2021 Sønderborg municipal election
16 November 2021
All 31 seats to the Sønderborg Municipal Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout41,024 (69.1%)
Decrease 5.4pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
V
S
Party Social Democrats Venstre Schleswig Party
Last election 15 seats, 41.5% 7 seats, 20.7% 5 seats, 13.3%
Seats won 14 11 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 4 Decrease 2
Popular vote 17,514 12,172 3,239
Percentage 43.4% 30.2% 8.0%
Swing Increase 1.9% Increase 9.5% Decrease 5.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
D
O
Ø
Party The New Right Danish People's Party Red–Green Alliance
Last election 0 seats, 1.3% 3 seats, 10.2% 0 seats, 1.8%
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 2,007 1,655 847
Percentage 5.0% 4.1% 2.1%
Swing Increase 3.7% Decrease 6.1% Increase 0.3%
  Seventh party
 
L
Party Fælleslisten
Last election 1 seat, 3.3%
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1
Popular vote 308
Percentage 0.8%
Swing Decrease 2.5%
Mayor before election

Erik Lauritsen
Social Democrats

 Mayor after election

Erik Lauritsen
Social Democrats

Following the 2017 election, none of the two traditional blocs had a majority of seats. Local party Fælleslisten and regional Schleswig Party held 6 of the 31 seats, and both opted for supporting Erik Lauritsen from the Social Democrats to continue as mayor for his second term.[1]

In this election, Fælleslisten lost representation, while the Schleswig Party lost 2 seats. However, once again, no bloc had a majority without the Schleswig Party. In the end, they stated that they would support the continuation of Erik Lauritsen as mayor. [2]

Sønderborg Municipality was the only municipality in the 2017 Danish local elections where the Conservatives failed to win any seats.

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. Sønderborg Municipality had 31 seats in 2021

Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.

Electoral alliances

Source[3]

Electoral Alliance 1

PartyPolitical Position
Social DemocratsCentre-left
Alsisk PartiLocal Party

Electoral Alliance 2

PartyPolitical Position
Danish Social Liberal PartyCentre to Centre-left
Schleswig PartyRegional Party / Centre

Electoral Alliance 3

PartyPolitical Position
ConservativesCentre-right
The New RightRight-wing
Liberal AllianceCentre-right to Right-wing
Danish People's PartyRight-wing
VenstreCentre-right

Electoral Alliance 4

PartyPolitical Position
Green LeftCentre-left to Left-wing
Red–Green AllianceLeft-wing to Far-left

Results by polling station

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sønderborg Municipality
Social Democrats17,51443.4314-1
Venstre12,17230.1811+4
Schleswig Party3,2398.033-2
The New Right2,0074.981+1
Danish People's Party1,6554.101-2
Conservatives1,0512.6100
Red–Green Alliance8472.101+1
Green Left8092.0100
Danish Social Liberal Party4171.0300
Fælleslisten[lower-alpha 1]3080.760-1
Liberal Alliance1350.3300
Freedom List1060.260New
Alsisk Parti[lower-alpha 2]530.1300
Sønderborglisten140.030New
Total40,327100.00310
Valid votes40,32798.30
Invalid votes2240.55
Blank votes4731.15
Total votes41,024100.00
Registered voters/turnout59,39969.07
Source: KMD

Notes

  1. ↑ Local party in Sønderborg
  2. ↑ Local party in Sønderborg

References

  1. ↑ "Rørt borgmester i Sønderborg fortsætter på posten: Jeg er pavestolt | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Historisk bred konstituering i Sønderborg med Erik som borgmester | Nyheder". kv.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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