Skövde Municipality

Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Skövde Municipality

Skövde kommun

Municipality

Skövde town hall

Coat of arms

Coordinates: 58°23′N 13°51′E﻿ / ﻿58.383°N 13.850°E﻿ / 58.383; 13.850
Country| Sweden
County| Västra Götaland County
Seat| Skövde
Area

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• Total

| 685.08 km2 (264.51 sq mi)
• Land| 673.68 km2 (260.11 sq mi)
• Water| 11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
| Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population

(31 December 2023)[2]

• Total

| 57,763
• Density| 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code| SE
Province| Västergötland
Municipal code| 1496
Website| www.skovde.se

Skövde Municipality (Skövde kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Skövde.

The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the City of Skövde was amalgamated with five surrounding municipalities. The number of original entities (as of 1863) is nearly 30. They had in 1952 been reduced to six.

## Economy

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Volvo facility in Skövde

The single largest employer in the municipality is Volvo, with Volvo Powertrain and Volvo Cars together employing approximately 5,000 people.

Other major employers are the hospital (Skaraborg Hospital, serving the Västra Götaland region), the local regiments (among Sweden's largest) and the municipality itself.

## Education

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University of Skövde is the largest university in the town. It is ranked 21 in the nation's ranking. Informatics and computer science along with Bio-informatics and molecular biology are some of the chief international students picks.

## Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Skövde Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

In total there were 56,973 residents, including 43,681 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 46.0% voted for the left coalition and 52.6% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location  | Residents | Citizen
adults | Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish
parents | Foreign
heritage | Income
SEK | Degree

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Aspö/Ulveket  | 2,299  | 1,639  | 49.8  | 49.0  | 86  | 82  | 18  | 31,027  | 58
Berg  | 1,568  | 1,243  | 48.2  | 50.5  | 90  | 93  | 7  | 29,517  | 45
Billingssluttningen  | 1,976  | 1,589  | 47.4  | 51.9  | 84  | 87  | 13  | 27,318  | 51
Centrum V  | 1,329  | 1,211  | 45.5  | 53.4  | 80  | 81  | 19  | 23,331  | 48
Centrum Ö  | 1,234  | 1,012  | 46.9  | 51.0  | 57  | 76  | 24  | 17,622  | 56
Dälderna  | 1,955  | 1,477  | 48.2  | 50.7  | 78  | 77  | 23  | 26,557  | 46
Ekängen  | 1,734  | 1,299  | 41.8  | 56.9  | 89  | 85  | 15  | 33,551  | 60
Frösve/Säter  | 2,141  | 1,583  | 42.3  | 56.2  | 88  | 94  | 6  | 29,104  | 42
Havstena  | 1,915  | 1,464  | 56.1  | 41.7  | 71  | 66  | 34  | 21,739  | 44
Hentorp  | 1,977  | 1,529  | 44.3  | 55.0  | 88  | 90  | 10  | 31,096  | 57
Högskolan/Trängen  | 1,981  | 1,533  | 49.8  | 47.2  | 57  | 71  | 29  | 18,163  | 58
Igelstorp  | 1,597  | 1,210  | 40.8  | 57.5  | 90  | 89  | 11  | 28,125  | 33
Kullen  | 1,695  | 1,420  | 42.7  | 56.4  | 80  | 84  | 16  | 26,967  | 51
Källegården  | 1,950  | 1,672  | 40.9  | 57.8  | 83  | 85  | 15  | 28,907  | 47
Lunden  | 1,714  | 1,193  | 44.6  | 53.9  | 84  | 72  | 28  | 28,207  | 45
Mariesjö  | 1,665  | 1,306  | 48.2  | 50.4  | 76  | 73  | 27  | 24,062  | 44
Norra Ryd  | 1,817  | 1,277  | 53.6  | 43.8  | 67  | 41  | 59  | 21,059  | 30
Norrmalm  | 1,928  | 1,651  | 46.5  | 52.1  | 80  | 82  | 18  | 25,002  | 46
Rosenhaga  | 1,718  | 1,277  | 49.2  | 49.1  | 82  | 72  | 28  | 27,341  | 41
Ryd C  | 1,903  | 1,239  | 63.7  | 32.9  | 55  | 26  | 74  | 15,145  | 24
Skultorp C  | 1,513  | 1,114  | 48.1  | 50.5  | 77  | 82  | 18  | 24,755  | 38
Skultorp NV  | 1,880  | 1,360  | 43.9  | 55.3  | 89  | 90  | 10  | 31,786  | 48
Skultorpsbygden  | 1,626  | 1,285  | 41.7  | 57.3  | 89  | 94  | 6  | 30,341  | 40
Södra Ryd  | 2,330  | 1,688  | 53.3  | 45.7  | 78  | 51  | 49  | 25,021  | 34
Tidan  | 1,761  | 1,344  | 39.0  | 59.9  | 78  | 86  | 14  | 23,223  | 25
Timmersdala  | 1,273  | 964  | 39.2  | 60.2  | 88  | 94  | 6  | 26,576  | 33
Trädgårdsstaden  | 1,689  | 1,241  | 44.7  | 54.3  | 88  | 77  | 23  | 33,344  | 59
Våmb  | 1,939  | 1,494  | 47.1  | 51.3  | 88  | 88  | 12  | 30,274  | 49
Väring  | 1,906  | 1,467  | 38.6  | 60.5  | 87  | 94  | 6  | 27,924  | 31
Värsås  | 1,645  | 1,250  | 38.9  | 60.2  | 86  | 91  | 9  | 26,303  | 30
Västra Fältet  | 1,589  | 1,321  | 44.5  | 54.4  | 84  | 84  | 16  | 26,945  | 48
Östermalm  | 1,726  | 1,329  | 50.4  | 47.9  | 78  | 71  | 29  | 26,187  | 43
Source: SVT[3]

## Elections

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### Riksdag

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These are the local results of the Riksdag elections since the 1972 municipality reform. The results of the Sweden Democrats were not published by SCB between 1988 and 1998 at a municipal level to the party's small nationwide size at the time. "Votes" denotes valid votes, whereas "Turnout" denotes also blank and invalid votes.

Year  | Turnout  | Votes  | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | ND

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1973[4] | 90.6  | 26,522  | 3.5  | 38.0  | 0.0  | 30.4  | 11.1  | 2.5  | 14.1  | 0.0  | 0.0
1976[5] | 91.1  | 28,509  | 3.2  | 37.3  | 0.0  | 30.2  | 12.5  | 2.0  | 14.4  | 0.0  | 0.0
1979[6] | 89.5  | 26,825  | 4.4  | 39.0  | 0.0  | 21.7  | 11.7  | 2.0  | 20.1  | 0.0  | 0.0
1982[7] | 91.0  | 29,704  | 4.4  | 42.3  | 1.3  | 19.1  | 6.4  | 2.5  | 23.8  | 0.0  | 0.0
1985[8] | 89.7  | 30,232  | 4.1  | 43.2  | 1.4  | 15.0  | 15.8  | 0.0  | 20.4  | 0.0  | 0.0
1988[9] | 86.2  | 29,447  | 4.7  | 43.2  | 5.0  | 13.2  | 13.0  | 3.7  | 17.1  | 0.0  | 0.0
1991[10] | 86.8  | 30,035  | 3.2  | 36.5  | 2.8  | 9.9  | 9.2  | 9.2  | 20.5  | 0.0  | 7.7
1994[11] | 87.3  | 31,015  | 5.3  | 44.3  | 4.9  | 9.6  | 7.1  | 4.7  | 22.0  | 0.0  | 1.3
1998[12] | 81.7  | 29,456  | 10.5  | 36.5  | 3.9  | 6.3  | 4.3  | 15.0  | 21.9  | 0.0  | 0.0
2002[13] | 80.6  | 29,477  | 7.0  | 40.9  | 3.9  | 7.5  | 12.2  | 11.6  | 14.5  | 1.0  | 0.0
2006[14] | 82.3  | 31,006  | 5.0  | 37.5  | 4.0  | 8.8  | 6.7  | 7.4  | 25.4  | 3.0  | 0.0
2010[15] | 85.3  | 33,360  | 4.7  | 31.0  | 6.3  | 7.5  | 7.3  | 6.3  | 30.3  | 5.3  | 0.0
2014[16] | 87.1  | 35,405  | 4.0  | 32.8  | 5.7  | 7.4  | 5.5  | 5.0  | 23.7  | 12.7  | 0.0

Blocs

This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also the Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party. "Elected" is the total number of percentage points from the municipality that went to parties who were elected to the Riksdag.

Year  | Turnout  | Votes  | Left  | Right  | SD | Other  | Elected

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1973 | 90.6  | 26,522  | 41.5 | 55.6  | 0.0  | 2.9  | 97.1
1976 | 91.1  | 28,509  | 40.5  | 57.1 | 0.0  | 2.4  | 97.6
1979 | 89.5  | 26,825  | 43.4  | 53.5 | 0.0  | 3.1  | 96.9
1982 | 91.0  | 29,704  | 46.7 | 49.3  | 0.0  | 4.0  | 96.0
1985 | 89.7  | 30,232  | 47.3 | 51.2  | 0.0  | 1.1  | 98.9
1988 | 86.2  | 29,447  | 52.9 | 43.3  | 0.0  | 3.8  | 96.2
1991 | 86.8  | 30,035  | 39.7  | 48.8 | 0.0  | 11.5  | 96.2
1994 | 87.3  | 31,015  | 54.5 | 43.4  | 0.0  | 2.1  | 97.9
1998 | 81.7  | 29,456  | 50.9 | 47.5  | 0.0  | 1.6  | 98.4
2002 | 80.6  | 29,477  | 51.8 | 45.8  | 0.0  | 2.4  | 97.6
2006 | 82.3  | 31,006  | 46.5  | 48.3 | 0.0  | 5.2  | 94.8
2010 | 85.3  | 33,360  | 41.7  | 51.4 | 5.3  | 1.6  | 98.4
2014 | 87.1  | 35,405  | 42.5 | 41.6  | 12.7  | 3.2  | 96.8

## Twin cities

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* Halden, Norway, since the 1940s
* Ringsted Municipality, Denmark, since the 1940s
* Sastamala, Finland, since the 1940s
* Kuressaare, Estonia, since 1994
* Zhangjiakou，China，since 2015[17]

## References

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1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
3. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Skövde i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
4. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1973 (page 166)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
5. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1976 (page 161)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
6. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 185)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
7. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 186)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
8. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 187)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
9. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 167)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
10. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 29)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
11. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 43)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
12. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 39)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
13. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Skövde kommun 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
14. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Skövde kommun 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
15. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Skövde kommun 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
16. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Skövde kommun 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
17. ^ "Vänorter".

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