Valencia City Council election, 2015

Valencia City Council election, 2015

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All 33 seats in the Valencia City Council 17 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	582,804 0.5%
Turnout	420,307 (72.1%) 2.7 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Rita Barberá Joan Ribó Fernando Giner Party PP Compromís C's Leader since 1991 7 May 2010 28 March 2015 Last election 20 seats, 52.5% 3 seats, 9.0% Did not contest Seats won 10 9 6 Seat change 10 6 6 Popular vote 107,435 97,114 64,228 Percentage 25.8% 23.3% 15.4% Swing 26.7 pp 14.3 pp New party   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Joan Calabuig Jordi Peris Amadeu Sanchis Party PSPV–PSOE VALC AC Leader since 3 October 2010 10 April 2015 2004 Last election 8 seats, 21.8% Did not contest 2 seats, 8.7% Seats won 5 3 0 Seat change 3 3 2 Popular vote 58,338 40,927 19,639 Percentage 14.0% 9.8% 4.7% Swing 7.8 pp New party 4.0 pp
Most voted party by city district.   PP   Compromís
Mayor before election Rita Barberá PP Elected Mayor Joan Ribó Compromís

Rita Barberá
PP

Joan Ribó
Compromís

The 2015 Valencia City Council election was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th Valencia City Council, the unicameral local legislature of the municipality of Valencia. At stake were all 33 seats in the City Council.

The unveiling of a string of corruption scandals during the 2011–2015 period, coupled with a heavily criticised abuse of power and a perceived poor management of the economic situation, had taken its toll in the ruling People's Party (PP), which went on to suffer a dramatic decline, losing over half of its vote share and city councillors and scoring its worst result since 1991. The election turned into a surprising close race between the PP and Valencianist coalition Compromís, which nearly overcame the PP as the most-voted political force.

The Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV), unable to capitalize on the PP losses, continued on its long-term decline and fell to fourth place, its votes being swayed away by both Compromís and newly created Podemos-led Valencia in Common coalition. Centrist Citizens (C's), contesting a municipal election for the first time, turned into the third political force thanks to its caption of disenchanted PP voters, while historical United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV), standing within the Acord Ciutadà coalition (Valencian for "Citizen Agreement"), was expelled from the City Council.