Municipal election 2026 in Malmö
Final result from the Swedish Election Authority. Other political trend indicators for this municipality do not yet meet our publication threshold.
Short answer: Malmö in figures
Turnout, municipal council election 2026: 77.4 % (2026). Change since the 2022 election: +4.0 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 Malmö.
- Valid votes:
- 221,075
- Council seats:
- 61
- Turnout:
- 77.4%(+4.0 pp vs 2022)
- Eligible voters:
- 288,307
- Invalid/blank votes:
- 2,032
- Status:
- Final · retrieved 2026-09-25
| Party | Share | Votes | Seats | Change vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.4% | 65,002 | 19 | −1.3 pp · -1 seats | |
| 18.9% | 41,693 | 12 | −0.6 pp · -1 seats | |
| 17.4% | 38,397 | 11 | +3.8 pp · +2 seats | |
| 11.8% | 26,029 | 7 | −3.2 pp · -3 seats | |
| 8.5% | 18,834 | 5 | +3.0 pp · +1 seats | |
| 4.1% | 9,016 | 3 | +0.3 pp · +1 seats | |
| 3.9% | 8,617 | 2 | – | |
| 3.1% | 6,877 | 2 | −1.8 pp · -1 seats |
Parties with votes but no seats (29)
- 1.9% · 4,252 votes
- 0.3% · 566 votes
- 0.2% · 495 votes
- 0.1% · 204 votes
- 0.1% · 187 votes
- 0.1% · 176 votes
- 0.1% · 158 votes
- 0.1% · 152 votes
- 0.1% · 125 votes
- 0.0% · 88 votes
- 0.0% · 59 votes
- 0.0% · 24 votes
- 0.0% · 23 votes
- 0.0% · 21 votes
- 0.0% · 18 votes
- 0.0% · 16 votes
- 0.0% · 11 votes
- 0.0% · 8 votes
- 0.0% · 6 votes
- 0.0% · 5 votes
- 0.0% · 3 votes
- 0.0% · 3 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
- 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 Malmö; check the municipality's own website.
Seat numbers above: Valmyndigheten's final count. Rules: Local Government Act (2017:725).