2021 Silkeborg municipal election

2021 Silkeborg municipal election

16 November 2021
All 31 seats to the Silkeborg Municipal Council 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	55,182 (73.3%) 1.4pp
First party Second party Third party   A V C Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives Last election 10 seats, 30.1% 11 seats, 32.8% 1 seats, 4.5% Seats won 10 8 6 Seat change 0 3 5 Popular vote 15,523 14,509 7,671 Percentage 28.6% 26.7% 14.1% Swing 1.5% 6.1% 9.6%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Ø F B Party Red–Green Alliance Green Left Danish Social Liberal Party Last election 2 seats, 5.5% 2 seats, 7.2% 1 seats, 4.2% Seats won 2 2 2 Seat change 0 0 1 Popular vote 4,174 3,611 2,892 Percentage 7.7% 6.6% 5.3% Swing 2.2% 0.6% 1.1%   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   D O I Party The New Right Danish People's Party Liberal Alliance Last election Did not stand 2 seats, 6.2% 1 seats, 3,6% Seats won 1 0 0 Seat change 1 2 1 Popular vote 2,225 1,253 692 Percentage 4.1% 2.3% 1.3 Swing New 3.9% 2.3
Mayor before election Steen Vindum Venstre Mayor after election Helle Gade Social Democrats

In 2021 Silkeborg Municipality had had mayors from 3 different parties since the 2007 municipal reform: the Conservatives from 2007-2009, the Social Democrats from 2010-2013, and Venstre from 2014-2021. The 2021 election was seen as an election that could tilt either way, and was likely to be dependent on the position of the Danish Social Liberal Party. Both Venstre and Social Democrats decreased their vote share, but the Social Democrats didn't lose any seats, while Venstre lost 3 seats, and this meant the Social Democrats would be the biggest party in the following period. On December 10, 2021, a municipal council with Social Democrat Helle Gade as mayor was announced.

Electoral system

For elections to Danish municipalities, a number of candidates varying from 9 to 31, depending on the municipality, 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. Silkeborg Municipality had 31 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

Source

Electoral Alliance 1

Party	Political Position
Social Democrats	Centre-left
Green Left	Centre-left to Left-wing
Deltagerlisten	Local Party
Red–Green Alliance	Left-wing to Far-left

Electoral Alliance 2

Electoral Alliance 3

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Silkeborg Municipality
	Social Democrats	15,523	28.56	10	0
	Venstre	14,509	26.70	8	-3
	Conservatives	7,671	14.11	6	+5
	Red–Green Alliance	4,174	7.68	2	0
	Green Left	3,611	6.64	2	0
	Danish Social Liberal Party	2,892	5.32	2	+1
	The New Right	2,225	4.09	1	New
	Danish People's Party	1,253	2.31	0	-2
	Christian Democrats	1,088	2.00	0	0
	Liberal Alliance	692	1.27	0	-1
	The Alternative	408	0.75	0	-1
	Deltagerlisten	195	0.36	0	0
	Carsten Ørum Skytt	109	0.20	0	New
Total		54,350	100.00	31	0
Valid votes		54,350	98.49
Invalid votes		258	0.47
Blank votes		574	1.04
Total votes		55,182	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		75,244	73.34
Source: KMD