2021 Horsens municipal election
Despite tending to vote for parties in the blue bloc[1] for Danish general elections, Horsens Municipality have only had mayors from the Social Democrats since the 2007 municipal reform.
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In the 2017 election, the Social Democrats had come one seat short of an absolute majority, but managed to win the mayor's position nonetheless.[2]
In this election Peter Sørensen from the Social Democrats was seeking his third term. The result would see the Social Democrats once again becoming largest, despite them losing a seat and decreasing their vote share by 4.7%. The final agreement would have Peter Sørensen continuing as mayor, as the Social Democrats, the Green Left and the Red–Green Alliance all supported him.[3][4]
Electoral system
editFor 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. Horsens Municipality had 27 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
editSource[5]
Electoral Alliance 1
Party | Political Position |
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Social Democrats | Centre-left |
Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing |
Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-left |
Electoral Alliance 2
Party | Political Position |
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Conservatives | Centre-right |
The New Right | Right-wing |
Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right |
Maren Spild Gruppen | Local Party |
Venstre | Centre-right |
Results by polling station
editResults
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Horsens Municipality | |||||
Social Democrats | 17,846 | 38.54 | 12 | -1 | |
Venstre | 11,135 | 24.05 | 7 | 0 | |
Conservatives | 4,673 | 10.09 | 3 | +2 | |
Red–Green Alliance | 2,629 | 5.68 | 1 | 0 | |
Green Left | 2,559 | 5.53 | 1 | 0 | |
Danish People's Party | 2,305 | 4.98 | 1 | -2 | |
Danish Social Liberal Party | 1,647 | 3.56 | 1 | +1 | |
The New Right | 1,488 | 3.21 | 1 | +1 | |
Liberal Alliance | 1,422 | 3.07 | 0 | -1 | |
Miljølisten Horsens[a] | 252 | 0.54 | 0 | New | |
Christian Democrats | 178 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | |
Maren Spild Gruppen[a] | 141 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | |
Frie Danske[a] | 34 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
Total | 46,309 | 100.00 | 27 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 46,309 | 98.33 | |||
Invalid votes | 242 | 0.51 | |||
Blank votes | 543 | 1.15 | |||
Total votes | 47,094 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 73,779 | 63.83 | |||
Source: KMD |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "FVKOM: Folketingsvalg efter valgresultat og kommuner | Nyheder". statistikbanken (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Horsens' borgmester hedder stadig Peter Sørensen | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Peter Sørensen fortsætter som borgmester i Horsens | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Byrådsmedlemmer | Nyheder". horsens (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.