In the 2015 municipal election, the Conservative Party and Labour won 4 seats each, though the former remained the largest party in terms of votes. The Green Party had a breakthrough election, winning 3 seats, while the Liberal Party retained its 2 seats and the Socialist Left and the Red Party won 1 seat each. After the election, the Conservatives, the Greens and the Liberals signed a cooperation agreement, making Anne Christine Kroepelien of the Conservative Party the new leader of the borough council.