2021 Struer municipal election
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All 21 seats to the Struer Municipal Council 11 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 12,185 (72.3%) 5.1pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Since the 2007 municipal reform, no mayor had been re-elected in Struer Municipality, with Venstre holding office for 2007-2009 and 2014–2017, while the Social Democrats had held office for 2010-2013 and 2018–2021. Mads Jakobsen, who was mayor from 2014 to 2017, ran to return as mayor after losing the position as a result of the 2017 election.[1]
In the election, Venstre would gain a seat while he Social Democrats lost a seat. A blue bloc majority by winning 12 of the 21 seats was clear. On 8 December 2021 it was confirmed that Mads Jacbonsen would return as mayor.[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. Struer 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| D | New Right | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
Results by polling station
J = Fiskerlussing
| Division | A | B | C | D | F | I | J | O | V | Æ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Struer | 35.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 35.6 | 0.5 |
| Gimsing | 37.0 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 37.8 | 0.6 |
| Hjerm | 27.8 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 54.5 | 0.0 |
| Humlum | 34.4 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 40.1 | 0.1 |
| Bremdal | 32.0 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 43.9 | 0.2 |
| Langhøj | 18.9 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 59.0 | 0.3 |
| Hvidbjerg | 26.4 | 7.5 | 25.2 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 30.2 | 0.3 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Struer Municipality | |||||
| Venstre | 4,852 | 40.43 | 9 | +1 | |
| Social Democrats | 3,788 | 31.56 | 7 | -1 | |
| Conservatives | 1,052 | 8.77 | 2 | +1 | |
| Green Left | 663 | 5.52 | 1 | -1 | |
| Social Liberals | 592 | 4.93 | 1 | 0 | |
| New Right | 442 | 3.68 | 1 | +1 | |
| Danish People's Party | 300 | 2.50 | 0 | -1 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 200 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fiskerlussing[a] | 72 | 0.60 | 0 | New | |
| Freedom List | 41 | 0.34 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 12,002 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 12,002 | 98.50 | |||
| Invalid votes | 64 | 0.53 | |||
| Blank votes | 119 | 0.98 | |||
| Total votes | 12,185 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 16,856 | 72.29 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes
- ^ Local party in Struer
References
- ^ "Holdet er sat | Nyheder". folkebladetlemvig (in Danish). 24 November 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Se fordelingen af udvalgsposter | Nyheder" (in Danish). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Se video: Struers nye borgmester hedder Mads Jakobsen: - Jeg er glad, stolt og ydmyg | Nyheder". dagbladet holstebro-struer (in Danish). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.