2021 Næstved municipal election

2021 Næstved municipal election

16 November 2021
All 31 seats to the Næstved Municipal Council 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	44,132 (65.6%) 5.6pp
First party Second party Third party   A V C Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives Last election 13 seats, 39.4% 9 seats, 24.6% 2 seats, 6.3% Seats won 13 6 5 Seat change 0 3 3 Popular vote 17,006 7,800 6,665 Percentage 39.3% 18.0% 15.4% Swing 0.1% 6.6% 9.1%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   D B F Party New Right Danish Social Liberal Party Green Left Last election 0 seats, 1.3% 2 seats, 6.7% 1 seat, 3.8% Seats won 2 2 1 Seat change 2 0 0 Popular vote 2,938 2,421 2,185 Percentage 6.8% 5.6% 5.0% Swing 5.5% 1.1% 1.2%   Seventh party Eighth party   O Ø Party Danish People's Party Red–Green Alliance Last election 2 seats, 9.1% 2 seats, 4.7% Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,712 1,684 Percentage 4.0% 3.9% Swing 5.1% 0.8%
Mayor before election Carsten Rasmussen Social Democrats Mayor after election Carsten Rasmussen Social Democrats

The Social Democrats have always had a large strength in Næstved Municipality. In all the general and municipal elections since the 2007 municipal reform, they had become the largest party and held the mayor's position in the municipality. A change of the party holding the mayor's position was also not expected for this election.^[1]

In the election result, the Social Democrats would once again become the largest party, and would keep the 13 seats they won in 2017. The red bloc parties won 17 of the 31 seats, which made it likely that Carsten Rasmussen would win a third term. This would mean that the party could celebrate 106 years of rule in 2025.^[a].^[2] It was eventually confirmed that a third term had been secured.^[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. Næstved Municipality had 31 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

Source^[4]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party	Political Position
Danish Social Liberal Party	Centre to Centre-left
Green Left	Centre-left to Left-wing
Vegan Party	Centre-left to Left-wing
Red–Green Alliance	Left-wing to Far-left
The Alternative	Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

Party	Political Position
Danish People's Party	Right-wing
Venstre	Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 3

Party	Political Position
Conservatives	Centre-right
New Right	Right-wing
Liberal Alliance	Centre-right to Right-wing

Results by polling station

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Næstved Municipality
	Social Democrats	17,006	39.32	13	0
	Venstre	7,800	18.03	6	-3
	Conservatives	6,665	15.41	5	+3
	New Right	2,938	6.79	2	+2
	Danish Social Liberal Party	2,421	5.60	2	0
	Green Left	2,185	5.05	1	0
	Danish People's Party	1,712	3.96	1	-1
	Red–Green Alliance	1,684	3.89	1	-1
	Liberal Alliance	569	1.32	0	0
	Vegan Party	120	0.28	0	New
	The Alternative	109	0.25	0	0
	Udenfor[b]	42	0.10	0	New
Total		43,251	100.00	31	0
Valid votes		43,251	98.00
Invalid votes		213	0.48
Blank votes		668	1.51
Total votes		44,132	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		67,254	65.62
Source: KMD

Notes

1. The municipality was altered and enlargened in the 2007 municipal reform
2. Local party in Næstved

References

1. "Mandag Morgens borgmesterprognose: Flest røde rådhuse efter valget | Nyheder". Mandag Morgen (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
2. "Portræt: Carsten blev borgmester ved et tilfælde – og har været danmarksmester i banko | Nyheder". tv2øst (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
3. "Byråd og politiske udvalg | Nyheder". naestved (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
4. "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.