2021 Faaborg-Midtfyn municipal election

Since the 2007 municipal reform and prior to this election, the Social Democrats had held the mayor's position twice, from 2010 to 2013, and again from 2017 to 2021, while Venstre had held it from 2014 to 2017. Hans Stavnsager would therefore become the first to be re-elected if his bid were successful.

2021 Faaborg-Midtfyn municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 25 seats to the Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipal Council
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout28,572 (69.2%)
Decrease 5.6pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
V
C
Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives
Last election 8 seats, 31.0% 7 seats, 23.7% 1 seat, 5.5%
Seats won 10 5 3
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 10,243 5,160 3,458
Percentage 36.6% 18.4% 12.4%
Swing Increase 5.6% Decrease 5.3% Increase 6.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
O
F
B
Party Danish People's Party Green Left Danish Social Liberal Party
Last election 4 seats, 14.5% 1 seat, 6,4% 2 seats, 5.0%
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 2,067 1,734 1,483
Percentage 7.4% 6.2% 5.3%
Swing Decrease 7.1% Decrease 0.2% Increase 0.3%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
L
Ø
Party Lokallisten Faaborg-Midtfyn Red–Green Alliance
Last election 0 seats, 2,4% 1 seat, 4,2%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 0
Popular vote 1,428 1,287
Percentage 5.1% 4.6%
Swing Increase 2.7% Increase 0.4%

Mayor before election

Hans Stavnsager
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Hans Stavnsager
Social Democrats

In the 2017 election, the traditional red bloc parties would win just 13 seats, against 12 from parties of the traditional blue bloc. This led to Hans Stavnsager becoming the mayor.[1]

In this election both TV2 Fyn and Mandag Morgen predicted that Hans Stavnsager would win a second term.[2][3]

In the election result, the parties of the red bloc would win 14 of the 25 seats. Of the red bloc parties, The Alternative who won a seat in the 2017 election, did not stand, while the Danish Social Liberal Party would lose a seat. However the Social Democrats gained 2 seats, and the Green Left would gain 1 seat, despite the latter decreasing their vote share. Venstre would win 5 seats, the lowest ever in the municipality. .[a]

Therefore Hans Stavnsager was in pole position to continue, and it was eventually confirmed that he had the mandate to do it.[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. Faaborg-Midtfyn 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
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

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right
Lokallisten Faaborg-Midtfyn Local Party

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality
Social Democrats10,24336.5810+2
Venstre5,16018.435-2
Conservatives3,45812.353+2
Danish People's Party2,0677.382-2
Green Left1,7346.192+1
Danish Social Liberal Party1,4835.301-1
Lokallisten Faaborg-Midtfyn[b]1,4285.1000
Red–Green Alliance1,2874.6010
New Right9613.4300
Christian Democrats1110.400New
De LokalNationale360.130New
Vi Lokale Demokrater320.110New
Total28,000100.00240
Valid votes28,00098.00
Invalid votes880.31
Blank votes4841.69
Total votes28,572100.00
Registered voters/turnout41,31769.15
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ counting the elections from 2007 and onwards
  2. ^ Local party in Faaborg-Midtfyn

References

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  1. ^ "Se billederne fra valgnatten – Hans Stavnsager er din nye borgmester | Nyheder". detrigtigefaaborg (in Danish). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Borgmesterprognose: En fynsk kommune skifter borgmesterparti efter valget - og det bliver konservativt | Nyheder". tv2fyn (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Mandag Morgens borgmesterprognose: Flest røde rådhuse efter valget | Nyheder". mandagmorgen (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Borgmester bandede af jubel efter kæmpesejr: - Jeg er sgu da en glad mand | Nyheder". fyens (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Bred aftale: Hans Stavnsager snupper fire år mere som borgmester | Nyheder". tv2fyn (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.