The 2003 Seville City Council election, also the 2003 Seville municipal election, was held on Sunday, 25 May 2003, to elect the 7th City Council of the municipality of Seville. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
The City Council of Seville (Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Sevilla) was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Seville, composed of the mayor, the government council and the elected plenary assembly.[1] Elections to the local councils in Spain were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years.[2]
Voting for the local assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the municipality of Seville and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty. Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed listproportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each local council.[1][2] Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:
Population
Councillors
<250
5
251–1,000
7
1,001–2,000
9
2,001–5,000
11
5,001–10,000
13
10,001–20,000
17
20,001–50,000
21
50,001–100,000
25
>100,001
+1 per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction +1 if total is an even number
The mayor was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of councillors, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In the event of a tie, the appointee would be determined by lot.[1]
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten 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 were seeking election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. For the case of Seville, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.[2]
Opinion pollsedit
The table below lists voting intention estimates 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. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 17 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Seville.
^Aggregated data for PSOE–A and PDNI–A in the 1999 election.
Referencesedit
Opinion poll sources
^. ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 25 May 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019.
^. ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 25 May 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019.
^"El sondeo de Demoscopia da mayoría al PP en Madrid capital, Valencia y Málaga". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 25 May 2003.
^"Los sondeos pronostican una importante subida de los partidos de izquierda en toda España". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 25 May 2003.
^"El Partido Andalucista decidirá la alcaldía de Sevilla". El País (in Spanish). 19 May 2003.
^"La 'batalla' de Madrid, la más reñida en los comicios del 25-M". El Mundo (in Spanish). 20 May 2003.
^"Una alianza PP-PSOE podría gobernar las tres capitales de provincia del País Vasco". El Mundo (in Spanish). 17 May 2003. (subscription required)
^"El PSOE y el PA podrán repetir su pacto en Sevilla". Diario de Córdoba (in Spanish). 9 May 2003.
^"El PA se consolida en Sevilla como llave de la gobernabilidad tras el descenso de PSOE y PP". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 28 April 2003.
^"Preelectoral elecciones municipales 2003. Sevilla (Estudio nº 2503. Marzo-Abril 2003)" (PDF). CIS (in Spanish). May 2003.
^"Los candidatos reaccionan con cautela frente a las últimas encuestas antes del 25-M". El País (in Spanish). 19 May 2003.
^"Un sondeo de la patronal da al PSOE entre uno y dos ediles más en Sevilla que en 1999". El País (in Spanish). 26 April 2003.
^"Raynaud es el candidato a la Alcaldía mejor valorado por los sevillanos, según una encuesta del PP". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 14 February 2003.
^"Una encuesta del PP le da hasta tres ediles más que al PSOE en Sevilla". El País (in Spanish). 15 February 2003.
^"Un sondeo del PSOE para las municipales otorga a los socialistas quince concejales". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 23 January 2003.
^"El descenso del PP permite al PSOE colocarse como la fuerza más votada en la ciudad". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 20 December 2002.
^"El PP pregunta en un sondeo por la popularidad de Gómez y Raynaud". El País (in Spanish). 3 May 2002.
^"El PP opta por Jaime Raynaud como candidato a la Alcaldía de Sevilla". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 6 June 2002.
^"Un sondeo de la patronal sevillana prevé la victoria del PSOE en las municipales". El País (in Spanish). 15 June 2002.
^"Una encuesta de la CES suspende al alcalde, pero lo sitúa como ganador de las elecciones". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 15 June 2002.
^"El desafío de ganar en Sevilla". El País (in Spanish). 13 October 2002.
^"El 83 por cien de los sevillanos pide una "renovación profunda" del Gobierno municipal y la oposición". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 18 April 2001.
Other
^ abc"Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local". Law No. 7 of 2 April 1985 (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ abc"Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985 (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^"Electoral Information System. Parliament of Andalusia. March 2000. Seville Municipality". juntadeandalucia.es (in Spanish). Government of Andalusia. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
^"Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. March 2000. Seville Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
^"Local election results, 25 May 2003" (PDF). Central Electoral Commission (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2018.
^"Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Seville Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
^"Elecciones municipales en Sevilla (1979 - 2015)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
November 30, 2023
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The 2003 Seville City Council election also the 2003 Seville municipal election was held on Sunday 25 May 2003 to elect the 7th City Council of the municipality of Seville All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain 2003 Seville City Council election 1999 25 May 2003 2007 All 33 seats in the City Council of Seville17 seats needed for a majorityOpinion pollsRegistered581 939 0 7 Turnout340 726 58 6 2 1 pp First party Second party Third party Leader Alfredo Sanchez Monteseirin Jaime Raynaud Jose NunezParty PSOE PP PALeader since 27 June 1998 24 September 2002 29 August 1986Last election 12 seats 35 4 a 13 seats 35 8 6 seats 17 6 Seats won 14 12 4Seat change 2 1 2Popular vote 130 958 119 395 41 805Percentage 38 2 35 2 12 3 Swing 3 4 pp 0 6 pp 5 3 pp Fourth party Leader Paula GarvinParty IULV CALeader since 30 October 2002Last election 2 seats 7 8 Seats won 3Seat change 1Popular vote 30 443Percentage 9 0 Swing 1 2 ppMayor before electionAlfredo Sanchez MonteseirinPSOE Elected Mayor Alfredo Sanchez MonteseirinPSOE Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Opinion polls 3 Results 4 Notes 5 ReferencesElectoral system editThe City Council of Seville Spanish Ayuntamiento de Sevilla was the top tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Seville composed of the mayor the government council and the elected plenary assembly 1 Elections to the local councils in Spain were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years 2 Voting for the local assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age registered in the municipality of Seville and in full enjoyment of their political rights as well as resident non national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty Local councillors were elected using the D Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes which included blank ballots being applied in each local council 1 2 Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale Population Councillors lt 250 5251 1 000 71 001 2 000 92 001 5 000 115 001 10 000 1310 001 20 000 1720 001 50 000 2150 001 100 000 25 gt 100 001 1 per each 100 000 inhabitants or fraction 1 if total is an even numberThe mayor was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of councillors or else the candidate of the most voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post In the event of a tie the appointee would be determined by lot 1 The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten 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 were seeking election disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates For the case of Seville as its population was between 300 001 and 1 000 000 at least 5 000 signatures were required 2 Opinion polls editThe table below lists voting intention estimates 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 When available seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below or in place of the percentages in a smaller font 17 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Seville Color key Exit poll Polling firm Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout nbsp nbsp nbsp IULV Lead2003 municipal election 25 May 2003 58 6 35 212 38 614 12 34 9 03 3 4Sigma Dos Antena 3 p 1 25 May 2003 12 13 5 3 Ipsos Eco RTVE p 2 25 May 2003 11 12 14 15 Demoscopia Tele 5 p 3 p 4 25 May 2003 12 13 5 3 Opina El Pais p 5 p 6 19 May 2003 35 012 38 014 14 05 7 02 3 0Sigma Dos El Mundo p 7 8 13 May 2003 400 31 411 41 314 15 16 45 6 7 52 9 9Vox Publica El Periodico p 8 9 May 2003 32 0 33 011 12 35 5 36 512 13 18 5 19 56 7 7 0 8 02 3 5Ipsos Eco ABC p 9 28 Apr 2003 30 410 11 33 211 12 23 58 9 32 3 2 8CIS p 10 p 11 22 Mar 28 Apr 2003 549 60 4 31 411 41 714 14 85 8 93 10 3Opina CES p 12 8 9 Apr 2003 800 55 60 32 011 39 013 14 5 6 3 7 0Idea Consultores PP p 13 p 14 20 23 Jan 2003 800 13 14 11 12 6 3 PSOE p 15 9 15 Dec 2002 813 34 0 36 011 12 44 0 46 015 13 0 14 04 5 6 0 7 02 10 0Ipsos Eco ABC p 16 3 5 Dec 2002 502 32 911 12 35 712 13 19 57 6 82 2 8Demoscopia PP p 17 p 18 6 Jun 2002 14 15 12 13 3 4 2 Opina CES p 19 p 20 27 29 May 2002 800 38 413 38 714 13 44 7 52 0 3Inner Line PSOE p 21 30 Apr 5 May 2002 800 35 0 40 0 14 0 8 0 5 0Metra Seis PA p 22 13 20 Mar 2001 600 12 12 7 2 Tie2000 regional election 3 12 Mar 2000 68 4 39 0 13 43 3 15 7 3 2 7 5 3 4 32000 general election 4 12 Mar 2000 68 4 41 5 15 43 2 15 4 8 0 7 1 3 1 71999 municipal election 13 Jun 1999 56 5 35 813 35 212 17 66 7 82 0 6Results edit Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Seville election results nbsp Parties and alliances Popular vote SeatsVotes pp Total Spanish Socialist Workers Party of Andalusia PSOE A 1 130 958 38 60 3 21 14 2People s Party PP 119 395 35 20 0 65 12 1Andalusian Party PA 41 805 12 32 5 32 4 2United Left The Greens Assembly for Andalusia IULV CA 30 443 8 97 1 20 3 1The Greens of Andalusia LVA 2 4 535 1 34 0 55 0 0Socialist Party of Andalusia Andalusian Left PSA IA 1 823 0 54 New 0 0Group of Independent Citizens GCI 1 056 0 31 New 0 0Independent Spanish Phalanx Phalanx 2000 FEI FE 2000 309 0 09 0 05 0 0Humanist Party PH 296 0 09 0 03 0 0Democratic and Social Centre CDS 217 0 06 0 01 0 0Blank ballots 8 395 2 47 0 29Total 339 232 33 0Valid votes 339 232 99 56 0 07Invalid votes 1 494 0 44 0 07Votes cast turnout 340 726 58 55 2 06Abstentions 241 213 41 45 2 06Registered voters 581 939Sources 5 6 7 Footnotes 1 Spanish Socialist Workers Party of Andalusia results are compared to the combined totals of Spanish Socialist Workers Party of Andalusia and Democratic Party of the New Left Andalusia in the 1999 election 2 The Greens of Andalusia results are compared to The Greens Andalusian Left totals in the 1999 election Popular votePSOE A 38 60 PP 35 20 PA 12 32 IULV CA 8 97 LVA 1 34 Others 1 09 Blank ballots 2 47 SeatsPSOE A 42 42 PP 36 36 PA 12 12 IULV CA 9 09 Notes edit Aggregated data for PSOE A and PDNI A in the 1999 election References editOpinion poll sources El sondeo de Sigma Dos determina una lucha codo a codo entre populares y socialistas en Madrid ABC Sevilla in Spanish 25 May 2003 Archived from the original on 25 May 2019 Sondeo a pie de urna de Ipsos Eco Consulting para TVE ABC Sevilla in Spanish 25 May 2003 Archived from the original on 25 May 2019 El sondeo de Demoscopia da mayoria al PP en Madrid capital Valencia y Malaga ABC Sevilla in Spanish 25 May 2003 Los sondeos pronostican una importante subida de los partidos de izquierda en toda Espana La Vanguardia in Spanish 25 May 2003 El Partido Andalucista decidira la alcaldia de Sevilla El Pais in Spanish 19 May 2003 La batalla de Madrid la mas renida en los comicios del 25 M El Mundo in Spanish 20 May 2003 Una alianza PP PSOE podria gobernar las tres capitales de provincia del Pais Vasco El Mundo in Spanish 17 May 2003 subscription required El PSOE y el PA podran repetir su pacto en Sevilla Diario de Cordoba in Spanish 9 May 2003 El PA se consolida en Sevilla como llave de la gobernabilidad tras el descenso de PSOE y PP ABC Sevilla in Spanish 28 April 2003 Preelectoral elecciones municipales 2003 Sevilla Estudio nº 2503 Marzo Abril 2003 PDF CIS in Spanish May 2003 Los candidatos reaccionan con cautela frente a las ultimas encuestas antes del 25 M El Pais in Spanish 19 May 2003 Un sondeo de la patronal da al PSOE entre uno y dos ediles mas en Sevilla que en 1999 El Pais in Spanish 26 April 2003 Raynaud es el candidato a la Alcaldia mejor valorado por los sevillanos segun una encuesta del PP ABC Sevilla in Spanish 14 February 2003 Una encuesta del PP le da hasta tres ediles mas que al PSOE en Sevilla El Pais in Spanish 15 February 2003 Un sondeo del PSOE para las municipales otorga a los socialistas quince concejales ABC Sevilla in Spanish 23 January 2003 El descenso del PP permite al PSOE colocarse como la fuerza mas votada en la ciudad ABC Sevilla in Spanish 20 December 2002 El PP pregunta en un sondeo por la popularidad de Gomez y Raynaud El Pais in Spanish 3 May 2002 El PP opta por Jaime Raynaud como candidato a la Alcaldia de Sevilla ABC Sevilla in Spanish 6 June 2002 Un sondeo de la patronal sevillana preve la victoria del PSOE en las municipales El Pais in Spanish 15 June 2002 Una encuesta de la CES suspende al alcalde pero lo situa como ganador de las elecciones ABC Sevilla in Spanish 15 June 2002 El desafio de ganar en Sevilla El Pais in Spanish 13 October 2002 El 83 por cien de los sevillanos pide una renovacion profunda del Gobierno municipal y la oposicion ABC Sevilla in Spanish 18 April 2001 Other a b c Ley 7 1985 de 2 de abril Reguladora de las Bases del Regimen Local Law No 7 of 2 April 1985 in Spanish Retrieved 30 June 2020 a href Template Cite book html title Template 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