2021 Ballerup municipal election
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All 25 seats to the Ballerup Municipal Council 10 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 25,300 (65.9%) 4.3pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ever since 1952, the Social Democrats had held the mayor's position. Since at least the 1981 election they had also won an absolute majority to the council.
In the 2017 election they had won 16 seats, and this made it easy for Jesper Würtzen to continue for a third full term. .[a][1]
In this election, the Social Democrats would have its worst election result since 1981. However they were still extremely strong in the Municipality, and won 13 seats with 50.8% of the vote. Therefore Jesper Würtzen looked set to continue as mayor. This would eventually be confirmed.[2][3]
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. Ballerup Municipality had 19 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[4]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| D | New Right | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
| G | Vegan Party | Single-issue | |
| L | Serhat Kücükkart | Local politics | |
| Ø | Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
Results by polling station
L = Serhat Kücükkart
P = Partiet Ballerup Listen
| Division | A | B | C | D | F | G | I | L | O | P | V | Æ | Ø |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Tapeten | 57.4 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Baltorpskolen - Rugvænget | 53.7 | 2.3 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 6.4 |
| Skovvejens Skole - Vest | 46.1 | 3.8 | 16.7 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| Grantoftehallen | 54.9 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| Egebjerghallen | 43.6 | 5.2 | 15.9 | 2.8 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| Måløv Ny Hal | 48.0 | 4.7 | 16.4 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 8.1 |
| Skovlunde Skole - Lundebjerg | 54.1 | 4.6 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| Idrætshallen | 50.2 | 6.1 | 14.1 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Østerhøjhallen | 43.6 | 5.4 | 15.3 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 14.1 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballerup Municipality | |||||
| Social Democrats | 12,637 | 50.78 | 13 | -3 | |
| Conservatives | 3,099 | 12.45 | 3 | +2 | |
| Venstre | 1,895 | 7.61 | 2 | -1 | |
| Green Left | 1,758 | 7.06 | 2 | +1 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 1,605 | 6.45 | 2 | 0 | |
| Danish People's Party | 1,135 | 4.56 | 1 | -1 | |
| Social Liberals | 1,033 | 4.15 | 1 | +1 | |
| New Right | 799 | 3.21 | 1 | +1 | |
| Serhat Kücükkart[b] | 254 | 1.02 | 0 | New | |
| Vegan Party | 212 | 0.85 | 0 | New | |
| Liberal Alliance | 193 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | |
| Partiet Ballerup Listen[c] | 154 | 0.62 | 0 | New | |
| Freedom List | 112 | 0.45 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 24,886 | 100.00 | 25 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 24,886 | 98.36 | |||
| Invalid votes | 114 | 0.45 | |||
| Blank votes | 300 | 1.19 | |||
| Total votes | 25,300 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 38,403 | 65.88 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Overvældende flertal til S i Ballerup: 'Jeg tager borgmesterposten' | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Her er landets nye borgmestre | Nyheder". tv2 (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Kommunalbestyrelsen | Nyheder". ballerup (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.