2021 Skanderborg municipal election

Since the first election following the 2007 municipal reform, Jørgen Gaarde from the Social Democrats had been mayor of Skanderborg Municipality. This was until 2019 when he announced he was resigning and that Frands Fischer would take over. ^[1]

2021 Skanderborg municipal election

← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →
All 29 seats to the Skanderborg Municipal Council 15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	35,504 (74.3%) 3.5pp
First party Second party Third party   A V C Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives Last election 11 seats, 36.8% 8 seats, 24.4% 1 seat, 5.2% Seats won 10 7 4 Seat change 1 1 3 Popular vote 10,512 8,418 4,458 Percentage 30.0% 24.0% 12.7% Swing 6.8% 0.4% 7.5%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   F B O Party Green Left Danish Social Liberal Party Danish People's Party Last election 2 seats, 6.8% 2 seats, 6.6% 3 seats, 8.8% Seats won 2 2 1 Seat change 0 0 2 Popular vote 3,024 2,642 1,520 Percentage 8.6% 7.6% 4.3% Swing 1.8% 1.0% 4.5%   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Ø D Å Party Red–Green Alliance The New Right The Alternative Last election 1 seat, 4.2% 0 seats, 0.8% 1 seat, 3.4% Seats won 1 1 1 Seat change 0 1 0 Popular vote 1,511 1,299 808 Percentage 4.3% 3.7% 2.3% Swing 0.1% 2.9% 1.1%
Mayor before election Jørgen Gaarde Social Democrats Mayor after election Frands Fischer Social Democrats

In this election, the Social Democrats suffered the highest decrease in total vote share, and lost a seat. However the traditional red bloc won 16 seats, and eventually it was announced that Frands Fischer would continue as mayor. ^[2]

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. Skanderborg Municipality had 29 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

Source^[3]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party	Political Position
Hanne Stender Damkjær	Local Party
Red–Green Alliance	Left-wing to Far-left
The Alternative	Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

Party	Political Position
Conservatives	Centre-right
Liberal Alliance	Centre-right to Right-wing

Electoral Alliance 3

Party	Political Position
Social Democrats	Centre-left
Danish Social Liberal Party	Centre to Centre-left
Green Left	Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 4

Party	Political Position
The New Right	Right-wing
Danish People's Party	Right-wing
Venstre	Centre-right

Results by polling station

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Skanderborg Municipality
	Social Democrats	10,512	30.04	10	-1
	Venstre	8,418	24.05	7	-1
	Conservatives	4,458	12.74	4	+3
	Green Left	3,024	8.64	2	0
	Danish Social Liberal Party	2,642	7.55	2	0
	Danish People's Party	1,520	4.34	1	-2
	Red–Green Alliance	1,511	4.32	1	0
	The New Right	1,299	3.71	1	+1
	The Alternative	808	2.31	1	0
	Liberal Alliance	713	2.04	0	0
	Hanne Stender Damkjær^[a]	92	0.26	0	New
Total		34,997	100.00	29	0
Valid votes		34,997	98.57
Invalid votes		107	0.30
Blank votes		400	1.13
Total votes		35,504	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		47,757	74.34
Source: KMD

Notes

1. Local party in Skanderborg

References

1. "Borgmester går af efter ni år: Alderen spiller en rolle | Nyheder". tv2østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
2. "Endelig: Det nye byråd har fordelt de politiske poster | Nyheder". skanderborg.lokalavisen (in Danish). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
3. "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.