Municipal election 2026 in Ystad
Final result from the Swedish Election Authority. Other political trend indicators for this municipality do not yet meet our publication threshold.
Short answer: Ystad in figures
Turnout, municipal council election 2026: 84.9 % (2026). Change since the 2022 election: +0.6 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 Ystad.
- Valid votes:
- 21,860
- Council seats:
- 51
- Turnout:
- 84.9%(+0.6 pp vs 2022)
- Eligible voters:
- 26,371
- Invalid/blank votes:
- 520
- Status:
- Final · retrieved 2026-09-25
| Party | Share | Votes | Seats | Change vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.2% | 8,125 | 19 | +5.6 pp · +3 seats | |
| 19.4% | 4,245 | 10 | −5.7 pp · -3 seats | |
| 17.0% | 3,721 | 9 | −1.8 pp · -1 seats | |
| 7.7% | 1,675 | 4 | +1.6 pp · +1 seats | |
| 5.7% | 1,238 | 3 | +1.0 pp · +1 seats | |
| 4.9% | 1,065 | 2 | −0.0 pp · -1 seats | |
| 4.2% | 927 | 2 | +0.1 pp · 0 seats | |
| 3.5% | 754 | 2 | +0.4 pp · 0 seats |
Parties with votes but no seats (9)
- 0.4% · 86 votes
- 0.0% · 8 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
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 Ystad; 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).