2021 Viborg municipal election
16 November 2021
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 31 seats to the Viborg Municipal Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnout | 53,013 (70.1%) 2.2pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 2017, former handball coach Ulrik Wilbek became mayor of Viborg Municipality as member of Venstre.[1]
In this election, he would seek a second term. Venstre would gain 2 seats in the election and the blue bloc parties would win 20 seats, 12 of them from Venstre. Therefore Ulrik Wilbek stood in pole position to continue as mayor. It was eventually confirmed.[2][3]
Despite The Alternative suffering nationwide losses in the 2017 Danish Local Elections, they managed to gain a seat in Viborg Municipality, even though their overall vote share decreased.
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. Viborg Municipality had 31 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[4]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| D | New Right | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
| Ø | Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| K | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right | |
| Å | The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Results by polling station
L = Lokalisten - Viborg
T = Hvad kan gå galt
| Division | A | B | C | D | F | I | K | L | O | T | V | Æ | Ø | Å |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Frederiks | 36.9 | 1.0 | 14.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 31.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| Hald Ege | 24.8 | 2.4 | 17.0 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 30.9 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| Karup | 34.7 | 0.9 | 19.9 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 30.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| Løgstrup | 14.8 | 1.1 | 33.4 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 35.7 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| Mønsted | 13.9 | 0.9 | 33.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 38.6 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| Stoholm | 22.0 | 0.9 | 39.4 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 25.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| Vridsted | 14.4 | 0.8 | 23.4 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 37.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Viborg | 25.1 | 2.1 | 20.3 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 31.9 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 2.6 |
| Bjerringbro Nord | 23.6 | 1.6 | 32.5 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 27.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| Bjerringbro Syd | 23.6 | 1.3 | 34.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 28.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Møldrup | 21.4 | 1.6 | 12.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 50.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| Hammershøj | 18.9 | 1.6 | 19.4 | 11.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 34.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
| Overlund | 24.0 | 2.2 | 21.1 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 35.7 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
| Rødding | 18.8 | 1.3 | 21.9 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 39.0 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| Rødkærsbro | 16.7 | 0.9 | 15.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 46.5 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Skals | 18.5 | 0.8 | 19.8 | 2.0 | 10.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 40.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Ørum | 25.6 | 1.7 | 19.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 32.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viborg Municipality | ||||||||
| V | Venstre | 17,928 | 34.25 | +1.95 | 12 | +2 | ||
| A | Social Democrats | 12,210 | 23.33 | -5.69 | 8 | -1 | ||
| C | Conservatives | 11,763 | 22.48 | +3.86 | 7 | 0 | ||
| F | Green Left | 2,709 | 5.18 | -0.02 | 1 | -1 | ||
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 1,573 | 3.01 | +0.66 | 1 | 0 | ||
| O | Danish People's Party | 1,399 | 2.67 | -3.56 | 0 | -2 | ||
| D | New Right | 1,252 | 2.39 | New | 1 | New | ||
| Å | The Alternative | 939 | 1.79 | -0.09 | 1 | +1 | ||
| B | Social Liberals | 868 | 1.66 | -0.89 | 0 | 0 | ||
| T | Hvad kan gå galt | 550 | 1.05 | New | 0 | New | ||
| I | Liberal Alliance | 456 | 0.87 | -0.26 | 0 | 0 | ||
| K | Christian Democrats | 425 | 0.81 | +0.20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Æ | Freedom List | 211 | 0.40 | New | 0 | New | ||
| L | Lokallisten - Viborg | 54 | 0.10 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 52,337 | 100 | N/A | 31 | N/A | |||
| Invalid votes | 148 | 0.20 | -0.02 | |||||
| Blank votes | 528 | 0.70 | +0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,013 | 70.08 | -3.25 | |||||
| Source: valg.dk | ||||||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Borgmester væltet af Wilbek i Viborg: Det er i min verden diktatur | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Hver sjette i Viborg satte kryds ved Ulrik Wilbek | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Medlemmer af byrådet 2022-2025 | Nyheder". viborg (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.