Laudio/Llodio
Laudio in Basque or Llodio in Spanish is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.
Geography and Demography
Llodio is an important industrial center located at 50 km NW from the provincial capital of Vitoria and at 20 km SE from Bilbao. It is the second municipality of Álava, in population. The municipality has an area of 37,56 km2 and a population of 18,633.Elections and local administration
Municipal election
Since the 2019 Municipal elections the Mayor of Llodio is Ander Añibarro Maestre. The Basque Nationalist Party PNV/EAJ has 7 municipal councillors on Llodio Town Council, Bildu has 5, the local group Omnia has 3 while the Basque Country–Basque Country Left has 2.General election
The results of the 2004 Spanish General Election in Llodio were as follows:- PNV - Partido Nacionalista Vasco: 37.9%
- PSE-EE Partido Socialista de Euskadi: 27.8%
- PP - Partido Popular: 18.6%
- EB-IU - Izquierda Unida: 6.9%
- EA - Eusko Alkartasuna: 4.8%
- ARALAR-ZUTI - Aralar-Zutik: 2.0%