2021 Rudersdal municipal election

2021 Rudersdal municipal election
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All 23 seats to the Rudersdal Municipal Council
12 seats needed for a majority
Turnout23,313 (74.1%)
Decrease 0.8pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
C
V
A
Party Conservatives Venstre Social Democrats
Last election 4 seats, 16.8% 8 seats, 30.6% 4 seats, 13.5%
Seats won 9 5 3
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 3 Decrease 1
Popular vote 10,574 7,328 3,470
Percentage 33.1% 22.9% 10.9%
Swing Increase 16.3% Decrease 7.7% Decrease 2.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
L
B
Ø
Party Lokalisten Danish Social Liberal Party Red–Green Alliance
Last election 3 seats, 11,6% 2 seats, 7.9% 1 seat, 3.4%
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Decrease 1 0 0
Popular vote 2,905 2,472 1,676
Percentage 9.1% 7.7% 5.2%
Swing Decrease 2.5% Decrease 0.2% Increase 1.8%
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
F
I
Party Green Left Liberal Alliance
Last election 0 seats, 2.5% 1 seat, 5.4%
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,404 883
Percentage 4.4% 2.8%
Swing Increase 1.9% Decrease 2.6%
Mayor before election

Jens Ive
Venstre

Mayor after election

Ann Sofie Orth
Conservatives

Ever since the 2009 election resulted in Erik Fabrin from Venstre becoming mayor, Venstre had held the mayor's position in the Municipality.[a] It was Jens Ive who had become mayor following the 2017 election[1]

In this election, the Conservatives would surprisingly become the biggest party.[2] They won 9 seats, an increase of 4, while Venstre won 5 seats, 3 less than in 2017. The Conservatives would eventually find an agreement with Lokalisten and Danish Social Liberal Party, which would see Ann Sofie Orth becoming the first mayor in the municipality from the Conservatives. [b] Eventually, all parties would agree on the constitution.[3][4]

Electoral system

For elections to Danish municipalities, a number varying from 9 to 31 are chosen to be elected to the municipal council. The seats are then allocated using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation. Rudersdal Municipality had 23 seats in 2021

Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.

Electoral alliances

Source[5]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political Position
Social Democrats Centre-left
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
Lokallisten Local Party

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
New Right Right-wing
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
Danish People's Party Right-wing

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political Position
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-left

Results by polling station

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Rudersdal Municipality
Conservatives10,57433.099+5
Venstre7,32822.935-3
Social Democrats3,47010.863-1
Lokallisten[c]2,9059.092-1
Danish Social Liberal Party2,4727.7320
Red–Green Alliance1,6765.2410
Green Left1,4044.391+1
Liberal Alliance8832.760-1
New Right8562.6800
Danish People's Party3130.9800
BorgerFokus[d]790.250New
Total31,960100.00230
Valid votes31,96098.91
Invalid votes1110.34
Blank votes2420.75
Total votes32,313100.00
Registered voters/turnout43,62474.07
Source: KMD

Notes

  1. ^ counting since 2007 where the municipality was altered
  2. ^ counting since 2007 where the municipality was altered
  3. ^ Local party in Rudersdal
  4. ^ Local party in Rudersdal

References

  1. ^ "Fakta: Her er borgmestrene på plads | Nyheder". jyllands-posten (in Danish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Mandag Morgens borgmesterprognose: Flest røde rådhuse efter valget | Nyheder". mandagmorgen (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Ny borgmester, ny politik og en ny start for Rudersdal | Nyheder". sn (in Danish). 24 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Kommunalbestyrelsen | Nyheder". rudersdal (in Danish). 11 April 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.