The 2003 Valencia City Council election, also the 2003 Valencia municipal election, was held on Sunday, 25 May 2003, to elect the 7th City Council of the municipality of Valencia. 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 Valencia (Valencian: Ajuntament de València, Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Valencia) was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Valencia, 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 Valencia 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 Valencia, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.[2]
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^ abc"Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985. Retrieved 30 January 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^"Local election results, 25 May 2003" (PDF). Central Electoral Commission (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2018.
^"Municipal Elections. Valencia" (PDF). www.valencia.es (in Spanish). City Council of Valencia. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^"Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2003. Valencia Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
^"Eleccions municipals a València (1979 - 2015)". Historia Electoral.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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The 2003 Valencia City Council election also the 2003 Valencia municipal election was held on Sunday 25 May 2003 to elect the 7th City Council of the municipality of Valencia 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 Valencia City Council election 1999 25 May 2003 2007 All 33 seats in the City Council of Valencia17 seats needed for a majorityRegistered631 225 1 9 Turnout432 366 68 5 5 8 pp First party Second party Third party Leader Rita Barbera Rafael Rubio Antonio MontalbanParty PP PSPV PSOE EntesaLeader since 1991 25 November 2000 19 December 1998Last election 20 seats 53 2 11 seats 29 0 2 seats 6 4 Seats won 19 12 2Seat change 1 1 0Popular vote 220 548 132 903 31 519Percentage 51 2 30 8 7 3 Swing 2 0 pp 1 8 pp 0 9 ppMayor before electionRita BarberaPP Elected Mayor Rita BarberaPPElectoral system editThe City Council of Valencia Valencian Ajuntament de Valencia Spanish Ayuntamiento de Valencia was the top tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Valencia 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 Valencia 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 Valencia as its population was between 300 001 and 1 000 000 at least 5 000 signatures were required 2 Results edit Summary of the 25 May 2003 City Council of Valencia election results nbsp Parties and alliances Popular vote SeatsVotes pp Total People s Party PP 220 548 51 15 2 10 19 1Socialist Party of the Valencian Country PSPV PSOE 132 903 30 82 1 87 12 1United Left Valencian Left Agreement Entesa 31 519 7 31 0 94 2 0Valencian Union UV 15 593 3 62 1 12 0 0Valencian Nationalist Bloc Green Left Bloc EV 11 201 2 60 0 61 0 0Cannabis Party for Legalisation and Normalisation PCLyN 4 177 0 97 New 0 0The Greens of the Valencian Country EV LV 3 369 0 78 New 0 0Spain 2000 E 2000 819 0 19 New 0 0Family and Life Party PFyV 732 0 17 New 0 0Republican Left of the Valencian Country Municipal Agreement ERPV AM 692 0 16 New 0 0Alternative Citizen Initiative ICAL 532 0 12 New 0 0Regional Party of the Valencian Community PRCV 509 0 12 New 0 0Democratic and Social Centre CDS 461 0 11 0 03 0 0Federal Republican Party PRF 441 0 10 0 02 0 0Internationalist Socialist Workers Party POSI 354 0 08 New 0 0Humanist Party PH 300 0 07 0 02 0 0Blank ballots 7 007 1 63 0 22Total 431 157 33 0Valid votes 431 157 99 72 0 08Invalid votes 1 209 0 28 0 08Votes cast turnout 432 366 68 50 5 78Abstentions 198 859 31 50 5 78Registered voters 631 225Sources 3 4 5 6 Popular votePP 51 15 PSPV PSOE 30 82 Entesa 7 31 UV 3 62 Bloc EV 2 60 Others 2 87 Blank ballots 1 63 SeatsPP 57 58 PSPV PSOE 36 36 Entesa 6 06 References edit a b c Ley 7 1985 de 2 de abril Reguladora de las Bases del Regimen Local Law No 7 of 2 April 1985 Retrieved 30 June 2020 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help a b c Ley Organica 5 1985 de 19 de junio del Regimen Electoral General Organic Law No 5 of 19 June 1985 Retrieved 30 January 2020 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Local election results 25 May 2003 PDF Central Electoral Commission in Spanish Retrieved 16 February 2018 Municipal Elections Valencia PDF www valencia es in Spanish City Council of Valencia Retrieved 5 December 2017 Electoral Results Consultation Municipal May 2003 Valencia Municipality Ministry of the Interior in Spanish Retrieved 12 November 2017 Eleccions municipals a Valencia 1979 2015 Historia Electoral com in Catalan Retrieved 30 September 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 Valencia City Council election amp oldid 1101563444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
