Västra Götaland Regional Council

The Västra Götaland Regional Council, or Västra Götalandsregionen, is the devolved regional council of Västra Götaland County in Sweden. It was created in 1999 by the merger of the county councils of Gothenburg and Bohus, Älvsborg, and Skaraborg Counties coupled with the devolution of power from the County administrative boards of the same counties, that also merged. Its main responsibilities are the public healthcare system and public transport.

Parliament

The Regional Parliament is located in Vänersborg. Election results 2018:^[1]

Party		Seats
bgcolor=Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color \|	Socialdemokratiska arbetarpartiet	41
bgcolor=Template:Moderate Party/meta/color \|	Moderaterna	28
bgcolor=Template:Sweden Democrats/meta/color \|	Sverigedemokraterna	20
bgcolor=Template:Left Party (Sweden)/meta/color \|	Vänsterpartiet	15
bgcolor=Template:Centre Party (Sweden)/meta/color \|	Centerpartiet	12
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democrats (Sweden)/meta/color \|	Kristdemokraterna	11
bgcolor=Template:Liberals (Sweden)/meta/color \|	Liberalerna	10
bgcolor=Template:Green Party (Sweden)/meta/color \|	Miljöpartiet de gröna	7
	Demokraterna	5
Total		149