Båstad Municipality (Båstads kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in South Sweden, located in Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Båstad.
Båstad Municipality
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 56°26′N 12°50′E / 56.433°N 12.833°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| National Area | South Sweden |
| County | Skåne County |
| Seat | Båstad |
| Area | |
• Total | 881.9 km2 (340.5 sq mi) |
| • Land | 209.79 km2 (81.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 672.11 km2 (259.50 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 15,912 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Scania and Halland |
| Municipal code | 1278 |
| Website | www.bastad.se |
The present municipality was established in 1971 when the market town (köping) Båstad was amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities. One parish was transferred from Halland County.
Localities
editThere are 6 localities in Båstad Municipality.
In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Båstad | 4,793 |
| 2 | Förslöv | 1,998 |
| 3 | Torekov | 883 |
| 4 | Grevie | 769 |
| 5 | Östra Karup | 563 |
| 6 | Västra Karup | 556 |
Demographics
editThis is a demographic table based on Båstad Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]
In total there were 15,624 residents, including 12,600 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 35.3% voted for the left coalition and 63.6% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Båstad V | 1,748 | 1,471 | 27.3 | 71.9 | 73 | 81 | 19 | 25,975 | 45 |
| Båstad Ö | 2,249 | 1,842 | 32.4 | 67.0 | 74 | 81 | 19 | 23,140 | 41 |
| Förslöv V | 1,632 | 1,245 | 42.9 | 55.7 | 80 | 81 | 19 | 25,483 | 37 |
| Förslöv Ö | 1,656 | 1,231 | 45.7 | 53.0 | 83 | 81 | 19 | 26,157 | 35 |
| Grevie | 1,983 | 1,506 | 40.5 | 58.3 | 84 | 83 | 17 | 26,289 | 41 |
| Hemmerslöv-Riviera | 1,780 | 1,531 | 30.3 | 69.0 | 84 | 90 | 10 | 29,650 | 53 |
| Hov | 747 | 616 | 34.1 | 64.4 | 82 | 87 | 13 | 25,714 | 43 |
| Torekov | 938 | 837 | 30.0 | 69.2 | 70 | 89 | 11 | 24,716 | 38 |
| Västra Karup | 1,712 | 1,389 | 36.1 | 62.7 | 81 | 85 | 15 | 25,831 | 42 |
| Östra Karup | 1,179 | 932 | 34.0 | 64.7 | 83 | 79 | 21 | 25,972 | 34 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
Elections
editBelow are the results since the 1973 municipal reform listed. Between 1988 and 1998 the Sweden Democrats' results were not published by the SCB due to the party's small size nationwide. "Turnout" denotes the percentage of the electorate casting a ballot, but "Votes" only applies to valid ballots cast.
| Year | Turnout | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | ND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973[4] | 90.6 | 7,146 | 0.9 | 21.1 | 0.0 | 47.7 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 20.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1976[5] | 92.5 | 7,849 | 0.7 | 18.8 | 0.0 | 45.9 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 23.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1979[6] | 91.5 | 8,134 | 0.9 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 34.5 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 34.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1982[7] | 92.0 | 8,458 | 0.8 | 19.1 | 1.9 | 29.6 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1985[8] | 90.1 | 8,579 | 1.1 | 19.3 | 1.8 | 24.4 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 36.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1988[9] | 86.7 | 8,462 | 1.0 | 21.3 | 5.9 | 23.8 | 13.6 | 1.8 | 32.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1991[10] | 87.3 | 9,077 | 0.8 | 16.4 | 2.9 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 36.2 | 0.0 | 9.7 |
| 1994[11] | 86.1 | 9,167 | 1.6 | 22.8 | 4.5 | 17.0 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| 1998[12] | 81.5 | 8,890 | 4.3 | 18.4 | 3.6 | 10.8 | 5.3 | 17.5 | 37.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002[13] | 79.7 | 8,799 | 3.0 | 21.3 | 3.6 | 11.3 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 27.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| 2006[14] | 82.7 | 9,349 | 1.8 | 18.2 | 3.7 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 41.8 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| 2010[15] | 85.3 | 9,769 | 1.9 | 15.3 | 5.5 | 12.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 44.1 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| 2014[16] | 86.9 | 10,086 | 2.2 | 18.2 | 6.3 | 10.1 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 34.7 | 14.8 | 0.0 |
Blocs
This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also the Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party. "Elected" is the total number of percentage points from the municipality that went to parties who were elected to the Riksdag.
| Year | Turnout | Votes | Left | Right | SD | Other | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 90.6 | 7,146 | 22.0 | 77.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 99.0 |
| 1976 | 92.5 | 7,849 | 19.5 | 78.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 98.3 |
| 1979 | 91.5 | 8,134 | 19.1 | 78.5 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 97.6 |
| 1982 | 92.0 | 8,458 | 19.9 | 76.6 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 96.5 |
| 1985 | 90.1 | 8,579 | 20.4 | 77.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 97.7 |
| 1988 | 86.7 | 8,462 | 28.2 | 69.7 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 97.9 |
| 1991 | 87.3 | 9,077 | 17.2 | 69.2 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 96.1 |
| 1994 | 86.1 | 9,167 | 28.9 | 68.3 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 97.2 |
| 1998 | 81.5 | 8,890 | 26.3 | 71.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 97.3 |
| 2002 | 79.7 | 8,799 | 28.0 | 68.6 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 96.6 |
| 2006 | 82.7 | 9,349 | 23.7 | 70.6 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 94.3 |
| 2010 | 85.3 | 9,769 | 22.7 | 70.8 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 99.1 |
| 2014 | 86.9 | 10,086 | 26.7 | 56.3 | 14.8 | 2.2 | 97.8 |
Hallandian ridge
editExtending through the municipality, marking the border to the province Halland, is the ridge of Hallandia, or Hallandsåsen. It is one of the highest points in the otherwise flat-terrained Scania, with a height of 226 meters.
The ridge reached the public eye in 1997, when the construction of the Hallandsås Tunnel through the ridge caused fishes in the streams to die and cows grazing on the ridge to become paralyzed due to the poisonous substance acrylamide used by the digging company to counteract the high level of groundwater in the ridge.
References
edit- Sources
- Article Båstad from Nordisk Familjebok (in Swedish only)
- Statistics Sweden
- Citations
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Båstad i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1973 (page 163)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1976 (page 158)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 182)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 183)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 184" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 165)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 26)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 40)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 37)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Båstads kommun 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Båstads kommun 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Båstads kommun 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Båstads kommun 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
External links
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- Båstad Municipality - Official site
- Båstad Tourism
- Coat of arms