Editing Halmstad Municipality (section)

==Politics==
Since the 2022 elections, the municipal government is controlled by a majority consisting of the [[Swedish Social Democratic Party|Social Democrats]], [[Moderate Party|Moderates]] and [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|Christian Democrats]], with Social Democrat Stefan Pålsson as chairman of the [[Kommunstyrelse|municipal board]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Stefan Pålsson blir kommunstyrelsens ordförande: "Otroligt stort" |url=https://www.hallandsposten.se/nyheter/halmstad/stefan-p%C3%A5lsson-blir-kommunstyrelsens-ordf%C3%B6rande-otroligt-stort-1.83296137 |last=Thorsell |first=Tony |date=2022-10-15 |access-date=2023-02-27 |work=[[Hallandsposten]] |language=sv}}</ref>

===Municipal council===

The [[Municipal council (Sweden)|municipal council]] has 71 seats, with the governing majority holding a majority with 40 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://resultat.val.se/protokoll/protokoll_Val_20220911_1380_KF.pdf |title=Slutlig rösträkning och mandatfördelning – val till kommunfullmäktige |date=2022-09-22 |access-date=2023-02-27 |publisher=Halland County administrative board |language=sv}}</ref>

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 | width = 200
 | n1 =  4 | p1 = Left Party (Sweden)
 | n2 = 22 | p2 = Swedish Social Democratic Party
 | n3 =  2 | p3 = Green Party (Sweden)
 | n4 = 4 | c4 = #FDB3C1 
 | n5 = 2 | c5 = #4A66DE
 | n6 =  5 | p6 = Centre Party (Sweden)
 | n7 =  3 | p7 = Liberals (Sweden)
 | n8 =  13 | p8 = Moderate Party
 | n9 =  5 | p9 = Christian Democrats (Sweden)
 | n10 =  11 | p10 = Sweden Democrats

}}
* {{Color box|{{party color|Left Party (Sweden)}}}} [[Left Party (Sweden)|Left Party]] (4)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}}} [[Swedish Social Democratic Party|Social Democrats]] (22)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}} [[Green Party (Sweden)|Green Party]] (2)
* {{Color box|#FDB3C1}} Hjärta för Halmstad (4)
* {{Color box|#4A66DE}} Halmstads Lokala Parti (2)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Centre Party (Sweden)}}}} [[Centre Party (Sweden)|Centre Party]] (5)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Liberals (Sweden)}}}} [[Liberals (Sweden)|Liberals]] (3)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Moderate Party}}}} [[Moderate Party]] (13)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Christian Democrats (Sweden)}}}} [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|Christian Democrats]] (5)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Sweden Democrats}}}} [[Sweden Democrats]] (11)