It was renamed Västra Götaland County West in 1998 when the counties of Älvsborg, Gothenburg and Bohus and Skaraborg were merged to create Västra Götaland.

The constituency currently consists of the municipalities of Ale, Alingsås, Härryda, Kungälv, Lerum, Lilla Edet, Mölndal, Öckerö, Partille, Stenungsund and Tjörn.

The constituency currently elects 11 of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.

Västra Götaland County West currently elects 11 of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.

[4][5] Constituency seats are allocated using the modified Sainte-Laguë method.