City Council of Pontevedra explained

The City Council of Pontevedra (Galician: Concello de Pontevedra; Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Pontevedra) is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Pontevedra, Spain. The current mayor of Pontevedra is Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores, in office since 4 July 1999.

The city council is composed by three bodies: the mayor who leads the city council; the executive branch, the governing council, composed by the mayor and the councillors appointed by him; and the Plenary, a democratically elected assembly which represents the people of Pontevedra. The mayor is elected by the members of the plenary among its members the day the new municipal corporation is formed after the local election.

Since 1880, the city council is headquartered at the Pontevedra City Hall.^[1] Since 2010, its central administrative services are housed in the Michelena 30 building.^[2] Between 2010 and 2024, during a comprehensive reform of the City Hall, the council plenary sessions were held at the Principal Theatre.^{[3] [4]}

Local Elections

Results of recent municipal elections in Pontevedra^[5]

Party	2023			2019			2015			2011			2007
	%	Votes	Seats	%	Votes	Seats	%	Votes	Seats	%	Votes	Seats	%	Votes	Seats
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	31.37	13 000	9	39.79	16 500	11	43.08	17 050	12	39.25	17 130	11	28.26	12 412	7
People's Party of Galicia (PPdeG)	38.85	16 096	11	30.00	12 440	9	27.10	10 725	7	39.52	17 244	11	44.15	19 387	12
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	17.71	7 340	5	13.98	5 797	4	10.81	4 277	3	13.30	5 803	3	22.33	9 807	6
Citizens (Cs)	0.95	396	-	5.17	2 142	1	5.73	2 268	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marea Pontevedra (MA.PO)-United Left (EU)	-	-	-	3.60	1 492	-	8.14	3 222	2	1.63	712	-	1.35	594	-

Mayors

On 3 April 1979, the city council was reconstituted as a democratic entity, with the first democratic elections during the Spanish transition to democracy. The Mayors since then are:^[6]

See also

• Local government in Spain

Notes and References

1. News: The Town Hall faces its second comprehensive reform in 129 years of history. Faro de Vigo. 29 March 2009. es. 31 October 2022.
2. News: Revealed secrets of Michelena 30, the headquarters of the City Council of Pontevedra. La Voz de Galicia. 31 May 2022. es. 31 October 2022.
3. News: The municipal plenary sessions will return to the Teatro Principal on September 19. Pontevedra Viva. 22 August 2022. es. 31 October 2022.
4. News: Regreso a casa de un pleno municipal que mencionó a Íker Jiménez cuando se hablaba de basura. Pontevedra Viva. 18 November 2024. es.
5. News: Results of the municipal elections in Pontevedra. El País. es. 31 October 2022.
6. Web site: Corporations since 1979. Concello de Pontevedra. gl. 31 October 2022.