Gävleborg County
Gävleborg County is a county or län on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland, and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle.
Provinces
Gävleborg County encompasses the provinces of Gästrikland and Hälsingland, except for the northwestern part of the latter which is located in Jämtland County, most notably Ytterhogdal. Hamra församling, in northeast Dalarna is also part of Gävleborg County.Geography
Gävleborg county is in eastern-central Sweden on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia. It is made up of Dalarna, the majority of Hälsingland, and the traditional landskap of Gästrikland. From a flat, level coast, it rises inland toward forested highland.Lakes
Administration
Gävleborg County was established in 1762 when it was separated from Västernorrland County. For the list of governors see main article.The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set by the national policy by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Gävleborg Governors.
Politics
The county council of Gävleborg or Region Gävleborg.After the county council election in 2018, the following political parties are represented in the Gävleborg county council:
Riksdag elections
The table details all Riksdag election results of Gävleborg County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.| Year | Turnout | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right |
| 1970 | 86.6 | 183,731 | 8.0 | 52.0 | 21.7 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 60.1 | 38.1 | |||
| 1973 | 89.6 | 189,221 | 8.2 | 50.1 | 26.0 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 58.3 | 39.7 | |||
| 1976 | 90.5 | 198,949 | 6.3 | 50.9 | 25.9 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 57.2 | 41.2 | |||
| 1979 | 89.8 | 198,508 | 6.7 | 52.2 | 20.4 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 10.7 | 59.0 | 39.1 | |||
| 1982 | 90.7 | 202,022 | 6.7 | 54.4 | 1.8 | 16.9 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 13.9 | 61.1 | 35.2 | ||
| 1985 | 88.6 | 198,530 | 6.7 | 53.6 | 1.6 | 13.8 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 60.3 | 37.7 | |||
| 1988 | 84.6 | 187,245 | 7.2 | 51.9 | 5.1 | 13.2 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 9.6 | 64.2 | 32.5 | ||
| 1991 | 85.3 | 188,011 | 5.8 | 46.9 | 3.4 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 12.8 | 6.0 | 52.7 | 37.4 | |
| 1994 | 85.3 | 186,959 | 7.9 | 53.6 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 13.2 | 1.1 | 67.0 | 31.3 | |
| 1998 | 79.4 | 170,128 | 16.6 | 42.5 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 64.2 | 34.2 | ||
| 2002 | 77.6 | 164,934 | 11.2 | 45.0 | 4.5 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 60.6 | 37.3 | |
| 2006 | 79.3 | 167,728 | 7.9 | 41.7 | 4.3 | 11.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 18.4 | 3.0 | 54.0 | 40.0 | |
| 2010 | 82.8 | 177,248 | 7.2 | 38.3 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 23.1 | 7.1 | 51.7 | 39.9 | |
| 2014 | 85.4 | 183,515 | 6.6 | 38.2 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 49.8 | 31.0 | |
| 2018 | 86.3 | 185,413 | 8.4 | 34.1 | 3.1 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 15.3 | 19.6 | 54.6 | 44.2 | |
| 2022 | 83.5 | 184,770 | 5.9 | 34.7 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 16.2 | 24.1 | 50.4 | 48.4 |
Municipalities
In Gästrikland Province:In Hälsingland Province: