In 1888, the Conservatives won the mayor's position in the municipality for the first time. Since then, the Conservatives had held it. In 2017 they won their 33rd consecutive term, and Hans Toft his 7th term. However, he would not stand in this election.
Despite a new candidate from the Conservatives, they would still win a comfortable absolute majority. They lost 1 seat, but still won 12 of the 19 seats (63.2%). It would be the municipality where they won the highest % of votes, and also the third highest vote share for a party in the 2017 Danish local elections. With 12 seats, Michael Fenger, the new Conservative candidate, was set to become the mayor.
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. Gentofte Municipality had 19 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Electoral Alliance 1 Party Political alignmentBSocial LiberalsCentre to Centre-leftILiberal AllianceCentre-right to Right-wingVVenstreCentre-right Electoral Alliance 2 Party Political alignmentASocial DemocratsCentre-leftFGreen LeftCentre-left to Left-wing Electoral Alliance 3 Party Political alignmentCConservativesCentre-rightDNew Right Right-wing to Far-rightKChristian DemocratsCentre to Centre-rightODanish People's Party Right-wing to Far-right
Results by polling station DivisionABCDFIKOVÆØ % % % % % % % % % % % Jægersborg7.48.660.32.06.52.60.30.66.30.45.1 Munkegård17.310.544.32.210.61.70.50.94.00.37.7 Rådhuset7.511.458.82.47.12.90.30.55.00.24.0 Bakkegård14.712.048.32.57.61.60.40.95.30.76.1 Ordrup8.29.159.72.45.72.20.20.56.20.55.1 Hellerup7.610.455.32.47.52.70.50.66.20.36.6 Maglegård6.012.059.32.07.12.80.10.45.50.24.6 Dyssegård8.311.756.91.98.01.90.10.74.90.25.4 Skovshoved5.59.363.82.14.53.20.30.56.20.24.4 Skovgård6.78.361.32.25.83.00.20.67.00.34.7
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