Skellefteå Municipality
Skellefteå Municipality is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Skellefteå.
History
Most of the amalgamations leading to the present municipality took place in 1967 when the then "City of Skellefteå" was merged with the rural municipality by the same name and also with the municipalities Jörn, Bureå and Byske. The enlarged city became a municipality of unitary type with the new local government act in 1971, and in 1974 the municipalities Burträsk and Lövånger were added.Geography
The municipality borders in the south to Robertsfors Municipality, and clockwise to Umeå, Vindeln, Norsjö, Arvidsjaur and Piteå municipalities. Skellefteå is the largest coastline municipality by area, being roughly 15 percent larger than the second largest, Örnsköldsvik Municipality.Skellefteå is situated around Skellefte River, a river that runs through the city. There is also a very central mountain, Vitberget, which is popular for skiing in the wintertime, and hiking in the summer.
Localities
There are 20 localities in Skellefteå Municipality:| # | Locality | Population |
| 1 | Skellefteå | 32,425 |
| 2 | Ursviken | 4,054 |
| 3 | Skelleftehamn | 3,120 |
| 4 | Bureå | 2,345 |
| 5 | Kåge | 2,205 |
| 6 | Bergsbyn | 1,818 |
| 7 | Byske | 1,731 |
| 8 | Burträsk | 1,632 |
| 9 | Boliden | 1,515 |
| 10 | Jörn | 877 |
| 11 | Ersmark | 865 |
| 12 | Lövånger | 779 |
| 13 | Medle | 558 |
| 14 | Kusmark | 437 |
| 15 | Örviken | 411 |
| 16 | Södra Bergsbyn och Stackgrönnan | 406 |
| 17 | Ostvik | 392 |
| 18 | Bygdsiljum | 370 |
| 19 | Drängsmark | 353 |
| 20 | Myckle | 343 |
The municipal seat in bold
Elections
Riksdag">Swedish Riksdag">Riksdag
These are the results of the elections to the Riksdag for Kiruna Municipality since the 1972 municipal reform. SCB did not publish the party's results for the Sweden Democrats between 1988 and 1998 because of the party's small size nationally.| Year | Turnout | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | ND |
| 1973 | 89.9 | 45,977 | 3.8 | 49.4 | 0.0 | 24.8 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1976 | 90.7 | 49,133 | 3.4 | 49.8 | 0.0 | 24.8 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1979 | 90.8 | 49,788 | 4.1 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1982 | 90.9 | 50,472 | 4.1 | 54.5 | 0.9 | 18.6 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1985 | 89.8 | 50,354 | 4.9 | 53.1 | 0.8 | 17.4 | 13.7 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | 86.5 | 48,522 | 5.4 | 52.9 | 3.5 | 14.3 | 10.9 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | 87.2 | 49,170 | 4.8 | 50.6 | 2.3 | 13.1 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| 1994 | 88.0 | 50,073 | 7.4 | 57.1 | 4.7 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | 83.0 | 46,467 | 15.5 | 48.5 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | 81.4 | 44,967 | 11.4 | 50.6 | 3.5 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | 83.3 | 45,981 | 8.9 | 50.3 | 4.3 | 10.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | 85.6 | 48,020 | 9.5 | 49.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 14.3 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | 86.7 | 48,779 | 9.3 | 50.2 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 7.8 | 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.
| Year | Turnout | Votes | Left | Right | SD | Other | Elected |
| 1973 | 89.9 | 45,977 | 53.2 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 95.7 |
| 1976 | 90.7 | 49,133 | 53.2 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 96.5 |
| 1979 | 90.8 | 49,788 | 55.4 | 40.7 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 96.1 |
| 1982 | 90.9 | 50,472 | 58.6 | 36.7 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 95.3 |
| 1985 | 89.8 | 50,354 | 58.0 | 39.7 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 97.7 |
| 1988 | 86.5 | 48,522 | 61.8 | 32.4 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 94.2 |
| 1991 | 87.2 | 49,170 | 55.4 | 39.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 97.5 |
| 1994 | 88.0 | 50,073 | 69.2 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 99.2 |
| 1998 | 83.0 | 46,467 | 68.0 | 30.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 98.3 |
| 2002 | 81.4 | 44,967 | 65.5 | 33.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 96.5 |
| 2006 | 83.3 | 45,981 | 63.5 | 33.4 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 96.9 |
| 2010 | 85.6 | 48,020 | 64.9 | 31.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 99.2 |
| 2014 | 86.7 | 48,779 | 64.8 | 24.3 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 96.9 |
Industry
The largest employer in Skellefteå Municipality is the mining company Boliden AB, with about 1,200 employees.Sister cities
Skellefteå Municipality has six sister cities:- Rana, Norway
- Løgstør, Denmark
- Raahe, Finland
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Pardubice, Czech Republic
- Tongling, China
Notable natives
- Jan Erixon, ice hockey player
- Andreas Hedlund, musician
- Stieg Larsson, journalist and author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Joakim Nyström, tennis player
- Victoria Silvstedt, model
- Margot Wallström, politician
- The Wannadies, pop group