Local elections participation down by 6.47 points until 6pm across Catalonia

Turnout at 44.54%, lower than in 2019, which coincided with European elections

Electoral ballots in Barcelona
Electoral ballots in Barcelona / Blanca Blay
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May 28, 2023 02:20 PM

May 28, 2023 06:31 PM

Early turnout for the local elections has decreased as compared to the last voting in 2019 by 6.47 percentage points.

Participation stood at 44.54% by 6 pm, as announced by the Spanish interior ministry. Four years ago, the local vote coincided with the European election and the figure was 35.69%. 

Earty turnout for the local elections down by 3.4 points

The region of Barcelona saw 44.17% of voters cast their ballot until 6 pm (down by 6.36 points). Meanwhile, the figure was 4s4.16% in Girona (-8.68), 47.34% in Lleida (-5.86), and 46.00% in Tarragona (-5.61).

In the city of Barcelona, turnout stood at 48.66%, in 2019, 51.98% of residents had exercised their right as of 6pm.

Voters in Catalonia have until 8 pm local time to vote.

Turnout at local elections has never surpassed 70% since restoring democracy in Spain after Francisco Franco's dictatorship. In fact, the highest figure registered was in 1987, when 68.52% of voters cast their ballots. On the other hand, 2007 saw the lowest turnout, with 53.86%.

Meanwhile, in 2019, 3,514,413 representing 64.81% of the 5,422,553 people with the right to vote, cast their ballot.