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2021 Billund municipal election

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2021 Billund municipal election
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All 25 seats to the Billund Municipal Council
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout14,182 (68.3%)
Decrease 4.5pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
V
A
C
Party Venstre Social Democrats Conservatives
Last election 10 seats, 36.5% 7 seats, 27.9% 1 seat, 6.1%
Seats won 10 9 3
Seat change 0 Increase 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 5,267 4,455 1,351
Percentage 37.8% 32% 9.7%
Swing Increase 1.3% Increase 4.1% Increase 3.6%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
O
L
B
Party Danish People's Party Lokalpolitisk Forum Danish Social Liberal Party
Last election 3 seats, 11.4% Did Not Stand 2 seats, 7.7%
Seats won 2 1 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 1,240 588 222
Percentage 8.9% 2.6% 1.6%
Swing Decrease 2.5% New Decrease 6.1%

Mayor before election

Ib Kristensen
Venstre

Mayor after election

Stephanie Storbank
Venstre

Billund Municipality can be categorized as a quite blue[a] municipality, having voted for parties of the blue bloc by 65%, the fifth most of the 98 municipalities in Denmark, in the 2019 Danish general election.[1]

Ib Kristensen from Venstre had been mayor of Billund Municipality ever since the 2007 municipal reform. However, in September 2020, he announced that he would not stand for re-election, stating that he saw himself as too old.[2] Already in November 2020, 37-year old Stephanie Storbank could announce that she had the support to become the new mayor candidate for Venstre in the election the following year.[3]

In the election result, Venstre would increase their vote share by 1.3% and once again become the biggest party, although they didn't win any new seats. It was later announced that Venstre and the Social Democrats, who together had won 17 of the 25 seats, had reached an agreement that would see Stephanie Storbank become the new mayor.[4]

Electoral system

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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. Billund Municipality had 25 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

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Source[5]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political Position
Social Democrats Centre-left
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
The New Right Right-wing

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political Position
Lokapolitisk Forum Local Party
Danish People's Party Right-wing

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Billund Municipality
Venstre5,26737.78100
Social Democrats4,45531.959+2
Conservatives1,3519.693+2
Danish People's Party1,2408.892-1
Lokapolitisk Forum[b]7845.621New
The New Right3222.310New
Danish Social Liberal Party2221.590-2
Christian Democrats1781.280New
Green Left1230.8800
Total13,942100.00250
Valid votes13,94298.31
Invalid votes850.60
Blank votes1551.09
Total votes14,182100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,75468.33
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ as in voting for parties of the blue bloc
  2. ^ Local party in Billund

References

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  1. ^ "FVKOM: Folketingsvalg efter valgresultat og kommuner | Nyheder". statistikbanken (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Billund skal have ny borgmester: Ib Kristensen stopper | Nyheder". jv.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Stephanie Storbank er Venstres borgmesterkandidat | Nyheder". ugeavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Stephanie Storbank er ny borgmester i Billund | Nyheder". tvsyd (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.