2021 Ikast-Brande municipal election

2021 Ikast-Brande municipal election

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All 23 seats to the Ikast-Brande Municipal Council 12 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	21,636 (66.7%) 5.8pp
First party Second party Third party   V A C Party Venstre Social Democrats Conservatives Last election 9 seats, 36.0% 6 seats, 23.0%% 3 seats, 12.9% Seats won 7 6 5 Seat change 2 0 2 Popular vote 6,620 4,905 4,186 Percentage 31.0% 23.0% 19.6% Swing 5.0% 0 6.7%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   O L D Party Danish People's Party Fælleslisten New Right Last election 3 seats, 13.2% 2 seats, 8.4% Did not stand Seats won 2 2 1 Seat change 1 0 1 Popular vote 2,015 1,536 692 Percentage 9.4% 7.2% 3.2% Swing 3.8% 1.2% New
Mayor before election Ib Lauritsen Venstre Mayor after election Ib Lauritsen Venstre

Since the 2007 municipal reform, Ikast-Brande Municipality have only had mayors from Venstre. In 2017 the traditional blue bloc parties won 15 of the 23 seats, and Ib Lauritsen would take over from Carsten Kissmeyer who did not stand for re-election. ^[1]

The blue bloc would again win 15 seats in this election, however Venstre would lose 2 seats, while the Conservatives gained 2 seats. Danish People's Party would also lose a seat, while New Right, who stood for the first time in Ikast-Brande, would gain one. Eventually it was announced that Ib Lauritsen from Venstre would continue as mayor for a second term. ^{[2] [3]}

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. Ikast-Brande Municipality had 23 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

Source ^[4]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party			Political alignment
	D	New Right	Right-wing to Far-right
	O	Danish People's Party	Right-wing to Far-right

Electoral Alliance 2

Party			Political alignment
	C	Conservatives	Centre-right
	K	Christian Democrats	Centre to Centre-right
	L	Fælleslisten	Local politics

Electoral Alliance 3

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

Results by polling station

Division	A	C	D	F	K	L	O	V	Æ	Ø
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Ejstrup	21.3	20.4	4.4	1.9	4.4	2.4	11.3	32.3	0.2	1.3
Gludsted	31.6	15.4	5.7	1.3	6.1	1.5	13.1	22.6	0.4	2.3
Nørre Snede	22.9	16.4	4.1	5.0	2.4	0.6	19.1	24.4	0.6	4.4
Klovborg	14.0	34.0	7.2	2.6	5.2	0.6	10.8	22.6	0.4	2.6
Brande	11.5	22.3	2.3	1.4	1.7	28.4	8.0	22.9	0.4	1.1
Blåhøj	5.5	25.8	3.5	0.6	2.7	43.9	6.1	11.5	0.2	0.2
Ikast	28.3	21.5	3.0	1.7	2.8	0.5	7.2	33.5	0.2	1.2
Isenvad	9.7	22.6	3.4	1.1	2.9	0.7	6.5	52.2	0.0	0.8
Bording	23.3	10.5	3.8	0.8	2.2	0.3	6.4	51.4	0.2	1.2
Engesvang	35.7	9.2	2.4	1.9	2.3	0.2	20.0	22.3	0.1	5.9

Results

Party			Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
Ikast-Brande Municipality
	V	Venstre	6,620	31.03	-5.02	7	-2
	A	Social Democrats	4,905	22.99	+0.05	6	0
	C	Conservatives	4,186	19.62	+6.68	5	+2
	O	Danish People's Party	2,015	9.45	-3.77	2	-1
	L	Fælleslisten	1,536	7.20	-1.20	2	0
	D	New Right	692	3.24	New	1	New
	K	Christian Democrats	576	2.70	New	0	New
	Ø	Red-Green Alliance	375	1.76	New	0	New
	F	Green Left	371	1.74	-1.47	0	0
	Æ	Freedom List	55	0.26	New	0	New
Total			21,331	100	N/A	23	N/A
Invalid votes			69	0.21	-0.11
Blank votes			236	0.73	0.0
Turnout			21,636	66.70	-5.84
Source: valg.dk

References

1. "Her er Ikast-Brandes nye borgmester | Nyheder". tvmidtvest (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
2. "Midnats-valggyser fik en afslutning: Erfarne folk røg ud, nye kom ind, og borgmesteren fortsætter | Nyheder". Horsens Folkeblad (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
3. "Byrådet | Nyheder". ikast-brande (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
4. "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.