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2021 Ringkøbing-Skjern municipal election

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2021 Ringkøbing-Skjern municipal election
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All 29 seats to the Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipal Council
15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout31,071 (70.1%)
Decrease 4.7pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
V
K
A
Party Venstre Christian Democrats Social Democrats
Last election 11 seats, 36.9% 6 seats, 15.5% 6 seats, 21.3%
Seats won 11 6 4
Seat change 0 0 Decrease 2
Popular vote 10,400 5,960 4,581
Percentage 34.0% 19.5% 15.0%
Swing Decrease 2.9% Increase 4.0% Decrease 6.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
C
F
D
Party Conservatives Green Left The New Right
Last election 0 seats, 1.7% 3 seats, 9.5% Did not stand
Seats won 3 3 1
Seat change Increase 3 0 Increase 1
Popular vote 3,043 2,960 1,188
Percentage 9.9% 9.7% 3.9%
Swing Increase 8.2% Increase 0.2% New

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
O
J
Party Danish People's Party Fjordlisten
Last election 2 seats, 6.7% 1 seat, 3.2%
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,165 538
Percentage 3.8% 1.8%
Swing Decrease 2.9% Decrease 1.4%

Mayor before election

Hans Østergaard
Venstre

Mayor after election

Hans Østergaard
Venstre

Since the 2007 municipal reform, Ringkøbing-Skjern municipality has been a strong area for centre-right Venstre. However, in 2017, Venstre won only 11 seats, 3 less than they did in 2013. This meant they were 4 seats short of a majority. The Christian Democrats who won 6 seats, and became the joint 2nd biggest party, were looking to get their first mayor in a Danish municipality. However, in a surprising turn of events, the Social Democrats ended up supporting Hans Østergaard from Venstre instead, citing multiple reasons, such as the Christian Democrats being a small party nationwide, and that Kristian Andersen, who was the candidate of the Christian Democrats, did not support gay marriage.[1]

Due to the dramatic outcome the year before, and that Christian Democrats were doing relatively well at the opinion polls nationwide before the election, there were some speculation to whether the Christian Democrats could once again challenge Venstre in getting the mayor's office.[2] However, despite the Christian Democrats increasing their vote share, and Venstre decreasing their vote share, both parties kept the same number of seats, and it was later announced that Hans Østergaard would continue for a 2nd term.[3]

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. Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality had 29 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
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Fjordlisten Local Party

Electoral Alliance 2

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

Electoral Alliance 3

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

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
Venstre10,40033.95110
Christian Democrats5,96019.4660
Social Democrats4,58114.954-2
Conservatives3,0439.933+3
Green Left2,9609.6630
The New Right1,1883.881New
Danish People's Party1,1653.801-1
Fjordlisten [a]5381.760-1
Red–Green Alliance2810.9200
Danish Social Liberal Party2670.8700
Liberal Alliance2500.8200
Total30,633100.00290
Valid votes30,63398.59
Invalid votes1340.43
Blank votes3040.98
Total votes31,071100.00
Registered voters/turnout44,31670.11
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ Local party in Ringkøbing-Skjern

References

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  1. ^ "S: Homovielser stod i vejen for systemskifte i Ringkøbing-Skjern | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Her er manden, der kan blive Kristendemokraternes første borgmester i det danske bibelbælte | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Det nye byråd har konstitueret sig | Nyheder". rksl (in Danish). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.