The 2025 Silkeborg Municipal election was held on November 18, 2025, to elect the 31 members to sit in the regional council for the Silkeborg Municipal council, in the period of 2026 to 2029. Following a close election, Helle Gade from the Social Democrats, could secure the mayoral position.
Background Following the 2021 election, Helle Gade from Social Democrats became mayor for her first term. It was announced in April 2024, that Gade would be the leading candidate for the Social Democrats in this election, and thereby seeking a second consecutive term.
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. Silkeborg Municipality had 31 seats in 2025.
Electoral alliances
Electoral Alliance 1 Party Political alignmentASocial DemocratsCentre-leftFGreen LeftCentre-left to Left-wingNDeltagerlistenLocal politicsØRed-Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-Left Electoral Alliance 2 Party Political alignmentBSocial LiberalsCentre to Centre-leftLLouise IsagerLocal politicsMModeratesCentre to Centre-right Electoral Alliance 3 Party Political alignmentCConservativesCentre-rightVVenstreCentre-rightÆDenmark Democrats Right-wing to Far-right Electoral Alliance 4 Party Political alignmentILiberal AllianceCentre-right to Right-wingODanish People's Party Right-wing to Far-right Results by polling station
Results
Opinion polls
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