Editing Fjell

{{short description|Former municipality in Hordaland, Norway}}
{{other uses}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Fjell
|former                 = yes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Fjeld herred
|image_skyline          = Misje.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the village of Misje
|idnumber               = 1246
|county                 = Hordaland
|district               = Midhordland
|capital                = [[Straume, Fjell|Straume]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 2020
|succeeded              = [[Øygarden Municipality]]
|demonyms               = Fjellsoknar<br />Fjellsokning
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Fjell komm.svg
|mayor                  = [[Marianne S. Bjorøy]]
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2015-2019
|area_rank              = 355
|area_total_km2         = 148.17
|area_land_km2          = 141.20
|area_water_km2         = 6.97
|area_water_percent     = 4.7
|population_as_of       = 2019
|population_rank        = 43
|population_total       = 25,204
|population_density_km2 = 178.5
|population_increase    = 21.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|60|20|50|N|05|02|49|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6696637 |utm_easting = 0281915 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Fjell''' is a [[list of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in the old [[Hordaland]] county, [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Midhordland]]. The municipality consisted of several islands west of the city of [[Bergen]], the major ones being [[Litlesotra]], the northern part of [[Store Sotra]], [[Bildøy]], [[Bjorøy]], [[Misje]], and [[Turøy]]. The [[administrative centre]] of Fjell is the village of [[Straume, Fjell|Straume]]. Some of the villages in Fjell included [[Ågotnes]], [[Fjell (village)|Fjell]], [[Foldnes]], [[Knappskog]], [[Knarrevik]], [[Kolltveit]], [[Landro, Hordaland|Landro]], and [[Sekkingstad]]. On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of [[Øygarden Municipality]] in [[Vestland]] county.

Due to the opening of the [[Sotra Bridge]] to the mainland in 1971 and its proximity to the city of Bergen, the population has grown from less than 7,000 to over 25,000 as of 2017. The result is major traffic jams over the bridge every day. The highway that leads to [[Bergen]] has reduced the traveling time to only fifteen minutes from the municipal centre at [[Straume, Fjell|Straume]] on Litlesotra to the center of Bergen.

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the {{convert|148|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 355th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Fjell was the 43rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 25,204. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|178.5|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 21.2% over the last decade.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2017 |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=Folkemengd1951&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=folkendrhist&StatVariant=&checked=true |access-date=2017-10-28 |language=no}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:LitlesotraBildøy.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of the island of Litlesotra]]
[[File:Fjæreide sett frå Hjeltevarden.jpeg|thumb|left|View of the rugged mountainous landscape of Fjell]]
The parish of ''Fjæld'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the islands of [[Misje]] and [[Turøyna]] (population: 404) were transferred from the municipality of [[Herdla]] to the municipality of Fjell.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the three neighbouring municipalities of Fjell, [[Sund, Norway|Sund]], and [[Øygarden]] were merged into one large island municipality called ''Øygarden''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vår nye kommune |url=http://www.varnyekommune.no/ |access-date=2017-10-28 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Fjelde'' farm ({{langx|non|Fjall}}) since the first [[Fjell Church]] was built there. The name is identical to the modern [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] word {{wikt-lang|no|fjell}} which means "mountain". The oldest form of the name was {{lang|non|Undir Fjalli}} which means "under/below the mountain".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud5LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt |date=1910 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=11 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=268 and 277 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Fjæld'' or ''Fjeld''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Fjell''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057-1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was adopted by the municipal council on 27 April 1957 and it was in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was dissolved. The [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a seagull [[Volant (heraldry)|volant]] [[argent]] over a [[fess]] [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]] [[dancetty]] topped and wavy with three [[Bar (heraldry)|bars]] wavy argent beneath"''. This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a seagull flying over three triangular black mountain shapes over three wavy lines. The seagull and wavy lines have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means they are commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. A [[mural crown]] was often displayed above the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|shield]]. The arms were designed to show the geography of the municipality, specifically the sea (shown with three wavy lines) and the steep mountains (shown with three black triangular shapes). The sea[[gull]] shown above the mountains is a common bird in the area. The arms are [[Canting arms|canting]] since the name of the municipality means "mountain". The arms were designed by Magnus Hardeland, but they were never formally approved by the government because they did not meet the Norwegian heraldic guidelines for coats of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Fjell |access-date=2023-06-22 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fjell, Hordaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-12-46.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Fjell. It is part of the [[Vesthordland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Fjell'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Fjell||[[Fjell Church]]||[[Fjell (village)|Fjell]]||1874
|-
|[[Foldnes Church]]||[[Foldnes]]||2001
|-
|[[Landro Church]]||[[Landro, Hordaland|Landro]]||1977
|}

==Geography==
Fjell was an island municipality located entirely on islands off the coast of the mainland [[Bergen Peninsula]]. It covered many islands in a large [[archipelago]] that stretched from [[Sund, Norway|Sund]] in the south to [[Fedje (island)|Fedje]] in the north. The largest island in Fjell was [[Sotra]], although only the northern half of the island is part of Fjell. The second-largest island was [[Litlesotra]], where the largest village area in Fjell is located (the village of [[Straume, Fjell|Straume]]). The small island of [[Bildøyna]] is located between those two islands. The small island of [[Geitung]] lies north of Bildøyna and the small island of [[Bjorøy]] lies to the south. Bjorøy is not connected to Fjell by road, but there is the undersea [[Bjorøy Tunnel]] that connects it to the city of Bergen. On the western side of Sotra, the smaller islands of [[Algrøyna]], [[Lokøyna]], and [[Syltøyna]] are located. On the north end of Sotra lies the small islands of [[Misje]] and [[Turøyna]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Fjell – kommune |url=https://snl.no/Fjell%2Fkommune |access-date=2014-12-09 |language=no}}</ref>

==History==
Fjell was the location of [[Fjell Fortress]], a [[World War II]] German mountaintop fortification designed to command all water approaches to the port of [[Bergen]].<ref name="snl" />

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align       = none
|direction   = vertical
|cols        = 3
|footnote    = Note: The municipal borders were changed in 1964, causing a significant change in the population.
|source      = [[Statistics Norway]]<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="FM">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketelling 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1246.pdf |language=Norwegian }}</ref> and Norwegian Historical Data Centre<ref name="NHDC">{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}</ref>
|1845|1971
|1855|2242
|1865|2553
|1875|2802
|1891|3185
|1900|3502
|1910|3806
|1920|4902
|1930|4625
|1946|5169
|1951|5172
|1960|5453
|1970|6798
|1980|10177
|1990|14735
|2000|18178
|2010|21823
|2019|26166
}}

==Government==
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[unemployment]], [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] was [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |access-date=2023-01-01 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=no |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the [[Bergen District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Fjell was made up of 35 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The [[Political party|party]] breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
{{div col|colwidth=33em|style=column-count:2}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|start                     = 2016
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|Total                     = 35
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|otherparty                = Sotra List
|otherparty_no             = Sotralista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|start                     = 2012
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Hordaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/hordaland/fjell?type=ko&year=2011 |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 8
|Høyre                     = 13
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Sotra List
|otherparty_no             = Sotralista
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|start                     = 2008
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 15
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Sotra List
|otherparty_no             = Sotralista
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|start                     = 2004
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 13
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|otherparty                = Sotra List
|otherparty_no             = Sotralista
|otherparty_number         = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|start                     = 2000
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Sotra List
|otherparty_no             = Sotralista
|otherparty_number         = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|start                     = 1996
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Sotra List
|otherparty_no             = Sotralista  
|otherparty_number         = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|start                     = 1992
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|otherparty                = Sotra list
|otherparty_no             = Sotralista  
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Moderate youth list
|otherparty_no1            = Moderat ungdomslist  
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|start                     = 1988
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|DLF/V                     = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|start                     = 1984
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|start                     = 1980
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|DLF                       = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|start                     = 1976
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|DLF                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Cross-party common list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk Samlingsliste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Election list for North Fjell
|otherparty_no1            = Valliste for Nordre Fjell 
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|start                     = 1972
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|start                     = 1968
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|start                     = 1964
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1960
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1956
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1952
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Venstre                   = 7
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1948
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Venstre                   = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Venstre                   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjell
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1938
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Venstre                   = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
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The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Fjell (incomplete list):
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* 1958–1964: [[Ingvald Ulveseth]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1987–1991: Bjørn Christensen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1991–2003: Ole G. Fredheim ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2003–2007: Jan Utkilen ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 2007–2010: Lars Lie ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2010–2015: Eli Årdal Berland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2015–2019: Marianne Sandahl Bjorøy ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
{{div col end}}

==See also==
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*[[List of former municipalities of Norway]]

==References==
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[[Category:Øygarden]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Norway]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:2020 disestablishments in Norway]]