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2021 Vejle municipal election

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2021 Vejle municipal election
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All 31 seats to the Vejle Municipal Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout62,052 (67.1%)
Decrease 3.4pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
V
A
C
Party Venstre Social Democrats Conservatives
Last election 10 seats, 30.0% 11 seats, 30.3% 2 seats, 7.2%
Seats won 12 9 3
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 21,297 18,342 6,696
Percentage 34.9% 30.1% 11.0%
Swing Increase 4.9% Decrease 0.2% Increase 3.8%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
F
D
O
Party Green Left The New Right Danish People's Party
Last election 3 seats, 7.2% 0 seats, 1.6% 3 seats, 11.1%
Seats won 3 2 1
Seat change 0 Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 4,368 2,420 2,596
Percentage 7.2% 4.0% 4.2%
Swing 0% Increase 2.4% Decrease 6.9%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
B
I
Party Danish Social Liberal Party Liberal Alliance
Last election 1 seat, 4.1% 1 seats, 2.9%
Seats won 1 0
Seat change 0 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,990 669
Percentage 3.3% 1.1%
Swing Decrease 0.8% Decrease 1.8%

Mayor before election

Jens Ejner Christensen
Venstre

Mayor after election

Jens Ejner Christensen
Venstre

In the three elections, following the 2007 municipal reform, that had been held prior to this election, Venstre had ended up with the mayor position. In the 2017 Vejle municipal election, the parties of the traditional blue bloc had won 16 seats against 15 for the traditional red bloc. Therefore, this election was seen as a "thriller".[1]

Jens Ejner Christensen from Venstre was seeking a second term, while Martin Sikær would be the candidate for the Social Democrats.[2]

Despite that the Social Democrats were given a fair chance to win the mayor's position, the results ended in favor of the blue bloc. Venstre would win 2 seats, while the Social Democrats would lose 2, which meant they would lose the position as the biggest party in the council. It was later confirmed that Jens Ejner Christensen would continue as mayor.[3][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. Vejle 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[5]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political Position
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

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

Electoral Alliance 3

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

Electoral Alliance 4

Party Political Position
The New Right Right-wing
Liberal Borgerliste Vejle Local Party
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Vejle Municipality
Venstre21,29734.9012+2
Social Democrats18,34230.069-2
Conservatives6,69610.973+1
Green Left4,3687.1630
Danish People's Party2,5964.251-2
The New Right2,4203.972+2
Danish Social Liberal Party1,9903.2610
Red–Green Alliance1,4472.3700
Liberal Alliance6691.100-1
Christian Democrats4430.7300
The Alternative4210.6900
Liberal Borgerliste Vejle2800.4600
Danmark Først[a]580.1000
Total61,027100.00310
Valid votes61,02798.35
Invalid votes2570.41
Blank votes7681.24
Total votes62,052100.00
Registered voters/turnout92,42567.14
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ Local party in Vejle

References

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  1. ^ "Her er de 10 største gysere ved kommunalvalget | Nyheder". tv2.dk (in Danish). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Din stemmeseddel | Nyheder". dr.dk (always lists top candidate as the first one below a party's name) (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Vejle-borgmester fortsætter på styrket mandat | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Konstitueringsaftale | Nyheder". vejle.dk (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.