Trots att partiet klarade riksdagsspärren tappar Liberalerna mandat i flera kommuner i Västsverige.
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Liberalerna klarade riksdagsspärren i det nationella valet. Partiet har dock tappat röster i många kommuner i Västsverige.
Det råder segeryra på riksplan, då Liberalerna lyckades vända i sista sekund och ta sig in över spärren till riksdagen.
Men i de lokala distrikten är stämningen mer tryckt.
Liberalerna backar i nästan samtliga kommuner i Västsverige, med undantag för Tjörn, Lysekil, Uddevalla och Svenljunga, där partiet har tagit fler röster än vid förra valet.
Kommunerna i Västsverige där L åker ur
I Bengtsfors, Dals-Ed, Falköping, Grästorp, Götene, Hjo, Skara och Tranemo har partiet dock inte kommit upp till 2-procentsspärren, och åker alltså ut ur kommunfullmäktige.
– Jag tror att det är kopplat till den kampanjen vi körde i slutet. Vi körde väldigt hårt på rikskampanjen. Det har inte spillt ner på region och kommun, säger Joakim Tångeskog-Broström (L).

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