2021 Ringsted municipal election
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All 21 seats to the Ringsted Municipal Council 11 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Ringsted municipal election took place in Ringsted, Denmark on 16 November 2021 to elect all 21 members of the Ringsted Municipal Council. The three elections that had been held after 2007 where the 2007 municipal reform took effect, had resulted in Venstre becoming the largest party solely and winning the mayor's position.
In 2017, Venstre won 6 seats, and Henrik Hvidesten would secure a 2nd term.[1]
In this election, Henrik Hvidesten would seek a third term. While Venstre would once again with 6 seats with 25.9%, the Conservatives, with 25% of the vote, would also win 6 seats, marking the first time Venstre would fail to being the party that was individually the largest. Henrik Hvidesten would eventually become mayor, after a broad agreement with the Social Democrats, the Green Left and Danish People's Party was reached.[2][3]
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. Ringsted Municipality had 21 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[4]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| D | New Right | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
| Ø | Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| K | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
Results by polling station
| Division | A | B | C | D | F | I | K | O | V | Æ | Ø |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Ringsted Nørretorv | 22.4 | 3.9 | 28.0 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 26.0 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Bringstrup | 16.3 | 3.0 | 19.7 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 34.9 | 0.4 | 5.6 |
| Gyrstinge | 20.0 | 2.3 | 21.7 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 27.8 | 0.2 | 7.4 |
| Benløse | 21.9 | 2.2 | 26.0 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 29.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Kværkeby | 11.9 | 1.9 | 41.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 15.8 | 3.2 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| Jystrup | 17.3 | 4.8 | 17.6 | 2.5 | 16.9 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 18.4 | 0.4 | 14.9 |
| Ringsted Dagmarskolen | 22.7 | 3.2 | 21.9 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 25.5 | 0.6 | 8.1 |
| Haraldsted | 16.3 | 2.9 | 22.3 | 4.8 | 11.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 21.9 | 0.5 | 9.8 |
| Vetterslev | 21.0 | 3.3 | 21.4 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 31.0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| Sneslev | 17.8 | 0.8 | 18.9 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 33.7 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
| Nordrup | 19.5 | 2.1 | 24.1 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 24.9 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| Vigersted | 21.1 | 2.4 | 24.1 | 4.0 | 9.9 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 24.5 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| Ørslev | 25.3 | 2.2 | 18.2 | 12.7 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 21.3 | 1.1 | 4.2 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringsted Municipality | |||||
| Venstre | 4,649 | 25.92 | 6 | 0 | |
| Conservatives | 4,487 | 25.02 | 6 | +3 | |
| Social Democrats | 3,761 | 20.97 | 4 | -1 | |
| Green Left | 1,369 | 7.63 | 2 | +1 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 1,018 | 5.68 | 1 | -1 | |
| New Right | 770 | 4.29 | 1 | +1 | |
| Danish People's Party | 674 | 3.76 | 1 | -2 | |
| Social Liberals | 560 | 3.12 | 0 | -1 | |
| Christian Democrats | 436 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 144 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom List | 67 | 0.37 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 17,935 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 17,935 | 98.15 | |||
| Invalid votes | 89 | 0.49 | |||
| Blank votes | 249 | 1.36 | |||
| Total votes | 18,273 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 27,766 | 65.81 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
References
- ^ "Venstre beholder borgmesterposten i Ringsted | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Henrik Hvidesten bliver valgaftenens første borgmester | Nyheder". tv2øst (in Danish). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Ringsted Byråd | Nyheder". ringsted (in Danish). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.