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2018 Södermanland Regional Election
Södermanland County or Region Sörmland held a regional council election on 9 September 2018 across its nine municipalities. This was part of the 2018 Swedish regional elections and held on the same day as the municipal and 2018 Swedish general election, general elections. Results The number of seats rose from 71 to 79. This meant that both the Swedish Social Democratic Party, Social Democrats and the Moderate Party (Sweden), Moderates kept their seat numbers in spite of their vote and seat share falling sizeably. The Social Democrats fell the most, going from 33.3% to 28.7%. The local party Vård för pengarna ended up becoming the largest party in both coastal municipalities of Nyköping Municipality, Nyköping and Oxelösund. This was the first time any other party than the Social Democrats had topped the poll in Oxelösund in any election since the location's founding. Even so, commanding vote leads in the interior and in the largest town Eskilstuna Municipality, Eskilstuna led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Södermanland County
Södermanland County (, ) is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universally shortened and pronounced as Sörmlands län, or simply Sörmland, which is the dominant pronunciation and spelling inside the county. For example, the name of the local Regional councils of Sweden, regional council is ''Region Sörmland''. Södermanland's capital is Nyköping and the largest settlement is Eskilstuna. In the sparsely populated interior, Katrineholm is the largest locality. In total, Södermanland has nine municipalities and about 300,000 inhabitants. Södermanland borders the counties of Östergötland County, Östergötland, Örebro County, Örebro, Västmanland County, Västmanland, Uppsala County, Uppsala, Stockholm County, Stockholm and to the Baltic Sea. It holds the popular camping route called "Sörmlandsleden" which is a system of trails covering a total of approximately 100 mil (1000 km ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democrats (Sweden)
The Christian Democrats ( , KD) is a Christian democratic political party in Sweden founded in March 1964. It first entered parliament in 1985, through electoral cooperation with the Centre Party; in 1991, the party won seats on its own. The party leader since 25 April 2015 has been Ebba Busch. The party name was initially abbreviated to KDS (standing for , Christian Democratic Unity), from its foundation in 1964 to 1996, when the party changed its name to the current ''Christian Democrats'' and its abbreviation to ''KD''. The party was a minor party in centre-right coalition governments led by Moderate Party Prime Ministers Carl Bildt from 1991 to 1994 and Fredrik Reinfeldt from 2006 to 2014, with the latter under a formalised cooperation within the Alliance for Sweden. The party has been a minor party in the coalition government led by Moderate Party Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson since 2022, this time with Moderate Party and the Liberals with support from the Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In Södermanland County
An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary association and corporations. The global use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern representative democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens, where the elections were considered an oligarchic institution and most political offices were filled using sortition, also known as allotment, by which officeholders were chosen by lot. Electoral reform describes the process of introducing fair electoral systems where they are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vingåker Municipality
Vingåker Municipality () is a municipality in Södermanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vingåker. The municipality has its present size since the local government reform of 1971. Geography Vingåker is an inland municipality but in spite of this has mostly low elevation. The lowest point is the shoreline of Hjälmaren at and the highest peak is at near the Östergötland county line. Localities (population) * Baggetorp (500) * Högsjö (760) * Läppe (600) * Vingåker (seat) (4,300) Coat of arms The creation of the arms has a peculiar and somewhat romantic story attached to it. It was the first arms created by a parish in the Södermanland province in 1941. It was inspired by a hop plant that some locals had seen on a farm. The left part of the arms, an oak tree, is the insignia for the historical Oppunda Hundred, stretching through the municipality. Sights The renowned Säfstaholm Castle (''slott'') was bought by the municipality i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trosa Municipality
Trosa Municipality () is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. The municipality consists of the localities of Vagnhärad, Västerljung, Stensund, Sund and the town of Trosa. The seat of the municipality is located in the town of Trosa. The present municipality was created as recently as 1992, when Nyköping Municipality, which Trosa had been a part of since 1974, was split in three parts. The municipality borders to Nyköping Municipality, Gnesta Municipality, and in the north to Södertälje Municipality in Stockholm County. Tourism During the summer, the municipality sees its population of 14´000 (2021) increase fourfold. This is mostly due to people living in the Stockholm area that, during the summer, move to their holiday cottages in the municipality. Being close to Stockholm, the municipality is a favourite amongst tourists from abroad. The well-equipped harbour and Trosa's archipelago also attract many pleasure boats from both Sweden and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strängnäs Municipality
Strängnäs Municipality () is a municipality in Södermanland County in eastern Sweden, located by Lake Mälaren. Its seat is located in the city of Strängnäs. The present municipality was created in 1971, when the ''City of Strängnäs'' was amalgamated with the ''City of Mariefred'' and a number of rural municipalities. Originally there were 15 local government entities in the area. The boxer Erik Agren was born here Localities The municipality consists of the old towns of Strängnäs and Mariefred and the villages of Åkers styckebruk and Stallarholmen. * Strängnäs (seat) *Mariefred *Åkers styckebruk * Stallarholmen History Strängnäs is an old town with a history dating to the Viking Age. Its location on the shores of Lake Mälaren has made Strängnäs an important trading centre and meeting place through the ages. Mariefred acquired its name from the monastery Pax Mariae (" Mary's Peace") which was founded some 500 years ago by Sten Sture the Elder. There are n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxelösund Municipality
Oxelösund Municipality () is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Oxelösund. In 1950 the ''Nikolai Rural municipality'' was dissolved. One part formed the then ''City of Oxelösund'', one of the last newly created cities of Sweden. The rest of Nikolai was incorporated into the neighbouring ''City of Nyköping''. In 1971 the city became a unitary municipality without addition of territory. Still marked by its industrial past, the politics was historically dominated by the Social Democratic Party, and the industry by the harbour and iron works. Geography It covers a peninsula in the Baltic Sea, and borders by land only on Nyköping Municipality. With an area of , it is one of Sweden's smallest municipalities. Elections since the 1972 municipal reform Riksdag No boundary changes. The Sweden Democrats' numbers were not listed by the SCB agency from 1988 to 1998 due to the party being out of contention for Riksdag entr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katrineholm Municipality
Katrineholm Municipality () is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Katrineholm. The present municipality was created in 1971, when the ''City of Katrineholm'' (instituted in 1917) was amalgamated with surrounding rural municipalities. The thirty-first Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson, while originally from the neighboring municipality of Vingåker, was once the municipal chairman (mayor) of Katrineholm. Geography * Aspen (Julita) lake Localities * Bie * Björkvik * Flodafors * Forssjö * Katrineholm (seat) * Sköldinge * Strångsjö * Valla * Äsköping Elections Riksdag These are the results of the Riksdag elections in Katrineholm Municipality since the 1972 municipal reform. The results of the Sweden Democrats were not published at a municipal level from between 1988 and 1998 by SCB because of the party's small size nationwide at the time. Blocs This lists the relative strength of the socialist and cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnesta Municipality
Gnesta Municipality () is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Gnesta, with some 5,000 inhabitants. The present municipality was created in 1992, when Nyköping Municipality (of which it had been a part since 1974) was split up. It is in the middle of the cultural Södermanland province. Although it only has around 10,000 permanent inhabitants, the population increases substantially in the summer due to the many summer houses. Industry-wise, Gnesta mostly has small companies with few employed. There are about 800 registered companies in the municipality, and a "large" company would have 25-50 employees. Localities From Statistics Sweden, 2004. *Gnesta has about 5,000 inhabitants * Björnlunda 760 * Stjärnhov 573 Geography The highest peak within Gnesta Municipality is at at the Gnesta- Flen- Strängnäs municipal tripoint. The highest point is The municipality is landlocked but near the coast, which renders that low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flen Municipality
Flen Municipality () is a municipality in central Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Flen. The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of the ''City of Flen'' (instituted in 1949), the market town ('' köping'') Malmköping and the surrounding countryside, including a southeastern portion of the former Oppunda hundred that was split between Flen and Nyköping municipalities. It also includes all of the former Villåttinge hundred. Geography Flen Municipality is a lowland inland municipality that falls to above sea level on the lakes of Långhalsen and Torpfjärden in the southeastern area. The highest peak is at on the tripoint between Flen, Gnesta and Strängnäs municipalities. Localities Figures from Statistics Sweden, 2004. * Flen 6,107 * Malmköping 2,006 * Hälleforsnäs 1,737 * Sparreholm 799 * Skebokvarn 225 * Mellösa 549 * Bettna 410 *Vadsbro 118 Of these places, Malmköping, located about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democrats (Sweden)
The Swedish Social Democratic Party, formally the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party ( , S or SAP), usually referred to as The Social Democrats ( ), is a social democratic political party in Sweden. The party is member of the Progressive Alliance and the Party of European Socialists. Founded in 1889, the SAP is the country's oldest and currently largest party. From the mid-1930s to the 1980s, the Social Democratic Party won more than 40% of the vote. From 1932 to 1976, the SAP was continuously in government. From 1982 to 2022, the party was in government with the exception of the periods 1991–1994 and 2006–2014. Since 2022, the party has been out of government. It participates in elections as "The Workers' Party – The Social Democrats" ( ). The first female PM in Swedish history, Magdalena Andersson, is the current leader of the Social Democratic Party. History Founded in 1889 as a member of the Second International, a split occurred in 1917 when the left socia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Political Parties In Sweden
This article lists political parties in Sweden. Sweden has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which parties often have a smaller chance of gaining power alone, and in the event a majority is not reached, can choose to work with each other to form coalition governments. National parties The letter(s) after each Swedish party name are the abbreviations commonly used in the Swedish media. Parties with official representation Parties with representation in the Riksdag and/or European Parliament: *According to a threshold rule, any one particular party must receive at least 4% of the votes to be allocated a seat in the Riksdag. *Any party having broken the 1% threshold in the last two EU-parliament or Riksdag elections respectively will have their ballots printed and distributed by the authorities. Minor parties * Alternative for Sweden (; 2018–present) * Christian Values Party (; 2014–present) * Citizens' Coalition (, 2014–present) * Classical Libe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
