2021 Mariagerfjord municipal election

Mogens Jespersen from Venstre was seeking a 3rd consecutive term as mayor of Mariagerfjord Municipality for this election.

2021 Mariagerfjord municipal election
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All 29 seats to the Mariagerfjord Municipal Council
15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout22,676 (67.9%)
Decrease 3.2pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
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V
C
Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives
Last election 18 seats, 59.7% 12 seats, 35.6% 1 seat, 3.3%
Seats won 11 11 3
Seat change 0 Decrease 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 8,241 7,238 2,577
Percentage 36.8% 35.6% 11.5%
Swing Increase 0.1% Decrease 2.3% Increase 8.4%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
O
D
Ø
Party Danish People's Party The New Right Red–Green Alliance
Last election 3 seats, 11.2% Did not stand 0 seats, 2.2%
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,020 757 691
Percentage 4.6% 3.4% 3.1%
Swing Decrease 6.6% New Increase 0.9%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
F
B
Party Green Left Social Liberals
Last election 0 seats, 3.0% 1 seat, 2.8%
Seats won 1 0
Seat change 0 Decrease 1
Popular vote 686 478
Percentage 3.1% 2.1%
Swing Increase 0.1% Decrease 0.7%

Mayor before election

Mogens Jespersen
Venstre

Mayor after election

Mogens Jespersen
Venstre

The traditional blue bloc had won 16 seats in the previous election. In the election result Venstre would lose the position as the single largest party in the municipal council. They would instead become the joint biggest party with Social Democrats. However, while the traditional blue bloc parties would lose 3 seats, they would also gain 3 seats, resulting in 16 blue seats again. This meant that Mogens Jespersen looked to able to continue as mayor. It was eventually confirmed. [1] [2]

The constitution that would give him a 3rd term, was announced on December 10, 2021. [3]

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. Mariagerfjord Municipality had 29 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
Social Liberals Centre to Centre-left
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-left

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
The New Right Right-wing
Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right
Mariagerfjordlisten Local Party
Danish People's Party Right-wing
Venstre Centre-right

Results by polling station

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Polling Station A B C D F K M O V Ø
% % % % % % % % % %
Assens, Mariagerfjord 35.2 1.1 17.4 4.7 6.4 0.4 1.6 4.7 26.2 2.1
Mariager 32.0 1.1 24.1 3.0 6.1 0.7 2.0 6.0 22.3 2.6
Arden 49.2 1.5 5.0 3.2 2.0 0.2 1.1 3.4 32.0 2.4
Valsgård 34.2 3.0 8.9 4.2 1.5 0.6 2.7 4.6 37.0 3.3
Vebbestrup 28.6 1.5 5.4 7.2 2.1 0.3 2.0 7.1 43.0 2.8
Hadsund 35.0 1.7 8.9 3.0 1.8 0.3 3.8 3.6 39.7 2.1
Veddum-Skelund 44.3 0.5 6.3 2.8 1.4 0.5 1.4 3.5 36.0 3.3
Als 34.2 0.3 6.1 2.2 1.6 0.4 1.4 2.4 50.0 1.4
Hørby 31.8 2.9 12.0 4.2 3.3 0.8 4.5 4.5 33.7 2.4
Onsild 27.9 2.1 11.4 4.6 4.4 0.8 3.4 8.2 33.8 3.4
Hobro 41.4 3.6 13.0 2.4 3.1 0.6 2.5 4.4 23.9 5.0

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Mariagerfjord Municipality
Social Democrats8,24136.81110
Venstre7,23832.3311-1
Conservatives2,57711.513+2
Danish People's Party1,0204.561-2
The New Right7573.381New
Red–Green Alliance6913.091+1
Green Left6863.0610
Mariagerfjordlisten5832.6000
Social Liberals4782.140-1
Christian Democrats1140.5100
Total22,385100.00290
Valid votes22,38598.72
Invalid votes720.32
Blank votes2190.97
Total votes22,676100.00
Registered voters/turnout33,50067.69
Source: KMD

References

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  1. ^ "Mogens Jespersen fortsætter i Mariagerfjord trods tilbagegang til Venstre | Nyheder". tv2nord (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Mogens Jespersen fortsætter som borgmester i Mariagerfjord | Nyheder". fjordavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Udvalgs- og bestyrelseskabalen gik op i byrådet Så er byrådet konstitueret: Se alle poster her | Nyheder". ugeavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.