2021 Kalundborg municipal election

2021 Kalundborg municipal election

16 November 2021
All 27 seats to the Kalundborg Municipal Council 14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	25,600 (65.1%) 4.8pp
First party Second party Third party   V A D Party Venstre Social Democrats New Right Last election 11 seats, 35.3% 8 seats, 25.5% 0 seats, 1.9% Seats won 10 8 2 Seat change 1 0 2 Popular vote 8,778 6,536 2,097 Percentage 35.0% 26.0% 8.4% Swing 0.3% 0.5% 6.5%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   F O Ø Party Green Left Danish People's Party Red–Green Alliance Last election 1 seat, 4.7% 5 seats, 16.2% 1 seat, 5.5% Seats won 2 2 1 Seat change 1 3 0 Popular vote 2,046 1,763 1,361 Percentage 8.2% 7.0% 5.4% Swing 3.5% 9.2% 0.1%   Seventh party Eighth party   C B Party Conservatives Danish Social Liberal Party Last election 0 seats, 2.2% 1 seat, 4.0% Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 0 Popular vote 1,221 865 Percentage 4.9% 3.4% Swing 2.7% 0.6%
Mayor before election Martin Damm Venstre Mayor after election Martin Damm Venstre

Following the first election that was held after the 2007 municipal reform, Martin Damm from Venstre had been mayor of Kalundborg Municipality.

The traditional blue bloc had won 16 seats in 2017, 2 more than needed for a majority. For this election, Martin Damm would seek his 4th term.

In the result Venstre would once again become the largest party, with a majority of 9%. New Right would become the third largest party in terms of votes. It was the only municipality in the 2017 Danish local elections where they managed to finish in the top 3. The blue bloc had won 15 seats. It was later announced that Martin Damm would continue.

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. Kalundborg Municipality had 27 seats in 2021

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

Electoral alliances

Source

Electoral Alliance 1

Electoral Alliance 2

Party	Political Position
Social Democrats	Centre-left
Green Left	Centre-left to Left-wing
Demokratisk Fællesliste	Local Party
Red–Green Alliance	Left-wing to Far-left

Electoral Alliance 3

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Kalundborg Municipality
	Venstre	8,778	34.96	10	-1
	Social Democrats	6,536	26.03	8	0
	New Right	2,097	8.35	2	+2
	Green Left	2,046	8.15	2	+1
	Danish People's Party	1,763	7.02	2	-3
	Red–Green Alliance	1,361	5.42	1	0
	Conservatives	1,221	4.86	1	+1
	Danish Social Liberal Party	865	3.44	1	0
	Demokratisk Fællesliste	204	0.81	0	New
	Freedom List	151	0.60	0	New
	Liberal Alliance	88	0.35	0	0
Total		25,110	100.00	27	0
Valid votes		25,110	98.09
Invalid votes		163	0.64
Blank votes		327	1.28
Total votes		25,600	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		39,302	65.14
Source: KMD