2021 Egedal municipal election
16 November 2021
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All 21 seats to the Egedal Municipal Council 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2017, Karsten Søndergaard from Venstre would secure the party's 3rd consecutive term holding the mayor's position in the municipality.[1]
In this election, a new local party called Lokallisten Ny Egedal would see great success. They would manage to win 4 seats, and become the third largest party. As no bloc had a majority, they could become decisive in deciding who'd become the next mayor. At first, it sounded as Karsten Søndergaard could continue as mayor.[2] However, the Conservatives decided that they could see more influence if they made a constitutional agreement having Vicky Holst Rasmussen from the Social Democrats as the new mayor. Therefore, the Social Democrats would be able to hold the mayor's position in the municipality for the first time. [a] [3][4]
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. Egedal Municipality had 21 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[5]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
| H | Et Samlet Egedal | Local politics | |
| Ø | Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Social Democrats | Centre-left | |
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
Results by polling station
H = Et Samlet Egedal
L = Lokalisten Ny Egedal
| Division | A | B | C | D | F | H | I | L | O | V | Ø |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Ledøje Forsamlingshus | 28.5 | 2.3 | 26.7 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 14.9 | 3.9 |
| Smørum Idrætscenter | 20.7 | 3.7 | 15.8 | 2.7 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 19.2 | 2.5 | 16.6 | 4.5 |
| Stenløse | 26.2 | 6.2 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 21.7 | 4.1 |
| Veksø | 22.5 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 10.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 28.6 | 7.0 |
| Stengårdsskolen | 25.7 | 3.8 | 12.6 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 5.4 | 23.7 | 3.0 |
| Ølstykke | 22.3 | 3.3 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 12.9 | 4.1 | 16.7 | 3.7 |
| Slagslunde | 18.5 | 6.7 | 9.5 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 23.5 | 2.8 | 14.2 | 11.8 |
| Ganløse | 17.7 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 49.5 | 1.0 | 9.8 | 4.1 |
| Bækkegårdsskolen | 26.5 | 5.2 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 10.9 | 3.9 | 22.3 | 3.8 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egedal Municipality | ||||||||
| A | Social Democrats | 5,481 | 23.00 | -2.90 | 5 | -1 | ||
| V | Venstre | 4,464 | 18.73 | -8.74 | 5 | -1 | ||
| L | Lokallisten Ny Egedal | 4,276 | 17.94 | New | 4 | New | ||
| C | Conservatives | 3,019 | 12.67 | +1.10 | 3 | +1 | ||
| F | Green Left | 1,867 | 7.83 | New | 2 | New | ||
| B | Social Liberals | 1,092 | 4.58 | -7.06 | 1 | -2 | ||
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 1,046 | 4.39 | New | 1 | New | ||
| O | Danish People's Party | 775 | 3.25 | -7.15 | 0 | -2 | ||
| D | New Right | 747 | 3.13 | New | 0 | New | ||
| H | Et Samlet Egedal | 637 | 2.67 | New | 0 | New | ||
| I | Liberal Alliance | 427 | 1.79 | -2.21 | 0 | -1 | ||
| Total | 23,831 | 100 | N/A | 21 | N/A | |||
| Invalid votes | 106 | 0.31 | -0.04 | |||||
| Blank votes | 282 | 0.84 | -0.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,219 | 71.90 | -3.85 | |||||
| Source: valg.dk | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ counting from 2007 where the municipality was altered
References
- ^ "Overblik: Her er Nordsjællands borgmestre | Nyheder". sn.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Tre partier: "Vi serverede borgmesterposten på et sølvfad, men Vicky Holst Rasmussen takkede nej" | Nyheder". sn.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Socialdemokrat kupper Venstre-borgmester | Nyheder". dr (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Byrådets medlemmer | Nyheder". egedalkommune (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.