Skåne County
Skåne County
Skåne län (Swedish) Scania County | ||
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Coordinates: 55°59′43″N 13°26′30″E / 55.995309°N 13.441772°E | ||
Country | Sweden | |
Founded | 1 January 1997 | |
Capital | Malmö, Kristianstad | |
Municipalities | ||
Government | ||
• Governor | NUTS Region SE224 | |
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Skåne County (Swedish: Skåne län
The present county was created in 1997 when
Endonym and exonym
When the new county was established in 1997, it was named Skåne län as its borders coincide with those of the province
Heraldry
The coat of arms for Skåne County is the same as for the province of Skåne, only with the tinctures reversed and the crown, beak and tongue of the griffin in the same color. When the arms are shown with a royal crown, it represents the County Administrative Board, which is the regional presence of (royal) government authority. Blazon: "Gules, a Griffin's head erased Or, crowned and armed the same."
Provinces
Skåne County is the administrative equivalent of the
Administration
Skåne County is administered by
The seat of residence for the
County council
Its county or regional assembly is the region's highest political body, and its members are elected by the electorate,
Municipalities
Skåne County contains 33 municipalities[8] (Swedish: kommuner), the largest by population being Malmö Municipality (340,000 inhabitants), Helsingborg Municipality (145,000), Lund Municipality (123,000 inhabitants) and Kristianstad Municipality (85,000 inhabitants). The municipalities have municipal governments, similar to city commissions, and are further divided into parishes. The parish division is traditionally used by the Church of Sweden, but also serves as a divisioning measure for Swedish census and elections.
Elections
Riksdag
The table details all Riksdag elections held in the area currently constituting Skåne County since the unicameral era began in 1970. Although both were rounded to 49.3 under one decimal, the leftist bloc had 49.33 to 49.25% for the centre-right bloc in the 1970 election.
Year | Votes | V | S
|
MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right |
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1970[9] | 617,147 | 2.1 | 47.2 | 20.0 | 15.3 | 1.2 | 14.0 | 49.3 | 49.3 | |||
1973[10] | 641,980 | 2.8 | 45.0 | 26.5 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 16.7 | 47.8 | 50.9 | |||
1976[11] | 676,741 | 2.6 | 43.0 | 22.8 | 11.2 | 0.8 | 19.3 | 45.6 | 53.3 | |||
1979[12] | 677,896 | 3.2 | 42.7 | 15.3 | 11.4 | 0.7 | 25.9 | 45.9 | 52.6 | |||
1982[13] | 688,331 | 3.3 | 45.0 | 1.6 | 13.8 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 29.0 | 48.2 | 48.9 | ||
1985[14] | 687,808 | 3.1 | 43.3 | 1.5 | 10.4 | 14.0 | 27.1 | 46.5 | 51.6 | |||
1988[15] | 667,533 | 3.5 | 43.3 | 5.8 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 1.7 | 23.8 | 52.5 | 44.4 | ||
1991[16] | 680,256 | 2.7 | 35.9 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 28.0 | 6.9 | 38.6 | 48.4 | |
1994[17] | 693,113 | 3.7 | 45.5 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 27.4 | 1.7 | 53.3 | 42.9 | |
1998[18] | 653,092 | 8.2 | 37.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 10.2 | 27.8 | 49.0 | 46.4 | ||
2002[19] | 665,232 | 6.0 | 39.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 13.8 | 7.8 | 18.1 | 3.6 | 49.6 | 44.0 | |
2006[20] | 707,231 | 3.9 | 33.7 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 29.6 | 5.7 | 42.0 | 48.9 | |
2010[21] | 761,223 | 3.9 | 26.7 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 34.5 | 9.0 | 37.3 | 51.3 | |
2014[22] | 797,657 | 4.4 | 28.3 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 24.7 | 17.9 | 39.5 | 38.5 | |
2018[23] | 840,110 | 6.4 | 25.2 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 21.4 | 23.4 | 42.7 | 55.7 |
Regional
The county is divided into four parliamentary constituencies or electoral districts, electing 47 of the 349 members of the Riksdag. Each district is made up of one or more municipalities.
In the 2018 general election, the Sweden Democrats performed particularly well in Skåne County, getting the highest number of votes in 21 out of the county's 33 municipalities.[24]
Overall representation in the Riksdag during the 2018–2022 mandate period was as follows:[25]
Party | Seats | ± | |
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Social Democratic | 12 | −1 | |
Sweden Democrats | 11 | +2 | |
Moderate Party | 9 | −4 | |
Centre Party | 4 | +2 | |
Liberals | 4 | – | |
Christian Democrats | 3 | +1 | |
Left Party | 2 | +1 | |
Green Party | 2 | −2 | |
Total | 47 | −1 |
Localities in order of size
The ten most populous localities of Skåne County in 2020 were:[26]
Locality | Population |
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Malmö | 325,069 |
Helsingborg | 113,828 |
Lund | 94,393 |
Kristianstad | 41,299 |
Landskrona | 33,466 |
Trelleborg | 30,808 |
Ängelholm | 29,490 |
Ystad | 20,195 |
Eslöv | 19,794 |
Hässleholm | 19,435 |
The ten largest municipalities of the county by total area are:[27]
Municipality | Size (km2) |
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Kristianstad | 1,820.76 |
Hässleholm | 1,307.43 |
Simrishamn | 1,254.90 |
Ystad | 1,184.41 |
Trelleborg | 1,176.64 |
Båstad | 881.91 |
Vellinge | 707.87 |
Höganäs | 676.26 |
Osby | 598.84 |
Skurup | 511.60 |
Demographics
Foreign background
Location | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Bjuv | 18.3 | 20.8 | 24.7 | 26.1 | 31.9 | 32.9 |
Bromölla | 9.8 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 15.6 | 20.1 | 20.7 |
Burlöv | 24.8 | 30.0 | 36.2 | 39.5 | 44.3 | 45.4 |
Båstad | 8.3 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 16.4 |
Eslöv | 14.7 | 16.3 | 17.3 | 20.3 | 24.3 | 25.0 |
Helsingborg | 20.2 | 22.6 | 25.9 | 29.1 | 34.2 | 35.2 |
Hässleholm | 9.9 | 12.0 | 14.6 | 16.9 | 20.7 | 21.2 |
Höganäs | 9.9 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 16.4 | 17.0 |
Hörby | 7.8 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 15.9 | 15.9 |
Höör | 9.6 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 14.9 |
Klippan | 11.5 | 13.2 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 22.6 | 23.3 |
Kristianstad | 11.5 | 14.0 | 17.6 | 21.2 | 24.0 | 24.8 |
Kävlinge | 8.3 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
Landskrona | 24.9 | 28.4 | 31.6 | 33.9 | 36.5 | 36.8 |
Lomma | 7.7 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 12.5 |
Lund | 17.1 | 18.3 | 21.5 | 23.4 | 26.9 | 27.7 |
Malmö | 32.0 | 35.9 | 40.2 | 42.6 | 45.9 | 46.7 |
Osby | 8.8 | 10.5 | 13.3 | 15.8 | 20.6 | 20.9 |
Perstorp | 16.7 | 18.3 | 22.7 | 24.6 | 30.6 | 31.5 |
Simrishamn | 7.0 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 15.2 | 15.3 |
Sjöbo | 6.1 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 12.9 |
Skurup | 8.7 | 10.8 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 16.4 | 16.8 |
Staffanstorp | 10.6 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 15.0 | 17.8 | 19.1 |
Svalöv | 11.5 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 17.6 | 21.7 | 22.7 |
Svedala | 8.3 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 14.9 | 15.7 |
Tomelilla | 6.8 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 12.1 | 15.4 | 16.1 |
Trelleborg | 15.2 | 16.7 | 18.4 | 19.9 | 22.5 | 23.0 |
Vellinge | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
Ystad | 8.0 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 13.0 |
Åstorp | 17.8 | 21.1 | 24.9 | 27.8 | 33.3 | 33.8 |
Ängelholm | 9.0 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 15.7 | 16.0 |
Örkelljunga | 11.3 | 13.4 | 15.9 | 17.8 | 21.6 | 22.4 |
Östra Göinge | 8.0 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 14.5 | 22.9 | 23.5 |
Total | 17.6 | 19.9 | 23.1 | 25.4 | 29.0 | 29.7 |
Source: SCB [28] |
Transport
The
Skåne has three major public airports, Malmö Airport, Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport and Kristianstad Airport. One of the oldest airports in the world still in use is located in Skåne, namely Ljungbyhed Airport, in operation since 1910. Starting in 1926, the Swedish Air Force used the airport for flight training, and up until the military school was moved to the nearby Ängelholm F10 Wing in 1997, the airport was extremely busy. In the late 1980s, it was Sweden's busiest airport, with a record high of more than 1,400 take-offs and landings per day.[29]
The major ports of Skåne are Trelleborg, Ystad, Åhus, Copenhagen Malmö Port, Landskrona Harbour and Helsingborg Harbour. Ferry connections across the Baltic Sea operate from several smaller ports as well.
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