2021 Varde municipal election
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All 25 seats to the Varde Municipal Council 13 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Varde was the municipality where the traditional blue bloc got the 4th highest % of vote share in the 2019 Danish general election.[1] Venstre had won a majority of seats in 2009 and 2013, but had come one short in 2017, although they still had managed to find a majority that would support them holding the mayor position.[2]
In 2020, Erik Buhl Nielsen from Venstre, who had been mayor for the last 2 terms, announced that would not stand for a third term.[3] Instead Mads Sørensen would be the candidate from Venstre. He would succeed in being elected for the mayor position, despite Venstre losing 2 seats, and thus receiving their worst election result since the 2007 municipal reform. The traditional blue bloc itself would gain 2 seats.[4]
The Christian Democrats would win its first seat in the municipality since the 2007 municipal reform, and it would be the only seat they would win in a municipality from the South Jutland constituency.[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. Varde 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 |
|---|---|
| Social Democrats | Centre-left |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | Centre to Centre-left |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| E-Borgergruppen | Local Party |
| Lokallisten 2017 | Local Party |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-left |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Conservatives | Centre-right |
| The New Right | Right-wing |
| Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing |
| Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right |
| Danish People's Party | Right-wing |
Results by polling station[edit]
Results[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varde Municipality | |||||
| Venstre | 10,351 | 39.10 | 10 | -2 | |
| Social Democrats | 5,461 | 20.63 | 6 | 0 | |
| Conservatives | 4,325 | 16.34 | 5 | +4 | |
| The New Right | 1,220 | 4.61 | 1 | New | |
| Danish People's Party | 1,196 | 4.52 | 1 | -1 | |
| Christian Democrats | 856 | 3.23 | 1 | +1 | |
| Green Left | 821 | 3.10 | 1 | +1 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 800 | 3.02 | 0 | -1 | |
| Udvikingslisten[a] | 397 | 1.50 | 0 | New | |
| E-Borgergruppen[b] | 346 | 1.31 | 0 | New | |
| Lokallisten 2017[c] | 284 | 1.07 | 0 | -2 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 240 | 0.91 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 177 | 0.67 | 0 | -1 | |
| Total | 26,474 | 100.00 | 25 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 26,474 | 98.26 | |||
| Invalid votes | 138 | 0.51 | |||
| Blank votes | 332 | 1.23 | |||
| Total votes | 26,944 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 39,382 | 68.42 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "FVKOM: Folketingsvalg efter valgresultat og kommuner | Nyheder". statistikbanken (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Katalog over de af Byrådet udpegede repræsentanter i udvalg, råd, nævn og bestyrelser 2018 – 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). vardekommune (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Varde skal have ny borgmester: Erik Buhl genopstiller ikke | Nyheder". tvsyd (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Se video: Nu er det officielt – Varde har fundet sin borgmester | Nyheder". jv (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Kristendemokraterne får 11 mandater på landsplan | Nyheder". tvmidtvest (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.