2021 Horsens municipal election

Depsite tending to vote for parties in the blue bloc[1] for Danish general elections, Horsens Municipality have only had mayors from the Social Democrats since the 2007 municipal reform.

2021 Horsens municipal election

16 November 2021
All 27 seats to the Horsens Municipal Council 14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	47,094 (63.8%) 4.7pp
First party Second party Third party   A V C Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives Last election 13 seats, 43.2% 7 seats, 23.0% 1 seat, 4.1% Seats won 12 7 3 Seat change 1 0 2 Popular vote 17,846 11,135 4,673 Percentage 38.5% 24.0% 10.1% Swing 4.7% 1.0% 6.0%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Ø F O Party Red–Green Alliance Green Left Danish People's Party Last election 1 seat, 4.7% 1 seat, 3.9% 3 seats, 10.8% Seats won 1 1 1 Seat change 0 0 2 Popular vote 2,629 2,559 2,305 Percentage 5.7% 5.5% 5.0% Swing 1.0% 1.6% 5.8%   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   B D I Party Danish Social Liberal Party The New Right Liberal Alliance Last election 0 seats, 2.2% 0 seats, 0.8% 1 seat, 4.8% Seats won 1 1 0 Seat change 1.0 1 1 Popular vote 1,647 1,488 1,422 Percentage 3.6% 3.2% 3.1% Swing 1.4% 2.4% 1.7%
Mayor before election Peter Sørensen Social Democrats Mayor after election Peter Sørensen Social Democrats

In the 2017 election, the Social Democrats had come one seat short of an absolute majority, but would manage to win the mayor's position nonetheless.[2]

In this election Peter Sørensen from the Social Democrats was seeking his third term. The result would see the Social Democrats once again becoming largest, depsite them losing a seat and decreasing their vote share by 4.7%. The final agreement would have Peter Sørensen continuing as mayor, as the Social Democrats, the Green Left and the Red–Green Alliance all supported him.[3][4]