The 2015 Zaragoza City Council election, also the 2015 Zaragoza municipal election, was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th City Council of the municipality of Zaragoza. All 31 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 Zaragoza (Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza) was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Zaragoza, 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 and residing in the municipality of Zaragoza 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
<100
3
101–250
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 Zaragoza, 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; 16 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Zaragoza.
Color key:
Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls Exit poll
^"Los sondeos dan un vuelco en Zaragoza". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 24 May 2015.
^"Ayto. de Zaragoza. TNS Demoscopia". Aragón TV (in Spanish). 24 May 2015.
^"Encuestas y resultados - elecciones autonómicas y municipales del 24 de mayo de 2015". GAD3 (in Spanish). 28 May 2015.
^"Encuestas electorales al Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza". SoydeZaragoza.es (in Spanish). 17 May 2015.
^"El PP depende de C's para gobernar en Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla y Málaga". Público (in Spanish). 15 May 2015.
^"Ada Colau empata con Trias, Barberá se estrella en Valencia y Podemos tiene la llave en Sevilla". Público (in Spanish). 3 May 2015.
^"Tracking de sondeos en las capitales: la derecha sólo puede esperar que Ciudadanos salve al PP". Público (in Spanish). 3 May 2015.
^"Dos de cada diez antiguos votantes del PP se "fugan" a Ciudadanos". Público (in Spanish). 17 May 2015.
^"La pugna por el Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza tendría que decidirse mediante acuerdos". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 7 May 2015.
^"Resultados en las municipales de Zaragoza". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 23 April 2015.
^"Preelectoral elecciones autonómicas y municipales 2015. Municipio de Zaragoza (Estudio nº 3064. Marzo-Abril 2015)" (PDF). CIS (in Spanish). 7 May 2015.
^"El PP se echa a la calle para recuperar a las clases medias". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 8 May 2015.
^. Zaragoza en Común (in Spanish). 15 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24.
^"ZARAGOZA, Marzo 2015. Sondeo interno Zaragoza en Común". Electograph (in Spanish). 15 April 2015.
^"El PP ganaría las elecciones locales en Zaragoza por un estrecho margen". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 11 May 2014.
^"ZARAGOZA, Mayo 2014. AC Consultores / MyWord / Periódico de Aragón". Electograph (in Spanish). 11 May 2014.
^"En Zaragoza: El PSOE, con dificultades para reeditar el acuerdo con CHA e IU". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 23 April 2014.
^"ZARAGOZA, Abril 2014. A+M / Heraldo de Aragón". Electograph (in Spanish). 23 April 2014.
^"El PSOE ganaría en Zaragoza por un ajustado margen sobre el PP". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 19 January 2014.
^"ZARAGOZA, Enero 2014. AC Consultores / El Periódico de Aragón". Electograph (in Spanish). 19 January 2014.
^"El PSOE ganaría las elecciones en Zaragoza y el PP se desplomaría". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 21 April 2013.
Other
^ abc"Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local". Law No. 7 of 2 April 1985. 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. Retrieved 30 January 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^"ARAGÓN (Capitales), Abril 2015. Sondeo A+M". Electograph (in Spanish). 23 April 2015.
^"El reparto del poder territorial en España en 2015" (PDF). desarrollando-ideas.com (in Spanish). 31 October 2014.
^"Electoral Results Consultation. European Parliament. May 2014. Zaragoza Municipality". infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
^"Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. November 2011. Zaragoza Municipality". infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
^"Local election results, 24 May 2015, in Valencia, Valladolid, Zamora, Zaragoza, Ceuta and Melilla provinces" (PDF). Central Electoral Commission (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^"Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2015. Zaragoza Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^"Municipal elections in Zaragoza since 1979". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
August 25, 2023
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The 2015 Zaragoza City Council election also the 2015 Zaragoza municipal election was held on Sunday 24 May 2015 to elect the 10th City Council of the municipality of Zaragoza All 31 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 2015 Zaragoza City Council election 2011 24 May 2015 2019 All 31 seats in the City Council of Zaragoza16 seats needed for a majorityOpinion pollsRegistered502 076 1 2 Turnout328 920 65 5 0 4 pp First party Second party Third party Leader Eloy Suarez Pedro Santisteve Carlos Perez AnadonParty PP ZGZ PSOELeader since 3 December 2010 1 March 2015 7 October 2014Last election 15 seats 41 3 3 seats 7 9 a 10 seats 27 1 Seats won 10 9 6Seat change 5 6 4Popular vote 87 569 80 055 60 807Percentage 26 9 24 6 18 7 Swing 14 4 pp 16 7 pp 8 4 pp Fourth party Fifth party Leader Elena Martinez Ortin Juan Martin ExpositoParty C s CHALeader since 14 April 2015 18 December 2018Last election Did not contest 3 seats 9 2 Seats won 4 2Seat change 4 1Popular vote 40 018 22 067Percentage 12 3 6 8 Swing New party 2 4 ppMayor before electionJuan Alberto BellochPSOE Elected Mayor Pedro SantisteveZGZ Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Opinion polls 3 Results 4 Notes 5 ReferencesElectoral system EditThe City Council of Zaragoza Spanish Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza was the top tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Zaragoza 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 and residing in the municipality of Zaragoza 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 100 3101 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 Zaragoza 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 16 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Zaragoza Color key Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls Exit poll Polling firm Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout Lead2015 municipal election 24 May 2015 65 5 26 910 18 76 6 82 b 2 80 1 50 b 12 34 24 69 2 3TNS Demoscopia RTVE FORTA p 1 p 2 24 May 2015 24 18 9 16 55 6 6 91 2 b b 12 44 5 27 79 11 3 6GAD3 Antena 3 p 3 11 22 May 2015 9 6 7 2 b b 4 5 8 9 SoydeZaragoza es p 4 16 17 May 2015 900 9 10 6 7 2 3 b b 4 5 10 11 JM amp A Publico p 5 12 May 2015 9 7 2 b b 5 8 JM amp A Publico p 6 p 7 3 May 2015 25 89 20 27 6 82 b 3 60 1 40 b 16 35 22 08 3 8GAD3 ABC p 8 20 29 Apr 2015 9 7 2 b b 6 7 A M Heraldo de Aragon p 9 p 10 3 15 17 Apr 2015 1 056 68 7 27 09 11 20 37 8 7 81 2 b 4 10 1 20 b 15 05 6 20 57 8 6 5CIS p 11 p 12 23 Mar 20 Apr 2015 741 27 39 10 20 07 7 12 b 4 40 b 14 45 21 87 8 5 5ZEC p 13 p 14 24 29 Mar 2015 380 65 5 24 58 9 20 07 8 4 00 b 3 00 1 50 b 17 56 7 23 58 9 1 0Llorente amp Cuenca 4 31 Oct 2014 10 12 8 10 3 2 3 1 1 6 7 2014 EP election 5 25 May 2014 48 6 24 4 10 20 6 9 5 0 0 10 5 4 10 0 4 11 0 4 3 6 0 3 8AC MyWord El Periodico p 15 p 16 11 May 2014 61 5 27 311 25 310 6 32 12 85 2 20 8 83 2 0A M Heraldo de Aragon p 17 p 18 6 12 Mar 2014 1 000 61 2 32 110 11 29 49 10 8 72 3 7 22 5 20 1 10 83 4 2 7AC Consultores El Periodico c p 19 p 20 19 Jan 2014 59 0 27 09 10 27 010 11 12 03 4 17 05 6 3 00 7 02 TieAC Consultores El Periodico c p 21 21 Apr 2013 57 0 21 08 9 32 010 11 12 03 4 18 05 6 2 00 14 03 4 11 02011 general election 6 20 Nov 2011 72 8 45 8 15 29 3 10 d 12 7 4 e 7 4 2 16 52011 municipal election 22 May 2011 65 1 41 315 27 110 9 23 7 93 4 50 3 60 14 2Results Edit Summary of the 24 May 2015 City Council of Zaragoza election results Parties and alliances Popular vote SeatsVotes pp Total People s Party PP 87 569 26 88 14 38 10 5Zaragoza in Common ZGZ 1 80 055 24 57 16 65 9 6Spanish Socialist Workers Party PSOE 60 807 18 67 8 47 6 4Citizens Party of the Citizenry C s 40 018 12 28 New 4 4Aragonese Union CHA 22 067 6 77 2 47 2 1Aragonese Party PAR 9 185 2 82 1 72 0 0Union Progress and Democracy UPyD 4 928 1 51 2 07 0 0Blank Seats EB 4 426 1 36 New 0 0Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals PACMA 3 849 1 18 0 85 0 0Commitment with Aragon CCA 2 088 0 64 0 31 0 0The Greens Green Group LV GV 1 818 0 56 0 09 0 0Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain PCPE 900 0 28 0 16 0 0Republican Social Movement MSR 629 0 19 New 0 0Aragonese Bloc BAR 465 0 14 New 0 0Aragonese State EAR 453 0 14 New 0 0Federation of Independents of Aragon FIA 374 0 11 0 04 0 0Blank ballots 6 145 1 89 1 69Total 325 776 31 0Valid votes 325 776 99 04 0 52Invalid votes 3 144 0 96 0 52Votes cast turnout 328 920 65 51 0 38Abstentions 173 156 34 49 0 38Registered voters 502 076Sources 7 8 9 Footnotes 1 Zaragoza in Common results are compared to United Left of Aragon totals in the 2011 election Popular votePP 26 88 ZGZ 24 57 PSOE 18 67 C s 12 28 CHA 6 77 PAR 2 82 UPyD 1 51 EB 1 36 PACMA 1 18 Others 2 06 Blank ballots 1 89 SeatsPP 32 26 ZGZ 29 03 PSOE 19 35 C s 12 90 CHA 6 45 Notes Edit Data for IU in the 2011 election a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Within ZGZ a b Undecided and or abstentionists excluded Within IU Within PP References EditOpinion poll sources Los sondeos dan un vuelco en Zaragoza Heraldo de Aragon in Spanish 24 May 2015 Ayto de Zaragoza TNS Demoscopia Aragon TV in Spanish 24 May 2015 Encuestas y resultados elecciones autonomicas y municipales del 24 de mayo de 2015 GAD3 in Spanish 28 May 2015 Encuestas electorales al Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza SoydeZaragoza es in Spanish 17 May 2015 El PP depende de C s para gobernar en Madrid Valencia Sevilla y Malaga Publico in Spanish 15 May 2015 Ada Colau empata con Trias Barbera se estrella en Valencia y Podemos tiene la llave en Sevilla Publico in Spanish 3 May 2015 Tracking de sondeos en las capitales la derecha solo puede esperar que Ciudadanos salve al PP Publico in Spanish 3 May 2015 Dos de cada diez antiguos votantes del PP se fugan a Ciudadanos Publico in Spanish 17 May 2015 La pugna por el Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza tendria que decidirse mediante acuerdos Heraldo de Aragon in Spanish 7 May 2015 Resultados en las municipales de Zaragoza Heraldo de Aragon in Spanish 23 April 2015 Preelectoral elecciones autonomicas y municipales 2015 Municipio de Zaragoza Estudio nº 3064 Marzo Abril 2015 PDF CIS in Spanish 7 May 2015 El PP se echa a la calle para recuperar a las clases medias La Vanguardia in Spanish 8 May 2015 Empate tecnico entre Zaragoza en Comun y Partido Popular La campana sera decisiva Zaragoza en Comun in Spanish 15 April 2015 Archived from the original on 2015 05 24 ZARAGOZA Marzo 2015 Sondeo interno Zaragoza en Comun Electograph in Spanish 15 April 2015 El PP ganaria las elecciones locales en Zaragoza por un estrecho margen El Periodico de Aragon in Spanish 11 May 2014 ZARAGOZA Mayo 2014 AC Consultores MyWord Periodico de Aragon Electograph in Spanish 11 May 2014 En Zaragoza El PSOE con dificultades para reeditar el acuerdo con CHA e IU Heraldo de Aragon in Spanish 23 April 2014 ZARAGOZA Abril 2014 A M Heraldo de Aragon Electograph in Spanish 23 April 2014 El PSOE ganaria en Zaragoza por un ajustado margen sobre el PP El Periodico de Aragon in Spanish 19 January 2014 ZARAGOZA Enero 2014 AC Consultores El Periodico de Aragon Electograph in Spanish 19 January 2014 El PSOE ganaria las elecciones en Zaragoza y el PP se desplomaria El Periodico de Aragon in Spanish 21 April 2013 Other a b c Ley 7 1985 de 2 de abril Reguladora de las Bases del Regimen Local Law No 7 of 2 April 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