2021 Albertslund municipal election

2021 Albertslund municipal election

16 November 2021
All 21 seats to the Albertslund Municipal Council 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	23,189 (61.9%) 4.2pp
First party Second party Third party   A F C Party Social Democrats Green Left Conservatives Last election 9 seats, 41.9% 2 seats, 8.7% 2 seats, 6.9% Seats won 7 4 4 Seat change 2 2 2 Popular vote 4,417 2,365 1,744 Percentage 34.1% 18.2% 13.4% Swing 7.8% 9.5% 6.5%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Ø B O Party Red–Green Alliance Danish Social Liberal Party Danish People's Party Last election 2 seats, 11.4% 1 seat, 4.5% 3 seats, 13.0% Seats won 2 2 1 Seat change 0 1 2 Popular vote 1,432 1,012 680 Percentage 11.0% 7.8% 5.2% Swing 0.4% 3.3% 7.8%   Seventh party Eighth party   V Å Party Venstre The Alternative Last election 1 seat, 6.1% 1 seat, 4.6% Seats won 1 0 Seat change 0 1 Popular vote 571 217 Percentage 4.4% 1.7% Swing 1.7% 2.9%
Mayor before election Steen Christiansen Social Democrats Mayor after election Steen Christiansen Social Democrats

Albertslund Municipality has in its history been a strong area for parties of the red bloc. In the 2019 Danish general election, it would become the municipality where the bloc received the 2nd highest % of votes. Ever since 1947 the Social Democrats had also held the mayor's position.

In the 2017 election, the Social Democrats had won 9 seats, and become the largest party. They would also secure the mayor's position.

In this election, the Social Democrats would lose 2 seats. The Green Left would on the other hand gain 2 seats, and this would create some dramatic post-election negotitations. At first Vivi Nør Jacobsen from the Green Left announced that her party along with the Social Democrats and Danish Social Liberal Party had reached an agreement that would see her becoming the new mayor. However, the parties outside the agreement, namely the Conservatives, the Danish People's Party, Venstre and the Red–Green Alliance in response, shockingly had decided to support the continuation of Steen Christiansen as mayor. The Social Democrats would eventually accept the offer from the parties, and Steen Christiansen would continue for a fourth term.

Electoral system

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. Albertslund Municipality had 21 seats in 2021

Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.

Electoral alliances

Source

Electoral Alliance 1

Electoral Alliance 2

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Albertslund Municipality
	Social Democrats	4,417	34.07	7	-2
	Green Left	2,365	18.24	4	+2
	Conservatives	1,744	13.45	4	+2
	Red–Green Alliance	1,432	11.05	2	0
	Danish Social Liberal Party	1,012	7.81	2	+1
	Danish People's Party	680	5.25	1	-2
	Venstre	571	4.40	1	0
	New Right	371	2.86	0	New
	The Alternative	217	1.67	0	-1
	Liberal Alliance	115	0.89	0	0
	Vegan Party	40	0.31	0	New
Total		12,964	100.00	21	0
Valid votes		12,964	98.29
Invalid votes		77	0.58
Blank votes		148	1.12
Total votes		13,189	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		21,299	61.92
Source: KMD