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 (Hamra parish), 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 (province) of Gästrikland. From a flat, level coast, it rises inland toward forested highland.

Lakes Gunnarsbosjön Dellen Gråsjön Rödjarbosjön Brukssjön

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:

Party Seats Votes % Social Democrats 24 58,521 31.63% Moderate Party 11 27,556 14.89% Sweden Democrats 11 27,494 14.86% Centre Party 8 18,146 9.81% Left Party 7 15,809 8.54% Health Care Party Gävleborg 5 13,176 7.12% Christian Democrats 4 9,364 5.06% Liberals 3 8,440 4.56% Green Party 2 5,720 3.09% Others - 805 0.43% Total 75 185,031 100% Turnout 188,764 83.78%

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 44.2202283.5184,7705.934.73.56.33.05.116.224.150.448.4

Governors

Municipalities

In Gästrikland Province: Gävle Hofors Ockelbo Sandviken

In Hälsingland Province: Bollnäs Hudiksvall Ljusdal Nordanstig Ovanåker Söderhamn

Demographics

Foreign background SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves. The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Location200220062010201420182019Bollnäs 4.9 5.6 7.7 10.8 14.5 14.7Gävle 10.7 12.0 14.4 17.2 19.7 20.5Hofors 12.4 13.5 15.3 16.2 18.8 19.0Hudiksvall 5.7 6.5 7.9 9.6 11.4 11.8Ljusdal 4.0 5.3 7.2 10.0 12.5 12.3Nordanstig 3.9 4.3 6.8 9.0 10.7 10.7Ockelbo 4.4 4.9 8.1 11.0 16.2 16.4Ovanåker 2.6 3.5 4.6 7.1 10.4 10.8Sandviken 8.4 9.8 12.5 16.3 21.3 21.9Söderhamn 5.8 6.8 8.6 11.6 15.4 16.0Total7.5 8.7 10.8 13.6 16.7 17.2 Source: SCB

Heraldry The arms for Gävleborg County is a combination of the arms of Gästrikland and Hälsingland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Quartered, the arms of Gästrikland and the arms of Hälsingland."

See also Duke of Gästrikland & Duke of Hälsingland, titles for members of the royal family (see Duchies in Sweden)The tiles have been created for the first time for present Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland

References and notes

External links

Gävleborg County Administrative Board Gävleborg Regional Development Council Gävleborg County Council