2021 Egedal municipal election
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All 21 seats to the Egedal Municipal Council 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 24,219 (71.9%) 3.9pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2017, Karsten Søndergaard from Venstre would secure the party's 3rd consecutive term holding the mayor's position in the municipality.[1]
In this election, a new local party called Lokallisten Ny Egedal would see great success. They would manage to win 4 seats, and become the third largest party. As no bloc had a majority, they could become decisive in deciding who'd become the next mayor. At first, it sounded as Karsten Søndergaard could continue as mayor.[2] However, the Conservatives decided that they could see more influence if they made a constitutional agreement having Vicky Holst Rasmussen from the Social Democrats as the new mayor. Therefore, the Social Democrats would be able to hold the mayor's position in the municipality for the first time. [a] [3][4]
Electoral system[edit]
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. Egedal Municipality had 21 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances[edit]
Source[5]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Conservatives | Centre-right |
| Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing |
| Danish People's Party | Right-wing |
| Venstre | Centre-right |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| Et Samlet Egedal | Local Party |
| Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-left |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Social Democrats | Centre-left |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | Centre to Centre-left |
Results by polling station[edit]
Results[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egedal Municipality | |||||
| Social Democrats | 5,481 | 23.00 | 5 | -1 | |
| Venstre | 4,464 | 18.73 | 5 | -1 | |
| Lokallisten Ny Egedal | 4,276 | 17.94 | 4 | New | |
| Conservatives | 3,019 | 12.67 | 3 | +1 | |
| Green Left | 1,867 | 7.83 | 2 | +1 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 1,092 | 4.58 | 1 | -2 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 1,046 | 4.39 | 1 | New | |
| Danish People's Party | 775 | 3.25 | 0 | -2 | |
| New Right | 747 | 3.13 | 0 | New | |
| Et Samlet Egedal | 637 | 2.67 | 0 | New | |
| Liberal Alliance | 427 | 1.79 | 0 | -1 | |
| Total | 23,831 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 23,831 | 98.40 | |||
| Invalid votes | 106 | 0.44 | |||
| Blank votes | 282 | 1.16 | |||
| Total votes | 24,219 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 33,682 | 71.90 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ counting from 2007 where the municipality was altered
References[edit]
- ^ "Overblik: Her er Nordsjællands borgmestre | Nyheder". sn.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Tre partier: "Vi serverede borgmesterposten på et sølvfad, men Vicky Holst Rasmussen takkede nej" | Nyheder". sn.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Socialdemokrat kupper Venstre-borgmester | Nyheder". dr (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Byrådets medlemmer | Nyheder". egedalkommune (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.