Bilbao City Council
Bilbao City Council Bilboko Udala | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
Political groups | Government (17)
Opposition (12) |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 28 May 2023 |
Next election | 23 May 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| Bilbao City Hall | |
| Website | |
| www.bilbao.eus | |
| Management | |
| Employees | 2,431 employees (2012)[1] |
| Budget | €512.8 million (2014)[2] |
The Bilbao City Council (Basque: Bilboko Udala) is the ayuntamiento of Bilbao (Spain). Its headquarter, the Bilbao City Hall, is located in the Ernesto Erkoreka Plaza. The city council is made up of an executive body and a normative municipal plenary. The executive body consists of the mayor and the Governing Junta of the Town of Bilbao (Spanish: Junta de Gobierno de la Villa de Bilbao). The council performs executive and administrative tasks, and functions in correspondence with the mayor. The junta consists of no more than nine people, its members can be appointed by the mayor.[3]
Municipal administration
The constituent is elected every four years by universal suffrage. The electoral census is made up of all registered residents in Bilbao over the age of 18 as well as nationals of Spain and other member states of the European Union. According to the General Electoral Regime Law (Spanish: Ley del Régimen Electoral General),[4] the number of eligible councilors is based on the population of the municipality.
The municipal plenary serves to represent the citizenry in the municipal government. It is responsible for the debate and adoption of government policies including: regulations, laws, municipal budgets, urban planning plans, service management, etc. The plenary is made up of 29 councilors and is chaired by the mayor.[5]
Mayoralty
These are the mayors who have governed the city council since 1979:[6]
| Mayors of Bilbao | From | To | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Castañares Larreategui | 19 April 1979 | 22 May 1983 | EAJ-PNV |
| José Luis Robles Canibe | 23 May 1983 | 19 July 1987 | EAJ-PNV |
| José María Gorordo | 20 July 1987 | 17 December 1990 | EAJ-PNV |
| Jesús María Duñabeitia | 20 December 1990 | 14 June 1991 | EAJ-PNV |
| Josu Ortuondo Larrea | 17 June 1991 | 2 July 1999 | EAJ-PNV |
| Iñaki Azkuna Urreta | 3 July 1999 | 20 March 2014 | EAJ-PNV |
| Ibon Areso Mendiguren | 21 March 2014 | 12 June 2015 | EAJ-PNV |
| Juan María Aburto Rike | 13 June 2015 | Incumbent | EAJ-PNV |
The mayor who has held office for the longest time since democracy has been Iñaki Azkuna (14 years) of the Basque Nationalist Party, a position he held from the 1999 elections until his death in 2014, reelected in 2003, 2007 and 2011.[7] Previously, the other mayors who held office for the longest time were Joaquín Zuazagoitia Azcorra (16 years), Josu Ortuondo Larrea (8 years), Pilar Careaga Basabe (6 years), and Federico Moyúa Salazar (6 years).
Electoral results
Political groups
The councillors form political groups, which are distributed according to their aligned ideologies in the 2023 municipal elections:
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidacy | Top candidate | Votes | % | Seats |
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV) | Juan Mari Aburto | 54 445 | 36.58 | 12 |
| Euskal Herria Bildu (EH Bildu) | María del Río Pereda | 28 124 | 18.89 | 6 |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE-EE) | Nora Abete García | 24 356 | 16.36 | 5 |
| People's Party of the Basque Country (PP) | Esther Martínez Fernández | 17 950 | 12.06 | 4 |
| Elkarrekin Podemos (EP) | Ana Viñals Blanco | 11 871 | 7.97 | 2 |
Municipal areas and entities served
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International recognition
The annual reports by Transparency International pointed out in 2008, 2009, and 2010, that the City Council was the most "transparent" in Spain in terms of institutional communication, citizen relations, services, public works, and the economy.[8][9][10][11]
In 2010, Bilbao was awarded the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize, in recognition of the City Council's leadership.[12]
See also
- Joaquín Rucoba
References
- ^ Sergio Eguía, «Vitoria, el Ayuntamiento vasco con más empleados», El Correo, 27 de enero de 2012.
- ^ «Bilbao tendrá en 2014 un presupuesto de 512,8 millones, un 12,7% más», El Mundo, 28 de octubre de 2013.
- ^ Bilbao City Council. "La Junta de Gobierno de la Villa de Bilbao: Naturaleza, Atribuciones y Organización". Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Ley Orgánica 5/1985, Art. 169". Retrieved 6 November 2008.
- ^ "El Pleno Municipal: Naturaleza, Atribuciones y Organización". Bilbao City Council. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Agirreazkuenaga, Joseba; Urquijo, Mikel (20 December 2013). "Informe sobre la Informe sobre la Galería de Alcaldes del Galería de Alcaldes del Ayuntamiento de Bilbao Ayuntamiento de Bilbao". Leioa: Universidad del País Vasco. p. 37.
- ^ "Muere Iñaki Azkuna". El País. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Bilbao, el ayuntamiento más transparente de España". El País. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
- ^ "Bilbao es el Ayuntamiento más transparente y Orihuela el que menos". adn.es. 28 July 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
- ^ "Bilbao recibe el premio como uno de los ayuntamientos más transparentes". Deia. 15 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ Ayuntamiento de Bilbao. "Reconocimientos y premios de la ciudad de Bilbao y de su Ayuntamiento". Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Bilbao, en la cima del mundo". Deia. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 3 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
Bibliography
- Gobierno Vasco. "Archivo de resultados electorales". Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- Ministerio del Interior. "Resultados electorales". Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.