Government and Politics
Distribution of the 49 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:
- Social Democratic Party 17
- Moderate Party 13
- Centre Party 6
- Sweden Democrats 3
- Christian Democrats 3
- Liberal People's Party 2
- Communist Party 2
- Green Party 2
- Left Party 1
Results of the Swedish general election, 2010 in Gislaved:
- Social Democratic Party 34.4%
- Moderate Party 28.4%
- Centre Party 9.7%
- Christian Democrats 7.6%
- Sweden Democrats 7.2%
- Liberal People's Party 5.3%
- Green Party 3.9%
- Left Party 2.9%
Gislaved Municipality is governed by the Samverkanspartierna (Collaboration parties), which consists the Moderate Party, Liberal People's Party, Centre Party, Christian Democrats and the Green Party. The collaboration is led by Niclas Palmgren from the Moderate Party, who is also the Mayor of the municipality since 2006.
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