Reykjavík City Council

City council of Reykjavík, Iceland

Reykjavík City Council

Borgarstjórn Reykjavíkur

Type
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Unicameral

Leadership

Mayor

Einar Þorsteinsson (B)
since 16 January 2024

Deputy Mayor

Dagur B. Eggertsson (S)
since 16 January 2024

Council President

Þórdís Lóa Þórhallsdóttir (C)
since 7 June 2021

Structure
Seats| 23

Political groups

| Government (12)

Social Democratic Alliance (5)
Pirate Party (3)
Socialist Party (2)
People's Party (1)
Left-Green Movement (1)

Opposition (11)

Independence Party (6)
Progressive Party (4)
Viðreisn (1)
Elections

Last election

| 14 May 2022

Next election

| 2026
Meeting place
Reykjavík City Hall
Tjarnargata 11, Reykjavík
Website
www.reykjavik.is

The Reykjavík City Council (Icelandic: Borgarstjórn Reykjavíkur) is the local council for Reykjavík, the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is composed of 23 members elected by proportional representation for a 4-year term

The Council appoints a mayor and committees under its authority responsible for the daily operations of the city government. Meetings of the City Council take place on the first and third Tuesday of each month.[1]

## Authority

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According to Article 8 of Icelandic municipal laws, the Reykjavík Council is in charge of legislation regarding city affairs and the financial budget for implementation of projects. The council appoints a mayor who serves as the chief executive of the Reykjavik city council.

## Election result 2022

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The 2022 council elections were held on Saturday May 14. The results meant that the previous ruling coalition (S+C+P+V) lost its majority. The Progressive Party had the largest increase in votes, going from 0 to 4 council seats. Unofficial talks about forming new coalitions started on Monday May 16 and the negotiations were expected to last up to a few weeks.[2]

Party  | Symbol  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/−  | Council

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Independence Party | D |  |  14,686  |  24.5  |  6  | –2  | Opposition
Social Democratic Alliance | S |  |  12,164  |  20.3  |  5  | –2  | Coalition
Progressive Party | B |  |  11,227  | 18.7  |  4  | +4  | Opposition
Pirate Party | P |  |  6,970  | 11.6  |  3  | +1  | Coalition
Icelandic Socialist Party | J |  |  4,618  | 7.7  |  2  | +1  | Coalition
Viðreisn | C |  |  3,111  |  5.2  |  1  | –1  | Opposition
People's Party | F |  |  2,701  |  4.5  |  1 | 0  | Coalition
Left-Green Movement | V |  |  2,396  |  4.0  |  1 | 0  | Coalition
Centre Party | M |  |  1,467  |  2.4  |  0  | –1  | extra-parliamentary
others  |  |  |  1,885  |  3.1  |  0 | 0  | Outside
Elected Council Representatives 2022–Now

Rank  | Party  | Name  | Role
1\.  | D |  | Hildur Björnsdóttir | Opposition
2\.  | S |  | Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir | Mayor
3\.  | D |  | Einar Þorsteinsson | Opposition
4\.  | D |  | Ragnhildur Alda María Vilhjálmsdóttir | Opposition
5\.  | P |  | Dóra Björt Guðjónsdóttir | Coalition
6\.  | S |  | Skúli Þór Helgason | Coalition
7\.  | B |  | Árelía Eydís Guðmundsdóttir | Opposition
8\.  | D |  | Kjartan Magnússon | Opposition
9\.  | J |  | Sanna Magdalena Mörtudóttir | Coalition
10\.  | S |  | Sabine Leskopf | Coalition
11\.  | B |  | Magnea Gná Jóhannsdóttir | Opposition
12\.  | D |  | Marta Guðjónsdóttir | Opposition
13\.  | P |  | Alexandra Briem | Coalition
14\.  | C |  | Þórdís Lóa Þórhallsdóttir | Opposition
15\.  | S |  | Hjálmar Sveinsson | Coalition
16\.  | D |  | Björn Gíslason | Opposition
17\.  | B |  | Aðalsteinn Haukur Sverrisson | Opposition
18\.  | F |  | Helga Þórðardóttir | Coalition
19\.  | D |  | Friðjón R. Friðjónsson | Opposition
20\.  | S |  | Guðný Maja Riba | Coalition
21\.  | V |  | Líf Magneudóttir | Coalition
22\.  | P |  | Magnús Davíð Norðdahl | Coalition
23\.  | J |  | Andrea Helgadóttir | Coalition

## Election result 2018

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Party  | Symbol  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | Council

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Independence Party | D |  |  18,146  |  30.8  |  8 | Opposition
Social Democratic Alliance | S |  |  15,260  |  25.9  |  7 | Coalition
Viðreisn | C |  |  4,812  |  8.2  |  2 | Coalition
Pirate Party | P |  |  4,556  |  7.7  |  2 | Coalition
Icelandic Socialist Party | J |  |  3,758  |  6.4  |  1 | Opposition
Centre Party | M |  |  3,615  |  6.1  |  1 | Opposition
Left-Green Movement | V |  |  2,700  |  4.6  |  1 | Coalition
People's Party | F |  |  2,509  |  4.3  |  1 | Opposition
Progressive Party | B |  |  1,870  |  3.2  |  0 | extra-parliamentary
others  |  |  |  1,740  |  2.8  |  0 | Outside
Elected Council Representatives 2018–2022

Rank  | Party  | Name  | Role
1\.  | D |  | Eyþór Arnalds | Opposition
2\.  | S |  | Dagur B. Eggertsson | Mayor
3\.  | B |  | Hildur Björnsdóttir | Opposition
4\.  | S |  | Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir | Coalition
5\.  | D |  | Valgerður Sigurðardóttir  | Opposition
6\.  | S |  | Skúli Helgason  | Coalition
7\.  | C |  | Þórdís Lóa Þórhallsdóttir | Coalition
8\.  | P |  | Dóra Björt Guðjónsdóttir [is] | Coalition
9\.  | D |  | Egill Þór Jónsson  | Opposition
10\.  | S |  | Kristín Soffía Jónsdóttir  | Coalition
11\.  | J |  | Sanna Magdalena Mörtudóttir | Opposition
12\.  | D |  | Marta Guðjónsdóttir  | Opposition
13\.  | M |  | Vigdís Hauksdóttir  | Opposition
14\.  | S |  | Hjálmar Sveinsson  | Coalition
15\.  | D |  | Katrín Atladóttir  | Opposition
16\.  | V |  | Líf Magneudóttir  | Coalition
17\.  | D |  | Örn Þórðarson  | Opposition
18\.  | S |  | Sabine Leskopf  | Coalition
19\.  | F |  | Kolbrún Baldursdóttir  | Opposition
20\.  | C |  | Pawel Bartoszek  | Coalition
21\.  | P |  | Sigurborg Ósk Haraldsdóttir  | Coalition
22\.  | D |  | Björn Gíslason  | Opposition
23\.  | S |  | Guðrún Ögmundsdóttir | Coalition

## Former majorities

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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

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1930–1934  | Independence Party

Majority

| Social Democratic Party | Progressive Party
1934–1938  | Communist Party | Progressive Party
1938–1942  | Independence Party

Majority

| Social Democratic Party og Communist Party
1942–1946  | Independence Party

Majority

| Social Democratic Party | Socialist Party
1946–1950  | Social Democratic Party | Progressive Party
1950–1954  | Social Democratic Party | Progressive Party
1954–1958  | Socialist Party | Progressive Party | National Preservation Party
1958–1962  | Independence Party

Majority

| Social Democratic Party
1962–1966  | Independence Party

Majority

| Social Democratic Party | People's Alliance | Progressive Party
1966–1970  | Independence Party

Majority

| Social Democratic Party
1970–1974  | Social Democratic Party | People's Alliance | Progressive Party
1974–1978  | Independence Party

Majority

| Social Democratic Party | People's Alliance | Progressive Party
1978–1982  | Independence Party | Social Democratic Party

Majority

| People's Alliance

Majority

| Progressive Party

Majority

1986–1990  | Independence Party

Majority

| People's Alliance | Social Democratic Party | Progressive Party | Women's List
1990–1994  | Independence Party

Majority

| People's Alliance | Social Democratic Party
1994–1998  | Independence Party | Reykjavík's List

Majority

1998–2002
2002–2006  | Independence Party | Liberal Party
2006–2010  | Independence Party

Majority 11. June 2006 – 16. October 2007
Majority 24. January 2008 – 21. August 2008
Majority 21. August 2008 – 29. maí 2010

| Liberal Party

Majority 16. October 2006 – 24. January 2008
Majority 24. January 2008 – 21. August 2008

| Social Democratic Alliance

Majority 16. October 2006 – 24. January 2008

| Left-Green Movement

Majority 16. October 2006 – 24. January 2008

| Progressive Party

Majority 11. June 2006 – 16. October 2007
Majority 16. October 2006 – 24. January 2008
Majority 21. August 2008 – 29. maí 2010

2010–2014  | Independence Party | Social Democratic Alliance

Majority

| Best Party

Majority

| Left-Green Movement
2014–2018  | Independence Party | Social Democratic Alliance

Majority

| Bright Future

Majority

| Pirate Party

Majority

| Left-Green Movement

Majority

| Progressive Party
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

## Current majorities

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2018–2022  | Independence Party | Social Democratic Alliance

Majority

| Viðreisn

Majority

| Pirate Party

Majority

| Left-Green Movement

Majority

| Icelandic Socialist Party | Centre Party | People's Party
2022-  | Independence Party | Social Democratic Alliance

Majority

| Progressive Party

Majority

| Viðreisn

Majority

| Pirate Party

Majority

| Left-Green Movement
| Icelandic Socialist Party | People's Party

## References

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1. ^ Icelandic comedian to become Reykjavík's mayor Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2010
2. ^ "From Iceland — Reykjavík Elections: Big Changes, Uncertain Future". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.