2021 Odder municipal election

Uffe Jensen from Venstre was seeking a third term for this election. Despite coming behind the Social Democrats in the 2015 Danish general election and the 2019 Danish general election in votes of Odder municipality[1][2] , Venstre had become the largest party in the 2017 Odder municipal election.

2021 Odder municipal election
16 November 2021

All 19 seats to the Odder Municipal Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout13,678 (74.8%)
Decrease 2.8pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
V
A
C
Party Venstre Social Democrats Conservatives
Last election 7 seats, 38.5% 5 seats, 25.6% 2 seats, 7.7%
Seats won 7 5 2
Seat change 0 0 0
Popular vote 4,204 3,402 1,825
Percentage 31.1% 25.2% 13.5%
Swing Decrease 7.4% Decrease 0.4% Increase 5.8%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Ø
B
F
Party Red–Green Alliance Danish Social Liberal Party Green Left
Last election 2 seats, 7.0% 1 seat, 5.8% 1 seat, 5.6%
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change 0 Increase 1 0
Popular vote 1,560 1,156 784
Percentage 11.5% 8.6% 5.8%
Swing Increase 4.5% Increase 2.8% Increase 0.2%

  Seventh party
 
O
Party Danish People's Party
Last election 1 seat, 6.0%
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1
Popular vote 180
Percentage 1.3%
Swing Decrease 4.7%

Mayor before election

Uffe Jensen
Venstre

Mayor after election

Lone Jakobi
Social Democrats

In this election, Venstre would again become the biggest party, and retain 7 seats despite decreasing their vote share by 7.4%. Danish People's Party would however lose a seat, while the Danish Social Liberal Party would gain 1. This meant that the parties of the traditional red bloc had a majority, and it was announced that Lone Jakobi from the Social Democrats would become the new mayor.[3]

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. Odder Municipality had 19 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

Source[4]

Electoral Alliance 1

PartyPolitical Position
Danish Social Liberal PartyCentre to Centre-left
Green LeftCentre-left to Left-wing
Red–Green AllianceLeft-wing to Far-left

Electoral Alliance 2

PartyPolitical Position
The New RightRight-wing
Danish People's PartyRight-wing
VenstreCentre-right

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Odder Municipality
Venstre4,20431.0970
Social Democrats3,40225.1650
Conservatives1,82513.5020
Red–Green Alliance1,56011.5420
Danish Social Liberal Party1,1568.552+1
Green Left7845.8010
The New Right3642.6900
Danish People's Party1801.330-1
Verdensmål med Vilje[lower-alpha 1]470.350New
Total13,522100.00190
Valid votes13,52298.86
Invalid votes290.21
Blank votes1270.93
Total votes13,678100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,28874.79
Source: KMD

Notes

  1. Local party in Odder

References

  1. "Folketingsvalg den 18. juni 2015 | Nyheder". kmd (in Danish). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. "Folketingsvalg den 5. juni 2019 | Nyheder". kmd (in Danish). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. "Rødt flertal giver Odder ny borgmester | Nyheder". tv2østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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