2021 Assens municipal election

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2021 Assens municipal election
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All 29 seats to the Assens Municipal Council
15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout22,984 (70.1%)
Decrease2.svg 6.0pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
V
A
C
Party Venstre Social Democrats Conservatives
Last election13 seats, 42.0%8 seats, 25.5%1 seat, 4.2%
Seats won1383
Seat change00Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote9,3866,1571,789
Percentage41.7%27.3%7.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.3%Increase2.svg 1.8%Increase2.svg 3.7%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
F
O
D
Party Green Left Danish People's Party The New Right
Last election2 seats, 6.0%3 seats, 12.3%Did Not Stand
Seats won211
Seat change0Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote1.4591,163889
Percentage6.5%5.2%4.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.5%Decrease2.svg 7.1%New
 Seventh partyEighth party
 
Ø
B
Party Red–Green Alliance Social Liberals
Last election1 seat, 3.5%1 seat, 3.0%
Seats won10
Seat change0Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote764552
Percentage3.4%2.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.1%Decrease2.svg 0.6%
Mayor before election

Søren Steen Andersen
Venstre

Mayor after election

Søren Steen Andersen
Venstre

Despite Venstre having failed to become the largest party in Assens Municipality for all Danish general elections since the 2007 municipal reform , they became the biggest party in both the 2013 Assens Municipal Election and the 2017 Assens Municipal Election. [1]

Contents

Søren Steen Andersen from Venstre was seeking a third term for this election. This was announced in September 2020, when Venstre voted in favor of it. [2]

In the election, Venstre would once again become the biggest party with 13 seats. The parties of the traditional blue bloc would win 18 of 29 seats. On December 1, 2021, it was announced that the Social Democrats, Conservatives and Venstre had made a new constitution, remarkbly without the Green Left, who left the constitution after one of their members left the party in protest. [3] 4 days later, it was announced that the Social Democrats also had left the constitution negotiations. This meant that only Venstre and the Conservatives were back. However they had 16 seats and maintained a majority. [4] Then on 8 December, 2021, it was confirmed that Søren Steen Andersen had secured a third term. [5]

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. Assens Municipality had 29 seats in 2021

Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.

Electoral alliances

Source [6]

Electoral Alliance 1

PartyPolitical alignment
B Social Liberals Centre to Centre-left
F Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Å The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

PartyPolitical alignment
A Social Democrats Centre-left
Ø Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-Left

Electoral Alliance 3

PartyPolitical alignment
C Conservatives Centre-right
O Danish People's Party Right-wing to Far-right

Electoral Alliance 4

PartyPolitical alignment
D New Right Right-wing to Far-right
V Venstre Centre-right
Z De LokalNationale Local politics

Results by polling station

H = SocialKonservative Assens
M = Vi Lokale Demokrater
Z = De LokalNationale

Division A B C D F H M O V Z Æ Ø Å
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Assens 31.22.010.33.34.80.20.15.037.50.30.74.30.4
Ebberup 30.41.57.93.36.00.00.06.141.30.00.22.50.9
Turup 21.12.84.31.17.50.00.27.749.20.00.63.22.2
Salbrovad 19.12.212.44.75.30.00.26.344.20.20.63.31.4
Glamsbjerg/Søllested 30.62.46.33.68.60.10.27.834.30.20.33.72.0
Orte/Ørsted 22.12.88.14.310.10.10.45.441.10.00.34.70.7
Rørup 20.220.51.65.43.20.30.09.736.70.01.11.30.0
Aarup/Kerte 29.13.36.83.75.10.00.24.943.00.10.53.00.3
Flemløse 22.70.912.45.83.90.00.48.140.30.40.63.61.1
Køng 24.75.95.33.67.30.20.06.741.40.20.44.10.4
Vissenbjerg 24.41.64.85.16.50.11.14.746.70.20.24.20.6
Dreslette/Helnæs 23.31.310.32.25.90.00.04.547.40.20.53.60.8
Tommerup 21.52.05.05.110.40.10.12.749.90.50.51.80.5
Brylle 26.21.212.34.57.20.00.14.241.00.20.41.90.7
Jordløse 21.53.011.64.44.10.00.06.339.40.00.87.21.7
Haarby 27.91.011.33.43.70.20.14.346.00.20.21.60.1
Tommerup St 36.53.57.72.411.70.00.02.930.00.10.24.01.0
Verninge/Nårup 24.71.55.36.56.00.20.14.747.80.10.42.40.2

Results

PartyVotes%+/-Seats+/-
Assens Municipality
V Venstre 9,38641.66-0.36130
A Social Democrats 6,15727.33+1.8780
C Conservatives 1,7897.94+3.753+2
F Green Left 1,4596.48+0.5220
O Danish People's Party 1,1635.16-7.171-2
D New Right 8893.95New1New
Ø Red-Green Alliance 7643.39-0.1310
B Social Liberals 5522.45-0.500-1
Å The Alternative 1580.70-0.9300
Æ Freedom List 950.42New0New
M Vi Lokale Demokrater 570.25New0New
Z De LokalNationale 420.19New0New
H SocialKonservative Assens 180.08New0New
Total22,529100N/A29N/A
Invalid votes980.30+0.10
Blank votes3571.09-0.14
Turnout22,98470.12-6.02
Source: valg.dk

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Valgresultater fra tidligere valg: | Nyheder". KMDValg (in Danish). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
    2. ↑ "Borgmester genvalgt som spidskandidat: - Man skal stå tidligt op, hvis man skal udfordre ham | Nyheder". fyens (in Danish). September 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
    3. ↑ "SF mister vigtig post: Venstre, Konservative og Socialdemokratiet har lavet ny konstituering udenom SF | Nyheder". fyens (in Danish). December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
    4. ↑ "Socialdemokratiet forlader konstitueringsaftale - beskylder borgmesteren for 'kammerateri' | Nyheder". tv2fyn (in Danish). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
    5. ↑ "Nu har det nye Byråd i Assens Kommune fordelt posterne | Nyheder". assens (in Danish). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
    6. ↑ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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