Local elections were held in Denmark on 18 November 2025 for the 2026–2029 term of office. All 2,432 local and 134 regional councillors in Denmark's 98 municipalities and four regions were up for election. The 47 member council of the Region of Eastern Denmark, a merger of the Capital Region and Region Zealand, was elected for the first time. The new region is scheduled to be established 1 January 2027. The unincorporated small archipelago of Ertholmene is to remain under central government administration and not be a part of a region or municipality.
Background Every four years, on the third Tuesday in November, local elections are held in Denmark. All 98 municipalities and 4 regions hold elections simultaneously on this date. Rebild Municipality, Lemvig Municipality and Vordingborg Municipality are reducing their number of councillors from 25 to 23, 21 to 19 and 29 to 27 respectively, while Frederiksberg Municipality, is increasing its number from 29 to 31.
Electoral system In Danish local elections, all 98 municipal councils and four regional councils are elected concurrently. The municipal councils have between 9 and 31 members, except the Copenhagen City Council which has 55 members. Two of the regional councils have 31 members each, North Jutland 25, and one, the Region of Eastern Denmark, has 47, the last of which was elected for the first time in the 2025 local elections. In total, 2,432 members are elected to the municipal councils, and 134 members are elected to the four regional councils in 2025.
All elections use the D'Hondt method to calculate number of seats, with the entire municipality or region being one single constituency. There is no legal electoral threshold. The parties are allowed to enter into electoral alliances. If parties agree to enter an electoral alliance, they would count their votes as one and seats would be distributed to electoral alliances and parties outside of electoral alliances using the D'Hondt method. When an electoral alliance has been allocated the number of seats it is entitled to, the seats would similarly be divided between the component parties using the D'Hondt method. To be an eligible voter, one must meet the following requirements: Being at least 18 years old Having permanent residence in a municipality At least one of the following: Having Danish citizenship Citizenship in another EU member state Citizenship in Iceland or Norway Citizenship in the United Kingdom Had permanent residence in the Danish Realm for the last 4 years, prior to the election date
Municipal councils
Number of councillors and political parties in the municipal councils Sum of 98 local electionsPartySeatsCouncilsShare of voteSeats+ / -Councils+ / -Percent+ / -Social Democrats 599 156 96 / 98 2 23.2% 5.2%Venstre 521 99 92 / 98 3 17.9% 3.3%Conservatives 343 61 92 / 98 5 12.7% 2.5%Green Left 248 80 96 / 98 7 11.1% 3.4%Danish People's Party 153 63 82 / 95 11 5.9% 1.8%Liberal Alliance 125 116 76 / 90 71 5.5% 4.1%Denmark Democrats 123 123 60 / 82 60 4.7% NewRed–Green Alliance 111 3 66 / 82 2 7.1% 0.3%Social Liberals 97 3 58 / 85 1 5.4% 0.2%Schleswig Party 12 2 4 / 4 0 0.3% 0.0%The Alternative 7 2 6 / 41 2 1.0% 0.3%Moderates 6 6 6 / 71 6 1.3% NewOthers 87 80 35 / 87 42 4.0% 4.1%
Regional councils
Number of councillors and political parties in the four regional councils Sum of 4 regional electionsPartySeatsCouncilsShare of voteSeats+ / -Councils+ / -Percent+ / -Social Democrats 32 32 4 / 4 1 22.1% 5.9%Venstre 28 26 4 / 4 1 17.1% 5.9%Conservatives 15 16 4 / 4 1 10.8% 3.3%Green Left 15 1 4 / 4 1 10.8% 3.5%Danish People's Party 11 5 4 / 4 1 9.0% 4.9%Social Liberals 8 4 4 / 4 1 6.5% 0.4%Liberal Alliance 8 8 4 / 4 4 5.9% 4.4%Red–Green Alliance 8 6 4 / 4 1 7.3% 0.4%Denmark Democrats 7 7 4 / 4 4 5.4% NewModerates 1 1 1 / 4 1 1.8% NewThe Alternative 0 0 0 / 4 0 1.3% 0.6%Others 1 9 1 / 4 4 2.0% 5.3%
Regional councils notional seats Since their creation in 2007, Denmark's five regions have been a topic of continuous political debate. In June 2024, the government's Health Structure Commission put forward three proposals to reorganize the healthcare system, two of which involved dissolving the current regions. Ultimately, the regions were preserved, but with reforms affecting, among other things, the regional councils. From their first election in 2005 until the 2021 election, each of the five regional councils held 41 seats. The reform resulted in three regions, the North Denmark (25 council seats from 2026), Central Denmark (31 seats), and Southern Denmark Region (31 seats), maintaining their existing boundaries and continuing unchanged, while the other two regions, Zealand and Capital of Denmark were merged to create a new entity with the council having 47 seats. This is the results of the 2021 elections if the new number of councillors per region had been elected. PartySeatsLast electionNotional seatsSocial Democrats6442Venstre5436Conservatives3120Green Left149Red–Green Alliance149Social Liberals127Danish People's Party65Liberal Alliance 00The Alternative00ModeratesDid not existDid not existDenmark DemocratsDid not existDid not existOthers106Total205134
Overview of regional councils Social Democrats Venstre
Chairmen outgoing and incomingRegionIncumbent ChairNew ChairNorth DenmarkMads DuedahlMads DuedahlCentral DenmarkAnders KühnauAnders G. Christensen Southern DenmarkBo LibergrenBo LibergrenEastern Denmark New RegionLars Gaardhøj
Overview of mayors Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives Green Left Liberal Alliance Schleswig Party Social Liberals Danish People's Party Other local parties
Mayors by partyPartyMayorsChangePre-electionPost-electionVenstre3442 8Social Democrats4426 18Conservatives1420 6Green Left25 3Liberal Alliance 12 1Social Liberals11 0Schleswig Party11 0Danish People's Party 0 0 0Denmark DemocratsDid not exist0 0Red–Green Alliance 0 0 0The Alternative 0 0 0ModeratesDid not exist 0 0Others 1 1 0Total98 0
Mayors outgoing and incomingMunicipalityIncumbent mayorNew mayorAabenraaJan Riber JakobsenJan Riber JakobsenAalborgLasse Frimand JensenLasse Frimand JensenAarhusAnders WinnerskjoldAnders WinnerskjoldAlbertslundSteen ChristiansenLars Gravgaard HansenAllerødKarsten LängerichClara RaoAssensSøren Steen AndersenSøren Steen AndersenBallerupJesper WürtzenJesper WürtzenBillundStephanie StorbankStephanie StorbankBornholmJacob TrøstFrederik TolstrupBrøndbyMaja HøjgaardMaja HøjgaardBrønderslevMikael KlitgaardMikael KlitgaardDragørKenneth GøtterupKenneth GøtterupEgedalVicky Holst RasmussenBirgitte Neergaard-KofodEsbjergJesper Frost RasmusssenJesper Frost RasmusssenFanøFrank JensenFrank JensenFavrskovLars StorgaardLars StorgaardFaxeOle ViveMikkel B. DamFredensborgThomas Lykke PedersenThomas Lykke PedersenFredericiaChristian BroPeder TindFrederiksbergMichael VindfeldtMichael VindfeldtFrederikshavnKarsten ThomsenJon AndersonFrederikssundTina Tving StauningAnne Sofie UhrskovFuresøOle Bondo ChristensenNicolai BechfeldtFaaborg-MidtfynHans StavnsagerAnstina KroghGentofteMichael FengerMichael FengerGladsaxeTrine GræseSerdal BenliGlostrupKasper DamsgaardKasper DamsgaardGrevePernille BeckmannPernille BeckmannGribskovBent HansenHanne PigonskaGuldborgsundSimon HansenSimon HansenHaderslevMads SkauMads SkauHalsnæsSteffen JensenSteffen JensenHedenstedOle VindOle VindHelsingørBenedikte KiærBenedikte KiærHerlevMarco DamgaardMarco DamgaardHerningDorte WestDorte WestHillerødKirsten JensenChristoffer LorenzenHjørringSøren SmalbroSøren SmalbroHolbækChristina Krzyrosiak HansenChristina Krzyrosiak HansenHolstebroH.C. ØsterbyKenneth TønningHorsensPeter SørensenPeter SørensenHvidovreAnders Wolf AndresenAnders Wolf AndresenHøje-TaastrupKurt ScheelsbeckMichael ZieglerHørsholmMorten SlotvedMorten SlotvedIkast-BrandeIb LauritsenIb LauritsenIshøjMerete AmdisenMerete AmdisenJammerbugtMogens Christen GadeChristian HemKalundborgMartin DammMartin DammKertemindeKasper Ejsing OlesenMichael NielsenKoldingKnud Erik LanghoffJakob VilleKøbenhavnLars WeissSisse Marie WellingKøgeMarie StærkeKen KristensenLangelandTonni HansenJørgen NielsenLejreTina MandrupMikael Ralf Baade LarsenLemvigErik FlyvholmJens LønbergLollandHolger Schou RasmussenMarie-Louise Brehm NielsenLyngby-TaarbækSofia OsmaniSofia OsmaniLæsøTobias Birch JohansenNiels OdgaardMariagerfjordMogens JespersenJesper Skov MikkelsenMiddelfartJohannes Lundsfryd JensenAnders MøllegårdMorsøHans Ejner BertelsenJens DahlgaardNorddjursKasper Juncher BjerregaardKasper Juncher BjerregaardNordfynMette Landtved-HolmMette Landtved-HolmNyborgKenneth MuhsKenneth MuhsNæstvedCarsten RasmussneKenneth SørensenOdderLone JakobiLone JakobiOdensePeter Rahbæk JuhlPeter Rahbæk JuhlOdsherredKarina VincentzHanne PigonskaRandersTorben HansenRosa Lykke YdeRebildJesper GrethJesper GrethRingkøbing-SkjernHans ØstergaardLone AndersenRingstedKlaus HansenAndreas KarlsenRoskildeTomas BreddamTomas BreddamRudersdalAnn Sofie OrthAnn Sofie OrthRødovreBritt JensenBritt JensenSamsøMarcel MeijerPer Urban OlsenSilkeborgHelle GadeHelle GadeSkanderborgFrands FischerFrands FischerSkivePeder KirkegaardAlfred BrunsgaardSlagelseKnud VincentsKnud VincentsSolrødEmil BlücherEmil BlücherSorøGert JørgensenJakob SpliidStevnsHenning Urban Dam NielsenAnette MortensenStruerMarianne BredalMarianne BredalSvendborgBo HansenBo HansenSyddjursMichael Stegger JensenMichael Stegger JensenSønderborgErik LauritzenErik LauritzenThistedNiels Jørgen PedersenNiels Jørgen PedersenTønderJørgen Popp PetersenJørgen Popp PetersenTårnbyAllan AndersenAllan AndersenVallensbækHenrik RasmussenHenrik RasmussenVardeMads SørensenSarah AndersenVejenFrank Schmidt-HansenChristian LundVejleJens Ejner ChristensenJens Ejner ChristensenVesthimmerlandPer Bach LaursenPer Bach LaursenViborgUlrik WilbekKatrine Fusager RohdeVordingborgMikael SmedMichael Seiding LarsenÆrøPeter HanstedPeter Hansted Source: TV 2
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