Papers being prepared at a polling station. | Miquel À. Cañellas

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter Palma 26/05/2019 17:32

By 6pm, turnout in the Balearics was 44.06%, 2.24% lower than by the same time at the 2015 elections.

The Balearic government had released earlier information (at 2pm on Sunday) which indicated that turnout at the various elections was down by 2.32%. By the same time in 2015, there was 33.29% turnout; it had fallen to 30.97%. In Majorca, the decrease in turnout was greater than elsewhere in the Balearics - 31.48% against 34.26% in 2015. By 6pm, the Majorca turnout was 2.94% down at 44.96%.

The polling stations opened at 9am and close at 8pm.