The 2025 Esbjerg Municipal election was held on November 18, 2025, to elect the 31 members to sit in the regional council for the Esbjerg Municipal council, in the Danish city and municipality of Esbjerg, for the period of 2026 to 2029. Jesper Frost Rasmussen from Venstre, would secure re-election and the mayoral position.
Background Following the 2021 election, Jesper Frost Rasmussen from Venstre became mayor for his second term. He sought a third term in this election.
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. Esbjerg Municipality had 31 seats in 2025.
Electoral alliances
Electoral Alliance 1 Party Political alignmentBSocial LiberalsCentre to Centre-leftCConservativesCentre-rightILiberal AllianceCentre-right to Right-wingVVenstreCentre-rightÆDenmark Democrats Right-wing to Far-right Electoral Alliance 2 Party Political alignmentEBorgerlig FornuftLocal politicsJEsbjerg 2.0Local politics Electoral Alliance 3 Party Political alignmentFGreen LeftCentre-left to Left-wingØRed-Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-LeftÅThe AlternativeCentre-left to Left-wing Electoral Alliance 4 Party Political alignmentMModeratesCentre to Centre-rightODanish People's Party Right-wing to Far-right Results by polling station
Results
Opinion polls
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