2021 Favrskov municipal election

Nils Borring from the Social Democrats was seeking a 4th term as mayor of Favrskov Municipality. The traditional red bloc won just 1 seat more than required in 2017, and therefore the results was expected to be tight.

2021 Favrskov municipal election

16 November 2021
All 25 seats to the Favrskov Municipal Council 13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	27,000 (64.6%) 2.9pp
First party Second party Third party   A C V Party Social Democrats Conservatives Venstre Last election 11 seats, 43.1% 2 seats, 6.5% 9 seats, 29,7% Seats won 9 6 5 Seat change 2 4 4 Popular vote 9,478 5,653 5,757 Percentage 35.6% 21.2% 21.6% Swing 7.5% 14.7% 8.1%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Ø F B Party Red–Green Alliance Green Left Danish Social Liberal Party Last election 1 seat, 3.3% 1 seat, 2.8% 0 seats, 2.3% Seats won 1 1 1 Seat change 0 0 1 Popular vote 1,254 1,048 1,007 Percentage 4.7% 3.9% 3.8% Swing 1.4% 1.1% 1.5%   Seventh party Eighth party   D O Party The New Right Danish People's Party Last election 0 seats, 0.6% 1 seat, 6,6% Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 0 Popular vote 942 935 Percentage 3.5% 3.5% Swing 2.9% 3.1%
Mayor before election Nils Borring Social Democrats Mayor after election Lars Storgaard Conservatives

In a surprise the Conservatives won 6 seats, an increase of 4 compared to 2017. Due to electoral alliances, the Conservatives would win a seat more than Venstre, who on the contrary lost 4 seats. With the Danish People's Party keeping their 1-seat and The New Right also winning 1 seat, a seat majority between the blue bloc parties had been won. It was later announced that Lars Storgaard would become mayor, and be the first to do so from the Conservatives in Favrskov since the 2007 municipal reform, and he would also become the first mayor from the Conservatives, who had been elected in a municipality from the East Jutland constituency.

Electoral system

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. Favrskov Municipality had 25 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

Source

Electoral Alliance 1

Electoral Alliance 2

Electoral Alliance 3

Party	Political Position
Conservatives	Centre-right
Samlingspartiet Favrskov	Local Party

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Favrskov Municipality
	Social Democrats	9,478	35.59	9	-2
	Venstre	5,757	21.62	5	-4
	Conservatives	5,653	21.23	6	+4
	Red–Green Alliance	1,254	4.71	1	0
	Green Left	1,048	3.94	1	0
	Danish Social Liberal Party	1,007	3.78	1	+1
	The New Right	942	3.54	1	+1
	Danish People's Party	935	3.51	1	0
	Samlingspartiet Favrskov	316	1.19	0	New
	Liberal Alliance	239	0.90	0	0
Total		26,629	100.00	25	0
Valid votes		26,629	98.63
Invalid votes		54	0.20
Blank votes		317	1.17
Total votes		27,000	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		36,930	73.11
Source: KMD