Marit Warncke from Høyre (H) was met with a standing ovation from the city council hall when the newly elected city council met for the first time on Wednesday afternoon and elected her Bergen’s mayor. – This is a huge vote of confidence for me. Together we will do a good job for the city and the people of Bergen, said the newly elected Conservative mayor. In the city council meeting, Thomas Flesland of the Center Party (Sp) was elected as deputy mayor. A new city council in Bergen, on the other hand, is not yet in place. City council not settled In Oslo, the new minority city council was presented on Wednesday morning, but in Bergen the Conservative Party (H), the Progressive Party (Frp) and Sp are still negotiating for power. The three have support from Bergenslisten (BL), the Industrial and Business Party (INP) and the Pensioners Party (PP). Thus, they have the support of the majority in the city council. But Høyre, Frp and Sp must first agree on a city council platform and who will get the various positions in the new city council before they can take over city council power. Only then will Christine B. Meyer (H) become city council leader. Outgoing city council leader Rune Bakervik (Ap) believes his successor Christine B. Meyer (H) must now “get to work”. Photo: Simon S. Brandseth / news “Get to work” But until further notice, Rune Bakervik from the Labor Party (Ap) continues as “city councilor only on paper”. – City councils come and go, but the city council remains, Bakervik said from the podium today, and the entire city council burst into laughter. He says it is the first time a city council has not been in place before the first meeting of the new city council. Bakervik makes the following point to Meyer: – If you want to manage Bergen, you have to get to work. – There are still some difficult issues that we have to resolve, but of course I hope that Bergen will soon have a new city council. We work as quickly as we can, says Meyer to news. The 67 representatives in the new city council in Bergen met for the first time on Wednesday. Photo: Ann-Kristin Loodtz / Bergen municipality Outgoing mayor was voted down It was Marte Monstad of the Frp who, on behalf of the Conservative Party, Frp, Sp, BL and INP, PP and Christian Folkeparti (KrF) today formally proposed Warncke as mayor. Geir Steinar Dale in Labor Party proposed that outgoing mayor Linn Kristin Engø (Ap) should be allowed to continue as mayor, on behalf of Labor Party, Socialist Left Party (SV), Green Party (MDG) and Red (R). The two parties, which after the election were first in negotiations with the Conservative Party, voted for their respective candidates: KrF supported Warncke, while Venstre supported Engø. Marit Warncke got 37 votes, Linn Kristin Engø got 30. The Center Party’s Thomas Flesland was today elected as the new deputy mayor in Bergen. Photo: Linnea Skare Oskarsen / news “Big shoes” Warncke says to news that she was “almost surprisingly moved” by the applause. – I am incredibly grateful. This is a huge trust that has been given to me. When she took over the mayor’s chair in the city council chamber, she thanked Linn Kristin Engø for the work she has done as mayor. – She is smaller than me, but there are big shoes to fill after her, says Warncke to news. – She has performed the role of mayor in an exemplary manner, with dignity, but also with warmth and presence. Linn Kristin Engø (Ap) was Bergen’s mayor from October 2022 until today. Here during the cord cutting in Pepperkakebyen last year. Photo: Lars Christian Wallace / news Approved the election result When the newly elected city council in Bergen met on Wednesday afternoon, the first vote was about approval of the election result after the autumn elections. Trond Tystad (Bergenslisten) was the very first to speak in the new city council. He pointed out that not all small parties’ electoral lists were available at the start of the pre-election in Bergen. The election result was nevertheless approved unanimously. This is the new city council The city council in Bergen consists of 67 mandates. The parenthesis behind shows the changes from the previous local election in 2019: Conservative Party: 18 (+4) Labor Party: 13 Progressive Party: 7 (+4) SV – Socialist Liberal Party: 7 (+1) Green Party: 4 (−3) Liberal Party: 3 Bergenslisten : 4 (+4) Industrial and Business Party: 3 (+3) Red: 3 Christian People’s Party: 2 Center Party: 2 (−2) Pensioners’ Party: 1 Representatives in Bergen City Council 2023-2027 The 67 mandates in Bergen City Council are divided into 12 political parties as follows: Right: Christine Benedichte Meyer Marit Warncke Charlotte Spurkeland Eivind Kobbeltvedt Nævdal-Bolstad Sondre Torvanger Hillestad Eivind Haldor Hermansen Caroline Sandven Taule Vasan Singaravel Erik Abrahamsen Lise Hæreid Ramsøy Chris Jørgen Knudsen Rødland Anette Strand Janne Gro Nyheim Rasmussen Knut Vindenes Kjersti Pettersen Lars Selmar Alsaker Fabian Emil Stang Bjørn-Frode Schjelderup Labor Party: Rune Bakervik Linn Kristin Langley-Rasmussen Engø Linn Katrin Pilskog Geir Steinar Dale Even Oleson Sørland Fauzia Hussain-Wiik Reidar Staalesen Kathrine Dahle Johanna Kästel Sandal Fond Richard Martin Laloo Storevik Eduardo Hans Andersen Amina Ali Amin Jan -Rune Patrick Bang Hansen The Progress Party: Marte Joan Monstad Daniel Christoffer Erik Hägglund Helge Oksnes Martin Virkesdal Jonsterhaug Per Harald Storli Martine Jordana Baarholm Christian Emil Haugen Socialist Left Party: Mikkel Grüner Eira Vilde Martinsen Garrido Diane Alexandra Berbain Andreas Madsen Berg Ann Kristin Helland Ramstrøm Lillian Blom Kuberan Thurairajah Green Party: Thor Haakon Bakke Katrine Berg Nødtvedt Eline Aresdatter Haakestad Christine Henriksen Ødegaard Bergen List: Trond Tystad Anne-Margrete Bollmann Fred Risberg Frode Håkon Hellebø Left: Per-Arne Hvidsten Larsen Ingrid Nergaard Fjeldstad Ole-Ansger Nepomuk Martini Industrial and Business Party ( INP) Ann Jorun Hillersøy Didrik Lexau Elin Brandt Ådlandsvik Red: Torstein Dahle Mailiss Solheim-Åkerblom Marte Stadheim Teigen Christian People’s Party (KrF) Joel Ystebø Per Erik Gåskjenn Center Party: Thomas Modulv Flesland Reidar Digranes Pensioners’ Party: Tom-Ove Koteng Monsen Source: Bergen municipality De the new committee leaders in Bergen city council are: Marte Monstad (Frp) in the committee for health and social affairs Charlotte Spurkeland (H) in the committee for environment and urban development Rune Bakervik (Ap) in the committee for finance, culture and industry Linn Kristin Engø (Ap) in committee for kindergarten, school and sports The city council meetings in Bergen take place in the Old Town Hall. Photo: Leif Rune Løland / news Continued parliamentarism With a large majority, Bergen city council chose on Wednesday to retain city parliamentarism as a political arrangement. Bergen and Oslo are the only two cities in Norway with city parliamentarism. That is to say, the city council elects a city council that will have executive power. Only seven representatives voted to return to the chairmanship model: Red and MDG.
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Here, Bergen’s new mayor is formally elected, but a new city council has not yet been appointed – news Vestland
