2021 Dragør municipal election
16 November 2021
All 15 seats to the Dragør Municipal Council
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout8,483 (75.9%)
Decrease 2.0pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
C
T
A
Party Conservatives Tværpolitisk Forening Social Democrats
Last election 3 seats, 16.2% 4 seats, 26.6% 3 seats, 15.2%
Seats won 6 3 3
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 1 0
Popular vote 2,874 1,553 1,244
Percentage 34.3% 18.5% 14.8%
Swing Increase 18.1% Decrease 8.1% Decrease 0.4%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
V
L
O
Party Venstre Sydamagerlisten Danish People's Party
Last election 3 seats, 20.6% Did Not Stand 2 seats, 10.5%
Seats won 2 1 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 1,011 529 273
Percentage 12.1% 6.3% 3.3%
Swing Decrease 8.5% New Decrease 7.2%
Mayor before election

Helle Barth[lower-alpha 1]
Venstre

 Mayor after election

Kenneth Gøtterup
Conservatives

Following the 2017 election, Eik Dahl Bidstrup from Venstre won his 2nd consecutive term as mayor of Dragør Municipality.[1]

In March 2021, Eik Dahl Bidstrup stepped down as mayor after he had accepted an offer to become chairman of Kristelig Fagbevægelse. It would be Helle Barth, also from Venstre, who would take over the last months before this election. [2]

In this election, the Conservatives would gain 3 seats, and become the largest party with a total of 6 seats. They would manage to find an agreement with the Social Democrats and Venstre, seeing Kenneth Gøtterup from the Conservatives become the first mayor of the municipality since 2006. [3] [4]

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. Dragør Municipality had 15 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

Source[5]

Electoral Alliance 1

PartyPolitical Position
Social DemocratsCentre-left
Green LeftCentre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

PartyPolitical Position
Danish Social Liberal PartyCentre to Centre-left
Liberal AllianceCentre-right to Right-wing
SydamagerlistenLocal Party

Electoral Alliance 3

PartyPolitical Position
Anne GrønlundLocal Party
Tværpolitisk ForeningLocal Party

Electoral Alliance 4

PartyPolitical Position
ConservativesCentre-right
New RightRight-wing

Electoral Alliance 5

PartyPolitical Position
Danish People's PartyRight-wing
VenstreCentre-right

Results by polling station

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Dragør Municipality
Conservatives2,87434.276+3
Tværpolitisk Forening[lower-alpha 2]1,55318.5230
Social Democrats1,24414.8330
Venstre1,01112.062-1
Sydamagerlisten[lower-alpha 2]5296.311New
Danish Social Liberal Party3454.1100
Green Left3133.7300
Danish People's Party2733.260-2
New Right1722.050New
Liberal Alliance520.6200
Anne Grønlund[lower-alpha 2]200.240New
Total8,386100.00150
Valid votes8,38698.86
Invalid votes210.25
Blank votes760.90
Total votes8,483100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,17675.90
Source: KMD

Notes

  1. ↑ Eik Dahl Bidstrup was elected following the 2017 election, but stepped down before his term ended
  2. 1 2 3 Local party in Dragør

References

  1. ↑ "Fakta: Her er borgmestrene på plads | Nyheder". jyllands-posten (in Danish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Helle Barth klar til et halvt år som borgmester: - Jeg har fået smag for det | Nyheder". ugeavisen (in Danish). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kenneth Gøtterup bliver ny borgmester i Dragør | Nyheder". tv2kosmopol (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kommunalbestyrelse og udvalg | Nyheder". dragoer (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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