2021 Albertslund municipal election

Albertslund Municipality has in its history been a strong area for parties of the red bloc. In the 2019 Danish general election, it would become the municipality where the bloc received the 2nd highest % of votes.[1] Ever since 1947 the Social Democrats had also held the mayor's position.

2021 Albertslund municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 21 seats to the Albertslund Municipal Council
11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout23,189 (61.9%)
Decrease 4.2pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
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F
C
Party Social Democrats Green Left Conservatives
Last election 9 seats, 41.9% 2 seats, 8.7% 2 seats, 6.9%
Seats won 7 4 4
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 4,417 2,365 1,744
Percentage 34.1% 18.2% 13.4%
Swing Decrease 7.8% Increase 9.5% Increase 6.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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B
O
Party Red–Green Alliance Danish Social Liberal Party Danish People's Party
Last election 2 seats, 11.4% 1 seat, 4.5% 3 seats, 13.0%
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change 0 Increase 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 1,432 1,012 680
Percentage 11.0% 7.8% 5.2%
Swing Decrease 0.4% Increase 3.3% Decrease 7.8%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
V
Å
Party Venstre The Alternative
Last election 1 seat, 6.1% 1 seat, 4.6%
Seats won 1 0
Seat change 0 Decrease 1
Popular vote 571 217
Percentage 4.4% 1.7%
Swing Decrease 1.7% Decrease 2.9%

Mayor before election

Steen Christiansen
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Steen Christiansen
Social Democrats

In the 2017 election, the Social Democrats had won 9 seats, and become the largest party. They would also secure the mayor's position. [2]

In this election, the Social Democrats would lose 2 seats. The Green Left would on the other hand gain 2 seats, and this would create some dramatic post-election negotitations. At first Vivi Nør Jacobsen from the Green Left announced that her party along with the Social Democrats and Danish Social Liberal Party had reached an agreement that would see her becoming the new mayor. [3] However, the parties outside the agreement, namely the Conservatives, the Danish People's Party, Venstre and the Red–Green Alliance in response, shockingly had decided to support the continuation of Steen Christiansen as mayor. The Social Democrats would eventually accept the offer from the parties, and Steen Christiansen would continue for a fourth term.[4]


Electoral system

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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. Albertslund Municipality had 21 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

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Source[5]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political Position
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Vegan Party 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
Conservatives Centre-right
New Right Right-wing
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
Danish People's Party Right-wing
Venstre Centre-right

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Albertslund Municipality
Social Democrats4,41734.077-2
Green Left2,36518.244+2
Conservatives1,74413.454+2
Red–Green Alliance1,43211.0520
Danish Social Liberal Party1,0127.812+1
Danish People's Party6805.251-2
Venstre5714.4010
New Right3712.860New
The Alternative2171.670-1
Liberal Alliance1150.8900
Vegan Party400.310New
Total12,964100.00210
Valid votes12,96498.29
Invalid votes770.58
Blank votes1481.12
Total votes13,189100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,29961.92
Source: KMD

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "FVKOM: Folketingsvalg efter valgresultat og kommuner | Nyheder". statistikbanken (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Fakta: Her er borgmestrene på plads | Nyheder". jyllands-posten (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ "BREAKING: Vivi Nør Jacobsen ny borgmester i Albertslund | Nyheder". sn (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Hun var borgmester i 2 timer og 17 minutter, men så dukkede en ny alliance op | Nyheder". tv2 (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.