2021 Stevns municipal election
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All 19 seats to the Stevns Municipal Council 10 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 13,678 (74.8%) 2.8pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ever since the 2007 municipal reform, Venstre had held the mayor's position in Stevns Municipality. Depsite, only winning 4 seats, 2 less than largest party Social Democrats, in the 2017 election, they had manage to secure the mayor's position.[1]
In this election, the Social Democrats would lose a seat while Venstre would gain a seat, making them equally large for the first time.[a] However, local party Nyt Stevns won 2 seats, and could be decisive, as no bloc had a majority themselves. However, Venstre surprisingly, without citing exactly why, decided to support Henning Urban Dam from the Social Democrats as mayor. This deal included Anette Mortensen from Venstre becoming deputy mayor.[2][3]
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. Stevns Municipality had 19 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances[edit]
Source[4]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Conservatives | Centre-right |
| New Right | Right-wing |
| Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing |
| Nyt Stevns | Local Party |
| Danish People's Party | Right-wing |
| Venstre | Centre-right |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Social Democrats | Centre-left |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | Centre to Centre-left |
| Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-left |
Results by polling station[edit]
Results[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevns Municipality | |||||
| Social Democrats | 3,141 | 24.52 | 5 | -1 | |
| Venstre | 3,054 | 23.84 | 5 | +1 | |
| Conservatives | 1,741 | 13.59 | 3 | +1 | |
| Nyt Stevns | 1,182 | 9.23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danish People's Party | 886 | 6.92 | 1 | -1 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 839 | 6.55 | 1 | -1 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 720 | 5.62 | 1 | 0 | |
| Green Left | 682 | 5.32 | 1 | +1 | |
| New Right | 452 | 3.53 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 113 | 0.88 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 12,810 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 12,810 | 98.06 | |||
| Invalid votes | 69 | 0.53 | |||
| Blank votes | 184 | 1.41 | |||
| Total votes | 13,063 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,957 | 68.91 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ counting from the 2007 municipal reform
References[edit]
- ^ "Mød Stevns' nye borgmester | Nyheder". sn (in Danish). 2 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Henning Urban Dam snupper borgmesterkæden på Stevns | Nyheder". tv2øst (in Danish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Kommunalbestyrelsen | Nyheder". stevns (in Danish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.