2021 Vordingborg municipal election

Prior to this election, and in the three elections since the 2007 municipal reform, no mayor had won re-election.

2021 Vordingborg municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 29 seats to the Vordingborg Municipal Council
15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout25,589 (68.1%)
Decrease 5.8pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
V
C
Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives
Last election 13 seats, 37.8% 8 seats, 26.7% 1 seat, 3.8%
Seats won 11 7 3
Seat change Decrease 2 Decrease 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 8,921 5,695 2,790
Percentage 35.6% 22.7% 11.1%
Swing Decrease 2.2% Decrease 4% Increase 7.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
F
Ø
D
Party Green Left Red–Green Alliance New Right
Last election 1 seat, 5.5% 1 seat, 5.1% 0 seats, 2.1%
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,962 1,828 1,064
Percentage 7.8% 7.3% 4.2%
Swing Increase 2.3% Increase 2.2% Increase 2.1%

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
O
B
Æ
Party Danish People's Party Danish Social Liberal Party Fælleslisten
Last election 3 seats, 10.6% 1 seat, 2.9% Did Not Stand
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Decrease 2 0 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,062 806 719
Percentage 4.2% 3.2% 2.9%
Swing Decrease 6.4% Increase 0.3% New

Mayor before election

Mikael Smed
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Mikael Smed
Social Democrats

In the 2017 election, Mikael Smed, from the Social Democrats, won the mayor's position.[1] The red bloc parties had won 17 of the 29 seats, so if the blue bloc wanted to take over the mayor's position, it required a net gain of 3 seats.

In the result, the Social Democrats kept the position as the largest party, but lost two seats. Fellow red bloc parties of the Green Left and Red–Green Alliance would however both gain a seat, and although The Alternative lost a seat, a total of 16 red seats was won. Therefore, it looked as though Mikael Smed was on his way to become the first re-elected in the municipality's history.[a] [2] It was eventually confirmed that he would have a second term.[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. Vordingborg 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[4]

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
Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-left
The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
Danish People's Party Right-wing
Fælleslisten Local Party

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Vordingborg Municipality
Social Democrats8,92135.5611-2
Venstre5,69522.707-1
Conservatives2,79011.123+2
Green Left1,9627.822+1
Red–Green Alliance1,8287.292+1
New Right1,0644.241+1
Danish People's Party1,0624.231-2
Danish Social Liberal Party8063.2110
Fælleslisten[b]7192.871New
The Alternative2400.960-1
Total25,087100.00290
Valid votes25,08798.04
Invalid votes1060.41
Blank votes3961.55
Total votes25,589100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,57668.10
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ counting the 4 elections since the 2007 municipal reform
  2. ^ Local party in Vordingborg

References

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  1. ^ "Mikael Smed har seks børn i husstanden, er politikommissær og ny borgmester i Vordingborg | Nyheder". jyllandsposten (in Danish). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Socialdemokratisk borgmester ser ud til at få fire år mere i Vordingborg | Nyheder". tv2øst (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ "KOMMUNALBESTYRELSESMEDLEMMER | Nyheder". vordingborg (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.