Vellinge Municipality

Vellinge Municipality

Vellinge kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Vellinge Municipality
Coat of arms
Vellinge Municipality in Scania County.png
Country Sweden
County Skåne County
Seat Vellinge
Area
[1]
 • Total 705.46 km2 (272.38 sq mi)
 • Land 142.61 km2 (55.06 sq mi)
 • Water 562.85 km2 (217.32 sq mi)
  Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019) [2]
 • Total 36,628
 • Density 52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Scania
Municipal code 1233
Website www.vellinge.se

Vellinge Municipality (Vellinge kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in Vellinge.

The present municipality is a result of the latest local government reform in Sweden. In 1974 the municipalities of Räng, Vellinge and Månstorp (all three created through amalgamation of even smaller units in 1952) amalgamated with the former Town of Skanör med Falsterbo to form a new Vellinge Municipality.

The municipality is considered to be one of the most economically well-off in Sweden, politically governed by a stable majority of the liberal conservative Moderate Party. Due to its low taxes, Vellinge Municipality is mainly populated by middle-class families, many commuting to Malmö.

Localities

There were eight localities in the municipality in 2018.[3]

Locality Population
Höllviken and Ljunghusen 15,418
Skanör med Falsterbo 7,451
Vellinge 6,713
Hököpinge 1,327
Västra Ingelstad 878
Östra Grevie 771
Gessie villastad 533
Arrie 213

All of the urban areas are best characterized as affluent suburbs of the greater Malmö. Skanör-Falsterbo was an important medieval town.

Elections

Below are the results listed from since the 1973 municipal reform. Between 1988 and 1998 the Sweden Democrats' results were not published by the SCB due to the party's small size nationwide. "Turnout" denotes the percentage of the electorate casting a ballot, but "Votes" only applies to valid ballots cast.

Riksdag

Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD ND
1973[4] 95.3 10,703 1.0 33.5 0.0 29.3 7.5 0.3 27.7
1976[5] 95.9 13,847 1.0 29.6 0.0 20.2 15.0 0.3 33.8
1979[6] 95.3 14,493 0.8 27.6 0.0 11.5 14.3 0.2 44.9
1982[7] 95.1 15,122 1.0 29.2 1.3 10.6 6.6 0.5 51.0
1985[8] 94.3 16,544 0.7 27.1 1.2 7.1 16.0 0.0 47.8
1988[9] 92.0 17,404 1.0 26.9 5.0 6.5 12.9 1.3 45.3
1991[10] 92.9 18,792 0.7 20.9 1.9 3.9 8.8 5.1 49.6 7.6
1994[11] 92.6 19,636 1.2 29.6 2.6 3.9 6.6 3.4 49.5 2.6
1998[12] 88.1 19,501 2.4 24.6 1.8 2.5 3.8 10.8 50.0
2002[13] 87.6 20,179 1.4 23.8 1.9 2.3 18.3 7.8 38.5 3.3
2006[14] 89.5 21,383 1.1 16.8 1.9 3.7 8.8 5.6 55.9 4.2
2010[15] 90.8 22,614 0.9 9.4 3.4 4.3 8.7 6.2 59.1 7.0
2014[16] 91.4 23,522 1.0 12.0 3.6 4.3 7.9 4.6 48.6 16.5
2018[17] 93.1 25,360 1.3 10.6 2.2 7.2 7.3 7.5 39.6 23.6

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
1973 95.3 10,703 34.5 64.5 0.0 1.0 99.0
1976 95.9 13,847 30.6 69.0 0.0 0.4 99.6
1979 95.3 14,493 28.4 70.7 0.0 0.9 99.1
1982 95.1 15,122 30.2 68.2 0.0 1.6 98.4
1985 94.3 16,544 27.8 70.9 0.0 1.3 98.7
1988 92.0 17,404 32.9 64.7 0.0 2.4 97.6
1991 92.9 18,792 21.6 67.4 0.0 11.0 96.6
1994 92.6 19,636 33.4 63.4 0.0 3.2 96.8
1998 88.1 19,501 28.8 67.1 0.0 4.1 95.9
2002 87.6 20,179 27.1 66.9 0.0 6.0 94.0
2006 89.5 21,383 19.8 74.0 0.0 6.2 93.8
2010 90.8 22,614 13.7 78.3 7.0 1.0 99.0
2014 91.4 23,522 16.6 65.4 16.5 1.5 98.5

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Coordinates: 55°28′N 13°01′E / 55.467°N 13.017°E / 55.467; 13.017

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