2021 Bornholm municipal election
16 November 2021
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Ever since 2003, the Social Democrats had held the mayor's position in Bornholm Regional Municipality.
Following the 2017 election, Winnie Grosbøll from the Social Democrats had won the mayor's position.[1]
In 2020, she accepted a new job as CEO of Friluftsrådet, and announced that she would step down as mayor from 2021.[2] This would result in Thomas Thors making a comeback as mayor, a position he held from 2003 to 2005.[3]
In September 2021, an opinion poll suggested that the Red–Green Alliance could challenge the Social Democrats in becoming the largest party.[4] Later in October, they would even lead an opinion poll.[5] It was speculated that the Red–Green Alliance had managed to win sympathy, after arguing that the money for the Social Democrats's project of a new town hall, could be spend better on funds for vulnerable young people, and club offers for kids around the 7–9 years.[6]
In the election result, the Social Democrats would lose 4 seats, and see their worst election result in the municipality. The Red–Green Alliance would manage to receive the most votes and seats. However it would be from Jacob Trøst from the Conservatives who would become the new mayor. This was following an agreement between the Conservatives, the Christian Democrats, Danish People's Party and the Red–Green Alliance.[7][8]
In total, the Social Democrats and Venstre won 6 seats, a decrease of 7. They were the parties who had made the plans to build a new town hall, and this might have played a big factor.[9]
Electoral system
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. Bornholm Municipality had 23 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[10]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| K | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
| G | Vegan Party | Single-issue | |
| Ø | Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
| Å | The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| D | New Right | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| L | Lavere skatter og afgifter | Local politics | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| W | Bornholmlisten | Local politics | |
Results by polling station
L = Lavere skatter og afgifter
| Division | A | B | C | D | F | G | K | L | O | V | W | Ø | Å |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Allinge | 13.1 | 2.0 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 9.6 | 27.1 | 2.1 |
| Østermarie | 8.3 | 2.2 | 11.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 15.1 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 30.8 | 2.0 |
| Svaneke | 12.4 | 2.2 | 13.9 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 35.3 | 2.7 |
| Nexø | 13.3 | 2.3 | 10.9 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 14.2 | 9.6 | 13.3 | 25.5 | 1.8 |
| Rønne | 20.3 | 1.7 | 14.0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 14.0 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 21.8 | 1.5 |
| Klemensker | 10.8 | 0.9 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 25.1 | 11.2 | 13.4 | 17.0 | 1.7 |
| Aakirkeby | 14.2 | 1.6 | 12.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 18.2 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 17.6 | 1.7 |
| Pedersker | 11.3 | 3.1 | 11.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 16.9 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 18.0 | 1.7 |
| Hasle | 16.7 | 1.9 | 11.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 17.1 | 8.4 | 12.0 | 21.9 | 1.8 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bornholm Regional Municipality | ||||||||
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 5,420 | 23.07 | +16.73 | 7 | +5 | ||
| A | Social Democrats | 3,616 | 15.39 | -18.86 | 4 | -4 | ||
| O | Danish People's Party | 3,597 | 15.31 | -0.37 | 4 | 0 | ||
| C | Conservatives | 2,896 | 12.33 | +11.48 | 3 | +3 | ||
| W | Bornholmerlisten | 2,623 | 11.16 | +5.39 | 2 | +1 | ||
| V | Venstre | 2,245 | 9.56 | -9.06 | 2 | -3 | ||
| K | Christian Democrats | 985 | 4.19 | -0.01 | 1 | 0 | ||
| F | Green Left | 682 | 2.90 | -0.58 | 0 | -1 | ||
| B | Social Liberals | 443 | 1.89 | -0.95 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Å | The Alternative | 414 | 1.76 | -4.27 | 0 | -1 | ||
| D | New Right | 399 | 1.70 | +1.16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| G | Vegan Party | 130 | 0.55 | New | 0 | New | ||
| L | Lavere skatter og afgifter | 44 | 0.19 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 23,494 | 100 | N/A | 23 | N/A | |||
| Invalid votes | 94 | 0.29 | +0.04 | |||||
| Blank votes | 372 | 1.13 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 23,960 | 72.91 | -2.72 | |||||
| Source: valg.dk | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ Winnie Grosbøll became mayor following the 2017 election, but stepped down in 2020
References
- ^ "Winni Grosbøll fortsætter som borgmester | Nyheder". bornholm.nu (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Winni Grosbøll stopper som borgmester | Nyheder". brk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Bornholm har valgt ny borgmester | Nyheder". altinget (in Danish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Ny måling: Fire partier er næsten lige store | Nyheder". tv2bornholm (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Kæmpe fremgang til Enhedslisten | Nyheder". tv2bornholm (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Bornholm ser rødt. Enhedslisten kan erobre borgmesterposten | Nyheder". kristeligt-dagblad (in Danish). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Enhedslisten er største parti på Bornholm, men får ikke borgmesterposten | Nyheder". tv2 (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Kommunalbestyrelsen | Nyheder". brk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "S- og V-massakre på Bornholm giver øen en konservativ borgmester | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.