2021 Frederikshavn municipal election

2021 Frederikshavn municipal election

16 November 2021
All 29 seats to the Frederikshavn Municipal Council 15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	33,065 (68.1%) 3.4pp
First party Second party Third party   A V C Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservative People's Party Last election 18 seats, 59.7% 6 seats, 18.9% 1 seat, 3.2% Seats won 18 6 2 Seat change 0 0 1 Popular vote 18,757 6,851 2,287 Percentage 57.4% 21.0% 7.0% Swing 2.3% 2.1% 3.8%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   D F O Party New Right Green Left Danish People's Party Last election 0 seats, 1.4% 1 seat, 3.7% 2 seats, 8.2% Seats won 1 1 1 Seat change 1 0 1 Popular vote 1,634 1,275 987 Percentage 5.0% 3.9% 3.0% Swing 3.6% 0.2% 5.2%   Seventh party   Ø Party Red–Green Alliance Last election 1 seat, 2.0% Seats won 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 680 Percentage 2.0% Swing 0.1%
Mayor before election Birgit Hansen Social Democrats Mayor after election Birgit Hansen Social Democrats

In 2014, following the 2013 Frederikshavn Municipal election, Birgit Hansen, member of Social Democrats (Denmark) became mayor of Frederikshavn Municipality, located in Northern Jutland.^[1] She was re-elected in 2017 with her party winning 18 seats, an increase of 4 seats from 2013. She stood to be elected mayor for a third time in 2021, and succeeded as the Social Democrats (Denmark) maintained its 18 seats, despite decreasing their vote share by 2.3%.

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. Frederikshavn Municipality had 29 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

Source^[2]

Electoral Alliance 1

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

Electoral Alliance 2

Party	Political Position
Christian Democrats	Centre to Centre-right
Venstre	Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 3

Party	Political Position
Conservative People's Party	Centre-right
The New Right	Right-wing
Danish People's Party	Right-wing

Results by polling station

Polling Station	A	C	D	F	K	O	V	Ø
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Skagen	56.0	4.1	4.2	1.4	0.1	3.6	28.9	1.6
Hulsig	36.6	3.2	5.4	3.2	1.1	2.2	43.0	5.4
Ålbæk	56.7	11.8	3.1	2.5	0.4	3.3	19.1	3.1
Jerup	57.4	8.0	9.9	2.7	0.2	5.3	13.9	2.5
Elling	60.6	6.4	6.2	3.1	1.3	4.4	17.0	1.1
Strandby	51.4	7.8	4.9	3.3	5.4	2.9	22.6	1.5
Frederikshavn Nord	66.4	6.4	5.8	4.2	0.1	3.4	12.0	1.7
Frederikshavn Midt	64.6	6.8	5.7	5.8	0.3	2.9	11.2	2.8
Frederikshavn Syd	64.2	7.2	5.4	5.3	0.3	2.4	13.0	2.1
Ravnshøj	57.2	6.7	4.8	6.1	1.0	3.0	18.8	2.4
Gærum	51.9	11.1	6.5	3.1	0.2	2.2	23.4	1.5
Sæby	55.8	8.6	3.1	4.6	0.3	2.2	23.4	2.0
Brønden	43.4	4.8	8.5	2.6	1.8	3.3	31.6	4.0
Dybvad	49.0	3.3	6.1	3.8	0.5	5.0	30.1	2.2
Hørby	47.0	7.3	6.4	3.6	1.1	3.1	29.9	1.6
Præstbro	47.8	5.2	4.4	1.1	0.0	1.8	34.4	5.2
Thorshøj	49.0	7.1	4.4	1.7	1.5	4.6	29.8	2.0
Understed	42.1	5.8	7.8	3.5	0.9	2.3	34.6	3.2
Voerså	31.2	2.6	6.0	1.9	0.0	3.2	53.2	1.7
Volstrup	52.2	9.7	7.3	2.4	0.0	2.7	24.2	1.6
Østervrå	38.6	5.5	4.4	2.5	1.6	3.9	42.6	0.9
Lyngså	47.9	9.0	3.4	2.6	0.3	3.6	31.7	1.6

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Frederikshavn Municipality
	Social Democrats	18,757	57.41	18	0
	Venstre	6,851	20.97	6	0
	Conservative People's Party	2,287	7.00	2	+1
	New Right	1,634	5.00	1	+1
	Green Left	1,275	3.90	1	0
	Danish People's Party	987	3.02	1	-1
	Red–Green Alliance	674	2.06	0	–1
	Christian Democrats	205	0.63	0	–
Total		32,670	100.00	29	0
Valid votes		32,670	98.81
Invalid votes		190	0.57
Blank votes		205	0.62
Total votes		33,065	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		48,534	68.13
Source: KMD

References

1. "Borgerne skal kunne møde ny borgmester | Nyheder". nordjyske (in Danish). 28 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
2. "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.