2023 Balearic island council elections

Island council elections were held in the Balearic Islands on 28 May 2023 to elect the 12th Consells Insulars of Mallorca and Menorca and the 5th Consells Insulars of Formentera and Ibiza. All 76 seats in the four island councils were up for election. They were held concurrently with regional elections in twelve autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

Opinion polls

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Island control

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The following table lists party control in the island councils.[1] Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

Island Population[2] Previous control New control
Formentera 11,418 People for Formentera (GxF) Sa Unió de Formentera (Sa Unió) (INDEP in 2024; Sa Unió in 2024)
Ibiza 154,210 People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Mallorca 914,564 Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) People's Party (PP)
Menorca 96,467 Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) People's Party (PP)

Islands

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Formentera

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Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Council of Formentera election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
The Union of Formentera (PP–CompromísFormentera) (Sa Unió) 1,87047.12+13.37 9+3
People for Formentera (GxF) 1,03025.95−9.55 5−1
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 70217.69−9.18 3−2
We Can (Podemos) 1563.93New 0±0
Vox (Vox) 771.94−0.78 0±0
Libertarian Party (P–LIB) 501.26New 0±0
Blank ballots 832.09+0.92
Total 3,968 17±0
Valid votes 3,96898.85+0.31
Invalid votes 461.14−0.31
Votes cast / turnout 4,01454.96+3.44
Abstentions 3,28945.03−3.44
Registered voters 7,303
Sources[1][3][4]

Ibiza

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Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Council of Ibiza election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 23,33052.44+13.01 8+2
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 10,82024.32−4.22 3−2
Vox (Vox) 3,6318.16+4.01 1+1
United We Can (EUIBPodemos) 2,8206.34−5.67 1±0
Now Ibiza (Ara Eivissa) 1,4863.34+0.30 0±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 6701.51−5.39 0−1
EPIC Ibiza Citizen Movement–El Pi (EPIC–El Pi)1 5851.31−3.62 0±0
For the Balearics (PerxB) 4551.02New 0±0
Blank ballots 6931.56+0.55
Total 44,490 13±0
Valid votes 44,49098.56−0.49
Invalid votes 6520.14+0.49
Votes cast / turnout 45,14247.19−2.20
Abstentions 50,50952.81+2.20
Registered voters 95,651
Sources[1][5]
Footnotes:
  • 1 EPIC Ibiza Citizen Movement–El Pi results are compared to the combined totals of Proposal for Ibiza and EPIC Ibiza Citizen Movement in the 2019 election.

Mallorca

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Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Council of Mallorca election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 123,38034.16+13.57 13+6
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 92,05025.49−1.03 9−1
Vox (Vox) 55,20215.28+6.19 5+2
More for Mallorca (Més) 42,19711.68−1.01 4±0
El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi) 18,9055.23−3.91 2−1
United We Can (EUIBPodemos) 15,4554.28−5.23 0−3
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 4,9201.36−8.95 0−3
Coalition for the Balearics (CperB) 9880.27New 0±0
Spanish Liberal Project (PLIE) 8250.23+0.10 0±0
Political Reset (Reset) 6930.19New 0±0
New National Order (Orden) 3810.11New 0±0
Blank ballots 6,1721.71+0.55
Total 361,168 33±0
Valid votes 361,16898.69−0.10
Invalid votes 4,8011.31+0.10
Votes cast / turnout 365,96958.86+2.68
Abstentions 255,75941.14−2.68
Registered voters 621,728
Sources[1][5]

Menorca

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Summary of the 28 May 2023 Island Council of Menorca election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 15,30739.38+10.74 6+2
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 10,55427.15+0.47 4±0
More for Menorca (MxMe) 6,77217.42−0.40 2−1
Vox (Vox) 2,4206.23+3.53 1+1
United We Can (EUIBPodemos) 2,3886.17−4.87 0−1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 5171.33−7.27 0−1
Spanish Liberal Project (PLIE) 1700.44+0.29 0±0
Blank ballots 7431.91+0.67
Total 38,871 13±0
Valid votes 38,87198.46−0.51
Invalid votes 6061.54+0.51
Votes cast / turnout 39,47755.03−2.99
Abstentions 32,26144.97+2.99
Registered voters 71,738
Sources[1][5]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lozano, Carles. "Eleccions als Consells Insulars (des de 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  2. "Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles en aplicación de la Ley de Bases del Régimen Local (Art. 17). Balears, Illes: Población por municipios y sexo (2022)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  3. "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. "Resolución de 5 de julio de 2023, de la Presidencia de la Junta Electoral Central, por la que se publica el resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 207/2023, de 3 de abril, y celebradas el 28 de mayo de 2023, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona. Provincias: Girona, Granada, Guadalajara, Huelva, Huesca e Illes Balears" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (227): 128526–128931. 22 September 2023. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Proclamació de conselleres i conselleres electes del Consell Insular de Mallorca, de Menorca i d'Eivissa com a conseqüència de les eleccions de 28 de maig de 2023". Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands (in Spanish) (83): 35986–35989. 20 June 2023. ISSN 2254-1233. Retrieved 27 May 2026.