +1 | |
| Valencian Union–Independents–Centrists (UV–FICVA–CCV) | 1 | — | — | 1 | −3 | |
| The Greens (LV) | — | 1 | — | 1 | +1 | |
| Independent Group of Ávila (AIAV) | 1 | — | — | 1 | +1 | |
| Independent Sorian Alternative (ALSI) | 1 | — | — | 1 | +1 | |
| Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF) | — | 1 | — | 1 | +1 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −32 | |
| Valencian People's Union–Nationalist Bloc (UPV–BN) | 0 | — | — | 0 | −1 | |
| Galician Nationalist Convergence (CNG) | 0 | — | — | 0 | −10 | |
| Independents of Ibiza and Formentera Federation (FIEF) | — | 0 | — | 0 | −1 | |
| Canarian Initiative (ICAN)5 | — | 0 | — | 0 | −1 | |
| People's Palentine Group (APP) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | −1 | |
| Independents (INDEP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Total | 1,034 | 198 | 153 | 1,385 | +2 | |
| Sources[25] | ||||||
Footnotes:
| ||||||
Indirectly-elected
editThe following table lists party control in the indirectly-elected provincial deputations.[25] Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
Island councils
editThe following table lists party control in the island councils.[27][28] Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
| Island | Population | Previous control | New control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Hierro | 7,846 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) | ||
| Fuerteventura | 41,477 | Canarian Coalition (CC) | Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) | ||
| Gran Canaria | 715,860 | Canarian Coalition (CC) | People's Party (PP) | ||
| Ibiza–Formentera | 88,143[29] | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) | ||
| La Gomera | 16,812 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | ||
| La Palma | 81,724 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (CC in 1996) | ||
| Lanzarote | 75,110 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) (PSOE in 1997) | ||
| Mallorca | 622,447[29] | People's Party (PP) | Majorcan Union (UM) | ||
| Menorca | 68,027[29] | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) | ||
| Tenerife | 669,271 | Canarian Coalition (CC) | Canarian Coalition (CC) | ||
Foral deputations
editThe following table lists party control in the foral deputations.[30] Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
| Province | Population | Previous control | New control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álava | 281,703 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | ||
| Biscay | 1,164,772 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | ||
| Guipúzcoa | 684,714 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | ||
Notes
edit- 1 2 By-elections were held on 5 November 1995 in those constituencies where results were annulled by a final sentence following an electoral petition, or where elections were not held due to a lack of candidates.[1]
- ↑ Including 50 seats in the assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla.
- ↑ Including:
- 1,034 seats in 38 provincial deputations;
- 153 seats in 3 Basque foral deputations;
- 139 seats in 7 Canarian island cabildos;
- 59 seats in 3 Balearic island councils.
- ↑ Results data for PSOE (38.3%, 25,260 c. and 628 p.) and EE (0.4%, 105 c. and 8 p.) in the 1991 elections.
- 1 2 For the Balearic Islands, regional lawmakers served as island councillors.[8]
- ↑ Renamed from Gerona in March 1992.[26]
- ↑ Renamed from Lérida in March 1992.[26]
References
edit- 1 2 Royal Decree 1495/1995 (1995), arts. 1–2.
- ↑ "Elecciones Municipales en España 1979-2011" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. December 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ Constitution (1978), art. 140; LBRL (1985), art. 19.
- ↑ LBRL (1985), art. 19; LOREG (1985), art. 196.
- ↑ LBRL (1985), art. 29; LOREG (1985), arts. 179 & 199–200.
- ↑ Constitution (1978), art. 141; LBRL (1985), arts. 31–32 & 40.
- ↑ Constitution (1978), art. 141; LBRL (1985), art. 41.
- Canary Islands: EAC (1982), arts. 7 & 22; LRJAPC (1990), arts. 5 & 36.
- Balearic Islands: EAIB (1983), arts. 5, 18 & 37; LCI (1989), arts. 2–9.
- ↑ EAIB (1983), art. 38 (suppl. by LEIB (1986), art. 12).
- ↑ Constitution (1978), repeal. prov.; Law 27/1983 (1983), arts. 1 & 6–8; LBRL (1985), art. 39.
- ↑ LOREG (1985), arts. 42, 194 & 201.
- ↑ LBRL (1985), art. 61.
- ↑ Royal Decree 489/1995 (1995), art. 1.
- ↑ Constitution (1978), art. 13; LBRL (1985), art. 19; LOREG (1985), arts. 2–3, 176 & 201.
- ↑ LOREG (1985), arts. 163, 180 & 201.
- ↑ LOREG (1985), arts. 179–180 & 201.
- ↑ LOREG (1985), art. 184.
- ↑ LOREG (1985), arts. 163 & 204–205.
- ↑ Law 1/1987 (1987), arts. 1–4 & 7–9.
- ↑ LOREG (1985), arts. 46, 48, 182 & 208.
- ↑ LOREG (1985), arts. 44 & 187.
- ↑ "El PSOE se hunde en las principales ciudades". El País (in Spanish). 21 May 1995.
- ↑ Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones Municipales (resultados 1979-2011)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones Municipales (alcaldes de ciudades por partido)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- 1 2 Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones a Diputaciones Provinciales (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- 1 2 Law 2/1992 (1992), arts. 1–2 & final prov..
- ↑ Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones a Cabildos insulares (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ Lozano, Carles. "Eleccions als Consells Insulars (des de 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Poblaciones de derecho desde 1986 hasta 1995. Cifras de las rectificaciones y renovaciones padronales. Balears (Illes) (1994)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
Bibliography
edit- Constitución Española (Constitution). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 27 December 1978 [version as of 28 August 1992]. BOE-A-1978-31229. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- Ley Orgánica 10/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Canarias (Organic Law 10/1982). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 10 August 1982 [version as of 16 August 1982]. BOE-A-1982-20821. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- Ley Orgánica 2/1983, de 25 de febrero, de Estatuto de Autonomía para las islas Baleares (Organic Law 2/1983). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 1 March 1983. BOE-A-1983-6316. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- Ley 27/1983, de 25 de noviembre, de Relaciones entre las Instituciones Comunes de la Comunidad Autónoma y los Órganos Forales de sus Territorios Históricos (Law 27/1983). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 25 November 1983 [version as of 20 July 1993]. BOE-A-2012-5193. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local (Law 7/1985). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 2 April 1985 [version as of 31 December 1994]. BOE-A-1985-5392. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General (Organic Law 5/1985). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 19 June 1985 [version as of 24 March 1995]. BOE-A-1985-11672. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- Ley 8/1986, de 26 de noviembre, Electoral de la Comunidad Autónoma de las Islas Baleares (Law 8/1986). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 26 November 1986 [version as of 25 March 1995]. BOE-A-1987-2903. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- Ley 1/1987, de 27 de marzo, de Elecciones para las Juntas Generales de los Territorios Históricos de Araba, Bizkaia y Gipuzkoa (Law 1/1987). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 27 March 1987 [version as of 10 April 1987]. BOE-A-2012-3948. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- Ley 5/1989, de 13 de abril, de Consells Insulares (Law 5/1989). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 13 April 1989. BOE-A-1989-16895. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- Ley 14/1990, de 26 de julio, de Régimen Jurídico de las Administraciones Públicas de Canarias (Law 14/1990). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 26 July 1990. BOE-A-1990-23140. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- Ley 2/1992, de 28 de febrero, por la que pasan a denominarse oficialmente Girona y Lleida las provincias de Gerona y Lérida (Law 2/1992). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 28 February 1992. BOE-A-1992-4904. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- Real Decreto 489/1995, de 3 de abril, de convocatoria de elecciones locales y a las Asambleas de Ceuta y Melilla (Royal Decree 489/1995). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 3 April 1995. BOE-A-1995-8132. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- Real Decreto 1495/1995, de 11 de septiembre, por el que se convocan elecciones locales parciales (Royal Decree 1495/1995). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 11 September 1995. BOE-A-1995-20662. Retrieved 15 April 2026.