2007 Canarian Island Cabildo elections

The 2007 Canarian Island Cabildo elections were held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 8th Island Cabildos of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 153 seats in the seven Island Cabildos were up for election.

Overall

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Island Cabildos election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	289,934	31.46	+5.91	55	+9
	Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)1	231,146	25.08	–10.73	53	–3
	People's Party (PP)	219,574	23.83	–6.09	31	–4
	New Canaries (NCa)	56,964	6.18	New	6	+6
	Canarian Centre (CCN)2	37,510	4.07	+3.75	1	–1
	The Greens (Verdes)	11,373	1.23	–1.16	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	10,085	1.09	–0.09	0	±0
	Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)	10,013	1.09	–0.40	6	–2
	Commitment to Gran Canaria (CGCa)	9,933	1.08	New	0	±0
	Yes We Can for Tenerife Alternative (ASSPPT)3	8,912	0.97	+0.53	0	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)	5,933	0.64	New	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC)	2,542	0.28	New	0	±0
	25 May Citizens' Alternative (AC25M)	1,869	0.20	–0.15	0	–1
	Unity of the People (UP)	1,528	0.17	New	0	±0
	United Neighbors (VU)	1,508	0.16	New	0	±0
	Alternative Island (ISAL)	1,328	0.14	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC)	1,306	0.14	+0.02	0	±0
	Party of Gran Canaria (PGC)	1,097	0.12	New	0	±0
	Nationalist Maga Alternative (AMAGA)	1,066	0.12	New	0	±0
	Centre Coalition (CCCAN)	1,043	0.11	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	762	0.08	–0.04	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)4	706	0.08	+0.03	1	±0
	Canarian Popular Alternative (APCa)5	663	0.07	–0.07	0	±0
	Commitment to Tenerife (CTF)	492	0.05	New	0	±0
	Pensionist Assembly of the Canaries (TPC)	470	0.05	±0.00	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	350	0.04	New	0	±0
	Neighborhood Party for Progress (PVPS)	257	0.03	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		13,151	1.43	+0.19
Total		921,515			153	+4
Valid votes		921,515	99.37	–0.07
Invalid votes		5,845	0.63	+0.07
Votes cast / turnout		927,360	61.34	–2.26
Abstentions		584,474	38.66	+2.26
Registered voters		1,511,834
Sources
Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition, Canarian Union and Canarian Nationalist Party in La Gomera and Tenerife in the 2003 elections. 2 Canarian Centre results are compared to Independents of Fuerteventura totals in the 2003 elections. 3 Yes We Can for Tenerife Alternative results are compared to Canarian Popular Alternative totals in Tenerife in the 2003 elections. 4 Canarian Nationalist Party results are compared to Canarian Nationalist Party totals in El Hierro in the 2003 elections. 5 Canarian Popular Alternative results are compared to Canarian Popular Alternative totals in Gran Canaria in the 2003 elections.

Popular vote PSOE   31.46% CC–PNC   25.08% PP   23.83% NCa   6.18% CCN   4.07% Verdes   1.23% IUC   1.09% PIL   1.09% CGCa   1.08% PNC   0.08% Others   3.38% Blank ballots   1.43%

Seats PSOE   35.95% CC–PNC   34.64% PP   20.26% NCa   3.92% PIL   3.92% CCN   0.65% PNC   0.65%

Island Cabildo control

The following table lists party control in the Island Cabildos. Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Cabildo	Previous control		New control
El Hierro		Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)		Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)
Fuerteventura		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)
Gran Canaria		People's Party (PP)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
La Gomera		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
La Palma		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)
Lanzarote		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (CC in 2009)
Tenerife		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)		Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)

Islands

El Hierro

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Island Cabildo of El Hierro election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition–Independent Herrenian Group (CC–AHI)	3,114	52.41	+2.29	7	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	1,179	19.84	–0.65	3	±0
	People's Party (PP)	1,050	17.67	–1.56	2	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)	391	6.58	–2.22	1	±0
	Canarian Centre (CCN)	125	2.10	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		83	1.40	+0.04
Total		5,942			13	±0
Valid votes		5,942	98.80	–0.97
Invalid votes		72	1.20	+0.97
Votes cast / turnout		6,014	64.22	+9.15
Abstentions		3,350	35.78	–9.15
Registered voters		9,364
Sources

Fuerteventura

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Island Cabildo of Fuerteventura election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)	13,539	40.35	+9.65	10	+3
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	8,071	24.05	–3.20	6	±0
	People's Party (PP)	7,898	23.54	–3.17	5	–1
	Canarian Centre–Independents of Fuerteventura (CCN–IF)1	1,454	4.33	–5.17	0	–2
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	1,452	4.33	+1.35	0	±0
	New Fuerteventura–New Canaries (NCa)	564	1.68	New	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	149	0.44	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		431	1.28	+0.26
Total		33,558			21	±0
Valid votes		33,558	98.96	–0.24
Invalid votes		351	1.04	+0.24
Votes cast / turnout		33,909	61.80	–1.97
Abstentions		20,959	38.20	+1.97
Registered voters		54,868
Sources
Footnotes: 1 Canarian Centre–Independents of Fuerteventura results are compared to Independents of Fuerteventura totals in the 2003 election.

Gran Canaria

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	136,502	34.86	–13.22	12	–3
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	132,767	33.91	+12.81	12	+5
	New Canaries–New Gran Canaria (NCa)	51,906	13.26	New	4	+4
	Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)1	20,234	5.17	–19.88	1	–6
	Canarian Centre (CCN)	14,944	3.82	New	0	±0
	Commitment to Gran Canaria (CGCa)	9,933	2.54	New	0	±0
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	9,921	2.53	+0.35	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	2,399	0.61	–0.73	0	±0
	Unity of the People (UP)	1,528	0.39	New	0	±0
	United Neighbors (VU)	1,508	0.39	New	0	±0
	Party of Gran Canaria (PGC)	1,097	0.28	New	0	±0
	Nationalist Maga Alternative (AMAGA)	1,066	0.27	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC)	725	0.19	–0.07	0	±0
	Canarian Popular Alternative (APCa)	663	0.17	–0.16	0	±0
	Pensionist Assembly of the Canaries (TPC)	470	0.12	+0.01	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	346	0.09	–0.07	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,545	1.42	+0.14
Total		391,554			29	±0
Valid votes		391,554	99.36	–0.05
Invalid votes		2,516	0.64	+0.05
Votes cast / turnout		394,070	63.16	–4.53
Abstentions		229,876	36.84	+4.53
Registered voters		623,946
Sources
Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition and Canarian Union in the 2003 election.

La Gomera

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Island Cabildo of La Gomera election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	8,973	66.83	+4.25	12	+3
	Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)1	3,225	24.02	–8.19	4	±0
	Canarian Centre (CCN)	729	5.43	New	1	+1
	People's Party (PP)	332	2.47	–1.72	0	±0
Blank ballots		167	1.24	+0.22
Total		13,426			17	+4
Valid votes		13,426	98.47	–0.75
Invalid votes		208	1.53	+0.75
Votes cast / turnout		13,634	62.52	+3.35
Abstentions		8,175	37.48	–3.35
Registered voters		21,809
Sources
Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition and Canarian Nationalist Party in the 2003 election.

La Palma

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Island Cabildo of La Palma election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)	21,816	46.77	–2.55	11	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	12,706	27.24	+4.84	6	+1
	People's Party (PP)	7,773	16.66	–4.80	4	–1
	Canarian Centre (CCN)	2,030	4.35	New	0	±0
	Initiative for La Palma–New Canaries (NCa)1	1,474	3.16	–0.98	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	451	0.97	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		398	0.85	+0.07
Total		46,648			21	±0
Valid votes		46,648	99.37	–0.15
Invalid votes		295	0.63	+0.15
Votes cast / turnout		46,943	62.01	+2.86
Abstentions		28,758	37.99	–2.86
Registered voters		75,701
Sources
Footnotes: 1 Initiative for La Palma–New Canaries results are compared to Initiative for La Palma totals in the 2003 election.

Lanzarote

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Island Cabildo of Lanzarote election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	10,494	23.69	+1.03	6	±0
	Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)	10,013	22.60	–9.20	6	–2
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	9,190	20.74	+2.16	6	+1
	People's Party (PP)	5,399	12.19	–1.38	3	±0
	Nationalist Party of Lanzarote–New Canaries (NCa)	3,020	6.82	New	2	+2
	25 May Citizens' Alternative (AC25M)	1,869	4.22	–3.14	0	–1
	Alternative Island (ISAL)	1,328	3.00	New	0	±0
	Canarian Centre (CCN)	1,294	2.92	New	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)	315	0.71	New	0	±0
	Neighborhood Party for Progress (PVPS)	257	0.58	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,125	2.54	+1.02
Total		44,304			23	±0
Valid votes		44,304	99.33	–0.10
Invalid votes		301	0.67	+0.10
Votes cast / turnout		44,605	56.30	–1.78
Abstentions		34,624	43.70	+1.78
Registered voters		79,229
Sources

Tenerife

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Island Cabildo of Tenerife election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC)1	160,028	41.45	–6.76	14	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	115,744	29.98	+0.10	10	±0
	People's Party (PP)	60,620	15.70	+1.46	5	+1
	Canarian Centre (CCN)	16,934	4.39	New	0	±0
	Yes We Can for Tenerife Alternative (ASSPPT)2	8,912	2.31	+1.24	0	±0
	The Greens–United Left–Citizens' Union–United for Tenerife (LV–IU–UC–UPT)3	7,086	1.84	–2.53	0	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)	5,933	1.54	New	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC)	2,542	0.66	New	0	±0
	Centre Coalition (CCCAN)	1,043	0.27	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC)	581	0.15	New	0	±0
	Commitment to Tenerife (CTF)	492	0.13	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	416	0.11	–0.01	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	350	0.09	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,402	1.40	+0.15
Total		386,083			29	±0
Valid votes		386,083	99.46	–0.04
Invalid votes		2,102	0.54	+0.04
Votes cast / turnout		388,185	60.01	–1.05
Abstentions		258,732	39.99	+1.05
Registered voters		646,917
Sources
Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition and Canarian Nationalist Party in the 2003 election. 2 Yes We Can for Tenerife Alternative results are compared to Canarian Popular Alternative totals in the 2003 election. 3 The Greens–United Left–Citizens' Union–United for Tenerife results are compared to the combined totals of The Greens of the Canaries and Canarian United Left in the 2003 election.

See also

• 2007 Canarian regional election
• Results breakdown of the 2007 Spanish local elections (Canary Islands)