2025 Helsingør municipal election
18 November 2025
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All 25 seats to the Helsingør municipal council 13 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Helsingør Municipal election was held on November 18, 2025, to elect the 25 members to sit in the regional council for the Helsingør Municipal council, in the period of 2026 to 2029.[1] Following the election result, Thomas Holm looked set to become the next mayor. However, a mistake was detected in regards to the counting of votes at Hornbæk Skole, and a recount showed that the parties backing Thomas Holm from the Social Democrats did not have a majority. [2] Following thism Benedikte Kiær from the Conservatives, would secure re-election. [3]
Background
Following the 2021 election, Benedikte Kiær from Conservatives became mayor for her third term. [4] This election was described by Helsingør Dagblad, to likely be a battle between the continuation of Benedikte Kiær or a flip to Thomas Horn from the Social Democrats. [5]
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. Helsingør Municipality had 25 seats in 2025.
Electoral alliances
Source[6]
Electoral Alliance 1
| 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 | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| K | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right | |
| M | Moderates | Centre to Centre-right | |
| Å | The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| 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 | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| E | Borgerforslag | Local politics | |
| Y | Stefan Warburg | Local politics | |
Results by polling station
| Division | A | B | C | E | F | I | K | L | M | O | T | V | Y | Æ | Ø | Å |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Helsingør Hallen | 22.0 | 3.3 | 25.5 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 9.8 | 1.3 |
| Skolen ved Gurrevej | 29.2 | 2.1 | 20.2 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 1.1 |
| Laden, Gl. Vapnagård | 27.6 | 3.2 | 24.4 | 0.1 | 11.9 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 1.4 |
| Bølgen | 18.8 | 3.2 | 34.6 | 0.1 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
| Hornbæk Skole | 19.5 | 5.2 | 34.3 | 0.1 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 2.1 |
| Nygård Skole | 16.5 | 3.5 | 26.0 | 0.1 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| Tikøb Skole | 11.2 | 10.4 | 33.5 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Kvistgård Idrætsanlæg | 18.4 | 5.4 | 22.7 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 2.7 |
| Snekkersten Hallen | 18.4 | 5.5 | 33.9 | 0.1 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 1.1 |
| Espergærde Bibliotek | 16.9 | 6.2 | 34.6 | 0.1 | 9.9 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 1.2 |
| Mørdrupskolen | 18.5 | 5.4 | 27.7 | 0.1 | 11.0 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 1.4 |
| Toldkammeret | 17.2 | 4.6 | 26.0 | 0.2 | 16.5 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 13.4 | 1.7 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsingør Municipality | ||||||||
| C | Conservatives | 10,160 | 28.30 | -6.45 | 9 | -1 | ||
| A | Social Democrats | 7,614 | 21.21 | -4.84 | 5 | -2 | ||
| F | Green Left | 3,982 | 11.09 | +6.01 | 3 | +2 | ||
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 2,907 | 8.10 | +1.12 | 2 | 0 | ||
| O | Danish People's Party | 2,145 | 5.97 | +1.29 | 1 | 0 | ||
| I | Liberal Alliance | 1,942 | 5.41 | +4.15 | 1 | +1 | ||
| V | Venstre | 1,763 | 4.91 | -0.66 | 1 | 0 | ||
| B | Social Liberals | 1,527 | 4.25 | -2.47 | 1 | -1 | ||
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | 1,311 | 3.65 | New | 1 | New | ||
| M | Moderates | 1,163 | 3.24 | New | 1 | New | ||
| L | Lokaldemokraterne | 669 | 1.86 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Å | The Alternative | 487 | 1.36 | -1.02 | 0 | 0 | ||
| K | Christian Democrats | 110 | 0.31 | New | 0 | New | ||
| T | De Kreative | 52 | 0.14 | New | 0 | New | ||
| E | Borgerforslag | 46 | 0.13 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Y | Stefan Warburg | 26 | 0.07 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 35,904 | 100 | N/A | 25 | N/A | |||
| Invalid votes | 121 | 0.23 | -0.01 | |||||
| Blank votes | 479 | 0.92 | +0.11 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,504 | 70.49 | +1.92 | |||||
| Source: valg.dk | ||||||||
Opinion polls
| Polling firm |
Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
C | A | Ø | B | V | F | O | Å | I | K | M | Æ | Others | Lead | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epinion | 4 Sep - 13 Oct 2025 | 553 | 29.5 | 21.7 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 9.0 | – | 0.9 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 7.8 | |||||
| 2024 european parliament election | 9 Jun 2024 | 12.1 | 14.4 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 19.1 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 7.9 | – | 8.3 | 3.4 | – | 4.7 | ||||||
| 2022 general election | 1 Nov 2022 | 7.5 | 27.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 10.9 | 4.7 | – | 16.9 | ||||||
| 2021 regional election | 16 Nov 2021 | 31.8 | 24.5 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | – | – | – | 7.3 | ||||||
| 2021 municipal election | 16 Nov 2021 | 34.7 (10) |
26.0 (7) |
7.0 (2) |
6.7 (2) |
5.6 (1) |
5.1 (1) |
4.7 (1) |
2.4 (0) |
1.3 (0) |
– | – | – | – | 8.7 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Kommunalvalg". valg.im.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Borgmesterpost vakler efter stemmefejl i Helsingør – ny optælling torsdag". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "Her er borgmestrene på plads". dknyt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "Konservative sidder tungt på magten i Helsingør: Benedikte Kiær forbliver borgmester | Nyheder". Tv 2 Kosmopol (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Bliver Kiær eller Horn Helsingørs næste borgmester: Nedtællingen er i fuld gang". helinsgordagblad.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Stemmefordeling i Helsingør Kommune". valg.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 October 2025.