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2021 Hvidovre municipal election

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2021 Hvidovre municipal election
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All 21 seats to the Hvidovre Municipal Council
11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout24,912 (60.8%)
Decrease 5.1pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
C
F
Party Social Democrats Conservatives Green Left
Last election 8 seats, 33,8% 2 seats, 7.8% 3 seats, 10.6%
Seats won 7 4 4
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 8,535 4,010 3,800
Percentage 34.9% 16.4% 15.5%
Swing Increase 1.1% Increase 8.6% Increase 4.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
H
V
O
Party Hvidovrelisten Venstre Danish People's Party
Last election 2 seats, 9.8% 2 seats, 8.1% 3 seats, 13.8%
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change 0 Decrease 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 1,685 1,472 1,450
Percentage 6.9% 6.0% 5.9%
Swing Decrease 2.9% Decrease 2.1% Decrease 7.9%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Ø
D
Party Red–Green Alliance New Right
Last election 1 seat, 5.9% 0 seats, 1.3%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change 0 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,310 866
Percentage 5.4% 3.5%
Swing Decrease 0.5% Increase 2.2%

Mayor before election

Helle Moesgaard Adelborg
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Anders Wolf Andresen
Green Left

Ever since 1944, the Social Democrats had held the mayor's position in Hvidovre Municipality.

In the 2017 election, the Social Democrats had won 8 seats and become the largest party. Helle Moesgaard Adelborg would eventually become mayor for her 2nd full term[a].[1]

In this election, once again it would be the Social Democrats who won the most seats, despite losing a seat. However, the Conservatives, the Green Left, Venstre, the Red–Green Alliance and local party Hvidovrelisten reached an agreement without the Social Democrats. This would see Anders Wolf Andresen from the Green Left secure the mayor's position. [2] [3]

This was 1 of only 2 municipalities in the 2017 elections where the Green Left would win the mayor's position.


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. Hvidovre Municipality had 21 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

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Source[4]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
Danish People's Party Right-wing
Venstre Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Vegan Party Centre-left to Left-wing
Hvidovrelisten Local Party
Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-left

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political Position
New Right Right-wing
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
Lokallisten 2650 Local Party

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Hvidovre Municipality
Social Democrats8,53534.877-1
Conservatives4,01016.384+2
Green Left3,80015.524+1
Hvidovrelisten1,6856.8820
Venstre1,4726.011-1
Danish People's Party1,4505.921-2
Red–Green Alliance1,3105.3510
New Right8663.541+1
Danish Social Liberal Party7252.9600
Lokallisten 2650[b]2791.140New
Liberal Alliance2250.9200
Vegan Party730.300New
Kommunistisk Liste[b]490.200New
Total24,479100.00210
Valid votes24,47998.26
Invalid votes650.26
Blank votes3681.48
Total votes24,912100.00
Registered voters/turnout40,97860.79
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ she also took over in 2012 from Milton Graff Pedersen
  2. ^ a b Local party in Hvidovre

References

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  1. ^ "Fakta: Her er borgmestrene på plads | Nyheder". jyllands-posten (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Kæmpe overraskelse: SF kupper socialdemokratisk borgmester i Hvidovre | Nyheder". tv2kosmopol (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Medlemmer af Kommunalbestyrelsen 2022 - 2025 | Nyheder". hvidovre (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.