Other villages include Alversund, Alver, Isdalstø, Lindås, Ostereidet, Seim, Manger, Askeland, Austmarka, Bøvågen, Haugland, Sæbø, Sletta, Frekhaug, Hjartås, Holme, Io, Krossneset, Meland, and Rossland.

This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is an arched road bridge with a boat going underneath.

The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used.

It symbolizes that the fact that bridges tie the municipality together and the boat has been a means of transportation in the area for centuries.

The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.