title: 1998 Nyköping municipal election
text: # 1998 Nyköping municipal election
  
  Nyköping Municipality in Sweden held a municipal election on 20 September 1998. The election was part of the local elections and held on the same day as the general election.
  
  ## Results
  
  The number of seats remained at 61 with the Social Democrats winning the most at 25, a drop of nine from 1994, losing its overall majority. The number of valid ballots cast were 30,603.
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Social Democrats | 13,020 | 42.5 | 25 | -9 |
  | | Moderates | 6,645 | 21.7 | 13 | +1 |
  | | Left Party | 2,904 | 9.5 | 6 | +3 |
  | | Christian Democrats | 2,507 | 8.2 | 6 | +5 |
  | | Centre Party | 2,432 | 7.9 | 5 | -1 |
  | | People's Party | 1,692 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 |
  | | Green Party | 1,225 | 4.0 | 3 | +1 |
  | | Others | 178 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 766 | | | |
  | Total | Total | 31,369 | 100 | 61 | 0 |
  | Source: SCB ||||||
  
  ### By constituency
  
  | Location | Turnout | Share | Votes | S | M | V | KD | C | FP | MP | Other |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Eastern (3nd) | 82.7 | 32.7 | 10,021 | 37.9 | 25.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
  | Northern (1st) | 79.9 | 31.6 | 9,684 | 45.9 | 17.5 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
  | Western (2nd) | 82.8 | 35.6 | 10,898 | 43.9 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
  | Total | 81.8 | 100.0 | 30,603 | 42.5 | 21.7 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
  | Source: SCB ||||||||||||
  
  ## Urban and rural vote
  
  ### Percentage points
  
  | Location | Share | Votes | S | M | V | KD | C | FP | MP | Other |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nyköping | 66.2 | 20,245 | 44.4 | 22.1 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
  | Rural vote | 33.2 | 10,153 | 39.1 | 20.7 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 13.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
  | Postal vote | 0.7 | 205 | | | | | | | | |
  | Total | 100.0 | 30,603 | 42.5 | 21.7 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
  | Source: val.se |||||||||||
  
  ### By votes
  
  | Location | Share | Votes | S | M | V | KD | C | FP | MP | Other |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nyköping | 66.2 | 20,245 | 8,990 | 4,480 | 1,976 | 1,642 | 1,031 | 1,258 | 743 | 125 |
  | Rural vote | 33.2 | 10,153 | 3,970 | 2,097 | 906 | 853 | 1,392 | 421 | 466 | 48 |
  | Postal vote | 0.7 | 205 | 60 | 68 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 5 |
  | Total | 100.0 | 30,603 | 13,020 | 6,645 | 2,904 | 2,507 | 2,432 | 1,692 | 1,225 | 178 |
  | Source: SCB |||||||||||
  
  ## Electoral wards
  
  ### Nyköping
  
  | Location | # | Area | Share | Votes | S | M | V | KD | C | FP | MP | Other |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alla Helgona | 8 | E | 6.7 | 1,347 | 38.5 | 32.0 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
  | Brandholmen | 16 | E | 4.9 | 1,002 | 46.9 | 20.3 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
  | Bryngelstorp | 17 | E | 6.1 | 1,244 | 33.3 | 34.8 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
  | Centrum | 1 | W | 7.6 | 1,531 | 33.6 | 36.6 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
  | Helgona | | N | 6.5 | 1,309 | 43.5 | 22.2 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
  | Herrhagen | 6 | W | 4.9 | 990 | 52.1 | 18.2 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
  | Högbrunn | 4 | W | 4.8 | 979 | 45.5 | 19.0 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
  | Isaksdal | 10 | N | 6.6 | 1,338 | 43.7 | 18.3 | 11.4 | 9.0 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
  | Långsätter | 5 | W | 4.7 | 956 | 44.9 | 17.9 | 11.1 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
  | Oppeby | 7 | W | 5.9 | 1,203 | 56.7 | 14.5 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
  | Oppeby gård | 3 | N | 3.0 | 605 | 56.7 | 9.1 | 14.9 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
  | Rosenkälla | 14 | E | 5.6 | 1,136 | 49.2 | 18.8 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
  | Stenkulla | 15 | N | 5.3 | 1,071 | 58.6 | 9.0 | 11.2 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
  | Väster | 2 | W | 7.5 | 1,525 | 35.5 | 28.5 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
  | V Brandkärr | 12 | N | 3.5 | 718 | 59.2 | 6.8 | 15.3 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
  | Öster | 9 | E | 6.7 | 1,348 | 38.6 | 26.9 | 11.6 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
  | Östra Bergen | 13 | E | 5.3 | 1,069 | 38.5 | 25.4 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
  | Ö Brandkärr | 11 | N | 4.3 | 874 | 47.8 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
  | Total | | | 100.0 | 20,245 | 44.4 | 22.1 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
  | Source: SCB |||||||||||||
  
  ### Rural areas
  
  | Location | Area | Share | Votes | S | M | V | KD | C | FP | MP | Other |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bergshammar | W | 7.4 | 753 | 40.6 | 23.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
  | Kila | N | 7.6 | 772 | 36.0 | 21.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 17.6 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 0.5 |
  | Koppartorp | W | 4.4 | 443 | 38.8 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
  | Lunda | W | 7.0 | 714 | 41.9 | 17.4 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
  | Nävekvarn | W | 7.8 | 787 | 52.4 | 15.9 | 10.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 0.9 |
  | Runtuna | E | 9.0 | 911 | 26.2 | 27.3 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 20.9 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
  | Råby-Rönö | N | 3.6 | 369 | 30.1 | 23.8 | 11.4 | 7.6 | 18.2 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
  | Stigtomta 1 | N | 8.5 | 858 | 49.8 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
  | Stigtomta 2 | N | 8.9 | 902 | 36.7 | 25.3 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 13.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
  | Svärta | E | 5.4 | 549 | 36.8 | 20.4 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
  | Tuna | W | 9.3 | 944 | 46.8 | 19.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
  | Tystberga | E | 13.2 | 1,336 | 32.5 | 19.4 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 16.6 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 0.9 |
  | Vrena | N | 8.0 | 815 | 38.9 | 21.8 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 18.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
  | Total | | 100.0 | 10,153 | 39.1 | 20.7 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 13.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
  | Source: SCB ||||||||||||
  