Bjuv Municipality
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Bjuv Municipality
Bjuvs kommun | |
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| Vrams Gunnarstorp Castle, located in Bjuv Municipality Vrams Gunnarstorp Castle, located in Bjuv Municipality | |
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| File:Bjuv Municipality in Scania County.png | |
| Coordinates: 56°05′N 12°55′E / 56.083°N 12.917°ECoordinates: 56°05′N 12°55′E / 56.083°N 12.917°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| National Area | South Sweden |
| County | Skåne County |
| Seat | Bjuv |
| Area | |
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| Population | |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Scania |
| Municipal code | 1260 |
| Website | www |
Bjuv Municipality (Template:Langx) is a municipality in Skåne County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bjuv.
The amalgamations connected to the 1971 local government reform in Sweden took place in this area in 1974, when "old" Bjuv (a market town (köping) since 1946) was amalgamated with Billesholm and Ekeby.
History
[edit]The municipal arms depicts a mining torch lighting up a dark area. The reason is that Bjuv Municipality has had a coal mining industry since the 18th century. In the end of the 19th century, the clay industry flourished, based on the coal.
Localities
[edit]There were three localities in the municipality in 2026.[1]
| Locality | Population |
|---|---|
| Bjuv | 7, 942 (31 December 2021) |
| Billesholm | 4, 169 |
| Ekeby | 3, 725 |
Demographics
[edit]This is a demographic table based on Bjuv Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[2]
In total there were 15,817 residents, including 10,979 Swedish citizens of voting age.[2] 35.1% voted for the left coalition and 63.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults | Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents | Foreign heritage | Income SEK | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Billesholm 1 | 1,227 | 809 | 35.7 | 62.0 | 74 | 68 | 32 | 21,941 | 23 |
| Billesholm 2 | 1,424 | 1,072 | 33.0 | 65.7 | 81 | 76 | 24 | 24,690 | 28 |
| Billesholm 3 | 1,508 | 1,005 | 38.5 | 60.1 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 22,569 | 22 |
| Bjuv 1 | 1,689 | 1,300 | 33.9 | 65.4 | 78 | 69 | 31 | 24,459 | 25 |
| Bjuv 2 | 1,385 | 1,013 | 31.1 | 66.7 | 82 | 68 | 32 | 27,032 | 28 |
| Bjuv 3 | 1,480 | 1,042 | 36.4 | 61.9 | 74 | 67 | 33 | 24,213 | 21 |
| Bjuv 4 | 1,632 | 1,043 | 41.7 | 55.0 | 66 | 48 | 52 | 19,544 | 20 |
| Bjuv 5 | 1,773 | 1,130 | 41.9 | 53.1 | 64 | 43 | 57 | 19,177 | 23 |
| Ekeby 1 | 1,137 | 806 | 32.3 | 65.2 | 78 | 77 | 23 | 23,997 | 25 |
| Ekeby 2 | 1,262 | 853 | 29.2 | 70.1 | 80 | 76 | 24 | 25,632 | 21 |
| Ekeby 3 | 1,300 | 906 | 29.6 | 69.7 | 81 | 82 | 18 | 26,388 | 25 |
| Source: SVT[2] | |||||||||
Politics
[edit]After 2022 election composition of the municipal council was as follows:[3]
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Democrats | 13 | +2 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 10 | -1 | |
| Moderate Party | 5 | ||
| Centre Party | 1 | ||
| Christian Democrats | 1 | ||
| Liberals | 1 | ||
| Left Party | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kommunfakta". Bjuvs kommun (in Swedish). Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Valresultat 2022 för Bjuv i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ↑ "Val till kommunfullmäktige i Bjuv - Valda". Valmyndigheten. 2018-09-14.
External links
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