2021 Halsnæs municipal election

2021 Halsnæs municipal election
16 November 2021

All 21 seats to the Halsnæs Municipal Council
11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout16,977 (65.9%)
5.2pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
V
F
Party Social Democrats Venstre Green Left
Last election 10 seats, 38.8% 6 seats, 24.8% 2 seats, 7.8%
Seats won 11 5 2
Seat change 1 1 0
Popular vote 7,801 3,623 1,540
Percentage 46.6% 21.6% 9.2%
Swing 7.8% 3.2% 1.4%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
C
Ø
O
Party Conservatives Red–Green Alliance Danish People's Party
Last election 0 seats, 2.3% 1 seat, 5.2% 2 seats, 11.2%
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change 1 0 1
Popular vote 1,049 885 614
Percentage 6.3% 5.3% 3.7%
Swing 4% 0.1% 7.5%

Mayor before election

Steffen Jensen
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Steffen Jensen
Social Democrats

Following the 2017 Halsnæs municipal election, Steffen Jensen from the Social Democrats had won the mayor's position from Venstre.[1]

In this election, the Social Democrats would win their first absolute majority since the 2007 municipal reform, and for this reason, it was clear that Steffen Jensen would win a second term.[2][3]

Despite having the absolute majority, the Social Democrats managed to make a constitution that all the 21 seats in municipal council could agree on.[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. Halsnæs Municipality had 21 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
B Social Liberals Centre to Centre-left
C Conservatives Centre-right
O Danish People's Party Right-wing to Far-right

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political alignment
A Social Democrats Centre-left
F Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
M Det Miljøradikale Parti Local politics
Ø Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-Left
Å The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing

Results by polling station

M = Det Miljøradikale Parti

Division A B C D F M O V Ø Å
% % % % % % % % % %
Hundested 42.0 1.7 5.5 3.3 12.3 0.8 3.4 21.2 7.6 2.3
Melby 48.8 1.9 7.3 3.1 8.3 0.4 4.2 20.1 4.6 1.2
Enghaven 51.1 1.8 5.7 3.1 7.1 0.2 2.9 23.9 3.3 0.9
Frederiksværk 49.3 1.5 6.4 3.9 8.4 0.3 3.5 20.6 4.7 1.3
Ølsted 44.7 2.4 7.6 5.1 5.3 0.5 5.2 25.3 3.1 0.9

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Halsnæs Municipality
Social Democrats7,80146.5711+1
Venstre3,62321.635-1
Green Left1,5409.1920
Conservatives1,0496.261+1
Red–Green Alliance8855.2810
Danish People's Party6143.671-1
New Right6093.6400
Social Liberals2931.7500
The Alternative2561.5300
Det Miljøradikale Parti[a]800.480New
Total16,750100.00210
Valid votes16,75098.66
Invalid votes530.31
Blank votes1741.02
Total votes16,977100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,76765.89
Source: KMD

Notes

  1. ^ Local party in Halsnæs

References

  1. ^ "Fakta: Her er borgmestrene på plads | Nyheder". jyllands-posten (in Danish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Valgresultater | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Byrådet 2022-2025 | Nyheder". halsnaes (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Bred konstitueringsaftale i Halsnæs Kommune | Nyheder". ritzau (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.