2021 Slagelse municipal election

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

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All 31 seats to the Slagelse Municipal Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 41,044 (63.7%)
5.9pp
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Party  | Venstre | Social Democrats | Conservatives
Last election  | 10 seats, 29.1%  | 12 seats, 34.6%  | 0 seats, 2.2%
Seats won  | 11  | 9  | 3
Seat change  |  1  |  3  |  3
Popular vote  | 13,507  | 11,228  | 3,566
Percentage  | 33.6%  | 27.9%  | 8.9%
Swing  |  4.5%  |  6.7%  |  6.7%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party

Party  | New Right | Green Left | Danish Social Liberal Party
Last election  | 0 seats, 2.5%  | 2 seats, 6.0%  | 1 seat, 2.8%
Seats won  | 2  | 2  | 2
Seat change  |  2  | 0  |  1
Popular vote  | 2,814  | 2,530  | 1,932
Percentage  | 7.0%  | 6.3%  | 4.8%
Swing  |  4.5%  |  0.3%  |  2%

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| Seventh party  | Eighth party  | Ninth party

Party  | Danish People's Party | Red–Green Alliance | Liberal Alliance
Last election  | 4 seats, 13.6%  | 1 seat, 4.2%  | 1 seat, 2.7%
Seats won  | 1  | 1  | 0
Seat change  |  3  | 0  |  1
Popular vote  | 2,174  | 1,640  | 409
Percentage  | 5.4%  | 4.1%  | 1.0%
Swing  |  8.2%  |  0.1%  |  1.7%

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| Mayor before election

John Dyrby Paulsen
Social Democrats

| Mayor after election

Knud Vincents
Venstre

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Following the last two elections in the municipality, a change of the party holding mayor's position had occurred.

In the last election, a dramatic deal that would see the Social Democrats and Liberal Alliance split the term in two periods, had been agreed upon. However Liberal Alliance decided to not take on the mayor's position, in the last two years as agreed.[1][2]

In this election, Venstre would become the largest party for the first time in the municipality's history.[a] They would win 11 seats, an increase of 1 compared to 2017. Danish Social Liberal Party, the Conservatives and Venstre would eventually come to an agreement that would see Knud Vincents from Venstre become the new mayor of the municipality.[3][4]

## 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. Slagelse 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[5]

Electoral Alliance 1

Party | Political Position

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

Electoral Alliance 2

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
Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right

## Results by polling station

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## Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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Slagelse Municipality
| Venstre| 13,507| 33.56| 11| +1
| Social Democrats| 11,228| 27.90| 9| -3
| Conservatives| 3,566| 8.86| 3| +3
| New Right| 2,814| 6.99| 2| +2
| Green Left| 2,530| 6.29| 2| 0
| Danish People's Party| 2,174| 5.40| 1| -3
| Danish Social Liberal Party| 1,932| 4.80| 2| +1
| Red–Green Alliance| 1,640| 4.07| 1| 0
| Liberal Alliance| 409| 1.02| 0| -1
| Vegan Party| 235| 0.58| 0| New
| Christian Democrats| 119| 0.30| 0| New
| Frihedslisten| 94| 0.23| 0| New
Total| 40,248| 100.00| 31| 0
Valid votes| 40,248| 98.06|
Invalid votes| 123| 0.30|
Blank votes| 673| 1.64|
Total votes| 41,044| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 64,466| 63.67|
Source: KMD

## Notes

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1. ^ counting from the 2007 municipal reform

## References

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1. ^ "Kupforsøg, knive i ryggen og et forlist brinteventyr: Derfor endte Slagelse med en delt borgmesterpost | Nyheder". altinget (in Danish). 8 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
2. ^ "Liberal Alliance takker nej til borgmesterpost – men forlanger, at Dyrby betaler for det | Nyheder". tv2øst (in Danish). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
3. ^ "Den nye borgmester hedder Knud Vincents | Nyheder". slagelse (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
4. ^ "Byrådet | Nyheder". slagelse (in Danish). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
5. ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.