2021 Aarhus municipal election

Being one of the strongest municipalities for parties of the traditional red bloc, Jacob Bundsgaard from the Social Democrats, who had been mayor since 2014, was expected to be re-elected in this election. In the campaign before the election, Jacob Bundsgaard did remarkably not include his party logo or name on his election posters.[1]

2021 Aarhus municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 31 seats to the Aarhus Municipal Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout196,274 (68.2%)
Decrease 2.3pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
C
F
Party Social Democrats Conservatives Green Left
Last election 13 seats, 37.8% 1 seat, 4.2% 3 seats, 9.2%
Seats won 10 5 4
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 4 Increase 1
Popular vote 55,295 28,077 26,439
Percentage 28.7% 14.6% 13.7%
Swing Decrease 9.1% Increase 10.4% Increase 4.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
V
Ø
B
Party Venstre Red–Green Alliance Danish Social Liberal Party
Last election 6 seats, 15.3% 2 seats, 7.2% 2 seats, 8.2%
Seats won 4 3 3
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 2,2835 19,044 17,761
Percentage 11.9% 9.9% 9.2%
Swing Decrease 3.4% Increase 2.7% Increase 1.0%

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
D
O
I
Party The New Right Danish People's Party Liberal Alliance
Last election 0 seats, 1.1% 2 seats, 6.4% 1 seat, 4.1%
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 6,174 5,252 3,496
Percentage 3.2% 2.7% 1.8%
Swing Increase 2.1% Decrease 3.7% Decrease 2.3%

Result in each polling area

Mayor before election

Jacob Bundsgaard
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Jacob Bundsgaard
Social Democrats

However, he would still suffer seat losses similar to those the Social Democrats saw in all 4 largest municipalities of Denmark in the 2021 Danish local elections.[2]

As in the 2017 Aarhus municipal election, Jacob Bundsgaard became the person to receive the most personal votes in Denmark as a whole, however he received only 19,279 compared to 39,841 in 2017.

Despite being the biggest party, the Social Democrats lost 3 seats, but the parties of the traditional red bloc won 20 of the 31 seats, and it was later announced that Jacob Bundsgaard would continue as mayor. [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. Aarhus 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[4]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political Position
Social Democrats Centre-left
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

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

Electoral Alliance 3

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

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Aarhus Municipality
Social Democrats55,29528.7410-3
Conservatives28,07714.595+4
Green Left26,43913.744+1
Venstre22,83511.874-2
Red–Green Alliance19,0449.903+1
Danish Social Liberal Party17,7619.233+1
The New Right6,1743.211+1
Danish People's Party5,2522.731-1
Liberal Alliance3,4961.820-1
The Alternative2,5231.310-1
Christian Democrats1,5540.8100
Trivsel & Reel Borgerinddragelse[a]1,3250.6900
Vegan Party9940.520New
De Grønne[a]6510.340New
Freedom List3060.160New
Bedre Aarhus3000.160New
Kommunisterne[a]2130.110New
Egalitært Folkeparti[a]900.050New
Partiet Samfundssind[a]740.040New
Total192,403100.00310
Valid votes192,40398.03
Invalid votes8640.44
Blank votes3,0071.53
Total votes196,274100.00
Registered voters/turnout287,76768.21
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Local party in Aarhus

References

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  1. ^ "Aarhus-borgmester kendes ikke ved moderpartiet på sine valgplakater | Nyheder". aarhus.lokalavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ "S bliver størst ved kommunalvalget trods lussinger i storbyer | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Sådan ser konstitueringsaftalen i Aarhus ud | Nyheder". aarhus.lokalavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.