Independents of Hällefors

Independents of Hällefors Hällefors Oberoende
Founder	Mats Runqvist
Founded	1994 (1994)
Dissolved	2014 (2014)
Municipal council (2010)	4 / 31

Independents of Hällefors (in Swedish: Hällefors Oberoende) was a local political party in Hällefors Municipality, Sweden. It was led by Mats Runqvist. The party won their first seat in the municipal council in 1994.^[1] At the 2002 municipal elections the party got 6 seats out of 31, and became the second largest party in the municipal council.

In the 2010 municipal elections the party received 13.55% of the vote, resulting in 4 seats for the party. After the 2010 election the party formed a governing coalition with the Social Democratic, Centre and Left parties, but left the coalition in 2012.^[2][3] The party did not run in the 2014 election, and is defunct today. ^[4]

The party sponsored the local ice hockey team Hällefors IK.^[5]

References

1. Almgren, Anders (2012-06-20). "Fick maktposition 2010". Nerikes Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-02-18.
2. Widar, Maria (2010-11-05). "Nytt styre i Hällefors". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-02-17.
3. "HOB lämnar det styrande samarbetet". Sveriges Radio P4 Örebro (in Swedish). 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
4. Källberg, Tomas (2014-06-03). "Inget val i höst för Hällefors Oberoende". 24i Bergslagen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-02-17.
5. Larsson, Rolf (2016-04-22). "Sverigedemokraterna sponsrade Hällefors IK pojklag med 7 000 kronor "Så här i efterhand inser jag att det var ett misstag"". ETC (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-02-17. En gång i tiden åkte HIK omkring med det lokala partiet Hällefors Oberoende på matchtröjorna.