Valencia City Council election, 2011

Valencia City Council election, 2011

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All 33 seats in the Valencia City Council 17 seats needed for a majority
Registered	579,733 4.8%
Turnout	402,400 (69.4%) 1.0 pp
First party Second party   Leader Rita Barberá Joan Calabuig Party PP PSPV–PSOE Leader since 1991 3 October 2010 Last election 21 seats, 56.7% 12 seats, 33.8% Seats won 20 8 Seat change 1 4 Popular vote 208,727 86,440 Percentage 52.5% 21.8% Swing 4.2 pp 12.0 pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Joan Ribó Amadeu Sanchis Party Compromís IU Leader since 7 May 2010 2004 Last election Did not contest 0 seats, 4.8% Seats won 3 2 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 35,881 28,489 Percentage 9.0% 7.2% Swing New party 2.4 pp
Mayor before election Rita Barberá PP Elected Mayor Rita Barberá PP

Rita Barberá
PP

Rita Barberá
PP

The 2011 Valencia City Council election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 9th Valencia City Council, the unicameral local legislature of the municipality of Valencia. At stake were all 33 seats in the City Council, determining the Mayor of Valencia.

The election resulted in a strong victory for the ruling People's Party (PP), which renewed the absolute majority it commanded in the City Council. As a result, incumbent Mayoress Rita Barberá was able to be re-elected for an unprecedented sixth term in office, after 20 years in charge. On the other hand, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) plummeted to barely above 20% of the share, obtaining its worst result in a City Council election up until that point after losing 4 seats, 12 percentage points and 54,000 votes. Among the causes of the PSOE's debacle were the growing unpopularity of Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the perceived inability of the PSOE national government to cope with the economic crisis and the general perception at the time that the PP would do better.

Also entering the City Council were the Compromís coalition, made up of the Valencian Nationalist Bloc (Bloc), Initiative of the Valencian People (IdPV) and Greens Equo of the Valencian Country (Verds), which emerged as the third political force in the city; and United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV), the regional branch of IU, which had been left out of the City Council in the previous election.

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