2021 Ringkøbing-Skjern municipal election
16 November 2021
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All 29 seats to the Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipal Council 15 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 31,071 (70.1%) 4.7pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Since the 2007 municipal reform, Ringkøbing-Skjern municipality has been a strong area for centre-right Venstre. However, in 2017, Venstre won only 11 seats, 3 less than they did in 2013. This meant they were 4 seats short of a majority. The Christian Democrats who won 6 seats, and became the joint 2nd biggest party, were looking to get their first mayor in a Danish municipality. However, in a surprising turn of events, the Social Democrats ended up supporting Hans Østergaard from Venstre instead, citing multiple reasons, such as the Christian Democrats being a small party nationwide, and that Kristian Andersen, who was the candidate of the Christian Democrats, did not support gay marriage.[1]
Due to the dramatic outcome the year before, and that Christian Democrats were doing relatively well at the opinion polls nationwide before the election, there were some speculation to whether the Christian Democrats could once again challenge Venstre in getting the mayor's office.[2] However, despite the Christian Democrats increasing their vote share, and Venstre decreasing their vote share, both parties kept the same number of seats, and it was later announced that Hans Østergaard would continue for a 2nd term.[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. Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality had 29 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
| J | Fjordlisten | Local politics | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| 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 | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| Ø | Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
Results by polling station
| Division | A | B | C | D | F | I | J | K | O | V | Ø |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Tarm | 12.8 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 14.1 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 30.4 | 3.4 | 21.6 | 0.8 |
| Holmsland | 10.4 | 1.7 | 15.0 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 3.8 | 36.8 | 0.5 |
| Hoven | 11.9 | 1.6 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 10.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 13.9 | 6.1 | 32.8 | 1.2 |
| Lyne | 20.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 15.1 | 3.8 | 41.2 | 0.6 |
| Bork | 12.4 | 1.7 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 18.1 | 4.5 | 33.0 | 1.4 |
| Lønborg | 12.7 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 24.4 | 5.4 | 24.5 | 1.2 |
| Hvide Sande | 8.9 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 32.9 | 3.1 | 31.4 | 0.7 |
| Velling | 12.5 | 1.2 | 12.6 | 3.2 | 20.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 14.4 | 3.2 | 28.2 | 2.2 |
| Ølstrup | 11.0 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 48.0 | 2.0 |
| Ringkøbing | 15.4 | 0.9 | 19.8 | 3.1 | 17.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 13.3 | 2.6 | 24.5 | 1.2 |
| Hee | 10.3 | 1.1 | 15.1 | 5.8 | 10.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 33.5 | 1.3 |
| Stadil | 10.5 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 57.4 | 1.8 |
| Højmark | 11.3 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 12.7 | 2.6 | 48.3 | 0.5 |
| Lem | 14.6 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 11.3 | 3.9 | 43.4 | 0.3 |
| Tim | 12.3 | 1.8 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 14.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 43.1 | 0.4 |
| Skjern | 19.9 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 23.2 | 3.5 | 32.0 | 0.7 |
| Borris | 11.7 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 62.3 | 0.8 |
| Faster | 7.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 28.2 | 2.1 | 44.2 | 0.4 |
| Rækker Mølle | 10.4 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 33.2 | 2.3 | 32.5 | 0.9 |
| Stauning | 12.0 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 16.5 | 18.8 | 24.2 | 1.0 |
| Nr.Vium | 12.8 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 19.3 | 5.4 | 46.1 | 0.9 |
| Videbæk | 19.1 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 27.2 | 2.5 | 32.5 | 0.7 |
| Troldhede | 13.9 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 13.3 | 6.2 | 47.6 | 2.4 |
| Vorgod-Barde | 16.8 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 16.8 | 3.5 | 49.3 | 0.7 |
| Spjald | 19.6 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 13.0 | 2.9 | 47.1 | 0.7 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality | ||||||||
| V | Venstre | 10,402 | 33.95 | -2.93 | 11 | 0 | ||
| K | Christian Democrats | 5,960 | 19.45 | +3.98 | 6 | 0 | ||
| A | Social Democrats | 4,581 | 14.95 | -6.34 | 4 | -2 | ||
| C | Conservatives | 3,043 | 9.93 | +8.20 | 3 | +3 | ||
| F | Green Left | 2,961 | 9.67 | +0.16 | 3 | 0 | ||
| D | New Right | 1,188 | 3.88 | New | 1 | New | ||
| O | Danish People's Party | 1,164 | 3.80 | -2.92 | 1 | -1 | ||
| J | Fjordlisten | 538 | 1.76 | -1.49 | 0 | -1 | ||
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 281 | 0.92 | -0.30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| B | Social Liberals | 267 | 0.87 | -0.17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| I | Liberal Alliance | 250 | 0.82 | -1.69 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30,635 | 100 | N/A | 29 | N/A | |||
| Invalid votes | 132 | 0.30 | +0.22 | |||||
| Blank votes | 304 | 0.69 | +0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,071 | 70.11 | -4.69 | |||||
| Source: valg.dk | ||||||||
Notes
References
- ^ "S: Homovielser stod i vejen for systemskifte i Ringkøbing-Skjern | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Her er manden, der kan blive Kristendemokraternes første borgmester i det danske bibelbælte | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Det nye byråd har konstitueret sig | Nyheder". rksl (in Danish). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.