2021 Helsingør municipal election

Helsingør Municipality had have Conservative rule for 22 of the last 26 years. .[a] Venstre had held the mayor's position in the 4 other years, after making an agreement with 3 parties of the red bloc following the 2009 election .[1] However, in 2013, Benedikte Kiær would win the mayor's position back to Conservatives.[2]

2021 Helsingør municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 25 seats to the Helsingør Municipal Council
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout34,738 (68.6%)
Decrease 3.4pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
C
A
Ø
Party Conservatives Social Democrats Red–Green Alliance
Last election 9 seats, 32.8% 8 seats, 24.4% 2 seats, 7.8%
Seats won 10 7 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 0
Popular vote 11,875 8,903 2,386
Percentage 34.7% 26.0% 7.0%
Swing Increase 1.9% Increase 1.6% Decrease 0.8%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
B
D
V
Party Danish Social Liberal Party New Right Venstre
Last election 1 seat, 5.0% 0 seats, 2.3% 1 seat, 4.0%
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 0
Popular vote 2,298 2,149 1,905
Percentage 6.7% 6.3% 5.6%
Swing Increase 1.7% Increase 4% Increase 1.6%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
F
O
Party Green Left Danish People's Party
Last election 1 seat, 3.5% 2 seats, 9.2%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change 0 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,736 1,602
Percentage 5.1% 4.7%
Swing Increase 1.6% Decrease 4.5%

Mayor before election

Benedikte Kiær
Conservatives

Mayor after election

Benedikte Kiær
Conservatives

In the 2017 election, Conservatives had won 9 seats, and would become the sole largest party for the 7th time in a row. However, none of the traditional blocs had a majority without local party Lokaldemokraterne. The result would be that the Conservatives with Benedikte Kiær as mayoral candidate, would be able to reach a broad agreement with the Social Democrats, the Danish Social Liberal Party, Danish People's Party and Venstre.[3]

In this election, once again the Conservatives would become the largest party. They won a total of 10 seats, the most since the 2001 election. The traditional blue bloc had won 13 seats, and it looked like Benedikte Kiær could continue as mayor. The bloc would eventually make use of its majority, and on the election night it could be announced that she would continue as mayor.[4][5]

Electoral system

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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. Helsingør Municipality had 25 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

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Source[6]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
New Right Right-wing
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
Danish People's Party Right-wing
Venstre Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political Position
Social Democrats Centre-left
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-left

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Helsingør Municipality
Conservatives11,87534.7410+1
Social Democrats8,90326.057-1
Red–Green Alliance2,3866.9820
Danish Social Liberal Party2,2986.722+1
New Right2,1496.291+1
Venstre1,9055.5710
Green Left1,7365.0810
Danish People's Party1,6024.691-1
The Alternative8112.3700
Liberal Alliance4311.2600
Listehansen[b]600.180New
Bella Listen[b]130.0400
Projekt Transparens[b]100.030New
Total34,179100.00250
Valid votes34,17998.39
Invalid votes1240.36
Blank votes4351.25
Total votes34,738100.00
Registered voters/turnout50,60068.65
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ Helsingør Municipality was not affected by the 2007 municipal reform
  2. ^ a b c Local party in Helsingør

References

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  1. ^ "Tærsbøl væltet som borgmester | Nyheder". lokalavisen (in Danish). 7 December 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Se billederne: Benedikte Kiær fik kæden på | Nyheder". sn (in Danish). 5 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Benedikte Kiær fortsætter som borgmester i Helsingør | Nyheder". jylland-posten (in Danish). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Konservative sidder tungt på magten i Helsingør: Benedikte Kiær forbliver borgmester | Nyheder". Tv 2 Kosmopol (in Danish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Byrådsmedlemmer | Nyheder". helinsgor (in Danish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.