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2021 Sorø municipal election

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2021 Sorø municipal election
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All 21 seats to the Sorø Municipal Council
11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout15,857 (66.7%)
Decrease 5.6pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
C
V
Party Social Democrats Conservatives Venstre
Last election 8 seats, 29.9% 7 seats, 24.7% 3 seats, 9.8%
Seats won 8 8 3
Seat change 0 Increase 1 0
Popular vote 4,704 4,591 1,647
Percentage 30.3% 29.6% 10.6%
Swing Increase 0.4% Increase 4.9% Increase 0.8%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
F
D
Ø
Party Green Left New Right Red–Green Alliance
Last election 1 seat, 5.1% 0 seats, 2.4% 1 seat, 4.6%
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 0
Popular vote 1,526 798 715
Percentage 9.8% 5.1% 4.6%
Swing Increase 4.7% Increase 2.7% 0.0%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
O
B
Party Danish People's Party Danish Social Liberal Party
Last election 3 seats, 11.2% 1 seat, 2.9%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Decrease 2 0
Popular vote 710 458
Percentage 4.6% 3.0%
Swing Decrease 6.6% Increase 0.1%

Mayor before election

Gert Jørgensen
Conservatives

Mayor after election

Gert Jørgensen
Conservatives

Following the 2013 election, Gert Jørgensen from the Conservatives had become mayor of Sorø Municipality.[1] In 2017 he would win re-election, despite the party failing to become the largest.[2]

In the election, the Conservatives would gain a seat, becoming just as large as the Social Democrats. Following the election results, Anne Madsen from the Social Democrats looked set to take the mayor's position away from the Conservatives, as an agreement was reached between the Social Democrats, the Green Left, Danish People's Party and the Red–Green Alliance.[3] However some timer later, dramatically Lars Schmidt from Danish People's Party decided to switch party affiliation to Conservatives, and Gert Jørgensen would now have majority behind him.[4][5]

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. Sorø 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[6]

Electoral Alliance 1

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

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 3

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

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sorø Municipality
Social Democrats4,70430.3080
Conservatives4,59129.578+1
Venstre1,64710.6130
Green Left1,5269.832+1
New Right7985.141+1
Red–Green Alliance7154.6110
Danish People's Party7104.571-2
Danish Social Liberal Party4582.9510
Liberal Alliance1581.0200
Frigængerne[a]890.570New
Freedom List690.440New
Christian Democrats590.380New
Total15,524100.00250
Valid votes15,52497.90
Invalid votes850.54
Blank votes2481.56
Total votes15,857100.00
Registered voters/turnout23,76366.73
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ Local party in Sorø

References

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  1. ^ "Her er de 98 borgmestre | Nyheder". jyllands-posten (in Danish). 19 November 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Portræt: Her er Sorøs borgmester | Nyheder". tv2øst (in Danish). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Anne Madsen (S) bliver ny Sorø-borgmester | Nyheder". sn (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. ^ "K står til at snuppe borgmesterpost fra S | Nyheder". altinget (in Danish). 21 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Kommunalbestyrelsen | Nyheder". soroe (in Danish). Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.