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2021 Skive municipal election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 27 seats to the Skive Municipal Council
14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout25,903 (71.1%)
Decrease 4.1pp
  First party Second party Third party
  V A F
Party Venstre Social Democrats Green Left
Last election 11 seats, 36.3% 9 seats, 30.7% 2 seats, 5.4%
Seats won 12 8 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 0
Popular vote 10,619 7,791 1,758
Percentage 41.6% 30.5% 6.9%
Swing Increase 5.3% Decrease 0.2% Increase 1.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  M C D
Party Skive-Listen Conservatives The New Right
Last election 2 seats, 8.8% 0 seats, 2.2% Did not stand
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change 0 Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,336 1,137 1,058
Percentage 5.2% 4.4% 4.1%
Swing Decrease 3.6% Increase 2.2% New

  Seventh party Eighth party
  O B
Party Danish People's Party Danish Social Liberal Party
Last election 2 seats, 7.9% 1 seats, 3.3%
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 741 583
Percentage 2.9% 2.3%
Swing Decrease 5.0% Decrease 1.0%

Mayor before election

Peder Christian Kirkegaard
Venstre

Mayor after election

Peder Christian Kirkegaard
Venstre

Peder Christian Kirkegaard from Venstre stood to be re-elected for a third term in Skive Municipality who had since 2007 municipal reform only had mayors from Venstre. Venstre gained a seat, but was still 2 seats short of an absolute majority. However 3 other parties from the traditional blue bloc won a seat each, and Peder Christian Kirkegaard was chosen to sit for a third term.

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. Skive 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

Party Political Position
Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-left
The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
Social Democrats Centre-left
Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political Position
Conservatives Centre-right
Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
Danish People's Party Right-wing
Venstre Centre-right

Results by polling station

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Skive Municipality
Venstre10,61941.6012+1
Social Democrats7,79130.528-1
Green Left1,7586.8920
Skive-Listen1,3365.2320
Conservatives1,1374.451+1
The New Right1,0584.141New
Danish People's Party7412.901-1
Danish Social Liberal Party5832.280-1
Red–Green Alliance4171.6300
Freedom List850.330New
Total25,525100.00270
Valid votes25,52598.54
Invalid votes670.26
Blank votes3111.20
Total votes25,903100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,44171.08
Source: KMD

Notes

References

  1. "Medlemmer af Skive Byråd | Nyheder". skive.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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