2021 Skanderborg municipal election
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All 29 seats to the Skanderborg Municipal Council 15 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Since the first election following the 2007 municipal reform, Jørgen Gaarde from the Social Democrats had been mayor of Skanderborg Municipality. This was until 2019 when he announced he was resigning and that Frands Fischer would take over. [1]
In this election, the Social Democrats suffered the highest decrease in total vote share, and lost a seat. However the traditional red bloc won 16 seats, and eventually it was announced that Frands Fischer would continue as mayor. [2]
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. Skanderborg Municipality had 29 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[3]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| H | Hanne Stender Damkjær | Local politics | |
| Ø | Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
| Å | The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Social Democrats | Centre-left | |
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| D | New Right | Right-wing to Far-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 | H | I | O | V | Ø | Å |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Ejer Bavnehøj | 17.9 | 3.1 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 44.8 | 5.2 | 2.2 |
| Galten | 33.4 | 10.4 | 12.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 22.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
| Gl. Rye | 35.8 | 5.1 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 19.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 14.4 | 6.8 | 4.7 |
| Hørning | 32.2 | 3.6 | 21.2 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 20.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 |
| Ry | 27.4 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 2.6 | 14.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 23.6 | 6.2 | 4.2 |
| Niels Ebbesen | 28.0 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 23.5 | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| Låsby | 16.2 | 3.7 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 7.7 | 41.6 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| Morten Børup | 32.6 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 20.8 | 5.4 | 2.8 |
| Skovby | 35.6 | 6.1 | 12.4 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 20.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| Stilling | 41.4 | 5.2 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 22.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| Stjær | 16.9 | 19.0 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 19.7 | 17.4 | 5.7 | 1.7 |
| Virring | 22.6 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 35.8 | 3.7 | 2.0 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skanderborg Municipality | |||||
| Social Democrats | 10,512 | 30.04 | 10 | -1 | |
| Venstre | 8,418 | 24.05 | 7 | -1 | |
| Conservatives | 4,458 | 12.74 | 4 | +3 | |
| Green Left | 3,024 | 8.64 | 2 | 0 | |
| Social Liberals | 2,642 | 7.55 | 2 | 0 | |
| Danish People's Party | 1,520 | 4.34 | 1 | -2 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 1,511 | 4.32 | 1 | 0 | |
| New Right | 1,299 | 3.71 | 1 | +1 | |
| The Alternative | 808 | 2.31 | 1 | 0 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 713 | 2.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hanne Stender Damkjær[a] | 92 | 0.26 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 34,997 | 100.00 | 29 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 34,997 | 98.57 | |||
| Invalid votes | 107 | 0.30 | |||
| Blank votes | 400 | 1.13 | |||
| Total votes | 35,504 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 47,757 | 74.34 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes
- ^ Local party in Skanderborg
References
- ^ "Borgmester går af efter ni år: Alderen spiller en rolle | Nyheder". tv2østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Endelig: Det nye byråd har fordelt de politiske poster | Nyheder". skanderborg.lokalavisen (in Danish). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.