2021 Billund municipal election
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All 25 seats to the Billund Municipal Council 13 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 14,182 (68.3%) 4.5pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Billund Municipality can be categorized as a quite blue[a] municipality, having voted for parties of the blue bloc by 65%, the fifth most of the 98 municipalities in Denmark, in the 2019 Danish general election.[1]
Ib Kristensen from Venstre had been mayor of Billund Municipality ever since the 2007 municipal reform. However, in September 2020, he announced that he would not stand for re-election, stating that he saw himself as too old.[2] Already in November 2020, 37-year old Stephanie Storbank could announce that she had the support to become the new mayor candidate for Venstre in the election the following year.[3]
In the election result, Venstre would increase their vote share by 1.3% and once again become the biggest party, although they didn't win any new seats. It was later announced that Venstre and the Social Democrats, who together had won 17 of the 25 seats, had reached an agreement that would see Stephanie Storbank become the new mayor.[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. Billund Municipality had 25 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 alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Social Democrats | Centre-left | |
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| D | New Right | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| L | Lokalpolitisk Forum | Local politics | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Results by polling station
| Division | A | B | C | D | F | K | L | O | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Billund | 35.2 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 15.8 | 4.9 | 31.9 |
| Sdr. Omme | 30.0 | 0.6 | 25.1 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 15.2 | 23.5 |
| Vorbasse | 35.0 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 36.7 |
| Filskov | 20.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 10.2 | 60.6 |
| Hejnsvig | 25.5 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 11.3 | 50.8 |
| Grindsted | 33.1 | 1.0 | 11.9 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 9.7 | 37.5 |
| St./Krogager | 20.9 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 65.1 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billund Municipality | |||||
| Venstre | 5,267 | 37.78 | 10 | 0 | |
| Social Democrats | 4,455 | 31.95 | 9 | +2 | |
| Conservatives | 1,351 | 9.69 | 3 | +2 | |
| Danish People's Party | 1,240 | 8.89 | 2 | -1 | |
| Lokapolitisk Forum[b] | 784 | 5.62 | 1 | New | |
| New Right | 322 | 2.31 | 0 | New | |
| Social Liberals | 222 | 1.59 | 0 | -2 | |
| Christian Democrats | 178 | 1.28 | 0 | New | |
| Green Left | 123 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 13,942 | 100.00 | 25 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 13,942 | 98.31 | |||
| Invalid votes | 85 | 0.60 | |||
| Blank votes | 155 | 1.09 | |||
| Total votes | 14,182 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 20,754 | 68.33 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ "FVKOM: Folketingsvalg efter valgresultat og kommuner | Nyheder". statistikbanken (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Billund skal have ny borgmester: Ib Kristensen stopper | Nyheder". jv.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Stephanie Storbank er Venstres borgmesterkandidat | Nyheder". ugeavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Stephanie Storbank er ny borgmester i Billund | Nyheder". tvsyd (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.