2021 Holstebro municipal election
16 November 2021
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All 27 seats to the Holstebro Municipal Council 14 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 33,017 (71.9%) 3.9pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Despite being a traditional strong area for blue bloc parties in Denmark, H.C. Østerby from the Social Democrats had been mayor of Holstebro Municipality since 2010. The Social Democrats lost a seat in this election, but due to the Green Left gaining a seat, a traditional red bloc majority was possible. It was later announced that H.C. Østerby would continue for a third term. [1]
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. Holstebro Municipality had 27 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[2]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
| K | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to 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 | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| D | New Right | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
Results by polling station
| Division | A | B | C | D | F | I | K | O | V | Ø | Å |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Musikteatret | 41.1 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 28.1 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| Mejdal | 31.2 | 9.5 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 42.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Skave | 32.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 48.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Mejrup | 35.0 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 40.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Nørreboulevardskolen | 45.9 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 23.2 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| Vinderup | 38.8 | 24.2 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 19.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Ulfborg | 31.2 | 1.4 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 11.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 33.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| Sevel | 20.2 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 40.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Vemb | 33.3 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 42.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| Sdr. Nissum | 29.5 | 1.0 | 9.6 | 4.4 | 9.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 32.0 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holstebro Municipality | ||||||||
| A | Social Democrats | 12,493 | 38.28 | -4.70 | 11 | -1 | ||
| V | Venstre | 10,087 | 30.91 | -0.12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| B | Social Liberals | 2,408 | 7.38 | +1.96 | 2 | 0 | ||
| C | Conservatives | 2,139 | 6.55 | +4.03 | 2 | +1 | ||
| F | Green Left | 1,708 | 5.23 | +0.48 | 2 | +1 | ||
| O | Danish People's Party | 1,134 | 3.47 | -3.27 | 1 | -1 | ||
| D | New Right | 933 | 2.86 | New | 0 | New | ||
| K | Christian Democrats | 794 | 2.43 | +1.59 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 703 | 2.15 | -0.13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| I | Liberal Alliance | 156 | 0.48 | -1.75 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Å | The Alternative | 79 | 0.24 | -0.43 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32,634 | 100 | N/A | 27 | N/A | |||
| Invalid votes | 101 | 0.22 | +0.07 | |||||
| Blank votes | 282 | 0.61 | -0.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 33,017 | 71.93 | -3.91 | |||||
| Source: valg.dk | ||||||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Alle partier med i konstitueringsaftalen | Nyheder". ugeavisen (in Danish). 24 November 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.