2021 Helsingør municipal election

2021 Helsingør municipal election

16 November 2021
All 25 seats to the Helsingør Municipal Council 13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	34,738 (68.6%) 3.4pp
First party Second party Third party   C A Ø Party Conservatives Social Democrats Red–Green Alliance Last election 9 seats, 32.8% 8 seats, 24.4% 2 seats, 7.8% Seats won 10 7 2 Seat change 1 1 0 Popular vote 11,875 8,903 2,386 Percentage 34.7% 26.0% 7.0% Swing 1.9% 1.6% 0.8%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   B D V Party Danish Social Liberal Party New Right Venstre Last election 1 seat, 5.0% 0 seats, 2.3% 1 seat, 4.0% Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change 1 1 0 Popular vote 2,298 2,149 1,905 Percentage 6.7% 6.3% 5.6% Swing 1.7% 4% 1.6%   Seventh party Eighth party   F O Party Green Left Danish People's Party Last election 1 seat, 3.5% 2 seats, 9.2% Seats won 1 1 Seat change 0 1 Popular vote 1,736 1,602 Percentage 5.1% 4.7% Swing 1.6% 4.5%
Mayor before election Benedikte Kiær Conservatives Mayor after election Benedikte Kiær Conservatives

Helsingør Municipality had have Conservative rule for 22 of the last 26 years. .^[a] Venstre had held the mayor's position in the 4 other years, after making an agreement with 3 parties of the red bloc following the 2009 election .^[1] However, in 2013, Benedikte Kiær would win the mayor's position back to Conservatives.^[2]

In the 2017 election, Conservatives had won 9 seats, and would become the sole largest party for the 7th time in a row. However, none of the traditional blocs had a majority without local party Lokaldemokraterne. The result would be that the Conservatives with Benedikte Kiær as mayoral candidate, would be able to reach a broad agreement with the Social Democrats, the Danish Social Liberal Party, Danish People's Party and Venstre.^[3]

In this election, once again the Conservatives would become the largest party. They won a total of 10 seats, the most since the 2001 election. The traditional blue bloc had won 13 seats, and it looked like Benedikte Kiær could continue as mayor. The bloc would eventually make use of its majority, and on the election night it could be announced that she would continue as mayor.^[4][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 2021

Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.

Electoral alliances

Source^[6]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party	Political Position
Conservatives	Centre-right
New Right	Right-wing
Liberal Alliance	Centre-right to Right-wing
Danish People's Party	Right-wing
Venstre	Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 2

Party	Political Position
Danish Social Liberal Party	Centre to Centre-left
The Alternative	Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 3

Party	Political Position
Social Democrats	Centre-left
Green Left	Centre-left to Left-wing
Red–Green Alliance	Left-wing to Far-left

Results by polling station

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Helsingør Municipality
	Conservatives	11,875	34.74	10	+1
	Social Democrats	8,903	26.05	7	-1
	Red–Green Alliance	2,386	6.98	2	0
	Danish Social Liberal Party	2,298	6.72	2	+1
	New Right	2,149	6.29	1	+1
	Venstre	1,905	5.57	1	0
	Green Left	1,736	5.08	1	0
	Danish People's Party	1,602	4.69	1	-1
	The Alternative	811	2.37	0	0
	Liberal Alliance	431	1.26	0	0
	Listehansen[b]	60	0.18	0	New
	Bella Listen[b]	13	0.04	0	0
	Projekt Transparens[b]	10	0.03	0	New
Total		34,179	100.00	25	0
Valid votes		34,179	98.39
Invalid votes		124	0.36
Blank votes		435	1.25
Total votes		34,738	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		50,600	68.65
Source: KMD

Notes

1. Helsingør Municipality was not affected by the 2007 municipal reform
2. Local party in Helsingør

References

1. "Tærsbøl væltet som borgmester | Nyheder". lokalavisen (in Danish). 7 December 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
2. "Se billederne: Benedikte Kiær fik kæden på | Nyheder". sn (in Danish). 5 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
3. "Benedikte Kiær fortsætter som borgmester i Helsingør | Nyheder". jylland-posten (in Danish). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
4. "Konservative sidder tungt på magten i Helsingør: Benedikte Kiær forbliver borgmester | Nyheder". Tv 2 Kosmopol (in Danish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
5. "Byrådsmedlemmer | Nyheder". helinsgor (in Danish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
6. "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.