2021 Gentofte municipal election
16 November 2021
All 19 seats to the Gentofte Municipal Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout40,200 (71.5%)
Decrease 0.1pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
C
B
A
Party Conservatives Danish Social Liberal Party Social Democrats
Last election 13 seats, 58,1% 1 seat, 7.7% 2 seats, 10.8%
Seats won 12 2 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 0
Popular vote 22,700 4,114 3,461
Percentage 57.0% 10.3% 8.7%
Swing Decrease 1.1% Increase 2.6% Decrease 2.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
F
V
Ø
Party Green Left Venstre Red–Green Alliance
Last election 1 seat, 3.0% 1 seat, 6.6% 1 seat, 5.3%
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change 0 0 0
Popular vote 2,783 2,263 2,125
Percentage 7.0% 5.7% 5.3%
Swing Increase 4% Decrease 0.9% 0.0%
Mayor before election

Michael Fenger[lower-alpha 1]
Conservatives

 Mayor after election

Michael Fenger
Conservatives

In 1888,[lower-alpha 2] the Conservatives won the mayor's position in the municipality for the first time. Since then, the Conservatives had held it. In 2017 they won their 33rd consecutive term, and Hans Toft his 7th term. However, he would not stand in this election.[2]

Despite a new candidate from the Conservatives, they would still win a comfortable absolute majority. They lost 1 seat, but still won 12 of the 19 seats (63.2%). It would be the municipality where they won the highest % of votes, and also the third highest vote share for a party in the 2017 Danish local elections. With 12 seats, Michael Fenger, the new Conservative candidate, was set to become the mayor.[3][4][5]

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. Gentofte Municipality had 19 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

Source[6]

Electoral Alliance 1

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

Electoral Alliance 2

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

Electoral Alliance 3

PartyPolitical Position
ConservativesCentre-right
New RightRight-wing
Christian DemocratsCentre to Centre-right
Danish People's PartyRight-wing

Results by polling station

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Gentofte Municipality
Conservatives22,70057.0412-1
Danish Social Liberal Party4,11410.342+1
Social Democrats3,4618.7020
Green Left2,7836.9910
Venstre2,2635.6910
Red–Green Alliance2,1255.3410
Liberal Alliance9962.5000
New Right8732.1900
Danish People's Party2410.6100
Freedom List1280.320New
Christian Democrats1150.290New
Total39,799100.00190
Valid votes39,79999.00
Invalid votes1370.34
Blank votes2640.66
Total votes40,200100.00
Registered voters/turnout56,22971.49
Source: KMD

Notes

  1. ↑ Hans Toft became mayor after the 2017 election, however in January 2021 Michael Fenger took over[1]
  2. ↑ Højre was the party who held the position from 1888 to 1909, but became a part of the Conservatives in 1915

References

  1. ↑ "Gentofte får ny borgmester: Michael Fenger afløser Hans Toft | Nyheder". altinget (in Danish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Borgmester Hans Toft genopstiller ikke til kommunalvalget 2021 | Nyheder". gentofte (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Fenger løfter arven efter bykonge i landets rigeste kommune | Nyheder". tv2kosmopol (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "K beholder absolut flertal i Gentofte efter bykonges exit | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Medlemmer af kommunalbestyrelsen | Nyheder". gentofte (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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