2021 Helsingør municipal election
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| Turnout | 34,738 (68.6%) 3.4pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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Results[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ Helsingør Municipality was not affected by the 2007 municipal reform
- ^ a b c Local party in Helsingør
References[edit]
- ^ "Tærsbøl væltet som borgmester | Nyheder". lokalavisen (in Danish). 7 December 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Se billederne: Benedikte Kiær fik kæden på | Nyheder". sn (in Danish). 5 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Benedikte Kiær fortsætter som borgmester i Helsingør | Nyheder". jylland-posten (in Danish). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Konservative sidder tungt på magten i Helsingør: Benedikte Kiær forbliver borgmester | Nyheder". Tv 2 Kosmopol (in Danish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Byrådsmedlemmer | Nyheder". helinsgor (in Danish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.