2021 Billund municipal election

2021 Billund municipal election

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All 25 seats to the Billund Municipal Council 13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	14,182 (68.3%) 4.5pp
First party Second party Third party   V A C Party Venstre Social Democrats Conservatives Last election 10 seats, 36.5% 7 seats, 27.9% 1 seat, 6.1% Seats won 10 9 3 Seat change 0 2 2 Popular vote 5,267 4,455 1,351 Percentage 37.8% 32% 9.7% Swing 1.3% 4.1% 3.6%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   O L B Party Danish People's Party Lokalpolitisk Forum Social Liberals Last election 3 seats, 11.4% Did Not Stand 2 seats, 7.7% Seats won 2 1 0 Seat change 1 1 2 Popular vote 1,240 588 222 Percentage 8.9% 2.6% 1.6% Swing 2.5% New 6.1%
Mayor before election Ib Kristensen Venstre Mayor after election Stephanie Storbank Venstre

Billund Municipality can be categorized as a quite blue ^[a] municipality, having voted for parties of the blue bloc by 65%, the fifth most of the 98 municipalities in Denmark, in the 2019 Danish general election. ^[1]

Ib Kristensen from Venstre had been mayor of Billund Municipality ever since the 2007 municipal reform. However, in September 2020, he announced that he would not stand for re-election, stating that he saw himself as too old. ^[2] Already in November 2020, 37-year old Stephanie Storbank could announce that she had the support to become the new mayor candidate for Venstre in the election the following year. ^[3]

In the election result, Venstre would increase their vote share by 1.3% and once again become the biggest party, although they didn't win any new seats. It was later announced that Venstre and the Social Democrats, who together had won 17 of the 25 seats, had reached an agreement that would see Stephanie Storbank become the new mayor. ^[4]

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. Billund Municipality had 25 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

Source ^[5]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party			Political alignment
	A	Social Democrats	Centre-left
	F	Green Left	Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

Party			Political alignment
	C	Conservatives	Centre-right
	D	New Right	Right-wing to Far-right

Electoral Alliance 3

Party			Political alignment
	L	Lokalpolitisk Forum	Local politics
	O	Danish People's Party	Right-wing to Far-right

Results by polling station

L = Lokalpolitisk Forum

Division	A	B	C	D	F	K	L	O	V
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Billund	35.2	3.6	5.7	1.7	1.0	0.2	15.8	4.9	31.9
Sdr. Omme	30.0	0.6	25.1	3.4	1.3	0.4	0.4	15.2	23.5
Vorbasse	35.0	1.2	4.8	3.2	1.3	5.0	3.2	9.5	36.7
Filskov	20.8	0.4	3.5	1.8	0.5	0.7	1.4	10.2	60.6
Hejnsvig	25.5	0.5	5.4	2.5	1.0	0.9	2.2	11.3	50.8
Grindsted	33.1	1.0	11.9	2.2	0.7	1.6	2.2	9.7	37.5
St./Krogager	20.9	0.5	3.4	2.7	0.4	0.4	1.1	5.6	65.1

Results

Party			Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
Billund Municipality
	V	Venstre	5,267	37.78	+1.29	10	0
	A	Social Democrats	4,455	31.95	+4.06	9	+2
	C	Conservatives	1,351	9.69	+3.63	3	+2
	O	Danish People's Party	1,240	8.89	-2.51	2	-1
	L	Lokalpolitisk Forum	784	5.62	New	1	New
	D	New Right	322	2.31	New	0	New
	B	Social Liberals	222	1.59	-6.08	0	-2
	K	Christian Democrats	178	1.28	New	0	New
	F	Green Left	123	0.88	-1.53	0	0
Total			13,942	100	N/A	25	N/A
Invalid votes			85	0.41	+0.22
Blank votes			155	0.75	+0.14
Turnout			14,182	68.33	-4.48
Source: valg.dk

Notes

1. as in voting for parties of the blue bloc

References

1. "FVKOM: Folketingsvalg efter valgresultat og kommuner | Nyheder". statistikbanken (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
2. "Billund skal have ny borgmester: Ib Kristensen stopper | Nyheder". jv.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
3. "Stephanie Storbank er Venstres borgmesterkandidat | Nyheder". ugeavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
4. "Stephanie Storbank er ny borgmester i Billund | Nyheder". tvsyd (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
5. "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.