Municipal election 2026 in Karlshamn
Final result from the Swedish Election Authority. Other political trend indicators for this municipality do not yet meet our publication threshold.
Short answer: Karlshamn in figures
Turnout, municipal council election 2026: 83.0 % (2026). Change since the 2022 election: +0.2 pp.
Votes cast as a share of eligible voters (final count).
Source: Valmyndigheten
National figure and rank use the same year and value as the municipal figure; otherwise they are omitted. Rank 1 = highest value. Election-cycle series are not given annual trends. Missing values are not shown as zero.
Distribution of seats in the municipal council 2026
Municipal council election 2026 (election day 2026-09-13) — final count in Karlshamn.
- Valid votes:
- 20,747
- Council seats:
- 51
- Turnout:
- 83.0%(+0.2 pp vs 2022)
- Eligible voters:
- 25,528
- Invalid/blank votes:
- 441
- Status:
- Final · retrieved 2026-09-24
| Party | Share | Votes | Seats | Change vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.7% | 6,578 | 16 | +6.6 pp · +4 seats | |
| 18.0% | 3,726 | 9 | −7.3 pp · -4 seats | |
| 17.9% | 3,715 | 9 | −3.7 pp · -2 seats | |
| 8.9% | 1,846 | 5 | +1.1 pp · +1 seats | |
| 6.8% | 1,419 | 4 | +2.9 pp · +2 seats | |
| 5.4% | 1,120 | 3 | −0.1 pp · 0 seats | |
| 5.0% | 1,046 | 3 | +0.7 pp · +1 seats | |
| 4.3% | 893 | 2 | – |
Parties with votes but no seats (10)
- 1.8% · 376 votes
- 0.1% · 11 votes
- 0.0% · 4 votes
- 0.0% · 3 votes
- 0.0% · 3 votes
- 0.0% · 3 votes
- 0.0% · 1 votes
- 0.0% · 1 votes
- 0.0% · 1 votes
- 0.0% · 1 votes
This is the result in the municipal council election in this municipality — not the general election to the Riksdag. Shares are of valid votes; blank and other invalid votes are excluded.
Source: Valmyndigheten — Slutligt valresultat, kommunfullmäktigevalet 2026 ↗ · Slutlig mandatfördelning, kommunfullmäktigevalet 2026
How the municipality is governed
- Municipal council (kommunfullmäktige)
- The decision-making assembly, elected directly by voters every four years. Decides budget, tax rate and organisation. The term after the September 2026 election starts on 15 October 2026.
- Executive board (kommunstyrelse)
- Appointed by the council, leads and coordinates. Its term normally starts on 1 January 2027 unless the council decides otherwise — not the same date as the council.
- Committees (nämnder)
- Set up by each municipality's own decision. Sverigefakta has no verified committee list for Karlshamn; check the municipality's own website.
- Minutes (protokoll)
- Minutes of the council, board and committees are official documents (allmänna handlingar) that anyone may request.
Seat numbers above: Valmyndigheten's final count. Rules: Local Government Act (2017:725).