2021 Rødovre municipal election

Rødovre Municipality has in its history been a strong area for parties of the red bloc. In the 2019 Danish general election, it would become the municipality where the bloc received the 4th highest % of votes.[1] Ever since 1952 the Social Democrats had also held the mayor's position.

2021 Rødovre municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 19 seats to the Rødovre Municipal Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout19,105 (59.9%)
Decrease 5.1pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
C
F
Party Social Democrats Conservatives Green Left
Last election 11 seat, 51.9% 3 seats, 11.9% 1 seat, 6.6%
Seats won 9 5 2
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 8,534 3,731 2,036
Percentage 45.5% 19.9% 10.9%
Swing Decrease 6.4% Increase 8% Increase 4.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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V
O
Party Red–Green Alliance Venstre Danish People's Party
Last election 2 seats, 7.4% 1 seat, 5.2% 1 seat, 8.7%
Seats won 2 1 0
Seat change 0 0 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,451 813 703
Percentage 7.7% 4.3% 3.8%
Swing Increase 0.3% Decrease 0.9% Decrease 4.9%

Mayor before election

Britt Jensen[a]
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Britt Jensen
Social Democrats

In the 2017 election, the Social Democrats had won an absolute majority, and this led to Erik Nielsen becoming mayor, which he had been since 1994.[2]

In January 2020, it was revealed that Erik Nielsen would step down as mayor, and Britt Jensen, from the same party, would take over.[3]

In this election, the Social Democrats would lose its absolute majority, but would still remain the largest party. Only 5 parties won representation, and 13 of the seats were for parties of the red bloc. Britt Jensen would eventually find a majority and she would therefore continue as mayor.[4][5]

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. Rødovre 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[6]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political Position
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
Conservatives Centre-right
Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right
Venstre Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 2

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

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Rødovre Municipality
Social Democrats8,53445.529-2
Conservatives3,73119.905+2
Green Left2,03610.862+1
Red–Green Alliance1,4517.7420
Venstre8134.3410
Danish People's Party7033.750-1
Danish Social Liberal Party6573.5000
New Right6343.3800
Christian Democrats1901.010New
Total18,749100.00190
Valid votes18,74998.14
Invalid votes640.33
Blank votes2921.53
Total votes19,105100.00
Registered voters/turnout31,91559.86
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ Erik Nielsen became mayor following the 2017 election, however he stepped down in January 2020.

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". jyllands-posten (in Danish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Rødovres borgmester stopper halvandet år før tid | Nyheder". altinget (in Danish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Danmark har nu 19 kvindelige borgmestre. Tro det eller ej, men det er en rekord | Nyheder". femina (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Borgmester Britt Jensen - Socialdemokratiet (A) | Nyheder". rk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.