2021 Næstved municipal election

2021 Næstved municipal election | <- 2017 | 16 November 2021 | 2025 ->

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All 31 seats to the Næstved Municipal Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 44,132 (65.6%)
5.6pp
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Party  | Social Democrats | Venstre | Conservatives
Last election  | 13 seats, 39.4%  | 9 seats, 24.6%  | 2 seats, 6.3%
Seats won  | 13  | 6  | 5
Seat change  | 0  |  3  |  3
Popular vote  | 17,006  | 7,800  | 6,665
Percentage  | 39.3%  | 18.0%  | 15.4%
Swing  |  0.1%  |  6.6%  |  9.1%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party

Party  | New Right | Danish Social Liberal Party | Green Left
Last election  | 0 seats, 1.3%  | 2 seats, 6.7%  | 1 seat, 3.8%
Seats won  | 2  | 2  | 1
Seat change  |  2  | 0  | 0
Popular vote  | 2,938  | 2,421  | 2,185
Percentage  | 6.8%  | 5.6%  | 5.0%
Swing  |  5.5%  |  1.1%  |  1.2%

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| Seventh party  | Eighth party

Party  | Danish People's Party | Red–Green Alliance
Last election  | 2 seats, 9.1%  | 2 seats, 4.7%
Seats won  | 1  | 1
Seat change  |  1  |  1
Popular vote  | 1,712  | 1,684
Percentage  | 4.0%  | 3.9%
Swing  |  5.1%  |  0.8%

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| Mayor before election

Carsten Rasmussen
Social Democrats

| Mayor after election

Carsten Rasmussen
Social Democrats

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The Social Democrats have always had a large strength in Næstved Municipality. In all the general and municipal elections since the 2007 municipal reform, they had become the largest party and held the mayor's position in the municipality. A change of the party holding the mayor's position was also not expected for this election.[1]

In the election result, the Social Democrats would once again become the largest party, and would keep the 13 seats they won in 2017. The red bloc parties won 17 of the 31 seats, which made it likely that Carsten Rasmussen would win a third term. This would mean that the party could celebrate 106 years of rule in 2025.[a].[2] It was eventually confirmed that a third term had been secured. [3]

## Electoral system

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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. Næstved Municipality had 31 seats in 2021

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

## Electoral alliances

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Source[4]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party | Political Position

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Danish Social Liberal Party | Centre to Centre-left
Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing
Vegan Party | 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

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Danish People's Party | Right-wing
Venstre | Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 3

Party | Political Position

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Conservatives | Centre-right
New Right | Right-wing
Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing

## Results by polling station

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## Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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Næstved Municipality
| Social Democrats| 17,006| 39.32| 13| 0
| Venstre| 7,800| 18.03| 6| -3
| Conservatives| 6,665| 15.41| 5| +3
| New Right| 2,938| 6.79| 2| +2
| Danish Social Liberal Party| 2,421| 5.60| 2| 0
| Green Left| 2,185| 5.05| 1| 0
| Danish People's Party| 1,712| 3.96| 1| -1
| Red–Green Alliance| 1,684| 3.89| 1| -1
| Liberal Alliance| 569| 1.32| 0| 0
| Vegan Party| 120| 0.28| 0| New
| The Alternative| 109| 0.25| 0| 0
| Udenfor[b]| 42| 0.10| 0| New
Total| 43,251| 100.00| 31| 0
Valid votes| 43,251| 98.00|
Invalid votes| 213| 0.48|
Blank votes| 668| 1.51|
Total votes| 44,132| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 67,254| 65.62|
Source: KMD

## Notes

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1. ^ The municipality was altered and enlargened in the 2007 municipal reform
2. ^ Local party in Næstved

## References

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1. ^ "Mandag Morgens borgmesterprognose: Flest røde rådhuse efter valget | Nyheder". Mandag Morgen (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
2. ^ "Portræt: Carsten blev borgmester ved et tilfælde - og har været danmarksmester i banko | Nyheder". tv2øst (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
3. ^ "Byråd og politiske udvalg | Nyheder". naestved (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
4. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.