2021 Vejle municipal election

2021 Vejle municipal election

16 November 2021
All 31 seats to the Vejle Municipal Council 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	62,052 (67.1%) 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 2 2 1 Popular vote 21,297 18,342 6,696 Percentage 34.9% 30.1% 11.0% Swing 4.9% 0.2% 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 2 2 Popular vote 4,368 2,420 2,596 Percentage 7.2% 4.0% 4.2% Swing 0% 2.4% 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 1 Popular vote 1,990 669 Percentage 3.3% 1.1% Swing 0.8% 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".

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

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.

Electoral system

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

Source

Electoral Alliance 1

Electoral Alliance 2

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

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Vejle Municipality
	Venstre	21,297	34.90	12	+2
	Social Democrats	18,342	30.06	9	-2
	Conservatives	6,696	10.97	3	+1
	Green Left	4,368	7.16	3	0
	Danish People's Party	2,596	4.25	1	-2
	The New Right	2,420	3.97	2	+2
	Danish Social Liberal Party	1,990	3.26	1	0
	Red–Green Alliance	1,447	2.37	0	0
	Liberal Alliance	669	1.10	0	-1
	Christian Democrats	443	0.73	0	0
	The Alternative	421	0.69	0	0
	Liberal Borgerliste Vejle	280	0.46	0	0
	Danmark Først	58	0.10	0	0
Total		61,027	100.00	31	0
Valid votes		61,027	98.35
Invalid votes		257	0.41
Blank votes		768	1.24
Total votes		62,052	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		92,425	67.14
Source: KMD