2021 Capital of Denmark Regional election

The 2021 Capital of Denmark Regional election was held on November 16, 2021, to elect the 41 members to sit in the regional council for the Capital Region of Denmark, in the period of 2022 to 2025.

2021 Capital of Denmark Regional election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 41 seats to the Capital of Denmark Regional Council
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout954,456 (64.7%)
Decrease 2.8pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
C
A
Ø
Party Conservatives Social Democrats Red–Green Alliance
Last election 5 seats, 11.2% 13 seats, 28.4% 4 seats, 10.0%
Seats won 10 9 6
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 4 Increase 2
Popular vote 190,020 209,111 120,907
Percentage 20.7% 22.8% 13.2%
Swing Increase 9.5% Decrease 5.6% Increase 3.2%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
V
B
F
Party Venstre Danish Social Liberal Party Green Left
Last election 6 seats, 13.8% 3 seats, 8.1% 3 seats, 6.3%
Seats won 5 5 4
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 98,148 93,528 85,602
Percentage 10.7% 10.2% 9.3%
Swing Decrease 3.1% Increase 2.1% Increase 3.0%

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
O
D
I
Party Danish People's Party New Right Liberal Alliance
Last election 3 seats, 8.1% 0 seats, 1.4% 2 seats, 4.3%
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 31,636 28,686 17,963
Percentage 3.4% 3.1% 2.0%
Swing Decrease 4.7% Increase 1.7% Decrease 2.3%

Chairperson before election

Lars Gaardhøj [a]
Social Democrats

Chairperson after election

Lars Gaardhøj
Social Democrats

Priro to this election and ever since the creation of the 5 Danish regions in the 2007 Municipal reform, the Social Democrats had been the largest party and held the chairperson's seat for the Capital Region of Denmark. Following the 2017 election, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen had won her second term as the chairperson.[1]

However, in November 2020 it was announced that Hæstorp Andersen would become the candidate of the Social Democrats for the Lord Mayor position in the 2021 Copenhagen City Council election, and she was therefore unable to stand in this election.[2] She would step down in June 2021, with Lars Gaardhøj taking over.[3]

In the election result, due to electoral alliances, the Conservatives won the most seats despite not having received the highest vote share. However the parties commonly associated with the red bloc won 24 seats. It was later announced that Lars Gaardhøj would continue as the chairperson.[4]

Electoral Alliances

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Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political Position
C Conservatives Centre-right
D New Right Right-wing
I Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
K Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right
O Danish People's Party Right-wing
V Venstre Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
L Lavere skatter og afgifter Local Politics
Æ Freedom List Centre-right to Right-wing

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political Position
J Hampepartiet Local Politics
Q Feministisk Initiativ Local Politics
R Kommunisterne Local Politics
Ø Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-left
2 Christiania-Listen Local Politics
3 Kommunistisk Parti Local Politics

Electoral Alliance 4

Party Political Position
H Lokalliste i Region Hovedstaden Local Politics
U Copenhagen Local Politics
W Odins Vikingehær Local Politics
Y Kærlighedspartiet (Regnbuef / Bef) Local Politics

Electoral Alliance 5

Party Political Position
B Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
F Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
G Vegan Party Centre-left to Left-wing
Å The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Capital of Denmark Regional council
Social Democrats209,11122.779-4
Conservatives190,02020.6910+5
Red–Green Alliance120,90713.176+2
Venstre98,14810.695-1
Danish Social Liberal Party93,52810.195+2
Green Left85,6029.324+1
Danish People's Party31,6363.451-2
New Right28,6863.121+1
Liberal Alliance17,9631.960-2
The Alternative10,1441.100-2
Vegan Party5,4630.590New
Christian Democrats5,3280.5800
Freedom List3,1660.340New
Danmark for Alle2,4340.270New
Hampepartiet1,8010.2000
Lokalliste i Region Hovedstaden1,5970.1700
Psykiatrisk fokus1,5290.170New
Valgfest med mexicansk tema1,3800.1500
Kærlighedspartiet Regnbuefolket Be1,2160.1300
Odins Vikingehær1,1540.130New
Kommunisterne1,1340.120New
Stram Kurs1,0210.1100
Feministisk Initiativ1,0200.1100
Fjordlandslisten9980.110New
Lavere skatter og afgifter9640.1000
Kommunistisk Parti8240.090New
Christiania-Listen7130.0800
Det Syge Hus2320.030New
Copenhagen1760.020New
De LokalNationale1740.020New
Bydelenes Stemmer1500.020New
Total918,219100.00410
Valid votes918,21996.20
Invalid votes4,2470.44
Blank votes31,9903.35
Total votes954,456100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,476,17264.66
Source: [1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Sophie Hæstorp Andersen became chairperson following the last election, but Lars Gaardhøj took over in June 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Her er de nye borgmestre og regionsrådsformænd". altinget.dk (in Danish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  2. ^ "Sophie Hæstorp Andersen bliver Socialdemokratiets kandidat til overborgmesterposten i København". newsoresund (in Danish). 9 November 2020. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  3. ^ "Lars Gaardhøj ny regionsrådsformand i hovedstaden". regionh.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  4. ^ "Overblik: Alle regionsrådsformænd er fundet - her er valgets mest opsigtsvækkende resultater". avisendanmark.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-06-14.