2014 Icelandic municipal elections

Municipal elections took place in Iceland on 31 May 2014. 66% of eligible voters cast votes, the lowest proportion since Iceland gained independence.

As part of a pledge, Mayor Jón Gnarr's Best Party did not participate in the election and was dissolved after the election was held.

Results in Reykjavík

 Summary of the 31 May 2014 Reykjavík City Council election results

Parties		Votes	%	+/−%	Seats	+/−
Template:Ispc |	Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin)	17,426	31.9	+12.8	5	+2
Template:Ispc |	Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn)	14,031	25.7	–7.9	4	–1
Template:Ispc |	Bright Future (Björt framtíð)	8,539	15.6	New	2	New
Template:Ispc |	Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn)	5,865	10.7	+8.0	2	+2
Template:Ispc |	Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin – grænt framboð)	4,553	8.3	+1.2	1	±0
Template:Ispc |	Pirate Party (Píratar)	3,238	5.9	New	1	New
Template:Ispc |	Dawn (Dögun)	774	1.5	New	0	New
	People's Front of Iceland (Alþýðufylkingin)	219	0.4	New	0	New
Totals		54,665	100.0	—	15	—
Source: Vísir

In total, 56,895 votes were cast. Of these, 2,024 were blank and 227 were invalid.

On June 11th 2014, a coalition was announced of the Social Democrats, Bright Future, the Left-Greens, and the Pirate Party. Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson, of the Social Democrats, became the new mayor, while the Left-Green councillor Sóley Tómasdóttir became president of the city council and Sigurður Björn Blöndal of Bright Future became the city council chairperson. The coalition did not invite Progressive Party councillors onto the city’s councils and committees, with Sóley Tómasdóttir saying that the party was not “suitable” for the jobs; this has been taken partly to relate to the councillors' opposition to the Reykjavík Mosque.

External links

• Municipal Elections in 2014 RUV Template:Is icon