2021 Høje-Taastrup municipal election

2021 Høje-Taastrup municipal election
16 November 2021

All 21 seats to the Høje-Taastrup Municipal Council
11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout23,984 (58.8%)
7.0pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
C
A
Ø
Party Conservatives Social Democrats Red–Green Alliance
Last election 12 seats, 47.6% 5 seats, 24.3% 1 seat, 4.6%
Seats won 11 6 1
Seat change 1 1 0
Popular vote 10,509 6,485 1,336
Percentage 44.6% 27.5% 5.7%
Swing 3.0% 3.2% 1.1%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
F
B
O
Party Green Left Social Liberals Danish People's Party
Last election 0 seats, 3.5% 1 seat, 2.8% 1 seat, 7.7%
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change 1 0 0
Popular vote 1,251 1,018 968
Percentage 5.3% 4.3% 4.1%
Swing 1.8% 1.5% 3.6%

Mayor before election

Michael Ziegler
Conservatives

Mayor after election

Michael Ziegler
Conservatives

Since Michael Ziegler from the Conservatives became mayor following the 2005 election, he had held it.

In the 2017 election he would even lead his party to an absolute majority, with 12 seats. He would eventually become the mayor.[1]

In this election, the Conservatives would lose a seat, but still have an absolute majority. Therefore, once again, Michael Ziegler was set to become mayor, and this would be his 4th term.[2][3]

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. Høje-Taastrup Municipality had 21 seats in 2021

Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.

Electoral alliances

Source[4]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political alignment
B Social Liberals Centre to Centre-left
I Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political alignment
C Conservatives Centre-right
D New Right Right-wing to Far-right
O Danish People's Party Right-wing to Far-right
V Venstre Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political alignment
A Social Democrats Centre-left
F Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Ø Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-Left
Å The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing

Results by polling station

Division A B C D F I O V Ø Å
% % % % % % % % % %
Ole Rømer-Skolen 34.1 9.5 34.0 2.8 5.3 0.6 4.1 1.9 6.5 1.2
Parkskolen 26.5 3.7 50.4 2.0 4.2 1.7 4.3 1.9 4.5 0.8
Taastrup Kulturcenter 24.3 2.7 52.9 2.4 5.3 1.2 4.9 2.1 3.7 0.5
Rådhuset 27.2 10.3 37.1 3.5 7.5 1.5 2.9 1.5 7.2 1.1
Hallen ved Rønnevangsstrøget 29.7 3.4 45.0 2.6 4.6 1.9 4.4 2.2 5.2 1.1
Torstorp Skole 29.9 5.9 38.4 3.9 5.6 1.9 4.2 2.1 7.1 1.0
Sengeløse 34.7 1.0 40.6 3.7 3.3 1.6 4.4 4.4 5.5 0.7
Charlotteskolen 25.2 3.1 47.4 2.5 6.2 1.9 3.5 3.1 6.2 1.0
Reerslev Skole 21.9 2.6 43.8 3.3 6.6 3.3 3.5 5.1 9.5 0.5
Fløng Hallen 25.1 2.2 45.1 3.0 4.6 2.7 4.4 7.0 5.3 0.7

Results

Party Votes % +/- Seats +/-
Høje-Taastrup Municipality
C Conservatives 10,509 44.59 -3.05 11 -1
A Social Democrats 6,485 27.52 +3.20 6 +1
Ø Red-Green Alliance 1,336 5.67 +1.08 1 0
F Green Left 1,251 5.31 +1.85 1 +1
B Social Liberals 1,018 4.32 +1.51 1 0
O Danish People's Party 968 4.11 -3.59 1 0
V Venstre 703 2.98 -0.15 0 0
D New Right 671 2.85 New 0 New
I Liberal Alliance 419 1.78 +0.99 0 0
Å The Alternative 208 0.88 -1.42 0 0
Total 23,568 100 N/A 21 N/A
Invalid votes 163 0.40 +0.09
Blank votes 253 0.62 +0.06
Turnout 23,984 58.81 -6.98
Source: valg.dk

References

  1. ^ "Her er det nye byråd i Høje-Taastrup | Nyheder". sn (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Valgresultater | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Byrådet | Nyheder". htk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.