Aldaia
Municipality
Coat of arms of Aldaia
Coat of arms
Aldaia is located in Spain
Aldaia
Aldaia
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°27′50″N 0°27′46″W / 39.46389°N 0.46278°W / 39.46389; -0.46278
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaHorta Oest
Judicial districtTorrent
Government
 • AlcaldesaGuillermo Luján Valero (2023) (PSOE)
Area
 • Total16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total31,492
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
DemonymsAldaier, aldaiera
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46960
Official language(s)Valencian
WebsiteOfficial website

Aldaia (Valencian pronunciation: [alˈdaja]) is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Oest in the Valencian Community, Spain.[2]

Local politics

Aldaia is located in l'horta, an area known as the red belt (Spanish: cinturón rojo) due to its tendency to vote for left wing parties.[3] Until 2011, all elections with the exception of 1995 produced an absolute majority for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). The People's Party won a majority at the 2011 local elections. A PSOE-led administration was formed after the 2015 elections, and the PSOE regained its absolute majority in 2019 and held it in 2023.

Summary of council seats won

1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 8 12 13 14 10 12 13 11 8 8 14 14
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 6
United Left (IU) 5* 3* 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1
Independents 2
People's Party (PP) 3# 3# 3 6 7 7 9 11 4 3 4
Valencian Union (UV) 2 2 1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 3 3
Coalició Compromís (Compromís) 1 2 1 1
Podemos (CET) 3
Citizens (C's) 3 3
Vox (Vox) 2
Total number of seats 21

Source:[4]

*Results for the Communist Party of Spain. In 1986 they joined with other parties to form the current United Left.

#In 1983, the People's Alliance (AP), Democratic Popular Party (PDP), Liberal Union (UL) and Valencian Union (UV) formed a four-party electoral alliance. The electoral alliance ended in 1986 and the AP and UV contested the 1987 local elections separately. In 1989 the AP merged with the PDP and UL to form the current People's Party.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Navalón, Teresa (15 July 2021). "L'Horta Oest tiene los días contados: auge y caída de una "subcomarca" fantasma" [L'Horta Oest's days are numbered: rise and fall of a phantom sub-comarca]. Valenciaplaza.com (in Spanish). Valencia, Spain. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ El denominado 'cinturón rojo' se afloja más en favor del PP, que gana en Xirivella y Burjassot, Las Provincias, 23 May 2011
  4. ^ "Alaquàs election results". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-07-18.


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