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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