2021 Skanderborg municipal election

2021 Skanderborg municipal election
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All 29 seats to the Skanderborg Municipal Council
15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout35,504 (74.3%)
Decrease 3.5pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
V
C
Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives
Last election 11 seats, 36.8% 8 seats, 24.4% 1 seat, 5.2%
Seats won 10 7 4
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1 Increase 3
Popular vote 10,512 8,418 4,458
Percentage 30.0% 24.0% 12.7%
Swing Decrease 6.8% Decrease 0.4% Increase 7.5%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
F
B
O
Party Green Left Danish Social Liberal Party Danish People's Party
Last election 2 seats, 6.8% 2 seats, 6.6% 3 seats, 8.8%
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change 0 0 Decrease 2
Popular vote 3,024 2,642 1,520
Percentage 8.6% 7.6% 4.3%
Swing Increase 1.8% Increase 1.0% Decrease 4.5%
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Ø
D
Å
Party Red–Green Alliance The New Right The Alternative
Last election 1 seat, 4.2% 0 seats, 0.8% 1 seat, 3.4%
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change 0 Increase 1 0
Popular vote 1,511 1,299 808
Percentage 4.3% 3.7% 2.3%
Swing Increase 0.1% Increase 2.9% Decrease 1.1%
Mayor before election

Jørgen Gaarde
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Frands Fischer
Social Democrats

Since the first election following the 2007 municipal reform, Jørgen Gaarde from the Social Democrats had been mayor of Skanderborg Municipality. This was until 2019 when he announced he was resigning and that Frands Fischer would take over. [1]

In this election, the Social Democrats suffered the highest decrease in total vote share, and lost a seat. However the traditional red bloc won 16 seats, and eventually it was announced that Frands Fischer would continue as mayor. [2]

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. Skanderborg Municipality had 29 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

Source[3]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political Position
Hanne Stender Damkjær Local Party
Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-left
The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political Position
Social Democrats Centre-left
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 4

Party Political Position
The New Right Right-wing
Danish People's Party Right-wing
Venstre Centre-right

Results by polling station

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Skanderborg Municipality
Social Democrats10,51230.0410-1
Venstre8,41824.057-1
Conservatives4,45812.744+3
Green Left3,0248.6420
Danish Social Liberal Party2,6427.5520
Danish People's Party1,5204.341-2
Red–Green Alliance1,5114.3210
The New Right1,2993.711+1
The Alternative8082.3110
Liberal Alliance7132.0400
Hanne Stender Damkjær[a]920.260New
Total34,997100.00290
Valid votes34,99798.57
Invalid votes1070.30
Blank votes4001.13
Total votes35,504100.00
Registered voters/turnout47,75774.34
Source: KMD

Notes

  1. ^ Local party in Skanderborg

References

  1. ^ "Borgmester går af efter ni år: Alderen spiller en rolle | Nyheder". tv2østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Endelig: Det nye byråd har fordelt de politiske poster | Nyheder". skanderborg.lokalavisen (in Danish). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.