2021 Favrskov municipal election

Nils Borring from the Social Democrats was seeking a 4th term as mayor of Favrskov Municipality. The traditional red bloc won just 1 seat more than required in 2017, and therefore the results was expected to be tight.[1]

2021 Favrskov municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 25 seats to the Favrskov Municipal Council
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout27,000 (64.6%)
Decrease 2.9pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
C
V
Party Social Democrats Conservatives Venstre
Last election 11 seats, 43.1% 2 seats, 6.5% 9 seats, 29,7%
Seats won 9 6 5
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 4 Decrease 4
Popular vote 9,478 5,653 5,757
Percentage 35.6% 21.2% 21.6%
Swing Decrease 7.5% Increase 14.7% Decrease 8.1%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Ø
F
B
Party Red–Green Alliance Green Left Danish Social Liberal Party
Last election 1 seat, 3.3% 1 seat, 2.8% 0 seats, 2.3%
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change 0 0 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,254 1,048 1,007
Percentage 4.7% 3.9% 3.8%
Swing Increase 1.4% Increase 1.1% Increase 1.5%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
D
O
Party The New Right Danish People's Party
Last election 0 seats, 0.6% 1 seat, 6,6%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 0
Popular vote 942 935
Percentage 3.5% 3.5%
Swing Increase 2.9% Decrease 3.1%

Mayor before election

Nils Borring
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Lars Storgaard
Conservatives

In a surprise the Conservatives won 6 seats, an increase of 4 compared to 2017. Due to electoral alliances, the Conservatives would win a seat more than Venstre, who on the contrary lost 4 seats. With the Danish People's Party keeping their 1-seat and The New Right also winning 1 seat, a seat majority between the blue bloc parties had been won. It was later announced that Lars Storgaard would become mayor, and be the first to do so from the Conservatives in Favrskov since the 2007 municipal reform, and he would also become the first mayor from the Conservatives, who had been elected in a municipality from the East Jutland constituency.[2]

Electoral system

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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. Favrskov Municipality had 25 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

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Source[3]

Electoral Alliance 1

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

Electoral Alliance 2

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

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
Samlingspartiet Favrskov Local Party

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Favrskov Municipality
Social Democrats9,47835.599-2
Venstre5,75721.625-4
Conservatives5,65321.236+4
Red–Green Alliance1,2544.7110
Green Left1,0483.9410
Danish Social Liberal Party1,0073.781+1
The New Right9423.541+1
Danish People's Party9353.5110
Samlingspartiet Favrskov3161.190New
Liberal Alliance2390.9000
Total26,629100.00250
Valid votes26,62998.63
Invalid votes540.20
Blank votes3171.17
Total votes27,000100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,93073.11
Source: KMD

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Favrskov Kommune: Veteran mod debutant i kamp om borgmesterkæden | Nyheder". tvmidtvest (in Danish). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Samtlige partier bakker op om ny borgmester | Nyheder" (in Danish). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.