2021 Herning municipal election
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All 31 seats to the Herning Municipal Council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 48,214 (68.8%) 5.4pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Since the 2007 municipal reform, Venstre had always had an absolute majority of seats in Herning Municipality. On November 30, 2020, Lars Krarup, mayor at the time, announced his resignation, and cited that he did it to make room for Dorte West. [1] Despite losing 2 seats, Venstre would once again win an absolute majority of seats, and it was later announced that Dorte West would continue as mayor, which she had been since Lars Krarup stepped down. [2]
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. Herning Municipality had 31 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances[edit]
Source[3]
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 |
|---|---|
| Danish Social Liberal Party | Centre to Centre-left |
| Venstre | Centre-right |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Conservatives | Centre-right |
| 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 | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herning Municipality | |||||
| Venstre | 24,062 | 50.52 | 17 | -2 | |
| Social Democrats | 6,942 | 14.58 | 4 | -1 | |
| Borgerlisten[a] | 3,148 | 6.61 | 2 | New | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 2,838 | 5.96 | 2 | +1 | |
| Green Left | 2,228 | 4.68 | 2 | +1 | |
| Conservatives | 2,162 | 4.54 | 2 | 0 | |
| Christian Democrats | 2,157 | 4.53 | 1 | 0 | |
| Danish People's Party | 1,443 | 3.03 | 1 | 0 | |
| The New Right | 1,102 | 2.31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 805 | 1.69 | 0 | -1 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 613 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom List | 124 | 0.26 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 47,624 | 100.00 | 31 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 47,624 | 98.78 | |||
| Invalid votes | 130 | 0.27 | |||
| Blank votes | 460 | 0.95 | |||
| Total votes | 48,214 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 48,214 | 100.00 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ Local party in Herning
References[edit]
- ^ "Lars Krarup stopper før tid | Nyheder". tvmidtvest (in Danish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Enigt byråd bag konstituering i Herning Kommune | Nyheder". voresbyherning (in Danish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.