2021 Fanø municipal election

Following the 2017 election, The Alternative would secure its first, and only to date, head mayor position in a Danish municipality. Sofie Valbjørn, who was the only one elected to the council from The Alternative in 2017, would become mayor, after there was support between the Social Democrats, Venstre, The Alternative and local party Miljølisten.[1]

2021 Fanø municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 11 seats to the Fanø Municipal Council
6 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,342 (82.4%)
Decrease 3.3pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
B
C
V
Party Danish Social Liberal Party Conservatives Venstre
Last election Did not stand 2 seats, 14.9% 3 seats, 23.6%
Seats won 4 3 2
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 666 496 428
Percentage 28.9% 21.6% 18.6%
Swing New Increase 6.7% Decrease 5.0%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Ø
A
F
Party Red–Green Alliance Social Democrats Green Left
Last election Did not stand 1 seats, 11,9% 1 seat, 8.9%
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 0 Decrease 1
Popular vote 201 190 148
Percentage 8.7% 8.3% 6.4%
Swing New Decrease 3.6% Decrease 2.5%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Å
L
Party The Alternative Fanø Lokaliste
Last election 1 seat, 7.6% 2 seats, 16.7%
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 79 61
Percentage 3.4% 2.7%
Swing Decrease 4.2% Decrease 14.0%

Mayor before election

Sofie Valbjørn
The Alternative

Mayor after election

Frank Jensen
Danish Social Liberal Party

In January 2021, Sofie Valbjørn announced that she would not stand for re-election in protest for what she called "extremely poor cooperation" between the parties.[2]

For this election, Danish Social Liberal Party would stand for the first time since 2009, while the Red–Green Alliance would stand for the first time since the 2007 municipal reform. Frank Jensen from the Danish Social Liberal Party, would lead the party to winning 4 of the 11 seats, which would see the party become the largest in the council. He would eventually gain support, to replace Sofie Valbjørn from The Alternative, who on the contrary, lost representation in the council.[3]

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. Fanø Municipality had 11 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

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Source[4]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political Position
Social Democrats Centre-left
Fanø Lokaliste Local Party
Venstre Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
Danish People's Party Right-wing

Electoral Alliance 3

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

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Fanø Municipality
Social Liberals66628.944New
Conservatives49621.563+1
Venstre42818.602-1
Red–Green Alliance2018.741+1
Social Democrats1908.2610
Green Left1486.430-1
The Alternative793.430-1
Fanø Lokaliste612.650-2
Danish People's Party321.3900
Total2,301100.00110
Valid votes2,30198.25
Invalid votes110.47
Blank votes301.28
Total votes2,342100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,84282.41
Source: KMD

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Alternativet løber med borgmesterposten på Fanø | Nyheder". tvsyd (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Borgmester vil ikke mere: Et elendigt samarbejde i byrådet kan få store konsekvenser | Nyheder". tvsyd (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Frank Jensen tror på sit unge hold og på et godt samarbejde | Nyheder". Fanøposten (in Danish). 27 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.