2003 Spanish local elections in the Region of Murcia
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This article presents the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Region of Murcia on 25 May 2003. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1][2]
City control
The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (highlighted in bold).[1] Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
| Municipality | Population | Previous control | New control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 188,003 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) | ||
| Lorca | 79,481 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | ||
| Murcia | 377,888 | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) | ||
Municipalities
Cartagena
- Population: 188,003
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 48,159 | 55.70 | +5.10 | 16 | −1 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 25,842 | 29.89 | +1.06 | 9 | ±0 | |
| Citizens' Movement of Cartagena (MCC)1 | 4,507 | 5.21 | −1.79 | 1 | +1 | |
| United Left of the Region of Murcia (IURM) | 4,439 | 5.13 | −0.51 | 1 | ±0 | |
| The Greens (LV) | 1,826 | 2.11 | +0.77 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Citizens' Convergence of the South-East (CCSE) | 489 | 0.57 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 1,207 | 1.40 | −0.09 | |||
| Total | 86,469 | 27 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 86,469 | 99.17 | −0.18 | |||
| Invalid votes | 726 | 0.83 | +0.18 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 87,195 | 59.27 | +3.71 | |||
| Abstentions | 59,908 | 40.73 | −3.71 | |||
| Registered voters | 147,103 | |||||
| Sources[1][3][4] | ||||||
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Lorca
- Population: 79,481
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 20,731 | 54.84 | −9.61 | 14 | −3 | |
| People's Party (PP) | 13,607 | 36.00 | +7.14 | 9 | +1 | |
| United Left of the Region of Murcia (IURM) | 3,004 | 7.95 | +3.25 | 2 | +2 | |
| Blank ballots | 458 | 1.21 | +0.18 | |||
| Total | 37,800 | 25 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 37,800 | 99.15 | −0.15 | |||
| Invalid votes | 323 | 0.85 | +0.15 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 38,123 | 63.46 | −5.11 | |||
| Abstentions | 21,948 | 36.54 | +5.11 | |||
| Registered voters | 60,071 | |||||
| Sources[1][3][4] | ||||||
Murcia
- Population: 377,888
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 121,684 | 60.06 | +2.38 | 19 | +1 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 62,033 | 30.62 | −0.58 | 10 | +1 | |
| United Left of the Region of Murcia (IURM) | 10,004 | 4.94 | −2.28 | 0 | −2 | |
| The Greens (LV) | 4,937 | 2.44 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 3,961 | 1.95 | +0.08 | |||
| Total | 202,619 | 29 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 202,619 | 99.47 | +0.03 | |||
| Invalid votes | 1,084 | 0.53 | −0.03 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 203,703 | 69.39 | +3.45 | |||
| Abstentions | 89,851 | 30.61 | −3.45 | |||
| Registered voters | 293,554 | |||||
| Sources[1][3][4] | ||||||