2025 Central Denmark regional election

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2025 Central Denmark regional election
←  2021 18 November 2025 2029  →
All 31 seats to the Central Denmark regional council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout778,738 (73.3%)
Increase2.svg 4.2%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
A
V
F
Party Social Democrats Venstre Green Left
Last election13 seats, 29.3%11 seats, 24.7%3 seats, 7.2%
Seats won864
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote177,773142,41379,980
Percentage23.9%19.1%10.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.4%Decrease2.svg 5.5%Increase2.svg 3.5%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
C
Æ
I
Party Conservatives Denmark Democrats Liberal Alliance
Last election6 seats, 12.1%Did not stand0 seats, 1.7%
Seats won322
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote67,88458,63948,418
Percentage9.1%7.9%6.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.0%NewIncrease2.svg 4.8%
 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
 
O
B
Ø
Party Danish People's Party Social Liberals Red-Green Alliance
Last election1 seat, 4.0%2 seats, 5.0%2 seats, 6.1%
Seats won221
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 10Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote43,28935,59938,323
Percentage5.8%4.8%5.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.9%Decrease2.svg 0.3%Decrease2.svg 1.0%
Chairperson before election

Andres Künhau
Social Democrats

Chairperson after election

Anders G. Christensen
Venstre

The 2025 Central Denmark Regional election was held on November 18, 2025, to elect the 31 members to sit in the regional council for the Central Denmark Regional council, in the period of 2026 to 2029. [1] Anders G. Christensen from Venstre, would take the chairperson. [2]

Contents

Since their establishment in 2007, Denmark’s five regions have been subject to ongoing political debate. In June 2024, the government's Health Structure Commission proposed three models for reorganizing the healthcare system, two of which involved abolishing the existing regions. [3] In the end, the regions were retained, however with a reformartion of, among other things, the regional councils. Each of the five regional councils, had 41 seats, from their first election in 2005 to the 2021 election. [4] The reform resulted in three regions, including the North Denmark Region, retaining their existing boundaries and continuing unchanged, while the two other regions were merged to form a new entity. [5] As part of the reform, this region will elect only 31 council members. [6]

Notional results 2021

2021 Election Results and notional results with 31 Seats Contested

PartiesVoteSeats
Votes%Actual SeatsNotional Seats+ / -
Social Democrats 205,96129.31311-2
Venstre 173,35324.7118-3
Conservatives 84,84712.164-2
Green Left 50,6937.232-1
Red–Green Alliance 42,9046.1220
Social Liberals 35,4225.021-1
Danish People's Party 27,7854.0110
New Right 25.7783.8110
Christian Democrats 25.7782.7110
Psychiatry List 13,1961.910-1
Total702,387100.04131-10
Source [7]

Background

Following the 2021 election, Anders Künhau from Social Democrats became chairperson for his second term. [8] [9]

Electoral system

For elections to Danish regional councils, a number varying from 25 to 47 are chosen to be elected to the Regional council. The seats are then allocated using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation. The Central Denmark Region had 31 seats in 2025.

Electoral alliances

Source [10]

Electoral Alliance 1

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

Electoral Alliance 2

PartyPolitical alignment
B Social Liberals Centre to Centre-left
C Conservatives Centre-right
I Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
M Moderates Centre to Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 3

PartyPolitical alignment
D New Right Far-right
O Danish People's Party Right-wing to Far-right
V Venstre Centre-right
Y Velfærdsdemokraterne Local politics
Æ Denmark Democrats Right-wing to Far-right

Electoral Alliance 4

PartyPolitical alignment
K Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right
P Psychiatry List Single-issue
Å The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing

Results by constituency and municipality

Results by constituency

Division A B C D F I K M O P R V Y Æ Ø Å
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West Jutland 20.33.59.30.47.96.53.10.76.31.20.225.80.411.02.70.8
East Jutland 26.15.69.00.312.56.50.91.55.52.50.214.90.25.96.71.7

Results by municipality

Division A B C D F I K M O P R V Y Æ Ø Å
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Lemvig 12.14.02.20.311.01.71.60.33.50.60.143.90.117.21.10.3
Struer 29.92.64.00.36.37.50.80.45.30.80.231.30.18.91.50.2
Skive 23.41.43.00.57.44.20.40.55.40.90.134.40.115.12.70.4
Viborg 23.12.116.60.37.26.70.60.96.51.30.116.81.710.73.22.3
Silkeborg 19.14.010.40.211.18.90.90.85.31.50.225.30.16.45.00.7
Ikast-Brande 19.81.719.60.44.66.11.40.611.31.20.219.80.111.31.50.4
Herning 17.94.68.40.58.16.23.40.65.51.10.231.00.210.31.60.4
Holstebro 24.28.44.60.58.16.01.40.610.11.00.124.70.17.81.90.3
Ringkøbing-Skjern 14.21.73.30.75.25.917.60.63.71.10.124.30.119.71.40.2
Aarhus 23.37.910.10.115.46.70.61.83.83.20.311.40.13.69.22.5
Syddjurs 27.23.98.60.310.94.80.40.85.02.20.317.40.19.56.42.3
Norddjurs 33.81.34.80.49.16.30.40.98.41.20.318.70.110.13.60.6
Randers 28.52.65.80.411.35.71.01.28.92.00.217.50.69.93.90.6
Favrskov 32.04.210.80.37.76.40.60.75.41.80.118.00.17.23.90.7
Skanderborg 27.86.311.00.212.37.50.51.54.52.30.214.80.15.44.41.1
Odder 28.24.211.10.411.95.00.41.15.02.00.217.00.23.98.41.1
Samsø 16.52.522.60.313.91.70.10.53.02.00.321.00.02.710.42.6
Horsens 31.13.78.00.59.47.40.61.38.11.70.216.20.16.05.00.7
Hedensted 20.41.85.20.46.76.95.81.88.71.00.126.80.111.22.50.6

Results

PartyVotes%+/-Seats+/-
Central Denmark Region
A Social Democrats 177,77323.89-5.438-5
V Venstre 142,41319.14-5.546-5
F Green Left 79,98010.75+3.534+1
C Conservatives 67,8849.12-2.963-3
Æ Denmark Democrats 58,6397.88New2New
I Liberal Alliance 48,4186.51+4.782+2
O Danish People's Party 43,2895.82+1.862+1
Ø Red-Green Alliance 38,3235.15-0.961-1
B Social Liberals 35,5994.78-0.2620
P Psychiatry List 14,6141.96+0.0910
K Christian Democrats 12,9551.74-0.970-1
Å The Alternative 9,8151.32+0.5200
M Moderates 8,7331.17New0New
D New Right 2,2840.31-3.360-1
Y Velfærdsdemokraterne 1,9190.26New0New
R Folkelisten for fred og velfærd 1,5230.20New0New
Total744,161100N/A31N/A
Invalid votes2,2030.20-0.07
Blank votes32,3742.96+0.42
Turnout778,73871.10+4.21
Source: valg.dk

Opinion polls

Polling
firm		Fieldwork
date		Sample
size		 A V C F Ø B O D K P I Å M R Y Æ OthersLead
Epinion 4 Sep - 13 Oct 202552122.718.37.412.36.72.34.3–––9.20.82.2––12.61.14.4
2024 european parliament election 9 Jun 202414.916.39.216.85.46.76.0–––7.42.65.7––9.2–0.5
2022 general election 1 Nov 202226.215.66.08.04.43.62.03.40.9–9.02.97.9––9.6–10.6
2021 municipal elections 16 Nov 202128.425.613.08.25.45.33.63.42.0–1.50.8–––––2.8
2021 regional election 16 Nov 202129.3
(13)		24.7
(11)		12.1
(6)		7.2
(3)		6.1
(2)		5.0
(2)		4.0
(1)		3.7
(1)		2.7
(1)		1.9
(1)		1.7
(0)		0.8
(0)		–––––4.6

References

  1. ↑ "Kommunalvalg". valg.im.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  2. ↑ "Bo Libergren fortsætter som regionsrådsformand i Region Syddanmark". tv2ostjylland.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  3. ↑ "Kommission foreslår at nedlægge regionerne". jyllands-posten.dk (in Danish). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  4. ↑ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021" (PDF). valgim.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  5. ↑ "Farvel til Region Hovedstaden og Region Sjælland: Ny Region Østdanmark er en realitet". dr.dk (in Danish). 15 November 2024. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  6. ↑ "Fremtidens fire nye regioner". regioner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  7. ↑ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021" (PDF). dst.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  8. ↑ "Anders Kühnau har genvundet formandsposten i Midtjylland". jyllands-posten.dk/ (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  9. ↑ "Kühnau fortsætter som formand for Region Midtjylland". tv2ostjylland.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  10. ↑ "Stemmefordeling i Midtjylland Kommune". valg.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
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