2025 Aarhus municipal election
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The 2025 Aarhus Municipal election will be held on 18 November 2025, to elect the 31 members to sit in the regional council for the Aarhus Municipal council, in the period of 2026 to 2029.[1]
Background
Following the 2021 election, Jacob Bundsgaard from Social Democrats became mayor for his fourth term, having taken over from Nicolai Wammen in 2011.[2] However, Bundsgaard stepped down as mayor in October 2024, ending his 13-years as mayor.[3] Anders Winnerskjold, would take the position as mayor following this.[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. Aarhus Municipality had 31 seats in 2025.
Elecotral Alliances
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party[5] | Political position | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre-right | |
| M | Moderates | Centre to Centre-right | |
| TBD | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party[6] | Political position | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | Right-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party[7] | Political position | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
| Ø | Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
| Å | The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Opinion polls
| Polling firm |
Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
A | C | F | V | Ø | B | O | I | Å | M | Æ | Others | Lead | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 european parliament election | 9 June 2024 | 12.9 | 8.9 | 23.7 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 3.0 | ‒ | 10.8 | |||||||
| 2022 general election | 1 November 2022 | 22.5 | 4.7 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 10.7 | 5.5 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 10.8 | |||||||
| 2021 regional election | 16 November 2021 | 27.0 | 13.2 | 11.0 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | ‒ | ‒ | 8.8 | 13.3 | |||||||
| 2021 municipal election | 16 November 2021 | 28.7 (10) |
14.6 (5) |
13.7 (4) |
11.9 (4) |
9.9 (3) |
9.2 (3) |
2.7 (1) |
1.8 (0) |
1.3 (0) |
‒ | ‒ | 6.1 (1) |
14.1 | |||||||
References
- ^ "Kommunalvalg". valg.im.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Sådan ser konstitueringsaftalen i Aarhus ud | Nyheder". aarhus.lokalavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Aarhus-borgmester Jacob Bundsgaard takker af efter mere end 13 år på posten". aarhus.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Anders Winnerskjold bliver ny borgmester i Aarhus Kommune". aarhus.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Midterpartier indgår samarbejde". tv2ostjylland.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Borgerlige partier går sammen i valgforbund i Aarhus". BT.DK (in Danish). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Røde partier går sammen inden valget". tv2ostjylland.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 31 May 2025.