Municipal election 2026 in Kristinehamn
Final result from the Swedish Election Authority. Other political trend indicators for this municipality do not yet meet our publication threshold.
Short answer: Kristinehamn in figures
Turnout, municipal council election 2026: 83.3 % (2026). Change since the 2022 election: +1.2 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.
How the municipality voted
Municipal council election 2026 (election day 2026-09-13) — final count in Kristinehamn.
- Valid votes:
- 15,727
- Council seats:
- 41
- Turnout:
- 83.3%(+1.2 pp vs 2022)
- Eligible voters:
- 19,367
- Invalid/blank votes:
- 399
- Status:
- Final · retrieved 2026-09-24
| Party | Share | Votes | Seats | Change vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.6% | 4,504 | 12 | −4.9 pp · -2 seats | |
| 23.9% | 3,766 | 10 | +7.3 pp · +3 seats | |
| 15.5% | 2,443 | 7 | −1.0 pp · 0 seats | |
| 10.7% | 1,689 | 4 | −1.1 pp · -1 seats | |
| 7.5% | 1,188 | 3 | +0.1 pp · 0 seats | |
| 5.9% | 922 | 2 | −2.2 pp · -1 seats | |
| 4.0% | 636 | 2 | +0.7 pp · +1 seats | |
| 3.5% | 558 | 1 | +1.1 pp · 0 seats |
Parties with votes but no seats (8)
- 0.0% · 7 votes
- 0.0% · 5 votes
- 0.0% · 2 votes
- 0.0% · 2 votes
- 0.0% · 2 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)
- Elected directly by voters. 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 Kristinehamn; check the municipality's own website.
Seat numbers above: Valmyndigheten's final count. Rules: Local Government Act (2017:725).