2021 Varde municipal election

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2021 Varde municipal election
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All 25 seats to the Varde Municipal Council
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout26,944 (68.4%)
Decrease2.svg 4.0pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
V
A
C
Party Venstre Social Democrats Conservatives
Last election12 seats, 42.0%6 seats, 18.9%1 seat, 6.8%
Seats won1065
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 20Increase2.svg 4
Popular vote10,3515,4614,325
Percentage39.1%20.6%16.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.9%Increase2.svg 1.7%Increase2.svg 9.5%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
D
O
K
Party New Right Danish People's Party Christian Democrats
Last electionDid Not Stand2 seats, 10.3%0 seats, 0.5%
Seats won111
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote1,2201,196856
Percentage4.6%4.5%3.2%
SwingNewDecrease2.svg 5.8%Increase2.svg 2.7%
 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
 
F
B
L
Party Green Left Social Liberals Lokallisten 2017
Last election0 seats, 1.9%1 seat, 3.7%2 seats, 8.7%
Seats won100
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote821800284
Percentage3.1%3.0%1.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.2%Decrease2.svg 0.7%Decrease2.svg 7.6%
Mayor before election

Erik Buhl
Venstre

Mayor after election

Mads Sørensen
Venstre

Varde was the municipality where the traditional blue bloc got the 4th highest % of vote share in the 2019 Danish general election. [1] Venstre had won a majority of seats in 2009 and 2013, but had come one short in 2017, although they still had managed to find a majority that would support them holding the mayor position. [2]

Contents

In 2020, Erik Buhl Nielsen from Venstre, who had been mayor for the last 2 terms, announced that would not stand for a third term. [3] Instead Mads Sørensen would be the candidate from Venstre. He would succeed in being elected for the mayor position, despite Venstre losing 2 seats, and thus receiving their worst election result since the 2007 municipal reform. The traditional blue bloc itself would gain 2 seats. [4]

The Christian Democrats would win its first seat in the municipality since the 2007 municipal reform, and it would be the only seat they would win in a municipality from the South Jutland constituency. [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. Varde Municipality had 25 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
A Social Democrats Centre-left
B Social Liberals Centre to Centre-left

Electoral Alliance 2

PartyPolitical alignment
E E-Borgergruppen Local politics
L Lokallisten 2017 Local politics

Electoral Alliance 3

PartyPolitical alignment
F Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Ø Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-Left

Electoral Alliance 4

PartyPolitical alignment
C Conservatives Centre-right
D New Right Right-wing to Far-right
I Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
K Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right
O Danish People's Party Right-wing to Far-right

Results by polling station

E = E-Borgergruppen
U = Udviklingslisten

Division A B C D E F I K L O U V Ø
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Varde By 28.72.814.94.22.03.60.92.70.35.14.429.31.1
Sig 20.21.611.12.51.25.10.11.70.43.61.350.40.7
Billum 20.81.625.68.61.14.10.52.50.75.20.028.31.1
Tinghøj 16.02.916.04.04.82.50.62.70.44.02.742.90.2
Lunde 16.71.39.59.51.46.21.94.31.37.50.339.40.8
Janderup 18.94.120.57.00.95.41.53.00.85.00.731.11.1
Alslev 24.71.48.55.21.82.60.21.10.15.11.247.30.8
Nørre Nebel 22.41.914.44.33.44.30.71.80.86.00.238.31.6
Henne 18.62.721.16.32.56.10.74.30.03.20.532.91.1
Outrup 19.12.016.04.91.21.80.52.61.16.01.142.90.8
Oksbøl 15.41.447.75.10.83.00.51.00.43.40.220.20.9
Fåborg 11.83.812.13.80.31.90.01.90.57.40.054.41.9
Agerbæk 11.912.47.83.50.22.20.62.80.74.60.052.60.8
Årre 14.73.16.07.10.51.70.80.90.54.60.059.50.6
Blåvand 16.71.249.21.50.31.80.30.30.04.90.321.61.8
Næsbjerg 33.22.919.04.90.63.20.83.50.94.20.325.90.6
Starup 9.120.33.94.60.21.00.72.90.73.40.053.00.2
Nordenskov 16.93.414.84.52.22.90.51.21.46.20.444.51.0
Ølgod 16.71.87.93.90.32.70.69.11.23.60.251.20.7
Skovlund 8.53.530.36.10.71.70.43.93.92.20.237.70.9
Ansager 11.01.515.74.50.20.80.35.110.12.10.048.00.7
Tistrup 20.41.98.53.60.32.00.31.61.23.80.255.90.5
Horne 17.11.25.03.00.71.50.22.21.73.30.264.00.2

Results

PartyVotes%+/-Seats+/-
Varde Municipality
V Venstre 10,35139.10-2.9110-2
A Social Democrats 5,46120.63+1.7460
C Conservatives 4,32516.34+9.535+4
D New Right 1,2204.61New1New
O Danish People's Party 1,1964.52-5.771-1
K Christian Democrats 8563.23+2.761+1
F Green Left 8213.10+1.161+1
B Social Liberals 8003.02-0.720-1
U Udviklingslisten 3971.50New0New
E E-Borgergruppen 3461.31New0New
L Lokallisten 2017 2841.07-7.650-2
Ø Red-Green Alliance 2400.91-1.6900
I Liberal Alliance 1770.67-3.260-1
Total26,474100N/A25N/A
Invalid votes1380.35+0.08
Blank votes3320.84+0.06
Turnout26,94468.42-4.00
Source: valg.dk

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "FVKOM: Folketingsvalg efter valgresultat og kommuner | Nyheder". statistikbanken (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
    2. ↑ "Katalog over de af Byrådet udpegede repræsentanter i udvalg, råd, nævn og bestyrelser 2018 – 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). vardekommune (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
    3. ↑ "Varde skal have ny borgmester: Erik Buhl genopstiller ikke | Nyheder". tvsyd (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
    4. ↑ "Se video: Nu er det officielt – Varde har fundet sin borgmester | Nyheder". jv (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
    5. ↑ "Kristendemokraterne får 11 mandater på landsplan | Nyheder". tvmidtvest (in Danish). Retrieved 5 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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