The elections are held using closed list proportional representation in a single electoral district covering the entire city council area.
When Felipe González decided to eliminate any residual Marxism from the party's constitution he resigned in protest in September 1979.
In their absence, the People's Coalition took most of the right wing vote, while the PCE declined and URV lost their solitary seat.
This was the only occasion to date when the PSOE won a majority of seats on Valencia City Council.
Candidates for Mayor were:- Though PSOE had lost their overall majority, they regained the mayoralty with the support of IU and the CDS.
One of the main features of the election was the collapse in support for the CDS, who lost their representation on the council.
As a result, all the main four groupings, the PSOE, IU, PP and UV, increased their vote share, with PP gaining 2 seats relative to the Popular Alliance's 1987 performance and both UV and IU gaining a seat.
The election saw both the People's Party and United Left making gains at the expense of the PSOE and Valencian Union.
The People's Party almost doubled its share of the vote and made enough gains to hold an absolute majority on the city council.
The election saw both the People's Party and PSOE making gains at the expense of the Valencian Union and United Left.
Valencian Union narrowly missed the 5% threshold for representation on the council and lost its remaining seats.
The result was considered a surprise by the largest circulation daily newspaper El País,[3] as Coalició Compromís, an electoral alliance led by the Valencian Nationalist Bloc, won their first seats on the council, while United Left returned to the council after a four-year absence.
The Podemos-United Left coalition lost its representation, having stood as part of València en Comú at the previous election.