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2021 Herning municipal election

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2021 Herning municipal election
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All 31 seats to the Herning Municipal Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout48,214 (68.8%)
Decrease 5.4pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
V
A
H
Party Venstre Social Democrats Borgerlisten
Last election 19 seats, 55.6% 5 seats, 16.8% Did not stand
Seats won 17 4 2
Seat change Decrease 2 Decrease 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 24.062 6,942 3,148
Percentage 50.5% 14.6% 6.6%
Swing Decrease 5.1% Decrease 2.2% New

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
B
F
C
Party Danish Social Liberal Party Green Left Conservatives
Last election 1 seats, 5.0% 1 seats, 4.3% 2 seats, 4.2%
Seats won 2 2 2
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 0
Popular vote 2,838 2,228 2,162
Percentage 6.0% 4.7% 4.5%
Swing Increase 1.0% Increase 0.4% Increase 0.3%

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
K
O
Ø
Party Christian Democrats Danish People's Party Red–Green Alliance
Last election 1 seat, 3.2% 1 seat, 5.7% 1 seat, 2.2%
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change 0 0 Decrease 1
Popular vote 2,157 1,443 805
Percentage 4.5% 3.0% 1.7%
Swing Increase 1.3% Decrease 2.7% Decrease 0.5%

Mayor before election

Lars Krarup
Venstre

Mayor after election

Dorte West
Venstre

Since the 2007 municipal reform, Venstre had always had an absolute majority of seats in Herning Municipality. On November 30, 2020, Lars Krarup, mayor at the time, announced his resignation, and cited that he did it to make room for Dorte West. [1] Despite losing 2 seats, Venstre would once again win an absolute majority of seats, and it was later announced that Dorte West would continue as mayor, which she had been since Lars Krarup stepped down. [2]

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. Herning Municipality had 31 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

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Source[3]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political Position
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-left

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
Venstre Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right
Danish People's Party Right-wing


Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Herning Municipality
Venstre24,06250.5217-2
Social Democrats6,94214.584-1
Borgerlisten[a]3,1486.612New
Danish Social Liberal Party2,8385.962+1
Green Left2,2284.682+1
Conservatives2,1624.5420
Christian Democrats2,1574.5310
Danish People's Party1,4433.0310
The New Right1,1022.3100
Red–Green Alliance8051.690-1
Liberal Alliance6131.2900
Freedom List1240.260New
Total47,624100.00310
Valid votes47,62498.78
Invalid votes1300.27
Blank votes4600.95
Total votes48,214100.00
Registered voters/turnout48,214100.00
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ Local party in Herning

References

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  1. ^ "Lars Krarup stopper før tid | Nyheder". tvmidtvest (in Danish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Enigt byråd bag konstituering i Herning Kommune | Nyheder". voresbyherning (in Danish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.