2025 Hjørring municipal election

2025 Hjørring municipal election
18 November 2025

All 31 seats to the Hjørring municipal Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 
A
V
C
Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives
Last election 10 seats, 31.7% 9 seats, 26.3% 7 seats, 20.5%
Current seats 11 9 7

 
O
F
TBD
Party Danish People's Party Green Left New Right
Last election 1 seat, 4.0% 1 seat, 3.9% 1 seat, 3.8%
Current seats 1 0 0

 
B
Ø
TBD
Party Social Liberals Red–Green Alliance Vendelbo-listen
Last election 1 seat, 3.0% 1 seat, 2.5% Did not stand
Current seats 1 1 1

Incumbent Mayor

Søren Smalbro
Venstre



The 2025 Hjørring Municipal election will be held on November 18, 2025, to elect the 31 members to sit in the regional council for the Hjørring Municipal council, in the period of 2026 to 2029.[1]

Background

On the 24 November 2021, a constitution between the Social Liberals, Conservatives and Venstre was agreed upon, following the 2021 Hjørring municipal election which saw Søren Smalbro from Venstre become mayor.[2] In may 2024, Smalbro, was re-elected as the mayoral candidate from Venstre.[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. Hjørring Municipality had 31 seats in 2025

Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.

Elecotral Alliances

Electoral Alliance 1

Party[4] Political position
B Social Liberals Centre to Centre-left
V Venstre Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 2

Party[5] Political position
C Conservatives Centre-right
I Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
Æ Denmark Democrats Right-wing

Opinion polls

Polling
firm
Fieldwork
date
Sample
size
A V C O F B Ø Å I M Æ Others Lead
2024 european parliament election 9 Jun 2024 19.4 19.6 7.6 6.7 11.5 3.7 3.7 1.2 5.4 4.9 16.3 0.2
2022 general election 1 Nov 2022 35.2 13.6 5.3 2.0 4.8 1.5 2.5 1.2 5.8 6.3 16.7 4.8 18.5
2021 regional election 16 Nov 2021 32.7 21.2 24.2 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.2 0.3 0.5 6.5 8.5
2021 municipal election 16 Nov 2021 31.7
(10)
26.3
(9)
20.5
(7)
4.0
(1)
3.9
(1)
3.0
(1)
2.5
(1)
0.2
(0)
7.9
(1)
5.4

References

  1. ^ "Kommunalvalg". valg.im.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  2. ^ "Konstitueringsaftale på plads for Hjørring Byråd 2022-2025 | Nyheder". ritzau (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  3. ^ "Smalbro genvalgt som borgmesterkandidat til KV25". nordsoeposten.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  4. ^ "KV25: Venstre og Radikale Venstre indgår valgforbund i Hjørring Kommune". nordsoeposten.dK (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  5. ^ "KV25: Tre borgerlige partier laver teknisk valgforbund". nordsoeposten.dK (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-05.