2021 Norddjurs municipal election

2021 Norddjurs municipal election
16 November 2021

All 27 seats to the Norddjurs Municipal Council
14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout20,146 (66.3%)
2.7pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
V
C
Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives
Last election 11 seats, 41.0% 6 seats, 19.9% 2 seats, 6.6%
Seats won 9 5 4
Seat change 2 1 2
Popular vote 6,240 3,880 2,766
Percentage 31.4% 19.5% 13.9%
Swing 9.6% 0.4% 7.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
I
F
Ø
Party Liberal Alliance Green Left Red–Green Alliance
Last election 2 seats, 6.8% 2 seats, 6.5% 1 seat, 5.3%
Seats won 3 3 1
Seat change 1 1 0
Popular vote 1,829 1,659 1,077
Percentage 9.2% 8.4% 5.4%
Swing 2.4% 1.9% 0.1%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
D
O
Party New Right Danish People's Party
Last election Did Not Stand 3 seats, 10.0%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change 1 2
Popular vote 1,034 835
Percentage 5.2% 4.2%
Swing New 5.8%

Mayor before election

Jan Petersen
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Kasper Bjerregaard
Venstre

Since 2010, Jan Petersen from the Social Democrats had been mayor of Norddjurs Municipality. In all 3 elections from the 2009 Norddjurs municipal election and on, the Social Democrats had won 11 seats, with Venstre coming second with 6 seats. However, in this election, the Social Democrats would suffer a seat loss of 2. Venstre and Danish People's Party, from the traditional blue bloc, would lose 1 and 2 seats respectively. However, due to New Right and Liberal Alliance gaining 1 seat and the Conservatives gaining 2 seats, the traditional blue bloc had a majority for the first time since the creation of Norddjurs Municipality. This resulted in Kasper Bjerregaard from Venstre becoming mayor.[1]

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. Norddjurs Municipality had 27 seats in 2021

Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.

Electoral alliances

Source[2]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political alignment
D New Right Right-wing to Far-right
I Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political alignment
F Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Ø Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-Left

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political alignment
O Danish People's Party Right-wing to Far-right
V Venstre Centre-right

Results by polling station

J = Frie Danske

Division A B C D F I J O V Ø
% % % % % % % % % %
Kulturhuset Pavillonen 34.0 3.4 17.0 5.7 8.5 3.0 0.0 4.2 20.0 4.2
Anholt Skole 28.7 2.1 13.8 4.3 17.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.3 25.5
Kulturhuset Stationen 32.9 2.6 12.9 7.0 6.0 2.6 0.1 8.2 21.9 5.7
Grenaa Idrætscenter 38.3 3.4 14.7 5.7 7.5 2.8 0.1 5.5 16.4 5.5
Glesborg 27.5 3.6 18.4 3.8 11.2 3.3 0.2 3.6 19.6 8.8
Ørum 21.5 3.3 29.4 4.9 7.8 4.4 0.1 4.1 19.3 5.1
Ørsted 28.6 1.2 7.1 6.3 7.7 15.2 0.1 3.4 22.1 8.3
Allingåbro 34.4 1.0 7.3 5.2 7.4 18.9 0.0 3.4 18.6 3.7
Auning 27.5 1.1 6.0 3.6 5.3 35.7 0.2 2.5 15.2 2.8
Vivild 21.6 1.1 6.4 4.1 16.1 9.6 0.0 2.0 33.1 6.0

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Norddjurs Municipality
Social Democrats6,24031.419-2
Venstre3,88019.535-1
Conservatives2,76613.924+2
Liberal Alliance1,8299.213+1
Green Left1,6598.353+1
Red–Green Alliance1,0775.4210
New Right1,0345.201New
Danish People's Party8354.201-2
Social Liberals5282.6600
Frie Danske[a]200.100New
Total19,868100.00270
Valid votes19,86898.62
Invalid votes610.30
Blank votes2171.08
Total votes20,146100.00
Registered voters/turnout30,40866.25
Source: KMD

Notes

  1. ^ Local party in Norddjurs

References

  1. ^ "Kasper Bjerregaard fra Venstre bliver ny borgmester | Nyheder". amtavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.