Independents of Hällefors

{{Short description|Former local political party in Sweden}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = Independents of Hällefors

| native_name = Hällefors Oberoende

| native_name_lang = sv

| colorcode = #0033ff

| founder = Mats Runqvist

| founded = {{Start date|1994}}

| dissolved = {{End date|2014}}

| country = Sweden

| seats1_title = Municipal council
(2010)

| seats1 = {{Infobox political party/seats|4|31|hex=#0033ff}}

}}

Independents of Hällefors (in Swedish: {{lang|sv|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.{{Cite news |last=Almgren |first=Anders |date=2012-06-20 |title=Fick maktposition 2010 |language=sv |work=Nerikes Allehanda |url=https://www.na.se/2012-06-20/fick-maktposition-2010 |access-date=2023-02-18}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Widar |first=Maria |date=2010-11-05 |title=Nytt styre i Hällefors |work=SVT Nyheter |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/orebro/nytt-styre-i-hallefors |access-date=2023-02-17 |language=sv}}{{Cite news |date=2012-06-19 |title=HOB lämnar det styrande samarbetet |language=sv |work=Sveriges Radio P4 Örebro |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/5157526 |access-date=2023-02-17}} The party did not run in the 2014 election, and is defunct today.

{{Cite news |last=Källberg |first=Tomas |date=2014-06-03 |title=Inget val i höst för Hällefors Oberoende |language=sv |work=24i Bergslagen |url=https://24i.se/inget-val-i-host-for-hallefors-oberoende/ |access-date=2023-02-17}}

The party sponsored the local ice hockey team Hällefors IK.{{Cite news |last=Larsson |first=Rolf |date=2016-04-22 |title=Sverigedemokraterna sponsrade Hällefors IK pojklag med 7 000 kronor ”Så här i efterhand inser jag att det var ett misstag” |language=sv |work=ETC |url=https://www.etc.se/inrikes/sverigedemokraterna-sponsrade-hallefors-ik-pojklag-med-7-000-kronor-sa-har-i-efterhand-inser |access-date=2023-02-17 |quote=En gång i tiden åkte HIK omkring med det lokala partiet Hällefors Oberoende på matchtröjorna.}}