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 and more.Registered party abbreviations - Valmyndigheten
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 RegionSMSDCVKDLMPLocalTotalBlekinge 19 12 12 5 3 3 3 57 Dalarna 24 16 10 9 6 6 3 3 683 Gävleborg 24 11 11 8 7 4 3 2 575 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 3 781 Kalmar 25 10 10 8 4 7 3 67 Kronoberg 19 14 8 7 5 5 3 61 Norrbotten 23 6 5 4 6 2771 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 1579Uppsala 20 13 9 7 7 6 5 4 71 Värmland 28 12 10 8 6 5 4 2 681 Västerbotten 26 10 5 8 10 4 6 2 71 Västernorrland 28 10 8 8 8 5 3 777 Västmanland 27 16 12 5 6 5 6 77 Västra Götaland 41 28 20 12 15 11 10 7 5149 Örebro 25 13 9 5 6 6 4 3 71 Östergötland 31 23 13 8 8 8 6 4 101Total523 314 224 155 141 119 94 4878 1,696 Source: val.se
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%.
Further reading Linda Berg & Henrik Oscarsson (2020) The Swedish regional elections 2018, Regional & Federal Studies
References
Regional elections - Votes Swedish Election Authority Municipal elections - Votes Swedish Election Authority