Algeciras reorganizes its government into six areas following the motion of censure

The mayor of Algeciras, Jacinto Muñoz Madrid, has signed the decrees revoking the municipal organization approved in 2023 and restructuring the City Council into six administrative areas, with nine deputy mayors and a new distribution of delegations. The resolution is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Cádiz no. 219, dated November 13, 2026, under file 48166/2026, processed as “New corporate organization – Motion of censure.”

The decrees, dated October 29 and 30, 2026, and endorsed by the general secretary, José Luis López Guio, nullify Decree 5809, of June 27, 2023, which established the structure in areas, and Decree 5788, of June 26, 2023, regarding generic delegations. Decree 2026-15327, of October 14, which regulated the composition of the Local Government Board, is also revoked. The entire block is published under insertion numbers 389.567, 389.582, and 389.744.

Six areas and nine deputy mayors

The new structure of the municipal administrative services is divided into six areas: Urban Planning, Housing and Sustainable Development; Treasury and Personnel; Public Safety; Family and Social Affairs; Citizen Participation, Fair and Festivals; and Culture.

The appointment of deputy mayors, in order of substitution for the mayor, is as follows:

• First: María Pilar Pintor Alonso.
• Second: Susana Rosa Pérez Custodio.
• Third: Paula Conesa Barón.
• Fourth: Juana Isabel Cid Vadillo.
• Fifth: Javier de las Montañas Vázquez Hueso.
• Sixth: Jorge Juliá Aguilera.
• Seventh: María Solanes Mur.
• Eighth: Ángel Martínez León.
• Ninth: Álvaro Márquez Moreno.

Each will substitute for the mayor in the entirety of his functions according to the order of appointment in cases of absence, illness, or impediment, and as members of the Local Government Board, they will assume the generic delegations assigned by the Mayor’s Office.

Area presidencies and delegated councilors

The political presidency of the areas falls to Javier de las Montañas Vázquez Hueso (Urban Planning, Housing and Sustainable Development), María Solanes Mur (Treasury and Personnel), Jorge Juliá Aguilera (Public Safety), Paula Conesa Barón (Family and Social Affairs), Juana Isabel Cid Vadillo (Citizen Participation, Fair and Festivals), and María Pilar Pintor Alonso (Culture).

Area presidents receive the direction and promotion of services, the inspection of their operation, the execution of ordinances and regulations, and the authority to resolve appeals for reversal within their scope. Additionally, delegated councilors are appointed: Francisco Javier Arango Mejías (Citizen Services, Commerce, Markets, Health and Consumption, and Statistics) and Sabina Quiles Granado (Economic Development and Employment, Training, Industry, Water-Emalgesa, and Cleaning-Algesa). The Local Government Board consists of nine councilors, a number not exceeding one-third of the corporation.

Sanctioning Power in Public Safety

The package includes the express delegation to the seventh deputy mayor and president of the Public Safety area, Jorge Juliá Aguilera, of the Mayor’s sanctioning power for violations of municipal ordinances and other legal norms, except in cases attributed to another body.

Regarding remuneration, another decree establishes exclusive dedications according to the plenary agreement of June 30, 2023: the mayor, five deputy mayors responsible for an area, three deputy mayors, and six delegated councilors, in addition to an indemnity for each deputy mayor-area president and eleven councilors.

Impact for Residents

The decree affects virtually all municipal services—from the Local Police, Traffic and Mobility to Urban Planning, Culture, Social Welfare, or Cleaning—meaning that the political leaders and the units upon which each procedure and file depends are changed. The decrees are notified to the appointees and will be reported to the Plenary in the first session held; they become effective from the day following their signature, without prejudice to official publication.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Cádiz, no. 219, of November 13, 2026, section I, pp. 29-31 (official reference: file 48166/2026, insertions no. 389.567, 389.582, and 389.744).