Spanish regional elections, 2007

A number of elections were held in Spain on 27 May 2007:

* municipal elections;
* local elections of various types like the elections to the Cabildo on the Canary Islands;
* elections to the Assembly of Ceuta and Melilla; and
* elections for the regional parliaments of thirteen of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain: Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile-La Mancha, Castile and León, Extremadura, Madrid, Murcia, Navarra, La Rioja and the Valencian Community (that is, all autonomous communities except for Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia).

The results saw few changes overall; most incumbent governments retained their majority, with only a few exceptions. The conservative government of PP in the Balearics fall, and a coalition lead by PSOE took the power.

While the elections were seen as a first sign for how the upcoming elections in 2008 might turn out, the results proved to be inconclusive. In 2003, the PSOE had a slight edge with 34.8 against the PP's 34.3; in this election, the PP had 35.6 to the PSOE's 34.9. Turnout was slightly lower, with 63.8 instead of 67.7 four years earlier.

Results(http://www.elmundo.es/especiales/2007/05/elecciones_mayo_2007/html/autonomicas/):

Aragon:
PSOE- 41.03% 30 seats
PP- 31.09% 23 seats
PAR- 12.12% 9 seats
CHA- 9.17% 4 seats
IU- 4.12% 1 seat

Asturias:

PSOE- 41.4% 21 seats
PP- 41.8% 20 seats
IU-BA- 9.8% 4 seats

Balearic Islands:

PP 46.01% 28 seats
PSOE 27.18% 16 seatsPSOE+EXC 4.57% 6 seatsLeft Wing P. 9% 4 seatsUM 6.75% 3 seatsPSM-Greens 0.8% 1 seatAIPF 0.43% 1 seat

Cantabria:

PP- 41.53% 17 seats
PRC- 28.87% 12 seats
PSOE- 24.33% 10 seats

Canary Islands:
PSOE- 34.64% 26 seats
PP- 24.39% 15 seats
CC/PNC- 23.19% 17 seats
CC/AHI- 0.21% 2 seats

Castilla-Leon:

PP- 49.43% 48 seats
PSOE- 37.48% 33 seats
UPL- 2.73% 2 seats

Castile-La Mancha:

PSOE- 51.91% 26 seats
PP- 42.44% 21 seats

Ceuta:

PP- 65.18% 19 seats
PSOE- 16.41% 4 seats
UDCE-IU- 8.65% 2 seats

Extremadura:

PSOE/regionalists- 52.9% 38 seats
PP/EU- 38.79% 27 seats

La Rioja:

PP- 48.73% 17 seats
PSOE- 40.46% 14 seats
PR- 5.97% 2 seats

Madrid:

PP- 53.3% 67 seats
PSOE- 33.46% 42 seats
IU/CM- 8.89% 11 seats

Melilla:

PP- 56% 15 seats
PSOE- 18.14% 5 seats
CPM- 21.74% 5 seats

Murcia:

PP- 58.49% 29 seats
PSOE- 31.81% 15 seats
IU- 6.26% 1 seat

Navarra:

UPN(PP) 42.2% 22 seats
PSOE 22.4% 12 seats
NA-BAI 23.7% 12 seatsCDN 4.4% 2 seatsIUN-NEB 4.4% 2 seats

Valencia:

PP- 52.34% 55 seats
PSOE- 34.22% 37 seatsCompromis PV- 7.95% 7 seats