Editing Skånland Municipality

{{short description|Former municipality in Troms, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Skånland
|former                 = yes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = <hr />{{native name|se|Skániid suohkan}}
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Evenskjer.JPG
|image_caption          = View of Evenskjer
|idnumber               = 1913
|county                 = Troms
|district               = Central Hålogaland
|capital                = [[Evenskjer]]
|established            = 1 July 1926
|preceded               = [[Trondenes Municipality]]
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 2020
|succeeded              = [[Tjeldsund Municipality]]
|demonym                = Skånlending
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Skånland komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|mayor                  = Helene Berg Nilsen
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2015–2019
|elevation_max_m        = 1305.9
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 210
|area_total_km2         = 495.00
|area_land_km2          = 464.77
|area_water_km2         = 30.23
|area_water_percent     = 6.1
|population_as_of       = 2019
|population_rank        = 264
|population_total       = 3009
|population_density_km2 = 6.1
|population_increase    = 5.9
|coordinates            = {{coord|68|38|24|N|16|57|26|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Skånland''' ({{langx|se|Skánik}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/632050 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>) is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in [[Troms]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The {{convert|495|km2|adj=on}} municipality existed from 1926 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into [[Tjeldsund Municipality]]. It was part of the [[Central Hålogaland]] region, just southeast of the [[Harstad (town)|city of Harstad]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality was the village of [[Evenskjer]]. Other villages included [[Grov, Troms|Grovfjord]], [[Renså]], [[Sandstrand, Troms|Sandstrand]], and [[Tovik]].

[[File:Tennevikelva.jpg|thumb|left|The river Tennevikelva, Skånland.]]
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the {{convert|495|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 210th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Skånland Municipality was the 264th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,009. The municipality's [[population density]] was {{convert|6.1|PD/km2}} and its population had increased by 5.9% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb 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="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

The [[Tjeldsund Bridge]] in Skånland connects the island of [[Hinnøya]] (the largest coastal island in Norway) to the Norwegian mainland.

==General information==
Skånland Municipality was established on 1 July 1926 when the large [[Trondenes Municipality]] was divided into three municipalities: [[Sandtorg Municipality]] (population: 4,224) in the southwest, Skånland Municipality (population: 2,443) in the southeast, and [[Trondenes Municipality]] (population: 3,429) in the north. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring [[Astafjord Municipality]] (population: 1,120) was merged into Skånland. On the same date, the part of Skånland on the island of [[Rolla (Troms)|Rolla]] (population: 143) was transferred to the neighboring [[Ibestad Municipality]].<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, Skånland Municipality was merged into the neighboring [[Tjeldsund Municipality]], the newly merged municipality became part of [[Troms]] county (since Tjeldsund Municipality was in [[Nordland]] county and Skånland Municipality was in Troms county prior to the merger).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunereform |url=https://www.skanland.kommune.no/kommunereform.383885.no.html |access-date=2017-09-09 |publisher=Skånland kommune |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jensen |first=Morten |date=2017-03-06 |title=Tjeldsund + Skånland = Sant |url=http://www.ht.no/nyheter/2017/03/06/Tjeldsund-Sk%C3%A5nland-Sant-14396362.ece |access-date=2017-09-09 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Skånland'' farm ({{langx|non|Skánøyjarland}}) since this was where the first [[Skånland Church]] was built in 1870. The first element is the [[genitive case]] of an old name for the area ({{lang|non|Skánøy}}). The meaning of this name is uncertain, but it may be of [[Sami languages|Sami]] origin, meaning "small mountains" ({{lang|se|skánit}}). The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|land}} which means "[[Earth|land]]" or "[[farm]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=py5MAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Tromsø amt |date=1911 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=17 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=14 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 19 August 1988 and it was used until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was dissolved. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]] an auger drill [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]]"'' ({{langx|no|I gull en svart navar}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) with a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is an [[auger (drill)|auger]] with a tincture of [[sable (heraldry)|sable]]. The auger was chosen for the design in order to represent [[boat building]], an industry with long roots in the municipality. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Skånland |access-date=2023-01-28 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Skånland, Troms (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-19-13.html |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1988-08-19 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1988-08-19-673 |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{See also2|[[Coat of arms of Meland]]}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] had three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Skånland Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the [[Trondenes prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Skånland'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Astafjord||[[Astafjord Church]]||[[Grov, Troms|Grov]]||1978
|-
|Skånland||[[Skånland Church]]||[[Evenskjer]]||1901
|-
|Tovik||[[Tovik Church]]||[[Tovik]]||1905
|}

==Economy==
[[File:Novafjellet, 2009 09.JPG|thumb|left|Autumn view of Novafjell (Nova mountain) in Skånland]]
[[Agriculture]] was important in Skånland. There were also many people who worked in Harstad or at the nearby [[Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes]].

==Geography==
The municipality included the western and northern part of the [[Ofoten]] peninsula, which is bordered by [[Ofotfjord]] in the south, [[Tjeldsundet]] in the west, and the [[Astafjorden]] and [[Vågsfjorden, Troms|Vågsfjorden]] in the north. Skånland Municipality was located north of [[Evenes Municipality]], northwest of [[Narvik Municipality]], and east of [[Tjeldsund Municipality]] (all three were in the neighboring [[Nordland]] county). [[Harstad Municipality]] was located to the northwest (across the Tjeldsundet) and [[Gratangen Municipality]] was to the northeast (both were located in [[Troms]] county). The village of [[Evenskjer]], located in the lowland bordering the Tjeldsundet strait, was the largest village. In the northern part of Skånland was the smaller village of [[Grov, Troms|Grov]]. Other villages were [[Renså]], [[Tovik]] and [[Sandstrand, Troms|Sandstrand]].

The largest lake was [[Skoddebergvatnet]], and the highest mountain was [[Skittendalstinden]] at {{convert|1306|m}} in the mountainous center of the [[peninsula]]. There were [[calcareous]] [[pine]] [[forest]]s near Skoddebergvatnet. The lake [[Niingsvatnet]] was located on the border with [[Evenes Municipality]]. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1305.9|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Skittendalstinden.<ref name="elev" />

===Climate===
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|Feb high C=-0.9
|Mar high C=0.9
|Apr high C=4.2
|May high C=9.6
|Jun high C=13.4
|Jul high C=15.9
|Aug high C=15.0
|Sep high C=10.8
|Oct high C=6.2
|Nov high C=2.2
|Dec high C=0.2
|year high C=6.4
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|Apr mean C=1.6
|May mean C=6.4
|Jun mean C=10.0
|Jul mean C=12.4
|Aug mean C=11.9
|Sep mean C=8.0
|Oct mean C=4.0
|Nov mean C=-0.1
|Dec mean C=-2.6
|year mean C=3.6
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|Jan low C=-6.8
|Feb low C=-6.5
|Mar low C=-5.0
|Apr low C=-1.6
|May low C=2.7
|Jun low C=6.8
|Jul low C=9.2
|Aug low C=8.4
|Sep low C=4.8
|Oct low C=1.1
|Nov low C=-2.9
|Dec low C=-5.3
|year low C=0.4
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|Jan precipitation mm=77
|Feb precipitation mm=69
|Mar precipitation mm=57
|Apr precipitation mm=46
|May precipitation mm=39
|Jun precipitation mm=42
|Jul precipitation mm=64
|Aug precipitation mm=67
|Sep precipitation mm=74
|Oct precipitation mm=103
|Nov precipitation mm=77
|Dec precipitation mm=85
|year precipitation mm=800
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|Feb precipitation days=13.8
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|Jun precipitation days=11.0
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|Aug precipitation days=13.5
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|Oct precipitation days=15.8
|Nov precipitation days=13.8
|Dec precipitation days=15.0
|year precipitation days=156.8
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}}

==Government==
While it existed, Skånland Municipality was responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[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 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the [[Trondenes District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Skånland was made up of 15 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=Norwegian}}</ref>
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Rødt                      = 1
|note = On 1 January 2020, Skånland Municipality became part of [[Tjeldsund Municipality]].
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|start                     = 2012
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Troms Romsa |url=https://valgresultat.no/troms%2Bromsa/skånland?type=ko&year=2011 |access-date=2019-10-26 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|Rødt                      = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|start                     = 2008
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|start                     = 2004
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|start                     = 2000
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Indre Grovfjord Common List
|otherparty_no             = Indre Grovfjord Fellesliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Lavangseidet Common List 
|otherparty_no1            = Lavangseidet Fellesliste 
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|otherparty2               = Common List Kvitnes-Nordland border<br />
|otherparty_no2            = Felleslisten Kvitnes-Nordland Grense
|otherparty_number2        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Indre Grovfjord Common List
|otherparty_no             = Indre Grovfjord Fellesliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Lavangseidet Common List 
|otherparty_no1            = Lavangseidet Fellesliste 
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|otherparty2               = Common List Kvitnes-Nordland border<br />
|otherparty_no2            = Felleslisten Kvitnes-Nordland Grense
|otherparty_number2        = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Common List Kvitnes-Nordland
|otherparty_no             = Fellesliste Kvitnes-Nordland
|otherparty_number         = 5
|otherparty1               = Lavangseidet Common List 
|otherparty_no1            = Lavangseidet fellesliste 
|otherparty_number1        = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Lavangseidet's Common List 
|otherparty_no             = Lavangseidets fellesliste 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Lavangseidet's Common List 
|otherparty_no             = Lavangseidets fellesliste 
|otherparty_number         = 4
|H/KrF/Sp                  = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|otherparty1               = Grovfjord Non-party Common List<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Grovfjord Upolitiske Fellesliste
|otherparty_number1        = 6
|otherparty2               = Lavangseidet Common List
|otherparty_no2            = Lavangseidet Fellesliste
|otherparty_number2        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Local_Lists               = 29
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Local_Lists               = 29
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Local_Lists               = 29
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|AFS                       = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|Total                     = 19
|Local_Lists               = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 14
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|AFS                       = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skånland
|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=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Skånland was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordførere i Skånland |url=https://evenskjer.net/ordforere-i-skanland.html |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=evenskjer.net |language=no}}</ref>
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*1926-1945: Albert Isaksen 
*1945-1945: Tonning Larsen 
*1946-1947: Robert Mathisen 		
*1948-1958: Martin Svendsen
*1958-1959: Sigvart Isaksen
*1960-1963: Herleif Grøneng 
*1964-1967: Peder Ellefsen 		
*1968-1975: Herleif Grøneng 
*1976-1979: Aage Olsen 
*1980-1991: Odd Nilssen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1992-1997: Håkon Walter Brox ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1997-2002: Terje Fjordbakk ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2002-2011: Svein Berg ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2011–2015: Einar Aune ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2015–2019: Helene Berg Nilsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
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==See also==
*[[List of former municipalities of Norway]]

==References==
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