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El Álamo

Coordinates: 40°13′50″N 3°59′40″W / 40.23056°N 3.99444°W / 40.23056; -3.99444
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El Álamo
Flag of El Álamo
Coat of arms of El Álamo
Municipal location within the Community of Madrid.
Municipal location within the Community of Madrid.
Coordinates: 40°13′50″N 3°59′40″W / 40.23056°N 3.99444°W / 40.23056; -3.99444
Country Spain
Autonomous communityCommunity of Madrid
Government
 • MayorAlberto Cabezas Ortega (PP)
Area
 • Total
22.25 km2 (8.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
9,353
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

El Álamo (Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈalamo]) is a municipality of the autonomous community of the Community of Madrid in central Spain. It is located in the comarca of Navalcarnero.

El Álamo is the location of the headquarters of the Atresmedia TV network.

Politics

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The municipality is often in the balance at local elections. In 2023 it elected a PP administration led by mayor Alberto Cabezas Ortega, who runs a "coffee with the mayor" initiative to discuss urban issues in an informal and friendly setting.[2]

Party Votes % +/- Seats +/-
PP 1,887 39.17 20.1 7.95 7 20.1 2
PSOE 1,439 29.87 20.1 0.64 6 20.1 2
Vox 654 13.57 20.1 5.3 2 20.1 1
Alternativa Ciudadana Alameña 473 9.81 20.1 3.39 1 Steady 0
Podemos/IU/AV 292 6.06 Decrease 0.96 1 Steady 0
No overall control, PP minority

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Tu alcalde – Ayuntamiento de El Álamo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-04.