2025 Esbjerg municipal election
18 November 2025
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The 2025 Esbjerg Municipal election was held on November 18, 2025, to elect the 31 members to sit in the regional council for the Esbjerg Municipal council, in the Danish city and municipality of Esbjerg, for the period of 2026 to 2029.[1] Jesper Frost Rasmussen from Venstre, would secure re-election and the mayoral position. [2]
Background
Following the 2021 election, Jesper Frost Rasmussen from Venstre became mayor for his second term. [3] He sought a third term in this election. [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. Esbjerg Municipality had 31 seats in 2025.
Electoral alliances
Source[5]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| E | Borgerlig Fornuft | Local politics | |
| J | Esbjerg 2.0 | Local politics | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 4
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| M | Moderates | Centre to Centre-right | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Results by polling station
| Division | A | B | C | E | F | I | J | L | M | O | V | Æ | Ø | Å |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Esbjerg Rådhus | 19.5 | 3.8 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 30.1 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 0.3 |
| Skovbo | 28.9 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 9.9 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Rørkjær | 30.6 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 8.1 | 0.1 |
| Jerne | 31.9 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 10.6 | 0.2 |
| Boldesager | 25.6 | 3.6 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 27.1 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| Østerbyen | 33.1 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 18.8 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 0.6 |
| Skads | 22.8 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 9.6 | 30.4 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Gjesing | 22.5 | 4.1 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 34.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Bryndum | 19.6 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 37.3 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| Sædding | 25.1 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 31.2 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Hjerting | 19.3 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 40.9 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| Guldager | 20.2 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 37.2 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| Tjæreborg | 23.7 | 1.7 | 23.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 29.4 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Kvaglund | 30.5 | 2.7 | 13.5 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 8.9 | 17.8 | 5.4 | 9.6 | 0.3 |
| Ådalen | 24.5 | 1.9 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 9.6 | 32.3 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Grønlandsparken | 30.6 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 9.8 | 25.8 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Sønderris | 22.3 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 40.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| Bramming | 24.2 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 35.3 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Ribe | 20.0 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 40.5 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Egebæk-Hviding | 15.6 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 40.8 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Gredstedbro | 16.5 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 49.0 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| Mandø | 16.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Høm | 12.5 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 44.3 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| Gørding | 13.0 | 1.4 | 17.0 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 11.0 | 37.2 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esbjerg Municipality | ||||||||
| V | Venstre | 19,051 | 32.61 | -4.01 | 11 | -2 | ||
| A | Social Democrats | 13,541 | 23.18 | -4.21 | 7 | -2 | ||
| C | Conservatives | 5,386 | 9.22 | +1.12 | 3 | 0 | ||
| O | Danish People's Party | 4,248 | 7.27 | +3.62 | 2 | +1 | ||
| F | Green Left | 4,240 | 7.26 | -2.30 | 2 | -1 | ||
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | 3,275 | 5.61 | New | 2 | New | ||
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 2,920 | 5.00 | +2.46 | 2 | +2 | ||
| I | Liberal Alliance | 2,390 | 4.09 | +3.41 | 1 | +1 | ||
| B | Social Liberals | 1,691 | 2.89 | -0.76 | 1 | 0 | ||
| M | Moderates | 692 | 1.18 | New | 0 | New | ||
| E | Borgerlig Fornuft | 577 | 0.99 | New | 0 | New | ||
| L | Ildsjælene | 206 | 0.35 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Å | The Alternative | 125 | 0.21 | New | 0 | New | ||
| J | Esbjerg 2.0 | 85 | 0.15 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 58,427 | 100 | N/A | 31 | N/A | |||
| Invalid votes | 223 | 0.24 | -0.01 | |||||
| Blank votes | 1,029 | 1.12 | +0.26 | |||||
| Turnout | 59,679 | 65.12 | +0.94 | |||||
| Source: valg.dk | ||||||||
Opinion polls
| Polling firm |
Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
V | A | F | C | B | O | Ø | I | E | J | L | M | Å | Æ | Others | Lead | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epinion | 4 Sep - 13 Oct 2025 | 562 | 28.9 | 23.1 | 9.8 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | – | – | – | 2.2 | 1.0 | 10.8 | 1.1 | 5.8 | |||
| 2024 european parliament election | 9 Jun 2024 | 19.5 | 18.2 | 13.3 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 9.1 | – | – | – | 4.8 | 1.7 | 9.3 | – | 1.3 | ||||
| 2022 general election | 1 Nov 2022 | 14.8 | 31.0 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 8.1 | – | – | – | 8.8 | 1.3 | 10.0 | – | 16.2 | ||||
| 2021 regional election | 16 Nov 2021 | 45.2 | 25.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.7 | – | – | – | – | 0.2 | – | – | 20.0 | ||||
| 2021 municipal election | 16 Nov 2021 | 36.6 (13) |
27.4 (9) |
9.6 (3) |
8.1 (3) |
3.7 (1) |
3.7 (1) |
2.5 (0) |
0.7 (0) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.2 | ||||
References
- ^ "Kommunalvalg". valg.im.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ "Her er manden, der kan fortsætte som borgmester". jv.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "Esbjerg Kommunes nye byråd har fordelt poster og udvalg mellem sig | Nyheder". ritzau (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ "Spidskandidater til kommunal- og regionsvalget". venstre.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ "Stemmefordeling i Esbjerg Kommune". valg.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 October 2025.