Being one of the strongest municipalities for parties of the traditional red bloc, Jacob Bundsgaard from the Social Democrats, who had been mayor since 2014, was expected to be re-elected in this election. In the campaign before the election, Jacob Bundsgaard did remarkably not include his party logo or name on his election posters.[1]
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However, he would still suffer seat losses similar to those the Social Democrats saw in all 4 largest municipalities of Denmark in the 2021 Danish local elections.[2]
As in the 2017 Aarhus municipal election, Jacob Bundsgaard became the person to receive the most personal votes in Denmark as a whole, however he received only 19,279 compared to 39,841 in 2017.
Despite being the biggest party, the Social Democrats lost 3 seats, but the parties of the traditional red bloc won 20 of the 31 seats, and it was later announced that Jacob Bundsgaard would continue as mayor. [3]
Electoral system
editFor 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 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
editSource[4]
Electoral Alliance 1
Party | Political Position |
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Social Democrats | Centre-left |
Danish Social Liberal Party | Centre to Centre-left |
Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing |
Electoral Alliance 2
Party | Political Position |
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Conservatives | Centre-right |
The New Right | Right-wing |
Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing |
Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right |
Danish People's Party | Right-wing |
Electoral Alliance 3
Party | Political Position |
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Vegan Party | Centre-left to Left-wing |
De Grønne | Green politics |
Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-left |
The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing |
Results by polling station
editResults
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Aarhus Municipality | |||||
Social Democrats | 55,295 | 28.74 | 10 | -3 | |
Conservatives | 28,077 | 14.59 | 5 | +4 | |
Green Left | 26,439 | 13.74 | 4 | +1 | |
Venstre | 22,835 | 11.87 | 4 | -2 | |
Red–Green Alliance | 19,044 | 9.90 | 3 | +1 | |
Danish Social Liberal Party | 17,761 | 9.23 | 3 | +1 | |
The New Right | 6,174 | 3.21 | 1 | +1 | |
Danish People's Party | 5,252 | 2.73 | 1 | -1 | |
Liberal Alliance | 3,496 | 1.82 | 0 | -1 | |
The Alternative | 2,523 | 1.31 | 0 | -1 | |
Christian Democrats | 1,554 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 | |
Trivsel & Reel Borgerinddragelse[a] | 1,325 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | |
Vegan Party | 994 | 0.52 | 0 | New | |
De Grønne[a] | 651 | 0.34 | 0 | New | |
Freedom List | 306 | 0.16 | 0 | New | |
Bedre Aarhus | 300 | 0.16 | 0 | New | |
Kommunisterne[a] | 213 | 0.11 | 0 | New | |
Egalitært Folkeparti[a] | 90 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
Partiet Samfundssind[a] | 74 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
Total | 192,403 | 100.00 | 31 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 192,403 | 98.03 | |||
Invalid votes | 864 | 0.44 | |||
Blank votes | 3,007 | 1.53 | |||
Total votes | 196,274 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 287,767 | 68.21 | |||
Source: KMD |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Aarhus-borgmester kendes ikke ved moderpartiet på sine valgplakater | Nyheder". aarhus.lokalavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "S bliver størst ved kommunalvalget trods lussinger i storbyer | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Sådan ser konstitueringsaftalen i Aarhus ud | Nyheder". aarhus.lokalavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.