2021 Skive municipal election
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All 27 seats to the Skive Municipal Council 14 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 25,903 (71.1%) 4.1pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peder Christian Kirkegaard from Venstre stood to be re-elected for a third term in Skive Municipality who had since 2007 municipal reform only had mayors from Venstre. Venstre gained a seat, but was still 2 seats short of an absolute majority. However 3 other parties from the traditional blue bloc won a seat each, and Peder Christian Kirkegaard was chosen to sit for a third term. [1]
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. Skive Municipality had 27 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances[edit]
Source[2]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-left |
| The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Social Democrats | Centre-left |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | Centre to Centre-left |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Conservatives | Centre-right |
| Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing |
| Danish People's Party | Right-wing |
| Venstre | Centre-right |
Results by polling station[edit]
Results[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skive Municipality | |||||
| Venstre | 10,619 | 41.60 | 12 | +1 | |
| Social Democrats | 7,791 | 30.52 | 8 | -1 | |
| Green Left | 1,758 | 6.89 | 2 | 0 | |
| Skive-Listen | 1,336 | 5.23 | 2 | 0 | |
| Conservatives | 1,137 | 4.45 | 1 | +1 | |
| The New Right | 1,058 | 4.14 | 1 | New | |
| Danish People's Party | 741 | 2.90 | 1 | -1 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 583 | 2.28 | 0 | -1 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 417 | 1.63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom List | 85 | 0.33 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 25,525 | 100.00 | 27 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 25,525 | 98.54 | |||
| Invalid votes | 67 | 0.26 | |||
| Blank votes | 311 | 1.20 | |||
| Total votes | 25,903 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 36,441 | 71.08 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Medlemmer af Skive Byråd | Nyheder". skive.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.