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Blekinge Regional Council Composition
Blekinge County held a regional council election on 9 September 2018 at the same time as the general and municipal elections.[1] [2]
Results [ edit ]
There were 57 seats, ten more than in 2014.[3] The Social Democrats remained the largest party but suffered nearly seven points of a deficit from the 2014 results, going from 39.3% to 32.5%.[1] In spite of this the increased numbers of seats meant the party remained at 19 seats.[3] This was still a sizeably lower share. The Sweden Democrats recorded 20.6% and became the second largest party, while the Moderates made gains in spite of a nationwide drop.[1]
Party
Votes
%
Seats
±
Social Democrats
33,974
32.5
19
0
Sweden Democrats
21,509
20.6
12
+5
Moderates
20,969
20.0
12
+3
Centre Party
7,937
7.6
5
+2
Left Party
5,967
5.7
3
0
Christian Democrats
5,349
5.1
3
+1
Liberals
5,034
4.8
3
+1
Green Party
2,925
2.8
0
–2
Others
929
0.9
0
0
Invalid/blank votes
1,937
Total
104,593
100
57
+10
Source:val.se [1]
Municipal results [ edit ]
Percentage [ edit ]
Location
Turnout
Share
Votes
S
SD
M
C
V
KD
L
MP
Other
Karlshamn
85.3
20.4
21,339
31.7
19.2
22.8
7.3
6.0
3.8
5.0
3.4
0.8
Karlskrona
87.0
42.3
44,238
33.2
17.7
20.3
7.6
5.8
5.8
5.8
3.3
0.5
Olofström
81.2
8.1
8,458
39.0
23.2
12.7
9.0
5.9
5.8
2.4
1.4
0.6
Ronneby
85.4
18.0
18,875
30.6
23.6
19.2
8.4
6.2
4.6
4.3
2.4
0.8
Sölvesborg
85.8
11.2
11,683
29.5
27.3
20.7
5.7
4.0
5.1
3.2
1.6
2.9
Total
85.7
100.0
104,593
32.5
20.6
20.0
7.6
5.7
5.1
4.8
2.8
0.9
Source: val.se[1]
By votes [ edit ]
Location
Turnout
Share
Votes
S
SD
M
C
V
KD
L
MP
Other
Karlshamn
85.3
20.4
21,339
6,761
4,089
4,857
1,559
1,281
819
1,076
716
181
Karlskrona
87.0
42.3
44,238
14,688
7,819
8,995
3,368
2,548
2,571
2,578
1,454
217
Olofström
81.2
8.1
8,458
3,299
1,963
1,076
763
500
487
201
117
52
Ronneby
85.4
18.0
18,875
5,785
4,452
3,624
1,579
1,169
873
805
446
142
Sölvesborg
85.8
11.2
11,683
3,441
3,186
2,417
668
469
599
374
192
337
Total
85.7
100.0
104,593
33,974
21,509
20,969
7,937
5,967
5,349
5,034
2,925
929
Source: val.se[1]
References [ edit ]