Bollebygd Municipality (''Bollebygds kommun'') is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
in
Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden.
The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1 ...
in western
Sweden
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. Its seat is located in the town of
Bollebygd.
The municipal reform of 1952 united "old" Bollebygd with Töllsjö. The next reform placed Bollebygd within
Borås Municipality
Borås Municipality (''Borås kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Borås.
In 1971 the ''City of Borås'' was made a municipality (''kommun'') when the unitary type of loca ...
from 1974. In 1995 Bollebygd was re-established as a municipality in the borders of 1952.
Localities
Population as of 2011-12-31:
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Bollebygd 4,170
*
Olsfors 652
*
Töllsjö 347
*
Hultafors 293
*"Countryside" 2,894
Politics
Result of the 2010 election:
*
Moderate Party
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33,14%
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Centre party 7,22%
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Liberal People's Party 6,49%
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Christian Democrats
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6,55%
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Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Party, formally the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party ( sv, Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti ; S/SAP), usually referred to as The Social Democrats ( sv, link=no, Socialdemokraterna ), is a social-de ...
26,57%
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Left Party 4,66%
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Green Party
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Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
6,13%
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Sweden Democrats 8,19%
* Other Parties 1,04%
References
External links
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Bollebygd Municipality- Official site
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Municipalities of Västra Götaland County
South Älvsborg
1995 establishments in Sweden
States and territories disestablished in 1995