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2021 Viborg municipal election

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2021 Viborg municipal election
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All 31 seats to the Viborg Municipal Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout53,013 (70.1%)
Decrease 2.2pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
V
A
C
Party Venstre Social Democrats Conservatives
Last election 10 seats, 32.3% 9 seats, 29.0% 7 seats, 18.6%
Seats won 12 8 7
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 0
Popular vote 17,928 12,210 11,763
Percentage 34.2% 23.3% 22.5%
Swing Increase 1.9% Decrease 5.7% Increase 3.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
F
Ø
D
Party Green Left Red–Green Alliance The New Right
Last election 2 seats, 5.2% 1 seat, 2.4% Did not stand
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Decrease 1 0 Increase 1
Popular vote 2,709 1,573 1,252
Percentage 5.2% 3.0% 2.4%
Swing 0.0% Increase 0.6% New

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Å
O
Party The Alternative Danish People's Party
Last election 0 seats, 1.9% 2 seats, 6.2%
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 939 1,399
Percentage 1.8% 2.7%
Swing Decrease 0.1% Decrease 3.5%

Mayor before election

Ulrik Wilbek
Venstre

Mayor after election

Ulrik Wilbek
Venstre

In 2017, former handball coach Ulrik Wilbek became mayor of Viborg Municipality as member of Venstre. [1]

In this election, he would seek a second term. Venstre would gain 2 seats in the election and the blue bloc parties would win 20 seats, 12 of them from Venstre. Therefore Ulrik Wilbek stood in pole position to continue as mayor. It was eventually confirmed. [2] [3]

Despite The Alternative suffering nationwide losses in the 2017 Danish Local Elections, they managed to gain a seat in Viborg Municipality, even though their overall vote share decreased.

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. Viborg 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[4]

Electoral Alliance 1

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

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
The New Right Right-wing
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing

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
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right
The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Viborg Municipality
Venstre17,92834.2512+2
Social Democrats12,21023.338-1
Conservatives11,76322.4870
Green Left2,7095.1820
Red–Green Alliance1,5733.0110
Danish People's Party1,3992.670-2
The New Right1,2522.391New
The Alternative9391.791+1
Danish Social Liberal Party8681.6600
Hvad kan gå galt[a]5501.050New
Liberal Alliance4560.8700
Christian Democrats4250.8100
Freedom List2110.400New
Lokalisten - Viborg540.1000
Total52,337100.00320
Valid votes52,33798.72
Invalid votes1480.28
Blank votes5281.00
Total votes53,013100.00
Registered voters/turnout75,64570.08
Source: [1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Local party in Viborg

References

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  1. ^ "Borgmester væltet af Wilbek i Viborg: Det er i min verden diktatur | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Hver sjette i Viborg satte kryds ved Ulrik Wilbek | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Medlemmer af byrådet 2022-2025 | Nyheder". viborg (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.