2021 Gentofte municipal election

2021 Gentofte municipal election

16 November 2021
All 19 seats to the Gentofte Municipal Council 10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	40,200 (71.5%) 0.1pp
First party Second party Third party   C B A Party Conservatives Danish Social Liberal Party Social Democrats Last election 13 seats, 58,1% 1 seat, 7.7% 2 seats, 10.8% Seats won 12 2 2 Seat change 1 1 0 Popular vote 22,700 4,114 3,461 Percentage 57.0% 10.3% 8.7% Swing 1.1% 2.6% 2.1%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   F V Ø Party Green Left Venstre Red–Green Alliance Last election 1 seat, 3.0% 1 seat, 6.6% 1 seat, 5.3% Seats won 1 1 1 Seat change 0 0 0 Popular vote 2,783 2,263 2,125 Percentage 7.0% 5.7% 5.3% Swing 4% 0.9% 0.0%
Mayor before election Michael Fenger[a] Conservatives Mayor after election Michael Fenger Conservatives

In 1888,[b] 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.[2]

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.[3][4][5]

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

Source[6]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party	Political Position
Danish Social Liberal Party	Centre to Centre-left
Liberal Alliance	Centre-right to Right-wing
Venstre	Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 2

Party	Political Position
Social Democrats	Centre-left
Green Left	Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 3

Party	Political Position
Conservatives	Centre-right
New Right	Right-wing
Christian Democrats	Centre to Centre-right
Danish People's Party	Right-wing

Results by polling station

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Gentofte Municipality
	Conservatives	22,700	57.04	12	-1
	Danish Social Liberal Party	4,114	10.34	2	+1
	Social Democrats	3,461	8.70	2	0
	Green Left	2,783	6.99	1	0
	Venstre	2,263	5.69	1	0
	Red–Green Alliance	2,125	5.34	1	0
	Liberal Alliance	996	2.50	0	0
	New Right	873	2.19	0	0
	Danish People's Party	241	0.61	0	0
	Freedom List	128	0.32	0	New
	Christian Democrats	115	0.29	0	New
Total		39,799	100.00	19	0
Valid votes		39,799	99.00
Invalid votes		137	0.34
Blank votes		264	0.66
Total votes		40,200	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		56,229	71.49
Source: KMD

Notes

1. Hans Toft became mayor after the 2017 election, however in January 2021 Michael Fenger took over[1]
2. Højre was the party who held the position from 1888 to 1909, but became a part of the Conservatives in 1915

References

1. "Gentofte får ny borgmester: Michael Fenger afløser Hans Toft | Nyheder". altinget (in Danish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
2. "Borgmester Hans Toft genopstiller ikke til kommunalvalget 2021 | Nyheder". gentofte (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
3. "Fenger løfter arven efter bykonge i landets rigeste kommune | Nyheder". tv2kosmopol (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
4. "K beholder absolut flertal i Gentofte efter bykonges exit | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
5. "Medlemmer af kommunalbestyrelsen | Nyheder". gentofte (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
6. "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.