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The Danish local elections of 2017 were held on 21 November 2017 for Denmark's 98 municipal councils and five regional councils. All 2,432[1] seats were contested for the 2018–21 term of office[2], together with 205 seats in five regional councils.[3] In the previous election, there were 2,444 seats. Some foreigners can also vote in regional and local elections, but not at the national level.
Results
Results of regional elections
The Danish ministry of economy and interior informed that voter turnout was 70.6%. 3,074,840 cast their votes. They voted for 205 seats in the five regional councils. This number remains unchanged since the first elections for the regional councils in the newly created regions, which were set up 1 January 2007 after the 13 counties were abolished. The regions are not municipalities but are financed only through block grants.
Number of councillors and political parties in the Regional Councils
| Party | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) (A) | 70 |  3
|
| Venstre (Venstre) (V) | 54 |  8
|
| Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) (O) | 21 | 2
|
| Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) | 15 |  0
|
| Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F) | 15 | 5
|
| Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) (Ø) | 12 | 3
|
| Danish Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B) | 8 | 0
|
| Liberal Alliance (Liberal Alliance) (I) | 5 | 0
|
| The Alternative (Alternativet) (Å) | 3 | New |
| Christian Democrats (Kristendemokraterne) (K) | 1 | 1
|
| Psychiatry List (Psykiatri-Listen) (P) | 1 | New |
| Total | 205 |
Old and new Chairmen of the Regional Councils
| Regional Council Chairmen Outgoing and Incoming | ||||
| Region | Incumbent Chairman | Elected Chairman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Denmark Region | Ulla Astman | Ulla Astman | ||
| Central Denmark Region | Bent Hansen | Anders Kühnau | ||
| Region of Southern Denmark | Stephanie Lose | Stephanie Lose | ||
| Region Zealand | Jens Stenbæk | Heino Knudsen | ||
| Capital Region of Denmark | Sophie Hæstorp Andersen | Sophie Hæstorp Andersen | ||
Results of municipal elections
The Danish ministry of economy and interior informed that voter turnout was 70.8%. 3,226,558 cast their votes. They voted for 2432 seats in the 98 municipal councils, a reduction from 2444 (12 seats) after the previous election. The total countrywide number of seats in the municipal councils can be seen here and on the pages of the previous elections. They can be accessed from the template at the bottom of the pages.
Number of councillors and political parties in the Municipal Councils
| Sum of 98 local elections | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Share of vote | Seats | |||
| Percent | Change | Number | Change | ||
| Social Democrats | 32.45% | +2.94% | 842 | 69
| |
| Venstre | 23.06% | -3.56% | 688 | 78
| |
| Conservative People's Party | 8.78% | +0.23% | 225 | 20
| |
| Danish People's Party | 8.75% | -1.37% | 223 | 32
| |
| Socialist People's Party | 5.7% | +0.1% | 126 | 10
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| Red-Green Alliance | 5.96% | -0.98% | 102 | 17
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| Danish Social Liberal Party | 4.6% | -0.2% | 80 | 18
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| Liberal Alliance | 2.6% | -0.3% | 28 | 5
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| The Alternative | 3.0% | New | 20 | New | |
| Schleswig Party | 0.3% | +0.0% | 10 | 1
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| Christian Democrats | 0.5% | +0.0% | 9 | 3
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| The New Right | 0.9% | New | 1 | New | |
| Others | 3.2% | -0.6% | 78 | 21
| |
Note. The percentage(/-point) numbers and changes in percentage (/-point) numbers are not correct/precise. They need adjustment to two - or more - decimals, as do the numbers of the previous election. Danish Wikipedia has adjusted, but - because of rounding - not totally precise, percentage (/-point) numbers.
| Party | Municipality | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Gulborgsund List (Guldborgsundlisten) | Guldborgsund | 11 |
| NewGribskov (NytGribskov) | Gribskov | 6 |
| Cross-Political Community (Tværpolitisk Forening) | Dragør | 4 |
| Social Common List (Den Sociale Fællesliste) | Rebild | 4 |
| Local List (Lokallisten) | Holbæk | 3 |
| Local List (Lokallisten) | Rudersdal | 3 |
| Citizens' List (Borgerlisten) | Billund | 2 |
| Citizens' List (Borgerlisten) | Brønderslev | 2 |
| Citizens' List (Borgerlisten) | Faxe | 2 |
| Common List (Fælleslisten) | Ikast-Brande | 2 |
| Fanø Local List (Fanø Lokalliste) | Fanø | 2 |
| Hvidovre List (Hvidovrelisten) | Hvidovre | 2 |
| New Stevns (Nyt Stevns) | Stevns | 2 |
| Local List (Lokallisten) | Hjørring | 2 |
| Local List 2017 (Lokallisten 2017) | Varde | 2 |
| Local List Lolland (Lokallisten Lolland) | Lolland | 2 |
| Læsø List (Læsø Listen) | Læsø | 2 |
| Skive List (Skive-Listen) | Skive | 2 |
| Your Voice (Din Stemme) | Lolland | 2 |
| Blovstrød List (Blovstrød Listen) | Allerød | 1 |
| Bornholm List (Bornholmerlisten) | Bornholm | 1 |
| Citizens' List (Borgerlisten) | Esbjerg | 1 |
| Citizens' List (Borgerlisten) | Kerteminde | 1 |
| Citizens' List (Borgerlisten) | Tønder | 1 |
| Common List (Fælleslisten) | Sønderborg | 1 |
| Democratic Balance (Demokratisk Balance) | Morsø | 1 |
| Fjord List (Fjordlisten) | Ringkøbing-Skjern | 1 |
| Havdrup List (Havdruplisten) | Solrød | 1 |
| Land Owners (Grundejerne) | Solrød | 1 |
| Local Democrats (Lokaldemokraterne) | Helsingør | 1 |
| Local List Høje-Taastrup (Lokallisten Høje-Taastrup) | Høje-Taastrup | 1 |
| Environment List (Miljølisten) | Fanø | 1 |
| Odsherred List (Odsherred Listen) | Odsherred | 1 |
| Our Allerød (Vores Allerød) | Allerød | 1 |
| Resident List (Beboerlisten) | Randers | 1 |
| Vesthimmerland List (VestHimmerlandsListen) | Vesthimmerland | 1 |
| Welfare List (Velfærdslisten) | Randers | 1 |
| Your Jammerbugt - Your Citizens' List (Dit Jammerbugt - Din Borgerliste) | Jammerbugt | 1 |
| Ærø's Future (Ærøs Fremtid) | Ærø | 1 |
| Ærø Plus (Ærø Plus) | Ærø | 1 |
| Total | 78 | |
Mayors in the municipalities
The mayors (Danish:Borgmester; plural:Borgmestre) of the 98 municipalities heads the council meetings and is the chairman of the finance committee in each of their respective municipalities. Only in Copenhagen, this mayor - the head of the finance committee and council meetings - is called the Lord Mayor (Danish:Overborgmester). The final decision on who would be mayor had to be made by the municipal councils no later than Friday 15 December.
| Mayors after the election | |||
| Party | Number | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | 47 | +14 | |
| Venstre | 37 | -11 | |
| Conservative People's Party | 8 | -5 | |
| Danish People's Party | 1 | +1 | |
| Socialist People's Party | 1 | +1 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 1 | - | |
| The Alternative | 1 | +1 | |
| Guldborgsundlisten | 1 | - | |
| NewGribskov | 1 | +1 | |
| New Stevns | 0 | -1 | |
| The Læsø List | 0 | -1 | |
Old and new mayors in the municipalities
The term of office for the mayors elected by the majority of councillors among its members in each municipal council is the same as for the councils elected, namely 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2021. The correct name for the municipality on the somewhat remote island of Bornholm is Regional Municipality, because the municipality also handles several tasks not carried out by the other Danish municipalities but by the regions.
References
- ^ Members elected to municipal councils and their personal votes Retrieved 11 January 2018
- ^ Small towns and rural districts well represented Retrieved 16 March 2018
- ^ "Local Elections". Økonomi- og Indenrigsministeriet. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Ulrik Wilbek bliver borgmester i Viborg". Nordjyske. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.