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2021 Struer municipal election

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All 21 seats to the Struer Municipal Council 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	12,185 (72.3%) 5.1pp
First party Second party Third party   V A C Party Venstre Social Democrats Conservatives Last election 8 seats, 36.5% 8 seats, 33.2% 1 seat, 6.4% Seats won 9 7 2 Seat change 1 1 1 Popular vote 4,852 3,788 1,052 Percentage 40.4% 31.6% 8.8% Swing 3.9% 1.6% 2.4%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   F B D Party Green Left Danish Social Liberal Party The New Right Last election 2 seats, 6.7% 1 seats, 3.4% 0 seats, 1.0% Seats won 1 1 1 Seat change 1 0 1 Popular vote 663 592 442 Percentage 5.5% 4.9% 3.7% Swing 1.2% 1.5% 2.7%   Seventh party   O Party Danish People's Party Last election 1 seats, 4.9% Seats won 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 300 Percentage 2.5% Swing 2.4%
Mayor before election Niels Viggo Lynghøj Social Democrats Mayor after election Mads Jakobsen Venstre

Since the 2007 municipal reform, no mayor had been re-elected in Struer Municipality, with Venstre holding office for 2007-2009 and 2014–2017, while the Social Democrats had held office for 2010-2013 and 2018–2021. Mads Jakobsen, who was mayor from 2014 to 2017, ran to return as mayor after losing the position as a result of the 2017 election.

In the election, Venstre would gain a seat while he Social Democrats lost a seat. A blue bloc majority by winning 12 of the 21 seats was clear. On 8 December 2021 it was confirmed that Mads Jacbonsen would return as mayor.

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. Struer Municipality had 21 seats in 2021

Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.

Electoral alliances

Source

Electoral Alliance 1

Electoral Alliance 2

Electoral Alliance 3

Results by polling station

Results

Notes

1. Local party in Struer

References

1. "Holdet er sat | Nyheder". folkebladetlemvig (in Danish). 24 November 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
2. "Se fordelingen af udvalgsposter | Nyheder" (in Danish). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
3. "Se video: Struers nye borgmester hedder Mads Jakobsen: - Jeg er glad, stolt og ydmyg | Nyheder". dagbladet holstebro-struer (in Danish). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
4. "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.

• 2021 Danish local elections