Municipality · Castilla y León

General election results in Ponferrada (León)

In Ponferrada, the list with the most votes in the 2023 general election was PSOE, with 42.5 % of the valid vote, ahead of PP (36.0 %). Turnout was 70.1 %: 36,323 of 51,789 registered voters. PSOE also came first in 2019, with 39.2 %.

INE 24115

July 23, 2023

General election 2023

Came firstPSOE
Turnout
70.1 %
Voters
36,323
Electorate
51,789
  • PSOE42.5 %15,263 votes
  • PP36.0 %12,949 votes
  • Vox9.7 %3,474 votes
  • Sumar9.1 %3,284 votes
  • Others2.0 %723 votes

Blank: 235. Invalid: 395.

November 10, 2019

General election 2019

Came firstPSOE
Turnout
66.2 %
Voters
35,203
Electorate
53,159
  • PSOE39.2 %13,645 votes
  • PP24.9 %8,657 votes
  • UP14.3 %4,968 votes
  • Vox11.9 %4,152 votes
  • Cs6.6 %2,306 votes
  • Others1.9 %646 votes

Blank: 410. Invalid: 419.

2023 compared with 2019

Share of the valid vote in Ponferrada and the change in points.
Party20192023Change
PSOE39.2 %42.5 %+3.3 pts
PP24.9 %36.0 %+11.2 pts
Vox11.9 %9.7 %−2.3 pts
Sumar·9.1 %+9.1 pts
UP14.3 %·−14.3 pts
Cs6.6 %·−6.6 pts
Turnout66.2 %70.1 %+3.9 pts

Context

In the province of León

Ponferrada is number 2 of the 211 municipalities of the province by population (63,052 inhabitants). Across the province, PP came first in 2023 with 36.9 %. León elects 4 members of Congress.

Source: Ministry of the Interior, final Congress results by municipality (without the vote of residents abroad, which is counted by province). Shares of the valid vote.

How to cite: Su Momento, “General election results in Ponferrada”, October 5, 2026, https://sumomento.com/en/municipio/24115