Norwegian local elections, 2003
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Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway
on September 15, 2003. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections
and the county elections ran concurrently. In addition, several municipalities held direct mayoral elections.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
on September 15, 2003. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections
Norwegian municipal elections
In Norway, municipal elections are local elections which are held every four years to elect representatives to the municipality councils. The elections are conducted concurrently with the Norwegian county elections. The last election was held on September 10, 2007 , the next will be held in 2011...
and the county elections ran concurrently. In addition, several municipalities held direct mayoral elections.