2018 Swedish local elections

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.

Regional councils

Sweden held 20 elections for the Regional Councils. This was the first election where all counties' administrative title had been or were officially being shifted into regions.

Elected

Elections

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.

Municipal councils

The total number of seats nationwide totalled to 12,700, down from 12,780 in the 2014 elections. Turnout was 84.1%.

References

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

Stockholm, Sweden, March 17, 2018. Sweden Democrats (SD) Election