Politics
The Right Party was the major party until 1931, when the Social Democratic Party gained that position. With the exception of the 1946 election the social democrats won a majority of the seats from 1938 until 1966. Falkenberg has remained a stronghold for the social democrats even after the municipal reform in the early 1970s. The municipality has, however, been run by the centre-right, except for 1994-1998.
| Number of seats in the municipal assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 |
| Moderata samlingspartiet | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Centerpartiet | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| Folkpartiet Liberalerna | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Kristdemokraterna | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Miljöpartiet de Gröna | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Socialdemokraterna | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Vänsterpartiet | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Aktiv Politik | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| SPI | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sverigedemokraterna | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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