Local elections were held in 2021 for Denmark's 98 municipal councils and five regional councils. All 2,436 seats were contested for the 2022–2025 term of office, together with 205 seats in five regional councils. Frederiksberg Municipality had increased their number of councillors from 25 to 29.
Opinion polls
Results Results of regional elections
The regions are not municipalities but are financed only through bloc grants.
Number of councillors and political parties in the regional councils
PartySeatsChangeSocial Democrats64 6Venstre54 0Conservatives31 16Socialist People's Party14 1Red-Green Alliance14 2Danish Social Liberal Party12 4The New Right8 8Danish People's Party6 15Christian Democrats1 0Liberal Alliance 0 5The Alternative0 3Others1 0Total205
Old and new chairs of the regional councils In four of the five regions, the incumbent chairman kept the position. However, in the North Denmark Region, an agreement was made between Venstre, the Danish People's Party, New Right and the Conservative People's Party to give the chairmanship to Mads Duedahl of Venstre. This was the first time since the region's establishment in 2007 that the Social Democrats did not win the region's chairmanship. Regional Council Chairs Outgoing and IncomingRegionIncumbent ChairElected ChairNorth DenmarkUlla AstmanMads DuedahlCentral DenmarkAnders KühnauAnders KühnauSouthern DenmarkStephanie LoseStephanie LoseZealandHeino KnudsenHeino KnudsenCapitalLars GaardhøjLars Gaardhøj
Results of municipal elections Seats for the 98 municipal councils were up for vote.
Number of councillors and political parties in the municipal councils The Conservatives had their best local election results since 1985. Sum of 98 local electionsPartyShare of voteSeatsPercentChangeNumberChangeSocial Democrats28.40%-4.05% 755 87Venstre21.18%-1.88% 620 68Conservatives15.24%+6.46% 404 179Socialist People's Party7.61%+1.91% 168 42Red-Green Alliance7.34%+1.38% 114 12Danish Social Liberal Party5.59%+0.99% 94 14Danish People's Party4.09%-4.66% 90 133The New Right3.57%+2.67% 65 64Christian Democrats0.79%+0.29%11 2Schleswig Party0.29%-0.01% 10 0Liberal Alliance1.38%-1.22%9 19The Alternative0.71%-2.29%5 15Vegan Party0.17%New0NewOthers3.64%+0.44% 91 13Total2,4364
Local Political Parties in the Municipal CouncilsPartyMunicipalitySeatsTønder Listen ()Tønder 9Gulborgsund List ()Guldborgsund 7New Egedal Local List ()Egedal 4New Gribskov ()Gribskov 4Nyt Odsherred ()Odsherred 4Social Common List – Rebild ()Rebild 4Citizen's List ()Tønder 3Cross-political Community ()Dragør 3Ishøj List ()Ishøj 3Our Solrød ()Solrød 3ÆrøPlus ()Ærø 3Bornholm List ()Bornholm 2Citizens' List ()Herning 2City List ()Glostrup 2Common List ()Ikast-Brande 2East Bridge ()Randers 2Local List ()Rudersdal 2Læsø Citizens' List ()Læsø 2New Stevns ()Stevns 2Skive List ()Skive 2Your Voice ()Lolland 2Annelise Madsen ()Ishøj 1Citizens' List ()Brønderslev 1Common List ()Vordingborg 1Democratic Balance ()Morsø 1Fjord Land List ()Frederikssund 1Havdrup List ()Solrød 1Hvidovre List ()Hvidovre 1Liberal Citizen's List ()Vejen 1Local List ()Faxe 1Local List Faaborg-Midtfyn ()Faaborg-Midtfyn 1Local List Gladsaxe ()Gladsaxe 1Local List Jammerbugt ()Jammerbugt 1Local List Lolland ()Lolland 1Local Political Forum ()Billund 1Nakskov List ()Lolland 1Resident List ()Randers 1Social Conservatives ()Hørsholm 1South Amager List ()Dragør 1Tårnby List ()Tårnby 1Vesthimmerland List ()Vesthimmerland 1Welfare List ()Randers 1Ærø's Future ()Ærø 1Ærø in Centrum ()Ærø 1Total90
Number of absolute majorities (a majority of seats won by the party itself)
PartyNumberChangeSocial Democrats5 5Conservatives4 1Venstre4 3Total13 7
Number of municipal council elections contested and number of municipal councils representations by party PartyElected intoChangeContestedSocial Democrats98098Conservatives97 1898Venstre94 297Socialist People's Party89 1097Danish People's Party71 2098Red–Green Alliance67 291Danish Social Liberal Party58 392New Right58 5795Local Parties35 186Liberal Alliance5 1966Christian Democrats5 146Schleswig Party404The Alternative4 1135Vegan Party0New16
Mayors in the municipalities
The mayors (Danish: ; plural: ) of the 98 municipalities head the council meetings and are the chair of the finance committee in each of their respective municipalities. Only in Copenhagen, this mayor – the head of the finance committee and council meetings – is called the lord mayor (Danish: ).
Mayors after the electionPartyNumberChangeSocial Democrats44 3Venstre34 3Conservatives14 6Socialist People's Party2 1Danish Social Liberal Party1 0Liberal Alliance1 1Schleswig Party1 1Local parties1 1Danish People's Party0 1The Alternative0 1
Sum of mayor positions and seats won by Folketing Constituency
North Jutland
Mayors after the electionPartyNumberChangeVenstre9 4Social Democrats2 2Danish Social Liberal Party0 1Danish People's Party0 1
PartyCouncil seatsChangeVenstre94 1Social Democrats92 17Conservatives42 19Green Left12 5Danish People's Party10 14Local Parties10 3New Right8 8Red–Green Alliance8 3Danish Social Liberal Party6 1The Alternative1 0Liberal Alliance0 1
West Jutland
Mayors after the electionPartyNumberChangeVenstre7 0Social Democrats2 0
PartyCouncil seatsChangeVenstre96 4Social Democrats62 7Conservatives31 15Green Left15 0Danish Social Liberal Party8 1Christian Democrats7 0New Right6 6Danish People's Party6 10Local Parties6 1Red–Green Alliance3 1The Alternative1 0Liberal Alliance0 1
East Jutland
Mayors after the electionPartyNumberChangeSocial Democrats7 2Venstre2 1Conservatives1 1
PartyCouncil seatsChangeSocial Democrats87 11Venstre61 14Conservatives38 25Green Left19 2Red–Green Alliance12 2Danish Social Liberal Party11 4New Right8 8Danish People's Party8 15Local Parties4 2Liberal Alliance3 2Christian Democrats2 1The Alternative1 2
South Jutland
Mayors after the electionPartyNumberChangeVenstre5 4Conservatives3 3Social Democrats2 0Danish Social Liberal Party1 1Schleswig Party1 1The Alternative0 1
PartyCouncil seatsChangeVenstre107 8Social Democrats94 8Conservatives39 24Green Left16 4Danish People's Party14 20Local Parties14 4New Right12 12Danish Social Liberal Party9 2Red–Green Alliance4 4Christian Democrats1 1Liberal Alliance0 6The Alternative0 1
Funen
Mayors after the electionPartyNumberChangeSocial Democrats6 0Venstre3 0Green Left1 0
PartyCouncil seatsChangeSocial Democrats81 0Venstre72 2Conservatives33 13Green Left22 4Red–Green Alliance9 0Danish People's Party8 17Social Liberals7 0Local Parties6 3New Right4 4The Alternative0 3
Zealand
Mayors after the electionPartyNumberChangeSocial Democrats8 1Venstre6 0Conservatives1 0Liberal Alliance1 1Local Parties1 0
PartyCouncil seatsChangeSocial Democrats151 3Venstre104 12Conservatives55 28Green Left28 6Danish People's Party26 26Local Parties23 2Red–Green Alliance19 2New Right16 16Danish Social Liberal Party14 1Liberal Alliance5 2The Alternative0 2
North Zealand
Mayors after the electionPartyNumberChangeSocial Democrats6 2Conservatives3 1Venstre2 2Local Parties0 1
PartyCouncil seatsChangeSocial Democrats64 14Conservatives61 24Venstre56 8Green Left20 10Danish Social Liberal Party15 0Red–Green Alliance13 3Local Parties12 0New Right5 4Danish People's Party5 10Liberal Alliance0 5
Greater Copenhagen
Mayors after the electionPartyNumberChangeSocial Democrats8 0Conservatives4 0Green Left1 1Venstre0 1
PartyCouncil seatsChangeSocial Democrats94 17Conservatives70 15Green Left27 10Venstre19 9Red–Green Alliance18 0Danish Social Liberal Party13 5Local Parties9 6Danish People's Party7 15New Right4 4The Alternative0 1
Copenhagen
Mayors after the electionPartyNumberChangeSocial Democrats3 1Conservatives1 0Venstre0 1
PartyCouncil seatsChangeConservatives29 10Social Democrats26 4Red–Green Alliance22 7Danish Social Liberal Party10 1Green Left8 1Venstre8 4Local Parties7 3The Alternative3 4New Right2 2Danish People's Party2 6Liberal Alliance1 2
Bornholm
Mayors after the electionPartyNumberChangeConservatives1 1Social Democrats0 1
PartyCouncil seatsChangeRed–Green Alliance7 5Social Democrats4 4Danish People's Party4 0Conservatives3 3Venstre2 3Local Parties2 1Christian Democrats1 0Green Left0 1The Alternative0 1
Overview of mayors prior to and after the elections
The term of office for the mayors elected by the majority of councillors among its members in each municipal council is the same as for the councils elected, namely 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2025. The correct name for the Municipality on the somewhat remote island of Bornholm is Regional Municipality, because the Municipality also handles several tasks not carried out by the other Danish municipalities but by the regions.
Mayors outgoing and incomingMunicipalityIncumbent mayorElected mayorAlbertslund MunicipalityAllerød MunicipalityAssens MunicipalityBallerup MunicipalityBillund MunicipalityBornholm Regional MunicipalityBrøndby MunicipalityBrønderslev MunicipalityCopenhagen MunicipalityLars WeissSophie Hæstorp AndersenDragør MunicipalityEgedal MunicipalityVicky Holst RasmussenEsbjerg MunicipalityFanø MunicipalityFavrskov MunicipalityNils BorringFaxe MunicipalityFredensborg MunicipalityFredericia MunicipalityFrederiksberg MunicipalityFrederikshavn MunicipalityFrederikssund MunicipalityFuresø MunicipalityFaaborg-Midtfyn MunicipalityGentofte MunicipalityMichael FengerGladsaxe MunicipalityGlostrup MunicipalityGreve MunicipalityGribskov MunicipalityGuldborgsund MunicipalityHaderslev MunicipalityHalsnæs MunicipalityHedensted MunicipalityHelsingør MunicipalityBenedikte KiærBenedikte KiærHerlev MunicipalityHerning MunicipalityHillerød MunicipalityHjørring MunicipalityHolbæk MunicipalityHolstebro MunicipalityH.C. ØsterbyH.C. ØsterbyHorsens MunicipalityHvidovre MunicipalityHøje-Taastrup MunicipalityHørsholm MunicipalityIkast-Brande MunicipalityIshøj MunicipalityJammerbugt MunicipalityMogens GadeMogens GadeKalundborg MunicipalityKerteminde MunicipalityKolding MunicipalityKøge MunicipalityLangeland MunicipalityTonni HansenTonni HansenLejre MunicipalityLemvig MunicipalityLolland MunicipalityLyngby-Taarbæk MunicipalitySofia OsmaniSofia OsmaniLæsø MunicipalityMariagerfjord MunicipalityMiddelfart MunicipalityMorsø MunicipalityNorddjurs MunicipalityNordfyn MunicipalityNyborg MunicipalityKenneth MuhsKenneth MuhsNæstved MunicipalityOdder MunicipalityUffe JensenOdense MunicipalityOdsherred MunicipalityRanders MunicipalityRebild MunicipalityRingkøbing-Skjern MunicipalityRingsted MunicipalityRoskilde MunicipalityRudersdal MunicipalityRødovre MunicipalitySamsø MunicipalityMarcel MeijerMarcel MeijerSilkeborg MunicipalitySkanderborg MunicipalitySkive MunicipalitySlagelse MunicipalityJohn Dyrby PaulsenSolrød MunicipalitySorø MunicipalityGert JørgensenGert JørgensenStevns MunicipalityStruer MunicipalitySvendborg MunicipalitySyddjurs MunicipalitySønderborg MunicipalityThisted MunicipalityTønder MunicipalityHenrik FrandsenTårnby MunicipalityVallensbæk MunicipalityHenrik RasmussenHenrik RasmussenVarde MunicipalityVejen MunicipalityVejle MunicipalityVesthimmerland MunicipalityPer Bach LaursenPer Bach LaursenViborg MunicipalityUlrik WilbekUlrik WilbekVordingborg MunicipalityÆrø MunicipalityAabenraa MunicipalityAalborg MunicipalityAarhus MunicipalityJacob BundsgaardJacob Bundsgaard
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