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Politics & elections in Västervik Municipality

Turnout, seats and elected officials in Västervik. Sources: Statistics Sweden and Kolada — latest election 2025.

Latest data year: 2025 · 6 indicators · Package version: v10 · Updated: 2026-08-04

How the municipality voted

Municipal council election 2022 (election day 2022-09-11) — final count in Västervik.

Valid votes:
24,026
Council seats:
57
Turnout:
81.5%
Party results in the municipal council election 2022 in Västervik: share of valid votes, number of votes and seats.
PartyShareVotesSeats
Arbetarepartiet-Socialdemokraterna32.0%7,69418
Moderaterna23.4%5,61313
Sverigedemokraterna15.1%3,6179
Centerpartiet7.3%1,7464
Kristdemokraterna4.9%1,1743
Vänsterpartiet4.6%1,1003
Socialisterna-Välfärdspartiet3.6%8592
Westerwikspartiet3.2%7672
Liberalerna (tidigare Folkpartiet)3.1%7392
Miljöpartiet de gröna2.3%5601
Parties with votes but no seats (12)
  • Landsbygdspartiet Oberoende0.3% · 69 votes
  • Feministiskt initiativ0.1% · 21 votes
  • Partiet Nyans0.1% · 14 votes
  • Kristna Värdepartiet0.1% · 13 votes
  • Medborgerlig Samling0.0% · 9 votes
  • MoD0.0% · 8 votes
  • Tjustpartiet0.0% · 6 votes
  • Alternativ för Sverige0.0% · 5 votes
  • Knapptryckarna0.0% · 4 votes
  • Direktdemokraterna0.0% · 3 votes
  • Enhet0.0% · 3 votes
  • Piratpartiet0.0% · 2 votes
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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 — Röster per distrikt — slutligt antal röster inklusive totalt valdeltagande, kommunvalet 2022 ↗ · Mandatfördelning — jämförelser mellan 2018 och 2022 (blad Kommun)

Voter turnout, municipal election (%)
81.0 %
2025 · -3.6 % vs 2020
Voter turnout, general election (%)
85.0 %
2025 · -2.3 % vs 2020
Assignments per elected municipal politician
1.66 assignments/politician
2025 · +6.6 % vs 2020

All indicators

Assignments per elected municipal politician

1.66 assignments/politician(2025)

Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05813 (Kolada:N05813) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsValmyndigheten via Kolada N05813

Residents per elected municipal politician

278 residents/politician(2025)

Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05812 (Kolada:N05812) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsValmyndigheten via Kolada N05812

Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)

3.05 %(2025)

Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05811 (Kolada:N05811) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsValmyndigheten via Kolada N05811

Elected municipal politicians full-time, share (%)

0.76 %(2025)

Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05810 (Kolada:N05810) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsValmyndigheten via Kolada N05810

Voter turnout, municipal election (%)

81.0 %(2025)

Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05401 (Kolada:N05401) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsValmyndigheten via Kolada N05401

Voter turnout, general election (%)

85.0 %(2025)

Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05403 (Kolada:N05403) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsValmyndigheten via Kolada N05403

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