2021 Sønderborg municipal election
16 November 2021
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All 31 seats to the Sønderborg Municipal Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 41,024 (69.1%) 5.4pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Following the 2017 election, none of the two traditional blocs had a majority of seats. Local party Fælleslisten and regional Schleswig Party held 6 of the 31 seats, and both opted for supporting Erik Lauritsen from the Social Democrats to continue as mayor for his second term.[1]
In this election, Fælleslisten lost representation, while the Schleswig Party lost 2 seats. However, once again, no bloc had a majority without the Schleswig Party. In the end, they stated that they would support the continuation of Erik Lauritsen as mayor. [2]
Sønderborg Municipality was the only municipality in the 2021 Danish local elections where the Conservatives failed to win any seats.
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. Sønderborg Municipality had 31 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[3]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Social Democrats | Centre-left | |
| M | Alsisk Parti | Local politics | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to centre-left | |
| S | Schleswig Party | Centre (regionalism) | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| D | New Right | Right-wing to far-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 4
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to left-wing | |
| Ø | Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to far-Left | |
Results by polling station
H = Sønderborglisten
M = Alsisk Parti
| Division | A | B | C | D | F | H | I | L | M | O | S | V | Æ | Ø |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Nordborg | 52.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 27.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Havnbjerg | 51.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 26.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Egen | 48.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 31.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Fynshav | 41.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 32.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Kegnæs | 41.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 10.6 | 27.2 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Sydals | 34.2 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 39.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Hørup | 39.4 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 8.5 | 36.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Augustenborg | 39.5 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 33.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Humlehøj, Sønderborg | 48.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 25.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Sønderskov, Sønderborg | 48.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 22.5 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Kongevej, Sønderborg | 41.4 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 11.3 | 28.9 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Dybbøl | 41.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 9.0 | 33.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Gråsten | 39.1 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 11.7 | 32.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Broager | 39.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 10.3 | 34.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Ullerup | 42.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 33.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Vester Sottrup | 45.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 30.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Kværs | 16.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 23.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 8.5 | 31.5 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sønderborg Municipality | ||||||||
| A | Social Democrats | 17,514 | 43.43 | +1.89 | 14 | -1 | ||
| V | Venstre | 12,172 | 30.18 | +9.46 | 11 | +4 | ||
| S | Schleswig Party | 3,239 | 8.03 | -5.29 | 3 | -2 | ||
| D | New Right | 2,007 | 4.98 | +3.64 | 1 | +1 | ||
| O | Danish People's Party | 1,655 | 4.10 | -6.10 | 1 | -2 | ||
| C | Conservatives | 1,051 | 2.61 | +0.60 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 847 | 2.10 | +0.29 | 1 | +1 | ||
| F | Green Left | 809 | 2.01 | -0.11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| B | Social Liberals | 417 | 1.03 | +0.37 | 0 | 0 | ||
| L | Fælleslisten | 308 | 0.76 | -2.51 | 0 | -1 | ||
| I | Liberal Alliance | 135 | 0.33 | -1.13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Æ | Freedom List | 106 | 0.26 | New | 0 | New | ||
| M | Alsisk Parti | 53 | 0.13 | -0.13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| H | Sønderborglisten | 14 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 40,327 | 100 | N/A | 31 | N/A | |||
| Invalid votes | 224 | 0.38 | +0.11 | |||||
| Blank votes | 473 | 0.80 | -0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,024 | 69.07 | -5.48 | |||||
| Source: valg.dk | ||||||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Rørt borgmester i Sønderborg fortsætter på posten: Jeg er pavestolt | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Historisk bred konstituering i Sønderborg med Erik som borgmester | Nyheder". kv.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.