2021 Varde municipal election

Varde was the municipality where the traditional blue bloc got the 4th highest % of vote share in the 2019 Danish general election.[1] Venstre had won a majority of seats in 2009 and 2013, but had come one short in 2017, although they still had managed to find a majority that would support them holding the mayor position.[2]

2021 Varde municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 25 seats to the Varde Municipal Council
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout26,944 (68.4%)
Decrease 4.0pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
V
A
C
Party Venstre Social Democrats Conservatives
Last election 12 seats, 42.0% 6 seats, 18.9% 1 seat, 6.8%
Seats won 10 6 5
Seat change Decrease 2 0 Increase 4
Popular vote 10,351 5,461 4,325
Percentage 39.1% 20.6% 16.3%
Swing Decrease 2.9% Increase 1.7% Increase 9.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
D
O
K
Party The New Right Danish People's Party Christian Democrats
Last election Did Not Stand 2 seats, 10.3% 0 seats, 0.5%
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,220 1,196 856
Percentage 4.6% 4.5% 3.2%
Swing New Decrease 5.8% Increase 2.7%

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
F
B
L
Party Green Left Danish Social Liberal Party Lokallisten 2017
Last election 0 seats, 1.9% 1 seat, 3.7% 2 seats, 8.7%
Seats won 1 0 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 821 800 284
Percentage 3.1% 3.0% 1.1%
Swing Increase 1.2% Decrease 0.7% Decrease 7.6%

Mayor before election

Erik Buhl
Venstre

Mayor after election

Mads Sørensen
Venstre

In 2020, Erik Buhl Nielsen from Venstre, who had been mayor for the last 2 terms, announced that would not stand for a third term.[3] Instead Mads Sørensen would be the candidate from Venstre. He would succeed in being elected for the mayor position, despite Venstre losing 2 seats, and thus receiving their worst election result since the 2007 municipal reform. The traditional blue bloc itself would gain 2 seats.[4]

The Christian Democrats would win its first seat in the municipality since the 2007 municipal reform, and it would be the only seat they would win in a municipality from the South Jutland constituency.[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. Varde Municipality had 25 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
Social Democrats Centre-left
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
E-Borgergruppen Local Party
Lokallisten 2017 Local Party

Electoral Alliance 3

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

Electoral Alliance 4

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
The New Right Right-wing
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right
Danish People's Party Right-wing

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Varde Municipality
Venstre10,35139.1010-2
Social Democrats5,46120.6360
Conservatives4,32516.345+4
The New Right1,2204.611New
Danish People's Party1,1964.521-1
Christian Democrats8563.231+1
Green Left8213.101+1
Danish Social Liberal Party8003.020-1
Udvikingslisten[a]3971.500New
E-Borgergruppen[b]3461.310New
Lokallisten 2017[c]2841.070-2
Red–Green Alliance2400.9100
Liberal Alliance1770.670-1
Total26,474100.00250
Valid votes26,47498.26
Invalid votes1380.51
Blank votes3321.23
Total votes26,944100.00
Registered voters/turnout39,38268.42
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ Local party in Varde
  2. ^ Local party in Varde
  3. ^ Local party in Varde

References

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  1. ^ "FVKOM: Folketingsvalg efter valgresultat og kommuner | Nyheder". statistikbanken (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Katalog over de af Byrådet udpegede repræsentanter i udvalg, råd, nævn og bestyrelser 2018 – 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). vardekommune (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Varde skal have ny borgmester: Erik Buhl genopstiller ikke | Nyheder". tvsyd (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Se video: Nu er det officielt – Varde har fundet sin borgmester | Nyheder". jv (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Kristendemokraterne får 11 mandater på landsplan | Nyheder". tvmidtvest (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.