2021 Thisted municipal election

In 2017, Lene Kjeldgaard from Venstre failed to become mayor for a third term. Instead Ulla Vestergaard from the Social Democrats became mayor, the first from the party to do so since 2007 municipal reform. [1]

2021 Thisted municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 27 seats to the Thisted Municipal Council
14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout23,981 (69.6%)
Decrease 4.8pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
V
C
Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives
Last election 9 seats, 34.3% 6 seats, 21.9% 5 seats, 16.2%
Seats won 9 7 6
Seat change 0 Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 8,249 5,403 5,005
Percentage 34.8% 22.8% 21.1%
Swing Increase 0.5% Increase 0.9% Increase 4.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Ø
O
D
Party Red–Green Alliance Danish People's Party The New Right
Last election 1 seat, 3.9% 3 seats, 10.9% 0 seats, 0.4%
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change 0 Decrease 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 931 872 801
Percentage 3.9% 3.7% 3.4%
Swing 0.0% Decrease 7.2% Increase 3.0%

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
F
Å
I
Party Green Left The Alternative Liberal Alliance
Last election 1 seat, 4.3% 1 seat, 2.4% 1 seat, 3.9%
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change 0 0 Decrease 1
Popular vote 761 577 417
Percentage 3.2% 2.4% 1.8%
Swing Decrease 1.1% Decrease 0.7% Decrease 2.1%

Mayor before election

Ulla Jensen
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Niels Pedersen
Venstre

However, despite the Social Democrats increasing their vote share by 0.5% in this election, a constitution that would see Niels Pedersen from Venstre become mayor, was announced. The constitution were solely made by parties from the traditional blue bloc, namely Conservatives, The New Right, Danish People's Party and Venstre. [2] [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. Thisted Municipality had 27 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
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-left
The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right
Venstre Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political Position
The New Right Right-wing
Danish People's Party Right-wing

Results by polling station

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Polling Station A B C D F I K O V Ø Å Q
% % % % % % % % % % % %
Thisted By 43.0 1.9 17.6 3.3 3.9 1.6 0.9 2.8 17.6 5.1 2.2 0.2
Harring-Stagstrup 36.8 1.1 21.1 3.0 2.6 0.8 0.6 4.4 25.7 2.0 2.0 0.0
Hillerslev-Kåstrup 26.4 3.8 14.5 3.2 2.6 1.2 1.0 3.8 39.6 3.2 0.4 0.4
Hundborg-Jannerup 30.3 2.0 21.7 4.0 3.8 1.0 2.6 4.8 17.7 6.8 5.2 0.0
Vorupør 20.1 0.5 33.6 2.4 6.2 0.0 0.0 4.7 27.0 4.5 1.0 0.2
Nors-Tved 24.7 3.4 13.2 3.2 1.5 18.7 0.8 2.5 27.6 2.3 2.0 0.1
Sennels 25.2 15.1 16.0 2.8 1.8 2.4 0.0 2.3 21.3 1.3 11.5 0.1
Sjørring-Thorsted 38.7 1.7 21.2 2.1 3.9 1.7 0.5 2.4 21.9 2.6 3.3 0.0
Skjoldborg-Kallerup 25.6 1.5 30.1 5.4 3.9 1.8 1.2 4.5 22.3 3.6 0.0 0.0
Snedsted-Nørhå 30.5 0.7 28.6 5.9 3.0 0.6 0.6 9.4 15.4 3.7 1.5 0.1
Sønderhå-Hørsted 28.2 3.5 25.6 3.5 3.1 0.0 0.0 5.3 24.2 3.5 3.1 0.0
Thisted Landsogn 41.4 1.9 19.8 2.6 3.0 1.6 1.0 2.7 20.2 3.9 1.8 0.1
Vang-Tvorup 29.7 1.9 15.1 5.7 5.2 1.9 2.8 8.0 16.0 9.0 4.7 0.0
Skinnerup, V Og Ø Vandet 22.4 3.7 20.0 6.6 2.1 2.9 1.3 2.1 31.3 5.3 2.4 0.0
Øsløs, Vesløs Og Arup 39.7 1.3 10.5 3.3 4.9 1.0 0.3 5.2 27.0 4.7 2.0 0.2
Østerild, Hunstrup 33.4 0.7 19.1 2.3 2.0 0.9 0.2 3.0 34.9 1.8 1.1 0.5
Hanstholm 35.3 0.2 27.1 3.8 2.5 0.8 0.3 3.0 24.1 2.2 0.7 0.1
Ræhr/Vigsø 31.1 0.5 30.8 3.3 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 26.5 2.1 1.0 0.3
Klitmøller 35.8 4.3 12.5 2.4 4.2 1.3 0.3 1.9 12.9 12.9 11.4 0.1
Frøstrup 23.9 0.5 7.4 2.7 11.9 0.5 0.7 6.7 32.9 8.9 3.7 0.2
Lild 24.3 2.2 13.8 3.3 10.5 2.2 0.0 5.0 31.5 3.3 3.9 0.0
Bedsted 28.9 1.0 17.2 5.5 1.9 0.6 0.7 5.7 33.1 3.8 1.6 0.0
Hurup 40.4 1.0 27.6 3.2 1.8 0.4 0.7 2.8 20.3 1.5 0.3 0.1
Koldby 25.7 0.7 18.4 3.3 1.7 0.3 0.6 4.5 38.9 2.9 2.9 0.0
Vestervig 29.7 0.7 43.5 2.4 1.9 0.2 0.5 3.2 15.2 1.6 1.0 0.1
Ydby 34.9 1.3 26.6 2.8 3.0 0.6 0.3 4.1 21.5 3.5 1.4 0.0

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Thisted Municipality
Social Democrats8,24934.8190
Venstre5,40322.807+1
Conservatives5,00521.126+1
Red–Green Alliance9313.9310
Danish People's Party8723.681-2
The New Right8013.381+1
Green Left7613.2110
The Alternative5772.4310
Danish Social Liberal Party4812.0300
Liberal Alliance4171.760-1
Christian Democrats1700.7200
Sten i Skoen310.1300
Total23,698100.00270
Valid votes23,69898.82
Invalid votes620.26
Blank votes2210.92
Total votes23,981100.00
Registered voters/turnout34,48269.55
Source: KMD

References

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  1. ^ "Borgmester-skifte: Farvel Lene og goddag Ulla | Nyheder". tvmidtvest (in Danish). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Det bliver en ren blå konstituering i Thisted | Nyheder" (in Danish). 19 November 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Niels Jørgen Pedersen bliver borgmester i Thisted Kommune | Nyheder". limfjordupdate (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.