2025 Viborg municipal election
18 November 2025
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All 31 seats to the Viborg municipal council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Viborg Municipal election was held on November 18, 2025, to elect the 31 members to sit in the regional council for the Viborg Municipal council, in the period of 2026 to 2029.[1] Despite the Conservatives becoming the largest party, Katrine Fusager Rohde from Venstre, would secure the mayoral position.[2]
Background
Following the 2021 election, Ulrik Wilbek from Venstre became mayor for his second term in a row.[3][4] However, on January 10, 2024, it was announced by Wilbek, that he would not seek a third term.[5] Instead, Katrine Fusager Rohde was the leading canddiate for Venstre this election.[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. Viborg Municipality had 31 seats in 2025.
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[7]
Electoral Alliance 1
| 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 | |
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 | |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| M | Moderates | Centre to Centre-right | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 5
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Y | Velfærdsdemokraterne | Local politics | |
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Results by polling station
| Division | A | B | C | F | I | K | M | O | T | U | V | Y | Æ | Ø | Å |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Frederiks | 37.2 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 19.7 | 2.2 | 11.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Hald Ege | 20.7 | 1.6 | 19.3 | 9.4 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 10.0 |
| Karup | 35.8 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 1.9 | 16.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Løgstrup | 18.2 | 1.0 | 30.7 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 10.8 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
| Mønsted | 9.2 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 17.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 26.5 | 1.4 | 26.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| Stoholm | 9.9 | 0.7 | 23.8 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 31.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Vridsted | 9.8 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 31.1 | 2.1 | 28.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Viborg Stadion Center | 22.0 | 1.4 | 23.4 | 9.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 16.4 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Bjerringbro | 14.6 | 0.9 | 42.8 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 0.5 | 10.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Hammershøj | 8.2 | 1.2 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 11.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 33.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Møldrup | 8.2 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 44.8 | 8.8 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Houlkær | 22.5 | 1.3 | 25.4 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 17.2 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Røddinghus Kultur- og Fritidscenter | 12.5 | 1.3 | 21.0 | 7.4 | 10.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 20.3 | 3.9 | 13.2 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Rødkærsbro | 12.9 | 1.1 | 15.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 35.7 | 0.5 | 10.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Skals | 10.2 | 0.5 | 27.9 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 23.2 | 3.0 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Tjelecenteret | 9.9 | 0.7 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 24.1 | 12.9 | 21.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viborg Municipality | ||||||||
| C | Conservatives | 12,348 | 22.63 | +0.15 | 8 | +1 | ||
| V | Venstre | 10,309 | 18.89 | -15.37 | 6 | -6 | ||
| A | Social Democrats | 10,109 | 18.52 | -4.81 | 6 | -2 | ||
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | 6,157 | 11.28 | New | 4 | New | ||
| F | Green Left | 3,885 | 7.12 | +1.94 | 2 | +1 | ||
| I | Liberal Alliance | 2,814 | 5.16 | +4.28 | 2 | +2 | ||
| O | Danish People's Party | 2,345 | 4.30 | +1.62 | 1 | +1 | ||
| Å | The Alternative | 1,757 | 3.22 | +1.43 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 1,570 | 2.88 | -0.13 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Y | Velfærdsdemokraterne | 1,180 | 2.16 | New | 0 | New | ||
| T | Hvad kan gå galt med Theis Bach Nielsen | 709 | 1.30 | New | 0 | New | ||
| M | Moderates | 598 | 1.10 | New | 0 | New | ||
| B | Social Liberals | 589 | 1.08 | -0.58 | 0 | 0 | ||
| K | Christian Democrats | 188 | 0.34 | -0.47 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U | Tage Søgaard Pedersen | 17 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 54,575 | 100 | N/A | 31 | N/A | |||
| Invalid votes | 163 | 0.21 | +0.02 | |||||
| Blank votes | 730 | 0.95 | +0.28 | |||||
| Turnout | 55,468 | 71.86 | +1.78 | |||||
| Source: valg.dk | ||||||||
Opinion polls
| Polling firm |
Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
V | A | C | F | Ø | O | Å | B | T | I | K | M | U | Y | Æ | Others | Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epinion | 4 Sep - 13 Oct 2025 | 470 | 18.2 | 21.4 | 16.8 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | – | 9.1 | – | 1.6 | – | – | 9.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 2024 european parliament election | 9 Jun 2024 | 18.7 | 15.6 | 11.1 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 4.7 | – | 7.0 | – | 4.6 | – | – | 13.1 | – | 3.1 | |||
| 2022 general election | 1 Nov 2022 | 14.8 | 26.1 | 15.9 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | – | 6.6 | 0.7 | 5.6 | – | – | 11.7 | – | 10.2 | |||
| 2021 regional election | 16 Nov 2021 | 25.4 | 28.8 | 22.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | – | 1.3 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | – | 3.4 | |||
| 2021 municipal election | 16 Nov 2021 | 34.3 (12) |
23.3 (8) |
22.5 (7) |
5.2 (1) |
3.0 (1) |
2.7 (0) |
1.8 (1) |
1.7 (0) |
1.1 (0) |
0.9 (0) |
0.8 (0) |
– | – | – | – | – | 11.0 | |||
References
- ^ "Kommunalvalg". valg.im.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Wilbeks afløser scorer borgmesterpost i Viborg trods stor tilbagegang". bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "Hver sjette i Viborg satte kryds ved Ulrik Wilbek | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Medlemmer af byrådet 2022-2025 | Nyheder". viborg (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Ulrik Wilbek genopstiller ikke som borgmester i Viborg". altinget.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Spidskandidater til kommunal- og regionrådsvalg 2025". venstre.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Stemmefordeling i Viborg Kommune". valg.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 October 2025.