2021 Danish local elections
The Danish local elections of 2021 will be held in 2021 for Denmark's 98 municipal councils and five regional councils. All seats were contested for the 2021-25 term of office, together with seats in five regional councils. In the previous election, there were 2,432 seats in the municipal councils.
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Results
Results of regional elections
The regions are not municipalities but are financed only through block grants.
Number of councillors and political parties in the Regional Councils
Party | Seats | Change |
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Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) (A) | ||
Danish Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B) | ||
Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) | ||
Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F) | ||
Liberal Alliance (Liberal Alliance) (I) | ||
Christian Democrats (Kristendemokraterne) (K) | ||
Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) (O) | ||
Psychiatry List (Psykiatri-Listen) (P) | ||
Venstre (Venstre) (V) | ||
Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) (Ø) | ||
The Alternative (Alternativet) (Å) | ||
Total |
Old and new Chairmen of the Regional Councils
Regional Council Chairmen Outgoing and Incoming | ||||
Region | Incumbent Chairman | Elected Chairman | ||
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North Denmark Region | Ulla Astman | |||
Central Denmark Region | Anders Kühnau | |||
Region of Southern Denmark | Stephanie Lose | |||
Region Zealand | Heino Knudsen | |||
Capital Region of Denmark | Sophie Hæstorp Andersen |
Results of municipal elections
Seats for the 98 municipal councils will be up for vote.
Number of councillors and political parties in the Municipal Councils
Sum of 98 local elections | |||||
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Party | Share of vote | Seats | |||
Percent | Change | Number | Change | ||
Social Democrats | |||||
Venstre | |||||
Conservative People's Party | |||||
Danish People's Party | |||||
Socialist People's Party | |||||
Red-Green Alliance | |||||
Danish Social Liberal Party | |||||
Liberal Alliance | |||||
The Alternative | |||||
Schleswig Party | |||||
Christian Democrats | |||||
The New Right | |||||
Others | |||||
Party | Municipality | Seats |
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Gulborgsund List (Guldborgsundlisten) | Guldborgsund | |
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Mayors in the municipalities
The mayors (Danish:Borgmester; plural:Borgmestre) of the 98 municipalities heads the council meetings and is the chairman of the finance committee in each of their respective municipalities. Only in Copenhagen, this mayor - the head of the finance committee and council meetings - is called the Lord Mayor (Danish:Overborgmester).
Mayors after the election | |||
Party | Number | Change | |
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Social Democrats | |||
Venstre | |||
Conservative People's Party | |||
Danish People's Party | |||
Socialist People's Party | |||
Danish Social Liberal Party | |||
The Alternative | |||
Guldborgsundlisten | |||
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Old and new mayors in the municipalities
The term of office for the mayors elected by the majority of councillors among its members in each municipal council is the same as for the councils elected, namely 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2025. The correct name for the municipality on the somewhat remote island of Bornholm is Regional Municipality, because the municipality also handles several tasks not carried out by the other Danish municipalities but by the regions.