2018 Swedish local elections
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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]
Sweden 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 | |||
| 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] | ||||||||||
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]
The 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 | |||
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