2021 Brøndby municipal election

Brøndby Municipality has in its history been a strong area for parties of the red bloc. In the 2019 Danish general election, it was the municipality where the bloc received the 3rd highest percentage of votes.[1] Since 1966, the Social Democrats had held the mayor's position, and had won an absolute majority in all but one election from 1981 to 2017.

2021 Brøndby municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 19 seats to the Brøndby Municipal Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout15,430 (55.5%)
Decrease 6.8pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
C
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Party Social Democrats Conservatives Red–Green Alliance
Last election 11 seat, 52.9% 0 seats, 2.2% 1 seat, 5.8%
Seats won 11 2 1
Seat change 0 Increase 2 0
Popular vote 8,104 1,146 1,185
Percentage 53.5% 7.6% 7.8%
Swing Increase 0.6% Increase 5.4% Increase 2%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
V
F
O
Party Venstre Green Left Danish People's Party
Last election 2 seats, 10.0% 1 seat, 5.2% 3 seats, 14.1%
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Decrease 1 0 Decrease 2
Popular vote 992 941 914
Percentage 6.6% 6.2% 6.0%
Swing Decrease 3.4% Increase 1.0% Decrease 8.1%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
B
D
Party Danish Social Liberal Party New Right
Last election 1 seat, 3.2% 0 seats, 0.7%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change 0 Increase 1
Popular vote 800 715
Percentage 5.3% 4.7%
Swing Increase 2.1% Increase 4%

Mayor before election

Kent Max Magelund
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Kent Max Magelund
Social Democrats

In the 2017 election, the Social Democrats had won 11 seats, and the absolute majority made Kent Max Magelund mayor.[2]

In this election, once again the Social Democrats would become the largest party and win an absolute majority. Therefore Kent Max Magelund was set to be mayor for his 2nd full term[a][3][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. Brøndby Municipality had 19 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
Conservatives Centre-right
New Right Right-wing
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
Danish People's Party Right-wing
Venstre Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-left

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Brøndby Municipality
Social Democrats8,10453.50110
Red–Green Alliance1,1857.8210
Conservatives1,1467.562+2
Venstre9926.551-1
Green Left9416.2110
Danish People's Party9146.031-2
Danish Social Liberal Party8005.2810
New Right7154.721+1
Liberal Alliance2691.7800
Freedom List830.550New
Total15,149100.00190
Valid votes15,14998.18
Invalid votes980.64
Blank votes1831.19
Total votes15,430100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,79055.52
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ He took over in 2016 from Ib Terp

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). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ "FAKTA: Her er borgmestrene på plads | Nyheder". ugeavisen (in Danish). 21 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Kommunalbestyrelsen | Nyheder". brondby (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.