Nordland County Municipality

Nordland County Municipality
Nordland fylkeskommune
County NO-18
Administrative center Bodø
County mayor Mariette Korsrud
Chairman of Cabinet Odd Eriksen
No. employees 3,300
No. schools
No. pupils
17
9,500
Transit authority None
Website www.nfk.no

Nordland County Municipality (Norwegian: Nordland fylkeskommune) is the regional governing administration of Nordland, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 17 upper secondary schools, with 9,500 pupils. It administrates county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture and cultural heritage.

2007 county election

e • d  Summary of the September 11, 2007 county election in Nordland
Parties Votes % +/− Seats +/−
  Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti) 34871 35.4 +4,3 19 +2
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 19514 19.8 +4.1 11 +3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 11386 11.6 +0.3 6 0
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10240 10.4 −0.6 6 0
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 7690 7.8 −8.2 4 -5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4367 4.4 −0.2 2 0
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3352 3.4 +0.3 2 0
  Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse) 2956 3.0 +0.9 2 +1
  Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) 1937 2.0 -1.4 1 -1
  Pensioners Party (Pensjonistpartiet) 978 1.0 +0.2 0 0
  Society Party (Samfunspartiet) 393 0.4 +0.4 0 0
  Democrats (Demokratene) 252 0.3 +0.1 0 0
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