2021 Herlev municipal election

2021 Herlev municipal election

16 November 2021
All 19 seats to the Herlev Municipal Council 10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	14,106 (63.3%) 5.4pp
First party Second party Third party   A C Ø Party Social Democrats Conservatives Red–Green Alliance Last election 12 seats, 57.2% 2 seats, 10.7% 2 seats, 7.6% Seats won 9 5 2 Seat change 3 3 0 Popular vote 6,355 2,655 1,407 Percentage 45.8% 19.2% 10.2% Swing 11.4% 8.5% 2.6%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   F B V Party Green Left Danish Social Liberal Party Venstre Last election 1 seat, 6.6% 0 seats, 2.7% 1 seat, 4.9% Seats won 2 1 0 Seat change 1 1 1 Popular vote 1,396 536 422 Percentage 10.1% 3.9% 3.0% Swing 3.5% 1.2% 1.9%   Seventh party   O Party Danish People's Party Last election 1 seat, 7.2% Seats won 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 412 Percentage 3.0% Swing 4.2%
Mayor before election Thomas Gyldal Petersen Social Democrats Mayor after election Thomas Gyldal Petersen Social Democrats

Since 1970, the Social Democrats had held the mayor's position in the municipality. They had at least since 1981 had an absolute majority of seats added to that.

In the last election, they won 12 of the 19 seats, and Thomas Gyldal Petersen would therefore go into his third full term as mayor.

In this election, however, they would lose their absolute majority. Only one party from the blue bloc would win representation though, and 14 of the 19 seats would be for parties of the traditional red bloc. There would be majority with all the elected red bloc parties, that would support Thomas Gyldal Petersen as mayor.

This election would be one of only four, where Venstre failed to win representation.

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. Herlev Municipality had 19 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	+/–
Herlev Municipality
	Social Democrats	6,355	45.85	9	-3
	Conservatives	2,655	19.16	5	+3
	Red–Green Alliance	1,407	10.15	2	0
	Green Left	1,396	10.07	2	+1
	Danish Social Liberal Party	536	3.87	1	+1
	Venstre	422	3.04	0	-1
	Danish People's Party	412	2.97	0	-1
	New Right	349	2.52	0	0
	Liberal Alliance	134	0.97	0	0
	Herlev Listen	109	0.79	0	0
	Christian Democrats	84	0.61	0	New
Total		13,859	100.00	19	0
Valid votes		13,859	98.25
Invalid votes		68	0.48
Blank votes		179	1.27
Total votes		14,106	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		22,294	63.27
Source: KMD