In the first municipal legislature, of every hundred councillors, only 4 were women compared to 96 men and today there are 41 women compared to 59 men

Each legislature records a progress, although without full equality yet, up to the current figures: 23,978 councillors (40.82%) and 34,756 councillors (59.18%)

With advances also, the evolution is slower among the councilors: of every hundred, in the first legislature there was barely 1 mayor and 99 mayors and today there are 22 mayors and 78 mayors

Madrid, March 8, 2021.- In the current municipal legislature, the 8,131 Spanish municipalities have 58,734 local representatives, of which 34,756 are councillors (59.18%) and 23,978 councillors (40.82%), that is, on average, of every ten councillors, there are just over four councillors and almost six councillors.

Spanish local corporations, in general, have taken important steps towards equality during democracy, although it is not yet full. The difference is greater in the municipalities, with practically one municipal councillor registering for every four councillors: 1,768 mayors (21.74%) and 6,363 mayors (78.26%).

The evolution leaves behind worse records. It should be remembered that in the first municipal democratic legislature (1979), women had practically no municipal presence: councillors represented 3% and mayors 1%.

All the legislatures have slowly registered a positive evolution: in the second, 2% mayors and 5% councillors; in the third, 3% mayors and 8% councillors; in the fourth, 5% mayors and 12% councillors; in the fifth, 7% mayors and 17% councillors; in the sixth, 10% mayors and 23% councillors; in the seventh, 13% mayors and 28% councillors; in the eighth, 16% mayors and 23% councillors; in the ninth, 18% mayors and 35% councillors until the current, 38% mayors and 20% councillors.