2021 Gentofte municipal election
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In 1888,[b] the Conservatives won the mayor's position in the municipality for the first time. Since then, the Conservatives had held it. In 2017 they won their 33rd consecutive term, and Hans Toft his 7th term. However, he would not stand in this election.[2]
Despite a new candidate from the Conservatives, they would still win a comfortable absolute majority. They lost 1 seat, but still won 12 of the 19 seats (63.2%). It would be the municipality where they won the highest % of votes, and also the third highest vote share for a party in the 2017 Danish local elections. With 12 seats, Michael Fenger, the new Conservative candidate, was set to become the mayor.[3][4][5]
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. Gentofte Municipality had 19 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[6]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Social Democrats | Centre-left | |
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| D | New Right | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| K | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Results by polling station
| Division | A | B | C | D | F | I | K | O | V | Æ | Ø |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Jægersborg | 7.4 | 8.6 | 60.3 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| Munkegård | 17.3 | 10.5 | 44.3 | 2.2 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| Rådhuset | 7.5 | 11.4 | 58.8 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Bakkegård | 14.7 | 12.0 | 48.3 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 6.1 |
| Ordrup | 8.2 | 9.1 | 59.7 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| Hellerup | 7.6 | 10.4 | 55.3 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| Maglegård | 6.0 | 12.0 | 59.3 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| Dyssegård | 8.3 | 11.7 | 56.9 | 1.9 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Skovshoved | 5.5 | 9.3 | 63.8 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Skovgård | 6.7 | 8.3 | 61.3 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentofte Municipality | |||||
| Conservatives | 22,700 | 57.04 | 12 | -1 | |
| Social Liberals | 4,114 | 10.34 | 2 | +1 | |
| Social Democrats | 3,461 | 8.70 | 2 | 0 | |
| Green Left | 2,783 | 6.99 | 1 | 0 | |
| Venstre | 2,263 | 5.69 | 1 | 0 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 2,125 | 5.34 | 1 | 0 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 996 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Right | 873 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danish People's Party | 241 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom List | 128 | 0.32 | 0 | New | |
| Christian Democrats | 115 | 0.29 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 39,799 | 100.00 | 19 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 39,799 | 99.00 | |||
| Invalid votes | 137 | 0.34 | |||
| Blank votes | 264 | 0.66 | |||
| Total votes | 40,200 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 56,229 | 71.49 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes
- ^ Hans Toft became mayor after the 2017 election, however in January 2021 Michael Fenger took over[1]
- ^ Højre was the party who held the position from 1888 to 1909, but became a part of the Conservatives in 1915
References
- ^ "Gentofte får ny borgmester: Michael Fenger afløser Hans Toft | Nyheder". altinget (in Danish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Borgmester Hans Toft genopstiller ikke til kommunalvalget 2021 | Nyheder". gentofte (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Fenger løfter arven efter bykonge i landets rigeste kommune | Nyheder". tv2kosmopol (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "K beholder absolut flertal i Gentofte efter bykonges exit | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Medlemmer af kommunalbestyrelsen | Nyheder". gentofte (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.