2021 Rødovre municipal election

2021 Rødovre municipal election

16 November 2021
All 19 seats to the Rødovre Municipal Council 10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	19,105 (59.9%) 5.1pp
First party Second party Third party   A C F Party Social Democrats Conservatives Green Left Last election 11 seat, 51.9% 3 seats, 11.9% 1 seat, 6.6% Seats won 9 5 2 Seat change 2 2 1 Popular vote 8,534 3,731 2,036 Percentage 45.5% 19.9% 10.9% Swing 6.4% 8% 4.3%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Ø V O Party Red–Green Alliance Venstre Danish People's Party Last election 2 seats, 7.4% 1 seat, 5.2% 1 seat, 8.7% Seats won 2 1 0 Seat change 0 0 1 Popular vote 1,451 813 703 Percentage 7.7% 4.3% 3.8% Swing 0.3% 0.9% 4.9%
Mayor before election Britt Jensen[a] Social Democrats Mayor after election Britt Jensen Social Democrats

Rødovre Municipality has in its history been a strong area for parties of the red bloc. In the 2019 Danish general election, it would become the municipality where the bloc received the 4th highest % of votes.^[1] Ever since 1952 the Social Democrats had also held the mayor's position.

In the 2017 election, the Social Democrats had won an absolute majority, and this led to Erik Nielsen becoming mayor, which he had been since 1994.^[2]

In January 2020, it was revealed that Erik Nielsen would step down as mayor, and Britt Jensen, from the same party, would take over.^[3]

In this election, the Social Democrats would lose its absolute majority, but would still remain the largest party. Only 5 parties won representation, and 13 of the seats were for parties of the red bloc. Britt Jensen would eventually find a majority and she would therefore 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. Rødovre Municipality had 19 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
Danish Social Liberal Party	Centre to Centre-left
Conservatives	Centre-right
Christian Democrats	Centre to Centre-right
Venstre	Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 2

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

Results by polling station

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Rødovre Municipality
	Social Democrats	8,534	45.52	9	-2
	Conservatives	3,731	19.90	5	+2
	Green Left	2,036	10.86	2	+1
	Red–Green Alliance	1,451	7.74	2	0
	Venstre	813	4.34	1	0
	Danish People's Party	703	3.75	0	-1
	Danish Social Liberal Party	657	3.50	0	0
	New Right	634	3.38	0	0
	Christian Democrats	190	1.01	0	New
Total		18,749	100.00	19	0
Valid votes		18,749	98.14
Invalid votes		64	0.33
Blank votes		292	1.53
Total votes		19,105	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		31,915	59.86
Source: KMD

Notes

1. Erik Nielsen became mayor following the 2017 election, however he stepped down in January 2020.

References

1. "FVKOM: Folketingsvalg efter valgresultat og kommuner | Nyheder". statistikbanken (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
2. "Fakta: Her er borgmestrene på plads | Nyheder". jyllands-posten (in Danish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
3. "Rødovres borgmester stopper halvandet år før tid | Nyheder". altinget (in Danish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
4. "Danmark har nu 19 kvindelige borgmestre. Tro det eller ej, men det er en rekord | Nyheder". femina (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
5. "Borgmester Britt Jensen - Socialdemokratiet (A) | Nyheder". rk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
6. "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.