Editing Tjeldsund Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Troms, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Tjeldsund
|native_name            = {{lang|se|Dielddanuori suohkan}}
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Fjelldal bovan.JPG
|image_caption          = View of Fjelldal in the summer
|idnumber               = 5512
|county                 = Troms
|district               = [[Northern Norway]]
|capital                = [[Evenskjer]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1909
|preceded               = [[Lødingen Municipality]]
|demonym                = Tjeldsunding
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Tjeldsund komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.tjeldsund.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Robin Ridderseth
|mayor_party            = [[Bygdeliste|LL]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1305.86
|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              = 139
|area_total_km2         = 814.41
|area_land_km2          = 774.66
|area_water_km2         = 39.75
|area_water_percent     = 4.9
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 199
|population_total       = 4281
|population_density_km2 = 5.3
|population_increase    = 1.8
|coordinates            = {{coord|68|29|04|N|16|17|33|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

{{native name|no|'''Tjeldsund'''}} or {{native name|se|'''Dielddanuorri'''}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/1073698 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref><ref name="sami name" /> is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Troms]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The southwestern part of the municipality is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Ofoten]] and the rest of the municipality is part of [[Central Hålogaland]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Evenskjer]]. Other important villages include [[Boltåsen]], [[Fjelldal]], [[Grov, Troms|Grov]], [[Myklebostad, Tjeldsund|Myklebostad]], [[Ramsund, Norway|Ramsund]], [[Renså]], [[Sandstrand, Troms|Sandstrand]], and [[Tovika]]. [[Norges Brannskole]] (Norway's education and training center for firemen) is situated in [[Fjelldal]]. [[Marinejegerkommandoen]] is based south of Ramsund.

The {{convert|814|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 139th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Tjeldsund is the 199th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,281. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|5.3|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 1.8% 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>

==General information==
[[File:Saetertinden.jpg|thumb|left|Sætertinden mountain at the Tjeldsund-Harstad municipality border.]]
The municipality of Tjeldsund was established on 1 January 1909 when it was separated from the large [[Lødingen Municipality]]. Tjeldsund encompassed the eastern part of Lødingen prior to the division. Initially, Tjeldsund had a population of 1,404.<ref name="Dag" />

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the western part of the island of [[Tjeldøya]] (population: 297) was transferred to Tjeldsund Municipality from Lødingen Municipality, uniting the whole island within the same municipality. On the same date, the unpopulated ''Ramnes'' area of [[Evenes Municipality]] was also transferred to Tjeldsund 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, Tjeldsund Municipality merged with the neighboring [[Skånland Municipality]] and at the same time the new municipality became a part of the newly formed [[Troms og Finnmark]] county (prior to the merger, Skånland was located in the old [[Troms]] county and Tjeldsund was in [[Nordland]] county).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Den nye kommunen |url=https://tjeldsund2020.no/den-nye-kommunen/ |access-date=2019-01-03 |website=Tjeldsund2020.no |language=no}}</ref><ref name="snl5">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Troms og Finnmark |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Troms_og_Finnmark |access-date=2019-12-26 |date=2019-12-24 |editor-last=Mæhlum |editor-first=Lars |language=no}}</ref> On 1 January 2024, [[Troms og Finnmark]] county was divided and the municipality became part of the newly re-created [[Troms]] county.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Fylkesinndelingen fra 2024 |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/kommuner-og-regioner/kommunestruktur/fylkesinndelingen-fra-2024/id2922222/ |publisher=Regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality is named after the [[Tjeldsundet]] [[strait]] which runs between the islands of [[Tjeldøya]] and [[Hinnøya]]. The first element is the (uncompounded) [[Old Norse]] name of the island of [[Tjeldøya]] ({{lang|non|Tjöld}} or {{lang|non|Tjalda}}). The name of the island is probably derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|tjald}} which means "tent" or the similar word {{wikt-lang|non|tjaldr}} which means "[[Eurasian oystercatcher|oystercatcher]]". The last element is {{wikt-lang|no|sund}} which means "[[strait]]" or "[[Sound (geography)|sound]]".<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Tjeldsund |url=http://snl.no/Tjeldsund |access-date=2012-06-11 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4i5MAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |date=1905 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=301 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> On 1 January 2020, when [[Skånland Municipality]] became a part of Tjeldsund, the new municipality kept the name ''Tjeldsund'', but also added a co-equal, official name in the [[Sami language]]: {{lang|se|Dielddanuorri}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-19 |title=Forskrift om sammenslåing av Skånland kommune og Tjeldsund kommune til Tjeldsund kommune, Nordland og Troms |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/2017-12-19-2180?q=Dielddanuori%20suohkan |access-date=2023-11-19 |publisher=LovData.no |language=no}}</ref> The two names can be used interchangeably for the municipality. The spelling of the Sami language name changes depending on how it is used. It is called {{lang|se|Dielddanuorri}} when it is spelled alone, but it is {{lang|se|Dielddanuori suohkan}} when using the Sami language equivalent to "Tjeldsund municipality".<ref name="sami name">{{Cite web |title=Stadnamn og rettskriving |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/stadnamn/stadnamn-og-offisielle-sprak-i-noreg |access-date=2023-11-19 |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 29 June 1990. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Argent]], a cross of St. Anthony [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]]"'' ({{langx|no|I sølv et blått Antonius-kors}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) that has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[Cross of Tau|Cross of Saint Anthony]] which has a tincture of [[azure (heraldry)|azure]]. The blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of the sea. The cross is a [[canting arms|canting]] of the letter [[T]], the first letter of the name Tjeldsund. The blue cross shape also stands for the [[confluence]] of the [[Tjeldsundet]] and [[Ramsundet]] straits which run between the mainland and the islands of [[Tjeldøya]] and [[Hinnøya]]. 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=Tjeldsund |access-date=2023-01-29 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tjeldsund, Nordland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-52.html |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1990-08-17 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1990-06-29-526 |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Tjeldsund Municipality. It is part of the [[Trondenes prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Tjeldsund'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Astafjord||[[Astafjord Church]]||[[Grov, Troms|Grov]]||1978
|-
|Skånland||[[Skånland Church]]||[[Evenskjer]]||1901
|-
|rowspan="3"|Tjeldsund||[[Tjeldsund Church]]||[[Hol, Tjeldsund|Hol i Tjeldsund]]||1863
|-
|[[Fjelldal Chapel]]||[[Fjelldal]]||1960
|-
|[[Ramsund Chapel]]||[[Ramsund, Norway|Ramsund]]||1964
|-
|Tovik||[[Tovik Church]]||[[Tovika]]||1905
|}

==Geography==
[[File:Tjeldsund Evenes IMG 4884 ofotfjorden.JPG|thumb|left|300px|Aerial view over Tjeldsund and part of the Ofotfjorden in January. Tjeldsund is partly located on the mainland, but also includes the island of Tjeldøya.]]
Tjeldsund is currently located in [[Troms]] county on the border with [[Nordland]] county to the south and west (prior to 2020, Tjeldsund was smaller, and located in [[Nordland]] county). Tjeldsund is partially located on the island of [[Tjeldøya]] which is surrounded by the [[Ofotfjorden]] on the south; the [[Tjeldsundet]] strait to the west, north, and east; and the [[Ramsundet]] strait to the east.

The island is connected to the mainland by the [[Ramsund Bridge]]. The rest of the municipality is on the mainland to the east of Tjeldøya plus a small area on the island of [[Hinnøya]] to the north of Tjeldøya, and the [[Skånland Municipality|Skånland]] area on the mainland to the northeast. [[Evenes Municipality]] (in Nordland county) and [[Gratangen Municipality]] (in Troms county) lie to the east of Tjeldsund; [[Harstad Municipality]], [[Kvæfjord Municipality]], and [[Ibestad Municipality]] (in Troms county) lie to the north; [[Lødingen Municipality]] lies to the west, and [[Narvik Municipality]] (in Nordland county) lies to the south.

The largest lake in the municipality is [[Skoddebergvatnet]] on the mainland. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1305.86|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Skittendalstinden.<ref name="elev" />

===Climate===
{{Weather box 
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|width= auto
|location = [[Hol, Tjeldsund|Hol i Tjeldsund]] 1961-1990
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=-3.8
|Feb mean C=-3.5
|Mar mean C=-1.8
|Apr mean C=1.5
|May mean C=6.3
|Jun mean C=9.9
|Jul mean C=12.3
|Aug mean C=11.8
|Sep mean C=7.9
|Oct mean C=3.9
|Nov mean C=-0.2
|Dec mean C=-2.7
|year mean C=3.5
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour= <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
|Jan precipitation mm=101
|Feb precipitation mm=91
|Mar precipitation mm=74
|Apr precipitation mm=61
|May precipitation mm=49
|Jun precipitation mm=54
|Jul precipitation mm=76
|Aug precipitation mm=81
|Sep precipitation mm=100
|Oct precipitation mm=141
|Nov precipitation mm=102
|Dec precipitation mm=115
|year precipitation mm=1045
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=eKlima Web Portal |url=http://eklima.met.no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614073527/http://eklima.met.no/ |archive-date=2004-06-14 |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute}}</ref>
}}

{{wide image|Tjeldsundet, 2009 09.jpg|2500px|View of the [[Tjeldsundet]] (scroll to the left/right to see the whole picture)}}

==Government==
Tjeldsund Municipality is 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 is under the jurisdiction of the [[Midtre Hålogaland District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Tjeldsund is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Troms Romsa |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/troms%20romsa/tjeldsund#seats |access-date=2024-01-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Tjeldsund cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Tjeldsund tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Troms og Finnmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/troms%20og%20finnmark/tjeldsund#seats |access-date=2019-10-28 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Hinnøy Area Cross-Party List<br />
|otherparty_no             = Hinnøysiden Tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|note = On 1 January 2020, [[Skånland Municipality]] became part of Tjeldsund Municipality.
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{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>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = Hinnøy Area Cross-Party List<br />
|otherparty_no             = Hinnøysiden Tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/tjeldsund#seats |access-date=2019-10-28 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 7
|otherparty                = Hinnøy Area Cross-Party List<br />
|otherparty_no             = Hinnøysiden Tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Municipal List Fiskefjord-Kongsvik-Hårvik<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Bygdelista Fiskefjord-Kongsvik-Hårvik
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5 
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|otherparty                = Hinnøy Area Cross-Party List<br />
|otherparty_no             = Hinnøysiden Tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Municipal List Fiskefjord-Kongsvik-Hårvik<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Bygdelista Fiskefjord-Kongsvik-Hårvik
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|otherparty                = Hinnøy Area Cross-Party List<br />
|otherparty_no             = Hinnøysiden Tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Municipal List Fiskefjord-Kongsvik-Hårvik<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Bygdelista Fiskefjord-Kongsvik-Hårvik
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|otherparty2               = Tjeldsund cross-party list
|otherparty_no2            = Tjeldsund tverrpolitiske liste 	
|otherparty_number2        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = Hinnøy Area Cross-Party List
|otherparty_no             = Hinnøysiden Tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Fjelldal/Ramstad local list
|otherparty_no1            = Fjelldal/Ramstad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|otherparty2               = Tjeldsund cross-party list
|otherparty_no2            = Tjeldsund tverrpolitiske liste 	
|otherparty_number2        = 3
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] and Independents
|smallparty_no             = Venstre og uavhengige
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}} 50%, white 50%);
|smallparty_number         = 1

|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 1995
|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=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|otherparty                = Hinnøy Area Cross-Party List
|otherparty_no             = Hinnøysiden Tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 6
|otherparty1               = Fjelldal/Ramstad local list
|otherparty_no1            = Fjelldal/Ramstad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 4
|otherparty2               = Ramsund cross-party list
|otherparty_no2            = Ramsund tverrpolitiske liste 	
|otherparty_number2        = 2
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Centre Party (Norway)|Centre Party]] and Independents
|smallparty_no             = Senterpartiet og uavhengige
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Centre Party (Norway)}} 50%, white 50%);
|smallparty_number         = 3
|otherparty3               = Tjeldsund independent cultural list<br />
|otherparty_no3            = Tjeldsund uavhengige kulturliste
|otherparty_number3        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 1991
|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=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|KrF/Sp                    = 4
|otherparty                = Hinnøy Area Cross-Party List
|otherparty_no             = Hinnøysiden Tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Fjelldal/Ramstad local list
|otherparty_no1            = Fjelldal/Ramstad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|otherparty2               = Ramsund cross-party list
|otherparty_no2            = Ramsund tverrpolitiske liste 	
|otherparty_number2        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 1987
|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=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 4
|Sp/V                      = 3
|otherparty                = Hinnøy Area Cross-Party List
|otherparty_no             = Hinnøysiden Tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Fjelldal/Ramstad local list
|otherparty_no1            = Fjelldal/Ramstad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 1983
|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=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 5
|KrF/Sp/V                  = 3
|otherparty                = Non-party district list for Fiskefjord, Kongsvik, Hårvik<br />
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk distriktsliste for Fiskefjord, Kongsvik, Hårvik
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Fjelldal/Ramstad local list
|otherparty_no1            = Fjelldal/Ramstad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 1979
|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=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 12
|otherparty1               = Fjelldal/Ramstad local list
|otherparty_no1            = Fjelldal/Ramstad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 4
|otherparty2               = Election list for Ramsund
|otherparty_no2            = Valgliste for Ramsund
|otherparty_number2        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 1975
|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=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 10
|otherparty1               = Tjeldsund non-party list
|otherparty_no1            = Tjeldsund Upolitiske Liste
|otherparty_number1        = 4
|otherparty2               = Common list for Myklebostad and Ramsund<br />
|otherparty_no2            = Fellesliste Myklebostad og Ramsund
|otherparty_number2        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 1971
|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=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 11
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 1967
|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=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 12
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|start                     = 1963
|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=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 12
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|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=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Local_Lists               = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|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=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|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=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|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=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|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=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tjeldsund
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|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=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Tjeldsund is 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 news |date=1971-12-30 |title=Mange lovord til Wisthus i Tjeldsund |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_harstadtidende_null_null_19711230_85_302_1 |access-date=2024-01-06 |work=[[Harstad Tidende]] |page=5 |language=no}}</ref>
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*1909-1919: Johannes E.S. Olsen
*1920-1922: Eilert Fjelddahl 
*1923-1928: Andreas Tønder Wiken
*1929-1931: Olaus T. Krosshamn
*1932-1971: Arne Wisthus ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1972-1983: Odd R. Stokke ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1984-1993: Geir Halvorsen ([[Arbeiderpartiet|Ap]])
*1993-1999: Gunnhill Andreassen ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1999-2000: Gunnar Flygel ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*2000-2015: Bjørnar O. Pettersen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2015-2019: Liv Kristin Johnsen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2019–2023: Helene Berg Nilsen ([[Arbeiderpartiet|Ap]])
*2023-present: Robin Ridderseth ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-03 |title=Ordfører klar i Tjeldsund |url=https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/ordforer-klar-i-tjeldsund-1.16580115 |access-date=2024-01-06 |work=NRK Troms og Finnmark |language=no}}</ref>
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== Notable people ==
* [[Bjarne Berg-Sæther]] (1919 in Tjeldsund – 2009), a politician who was mayor of [[Sandtorg Municipality]] from 1947–1963 and mayor of [[Harstad Municipality]] from 1963-1967

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/tjeldsund Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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