2021 Vallensbæk municipal election

Since 1970 the Conservatives had held the mayor's position in the municipality.

2021 Vallensbæk municipal election
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All 9 seats to the Vallensbæk Municipal Council
5 seats needed for a majority
Turnout8,147 (66.0%)
Decrease 5.1pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Party Conservatives Social Democrats Danish People's Party
Last election 8 seats, 51.1% 5 seats, 25.4% 2 seats, 9.1%
Seats won 9 3 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2 points Decrease 1 point
Popular vote 4,321 1,669 508
Percentage 53.9% 20.8% 6.3%
Swing Increase 2.8 points Decrease 4.6 points Decrease 2.8%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
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Party Red–Green Alliance Green Left
Last election 0 seats, 3.5% 0 seats, 1.8%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 point Increase 1 point
Popular vote 375 332
Percentage 4.7% 4.1%
Swing Increase 1.2% Increase 2.3 points

Mayor before election

Henrik Rasmussen
Conservatives

Mayor after election

Henrik Rasmussen
Conservatives

In Henrik Rasmussen had secured his 2nd full term[a] after the Conservatives won 8 seats and an absolute majority.[1]

In this election Conservatives would gain 1 seat, and win 9 of the 15 seats. Therefore Henrik Rasmussen had an easy path to continue as the mayor, and would do so.[2][3]

This would be the only election that Venstre would not contest. This may have been a result of having failed to win representation in the 2017 election.

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. Vallensbæk Municipality had 9 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
New Right Right-wing
Danish People's Party Right-wing

Electoral alliance 2

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

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Vallensbæk Municipality
Conservatives4,32153.889+1
Social Democrats1,66920.813-2
Danish People's Party5086.331-1
VallensbækListen4175.200New
Red–Green Alliance3754.681+1
Green Left3324.141+1
New Right2022.520New
Danish Social Liberal Party1952.4300
Total8,019100.00150
Valid votes8,01998.43
Invalid votes510.63
Blank votes770.95
Total votes8,147100.00
Registered voters/turnout12,34466.00
Source: KMD[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ He was also mayor from 2010 to 2013 after taking over from Kurt Hockerup

References

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  1. ^ "Fakta: Her er borgmestrene på plads | Nyheder" [Facts: Here the mayors are in place]. jyllands-posten (in Danish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Valgresultater | Nyheder" [Election results]. dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Kommunalbestyrelsen | Nyheder" [The municipal board]. vallensbaek (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" [The elections for municipal councils and regional councils on 16 November 2021] (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Kommunalvalg den 16. november 2021" [Municipal elections on 16 November 2021]. kmdvalg.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.