2021 Odense municipal election

All three elections, following the 2007 municipal reform, had resulted in the Social Democrats becoming the biggest party and having a majority behind them to hold the mayor position.

2021 Odense municipal election
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All 29 seats to the Odense Municipal Council
15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout109,398 (65.5%)
Decrease 4.5pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
C
V
Party Social Democrats Conservatives Venstre
Last election 13 seats, 41.8% 3 seats, 8.6% 6 seats, 19.2%
Seats won 10 6 6
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 3 0
Popular vote 33,458 19,742 19,300
Percentage 31.3% 18.5% 18.1%
Swing Decrease 10.5% Increase 9.9% Decrease 1.1%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
F
B
Ø
Party Green Left Danish Social Liberal Party Red–Green Alliance
Last election 1 seat, 5.0% 1 seat, 4.7% 2 seats, 6.6%
Seats won 2 2 2
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 0
Popular vote 8,876 8,393 6,712
Percentage 8.3% 7.8% 6.3%
Swing Increase 3.3% Increase 3.1% Decrease 0.3%

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
D
O
Å
Party The New Right Danish People's Party The Alternative
Last election 0 seats, 0.8% 2 seats, 6.4% 1 seat, 3.1%
Seats won 1 0 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 3,340 2,594 385
Percentage 3.1% 2.4% 0.4%
Swing Increase 2.3% Decrease 4% Decrease 2.7%

Mayor before election

Peter Rahbæk Juhl
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Peter Rahbæk Juhl
Social Democrats

The Social Democrats had won 13 seats in the last election, just 2 short of an absolute majority. Parties of the traditional red bloc had enjoyed great success in Odense Municipality, having won 17 seats in 2009, 15 in 2013 and 18 in 2017. Therefore, it was expected that they would once again win a majority, and that Peter Rahbæk Juhl would have a second term.[1][2]

When all the votes were counted, the Social Democrats would suffer the biggest losses. They would lose 3 seats, and decrease their vote share by 10.5%. This trend was seen in the 4 largest municipalities.[3] However, both the Danish Social Liberal Party and Green Left would gain a seat, and the red bloc parties would win 16 seats. A constitution was announced on 18 November 2021, which confirmed that Peter Rahbæk Juhl would continue as mayor.[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. Odense Municipality had 29 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
Social Democrats Centre-left
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

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

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right
Liberaterne Local Party
Danish People's Party Right-wing
Venstre Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 4

Party Political Position
The New Right Right-wing
Loaklisten Nyt Odense Local Party
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
Et Bedre Odense Local Party
De LokalNationale Local Party

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Odense Municipality
Social Democrats33,45831.3010-3
Conservatives19,74218.476+3
Venstre19,30018.0660
Green Left8,8768.302+1
Danish Social Liberal Party8,3937.852+1
Red–Green Alliance6,7126.2820
The New Right3,3403.121+1
Danish People's Party2,5942.430-2
Liberaterne[a]1,2691.190New
Liberal Alliance1,0360.9700
Vegan Party4830.450New
Christian Democrats4560.4300
The Alternative3850.360-1
Et Bedre Odense3070.2900
Freedom List2400.220New
De LokalNationale[b]1780.170New
Lokalisten Nyt Odense1150.1100
Total106,884100.00290
Valid votes106,88497.70
Invalid votes4700.43
Blank votes2,0441.87
Total votes109,398100.00
Registered voters/turnout166,95565.53
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ Local party in Odense
  2. ^ Local party in Odense

References

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  1. ^ "Grafik: Her er de 98 kommende borgmestre | Nyheder". mandagmorgen (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Borgmesterprognose: En fynsk kommune skifter borgmesterparti efter valget - og det bliver konservativt | Nyheder". tv2fyn (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ "S bliver størst ved kommunalvalget trods lussinger i storbyer | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Bred konstituering i Odense på plads | Nyheder". odense (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.