2021 Fredericia municipal election

2021 Fredericia municipal election

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All 21 seats to the Fredericia Municipal Council 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	26,693 (64.6%) 6.0pp
First party Second party Third party   A V C Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives Last election 13 seats, 54.3% 4 seats, 18.2% 0 seats, 2.4% Seats won 9 5 2 Seat change 4 1 2 Popular vote 9,706 5,718 2514 Percentage 37.3% 22.0% 9.7% Swing 17.0% 3.8% 7.3%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   O Ø D Party Danish People's Party Red–Green Alliance New Right Last election 3 seats, 12.2% 1 seat, 4.0% 0 seats, 0.8% Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change 1 0 1 Popular vote 1,994 1,828 1,570 Percentage 7.7% 7% 6.0% Swing 4.5% 3% 5.2%   Seventh party   F Party Green Left Last election 0 seats, 3.5% Seats won 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1,123 Percentage 4.3% Swing 0.8%
Mayor before election Steen Wrist [a] Social Democrats Mayor after election Steen Wrist Social Democrats

In the 2017 Fredericia municipal election, the Social Democrats won comfortably with 54.3% of the vote, and 13 of the 21 seats (61.9%). However, Jacob Bjerregaard, who became mayor following the result in 2017, stepped down as mayor in December 2020. ^[1] Tabloid newspaper Ekstra Bladet, speculated that some of the scandals that had occurred throughout his mayor period, may have been a factor in this decision. ^[2] Due to the dramatic period, it was speculated that the Social Democrats might lose the mayor position following this election. ^[3]

On election night it became clear that the Social Democrats had lost a lot of support. They decreased their vote share by 17%, and lost their absolute majority in the council. However, due the Red–Green Alliance keeping their one-seat, and the Green Left gaining a seat, a slim majority of 11 red bloc seats were won. As a result of this, Steen Wrist from the Social Democrats, who had taken over from Jacob Bjerregaard in 2020, would eventually end up continuing as 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. Fredericia Municipality had 21 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
	B	Social Liberals	Centre to Centre-left

Electoral Alliance 2

Party			Political alignment
	C	Conservatives	Centre-right
	D	New Right	Right-wing to Far-right
	K	Christian Democrats	Centre to Centre-right
	O	Danish People's Party	Right-wing to Far-right
	V	Venstre	Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 3

Party			Political alignment
	F	Green Left	Centre-left to Left-wing
	Ø	Red–Green Alliance	Left-wing to Far-Left
	Å	The Alternative	Centre-left to Left-wing

Results by polling station

P = Frie Danske
Y = Borgeligt Fællesskab

Division	A	B	C	D	F	I	K	O	P	V	Y	Æ	Ø	Å
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Gymnasiet	40.3	1.6	7.9	6.2	4.9	0.5	0.4	6.7	0.1	18.9	1.1	0.2	9.3	2.0
Bredstrup-Pjedsted	34.2	1.2	8.8	7.2	3.5	0.5	0.8	6.6	0.1	29.7	0.8	0.5	5.0	1.1
Erritsø	33.1	2.7	12.5	5.3	3.5	0.3	0.2	8.4	0.0	25.4	2.3	0.1	5.2	0.8
Herslev	25.6	0.8	9.0	12.0	2.8	1.5	0.5	11.8	0.0	27.1	2.5	0.3	5.5	0.8
Indre By	37.8	1.7	9.5	6.0	5.1	0.9	0.0	7.2	0.3	18.5	1.2	0.3	10.0	1.5
Bøgeskov	32.6	2.0	13.9	6.6	4.0	0.1	0.4	6.9	0.1	25.9	1.2	0.3	5.6	0.3
Søndermarken	44.5	1.3	6.8	5.4	3.9	0.3	0.3	8.7	0.1	19.3	1.6	0.2	6.7	0.8
Taulov	29.9	5.2	12.2	6.8	4.9	0.6	0.5	7.5	0.0	26.6	1.2	0.2	3.8	0.9

Results

Party			Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
Fredericia Municipality
	A	Social Democrats	9,706	37.33	-16.95	9	-4
	V	Venstre	5,718	21.99	+3.80	5	+1
	C	Conservatives	2,514	9.67	+7.27	2	+2
	O	Danish People's Party	1,994	7.67	-4.54	2	-1
	Ø	Red-Green Alliance	1,828	7.03	+3.07	1	0
	D	New Right	1,570	6.04	+5.21	1	+1
	F	Green Left	1,123	4.32	+0.84	1	+1
	B	Social Liberals	566	2.18	+0.96	0	0
	Y	Borgerligt Fællesskab	393	1.51	New	0	New
	Å	The Alternative	304	1.17	-0.21	0	0
	I	Liberal Alliance	123	0.47	-0.97	0	0
	K	Christian Democrats	90	0.35	+0.04	0	0
	Æ	Freedom List	52	0.20	New	0	New
	P	Frie Danske	21	0.08	New	0	New
Total			26,002	100	N/A	21	N/A
Invalid votes			135	0.33	+0.26
Blank votes			556	1.35	+0.94
Turnout			26,693	64.60	-6.03
Source: valg.dk

Notes

1. Jacob Bjerregaard was elected in 2017, but stepped down in 2020

References

1. "Jacob Bjerregaard stopper som borgmester | Nyheder". altinget (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
2. "Skandale-borgmester stopper før tid | Nyheder". ekstrabladet (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
3. "Her er de 10 største gysere ved kommunalvalget | Nyheder". tv2 (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
4. "Fredericias borgmester fortsætter på posten | Nyheder" (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
5. "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.