2021 Fredericia municipal election
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All 21 seats to the Fredericia Municipal Council 11 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 26,693 (64.6%) 6.0pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the 2017 Fredericia municipal election, the Social Democrats won comfortably with 54.3% of the vote, and 13 of the 21 seats (61.9%). However, Jacob Bjerregaard, who became mayor following the result in 2017, stepped down as mayor in December 2020.[1] Tabloid newspaper Ekstra Bladet, speculated that some of the scandals that had occurred throughout his mayor period, may have been a factor in this decision.[2] Due to the dramatic period, it was speculated that the Social Democrats might lose the mayor position following this election.[3]
On election night it became clear that the Social Democrats had lost a lot of support. They decreased their vote share by 17%, and lost their absolute majority in the council. However, due the Red–Green Alliance keeping their one-seat, and the Green Left gaining a seat, a slim majority of 11 red bloc seats were won. As a result of this, Steen Wrist from the Social Democrats, who had taken over from Jacob Bjerregaard in 2020, would eventually end up continuing as mayor.[4]
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. Fredericia Municipality had 21 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[5]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Social Democrats | Centre-left | |
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| D | New Right | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| K | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
| Ø | Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
| Å | The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Results by polling station
P = Frie Danske
Y = Borgeligt Fællesskab
| Division | A | B | C | D | F | I | K | O | P | V | Y | Æ | Ø | Å |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Gymnasiet | 40.3 | 1.6 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 18.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 2.0 |
| Bredstrup-Pjedsted | 34.2 | 1.2 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 29.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| Erritsø | 33.1 | 2.7 | 12.5 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 25.4 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Herslev | 25.6 | 0.8 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 27.1 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
| Indre By | 37.8 | 1.7 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 18.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 1.5 |
| Bøgeskov | 32.6 | 2.0 | 13.9 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 25.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Søndermarken | 44.5 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 19.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| Taulov | 29.9 | 5.2 | 12.2 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 26.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericia Municipality | |||||
| Social Democrats | 9,706 | 37.33 | 9 | -4 | |
| Venstre | 5,718 | 21.99 | 5 | +1 | |
| Conservatives | 2,514 | 9.67 | 2 | +2 | |
| Danish People's Party | 1,994 | 7.67 | 2 | -1 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 1,828 | 7.03 | 1 | 0 | |
| New Right | 1,570 | 6.04 | 1 | +1 | |
| Green Left | 1,123 | 4.32 | 1 | +1 | |
| Social Liberals | 566 | 2.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Borgerligt Fælleskab[b] | 393 | 1.51 | 0 | New | |
| The Alternative | 304 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 123 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Democrats | 90 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom List | 52 | 0.20 | 0 | New | |
| Frie Danske[b] | 21 | 0.08 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 26,002 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 26,002 | 97.41 | |||
| Invalid votes | 135 | 0.51 | |||
| Blank votes | 556 | 2.08 | |||
| Total votes | 26,693 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 41,318 | 64.60 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Jacob Bjerregaard stopper som borgmester | Nyheder". altinget (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Skandale-borgmester stopper før tid | Nyheder". ekstrabladet (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Her er de 10 største gysere ved kommunalvalget | Nyheder". tv2 (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Fredericias borgmester fortsætter på posten | Nyheder" (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.