Västernorrland County or Region Västernorrland held regional council elections on 9 September 2018 on the same day as the general and municipal elections.[1] [2]
The number of seats remained at 77 with the Social Democrats winning the most at 28, a drop of ten from in 2014.[3] The party especially lost a lot of ground in Sollefteå following the closure of the childbirth unit of the local hospital, going from 47.6% to 14%.[4]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | Social Democrats | 57,355 | 35.4 | 28 | –10 | |
| bgcolor= | Moderates | 20,415 | 12.6 | 10 | –1 | |
| bgcolor= | Left Party | 17,213 | 10.6 | 8 | +2 | |
| bgcolor= | Sweden Democrats | 16,921 | 10.5 | 8 | +2 | |
| bgcolor= | Centre Party | 15,677 | 9.7 | 8 | +2 | |
| 14,098 | 8.7 | 7 | +7 | |||
| bgcolor= | Christian Democrats | 9,413 | 5.8 | 5 | +2 | |
| bgcolor= | Liberals | 6,015 | 3.7 | 3 | –1 | |
| bgcolor= | Green Party | 3,784 | 2.3 | 0 | –3 | |
| Others | 934 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| align=left colspan=2 | Invalid/blank votes | 2,679 | ||||
| align=left colspan=2 | Total | 161,825 | 100 | 77 | 0 | |
| align=left colspan=6 | Source:val.se | |||||
| Location | Turnout | Share | Votes | S | M | V | SD | C | SJVP | KD | L | MP | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Härnösand | 85.1 | 10.1 | 16,376 | 30.4 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| Kramfors | 83.4 | 7.5 | 12,188 | 27.7 | 7.0 | 18.1 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 16.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Sollefteå | 83.7 | 7.9 | 12,799 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 26.3 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 32.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Sundsvall | 85.4 | 40.3 | 65,197 | 38.9 | 16.7 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 0.7 |
| Timrå | 84.9 | 7.3 | 11,880 | 43.9 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 14.3 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| Ånge | 82.3 | 3.8 | 6,141 | 43.8 | 11.2 | 6.3 | 15.6 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Örnsköldsvik | 86.3 | 23.0 | 37,244 | 37.4 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 13.6 | 10.5 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| Total | 85.1 | 100.0 | 161,825 | 35.4 | 12.6 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
| align=left colspan=14 | Source: val.se |
| Location | Turnout | Share | Votes | S | M | V | SD | C | SJVP | KD | L | MP | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Härnösand | 85.1 | 10.1 | 16,376 | 4,973 | 2,143 | 2,054 | 1,811 | 1,646 | 1,539 | 800 | 563 | 724 | 123 |
| Kramfors | 83.4 | 7.5 | 12,188 | 3,374 | 853 | 2,210 | 1,263 | 1,616 | 1,967 | 390 | 192 | 184 | 139 |
| Sollefteå | 83.7 | 7.9 | 12,799 | 1,786 | 646 | 3,370 | 886 | 1,380 | 4,173 | 279 | 117 | 118 | 44 |
| Sundsvall | 85.4 | 40.3 | 65,197 | 25,383 | 10,898 | 5,013 | 7,627 | 4,744 | 1,703 | 3,838 | 3,692 | 1,865 | 434 |
| Timrå | 84.9 | 7.3 | 11,880 | 5,217 | 1,286 | 1,016 | 1,701 | 760 | 565 | 655 | 432 | 202 | 46 |
| Ånge | 82.3 | 3.8 | 6,141 | 2,692 | 687 | 387 | 960 | 451 | 259 | 531 | 97 | 54 | 23 |
| Örnsköldsvik | 86.3 | 23.0 | 37,244 | 13,930 | 3,902 | 3,163 | 2,673 | 5,080 | 3,892 | 2,920 | 922 | 637 | 125 |
| Total | 85.1 | 100.0 | 161,825 | 57,355 | 20,415 | 17,213 | 16,921 | 15,677 | 14,098 | 9,413 | 6,015 | 3,784 | 934 |
| align=left colspan=14 | Source: val.se |