Local elections were held in Sweden on 9 September 2018 to elect the 20 county councils and 290 municipal councils. Advance voting was allowed between 22 August and 9 September 2018. The elections took place alongside the general elections.
Newly registered parties participated in the 2018 elections, such as the Citizens' Coalition. Many smaller and local parties which had already been established participated, such as the Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party, Feminist Initiative, the Öland Party, the Laholm Party and more.[1]
Regional councils
editSweden held 20 elections for the Regional Councils.[2] This was the first election where all counties' administrative title had been or were officially being shifted into regions.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 1,850,724 | 28.74 | 523 | –80 | |
| Moderate Party | 1,241,717 | 19.28 | 314 | –25 | |
| Sweden Democrats | 828,220 | 12.86 | 224 | +63 | |
| Centre Party | 539,075 | 8.37 | 155 | +30 | |
| Left Party | 555,043 | 8.62 | 141 | +20 | |
| Christian Democrats | 457,679 | 7.11 | 119 | +34 | |
| Liberals | 403,781 | 6.27 | 94 | –2 | |
| Green Party | 265,522 | 4.12 | 48 | –58 | |
| Others | 297,762 | 4.62 | 78 | +36 | |
| Total | 6,439,523 | 100.00 | 1,696 | +18 | |
| Valid votes | 6,439,523 | 98.40 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 104,793 | 1.60 | |||
| Total votes | 6,544,316 | 100.00 | |||
Elected
edit| Region | S | M | SD | C | V | KD | L | MP | Local | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge | 19 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 57 | ||
| Dalarna | 24 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 83 |
| Gävleborg | 24 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 75 |
| Halland | 19 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 71 | |
| Jämtland | 18 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 55 | |
| Jönköping | 22 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 81 |
| Kalmar | 25 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 67 | ||
| Kronoberg | 19 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 61 | ||
| Norrbotten | 23 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 71 | |||
| Skåne | 41 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 149 | |
| Stockholm | 40 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 149 | |
| Södermanland | 23 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 79 | |
| Uppsala | 20 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 71 | |
| Värmland | 28 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 81 |
| Västerbotten | 26 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 71 | |
| Västernorrland | 28 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 77 | |
| Västmanland | 27 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 77 | ||
| Västra Götaland | 41 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 149 |
| Örebro | 25 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 71 | |
| Östergötland | 31 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 101 | |
| Total | 523 | 314 | 224 | 155 | 141 | 119 | 94 | 48 | 78 | 1,696 |
| Source: val.se[3] | ||||||||||
Elections
edit- 2018 Blekinge regional election
- 2018 Dalarna regional election
- 2018 Gävleborg regional election
- 2018 Halland regional election
- 2018 Jämtland regional election
- 2018 Jönköping regional election
- 2018 Kalmar regional election
- 2018 Kronoberg regional election
- 2018 Norrbotten regional election
- 2018 Skåne regional election
- 2018 Stockholm regional election
- 2018 Södermanland regional election
- 2018 Uppsala regional election
- 2018 Värmland regional election
- 2018 Västerbotten regional election
- 2018 Västernorrland regional election
- 2018 Västmanland regional election
- 2018 Västra Götaland regional election
- 2018 Örebro regional election
- 2018 Östergötland regional election
Gotland County is made up of one municipal council responsible for both local and regional matters and does not count towards the regional elections.[4]
Municipal councils
editThe total number of seats nationwide totalled to 12,700, down from 12,780 in the 2014 elections. Turnout was 84.1%.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 1,801,843 | 27.58 | 3,752 | −612 | |
| Moderate Party | 1,310,182 | 20.06 | 2,396 | −39 | |
| Sweden Democrats | 832,083 | 12.74 | 1,806 | +482 | |
| Centre Party | 631,812 | 9.67 | 1,603 | +192 | |
| Left Party | 502,147 | 7.69 | 808 | +58 | |
| Liberals | 444,674 | 6.81 | 689 | −21 | |
| Christian Democrats | 339,375 | 5.20 | 676 | +161 | |
| Green Party | 301,825 | 4.62 | 395 | −337 | |
| Feminist Initiative | 61,907 | 0.95 | 22 | −4 | |
| Others | 306,287 | 4.69 | 553 | +40 | |
| Total | 6,532,135 | 100.00 | 12,700 | −80 | |
| Valid votes | 6,532,135 | 98.77 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 81,316 | 1.23 | |||
| Total votes | 6,613,451 | 100.00 | |||
Further reading
edit- Linda Berg & Henrik Oscarsson (2020) The Swedish regional elections 2018, Regional & Federal Studies
References
edit- ^ Registered party abbreviations - Valmyndigheten
- ^ "Val till landstingsfullmäktige - Röster" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Val till landstingsfullmäktige - Valda" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Gotlands län - Valda 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- Regional elections - Votes Archived 2020-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Swedish Election Authority
- Municipal elections - Votes Archived 2019-03-21 at the Wayback Machine Swedish Election Authority