2021 Hørsholm municipal election

Ever since 1970,[a] the Conservatives had held the mayor's position in Hørsholm Municipality. The municipality is one of the strongest areas of the blue bloc, having voted for parties of the bloc by 69.3% in the 2019 Danish general election, the highest percentage of any municipality.[1]

2021 Hørsholm municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 19 seats to the Hørsholm Municipal Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout14,655 (75.2%)
Decrease 1.5pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
C
V
A
Party Conservatives Venstre Social Democrats
Last election 8 seats, 41.7% 5 seats, 21.8% 3 seats, 10.4%
Seats won 7 7 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 5,357 3,846 1,638
Percentage 36.9% 26.5% 11.3%
Swing Decrease 4.8% Increase 4.7% Increase 0.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
B
Q
F
Party Danish Social Liberal Party SocialKonservative Green Left
Last election 1 seat, 6.8% Did Not Stand 0 seats, 2.8%
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change 0 Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 877 838 617
Percentage 6.0% 5.8% 4.2%
Swing Decrease 0.8% New Increase 1.4%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
I
O
Party Liberal Alliance Danish People's Party
Last election 1 seat, 6.5% 1 seat, 4.6%
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 461 423
Percentage 3.2% 2.9%
Swing Decrease 3.3% Decrease 1.7%

Mayor before election

Morten Slotved
Conservatives

Mayor after election

Morten Slotved
Conservatives

In the 2017 election, Morten Slotved had led the Conservatives to 8 seats, and had eventually won the mayor's position.[2]

In this election, Venstre would write local history, having won 7 seats the same as the Conservatives, marking the first time that the Conservatives would not become the sole largest party in the municipal council. With both parties being equally large, a dramatic battle over the mayor's position was possible. The result would see the Conservatives once again secure the mayor's position, however they used the support of the red bloc.[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. Hørsholm 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
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
New Right Right-wing
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
Danish People's Party Right-wing
SocialKonservative Local Party
Venstre Centre-right

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Hørsholm Municipality
Conservatives5,35736.897-1
Venstre3,84626.497+2
Social Democrats1,63811.282-1
Danish Social Liberal Party8776.0410
SocialKonservative[b]8385.771New
Green Left6174.251+1
Liberal Alliance4613.170-1
Danish People's Party4232.910-1
New Right4132.8400
Christian Democrats510.3500
Total14,521100.00190
Valid votes14,52199.09
Invalid votes320.22
Blank votes1020.70
Total votes14,655100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,47775.24
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ the most recent year where the municipality was altered
  2. ^ Local party in Hørsholm

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". jylland-posten (in Danish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Slotved fortsætter som borgmester: Sådan fordeles posterne | Nyheder". sn (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ "KOMMUNALBESTYRELSENS MEDLEMMER | Nyheder". horsholm (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.