Editing Västmanland County

{{About|the administrative county|the Riksdag constituency|Västmanland County (Riksdag constituency)}}
{{short description|County (län) of Sweden}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Västmanland County
| native_name        = {{native name|sv|Västmanlands län}}
| settlement_type    = [[Counties of Sweden|County of Sweden]]
| image_flag         = Västmanlands län vapenflagga.svg
| flag_size          = 100px
| image_shield       = Västmanland vapen.svg
| shield_size        = 100px
| image_blank_emblem = 
| blank_emblem_type  = &nbsp;
| blank_emblem_size  = 150px
| image_map          = Västmanlands län in Sweden.svg
| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = Västmanland County in Sweden
| image_map1         = Sweden Västmanland location map.svg
| map_alt1           = 
| map_caption1       = Location map of Västmanland County in Sweden
| coordinates        = 
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{SWE}}
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1634
| seat_type          = Capital
| seat               = [[Västerås]]
| parts_type         = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipalities]]
| parts              = 10
| p1                 = [[Arboga Municipality|Arboga]]
| p2                 = [[Fagersta Municipality|Fagersta]]
| p3                 = [[Hallstahammar Municipality|Hallstahammar]]
| p4                 = [[Köping Municipality|Köping]]
| p5                 = [[Kungsör Municipality|Kungsör]]
| p6                 = [[Norberg Municipality|Norberg]]
| p7                 = [[Sala Municipality, Sweden|Sala]]
| p8                 = [[Skinnskatteberg Municipality|Skinnskatteberg]]
| p9                 = [[Surahammar Municipality|Surahammar]]
| p10                = [[Västerås Municipality|Västerås]]
| leader_party       = 
| leader_title       = Governor
| leader_name        = [[Johan Sterte]]
| leader_title1      = Council
| leader_name1       = [[Region Västmanland]]
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_total_km2     = 5145.8
| population_as_of   = 31 December 2023
| population_footnotes = <ref name="scb_population_and_population_changes_2023">{{cite web | title=Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023 | publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] | url=https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/folkmangd-och-befolkningsforandringar---helarsstatistik/folkmangd-i-riket-lan-och-kommuner-31-december-2023-och-befolkningsforandringar-2023/ |date=31 December 2023 | access-date=2 June 2024}}</ref>
| population_total   = 280,813
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = GDP
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name=":0">[http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Total
| demographics1_info1 = SEK 96 billion<br/>€10.264 billion (2015)
| timezone1          = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1        = +1
| timezone1_DST      = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST    = +2
| iso_code           = SE-U
| blank_name_sec2    = [[First level NUTS of the European Union#Sweden|NUTS Region]]
| blank_info_sec2    = {{URL|http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabularyconcept/common/nuts/SE125|SE125}}
| website            = {{URL|http://www.u.lst.se}}
}}
'''Västmanland County''' ({{langx|sv|Västmanlands län}}) is a [[Counties of Sweden|county]] or ''[[län]]'' in central [[Sweden]]. It borders the counties of [[Södermanland County|Södermanland]], [[Örebro County|Örebro]], [[Gävleborg County|Gävleborg]], [[Dalarna County|Dalarna]] and [[Uppsala County|Uppsala]]. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards [[Mälaren]] (Sweden's third largest lake).

==Province==
''For history, geography and culture, see: [[Västmanland]] (Westmannia)''

==Administration==
The main aim of the [[County Administrative Boards of Sweden|County Administrative Board]] is to fulfil the goals set in  national politics by the [[Riksdag]] and the [[Government of Sweden|Government]], to coordinate the interests of the county, to promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a [[Government Agencies in Sweden|Government Agency]] headed by a Governor. See [[List of Västmanland Governors]].

==Politics==
The [[County Councils of Sweden|County Council]] of Västmanland or ''Landstinget Västmanland''.

==[[Riksdag]] elections==
The table details all [[Riksdag]] election results of Västmanland County since the unicameral era began in [[1970 Swedish general election|1970]]. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Turnout
! Votes
! [[Left Party (Sweden)|V]]
! [[Social Democrats (Sweden)|S]]
! [[Green Party (Sweden)|MP]]
! [[Centre Party (Sweden)|C]]
! [[Liberals (Sweden)|L]]
! [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|KD]]
! [[Moderate Party|M]]
! [[Sweden Democrats|SD]]
! [[New Democracy (Sweden)|NyD]]
! Left
! Right
|-
| [[1970 Swedish general election|1970]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1970-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1970|publisher=SCB|accessdate=21 September 2021}}</ref>
| 87.9
| 148,587
| 4.8
| 53.5
| 
| 17.8
| 14.8
| 1.4
| 7.3
| 
| 
| 58.3
| 39.9
|-
| [[1973 Swedish general election|1973]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1973-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1973|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 90.7
| 155,418
| 5.2
| 50.8
| 
| 23.2
| 9.0
| 1.4
| 9.7
| 
| 
| 56.0
| 42.0
|-
| [[1976 Swedish general election|1976]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1976-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1976|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 91.7
| 163,608
| 4.3
| 50.3
| 
| 21.0
| 11.2
| 1.2
| 11.6
| 
| 
| 54.6
| 43.8
|-
| [[1979 Swedish general election|1979]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1979-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1979|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 90.7
| 164,056
| 5.1
| 50.5
| 
| 15.5
| 10.7
| 1.1
| 16.1
| 
| 
| 55.6
| 42.3
|-
| [[1982 Swedish general election|1982]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1982-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1982|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 91.6
| 167,995
| 5.5
| 52.6
| 1.4
| 13.4
| 5.9
| 1.5
| 19.4
| 
| 
| 58.2
| 38.7
|-
| [[1985 Swedish general election|1985]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1985-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1985|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 89.7
| 167,297
| 5.3
| 51.7
| 1.3
| 10.4
| 13.8
| 
| 17.0
| 
| 
| 57.0
| 41.3
|-
| [[1988 Swedish general election|1988]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1988-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1988|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 85.0
| 158,748
| 5.8
| 50.2
| 4.5
| 9.6
| 12.7
| 2.3
| 14.0
| 
| 
| 60.5
| 36.4
|-
| [[1991 Swedish general election|1991]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1991-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1991|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 85.9
| 162,451
| 4.4
| 44.1
| 2.8
| 6.9
| 9.7
| 6.4
| 17.7
| 
| 7.5
| 48.5
| 40.7
|-
| [[1994 Swedish general election|1994]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1994-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1994|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 86.5
| 164,306
| 6.3
| 51.2
| 4.7
| 6.0
| 7.2
| 3.3
| 19.0
| 
| 1.2
| 62.2
| 35.6
|-
| [[1998 Swedish general election|1998]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1998-Del-1-Riksdagen.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1998|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 80.4
| 150,609
| 13.3
| 41.1
| 4.3
| 4.7
| 4.5
| 10.8
| 19.9
| 
| 
| 58.7
| 39.8
|-
| [[2002 Swedish general election|2002]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/00R/00.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag 2002|publisher=[[Valmyndigheten]]|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907132650/https://data.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/00R/00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 78.4
| 149,321
| 8.7
| 45.0
| 4.4
| 5.7
| 13.3
| 8.0
| 12.4
| 1.1
| 
| 58.0
| 39.4
|-
| [[2006 Swedish general election|2006]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/rike/roster.html|title=Allmänna val 17 september 2006|publisher=[[Valmyndigheten]]|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928124857/https://data.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/rike/roster.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 80.8
| 148,299
| 6.2
| 39.8
| 4.3
| 6.9
| 8.1
| 5.7
| 23.3
| 2.5
| 
| 50.3
| 44.0
|-
| [[2010 Swedish general election|2010]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|title=Röster - Val 2010|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=28 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828203233/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 84.4
| 160,143
| 5.7
| 36.4
| 5.9
| 5.2
| 7.5
| 4.6
| 27.1
| 6.2
| 
| 48.0
| 44.4
|-
| [[2014 Swedish general election|2014]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|title=Röster - Val 2014|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111211028/https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 85.2
| 166,939
| 5.4
| 35.9
| 5.1
| 5.2
| 5.2
| 3.9
| 21.4
| 14.8
| 
| 46.4
| 35.7
|-
| [[2018 Swedish general election|2018]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|title=Röster - Val 2018|publisher=[[Valmyndigheten]]|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2021|archive-date=28 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828203233/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 86.7
| 172,719
| 7.1
| 31.4
| 3.0
| 6.7
| 5.5
| 5.8
| 19.2
| 20.1
| 
| 48.1
| 50.5
|-
|[[2022 Swedish general election|2022]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valpresentation |url=https://resultat.val.se/val2022/slutlig/RD/riksdagsvalkrets/28 |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=resultat.val.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|83.0
|172,842
|6.1
|32.0
|3.2
|5.4
|4.2
|5.0
|19.1
|23.7
|
|46.7
|52.0
|}

==Municipalities==
The lake at the lower right is [[Mälaren]]; at the lower left is [[Hjälmaren]].

*[[Arboga Municipality|Arboga]]
*[[Fagersta Municipality|Fagersta]]
*[[Hallstahammar Municipality|Hallstahammar]]
*[[Kungsör Municipality|Kungsör]]
*[[Köping Municipality|Köping]]
*[[Norberg Municipality|Norberg]]
*[[Sala Municipality, Sweden|Sala]]
*[[Skinnskatteberg Municipality|Skinnskatteberg]]
*[[Surahammar Municipality|Surahammar]]
*[[Västerås Municipality|Västerås]]

[[File:Västmanland_County.png|220x220px]]{{Clear}}

== Demographics ==

=== Foreign background ===
[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves.<ref name=befolkning>{{cite web|url=https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101Q/UtlSvBakgGrov/|language=sv|title=PxWeb - välj variabler och värden|publisher=[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]]|access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref> The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone. [[Heby Municipality]] was  included in the 2002 overall statistics, since it was part of the county at the time.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:right
!Location
!2002
!2006
!2010
!2014
!2018
!2019
|-
|align=left|[[Arboga Municipality|Arboga]]
| 9.6
| 10.9
| 12.1
| 15.4
| 19.0
| 19.2
|-
|align=left|[[Fagersta Municipality|Fagersta]]
| 21.6
| 23.1
| 26.0
| 31.2
| 34.7
| 35.0
|-
|align=left|[[Hallstahammar Municipality|Hallstahammar]]
| 21.5
| 22.1
| 22.8
| 24.7
| 26.7
| 27.3
|-
|align=left|[[Kungsör Municipality|Kungsör]]
| 14.1
| 14.5
| 15.4
| 18.9
| 24.8
| 25.2
|-
|align=left|[[Köping Municipality|Köping]]
| 18.4
| 19.4
| 21.6
| 24.9
| 28.7
| 29.0
|-
|align=left|[[Norberg Municipality|Norberg]]
| 12.0
| 13.3
| 13.0
| 16.7
| 19.7
| 19.7
|-
|align=left|[[Sala Municipality, Sweden|Sala]]
| 9.7
| 10.1
| 11.6
| 13.8
| 18.0
| 18.3
|-
|align=left|[[Skinnskatteberg Municipality|Skinnskatteberg]]
| 17.7
| 17.7
| 18.7
| 22.2
| 23.0
| 23.5
|-
|align=left|[[Surahammar Municipality|Surahammar]]
| 24.2
| 24.3
| 24.8
| 26.2
| 27.2
| 27.1
|-
|align=left|[[Västerås Municipality|Västerås]]
| 20.3
| 21.9
| 24.2
| 26.4
| 29.9
| 30.8
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''
|'''17.8''' 
|'''19.6''' 
|'''21.6''' 
|'''24.2''' 
|'''27.7''' 
|'''28.4''' 
|-
|align=left colspan=7|Source: SCB <ref name=befolkning/>
|}

==Heraldry==
{{Main|Västmanland#Heraldry}}

The County of Västmanland inherited its coat of arms from the province of Västmanland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.

==Sports==
[[File:ABB Arena Syd.jpg|thumb|[[ABB Arena|ABB Arena Syd]], the largest permanent indoor arena for [[bandy]] in Sweden]]
[[Association football|Football]] in the county is administered by [[Västmanlands Fotbollförbund]]. [[Bandy]] is also popular, with the most successful Swedish team [[Västerås SK Bandy|Västerås SK]]. Several [[Bandy World Championship]] finals have been played in Västerås.

==References and notes ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.u.lst.se/ Västmanland County Administrative Board]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030220203446/http://www2.ltvastmanland.se/ Västmanland County Council]

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