2021 Danish local elections

Local elections were held in 2021 for Denmark's 98 municipal councils and five regional councils. All 2,436 seats were contested for the 2022–2025 term of office, together with 205 seats in five regional councils. Frederiksberg Municipality had increased their number of councillors from 25 to 29.

Opinion polls

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^[1]	Change
A	Social Democrats	64	6
V	Venstre	54	0
C	Conservatives	31	16
F	Socialist People's Party	14	1
Ø	Red-Green Alliance	14	2
B	Danish Social Liberal Party	12	4
D	The New Right	8	8
O	Danish People's Party	6	15
K	Christian Democrats	1	0
I	Liberal Alliance	0	5
Å	The Alternative	0	3
	Others	1	0
Total		205

Old and new chairs of the regional councils

In four of the five regions, the incumbent chairman kept the position. However, in the North Denmark Region, an agreement was made between Venstre, the Danish People's Party, New Right and the Conservative People's Party to give the chairmanship to Mads Duedahl of Venstre. This was the first time since the region's establishment in 2007 that the Social Democrats did not win the region's chairmanship.^[2]

Region	Incumbent Chair
Regional Council Chairs Outgoing and Incoming
North Denmark	Ulla Astman	Mads Duedahl
Central Denmark	Anders Kühnau	Anders Kühnau
Southern Denmark	Stephanie Lose	Stephanie Lose
Zealand	Heino Knudsen	Heino Knudsen
Capital	Lars Gaardhøj	Lars Gaardhøj

Results of municipal elections

Seats for the 98 municipal councils were up for vote.

Number of councillors and political parties in the municipal councils

The Conservatives had their best local election results since 1985.

Sum of 98 local elections
Party		Share of vote^[3]		Seats^[1]
Party		Percent	Change	Number	Change
A	Social Democrats	28.40%	-4.05%	756	86
V	Venstre	21.18%	-1.88%	620	68
C	Conservatives	15.24%	+6.46%	403	178
F	Socialist People's Party	7.61%	+1.91%	168	42
Ø	Red-Green Alliance	7.34%	+1.38%	114	12
B	Danish Social Liberal Party	5.59%	+0.99%	94	14
O	Danish People's Party	4.09%	-4.66%	91	130
D	The New Right	3.57%	+2.67%	64	63
K	Christian Democrats	0.79%	+0.29%	12	3
S	Schleswig Party	0.29%	-0.01%	10	0
I	Liberal Alliance	1.38%	-1.22%	9	19
Å	The Alternative	0.71%	-2.29%	5	15
G	Vegan Party	0.17%	New	0	New
	Others	3.64%	+0.44%	90	12
Total				2,436	4

Local Political Parties in the Municipal Councils
Party	Municipality	Seats
Tønder Listen (Tønder Listen)	Tønder	9
Gulborgsund List (Guldborgsundlisten)	Guldborgsund	7
New Egedal Local List (Lokallisten Ny Egedal)	Egedal	4
New Gribskov (Nytgribskov)	Gribskov	4
Nyt Odsherred (Nyt Odsherred)	Odsherred	4
Social Common List – Rebild (Den Sociale Fællesliste – Rebild)	Rebild	4
Citizen's List (Borgerlisten)	Tønder	3
Cross-political Community (Tværpolitisk Forening)	Dragør	3
Ishøj List (Ishøjlisten)	Ishøj	3
Our Solrød (VoresSolrød)	Solrød	3
ÆrøPlus (ÆrøPlus)	Ærø	3
Bornholm List (Bornholmerlisten)	Bornholm	2
Citizens' List (Borgerlisten)	Herning	2
City List (Bylisten)	Glostrup	2
Common List (Fælleslisten)	Ikast-Brande	2
East Bridge (Østbroen)	Randers	2
Local List (Lokallisten)	Rudersdal	2
Læsø Citizens' List (Læsø Borgerliste)	Læsø	2
New Stevns (Nyt Stevns)	Stevns	2
Skive List (Skive-Listen)	Skive	2
Your Voice (Din Stemme)	Lolland	2
Annelise Madsen (Annelise Madsen)	Ishøj	1
Citizens' List (Borgerlisten)	Brønderslev	1
Common List (Fælleslisten)	Vordingborg	1
Democratic Balance (Demokratisk Balance)	Morsø	1
Fjord Land List (Fjordlandslisten)	Frederikssund	1
Havdrup List (Havdruplisten)	Solrød	1
Hvidovre List (Hvidovrelisten)	Hvidovre	1
Liberal Citizen's List (Liberal Borgerliste)	Vejen	1
Local List (Lokallisten)	Faxe	1
Local List Faaborg-Midtfyn (Lokallisten Faaborg-Midtfyn)	Faaborg-Midtfyn	1
Local List Gladsaxe (Lokallisten Gladsaxe)	Gladsaxe	1
Local List Jammerbugt (Lokallisten Jammerbugt)	Jammerbugt	1
Local List Lolland (Lokallisten Lolland)	Lolland	1
Local Political Forum (Lokalpolitisk Forum)	Billund	1
Nakskov List (Nakskov Listen)	Lolland	1
Resident List (Beboerlisten)	Randers	1
Social Conservatives (SocialKonservative)	Hørsholm	1
South Amager List (Sydamagerlisten)	Dragør	1
Tårnby List (Tårnby Listen)	Tårnby	1
Vesthimmerland List (VestHimmerlandsListen)	Vesthimmerland	1
Welfare List (Velfærdslisten)	Randers	1
Ærø's Future (Ærøs Fremtid)	Ærø	1
Ærø in Centrum (Ærø i Centrum)	Ærø	1
Total		90

Number of absolute majorities (a majority of seats won by the party itself)

Party		Number	Change
A	Social Democrats	5	5
C	Conservatives	4	1
V	Venstre	4	3
Total		13	7

Number of municipal council elections contested and number of municipal councils representations by party^[b]

Party		Elected into	Change	Contested
A	Social Democrats	98	0	98
C	Conservatives	97	18	98
V	Venstre	94	2	97
F	Socialist People's Party	89	10	97
O	Danish People's Party	71	20	98
Ø	Red–Green Alliance	67	2	91
B	Danish Social Liberal Party	58	3	92
D	New Right	58	57	95
L^[c]	Local Parties	35	1	86
I	Liberal Alliance	5	19	66
K	Christian Democrats	5	1	46
S	Schleswig Party	4	0	4
Å	The Alternative	4	11	35
G	Vegan Party	0	New	16

Mayors in the municipalities

The mayors (Danish: borgmester; plural: borgmestre) of the 98 municipalities head the council meetings and are the chair 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).

Party		Number	Change
Mayors after the election
	Social Democrats	44	3
	Venstre	34	3
	Conservatives	14	6
	Socialist People's Party	2	1
	Danish Social Liberal Party	1	0
	Liberal Alliance	1	1
	Schleswig Party	1	1
	Local parties	1	1
	Danish People's Party	0	1
	The Alternative	0	1

Sum of mayor positions and seats won by Folketing Constituency

North Jutland

Party		Number	Change
Mayors after the election
	Venstre	9	4
	Social Democrats	2	2
	Danish Social Liberal Party	0	1
	Danish People's Party	0	1

Party		Council seats	Change
V	Venstre	94	1
A	Social Democrats	92	17
C	Conservatives	42	19
F	Green Left	12	5
O	Danish People's Party	10	14
L	Local Parties	10	3
D	New Right	8	8
Ø	Red–Green Alliance	8	3
B	Danish Social Liberal Party	6	1
Å	The Alternative	1	0
I	Liberal Alliance	0	1

West Jutland

Party		Number	Change
Mayors after the election
	Venstre	7	0
	Social Democrats	2	0

Party		Council seats	Change
V	Venstre	96	4
A	Social Democrats	62	7
C	Conservatives	31	15
F	Green Left	15	0
B	Danish Social Liberal Party	5	1
K	Christian Democrats	7	0
D	New Right	6	6
O	Danish People's Party	6	10
L	Local Parties	6	6
Ø	Red–Green Alliance	3	1
Å	The Alternative	1	0
I	Liberal Alliance	0	1

East Jutland

Party		Number	Change
Mayors after the election
	Social Democrats	7	2
	Venstre	2	1
	Conservatives	1	1

Party		Council seats	Change
A	Social Democrats	87	11
V	Venstre	61	14
C	Conservatives	38	25
F	Green Left	19	2
Ø	Red–Green Alliance	12	2
B	Danish Social Liberal Party	11	4
D	New Right	8	8
O	Danish People's Party	8	15
L	Local Parties	4	2
I	Liberal Alliance	3	2
Å	The Alternative	3	2
K	Christian Democrats	2	1

South Jutland

Party		Number	Change
Mayors after the election
	Venstre	5	4
	Conservatives	3	3
	Social Democrats	2	0
	Danish Social Liberal Party	1	1
	Schleswig Party	1	1
	The Alternative	0	1

Party		Council seats	Change
V	Venstre	107	8
A	Social Democrats	94	8
C	Conservatives	39	24
F	Green Left	16	4
O	Danish People's Party	14	20
L	Local Parties	14	4
D	New Right	12	12
B	Danish Social Liberal Party	9	2
Ø	Red–Green Alliance	4	4
K	Christian Democrats	1	1
I	Liberal Alliance	0	6
Å	The Alternative	0	1

Funen

Party		Number	Change
Mayors after the election
	Social Democrats	6	0
	Venstre	3	0
	Green Left	1	0

Party		Council seats	Change
A	Social Democrats	82	1
V	Venstre	72	2
C	Conservatives	33	13
F	Green Left	22	4
Ø	Red–Green Alliance	9	0
O	Danish People's Party	8	17
L	Local Parties	8	5
B	Danish Social Liberal Party	5	2
D	New Right	3	3
Å	The Alternative	0	3

Zealand

Party		Number	Change
Mayors after the election
	Social Democrats	8	1
	Venstre	6	0
	Conservatives	1	0
	Liberal Alliance	1	1
	Local Parties	1	0

Party		Council seats	Change
A	Social Democrats	151	3
V	Venstre	104	12
C	Conservatives	55	28
F	Green Left	28	6
O	Danish People's Party	26	26
L	Local Parties	23	2
Ø	Red–Green Alliance	19	2
D	New Right	16	16
B	Danish Social Liberal Party	14	1
I	Liberal Alliance	5	2
Å	The Alternative	0	2

North Zealand

Party		Number	Change
Mayors after the election
	Social Democrats	6	2
	Conservatives	3	1
	Venstre	2	2
	Local Parties	0	1

Party		Council seats	Change
A	Social Democrats	64	14
C	Conservatives	61	24
V	Venstre	56	8
F	Green Left	20	10
B	Danish Social Liberal Party	15	0
Ø	Red–Green Alliance	13	3
L	Local Parties	12	0
D	New Right	5	4
O	Danish People's Party	5	10
I	Liberal Alliance	0	5

Greater Copenhagen

Party		Number	Change
Mayors after the election
	Social Democrats	8	0
	Conservatives	4	0
	Green Left	1	1
	Venstre	0	1

Party		Council seats	Change
A	Social Democrats	94	17
C	Conservatives	77	15
F	Green Left	27	10
V	Venstre	19	9
Ø	Red–Green Alliance	5	0
B	Danish Social Liberal Party	13	5
L	Local Parties	9	6
O	Danish People's Party	7	15
D	New Right	4	4
Å	The Alternative	0	1

Copenhagen

Party		Number	Change
Mayors after the election
	Social Democrats	3	1
	Conservatives	1	0
	Venstre	0	1

Party		Council seats	Change
C	Conservatives	29	10
A	Social Democrats	26	4
Ø	Red–Green Alliance	22	7
B	Danish Social Liberal Party	10	1
F	Green Left	8	1
V	Venstre	8	4
L	Local Parties	7	3
Å	The Alternative	3	4
D	New Right	2	2
O	Danish People's Party	2	6
I	Liberal Alliance	1	2

Bornholm

Party		Number	Change
Mayors after the election
	Conservatives	1	1
	Social Democrats	0	1

Party		Council seats	Change
Ø	Red–Green Alliance	7	5
A	Social Democrats	4	4
O	Danish People's Party	4	0
C	Conservatives	3	3
V	Venstre	2	3
L	Local Parties	2	1
K	Christian Democrats	1	0
F	Green Left	0	1
Å	The Alternative	0	1

Overview of mayors prior to and after the elections

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 2022 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.

Municipality	Incumbent mayor
Mayors outgoing and incoming
Albertslund Municipality	Steen Christiansen [da]	Steen Christiansen [da]
Allerød Municipality	Karsten Längerich [da]	Karsten Längerich [da]
Assens Municipality	Søren Steen Andersen [da]	Søren Steen Andersen [da]
Ballerup Municipality	Jesper Würtzen [da]	Jesper Würtzen [da]
Billund Municipality	Ib Kristensen [da]	Stephanie Storbank [da]
Bornholm Regional Municipality	Thomas Thors [da]	Jacob Trøst [da]
Brøndby Municipality	Kent Max Magelund [da]	Kent Max Magelund [da]
Brønderslev Municipality	Mikael Klitgaard [da]	Mikael Klitgaard [da]
Copenhagen Municipality	Lars Weiss	Sophie Hæstorp Andersen
Dragør Municipality	Eik Dahl Bidstrup [da]	Kenneth Gøtterup [da]
Egedal Municipality	Karsten Søndergaard [da]	Vicky Holst Rasmussen [da]
Esbjerg Municipality	Jesper Frost Rasmussen [da]	Jesper Frost Rasmussen [da]
Fanø Municipality	Sofie Valbjørn [da]	Frank Jensen [da]
Favrskov Municipality	Nils Borring	Lars Storgaard [da]
Faxe Municipality	Ole Vive [da]	Ole Vive [da]
Fredensborg Municipality	Thomas Lykke Pedersen [da]	Thomas Lykke Pedersen [da]
Fredericia Municipality	Steen Wrist [da]	Steen Wrist [da]
Frederiksberg Municipality	Simon Aggesen [da]	Michael Vindfeldt [da]
Frederikshavn Municipality	Birgit Hansen [da]	Birgit Hansen [da]
Frederikssund Municipality	John Schmidt Andersen [da]	Tina Tving Stauning [da]
Furesø Municipality	Ole Bondo Christensen [da]	Ole Bondo Christensen [da]
Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality	Hans Stavnsager [da]	Hans Stavnsager [da]
Gentofte Municipality	Hans Toft [da]	Michael Fenger
Gladsaxe Municipality	Trine Græse [da]	Trine Græse [da]
Glostrup Municipality	John Engelhardt [da]	Kasper Damsgaard [da]
Greve Municipality	Pernille Beckmann [da]	Pernille Beckmann [da]
Gribskov Municipality	Anders Gerner Frost [da]	Bent Hansen [dk]
Guldborgsund Municipality	John Brædder [da]	Simon Hansen [dk]
Haderslev Municipality	Hans Peter Geil [da]	Mads Skau [da]
Halsnæs Municipality	Steffen Jensen [dk]	Steffen Jensen [dk]
Hedensted Municipality	Kasper Glyngø [da]	Ole Vind [dk]
Helsingør Municipality	Benedikte Kiær	Benedikte Kiær
Herlev Municipality	Thomas Gyldal Petersen [da]	Thomas Gyldal Petersen [da]
Herning Municipality	Lars Krarup [da]	Dorte West [da]
Hillerød Municipality	Kirsten Jensen [da]	Kirsten Jensen [da]
Hjørring Municipality	Arne Boelt [da]	Søren Smalbro [da]
Holbæk Municipality	Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen [da]	Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen [da]
Holstebro Municipality	H.C. Østerby	H.C. Østerby
Horsens Municipality	Peter Sørensen [da]	Peter Sørensen [da]
Hvidovre Municipality	Helle Moesgaard Adelborg [da]	Anders Wolf Andresen [da]
Høje-Taastrup Municipality	Michael Ziegler [da]	Michael Ziegler [da]
Hørsholm Municipality	Morten Slotved [da]	Morten Slotved [da]
Ikast-Brande Municipality	Ib Boye Lauritsen [da]	Ib Boye Lauritsen [da]
Ishøj Municipality	Ole Bjørstorp [da]	Merete Amdisen [da]
Jammerbugt Municipality	Mogens Gade	Mogens Gade
Kalundborg Municipality	Martin Damm [da]	Martin Damm [da]
Kerteminde Municipality	Kasper Ejsing Olesen [da]	Kasper Ejsing Olesen [da]
Kolding Municipality	Jørn Pedersen [no]	Knud Erik Langhoff [da]
Køge Municipality	Marie Stærke [da]	Marie Stærke [da]
Langeland Municipality	Tonni Hansen	Tonni Hansen
Lejre Municipality	Carsten Rasmussen [da]	Tina Mandrup [da]
Lemvig Municipality	Erik Flyvholm [da]	Erik Flyvholm [da]
Lolland Municipality	Holger Schou Rasmussen [da]	Holger Schou Rasmussen [da]
Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality	Sofia Osmani	Sofia Osmani
Læsø Municipality	Karsten Nielsen [da]	Tobias Birch Johansen [da]
Mariagerfjord Municipality	Mogens Jespersen [da]	Mogens Jespersen [da]
Middelfart Municipality	Johannes Lundsfryd Jensen [da]	Johannes Lundsfryd Jensen [da]
Morsø Municipality	Hans Ejner Bertelsen [da]	Hans Ejner Bertelsen [da]
Norddjurs Municipality	Jan Petersen [da]	Kasper Bjerregaard [da]
Nordfyn Municipality	Morten Andersen [da]	Morten Andersen [da]
Nyborg Municipality	Kenneth Muhs	Kenneth Muhs
Næstved Municipality	Carsten Rasmussen [da]	Carsten Rasmussen [da]
Odder Municipality	Uffe Jensen	Lone Jakobi [da]
Odense Municipality	Peter Rahbæk Juel [da]	Peter Rahbæk Juel [da]
Odsherred Municipality	Thomas Adelskov [da]	Karina Vincentz [no]
Randers Municipality	Torben Hansen [da]	Torben Hansen [da]
Rebild Municipality	Leon Sebbelin [da]	Jesper Greth [da]
Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality	Hans Østergaard [da]	Hans Østergaard [da]
Ringsted Municipality	Henrik Hvidesten [da]	Henrik Hvidesten [da]
Roskilde Municipality	Tomas Breddam [da]	Tomas Breddam [da]
Rudersdal Municipality	Jens Ive [da]	Ann Sofie Orth [da]
Rødovre Municipality	Erik Nielsen [da]	Britt Jensen [da]
Samsø Municipality	Marcel Meijer	Marcel Meijer
Silkeborg Municipality	Steen Vindum [da]	Helle Gade [da]
Skanderborg Municipality	Frands Fischer [da]	Frands Fischer [da]
Skive Municipality	Peder Christian Kirkegaard [da]	Peder Christian Kirkegaard [da]
Slagelse Municipality	John Dyrby Paulsen	Knud Vincents [da]
Solrød Municipality	Niels Emil Hörup [da]	Emil Blücher [da]
Sorø Municipality	Gert Jørgensen	Gert Jørgensen
Stevns Municipality	Anette Mortensen [da]	Henning Urban Dam [no]
Struer Municipality	Niels Viggo Lynghøj [da; no]	Mads Jakobsen [da; no]
Svendborg Municipality	Bo Hansen [da]	Bo Hansen [da]
Syddjurs Municipality	Ole Bollesen [da]	Michael Stegger Jensen [da; no]
Sønderborg Municipality	Erik Lauritzen [da]	Erik Lauritzen [da]
Thisted Municipality	Ulla Vestergaard [da]	Niels Jørgen Pedersen [da]
Tønder Municipality	Henrik Frandsen	Jørgen Popp Petersen [da]
Tårnby Municipality	Allan Andersen [da]	Allan Andersen [da]
Vallensbæk Municipality	Henrik Rasmussen	Henrik Rasmussen
Varde Municipality	Erik Buhl Nielsen [da]	Mads Sørensen [da]
Vejen Municipality	Egon Fræhr [da]	Frank Schmidt-Hansen [da]
Vejle Municipality	Jens Ejner Christensen [da]	Jens Ejner Christensen [da]
Vesthimmerland Municipality	Per Bach Laursen	Per Bach Laursen
Viborg Municipality	Ulrik Wilbek	Ulrik Wilbek
Vordingborg Municipality	Mikael Smed [da]	Mikael Smed [da]
Ærø Municipality	Ole Wej Petersen [da]	Peter Hansted [da]
Aabenraa Municipality	Thomas Andresen [da]	Jan Riber Jakobsen [da]
Aalborg Municipality	Thomas Kastrup-Larsen [da]	Thomas Kastrup-Larsen [da]
Aarhus Municipality	Jacob Bundsgaard	Jacob Bundsgaard

Notes

^ political spokesperson
^ Also counting the Copenhagen City council
^ not official

References

^ ^a ^b "Valgresultater". Dr.dk. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "De fem regioner er på plads: Venstre overtager Nordjylland fra Socialdemokratiet". Dr.dk. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "Kommunalvalg den 16. november 2021". Kmdvalg.dk. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[1] tical spokesperson

[5] Also counting the Copenhagen City council

[6] t official

[Dr-2] "Valgresultater". Dr.dk. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[3] "De fem regioner er på plads: Venstre overtager Nordjylland fra Socialdemokratiet". Dr.dk. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[4] "Kommunalvalg den 16. november 2021". Kmdvalg.dk. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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