Santander: no list would have a majority, PP largest
Santander (Cantabria, 171,693 inhabitants) elects 27 councillors on 23 May 2027; 14 make a majority and choose the mayor. Our projection moves each list's 2023 result by its party's change in the national polls since July 2023; local lists keep their vote.
- 27councillors, 14 for a majority
- 64%no list with a majority
- 87,119valid votes in 2023 (64% of the electorate)
The council after 23 May, our projection
The line marks a majority (14 of 27). No list with a majority in 64% of 300 simulated elections.
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About Santander
Santander is a municipality in the province of Cantabria with 171,693 inhabitants, the largest of its 102 municipalities. Its council has 27 seats, and 14 make a majority to choose the mayor.
In May 2023 PP came first with 43.4% of the vote and 14 seats, an absolute majority; PSOE was second with 6. 64.2% of the 135,649 voters on the roll cast a valid vote.
On today's national polls our projection gives no list a majority: PP would be largest on 13 of 27.
Every list, 2023 and projected
- PPPP 43.4% → 42.2% 14 → 13 councillors
- VOXVox 12.2% → 19.3% 3 → 6 councillors
- PSOEPSOE 20.9% → 17.5% 6 → 5 councillors
- P.R.C.Local lists 11.1% → 11.4% 3 → 3 councillors
- IU-PODEMOSSumar, Podemos and allies 5.3% → 3.0% 1 → 0 councillors
- CSCiudadanos 2.3% → 2.4% 0 → 0 councillors
- CANTABRISTASLocal lists 1.8% → 1.9% 0 → 0 councillors
- OLA CANTABRIALocal lists 0.3% → 0.3% 0 → 0 councillors
- CANTABRIA DISTINTALocal lists 0.3% → 0.3% 0 → 0 councillors
- PCTELocal lists 0.2% → 0.2% 0 → 0 councillors
- EQUOSumar, Podemos and allies 0.7% → 0.0% 0 → 0 councillors
2023: the official result (Ministerio del Interior), 87,119 valid votes including 1,390 blank. Pale bar: 2023; solid: our projection. A list needs 5% of the valid vote for a seat.