This is the results breakdown of the local elections  held in the Valencian Community  on 3 April 1979. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[ 1] [ 2] 
 
Overall    Councillor share for parties securing >1.0% of councillors up for election.
  UCD  (41.8%)PSOE  (29.2%)PCPV–PCE  (9.36%)CD  (1.61%)Other (18.0%)     Summary of the 3 April 1979 municipal  election results  in the Valencian Community →     Parties and alliances   Popular vote   Councillors     Votes   %   ±pp    Total   +/−        Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE) 611,456  35.50  n/a 1,560  n/a        Union of the Democratic Centre  (UCD) 587,590  34.12  n/a  2,234  n/a        Communist Party of the Valencian Country  (PCPV–PCE) 248,717  14.44  n/a  500  n/a        Democratic Coalition  (CD) 36,043  2.09  n/a  86  n/a        Valencian Regional Union  (URV) 18,015  1.05  n/a  2  n/a        Communist Movement –Organization of Communist Left  (MCPV–OEC) 17,379  1.01  n/a  27  n/a        Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country  (PNPV) 10,773  0.63  n/a  12  n/a        Workers' Revolutionary Organization  (ORT) 9,726  0.57  n/a  6  n/a        Valencian Front Socialist–Republican Alliance (ARSFV)   5,480  0.32  n/a  7  n/a        Independent Alicante (APA)   4,300  0.25  n/a  0  n/a        Republican Left  (IR) 4,218  0.24  n/a  4  n/a        Independent Left of Castellón (EIC)   4,146  0.24  n/a  2  n/a        Party of Labour of the Valencian Country  (PTPV) 3,797  0.22  n/a  10  n/a        National Union –New Force  (UN–FN) 3,508  0.20  n/a  6  n/a        Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE)   3,189  0.19  n/a  5  n/a        Workers' Communist Party  (PCT) 3,119  0.18  n/a  0  n/a        Independent Candidacy of Villarreal (CIV)   2,706  0.16  n/a  3  n/a        Independent Group (AI)   2,675  0.16  n/a  2  n/a        Liberal Party  (PL) 2,348  0.14  n/a  10  n/a        Left Bloc for National Liberation of the Valencian Country  (BEANPV) 2,029  0.12  n/a  0  n/a        Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical)  (PSOEh) 1,948  0.11  n/a  2  n/a        Communist Unification of Spain  (UCE) 1,853  0.11  n/a  0  n/a        United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV)   1,792  0.10  n/a  2  n/a        Goal: Gandia (OG)   1,468  0.09  n/a  1  n/a        Revolutionary Communist League  (LCR) 1,033  0.06  n/a  0  n/a        Others   131,549  7.64  n/a  862  n/a     Blank ballots   1,357  0.08  n/a            Total   1,722,214  100.00     5,343  n/a          Valid votes   1,722,214  98.57  n/a       Invalid votes   25,242  1.43  n/a     Votes cast / turnout   1,747,456  69.07  n/a     Abstentions   782,563  30.93  n/a     Registered voters   2,530,019            Sources[ 1] [ 3]   
  
City control  The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold ).[ 1] 
    Municipality   Population   New control     Alcoy  64,545      Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE)    Alicante 232,019      Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE)    Benidorm  25,260      Union of the Democratic Centre  (UCD)    Castellón de la Plana 115,522      Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE)    Elche  160,071      Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE)    Elda  52,214      Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE)    Gandia  46,248      Union of the Democratic Centre  (UCD)    Orihuela  50,245      Union of the Democratic Centre  (UCD) (PSOE  in 1982)     Paterna  32,331      Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE)    Sagunto  56,351      Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE)    Torrent  49,833      Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE)    Torrevieja  12,735      Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE)    Valencia 737,129      Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE)  
 
Municipalities  
Alcoy  Population: 64,545 
Alicante  Population: 232,019  Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council  of Alicante  election results →        Parties and alliances   Popular vote   Seats     Votes   %   ±pp    Total   +/−        Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE) 39,436  43.33  n/a 13 n/a        Union of the Democratic Centre  (UCD) 28,550  31.37  n/a  10 n/a        Communist Party of Spain  (PCE) 12,383  13.60  n/a  4 n/a             Independent Alicante (APA)   4,300  4.72  n/a  0  n/a        Democratic Coalition  (CD) 2,691  2.96  n/a  0  n/a        Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical)  (PSOEh) 1,182  1.30  n/a  0  n/a        Workers' Revolutionary Organization  (ORT) 815  0.90  n/a  0  n/a        Communist Movement of the Valencian Country  (MCPV) 562  0.62  n/a  0  n/a        Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE)   406  0.45  n/a  0  n/a        Revolutionary Communist League  (LCR) 375  0.41  n/a  0  n/a        Republican Left  (IR) 323  0.35  n/a  0  n/a     Blank ballots   0  0.00  n/a            Total   91,023     27  n/a          Valid votes   91,023  99.16  n/a       Invalid votes   769  0.84  n/a     Votes cast / turnout   91,792  57.76  n/a     Abstentions   67,141  42.24  n/a     Registered voters   158,933            Sources[ 1] [ 5]   
 
Benidorm  Population: 25,260 
Population: 115,522  Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council  of Castellón de la Plana  election results →        Parties and alliances   Popular vote   Seats     Votes   %   ±pp    Total   +/−        Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE) 21,757  40.80  n/a 12 n/a        Union of the Democratic Centre  (UCD) 19,550  36.66  n/a  10 n/a        Independent Left of Castellón (EIC)   4,146  7.77  n/a  2 n/a        Communist Party of the Valencian Country  (PCPV) 3,866  7.25  n/a  2 n/a        Democratic Coalition  (CD) 2,702  5.07  n/a  1 n/a             National Union  (UN) 1,056  1.98  n/a  0  n/a        Party of Labour of the Valencian Country  (PTPV) 254  0.48  n/a  0  n/a        Communist Movement –Organization of Communist Left  (MC–OEC) 0  0.00  n/a  0  n/a        Workers' Revolutionary Organization  (ORT) 0  0.00  n/a  0  n/a     Blank ballots   0  0.00  n/a            Total   53,331     27  n/a          Valid votes   53,331  98.73  n/a       Invalid votes   688  1.27  n/a     Votes cast / turnout   54,019  66.50  n/a     Abstentions   27,215  33.50  n/a     Registered voters   81,234            Sources[ 1] [ 7]   
 
Elche  Population: 160,071  Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council  of Elche  election results →        Parties and alliances   Popular vote   Seats     Votes   %   ±pp    Total   +/−        Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE) 30,351  45.13  n/a 13 n/a        Union of the Democratic Centre  (UCD) 18,777  27.92  n/a  8 n/a        Communist Party of Spain  (PCE) 9,636  14.33  n/a  4 n/a        Democratic Coalition  (CD) 4,535  6.74  n/a  2 n/a             Workers' Communist Party  (PCT) 1,299  1.93  n/a  0  n/a        Independent Candidacy of the Countryside (CIC)   1,259  1.87  New  0  ±0        Workers' Revolutionary Organization  (ORT) 634  0.94  n/a  0  n/a        Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE)   344  0.51  n/a  0  n/a        Communist Movement of the Valencian Country  (MCPV) 180  0.27  n/a  0  n/a        Republican Left  (IR) 158  0.23  n/a  0  n/a        For the Popular Unity Coalition (CPUP)   81  0.12  n/a  0  n/a     Blank ballots   0  0.00  n/a            Total   67,254     27  n/a          Valid votes   67,254  99.15  n/a       Invalid votes   576  0.85  n/a     Votes cast / turnout   67,830  63.99  n/a     Abstentions   38,177  36.01  n/a     Registered voters   106,007            Sources[ 1] [ 8]   
 
Elda  Population: 52,214 
Gandia  Population: 46,248  Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council  of Gandia  election results →        Parties and alliances   Popular vote   Seats     Votes   %   ±pp    Total   +/−        Union of the Democratic Centre  (UCD) 6,958  31.75  n/a 7 n/a        Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  (PSOE) 5,392  24.61  n/a  6 n/a        Independent Group (AI)   2,675  12.21  n/a  2 n/a        Communist Party of the Valencian Country  (PCPV) 1,986  9.06  n/a  2 n/a        United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV)   1,792  8.18  n/a  2 n/a        Goal: Gandia (OG)   1,468  6.70  n/a  1 n/a        Democratic Coalition  (CD) 1,168  5.33  n/a  1 n/a             Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country  (PNPV) 473  2.16  n/a  0  n/a     Blank ballots   0  0.00  n/a            Total   21,912     21  n/a          Valid votes   21,912  98.76  n/a       Invalid votes   276  1.24  n/a     Votes cast / turnout   22,188  70.73  n/a     Abstentions   9,184  29.27  n/a     Registered voters   31,372            Sources[ 1] [ 10]   
 
Orihuela  Population: 50,245 
Paterna  Population: 32,331 
Sagunto  Population: 56,351 
Torrent  Population: 49,833 
Torrevieja  Population: 12,735 
Valencia   Population: 737,129 
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