2025 Aalborg municipal election
18 November 2025
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The 2025 Aalborg Municipal election was held on November 18, 2025, to elect the 31 members to sit in the regional council for the Aalborg Municipal council, in the period of 2026 to 2029.[1] Following the election, it was revealed that Lasse Frimand Jensen would continue as mayor, despite the Social Democrats losing 2 seats. [2] Jes Lunde from the Social Liberals, would later claim that he was offered the mayoral position by the right-wing bloc, but declined and instead supported the continuation of Frimand Jensen. [3]
Background
Following the 2021 election Thomas Kastrup-Larsen from the Social Democrats won the mayoral position of Aalborg Municipality for a third term.[4] However, Kastrup-Larsen resigned as mayor in March 2023, in what TV2 described as a shock statement.[5] Following this, Lasse Frimand Jensen took over the job, also from the Social Democrats, as mayor of the municipality.[6]
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. Aalborg Municipality had 31 seats in 2025.
Unlike in Danish general elections, electoral alliances are allowed in elections to municipal councils.
Electoral alliances
Source[7]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Social Democrats | Centre-left | |
| M | Moderates | Centre to Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
| Å | The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
| K | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Results by polling station
| Division | A | B | C | D | E | F | I | K | M | O | V | Æ | Ø | Å |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Gl. Lindholm Skole, Kulturhuset | 39.9 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 12.0 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 0.8 |
| PFA Kollegiet i Nørresundby | 33.5 | 7.9 | 10.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 11.9 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| Løvvanghallen | 43.3 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| Huset Stigsborg | 36.3 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 0.7 |
| Multihallen Ved Vadumhallen | 42.7 | 3.2 | 16.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Vestbjerg Idræts- og Kulturcenter | 25.9 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 31.9 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Sulsted Skolehal | 32.6 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 19.2 | 16.1 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Vodskov Kultur og Idrætscenter, Sal | 33.0 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| HF og VUC Nord, Godsbanen | 26.1 | 8.5 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 14.7 | 2.4 | 9.8 | 1.0 |
| Vesterkærets Skole | 28.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 18.1 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 12.2 | 1.3 |
| Haraldslund | 22.0 | 8.5 | 11.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.1 | 11.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 13.3 | 2.5 | 11.9 | 1.2 |
| Aalborghallen | 21.8 | 10.4 | 14.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 14.3 | 2.2 | 10.4 | 0.9 |
| Skipperens Idrætshus | 34.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 12.1 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 0.4 |
| Hallen Ved Skalborggård | 36.5 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 16.9 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| KFUM Hallen | 21.6 | 13.2 | 16.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 14.9 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Hasseris Gymnasium | 24.3 | 11.9 | 15.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 16.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Frejlev Skoles Idrætshal | 45.5 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 14.9 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Svenstruphallen | 37.4 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 15.8 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Sønderbroskolen | 31.8 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 12.9 | 3.2 | 9.8 | 0.6 |
| Nordkraft | 23.4 | 9.5 | 13.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 15.9 | 2.7 | 8.5 | 0.8 |
| Gigantium | 30.3 | 8.1 | 10.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 10.6 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 13.6 | 4.3 | 8.1 | 0.6 |
| Vejgaardhallen | 32.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 9.9 | 1.0 |
| Vejgaard Østre Skole | 38.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.2 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 0.6 |
| Mellervangskolens Idrætshal | 36.8 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 0.9 |
| Klaruphallen | 34.8 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 17.5 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Gug Skole | 33.8 | 6.2 | 11.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 15.6 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Gistrup Skoles Idrætshal | 31.6 | 6.9 | 12.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 15.2 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Aalborghus Gymnasium | 40.7 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 0.6 |
| Ferslev Skole | 33.9 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 15.4 | 12.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Tornhøjhallen | 39.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 10.4 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 10.1 | 0.6 |
| Vester Hassing Hallen | 33.5 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 13.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 17.7 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| Hals Skole | 39.8 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 11.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 16.2 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 0.3 |
| Ulstedhallen | 22.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 27.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 21.8 | 11.9 | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| Nibe Hallen | 24.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 46.2 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 |
| Farstruphallen | 20.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 39.8 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Idrætscentret Kongerslev | 25.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 39.4 | 12.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Mou Hotel | 33.2 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 17.5 | 16.0 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Båndby - Hallen | 32.5 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 20.1 | 12.7 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalborg Municipality | ||||||||
| A | Social Democrats | 38,506 | 32.19 | -4.69 | 10 | -2 | ||
| V | Venstre | 18,528 | 15.49 | -3.30 | 6 | 0 | ||
| F | Green Left | 11,719 | 9.80 | +4.24 | 3 | +1 | ||
| C | Conservatives | 11,171 | 9.34 | -1.78 | 3 | -1 | ||
| I | Liberal Alliance | 8,764 | 7.33 | +5.16 | 2 | +2 | ||
| B | Social Liberals | 7,860 | 6.57 | -0.48 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | 7,704 | 6.44 | New | 2 | New | ||
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 7,527 | 6.29 | -1.96 | 2 | -1 | ||
| O | Danish People's Party | 4,504 | 3.77 | -0.33 | 1 | 0 | ||
| M | Moderates | 1,409 | 1.18 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Å | The Alternative | 663 | 0.55 | +0.24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| D | New Right | 593 | 0.50 | -3.06 | 0 | -1 | ||
| K | Christian Democrats | 565 | 0.47 | -0.26 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E | Vendelbolisten | 114 | 0.10 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 119,627 | 100 | N/A | 31 | N/A | |||
| Invalid votes | 321 | 0.18 | +0.01 | |||||
| Blank votes | 2,119 | 1.16 | +0.22 | |||||
| Turnout | 122,067 | 66.70 | +2.09 | |||||
| Source: valg.dk | ||||||||
Opinion polls
| Polling firm |
Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
A | V | C | Ø | B | F | O | D | I | K | Å | E | M | Æ | Others | Lead | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epinion | 4 Sep - 13 Oct 2025 | 571 | 32.9 | 14.3 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 5.5 | – | 9.6 | – | 0.2 | – | 1.8 | 8.5 | 0.9 | 18.6 | |||
| 2024 european parliament election | 9 Jun 2024 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 15.7 | 4.7 | – | 7.5 | – | 3.2 | – | 5.1 | 10.3 | – | 1.8 | ||||
| 2022 general election | 1 Nov 2022 | 33.3 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 2.7 | – | 7.2 | 9.4 | – | 20.2 | ||||
| 2021 regional election | 16 Nov 2021 | 35.6 | 23.1 | 11.6 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | – | – | – | – | 12.5 | ||||
| 2021 municipal election | 16 Nov 2021 | 36.9 (12) |
18.8 (6) |
11.1 (4) |
8.2 (3) |
7.0 (2) |
5.6 (2) |
4.1 (1) |
3.6 (1) |
2.2 (0) |
0.7 (0) |
0.3 (0) |
– | – | – | – | 18.1 | ||||
References
- ^ "Kommunalvalg". valg.im.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Lasse Frimand fortsætter som borgmester i Aalborg". nordjyske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "Efter drama: Her er Aalborgs nye borgmester". migogaalborg.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "Ny konstituering i Aalborg Kommune | Nyheder". altinget.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Chokmelding på lukket møde: Thomas Kastrup-Larsen stopper som borgmester". tv2nord (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Lasse Frimand Jensen bliver ny borgmester i Aalborg Kommune". altinget.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Stemmefordeling i Aalborg Kommune". valg.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 October 2025.