Summary
Aldaia (Valencian pronunciation: [alˈdaja]) is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Oest in the Valencian Community, Spain.[2]
Aldaia | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Aldaia Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 39°27′50″N 0°27′46″W / 39.46389°N 0.46278°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Horta Oest |
| Judicial district | Torrent |
| Government | |
| • Alcaldesa | Guillermo Luján Valero (2023) (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 31,492 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Aldaier, aldaiera |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46960 |
| Official language(s) | Valencian |
| Website | Official website |
Local politics edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
- Voltor — ska/rock band
References edit
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ 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.
- ^ El denominado 'cinturón rojo' se afloja más en favor del PP, que gana en Xirivella y Burjassot, Las Provincias, 23 May 2011
- ^ "Alaquàs election results". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-07-18.