2021 Roskilde municipal election

Ever since the 2007 municipal reform, the Social Democrats had held the mayor's position in Roskilde Municipality. In the 2017 election, they had won their first absolute majority in the municipality. It would be Joy Mogensen who would continue following this result.[1]

2021 Roskilde municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 31 seats to the Roskilde Municipal Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49,177 (70.0%)
Decrease 4.1pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
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V
C
Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives
Last election 16 seats, 45.8% 6 seats, 18.5% 2 seats, 5.5%
Seats won 9 5 5
Seat change Decrease 7 Decrease 1 Increase 3
Popular vote 13,571 7,733 7,563
Percentage 28.0% 16.0% 15.6%
Swing Decrease 17.8% Decrease 2.5% Increase 10.1%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
F
Ø
B
Party Green Left Red–Green Alliance Danish Social Liberal Party
Last election 1 seat, 4.9% 2 seats, 7.2% 1 seat, 4.1%
Seats won 3 3 2
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 4,601 4,324 3,313
Percentage 9.5% 8.9% 6.8%
Swing Increase 4.6% Increase 1.7% Increase 2.7%

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
O
I
D
Party Danish People's Party Liberal Alliance New Right
Last election 3 seats, 9.2% 0 seats, 2.5% Did Not Stand
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 3,039 2,132 1,411
Percentage 6.3% 4.4% 2.9%
Swing Decrease 2.9% Increase 1.9% New

Mayor before election

Tomas Breddam [a]
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Tomas Breddam
Social Democrats

Following the 2019 Danish general election, Joy Mogensen received the offer to become minister of Church and Culture. She would eventually accept and step down as mayor.[2] Tomas Breddam would become the new mayor following the resignation of Joy Mogensen.[3]

Joy Mogensen had received the 5th highest number of personal votes in the 2017 Danish local elections, despite Roskilde Municipality only being the 14th most populated municipality in Denmark.[4] Her popularity would become even more evident, when the results of this election had been counted. The Social Democrats would lose 7 seats, and win 9 seats in total. Danish Social Liberal Party had prior to the election said that they'd neither support a red nor blue mayor. Without them, the red bloc had won 15 seats, while the blue bloc had won 14 seats. However Danish Social Liberal Party would later announce, that would be ready to support Jette Tjørnelund from Venstre as mayor. This came after the other blue parties wanted to have Lars Lindskov from the Conservatives become the new mayor. However, Liberal Alliance was sceptical on Jette Tjørnelund becoming the mayor. Therefore, no candidate appeared to have a majority behind them. In the end Danish People's Party decided to join the red bloc parties of the Social Democrats, Green Left and Red–Green Alliance. This would see Tomas Breddam continue as mayor.[5][6]

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. Roskilde 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[7]

Electoral Alliance 1

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

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Vegan Party Centre-left to Left-wing
Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-left
The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political Position
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
Conservatives Centre-right
Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right
Venstre Centre-right

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Roskilde Municipality
Social Democrats13,57128.039-7
Venstre7,73315.975-1
Conservatives7,56315.625+3
Green Left4,6019.503+2
Red–Green Alliance4,3248.933+1
Danish Social Liberal Party3,3136.842+1
Danish People's Party3,0396.282-1
Liberal Alliance2,1324.401+1
New Right1,4112.911New
The Alternative2110.4400
Vegan Party2040.420New
Christian Democrats1790.370New
Michael Philip Hansen-listen[b]1330.270New
Total48,414100.00310
Valid votes48,41498.94
Invalid votes1380.28
Blank votes3820.78
Total votes48,934100.00
Registered voters/turnout46,849104.45
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ Joy Mogensen became mayor following last election, however she resigned in 2019
  2. ^ Local party in Roksilde

References

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  1. ^ "Roskildes bydronning sikrer sig absolut flertal | Nyheder". viborg folkeblad (in Danish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Joy Mogensen skal være minister: Nu bliver Poul Andersen ny fungerende borgmester i Roskilde Kommune | Nyheder". sn (in Danish). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. ^ "| Nyheder" (in Danish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Kommunalvalg den 21. november 2017 | Nyheder". kmd (in Danish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Breddam fortsætter som borgmester trods store klø til S | Nyheder". sn (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Byrådet | Nyheder". roskilde (in Danish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.