2025 Randers municipal election
18 November 2025
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All 31 seats to the Randers municipal council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Randers Municipal election was held on November 18, 2025, to elect the 31 members to sit in the regional council for the Randers Municipal council, in the Danish city of Randers, in the period of 2026 to 2029.[1] Rosa Lykke Yde from the Green Left, would win the mayoral position, taking the position from the Social Democrats. [2]
Background
Following the 2021 election, Torben Hansen from Social Democrats became mayor for his second term. [3] He would run for a third period. [4] Throughout the term period, the Conservatives lost representation, and was left with no seats. [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. Randers Municipality had 31 seats in 2025.
Electoral alliances
Source[6]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| J | Frie Stemmer - Jens Peter Hansen | Local politics | |
| K | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| E | Velfærdslisten | Local politics | |
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| M | Moderates | Centre to Centre-right | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
Results by polling station
| Division | A | B | C | E | F | I | J | K | M | O | Q | V | Æ | Ø |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Kulturhuset Langå | 31.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 11.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 30.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
| Stevnstrup Forsamlingshus | 19.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 42.2 | 4.3 | 1.4 |
| Jebjerg Forsamlingshus | 21.5 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 25.6 | 14.0 | 3.0 |
| Havndalhallen | 51.3 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 17.4 | 0.5 |
| Råby Forsamlingshus | 28.8 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 19.3 | 5.2 | 21.4 | 2.8 |
| Øster Tørslev Fritidslokaler | 40.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 22.3 | 0.7 |
| Korshøjskolen | 20.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 19.1 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 1.4 |
| Hald Forsamlingshus | 17.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 12.2 | 22.7 | 1.0 |
| Gjerlev Aktivitetshus | 25.5 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 27.0 | 1.8 |
| Rismølleskolen | 19.2 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 16.9 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 19.5 | 12.7 | 6.1 | 2.1 |
| Trekløverskolen | 23.3 | 1.8 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 14.6 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 17.6 | 9.9 | 1.4 |
| Hornbækhallen | 21.6 | 2.7 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 12.6 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 24.6 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
| Blicherskolen | 24.5 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 9.9 | 5.4 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 1.2 |
| Kultur-Aktivitetshuset Gassum | 17.7 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 11.2 | 20.4 | 1.4 |
| Asferg Træningshus | 12.7 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 11.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 21.8 | 2.6 | 9.1 | 14.3 | 1.8 |
| Purhushallen | 8.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 41.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 11.5 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 14.3 | 0.8 |
| Ø. Bjerregrav Forsamlingshus | 20.8 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 15.9 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 19.6 | 13.0 | 1.3 |
| Huset Tværs | 22.8 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 19.9 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 13.2 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| Hobrovejens Skole | 23.0 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 20.4 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| Randers Badmintonhaller | 27.1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 17.8 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 3.7 |
| Nørrevangsskolen | 28.4 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 15.8 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
| Fritidscentret | 19.5 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 18.9 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 12.6 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
| Vestervangsskolen | 28.4 | 2.1 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 12.5 | 6.4 | 4.2 |
| Østervangsskolen | 23.7 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 20.7 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 4.2 |
| Søndermarkskolen | 22.7 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 17.3 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 15.7 | 8.1 | 2.3 |
| Tirsdalens Skole | 21.8 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 17.7 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 14.9 | 7.0 | 2.2 |
| Paderup Gymnasium | 18.9 | 2.0 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 14.2 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 18.4 | 9.6 | 3.0 |
| Romalt Aktivitetshal | 18.7 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 13.8 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 29.2 | 8.0 | 1.5 |
| Assentofthallen | 15.3 | 1.9 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 11.3 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 15.0 | 19.6 | 9.8 | 1.4 |
| Uggelhuse Forsamlingshus | 11.9 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 11.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 30.5 | 7.8 | 16.6 | 2.3 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randers Municipality | ||||||||
| A | Social Democrats | 12,139 | 22.92 | -11.31 | 7 | -5 | ||
| V | Venstre | 8,548 | 16.14 | -2.46 | 5 | -1 | ||
| F | Green Left | 8,013 | 15.13 | +10.07 | 5 | +4 | ||
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | 4,745 | 8.96 | New | 3 | New | ||
| Q | Østbroen | 3,710 | 7.00 | -0.80 | 2 | 0 | ||
| O | Danish People's Party | 3,626 | 6.84 | +1.59 | 3 | +2 | ||
| C | Conservatives | 3,228 | 6.09 | -5.03 | 2 | -2 | ||
| E | Velfærdslisten | 2,808 | 5.30 | +1.51 | 1 | 0 | ||
| I | Liberal Alliance | 2,313 | 4.37 | +3.45 | 1 | +1 | ||
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 1,536 | 2.90 | +0.02 | 1 | 0 | ||
| B | Social Liberals | 1,171 | 2.21 | -0.85 | 1 | 0 | ||
| M | Moderates | 571 | 1.08 | New | 0 | New | ||
| K | Christian Democrats | 315 | 0.59 | -0.26 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J | Frie Stemmer - Jens Peter Hansen | 250 | 0.47 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 52,973 | 100 | N/A | 31 | N/A | |||
| Invalid votes | 175 | 0.22 | 0.0 | |||||
| Blank votes | 799 | 1.00 | +0.16 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,947 | 67.36 | +2.77 | |||||
| Source: valg.dk | ||||||||
Opinion polls
| Polling firm |
Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
A | V | C | Q | O | F | E | B | Ø | I | K | J | M | Æ | Others | Lead | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epinion | 4 Sep - 13 Oct 2025 | 414 | 27.3 | 17.5 | 3.2 | – | 8.2 | 12.2 | – | 1.4 | 2.5 | 9.6 | – | – | 1.0 | 10.2 | 7.0 | 9.8 | |||
| 2024 european parliament election | 9 Jun 2024 | 19.3 | 14.3 | 7.9 | – | 8.7 | 14.2 | – | 4.3 | 4.7 | 7.4 | – | – | 5.9 | 11.2 | – | 5.0 | ||||
| 2022 general election | 1 Nov 2022 | 34.3 | 14.2 | 3.7 | – | 3.0 | 6.4 | – | 2.0 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 0.6 | – | 6.6 | 10.0 | – | 20.1 | ||||
| 2021 regional election | 16 Nov 2021 | 38.9 | 21.6 | 9.6 | – | 6.5 | 5.3 | – | 3.0 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | – | – | – | – | 17.3 | ||||
| 2021 municipal election | 16 Nov 2021 | 34.2 (12) |
18.6 (6) |
11.1 (4) |
7.8 (2) |
5.3 (1) |
5.1 (1) |
3.8 (1) |
3.1 (1) |
2.9 (1) |
0.9 (0) |
0.9 (0) |
– | – | – | – | 15.6 | ||||
References
- ^ "Kommunalvalg". valg.im.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ "Her er kvinden bag den vilde succes i Randers". tv2ostjylland.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "'Konstitueringen i Randers i går var den vildeste, jeg nogensinde har set' | Nyheder". dr.dk (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Socialdemokratiet med historisk få: Kun 20 stiller op i Randers". dinavis.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ "De Konservative er fortid i byrådet i Randers". helsingordagblad.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ "Stemmefordeling i Randers Kommune". valg.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 October 2025.