2025 Silkeborg municipal election
18 November 2025
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All 31 seats to the Silkeborg municipal council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Silkeborg Municipal election was held on November 18, 2025, to elect the 31 members to sit in the regional council for the Silkeborg Municipal council, in the period of 2026 to 2029.[1] Following a close election, Helle Gade from the Social Democrats, could secure the mayoral position. [2]
Background
Following the 2021 election, Helle Gade from Social Democrats became mayor for her first term.[3] It was announced in April 2024, that Gade would be the leading candidate for the Social Democrats in this election, and thereby seeking a second consecutive term. [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. Silkeborg Municipality had 31 seats in 2025.
Electoral alliances
Source[5]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Social Democrats | Centre-left | |
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
| N | Deltagerlisten | Local politics | |
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| L | Louise Isager | Local politics | |
| M | Moderates | Centre to Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Results by polling station
| Division | A | B | C | F | I | L | M | N | O | V | Æ | Ø |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Ans | 24.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 48.4 | 5.8 | 3.6 |
| Funder | 28.9 | 3.8 | 14.1 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 17.1 | 6.8 | 5.5 |
| Fårvang | 26.5 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 18.4 | 22.2 | 11.8 | 4.1 |
| Gjern | 30.8 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 32.7 | 4.4 | 7.9 |
| Grauballe | 26.5 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 34.3 | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| Gødvad | 30.7 | 4.5 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 7.0 |
| Kjellerup | 22.0 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 13.8 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 34.5 | 10.1 | 2.9 |
| Kragelund | 29.8 | 2.8 | 17.7 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 15.9 | 7.4 | 5.3 |
| Lemming | 20.9 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 11.5 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 23.0 | 9.5 | 6.8 |
| Linå | 22.7 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 13.6 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 20.8 | 6.9 | 10.5 |
| Resenbro | 31.2 | 2.9 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 18.0 | 3.9 | 13.3 |
| Sejs | 21.0 | 12.3 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 36.0 | 1.9 | 6.4 |
| Sjørslev | 15.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 12.2 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 14.5 | 38.8 | 3.2 |
| Sorring | 34.1 | 2.0 | 30.8 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 6.5 |
| Thorning | 17.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 16.4 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 29.1 | 20.3 | 3.2 |
| Vinderslev | 16.3 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 13.8 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 31.1 | 18.0 | 4.0 |
| Voel | 45.9 | 1.6 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 18.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Balle | 27.5 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 21.6 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
| Bryrup | 24.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 14.6 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 13.2 | 9.3 | 18.0 |
| Buskelund | 26.5 | 6.2 | 15.9 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 19.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| Gjessø | 19.6 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 29.5 | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Hjøllund | 22.5 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 22.1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 19.1 |
| Langsøskolen | 29.9 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 18.6 | 3.2 | 8.5 |
| Alderslyst | 31.4 | 5.2 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 14.7 | 3.3 | 7.9 |
| Jysk Arena | 31.3 | 5.1 | 11.9 | 10.2 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 16.0 | 4.3 | 9.8 |
| Them | 28.3 | 11.7 | 4.8 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 5.3 |
| Vestergadehallen | 28.3 | 6.3 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 16.3 | 3.4 | 9.6 |
| Virklund | 27.7 | 4.3 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 21.4 | 2.6 | 6.4 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silkeborg Municipality | ||||||||
| A | Social Democrats | 15,880 | 27.42 | -1.14 | 10 | 0 | ||
| V | Venstre | 12,450 | 21.50 | -5.20 | 7 | -1 | ||
| F | Green Left | 6,130 | 10.58 | +3.94 | 3 | +1 | ||
| C | Conservatives | 5,724 | 9.88 | -4.23 | 3 | -3 | ||
| I | Liberal Alliance | 4,330 | 7.48 | +6.20 | 2 | +2 | ||
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 4,031 | 6.96 | -0.72 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | 3,544 | 6.12 | New | 2 | New | ||
| B | Social Liberals | 2,947 | 5.09 | -0.23 | 1 | -1 | ||
| O | Danish People's Party | 2,295 | 3.96 | +1.66 | 1 | +1 | ||
| M | Moderates | 281 | 0.49 | New | 0 | New | ||
| L | Louise Isager | 191 | 0.33 | New | 0 | New | ||
| N | Deltagerlisten | 110 | 0.19 | -0.17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 57,913 | 100 | N/A | 31 | N/A | |||
| Invalid votes | 140 | 0.18 | -0.17 | |||||
| Blank votes | 741 | 0.93 | +0.26 | |||||
| Turnout | 58,794 | 73.89 | +0.56 | |||||
| Source: valg.dk | ||||||||
Opinion polls
| Polling firm |
Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
A | V | C | Ø | F | B | O | I | L | M | N | Æ | Others | Lead | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epinion | 4 Sep - 13 Oct 2025 | 523 | 27.1 | 20.5 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 9.2 | – | 0.8 | – | 8.4 | 0.1 | 6.6 | |||||
| 2024 european parliament election | 9 Jun 2024 | 14.5 | 16.9 | 9.9 | 4.4 | 16.1 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 7.8 | – | 6.8 | – | 8.9 | – | 0.8 | ||||||
| 2022 general election | 1 Nov 2022 | 25.8 | 16.9 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 8.6 | – | 9.4 | – | 8.4 | – | 8.9 | ||||||
| 2021 regional election | 16 Nov 2021 | 23.3 | 33.9 | 13.7 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | – | 10.6 | ||||||
| 2021 municipal election | 16 Nov 2021 | 28.6 (10) |
26.7 (8) |
14.1 (6) |
7.7 (2) |
6.6 (2) |
5.3 (2) |
2.3 (0) |
1.3 (0) |
– | – | – | – | – | 1.9 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Kommunalvalg". valg.im.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Helle Gade fortsætter: Derfor mener hun et bredt samarbejde er vigtigt". midtjyllandsavis.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "Helle Gade bliver borgmester og de forskellige poster er fordelt blandt partierne English: Helle Gade becomes mayor and the seats are distributed among the parties | Nyheder". silkeborg.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "Helle Gade genvalgt som borgmesterkandidat". tv2ostjylland.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Stemmefordeling i Silkeborg Kommune". valg.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 October 2025.