2021 Horsens municipal election
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All 27 seats to the Horsens Municipal Council 14 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 47,094 (63.8%) 4.7pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Despite tending to vote for parties in the blue bloc[1] for Danish general elections, Horsens Municipality have only had mayors from the Social Democrats since the 2007 municipal reform.
In the 2017 election, the Social Democrats had come one seat short of an absolute majority, but managed to win the mayor's position nonetheless.[2]
In this election Peter Sørensen from the Social Democrats was seeking his third term. The result would see the Social Democrats once again becoming largest, despite them losing a seat and decreasing their vote share by 4.7%. The final agreement would have Peter Sørensen continuing as mayor, as the Social Democrats, the Green Left and the Red–Green Alliance all supported him.[3][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. Horsens Municipality had 27 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 | |
| Ø | Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| D | New Right | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| K | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right | |
| M | Maren Spliid Gruppen | Local politics | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
Results by polling station
H = Miljølisten Horsens
M = Maren Spliid Gruppen
P = Frie Danske
| Division | A | B | C | D | F | H | I | K | M | O | P | V | Ø |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Sønderbro | 44.4 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 17.3 | 9.5 |
| Vestbyen | 45.1 | 3.6 | 9.8 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 15.7 | 8.0 |
| Midtbyen | 36.9 | 4.5 | 11.5 | 2.8 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 21.5 | 7.3 |
| Endelave | 66.4 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Hatting | 32.9 | 3.5 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 26.6 | 2.2 |
| Torsted | 38.5 | 2.7 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 24.3 | 3.6 |
| Dagnæs | 42.4 | 2.7 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 21.7 | 4.2 |
| Forum | 41.9 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 16.9 | 8.7 |
| Lund | 40.6 | 3.5 | 12.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 24.1 | 3.2 |
| Egebjerg | 43.2 | 3.1 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 4.9 |
| Stensballe | 26.2 | 5.0 | 15.2 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 10.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 28.8 | 3.9 |
| Højvangen | 35.0 | 3.1 | 12.7 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 28.5 | 4.1 |
| Østbirk | 39.0 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 34.2 | 3.2 |
| Sdr.Vissing | 40.9 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 25.7 | 6.1 |
| Nim | 23.4 | 12.5 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 33.1 | 3.9 |
| Brædstrup | 37.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 40.1 | 3.5 |
| Gedved | 33.1 | 3.2 | 11.2 | 3.9 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 25.7 | 7.0 |
| Hovedgård | 42.2 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 25.4 | 9.5 |
| Søvind | 39.3 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 24.9 | 6.2 |
| Tønning-Træden | 31.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 28.4 | 8.9 |
| Sejet | 33.3 | 1.4 | 14.2 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 19.1 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 5.0 |
| Sundparken | 57.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 9.9 | 11.9 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horsens Municipality | |||||
| Social Democrats | 17,846 | 38.54 | 12 | -1 | |
| Venstre | 11,135 | 24.05 | 7 | 0 | |
| Conservatives | 4,673 | 10.09 | 3 | +2 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 2,629 | 5.68 | 1 | 0 | |
| Green Left | 2,559 | 5.53 | 1 | 0 | |
| Danish People's Party | 2,305 | 4.98 | 1 | -2 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 1,647 | 3.56 | 1 | +1 | |
| New Right | 1,488 | 3.21 | 1 | +1 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 1,422 | 3.07 | 0 | -1 | |
| Miljølisten Horsens[a] | 252 | 0.54 | 0 | New | |
| Christian Democrats | 178 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maren Spild Gruppen[a] | 141 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frie Danske[a] | 34 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 46,309 | 100.00 | 27 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 46,309 | 98.33 | |||
| Invalid votes | 242 | 0.51 | |||
| Blank votes | 543 | 1.15 | |||
| Total votes | 47,094 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 73,779 | 63.83 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ "FVKOM: Folketingsvalg efter valgresultat og kommuner | Nyheder". statistikbanken (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Horsens' borgmester hedder stadig Peter Sørensen | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Peter Sørensen fortsætter som borgmester i Horsens | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Byrådsmedlemmer | Nyheder". horsens (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.