2021 Vesthimmerland municipal election (Denmark)
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All 27 seats to the Vesthimmerland Municipal Council 14 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Per Bach Laursen was seeking a second term, after winning the mayor's position following the election in 2017.[1]
In this election, Venstre won 9 seats, and increased their vote share by 7.2 points, The Conservatives, who had held the mayor's position from 2014 to 2017, decreased their vote share by 2.0 points. As the traditional blue bloc now had 18 of the 27 seats, Venstre was in pole position to secure the mayoralty. Following the election night a constitution was agreed on that would see Per Bach Laursen as mayor for a second term.[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. Vesthimmerland Municipality had 27 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Social Democrats | Centre-left | |
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| Ø | Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| D | New Right | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| K | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right | |
| L | VesthimmerlandsListen | Local politics | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
Results by polling station
| Polling Station | A | B | C | D | F | K | O | V | Ø | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Aalestrup | 18.9 | 1.3 | 32.6 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 33.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Farsø | 14.9 | 2.7 | 21.9 | 3.6 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 29.6 | 1.2 | 12.3 |
| Strandby | 13.4 | 5.2 | 18.4 | 5.6 | 10.1 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 30.0 | 2.0 | 9.6 |
| Aars | 18.8 | 2.5 | 35.2 | 2.5 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 25.4 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Hvalpsund | 15.4 | 1.9 | 11.4 | 5.1 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 44.6 | 2.9 | 6.0 |
| Gislum-Vognsild | 29.0 | 1.7 | 20.4 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 31.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| Gedsted | 32.1 | 1.3 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 28.5 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| Hornum-Ulstrup | 12.8 | 1.4 | 39.6 | 3.8 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 24.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Vester Hornum | 12.0 | 1.7 | 26.1 | 3.3 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 35.9 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| Løgstør | 17.6 | 1.5 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 20.0 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 38.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Ranum | 11.7 | 2.5 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 30.1 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 29.1 | 5.3 | 2.1 |
| Salling | 13.4 | 0.6 | 13.1 | 4.7 | 18.6 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 40.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Overlade | 10.0 | 1.2 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 14.4 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 57.7 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Skivum-Giver | 34.2 | 2.2 | 16.4 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 27.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vesthimmerland Municipality | |||||
| Venstre | 6,105 | 31.77 | 9 | +1 | |
| Conservatives | 4,585 | 23.86 | 7 | 0 | |
| Social Democrats | 3,439 | 17.90 | 5 | -2 | |
| Green Left | 2,288 | 11.91 | 3 | +1 | |
| Danish People's Party | 664 | 3.46 | 1 | -1 | |
| Vesthimmerlandslisten | 653 | 3.40 | 1 | 0 | |
| The New Right | 651 | 3.39 | 1 | New | |
| Social Liberals | 388 | 2.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 244 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Democrats | 111 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | |
| Progress Party | 88 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 19,216 | 100.00 | 27 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 19,216 | 98.89 | |||
| Invalid votes | 39 | 0.20 | |||
| Blank votes | 176 | 0.91 | |||
| Total votes | 19,431 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 28,971 | 67.07 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
References
- ^ "Overblik: Sådan ser det nye byråd ud i Vesthimmerland | Nyheder". tvmidtvest (in Danish). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Sådan faldt konstitueringen ud | Nyheder". nordjyske (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Enigt byråd vælger Per Bach Laursen som borgmeste | Nyheder". vesthimmerland (in Danish). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.