2021 Holstebro municipal election

2021 Holstebro municipal election

16 November 2021
All 27 seats to the Holstebro Municipal Council 14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	33,017 (71.9%) 3.9pp
First party Second party Third party   A V B Party Social Democrats Venstre Danish Social Liberal Party Last election 12 seats, 43.0% 9 seats, 31.0% 2 seats, 5.4% Seats won 11 9 2 Seat change 1 0 0 Popular vote 12,493 10,087 2,408 Percentage 38.3% 30.9% 7.4% Swing 4.7% 0.1% 2.0%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   C F O Party Conservatives Green Left Danish People's Party Last election 1 seats, 2.5% 1 seats, 4.8% 2 seats, 6.8% Seats won 2 2 1 Seat change 1 1 1 Popular vote 2,139 1,708 1,134 Percentage 6.6% 5.2% 3.5% Swing 4.1% 0.4% 3.3%
Mayor before election H.C. Østerby Social Democrats Mayor after election H.C. Østerby Social Democrats

Despite being a traditional strong area for blue bloc parties in Denmark, H.C. Østerby from the Social Democrats had been mayor of Holstebro Municipality since 2010. The Social Democrats lost a seat in this election, but due to the Green Left gaining a seat, a traditional red bloc majority was possible. It was later announced that H.C. Østerby would continue for a third term.

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. Holstebro Municipality had 27 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

Source

Electoral Alliance 1

Electoral Alliance 2

Electoral Alliance 3

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Holstebro Municipality
	Social Democrats	12,493	38.28	11	-1
	Venstre	10,087	30.91	9	0
	Danish Social Liberal Party	2,408	7.38	2	0
	Conservatives	2,139	6.55	2	+1
	Green Left	1,708	5.23	2	+1
	Danish People's Party	1,134	3.47	1	-1
	The New Right	933	2.86	0	New
	Christian Democrats	794	2.43	0	0
	Red–Green Alliance	703	2.15	0	0
	Liberal Alliance	156	0.48	0	0
	The Alternative	79	0.24	0	0
Total		32,634	100.00	27	0
Valid votes		32,634	98.84
Invalid votes		101	0.31
Blank votes		282	0.85
Total votes		33,017	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		45,904	71.93
Source: KMD