2025 Danish local elections

The 2025 Danish local elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 18 November 2025. All local and regional councillors in Denmark's 98 municipalities and five regions will be up for election.

Background
Every four years, on the third Tuesday in November, local elections are held in Denmark. All 98 municipalities and 5 regions hold elections simultaneously on this date.

Electoral system
In Danish local elections, all 98 municipal councils and five regional councils are elected concurrently. The municipal councils have between 9 and 31 members, except the Copenhagen City Council which has 55 members, while the regional councils all have 41 members. In total, 2,436 members (as of the 2021 local elections, not a fixed number) are elected to the municipal councils, and 205 members are elected to the regional councils. All elections use the D'Hondt method to calculate number of seats. There is no electoral threshold. The parties are allowed to enter into electoral alliances.

To be an eligible voter, you must meet the following requirements:
 * Being at least 18 years old
 * Having permanent residence in a municipality
 * At least one of the following:
 * Having Danish citizenship
 * Citizenship in another EU member state
 * Citizenship in Iceland or Norway
 * Had permanent residence in the Danish Realm for the last 4 years, prior to the election date

Overview of regional council chairs prior to the elections
Social Democrats Venstre

Overview of mayors prior to the elections
Social Democrats Social Liberals Conservatives Green Left Liberal Alliance Schleswig Party Venstre Local parties