2021 Hjørring municipal election
Since its creation in the 2007 municipal reform, Hjørring had only had mayors from the Social Democrats. However the Social Democrats ended up losing 5 seats. This might have been a consequence of the 2020 Danish mink cull, and Hjørring being a municipality with a high number of mink farming.[1] Only Danish Social Liberal Party from the traditional red bloc in Denmark, gained a seat, and the bloc had only won 13 of the 16 seats needed for a majority. Centre-right Venstre and Conservatives, both gained 2 and 4 seats respectively, and had a majority of seats together. On 24 November 2021, a constitution between Danish Social Liberal Party, Conservatives and Venstre was agreed upon, which saw Søren Smalbro from Venstre become mayor, with Per Møller from Conservatives, becoming deputy mayor. [2]
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All 31 seats to the Hjørring Municipal Council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Electoral system
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. Hjørring Municipality had 31 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[3]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-left |
| The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Conservatives | Centre-right |
| Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| The New Right | Right-wing |
| Danish People's Party | Right-wing |
| Venstre | Centre-right |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Danish Social Liberal Party | Centre to Centre-left |
| Lokalisten | Local Party |
Results by polling station
| Polling Station | A | B | C | D | F | K | O | V | Ø | Å | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Horne | 17.9 | 3.3 | 23.0 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 28.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 11.4 |
| Hirtshals | 19.1 | 4.7 | 20.6 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 24.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 13.6 |
| Hjørring - Centrum | 37.6 | 4.4 | 22.0 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 16.4 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Hjørring - Nord | 39.3 | 3.0 | 25.6 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 19.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Hjørring - Syd | 35.8 | 2.8 | 21.8 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 25.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Hjørring - Vest | 37.4 | 3.6 | 22.9 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 20.1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Tornby | 14.7 | 4.5 | 20.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 36.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 9.1 |
| Bindslev | 19.8 | 1.8 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 48.7 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Tversted | 21.4 | 3.2 | 18.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 37.1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 5.7 |
| Taars | 28.2 | 1.6 | 23.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 30.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Vrejlev-Hæstrup | 25.2 | 1.8 | 22.6 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 32.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Bjergby-Mygdal | 21.2 | 3.7 | 13.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 46.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Skallerup | 31.4 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 29.4 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Vrå | 29.9 | 2.4 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 15.9 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Hundelev | 27.6 | 2.4 | 18.3 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 30.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 5.3 |
| Løkken | 29.5 | 1.1 | 21.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 34.5 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Sindal | 44.8 | 1.9 | 16.8 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 21.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Astrup | 26.6 | 3.1 | 17.8 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 35.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Tolne | 24.5 | 1.9 | 18.1 | 8.0 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 29.9 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Ugilt | 35.2 | 1.4 | 15.3 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 31.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Lendum | 26.6 | 1.4 | 21.6 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 32.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hjørring Municipality | |||||
| Social Democrats | 11,207 | 31.70 | 10 | -5 | |
| Venstre | 9,302 | 26.31 | 9 | +2 | |
| Conservatives | 7,243 | 20.49 | 7 | +4 | |
| Danish People's Party | 1,405 | 3.97 | 1 | -1 | |
| Green Left | 1,362 | 3.85 | 1 | 0 | |
| The New Right | 1,337 | 3.78 | 1 | +1 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 1,072 | 3.03 | 1 | +1 | |
| Lokalisten[lower-alpha 1] | 1,019 | 2.88 | 0 | -2 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 891 | 2.52 | 1 | 0 | |
| Christian Democrats | 320 | 0.91 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hjørring for alle | 111 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Alternative | 85 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35,354 | 100.00 | 31 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 35,354 | 98.61 | |||
| Invalid votes | 123 | 0.34 | |||
| Blank votes | 377 | 1.05 | |||
| Total votes | 35,854 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 51,489 | 69.63 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes
- Local party in Hjørring
References
- "S bløder i store minkkommuner: To jyske borgmestre er ikke i tvivl om, at minksagen har kostet stemmer | Nyheder". jyllands-posten (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- "Konstitueringsaftale på plads for Hjørring Byråd 2022-2025 | Nyheder". ritzau (in Danish). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.