Political Structure
On 1 January 2005, the city was reorganized from five boroughs into four, with each of these having separate social services offices. The current boroughs are Midtbyen (44,967 inhabitants), Østbyen (42,707 inhabitants), Lerkendal (46,603 inhabitants) and Heimdal (30,744) inhabitants. The Population statistics listed are as of 1 January 2008.
Prior to 2005, Trondheim was divided into the boroughs Sentrum, Strinda, Nardo, Byåsen and Heimdal.
| City council elections 2007 | ||||||||
| Party | Percent | Votes | Seats in council | Members of the executive board |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ± | total | ± | total | ± | |||
| Labour (AP) | 44.0 | 13.3 | 33184 | 12539 | 37 | 11 | ||
| Progress (FrP) | 14.7 | 3.1 | 11113 | 3325 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Conservative(H) | 15.0 | -5.3 | 11351 | -2365 | 13 | -5 | ||
| Christian Democrat (KrF) | 3.5 | -0.1 | 2640 | 174 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Centre (SP) | 2.7 | -0.4 | 2035 | -61 | 2 | -1 | ||
| Socialist Left (SV) | 8.2 | -9.6 | 6170 | -5763 | 7 | -8 | ||
| Liberal (V) | 4.0 | 1.2 | 3033 | 1160 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Pensioners (PP) | 1.5 | -3.2 | 1145 | -2023 | 1 | -3 | ||
| Red Electoral Alliance (RV) | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2542 | 736 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Green Party (MDG) | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1522 | 435 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Democrats (D) | 0.9 | -0.1 | 662 | -3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Turnover/Total | 60% | 75497 | 85 | 11 | ||||
| Comments: Source: Ministry of Local Government | ||||||||
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