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Municipal elections took place in Iceland on 31 May 2014. 66% of eligible voters cast votes, the lowest proportion since Iceland gained independence. [1]
As part of a pledge, Mayor Jón Gnarr's Best Party did not participate in the election and was dissolved after the election was held. [2]
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Party | 120 | +3 | |
| Progressive Party | 56 | +5 | |
| Social Democratic Alliance | 35 | -7 | |
| Bright Future | 11 | New | |
| Left-Green Movement | 9 | -6 | |
| Pirate Party | 1 | +1 | |
| Liberal Party | 0 | -1 | |
| Other party lists | 178 | -14 | |
| Independents | 94 | 0 | |
| Total | 504 | -8 | |
| Source: Statistics Iceland, Statistics Iceland | |||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Alliance | 17,426 | 31.89 | 5 | +2 | |
| Independence Party | 14,031 | 25.68 | 4 | –1 | |
| Bright Future | 8,539 | 15.63 | 2 | New | |
| Progressive Party | 5,865 | 10.73 | 2 | +2 | |
| Left-Green Movement | 4,553 | 8.33 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pirate Party | 3,238 | 5.93 | 1 | New | |
| Dawn | 774 | 1.42 | 0 | New | |
| People's Front of Iceland | 219 | 0.40 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 54,645 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 54,645 | 96.04 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,251 | 3.96 | |||
| Total votes | 56,896 | 100.00 | |||
| Source: Visir | |||||
In total, 56,896 votes were cast. Of these, 2,024 were blank and 227 were invalid.
On 11 June 2014, a coalition was announced of the Social Democrats, Bright Future, the Left-Greens, and the Pirate Party. Dagur B. Eggertsson, of the Social Democrats, became the new mayor, while the Left-Green councillor Sóley Tómasdóttir became president of the city council and Sigurður Björn Blöndal of Bright Future became the city council chairperson. [3] The coalition did not invite Progressive Party councillors onto the city’s councils and committees, with Sóley Tómasdóttir saying that the party was not “suitable” for the jobs; this has been taken partly to relate to the councillors' opposition to the Reykjavík Mosque. [4]
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