Vestfold County Municipality

Vestfold County Municipality
Vestfold fylkeskommune
County
Coat of arms of Vestfold County Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Norway
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 59°16′13″N 10°24′57″E / 59.2702°N 10.4159°E / 59.2702; 10.4159
CountryNorway
Administrative centerTønsberg
Government
 • County mayorAnne Strømøy
ISO 3166 codeNO-39
Revenue2.200 billion kr
Employees2,000
Schools7
Pupils8,500
Transit authorityVestfold Kollektivtrafikk
Websitewww.vfk.no

Vestfold County Municipality (Norwegian: Vestfold fylkeskommune) is the regional governing administration of Vestfold county in Norway, after the county was re-established in 2024. The county municipality was earlier established on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. The county municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020, when Vestfold was merged with the neighboring Telemark county, creating the new Vestfold og Telemark county which was led by the Vestfold og Telemark County Municipality. The administrative seat is located in Tønsberg and the county mayor is Anne Strømøy of the Conservative Party and the chief administrative officer for the county municipality is Toril Eeg.[1]

The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the governing of ten upper secondary schools with about 8,500 pupils in addition to Skiringssal Folk High School. It manages all the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage sites in the county. Public transport is managed through Vestfold Kollektivtrafikk.[2]

County government

The Vestfold county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) is made up of 39 representatives that are elected every four years. The council essentially acts as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it meets several times each year. The council is divided into standing committees and an executive board (fylkesutvalg) which meet considerably more often. Both the council and executive board are led by the County Mayor (fylkesordfører) who holds the executive powers of the county.

County mayors

County council

The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Vestfold fylkesting 2024 [3][4]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 5
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 12
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:39
Vestfold fylkesting 2012–2015 [4]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 14
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 1
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:39
Vestfold fylkesting 2008–2011 [4]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Red Party (Rødt) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:39
Vestfold fylkesting 2004–2007 [4]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 Vestfold List (Vestfoldlista)2
Total number of members:39
Vestfold fylkesting 2000–2003 [4]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 10
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 Hospital List (Sykehuslista)7
Total number of members:45
Vestfold fylkesting 1996–1999 [4]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 13
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:45
Vestfold fylkesting 1992–1995 [4]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 14
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:45
Vestfold fylkesting 1988–1991 [4]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 14
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:45
Vestfold fylkesting 1984–1987 [4]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 16
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 16
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:45
Vestfold fylkesting 1980–1983 [4]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 16
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 18
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:45
Vestfold fylkesting 1976–1979 [4]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 16
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 14
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:45

References

  1. ^ "Om Vestfold fylkeskommune". Vestfold County Municipality. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  2. ^ Berg, Ole T., ed. (11 January 2022). "fylkeskommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Tall for Norge: Fylkestingvalg 2015 - Vestfold" (in Norwegian). Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Are Tvedt, Knut; Tjørnhaugen, Andreas, eds. (20 September 2019). "valgresultater fylkesting 1975-2015 (Vestfold)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 February 2022.