Vestland County Municipality

Vestland County Municipality Vestland fylkeskommune
County
Coat of arms
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 64°00′53″N11°29′43″E / 64.0148°N 11.4954°E / 64.0148; 11.4954
Country	Norway
Administrative center	Bergen
Government
• County mayor	Jon Askeland
ISO 3166 code	NO-46
Employees	6,000
Schools	46
Pupils	23,000
Roads	5,547 km (3,447 mi)
Website	vestlandfylke.no

Composition of the Vestland County Council

Vestland County Municipality (Norwegian : Vestland fylkeskommune) is the democratically elected regional governing administration of Vestland county in Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the overseeing the county's upper secondary schools, county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage. ^[1]

County government

The Vestland county council (Norwegian : fylkestinget) is made up of 65 representatives that are elected every four years. The council essentially acts as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it meets about six times each year. The council is divided into standing committees and an executive board (fylkesutval) which meet considerably more often. Both the council and executive board are led by the county mayor (fylkesordførar).

County council

The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Vestland fylkesting 2023–2027 ^[2]   

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	12
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	9
	Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)	3
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	15
	Industry and Business Party (Industri‑ og Næringspartiet)	1
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	3
	Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)	1
	Red Party (Rødt)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	7
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	3
	Bergen List (Bergenslisten)	2
	Independent (Uavhengige)	2
Total number of members:		65

Vestland fylkesting 2019–2023 ^[3]   

Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	14
	People's Action No to More Road Tolls (Folkeaksjonen nei til meir bompengar)	6
	Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)	6
	Green Party (Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne)	5
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	12
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	3
	Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)	1
	Red Party (Raudt)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	10
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
Total number of members:		65

References

1. Berg, Ole T., ed. (19 February 2020). "fylkeskommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 21 June 2020.
2. "Fylkestinget - Vestland fylkeskommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 January 2026.
3. Tjørnhaugen, Andreas, ed. (18 September 2019). "valgresultater fylkesting - Vestland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 21 June 2020.