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2021 Slagelse municipal election

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2021 Slagelse municipal election
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All 31 seats to the Slagelse Municipal Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout41,044 (63.7%)
Decrease 5.9pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
V
A
C
Party Venstre Social Democrats Conservatives
Last election 10 seats, 29.1% 12 seats, 34.6% 0 seats, 2.2%
Seats won 11 9 3
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 3 Increase 3
Popular vote 13,507 11,228 3,566
Percentage 33.6% 27.9% 8.9%
Swing Increase 4.5% Decrease 6.7% Increase 6.7%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
D
F
B
Party New Right Green Left Danish Social Liberal Party
Last election 0 seats, 2.5% 2 seats, 6.0% 1 seat, 2.8%
Seats won 2 2 2
Seat change Increase 2 0 Increase 1
Popular vote 2,814 2,530 1,932
Percentage 7.0% 6.3% 4.8%
Swing Increase 4.5% Increase 0.3% Increase 2%

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
O
Ø
I
Party Danish People's Party Red–Green Alliance Liberal Alliance
Last election 4 seats, 13.6% 1 seat, 4.2% 1 seat, 2.7%
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Decrease 3 0 Decrease 1
Popular vote 2,174 1,640 409
Percentage 5.4% 4.1% 1.0%
Swing Decrease 8.2% Decrease 0.1% Decrease 1.7%

Mayor before election

John Dyrby Paulsen
Social Democrats

Mayor after election

Knud Vincents
Venstre

Following the last two elections in the municipality, a change of the party holding mayor's position had occurred.

In the last election, a dramatic deal that would see the Social Democrats and Liberal Alliance split the term in two periods, had been agreed upon. However Liberal Alliance decided to not take on the mayor's position, in the last two years as agreed.[1][2]

In this election, Venstre would become the largest party for the first time in the municipality's history.[a] They would win 11 seats, an increase of 1 compared to 2017. Danish Social Liberal Party, the Conservatives and Venstre would eventually come to an agreement that would see Knud Vincents from Venstre become the new mayor of the municipality.[3][4]

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. Slagelse 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[5]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
New Right Right-wing
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to 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
Vegan Party Centre-left to Left-wing
Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right

Results by polling station

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Slagelse Municipality
Venstre13,50733.5611+1
Social Democrats11,22827.909-3
Conservatives3,5668.863+3
New Right2,8146.992+2
Green Left2,5306.2920
Danish People's Party2,1745.401-3
Danish Social Liberal Party1,9324.802+1
Red–Green Alliance1,6404.0710
Liberal Alliance4091.020-1
Vegan Party2350.580New
Christian Democrats1190.300New
Frihedslisten940.230New
Total40,248100.00310
Valid votes40,24898.06
Invalid votes1230.30
Blank votes6731.64
Total votes41,044100.00
Registered voters/turnout64,46663.67
Source: KMD

Notes

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  1. ^ counting from the 2007 municipal reform

References

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  1. ^ "Kupforsøg, knive i ryggen og et forlist brinteventyr: Derfor endte Slagelse med en delt borgmesterpost | Nyheder". altinget (in Danish). 8 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Liberal Alliance takker nej til borgmesterpost – men forlanger, at Dyrby betaler for det | Nyheder". tv2øst (in Danish). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Den nye borgmester hedder Knud Vincents | Nyheder". slagelse (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Byrådet | Nyheder". slagelse (in Danish). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.