2021 Randers municipal election

2021 Randers municipal election
All 31 seats to the Randers Municipal Council; 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	51,030 (64.6%); 5.1pp
Mayor before election; Torben Hansen ; Social Democrats	Mayor after election; Torben Hansen ; Social Democrats

Last updated October 21, 2025

Torben Hansen from the Social Democrats, who became mayor following the 2017 election, attempted to be re-elected for this election. The parties of the nationwide red bloc lost a seat and only won 15 of the 31 seats, thus being one short of a majority. Instead of using the left of center majority, that could have been completed, with 2 local left-wing parties, Velfærdslisten and Beboerlisten, who won 1 and 2 seats respectively, the constitution, that would make Torben Hansen, would be across the political spectrum, and ended up including the Social Democrats, the Social Liberals, Conservatives, Danish People's Party and Venstre.^[1]

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. Randers Municipality had 31 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

Source^[2]

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
	B	Social Liberals	Centre to Centre-left
	K	Christian Democrats	Centre to Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 3

		Political alignment
C	Conservatives	Centre-right
D	New Right	Right-wing to Far-right
I	Liberal Alliance	Centre-right to Right-wing

Electoral Alliance 4

Party			Political alignment
	O	Danish People's Party	Right-wing to Far-right
	V	Venstre	Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 5

		Political alignment
L	Beboerlisten	Local politics
Æ	Velfærdslisten	Local politics
Ø	Red–Green Alliance	Left-wing to Far-Left

Results by polling station

L = Beboerlisten

Division	A	B	C	D	F	I	K	L	O	Q	V	Æ	Ø

	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Kulturhuset Langå	35.9	3.8	5.3	2.9	5.1	0.4	0.4	1.9	2.3	0.6	35.4	2.1	3.9
Stevnstrup Forsamlingshus	34.4	1.3	5.0	3.2	2.2	0.6	0.3	1.1	3.1	1.5	45.4	0.9	1.1
Jebjerg Forsamlingshus	27.2	2.5	10.2	5.5	4.5	0.6	1.1	1.5	5.1	2.5	35.0	1.7	2.5
Havndalhallen	58.7	0.9	11.0	6.0	1.5	0.2	0.1	1.2	3.6	2.2	11.0	2.3	1.2
Råby Forsamlingshus	42.6	1.6	14.1	9.1	2.2	0.5	0.2	0.8	5.1	6.6	12.0	1.6	3.5
Øster Tørslev Fritidslokaler	57.7	1.0	7.3	5.6	1.8	0.0	0.0	1.1	6.3	6.2	11.3	1.0	0.8
Korshøjskolen	23.9	3.3	8.8	3.3	3.8	0.4	0.3	0.9	4.7	26.7	18.7	3.4	1.9
Hald Forsamlingshus	32.3	2.5	9.0	4.7	3.5	1.0	0.7	2.6	12.5	8.8	16.5	4.6	1.3
Hornbækhallen	29.0	3.2	21.3	2.5	4.0	1.3	0.6	1.1	2.7	3.3	27.7	2.2	1.2
Randers Specialskole (Firkløverskolen)	35.1	3.0	16.5	3.5	5.4	0.9	1.1	2.3	4.8	4.0	19.4	3.1	1.0
Rismølleskolen	26.2	2.8	11.6	2.0	3.9	0.8	0.3	2.1	4.1	28.0	9.8	5.7	2.8
Gjerlev Aktivitetshus	39.6	3.6	7.5	9.1	3.6	1.0	1.1	2.4	7.7	2.9	16.0	2.9	2.6
Blicherskolen	39.9	1.9	8.2	4.0	3.0	0.4	0.3	1.6	7.8	5.6	22.3	3.8	1.4
Kultur-Aktivitetshuset Gassum	29.6	1.9	7.2	6.5	4.7	0.7	0.7	1.4	18.9	3.5	20.3	3.3	1.4
Asferg Træningshus	27.6	1.5	6.9	5.8	3.2	0.8	0.2	2.1	17.2	2.0	28.8	2.6	1.4
Purhushallen	36.6	0.8	3.8	6.6	13.4	0.3	0.8	0.6	9.5	1.0	23.1	2.5	1.0
Randers Badmintonhaller	40.8	3.3	8.9	4.1	5.8	0.6	1.0	4.7	6.7	4.9	10.6	5.1	3.5
Hobrovejens Skole	34.2	3.0	7.2	3.0	7.0	0.4	0.5	4.5	5.1	15.5	7.5	7.5	4.5
Psykiatriens Hus	32.3	3.6	11.6	3.2	7.0	0.8	0.7	4.2	4.8	8.1	11.6	6.8	5.3
Ø. Bjerregrav Forsamlingshus	33.0	2.0	9.2	4.2	5.1	1.0	0.9	1.5	7.6	2.8	27.8	2.8	2.1
Nørrevangsskolen	37.9	4.7	6.0	3.8	6.2	0.6	1.1	8.6	6.5	5.6	7.5	6.4	4.9
Fritidscentret	27.6	4.6	12.6	4.0	7.4	1.8	0.9	4.1	4.5	4.3	16.4	6.2	5.5
Vestervangsskolen	37.7	3.4	13.4	2.5	6.7	1.0	0.6	2.9	4.9	3.9	14.4	4.3	4.3
Østervangsskolen	34.2	3.0	7.2	3.0	7.0	0.4	0.5	4.5	5.1	15.5	7.5	7.5	4.5
Romalt Aktivitetshal	31.9	2.8	15.9	3.6	4.1	1.5	1.3	1.5	4.3	9.6	20.1	2.3	1.1
Paderup Gymnasium	27.2	3.3	13.0	4.2	3.4	1.2	2.0	2.8	5.8	11.3	21.9	1.5	2.4
Kristrup Skole	30.5	2.1	11.3	3.6	5.2	1.2	2.6	2.4	3.9	17.2	13.5	3.9	2.6
Søndermarkskolen	37.0	4.1	13.0	3.7	5.6	1.0	1.0	2.1	5.1	5.0	16.9	2.9	2.6
Assentofthallen	31.0	2.2	11.4	3.8	3.4	1.0	1.4	1.1	3.2	5.6	32.2	2.3	1.5
Uggelhuse Forsamlingshus	40.9	4.1	8.9	3.5	3.9	0.6	0.9	1.5	3.7	12.1	14.1	2.2	3.5

Results

Party			Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
Randers Municipality
	A	Social Democrats	17,175	34.23	-3.52	12	-1
	V	Venstre	9,333	18.60	-7.52	6	-3
	C	Conservatives	5,580	11.12	+7.04	4	+3
	Q	Østbroen	3,917	7.81	New	2	New
	O	Danish People's Party	2,635	5.25	-3.07	1	-2
	F	Green Left	2,539	5.06	+0.82	1	0
	Æ	Velfærdslisten	1,904	3.79	-0.24	1	0
	D	New Right	1,881	3.75	+3.15	1	+1
	B	Social Liberals	1,537	3.06	+0.29	1	0
	Ø	Red-Green Alliance	1,447	2.88	+0.77	1	0
	L	Beboerlisten	1,341	2.67	-2.38	1	0
	I	Liberal Alliance	458	0.91	-0.68	0	0
	K	Christian Democrats	428	0.85	+0.14	0	0
Total			50,175	100	N/A	31	N/A
Invalid votes			170	0.22	+0.04
Blank votes			685	0.87	+0.10
Turnout			51,030	64.59	-6.07
Source: valg.dk

Notes

References

↑ "'Konstitueringen i Randers i går var den vildeste, jeg nogensinde har set' | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
↑ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.

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[1] "'Konstitueringen i Randers i går var den vildeste, jeg nogensinde har set' | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[2] "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.

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