Local elections were held in Spain on 3 April 1979 to elect all 67,505 councillors in the 7,870 Spanish municipalities, all 1,450 provincial seats in 47 provinces and 185 seats in ten island councils.

Local elections were held in Spain on 8 May 1983 to elect all 67,505 councillors in the 7,781 Spanish municipalities, all 1,177 provincial seats in 41 provinces and 191 seats in ten island councils. T