2013 Danish local elections

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98 municipal councils
5 regional councils
| Party  | Leader  | Vote %  | Seats  | +/–

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| Social Democrats | Helle Thorning-Schmidt | 29.5%  | 773  | −28
| Venstre | Lars Løkke Rasmussen | 26.6%  | 767  | +68
| DPP | Kristian Thulesen Dahl | 10.1%  | 255  | +69
| Conservatives | Lars Barfoed | 8.6%  | 205  | −57
| Red–Green | J. Schmidt-Nielsen[a] | 6.9%  | 119  | +105
| SF | Annette Vilhelmsen | 5.6%  | 116  | −224
| Social Liberals | Margrethe Vestager | 4.8%  | 62  | +12
| Liberal Alliance | Anders Samuelsen | 2.9%  | 33  | +32
| Schleswig Party | Carsten Leth Schmidt | 0.3%  | 9  | +3
| Chr. Democrats | Stig Grenov | 0.5%  | 6  | 0
| Other |  | 3.8%  | 99  | −4

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Local elections were held on 19 November 2013 in Denmark's 98 municipal councils, contesting 2,444 seats (previous election: 2,468 seats) for the 2014–2017 term of office, and in five regional councils, contesting 205 seats for the 2014–2017 term. Advance voting began on 20 August 2013 in national registration offices in Denmark, hospitals, prisons, etc.[1] Twelve women held the highest political office of mayor in the municipalities in the 2014–2017 term of office.

## Results

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### Results of regional elections

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The Ministry of Economy and Interior stated that voter turnout was 71.7%. The regions are not municipalities, and are not allowed to levy any taxes, but are financed only through block grants from the central government and the municipalities within each region.

#### Number of councillors and political parties in the regional councils

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Party  | Seats  | Change

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A | Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) | 67  |  1
V | Venstre (Venstre) | 62  |  8
O | Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) | 23  |  4
C | Conservative People's Party (Konservative Folkeparti) | 15  |  5
Ø | Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) | 15  |  13
F | Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) | 10  |  22
B | Danish Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre) | 8  |  1
I | Liberal Alliance (Liberal Alliance) | 5  |  5
Total | 205  |

#### Old and new chairs of the regional councils

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Regional Council Chairmen Outgoing and Incoming

Region  | Incumbent Chair  | Elected Chair
North Denmark Region | Ulla Astman |  |  | Ulla Astman
Central Denmark Region | Bent Hansen |  |  | Bent Hansen
Region of Southern Denmark | Carl Holst |  |  | Carl Holst
Region Zealand | Steen Bach Nielsen |  |  | Jens Stenbæk
Capital Region of Denmark | Vibeke Storm Rasmussen |  |  | Sophie Hæstorp Andersen

On 22 June 2015, Stephanie Lose became chairman of the Region of Southern Denmark. She is from Venstre. Carl Holst became a minister in the government of Denmark.

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### Results of municipal elections

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The Ministry of Economy and Interior stated that voter turnout was 71.9%. 2,444 councillors were elected.

#### Number of councillors and political parties in the municipal councils

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Sum of 98 local elections

Party  | Share of vote  | Seats
Percent  | Change  | Number  | Change
A | Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) | 29.5 % | -1.1 %  | 773 |  28
V | Venstre (Venstre) | 26.6 % | +1.8 %  | 767 |  68
O | Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) | 10.1 % | +2.0 %  | 255 |  69
C | Conservative People's Party (Konservative Folkeparti) | 08.6 % | -2.4 %  | 205 |  57
Ø | Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) | 06.9 % | +4.6 %  | 119 |  1050
F | Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) | 05.6 % | -8.9 %  | 116 |  2240
B | Danish Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre) | 04.8 % | +1.1 %  | 62 |  12
I | Liberal Alliance (Liberal Alliance) | 02.9 % | +2.6 %  | 33 |  32
S | Schleswig Party (Slesvigsk Parti) | 00.3% | +0.1%  | 9 | 0 3
K | Christian Democrats (Kristendemokraterne) | 00.5% | +0.1%  | 6 |
| Others  | 03.8 % | -0.25 %  | 99 | 0 6
Total | 2,444 |  24
Local Political Parties in the Municipal Councils  Party  | Municipality  | Seats

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Citizens' List (Borgerlisten)  | Kerteminde | 6
Gulborgsund List (Guldborgsundlisten)  | Guldborgsund | 6
Common List (Fælleslisten)  | Ikast-Brande | 5
Citizens' List (Borgerlisten)  | Faxe | 4
Citizens' List Langeland (Borgerlisten Langeland)  | Langeland | 4
Democratic Balance (Demokratisk Balance)  | Morsø | 4
Local List (Lokallisten)  | Rudersdal | 4
NewGribskov (NytGribskov)  | Gribskov | 4
Cross-Political Community (Tværpolitisk Forening)  | Dragør | 3
Hvidovre List (Hvidovrelisten)  | Hvidovre | 3
Resident List (Beboerlisten)  | Randers | 3
Social Common List – Rebild (Den Sociale Fællesliste – Rebild)  | Rebild | 3
Catchment List (Oplandslisten)  | Rebild | 2
Citizens' List (Borgerlisten)  | Brønderslev | 2
Citizens' List Norddjurs (Borgerlisten Norddjurs)  | Norddjurs | 2
Common List (Fælleslisten)  | Hillerød | 2
Common List (Fælleslisten)  | Sønderborg | 2
Environment List (Miljølisten)  | Fanø | 2
Land Owners (Grundejerne)  | Solrød | 2
Local List (Lokallisten)  | Hjørring | 2
Læsø List (Læsø List)  | Læsø | 2
New Allerød (Det Nye Allerød)  | Allerød | 2
Odsherred List (Odsherred Listen)  | Odsherred | 2
Ærø's Future (Ærøs Fremtid)  | Ærø | 2
Ærø Plus (Ærø Plus)  | Ærø | 2
Amager List (Amagerlisten)  | Dragør | 1
Blovstrød List (Blovstrød Listen)  | Allerød | 1
Bornholm List (Bornholmerlisten)  | Bornholm | 1
Citizens' List (Borgerlisten)  | Billund | 1
Citizens' List (Borgerlisten)  | Syddjurs | 1
Citizens' List Frederikssund (Borgernes Liste Frederikssund)  | Frederikssund | 1
Citizens' List in Hørsholm (Borgerlisten i Hørsholm)  | Hørsholm | 1
Citizens' List Jammerbugten (Borgerlisten Jammerbugten)  | Jammerbugt | 1
Citizens' Voice (Borgernes Stemme)  | Fredensborg | 1
Cooperation List (Samarbejdslisten)  | Læsø | 1
Cross-Socialist List in Svendborg (Tværsocialistisk Liste i Svendborg)  | Svendborg | 1
Fanø Local List (Fanø Lokalliste)  | Fanø | 1
Fjord List (Fjordlisten)  | Ringkøbing-Skjern | 1
Havdrup List (Havdruplisten)  | Solrød | 1
Local Democrats (Lokaldemokraterne)  | Helsingør | 1
Local List Lolland (Lokallisten Lolland)  | Lolland | 1
Læsø Citizens' List (Læsø Borgerliste)  | Læsø | 1
New Centrum (Ny Centrum)  | Køge | 1
North Funen List (Nordfynslisten)  | Nordfyn | 1
Common List Samsø (Fælleslisten Samsø)  | Samsø | 1
Southern Funen's List (Sydfyns Borgerliste)  | Faaborg-Midtfyn | 1
Stevns List (Stevnslisten)  | Stevns | 1
Svendborg Local List (Svendborg Lokalliste)  | Svendborg | 1
Welfare List (Velfærdslisten)  | Randers | 1
Total | 99

#### Mayors in the municipalities

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The mayors (Danish: borgmester; plural: borgmestre) of the 98 municipalities head the council meetings and are the chairmen of the finance committee in each of their respective municipalities. Only in Copenhagen, this mayor – the head of the finance committee and council meetings – is called the lord mayor (Danish: overborgmester). Mette Touborg is the mayor of Lejre Municipality since 1 January 2010. She is the only one at present[as of?] from the Socialist People's Party to hold the highest political post in a municipality. Rebild Municipality has a new mayor since 1 January 2014, Leon Sebbelin from the Danish Social Liberal Party. Tobias Birch Johansen, the mayor of Læsø Municipality, is a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre, but he is elected on the local list Læsø Listen.

Mayors after the election

Party  | Number  | Change
| Venstre | 48 |  17
| Social Democrats | 33 |  16
| Conservative People's Party | 13 |  1
| Local parties  | 2 |  2
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 1 |  1
| Socialist People's Party | 1 |  1

### Old and new mayors in the municipalities

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The term of office for the mayors elected by the majority of councillors among its members in each municipal council is the same as for the councils elected, namely 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2017. The correct name for the municipality on the somewhat remote island of Bornholm is regional municipality because the municipality also handles tasks not carried out by the other Danish municipalities but by the regions. As just one example, as the only one of the 46 municipalities in eastern Denmark it is a 100% owner of its own public mass transit agency called BAT, formerly Bornholms Amts Trafikselskab. The public traffic agency of the other 45 municipalities in eastern Denmark is Movia, owned by the Capital Region of Denmark, Region Zealand and the 45 municipalities.

Mayors outgoing and incoming

Municipality  | Incumbent mayor  | Elected mayor
Albertslund Municipality | Steen Christiansen  |  |  | Steen Christiansen
Allerød Municipality | Erik Lund |  |  | Jørgen Johansen
Assens Municipality | Finn Brunse |  |  | Søren Steen Andersen
Ballerup Municipality | Jesper Würtzen |  |  | Jesper Würtzen
Billund Municipality | Ib Kristensen |  |  | Ib Kristensen
Bornholm Regional Municipality | Winni Grosbøll |  |  | Winni Grosbøll
Brøndby Municipality | Ib Terp |  |  | Ib Terp
Brønderslev Municipality | Lene Hansen |  |  | Mikael Klitgaard
Copenhagen Municipality | Frank Jensen |  |  | Frank Jensen
Dragør Municipality | Allan Holst |  |  | Eik Dahl Bidstrup
Egedal Municipality | Willy Eliasen |  |  | Willy Eliasen
Esbjerg Municipality | Johnny Søtrup |  |  | Johnny Søtrup
Fanø Municipality | Erik Nørreby |  |  | Erik Nørreby
Favrskov Municipality | Nils Borring |  |  | Nils Borring
Faxe Municipality | Knud Erik Hansen |  |  | Knud Erik Hansen
Fredensborg Municipality | Thomas Lykke Pedersen |  |  | Thomas Lykke Pedersen
Fredericia Municipality | Kenny Bruun Olsen |  |  | Jacob Bjerregaard
Frederiksberg Municipality | Jørgen Glenthøj |  |  | Jørgen Glenthøj
Frederikshavn Municipality | Lars Møller |  |  | Birgit Stenbak Hansen
Frederikssund Municipality | Ole Find Jensen |  |  | John Schmidt Andersen
Furesø Municipality | Ole Bondo Christensen |  |  | Ole Bondo Christensen
Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality | Hans Jørgensen |  |  | Christian Thygesen
Gentofte Municipality | Hans Toft |  |  | Hans Toft
Gladsaxe Municipality | Karin Søjberg Holst |  |  | Karin Søjberg Holst
Glostrup Municipality | John Engelhardt |  |  | John Engelhardt
Greve Municipality | Hans Barlach |  |  | Pernille Beckmann
Gribskov Municipality | Jan Ferdinandsen |  |  | Kim Valentin
Guldborgsund Municipality | John Brædder  |  |  | John Brædder
Haderslev Municipality | Jens Christian Gjesing |  |  | H.P. Geil
Halsnæs Municipality | Helge Friis |  |  | Steen Hasselriis
Hedensted Municipality | Kirsten Terkilsen |  |  | Kirsten Terkilsen
Helsingør Municipality | Johannes Hecht Nielsen |  |  | Benedikte Kiær
Herlev Municipality | Thomas Gyldal Petersen |  |  | Thomas Gyldal Petersen
Herning Municipality | Lars Krarup |  |  | Lars Krarup
Hillerød Municipality | Kirsten Jensen |  |  | Dorte Meldgaard
Hjørring Municipality | Arne Boelt |  |  | Arne Boelt
Holbæk Municipality | Søren Kjærsgaard |  |  | Søren Kjærsgaard
Holstebro Municipality | H.C. Østerby |  |  | H.C. Østerby
Horsens Municipality | Peter Sørensen |  |  | Peter Sørensen
Hvidovre Municipality | Helle Moesgaard Adelborg |  |  | Helle Moesgaard Adelborg
Høje-Taastrup Municipality | Michael Ziegler |  |  | Michael Ziegler
Hørsholm Municipality | Morten Slotved |  |  | Morten Slotved
Ikast-Brande Municipality | Carsten Kissmeyer |  |  | Carsten Kissmeyer
Ishøj Municipality | Ole Bjørstorp |  |  | Ole Bjørstorp
Jammerbugt Municipality | Mogens Gade |  |  | Mogens Gade
Kalundborg Municipality | Martin Damm |  |  | Martin Damm
Kerteminde Municipality | Sonja Rasmussen |  |  | Hans Luunbjerg
Kolding Municipality | Jørn Pedersen |  |  | Jørn Pedersen
Køge Municipality | Marie Stærke |  |  | Flemming Christensen
Langeland Municipality | Bjarne Nielsen |  |  | Bjarne Nielsen
Lejre Municipality | Mette Touborg |  |  | Mette Touborg
Lemvig Municipality | Erik Flyvholm |  |  | Erik Flyvholm
Lolland Municipality | Stig Vestergaard |  |  | Holger Schou Rasmussen
Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality | Søren P. Rasmussen |  |  | Sofia Osmani
Læsø Municipality | Thomas W. Olsen |  |  | Tobias Birch Johansen
Mariagerfjord Municipality | H.C. Maarup |  |  | Mogens Jespersen
Middelfart Municipality | Steen Dahlstrøm |  |  | Steen Dahlstrøm
Morsø Municipality | Lauge Larsen |  |  | Hans Ejner Bertelsen
Norddjurs Municipality | Jan Petersen |  |  | Jan Petersen
Nordfyn Municipality | Morten Andersen |  |  | Morten Andersen
Nyborg Municipality | Erik Christensen |  |  | Kenneth Muhs
Næstved Municipality | Carsten Rasmussen |  |  | Carsten Rasmussen
Odder Municipality | Elvin J. Hansen |  |  | Uffe Jensen
Odense Municipality | Anker Boye |  |  | Anker Boye
Odsherred Municipality | Thomas Adelskov |  |  | Thomas Adelskov
Randers Municipality | Henning Jensen Nyhuus |  |  | Claus Omann Jensen
Rebild Municipality | Anny Winther |  |  | Leon Sebbelin
Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality | Iver Enevoldsen |  |  | Iver Enevoldsen
Ringsted Municipality | Niels Ulrich Hermansen |  |  | Henrik Hvidesten
Roskilde Municipality | Joy Mogensen |  |  | Joy Mogensen
Rudersdal Municipality | Jens Ive |  |  | Jens Ive
Rødovre Municipality | Erik Nielsen |  |  | Erik Nielsen
Samsø Municipality | Jørn Nissen |  |  | Marcel Meijer
Silkeborg Municipality | Hanne Bæk Olsen |  |  | Steen Vindum
Skanderborg Municipality | Jørgen Gaarde |  |  | Jørgen Gaarde
Skive Municipality | Flemming Eskildsen |  |  | Peder Chr. Kirkegaard
Slagelse Municipality | Lis Tribler |  |  | Sten Knuth
Solrød Municipality | Niels Emil Hörup |  |  | Niels Emil Hörup
Sorø Municipality | Ivan Hansen |  |  | Gert Jørgensen
Stevns Municipality | Poul Arne Nielsen |  |  | Mogens Haugaard Nielsen
Struer Municipality | Niels Viggo Lynghøj |  |  | Mads Jakobsen
Svendborg Municipality | Curt Sørensen |  |  | Lars Erik Hornemann
Syddjurs Municipality | Kirstine Bille |  |  | Claus Wistoft
Sønderborg Municipality | Aase Nyegaard |  |  | Erik Lauritzen
Thisted Municipality | Lene Kjelgaard Jensen |  |  | Lene Kjelgaard Jensen
Tønder Municipality | Laurids Rudebæk |  |  | Laurids Rudebæk
Tårnby Municipality | Henrik Zimino |  |  | Henrik Zimino
Vallensbæk Municipality | Henrik Rasmussen |  |  | Henrik Rasmussen
Varde Municipality | Gylling Haahr |  |  | Erik Buhl
Vejen Municipality | Egon Fræhr |  |  | Egon Fræhr
Vejle Municipality | Arne Sigtenbjerggaard |  |  | Arne Sigtenbjerggaard
Vesthimmerland Municipality | Knud Vældgaard Kristensen |  |  | Knud Vældgaard Kristensen
Viborg Municipality | Søren Pape Poulsen |  |  | Søren Pape Poulsen
Vordingborg Municipality | Henrik Holmer |  |  | Knud Larsen
Ærø Municipality | Karsten Landro |  |  | Jørgen Otto Jørgensen
Aabenraa Municipality | Tove Larsen |  |  | Thomas Andresen
Aalborg Municipality | Henning G. Jensen |  |  | Thomas Kastrup Larsen
Aarhus Municipality | Jacob Bundsgaard |  |  | Jacob Bundsgaard

## Notes

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1. ^ political spokesperson

## References

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1. ^ Local Elections Archived 2013-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Interior, accessed 2013-10-05

## External links

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* "Local Elections 13" on the Danish English-speaking website Copenhagen Post
* Election results by Municipality
* Three out of five of 2444 municipal council members reelected

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