2021 Vejle municipal election
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All 31 seats to the Vejle Municipal Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 62,052 (67.1%) 3.4pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the three elections, following the 2007 municipal reform, that had been held prior to this election, Venstre had ended up with the mayor position. In the 2017 Vejle municipal election, the parties of the traditional blue bloc had won 16 seats against 15 for the traditional red bloc. Therefore, this election was seen as a "thriller".[1]
Jens Ejner Christensen from Venstre was seeking a second term, while Martin Sikær would be the candidate for the Social Democrats.[2]
Despite that the Social Democrats were given a fair chance to win the mayor's position, the results ended in favor of the blue bloc. Venstre would win 2 seats, while the Social Democrats would lose 2, which meant they would lose the position as the biggest party in the council. It was later confirmed that Jens Ejner Christensen would continue as mayor.[3][4]
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. Vejle Municipality had 31 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[5]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| Å | The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
| Ø | Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| D | New Right | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| E | Liberal Borgerliste Vejle | Local politics | |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
| K | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right | |
Results by polling station
E = Liberal Borgerliste Vejle
L = Danmark Først
| Division | A | B | C | D | E | F | I | K | L | O | V | Ø | Å |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Brejning Syd | 34.0 | 3.7 | 14.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 23.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| Børkop Syd | 33.5 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 25.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| Gårslev Syd | 31.7 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 39.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Smidstrup Syd | 20.0 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 42.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| Øster Starup Syd | 23.4 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 46.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 |
| Jerlev Syd | 27.8 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 43.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| Egtved Syd | 23.6 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 45.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Ødsted Syd | 24.3 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 46.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| DGI-Huset Syd | 33.4 | 3.0 | 11.9 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 27.2 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
| Multihuset Højen Syd | 30.9 | 3.3 | 12.9 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 35.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Vinding Idræts Center Syd | 30.6 | 2.7 | 14.7 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 36.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Mølholmhallen Syd | 31.9 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 36.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| Skibet Hallen Nord | 39.2 | 2.5 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 32.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| CSV - Vejle Syd | 44.4 | 3.9 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 20.4 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| Rødkilde Gymnasium Syd | 32.7 | 2.8 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 30.6 | 4.8 | 1.1 |
| Kvartershuset Syd | 46.7 | 2.8 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 20.8 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| Give Nord | 25.0 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 46.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Thyregod Nord | 18.4 | 2.8 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 38.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
| Gadbjerg Nord | 17.8 | 22.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 35.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Givskud Nord | 29.3 | 2.5 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 38.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| Jelling Nord | 29.6 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 33.2 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
| Øster Nykirke Nord | 15.6 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 56.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Grønbjerg Nord | 13.5 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 58.2 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| Lindeballe Nord | 17.0 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 53.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Kollerup-Sandvad Nord | 15.1 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 49.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
| Grejs Nord | 38.4 | 2.3 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 29.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Bredsten Nord | 23.4 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 52.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Nørup Nord | 19.0 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 53.1 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| Hældagerhallen Nord | 27.9 | 2.6 | 17.8 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 36.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Engum Nord | 27.6 | 1.9 | 14.6 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 36.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Nørremarkshallen Nord | 37.4 | 4.6 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 25.5 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| Vandel Nord | 21.7 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 51.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| Multihallen v. Petersmindeskolen | 31.7 | 3.6 | 12.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 10.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 30.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| Grejsdalen Nord | 32.0 | 3.6 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 24.2 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vejle Municipality | |||||
| Venstre | 21,297 | 34.90 | 12 | +2 | |
| Social Democrats | 18,342 | 30.06 | 9 | -2 | |
| Conservatives | 6,696 | 10.97 | 3 | +1 | |
| Green Left | 4,368 | 7.16 | 3 | 0 | |
| Danish People's Party | 2,596 | 4.25 | 1 | -2 | |
| New Right | 2,420 | 3.97 | 2 | +2 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 1,990 | 3.26 | 1 | 0 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 1,447 | 2.37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 669 | 1.10 | 0 | -1 | |
| Christian Democrats | 443 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Alternative | 421 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Borgerliste Vejle | 280 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danmark Først[a] | 58 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 61,027 | 100.00 | 31 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 61,027 | 98.35 | |||
| Invalid votes | 257 | 0.41 | |||
| Blank votes | 768 | 1.24 | |||
| Total votes | 62,052 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 92,425 | 67.14 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes
- ^ Local party in Vejle
References
- ^ "Her er de 10 største gysere ved kommunalvalget | Nyheder". tv2.dk (in Danish). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Din stemmeseddel | Nyheder". dr.dk (always lists top candidate as the first one below a party's name) (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Vejle-borgmester fortsætter på styrket mandat | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Konstitueringsaftale | Nyheder". vejle.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.