2021 Aabenraa municipal election

Since 2014, Thomas Andersen from Venstre had been mayor of Aabenraa Municipality. He would stand to be re-elected. Venstre became the biggest party for the third election in a row, and kept 11 seats. After the election, the Conservatives and The New Right, who both gained 2 seats, attempted to find a majority outside of Venstre. As time passed, the Social Democrats, the Green Left and Schleswig Party would join in, while Danish People's Party chose to stand out. An agreement, consisting of parties along the political spectrum, was reached between the Social Democrats, the Conservatives, the Green Left and The New Right, which would see Jan Riber Jakobsen from the Conservatives become mayor, despite the party only winning 11.6% of the vote.[1]

2021 Aabenraa municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 31 seats to the Aabenraa Municipal Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout31,175 (66.5%)
Decrease 5.2 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
V
A
C
Party Venstre Social Democrats Conservatives
Last election 11 seats, 33.5% 9 seats, 29.0% 2 seats, 4.9%
Seats won 11 9 4
Seat change 0 0 Increase 2
Popular vote 10,250 8,678 3,544
Percentage 33.4% 28.3% 11.6%
Swing Decrease 0.1 points Decrease 0.7 points Increase 6.7 points

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
S
D
O
Party Schleswig Party The New Right Danish People's Party
Last election 2 seats, 6.1% 0 seats, 2.1% 5 seats, 14.4%
Seats won 2 2 2
Seat change 0 Increase 2 Decrease 3
Popular vote 2,257 2,045 1,796
Percentage 7.4% 6.7% 5.9%
Swing Increase 1.3 points Increase 4.6 points Decrease 8.5 points

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
F
Ø
Party Green Left Red–Green Alliance
Last election 1 seat, 2.3% 1 seat, 3.0%
Seats won 1 0
Seat change 0 Decrease 1
Popular vote 997 523
Percentage 3.2% 1.7%
Swing Increase 0.9 points Decrease 1.3 points

Mayor before election

Thomas Andersen
Venstre

Mayor after election

Jan Riber Jakobsen
Conservatives

This would mark the first time since the 2007 municipal reform, that a municipality in the South Jutland constituency would have a mayor from the Conservatives. It was one of three municipalities in the constituency where the Conservatives had mayor's elected in the 2021

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. Aabenraa Municipality had 31 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

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Source[2]

Electoral alliance 1

Party Political position
Conservatives Centre-right
The New Right Right-wing
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing

Electoral alliance 2

Party Political Position
Green Left Centre-left to left-wing
Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to far-left

Electoral alliance 3

Party Political position
Christian Democrats Centre to centre-right
Schleswig Party Regional Party / Centre
The Alternative Centre-left to left-wing

Electoral alliance 4

Party Political position
Danish People's Party Right-wing
Venstre Centre-right


Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Aabenraa Municipality
Venstre10,25033.44110
Social Democrats8,67828.3190
Conservatives3,54411.564+2
Schleswig Party2,2577.3620
The New Right2,0456.672+2
Danish People's Party1,7965.862-3
Green Left9973.2510
Red–Green Alliance5231.710-1
Christian Democrats2320.7600
Liberal Alliance1730.5600
The Alternative1600.5200
Total30,655100.00310
Valid votes30,65598.33
Invalid votes1380.44
Blank votes3821.23
Total votes31,175100.00
Registered voters/turnout46,84966.54
Source: KMD

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Magtskifte i Aabenraa: De Konservative snuppede borgmesterposten fra Venstre | Nyheder". jv.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.