# 2023 Las Torres de Cotillas municipal election

[Spain](https://electionsarchive.com/es.md) / [Región de Murcia](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia.md) / [Las Torres de Cotillas](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas.md), May 28, 2023

Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera won with 43.4% of the vote, 13.5 points ahead of Maria Eugenia Sanchez Hernandez.

> List votes, registered voters, blank ballots, and null ballots for the municipality from the Ministry of the Interior's data files. Valid votes here are the votes to candidacies; blank ballots, which the ministry counts as valid, are stored apart. Seats are the councillors the ministry declares for each list, and the elected councillors are the candidates it flags as elected.

> List votes, registered voters, blank ballots, and null ballots by polling station (mesa) from the Ministry of the Interior's data files. A mesa sits on its census section where the section code is in the 2025 INE section map, otherwise on its municipality. The mesa figures add up to the municipality's official totals exactly.

Seats: PSOE 10, PP 7, and Vox 4.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | PSOE | 4,454 | 43.4% | Won |
| Maria Eugenia Sanchez Hernandez | PP | 3,071 | 29.9% | Won |
| Isabel Maria Zapata Rubio | Vox | 1,831 | 17.8% | Won |
| Maria de Los Angeles Fernandez Fernandez | CIUDADANOS- PARTIDO DE LA CIUDADANÍA | 466 | 4.5% |  |
| Pedro Jimenez Vicente | DLT | 286 | 2.8% |  |
| Ginés Fernández González | IU-VERDES+PODEMOS | 159 | 1.5% |  |

Valid votes: 10,267

Turnout: 63.4% (10,494 of 16,544 registered)

## Candidate lists

21 seats filled from ranked party lists

### PARTIDO SOCIALISTA OBRERO ESPAÑOL

4,454 votes, 10 seats

2. Beatriz Romero Rodenas (Elected)
3. Francisco Fernandez Baño (Elected)
4. Maria Mar Ruiz Rosillo (Elected)
5. Francisco Jose Caravaca Bravo (Elected)
6. Veronica Morcillo de La Torre (Elected)
7. Ruben Castillo Parraga (Elected)
8. Sonia Guirao Guerrero (Elected)
9. Jose Antonio Peñalver Pardinez (Elected)
10. Paula Martin Albaladejo (Elected)

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11. Juan Carlos Contreras Martinez (Next in line)
12. Victoria Gabarron Asensio
13. Jose Manuel Espinosa Iniesta
14. Alberta Martinez Vazquez
15. Pablo Garcia Rodriguez
16. Monica Grützmacher Caravaca
17. Fernando Ramiro Blanco
18. Maria Lopez Gonzalez
19. Jose Javier Vicente Verdu
20. Juana Maria Sarabia Ciller
21. Matias Garrigos Martinez

### Partido Popular

3,071 votes, 7 seats

2. Pedro Jose Noguera Asensio (Elected)
3. Manuel Garcia Duran (Elected)
4. Maria Dolores Sanchez Hernandez (Elected)
5. Alvaro Hernandez Vicente (Elected)
6. Francisco Jose Torres Ruiz (Elected)
7. Francisco Juan Gimenez Sanchez (Elected)

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8. Manuela Sarabia Martinez (Next in line)
9. Maria Gloria Fernandez Dolera
10. Sergio Jornet Liesa
11. Joaquin Martinez Alcaraz
12. Andrea Barquero Izquierdo
13. Angeles Hernandez Perez
14. Antonio Hernandez Martinez
15. Andres Sanchez Ortega
16. Marta Lizan Muñoz
17. Mario Cava Baños
18. Giorgiana Dumitrascu
19. Mireya Valiente Gomez
20. Jose Antonio Perez Lopez
21. Francisco Lizan Caparros

### Vox

1,831 votes, 4 seats

2. Pablo Alberto Ruiz Sánchez (Elected)
3. Amalia Perez Baño (Elected)
4. Emilio Serna Espinosa (Elected)

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5. Inga Popa Popa (Next in line)
6. Fulgencio Ayala Ruiz
7. Jose Alberto Muñoz Martin
8. Vidina Lopez Armas
9. Laura Campos Lopez
10. Antonio David Ruiz Macanas
11. Maria Isabel Ruiz Abenza
12. Daniel Ayala Vivo
13. Ines Gil Bravo
14. Jose Rafael Climent Garcia
15. Jose Ignacio Garcia Martinez
16. Encarnacion Gonzalez Martinez
17. Daniel Olmedo Muñoz
18. Gerardo Gotarda Pla
19. Antonia Garres Gil
20. Ruben Nicolas Carrillo
21. Fernando Javier Revelles Cascales

### CIUDADANOS- PARTIDO DE LA CIUDADANÍA

466 votes, 0 seats

2. Yolanda Rico Requena
3. Julio Cesar Lopez Llamas
4. Francisca Costa Fernandez
5. Carlos Crespo Palma
6. Lorena Sarabia Palma
7. Cesar Rodolfo Lopez Llamas
8. Maria Josefa Sanchez Verdu
9. Enrique Javier Romero Fernandez
10. Josefa Blaya Garrigós
11. Alejandro Martinez Molina
12. Eva Zapata Pelegrin
13. Alberto Crespo Palma
14. Noelia Molina Fernandez
15. Juan Jose Blaya Garrigós
16. Sira Torrano Atenza
17. Juan Antonio Garcia Perez
18. Jose Javier Fernandez Muñoz
19. Maria Blaya Rico
20. Francisco Javier Fuentes Egidos
21. Maria Angeles Costa Fernandez

### DEFIENDE LAS TORRES

286 votes, 0 seats

2. Miguel Angel Candel Hormigo
3. Maria de Los Llanos Gonzalez Martinez
4. Francisca Sanchez Jimenez
5. Joaquina Jimenez Vicente
6. Jesus Villaescusa de Toro
7. Antonio Ayllon Garcia
8. Francisco Hernandez Martinez
9. Remedios Zapata Garcia
10. Isabel Martinez Marin
11. Jose Garcia Cerezo
12. Josefa Hurtado Huerga
13. Jose Luis Soro Cutillas
14. Emilia Lopez Hurtado
15. Antonio Molina Fernandez
16. Clotilde Merlos Garcia
17. Pedro Jose Nicolas Lopez
18. Mercedes Miñano Ponce
19. Juan Carlos Torreiro Enrico
20. Antonio Ruiz Marin
21. Mariano Garcia Oller

### IZQUIERDA UNIDA-VERDES+PODEMOS

159 votes, 0 seats

2. Alejandro de Nicolas Cabrera
3. Sandra Fernández Martínez
4. Ana Lila Garda Salas
5. Isabel Lara Tortosa
6. Cristóbal Vicente Martínez
7. María Magdalena Asensio López
8. Ángel Tortosa Martínez
9. Alexandra Baños Foss
10. Juan José Riquelme Zapata
11. María Dolores Jiménez Molina
12. Luis Alejandro Baños Flores
13. Magdalena López López
14. Juan José Vidal Sánchez
15. María Dolores Hernández García
16. Marcelino Vicente Martínez
17. Dolores Martínez Tudela
18. Francisco Hernández Escámez
19. María Dolores Fernández Martínez
20. Sergio Antonio Vicente Martínez
21. Daniel Ricardo Limongi Santa Cruz

## Results by census section

Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera leads in 18 census sections; Maria Eugenia Sanchez Hernandez leads in 2 census sections.

| Name | Leader | Share | Margin | Valid votes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 38.2% | +3.8 | 633 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-2.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 49.6% | +27.0 | 359 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-3.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 40.8% | +12.2 | 539 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-4.md) | Maria Eugenia Sanchez Hernandez | 39.2% | +4.8 | 355 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-5.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 48.1% | +21.7 | 888 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-6.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 46.6% | +15.0 | 427 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-7.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 46.4% | +13.9 | 567 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-8.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 47.0% | +20.6 | 389 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-9.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 42.8% | +15.7 | 715 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-10.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 34.9% | +1.2 | 673 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-11.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 41.9% | +11.7 | 606 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-12.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 43.4% | +12.8 | 579 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-13.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 47.1% | +19.5 | 522 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-14.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 48.4% | +19.6 | 378 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-15.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 47.8% | +22.6 | 487 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-16.md) | Maria Eugenia Sanchez Hernandez | 39.4% | +2.0 | 343 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-17.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 47.0% | +13.9 | 423 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-18.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 35.8% | +6.0 | 536 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-19.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 50.2% | +27.2 | 404 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-20.md) | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 42.8% | +11.7 | 444 |

## Results by polling station

The archive doesn't have boundaries for these polling stations, so each one is listed under the census section it's in. 15 census sections have no results beyond those already shown above, so they aren't listed here.

| Census section | Name | Leader | Share | Margin | Valid votes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-5.md) | Polling station 3003801005A | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 49.5% | +24.9 | 469 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-5.md) | Polling station 3003801005B | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 46.5% | +18.1 | 419 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-9.md) | Polling station 3003801009A | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 46.6% | +21.8 | 238 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-9.md) | Polling station 3003801009B | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 40.9% | +12.6 | 477 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-10.md) | Polling station 3003801010A | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 35.2% | +1.2 | 341 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-10.md) | Polling station 3003801010B | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 34.6% | +1.2 | 332 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed.md) | Polling station 3003801001A | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 40.2% | +7.2 | 348 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed.md) | Polling station 3003801001B | Maria Eugenia Sanchez Hernandez | 36.1% | +0.35 | 285 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-7.md) | Polling station 3003801007A | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 45.5% | +14.3 | 308 |
| [](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2023-05-28-local/ayuntamiento/unnamed-7.md) | Polling station 3003801007B | Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera | 47.5% | +13.5 | 259 |

## This race in other years

- May 28, 2023: Francisco Jesús Lopez Manzanera, Maria Eugenia Sanchez Hernandez, Isabel Maria Zapata Rubio
- [May 26, 2019](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2019-05-26-local/ayuntamiento.md): Joaquin Vela Fernandez, Isabel Maria Zapata Rubio, Maria de Los Angeles Fernandez Fernandez, Jenifer Verdú Menarguez
- [May 24, 2015](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2015-05-24-local/ayuntamiento.md): Domingo Coronado Romero, Antonio Peñas Ros, Pedro Jiménez Vicente, Cristóbal Vicente Martínez
- [May 22, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/es/murcia/las-torres-de-cotillas/2011-05-22-local/ayuntamiento.md): Domingo Coronado Romero, Antonio Peñas Ros, María Dolores Hernández García

## Also on the ballot in Spain on May 28, 2023

- [Local races across Spain](https://electionsarchive.com/es/2023-05-28-local.md) (8,090)

## Sources

- [Resultados electorales: elecciones municipales (ficheros de datos)](https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/proceso-electoral/), Ministerio del Interior. License: Reuse under Ley 37/2007 with the source cited

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