2021 Vejen municipal election
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All 27 seats to the Vejen Municipal Council 14 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ever since the 2007 municipal reform, Egon Fræhr from Venstre had been mayor of Vejen Municiaplity. He announced in 2020 that he would not stand for re-election.[1]
Instead Morten Thorøe would be the candidate from Venstre for this election.[2]
Venstre would lose a seat in this election, although still remaining the largest party. However following election night, an utraditional agreement between the Social Democrats and the Conservatives, would see Frank Schmidt-Hansen from the Conservatives become mayor.[3][4]
This would mark the first time since the 2007 municipal reform, that a municipality in the South Jutland constituency would have a mayor from the Conservatives. It was one of three municipalities in the constituency where the Conservatives had mayor's elected in the 2021, and it was seen as a big success for the Conservatives, who had have trouble winning mayor positions outside Greater Copenhagen and North Zealand in recent elections.[5]
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. Vejen Municipality had 27 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[6]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| D | New Right | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| L | Liberal Borgerliste | Local politics | |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| 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 | L | O | V | Ø |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Brørup | 35.4 | 1.0 | 20.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 29.0 | 1.4 |
| Lindknud | 21.8 | 0.9 | 15.9 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 43.2 | 0.2 |
| Holsted | 31.5 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 27.4 | 1.7 |
| Føvling | 22.6 | 2.2 | 11.8 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 44.7 | 1.1 |
| Sdr. Hygum | 33.6 | 0.0 | 26.6 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 25.0 | 2.5 |
| Rødding | 14.2 | 0.9 | 57.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 17.6 | 1.7 |
| Hovborg | 24.3 | 1.9 | 18.5 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 36.7 | 1.0 |
| Glejbjerg | 14.4 | 1.9 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 60.3 | 0.6 |
| Jels | 25.1 | 1.0 | 16.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 45.1 | 1.2 |
| Lintrup | 9.3 | 0.8 | 57.3 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 22.3 | 1.3 |
| Skodborg | 25.5 | 0.6 | 13.9 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 40.3 | 1.7 |
| Københoved | 10.2 | 0.4 | 17.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 17.9 | 1.8 | 44.5 | 2.6 |
| Askov-Malt | 25.5 | 0.9 | 27.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 30.6 | 1.7 |
| Læborg | 20.8 | 1.3 | 21.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 37.8 | 0.8 |
| Vejen | 36.4 | 1.3 | 19.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 26.2 | 3.2 |
| Øster Lindet | 17.9 | 0.5 | 28.9 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 33.8 | 0.7 |
| Andst | 31.5 | 1.3 | 21.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 24.9 | 1.6 |
| Gesten | 30.9 | 1.4 | 14.8 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 32.9 | 1.9 |
| Bække | 28.7 | 0.7 | 26.2 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 23.6 | 1.2 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vejen Municipality | |||||
| Venstre | 6,888 | 30.75 | 9 | -1 | |
| Social Democrats | 6,290 | 28.08 | 8 | 0 | |
| Conservatives | 5,229 | 23.34 | 6 | +2 | |
| New Right | 1,019 | 4.55 | 1 | +1 | |
| Green Left | 772 | 3.45 | 1 | 0 | |
| Danish People's Party | 740 | 3.30 | 1 | -1 | |
| Liberal Borgerliste [a] | 588 | 2.62 | 1 | New | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 407 | 1.82 | 0 | -1 | |
| Social Liberals | 392 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 75 | 0.33 | 0 | -1 | |
| Total | 22,400 | 100.00 | 27 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 22,400 | 98.21 | |||
| Invalid votes | 113 | 0.50 | |||
| Blank votes | 296 | 1.30 | |||
| Total votes | 22,809 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 33,397 | 68.30 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes
- ^ Local party in Vejen
References
- ^ "Vejens borgmester gennem årtier genopstiller ikke | Nyheder". altinget (in Danish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "47-årige Morten Thorøe skal genvinde borgmesterposten for Venstre: – Jeg vil kæmpe for det, jeg tror på | Nyheder". jv (in Danish). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Se video: Frank Schmidt-Hansen er Vejen Kommunes nye borgmester | Nyheder". jv (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Nu ændres livet for Frank og Fræhr | Nyheder". tvsyd (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Konservative når delmål med borgmestre vest for Storebælt | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.