2021 Herlev municipal election

Since 1970, the Social Democrats had held the mayor's position in the municipality. They had at least since 1981 had an absolute majority of seats added to that.

2021 Herlev municipal election
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All 19 seats to the Herlev Municipal Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout14,106 (63.3%)
Decrease 5.4pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
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C
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Party Social Democrats Conservatives Red–Green Alliance
Last election 12 seats, 57.2% 2 seats, 10.7% 2 seats, 7.6%
Seats won 9 5 2
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 3 0
Popular vote 6,355 2,655 1,407
Percentage 45.8% 19.2% 10.2%
Swing Decrease 11.4% Increase 8.5% Increase 2.6%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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B
V
Party Green Left Danish Social Liberal Party Venstre
Last election 1 seat, 6.6% 0 seats, 2.7% 1 seat, 4.9%
Seats won 2 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,396 536 422
Percentage 10.1% 3.9% 3.0%
Swing Increase 3.5% Increase 1.2% Decrease 1.9%

  Seventh party
 
O
Party Danish People's Party
Last election 1 seat, 7.2%
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1
Popular vote 412
Percentage 3.0%
Swing Decrease 4.2%

Mayor before election

Thomas Gyldal Petersen
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Thomas Gyldal Petersen
Social Democrats

In the last election, they won 12 of the 19 seats, and Thomas Gyldal Petersen would therefore go into his third full term as mayor.[a][1]

In this election, however, they would lose their absolute majority. Only one party from the blue bloc would win representation though, and 14 of the 19 seats would be for parties of the traditional red bloc. There would be majority with all the elected red bloc parties, that would support Thomas Gyldal Petersen as mayor.[2][3]

This election would be one of only four, where Venstre failed to win representation.

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. Herlev Municipality had 19 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

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Source[4]

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
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+/–
Herlev Municipality
Social Democrats6,35545.859-3
Conservatives2,65519.165+3
Red–Green Alliance1,40710.1520
Green Left1,39610.072+1
Danish Social Liberal Party5363.871+1
Venstre4223.040-1
Danish People's Party4122.970-1
New Right3492.5200
Liberal Alliance1340.9700
Herlev Listen1090.7900
Christian Democrats840.610New
Total13,859100.00190
Valid votes13,85998.25
Invalid votes680.48
Blank votes1791.27
Total votes14,106100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,29463.27
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ he took over in 2001 from Kjeld Hansen

References

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  1. ^ "Fakta: Her er borgmestrene på plads | Nyheder". jyllands-posten (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Borgmester: Socialdemokratiet stadig det største parti | Nyheder". heleherlev (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Kommunalbestyrelsen | Nyheder". herlev (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.