The 2025 Frederikshavn Municipal election was held on November 18, 2025, to elect the 29 members to sit in the regional council for the Frederikshavn Municipal council, in the period of 2026 to 2029. The result saw significant gains for Venstre and Green Left, while the A had a significant drop in vote share, losing 10 seats. This would mark the first time since the structural reform in 2007, that the party was not the largest in the municipality. Eventually it was revealed that they would lose the mayoral position to Venstre.

Background The Social Democrats had held the mayor’s position in Frederikshavn since the 2013 election.

Birgit S. Hansen, the mayor of Frederikshavn since 2013, announced in October 2024, that she would step down on 31 October, and not seek re-election in 2025. According to TV2 Nord, this was likely linked to the scandals concerning Frederikshavn Havn which had played a large part during the terms of Hansen's administration. Karsten Thomsen, from the same party, took over the job on 31 October. However, Thomsen did not run mayor in 2025 and considered himself as an interim mayor. Instead Anders Brandt Sørensen, would the be the mayoral candidate for the Social Democrats.

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.

Frederikshavn Municipality had 29 seats in 2025

Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.

Electoral alliances

Electoral Alliance 1 Party Political alignmentCConservativesCentre-rightILiberal AllianceCentre-right to Right-wingODanish People's Party Right-wing to Far-right Electoral Alliance 2 Party Political alignmentFGreen LeftCentre-left to Left-wingØRed-Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-Left Electoral Alliance 3 Party Political alignmentVVenstreCentre-rightÆDenmark Democrats Right-wing to Far-right Results by polling station

Results

Opinion polls

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