British People Can Vote in Spain (if on the electoral register) after March 29

[Captain Sensible]

An agreement was signed last week between the Spanish Government and the UK which will continue to allow British people, who are on the electoral roll in Spain to continue to be able to vote in the Ayuntamiento elections and the European elections as they have in the past.

It also confirms that they can also stand as candidates, and existing councillors will be able to keep their seats.

Anyone who wants to vote in the elections coming up in May 2019 needs to have registered by January 30th.

[TrickyFox]

That's great news! Hope there's still enough people to keep Debbie Edgington in Caleta behind the wheel.

Agreed. Incidentally, my wife and I got our registration papers to vote automatically, presumably because we are on the padron. Sent off to GC and received our authorisation to vote (?).

[Pho]

What is the system of voting in the local elections in May, do you vote for a local representative or for the party? and is the Mayor directly elected or the choice of the biggest party?

[TrickyFox]

I believe you vote for the party and it is on the basis of proportional representation.

[Captain Sensible]

You vote for the party.
Each party has a list of candidates in numerical order, and the councillors are elected on proportional representation.
So if a party gets the majority of votes, the Number 1 candidate becomes mayor and then they go down the list.  So, for example, the first 5 on the list might become councillors while the Numbers 6 down don't get in.

[Captain Sensible]

These were the results of the 2015 local election in the Antigua Municipality.  As you can see, a few votes make a big difference.


The local elections were held on Sunday 24 May 2015, for the Canarian Government, the Cabildo and the Ayuntamiento.
Our local election result for the Antigua Ayuntamiento is as follows:
APA     1,058 votes and 7 seats
CCa-PNC  689 votes and 4 seats
PP     427 votes and 2 seats
PSOE   363 votes and 2 seats
AMF  287 votes and 2 seats
NC-IF  148 votes and no seats
PPMAJO  145 votes and no seats
ANC  112 votes and no seats
NF  62 votes and no seats

[Pho]

Can anyone tell me the results for La Oliva in 2015, and what the prospects are for the parties this year?

[Pho]

Thanks for that. Tony Pereira, who owns Don Pepe restaurant at Parque Holandes with his siblings and campaigned for the dunes road to remain open, is the PP candidate for mayor.

[Captain Sensible]

I have received confirmation in the post that I am eligible to vote, as I have done in previous elections.
I've been doing some research on who can be voted for in the Antigua Municipality. There are 10 partiies:
COALICIÓN CANARIAPARTIDO NACIONALISTA CANARIO (CCA-PNC)
PARTIDO SOCIALISTA OBRERO ESPAÑOL (P.S.O.E.)
ALTERNATIVA LOCAL POR ANTIGUA (ALxAN)
NUEVA CANARIAS - FRENTE AMPLIO - ASAMBLEAS MUNICIPALES DE FUERTEVENTUR (NCa-AMF)
CIUDADANOS-PARTIDO DE LA CIUDADANIA (Cs)
PARTIDO POPULAR (PP)
UNIDAS PODEMOSIZQUIERDA UNIDA (PODEMOS-IU)
CONTIGO SOMOS DEMOCRACIA (CONTIGO SOMOS DEMOCRACIA)
PARTIDO DE FUERTEVENTURA (PARTIDO DE FUERTEVENTURA)
GANA FUERTEVENTURA (PPMAJO-UPMAJORERO)

[Captain Sensible]

Now I'll have to look at the manifestos that are being put forward.

Judging by the results of previous administrations in 2015, 2011 and 2007 then what they promise won't neccesarily happen.