2021 Esbjerg municipal election
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All 31 seats to the Esbjerg Municipal Council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 59,147 (64.6%) 4.9pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Unlike the 4 other largest municipalities of Denmark, Esbjerg, the 5th largest, is less of a stronghold for parties of the traditional red bloc, and is more of a slightly blue[a] municipality.[1]
However, the Social Democrats targeted the municipality for a potential flip of the mayor position, after Venstre had held it since 1994. Political analyst Hans Redder argued that the Social Democrats saw it as a traditional labour municipality. Added to that, the blue bloc won 16 seats against 15 in the last election.[2]
This attempt by the Social Democrats failed in a fairly large scale . They lost 2 sets, while Venstre gained 2, and the blue bloc went from 16 to 18 seats. It later confirmed that Jesper Frost Rasmussen from Venstre would continue for a second term.[3]
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. Esbjerg Municipality had 31 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances[edit]
Source[4]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Social Democrats | Centre-left |
| Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-left |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Conservatives | Centre-right |
| The New Right | Right-wing |
| Borgerlisten | Local Party |
| Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing |
| Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right |
| Danish People's Party | Right-wing |
| Esbjerglisten | Local Party |
| Venstre | Centre-right |
Results by polling station[edit]
Results[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esbjerg Municipality | |||||
| Venstre | 21,285 | 36.62 | 13 | +2 | |
| Social Democrats | 15,920 | 27.39 | 9 | -2 | |
| Green Left | 5,553 | 9.55 | 3 | +1 | |
| Conservatives | 4,707 | 8.10 | 3 | +2 | |
| The New Right | 2,549 | 4.39 | 1 | +1 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 2,124 | 3.65 | 1 | 0 | |
| Danish People's Party | 2,122 | 3.65 | 1 | -2 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 1,476 | 2.54 | 0 | -1 | |
| Borgerlisten[b] | 1,104 | 1.90 | 0 | -1 | |
| Esbjerglisten | 404 | 0.70 | 0 | New | |
| Liberal Alliance | 398 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Democrats | 315 | 0.54 | 0 | New | |
| Freedom List | 150 | 0.26 | 0 | New | |
| Partifrit Samfund[b] | 22 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 58,129 | 100.00 | 31 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 58,129 | 98.28 | |||
| Invalid votes | 235 | 0.40 | |||
| Blank votes | 783 | 1.32 | |||
| Total votes | 59,147 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 92,157 | 64.18 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "FVKOM: Folketingsvalg efter valgresultat og kommuner | Nyheder". statistikbanken (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Her er de 10 største gysere ved kommunalvalget | Nyheder". tv2 (in Danish). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Esbjerg Kommunes nye byråd har fordelt poster og udvalg mellem sig | Nyheder". ritzau (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.