Municipality · País Vasco

General election results in Bilbao (Bizkaia)

In Bilbao, the list with the most votes in the 2023 general election was PSOE, with 26.5 % of the valid vote, ahead of PNV (25.6 %). Turnout was 66.1 %: 176,577 of 267,195 registered voters. In 2019 the list with the most votes had been PNV, with 34.5 %.

INE 48020

July 23, 2023

General election 2023

Came firstPSOE
Turnout
66.1 %
Voters
176,577
Electorate
267,195
  • PSOE26.5 %46,352 votes
  • PNV25.6 %44,899 votes
  • EH Bildu15.6 %27,281 votes
  • PP15.5 %27,219 votes
  • Sumar12.0 %20,944 votes
  • Vox3.2 %5,644 votes
  • Others1.1 %1,848 votes

Blank: 1,055. Invalid: 1,335.

November 10, 2019

General election 2019

Came firstPNV
Turnout
67.8 %
Voters
184,893
Electorate
272,772
  • PNV34.5 %63,534 votes
  • PSOE19.8 %36,338 votes
  • UP15.1 %27,791 votes
  • PP12.0 %22,104 votes
  • EH Bildu10.9 %20,104 votes
  • Vox3.0 %5,598 votes
  • Más País1.6 %3,023 votes
  • Cs1.3 %2,384 votes
  • Others1.0 %1,819 votes

Blank: 1,227. Invalid: 971.

2023 compared with 2019

Share of the valid vote in Bilbao and the change in points.
Party20192023Change
PSOE19.8 %26.5 %+6.7 pts
PNV34.5 %25.6 %−8.9 pts
EH Bildu10.9 %15.6 %+4.6 pts
PP12.0 %15.5 %+3.5 pts
Sumar·12.0 %+12.0 pts
Vox3.0 %3.2 %+0.2 pts
UP15.1 %·−15.1 pts
Más País1.6 %·−1.6 pts
Turnout67.8 %66.1 %−1.7 pts

Context

In the province of Bizkaia

Bilbao is number 1 of the 112 municipalities of the province by population (344,127 inhabitants). Across the province, PNV came first in 2023 with 26.9 %. Bizkaia elects 8 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 Bilbao”, October 5, 2026, https://sumomento.com/en/municipio/48020