2007 Canarian island council elections
Elections in the Spanish region of the Canary Islands
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Island council elections were held in the Canary Islands on 27 May 2007 to elect the 8th Island Councils (the cabildos insulares) of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 153 seats in the seven island councils were up for election. They were held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities (including the Canary Islands) and local elections all across Spain.
Overall
| 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) | 231,852 | 25.16 | −9.32 | 54 | −3 | |
| Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) | 706 | 0.08 | −1.06 | 1 | ±0 | |
| 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) | 47,523 | 5.16 | +1.97 | 7 | −3 | |
| Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) | 10,013 | 1.09 | −0.40 | 6 | −2 | |
| The Greens (Verdes) | 11,373 | 1.23 | −1.16 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Canarian United Left (IUC) | 10,085 | 1.09 | −0.09 | 0 | ±0 | |
| 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 Neighbours (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 Popular Alternative (APCa)4 | 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 | |
| Neighbourhood 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[1][2] | ||||||
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Island control
The following table lists party control in the island councils.[1] Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
| Island | Population | Previous control | New control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Hierro | 10,688 | Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) | Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) | ||
| Fuerteventura | 89,680 | Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) | Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) | ||
| Gran Canaria | 807,049 | People's Party (PP) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | ||
| La Gomera | 21,952 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | ||
| La Palma | 86,062 | Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) | Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) | ||
| Lanzarote | 127,457 | Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (CC in 2009) | ||
| Tenerife | 852,945 | Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) | Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) | ||
Islands
El Hierro
| 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[1][2] | ||||||
Fuerteventura
| 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[1][2] | ||||||
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Gran Canaria
| 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 Neighbours (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[1][2] | ||||||
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La Gomera
| 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[1][2] | ||||||
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La Palma
| 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[1][2] | ||||||
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Lanzarote
| 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 | |
| Neighbourhood 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[1][2] | ||||||
Tenerife
| 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[1][2] | ||||||
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