Danish local elections, 2013
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The Danish local elections of 2013 were held on 19 November 2013 in Denmark's 98 municipality councils, contesting 2,444 seats (previous election: 2,468 seats) for the 2014-17 term of office, and in five regional councils, contesting 205 seats for the 2014-17 term. Advance voting began on 20 August 2013 in national registration offices in Denmark, hospitals, prisons etc.[1] Twelve (12) women hold the highest political office of mayor in the municipalities in the 2014-17 term of office.
Results of regional elections
Number of councillors and political parties in the Regional Councils
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) (A) | 67 |
| Venstre (Venstre) (V) | 62 |
| Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) (O) | 23 |
| Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) | 15 |
| Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) (Ø) | 15 |
| Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F) | 10 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B) | 8 |
| Liberal Alliance (Liberal Alliance) (I) | 5 |
| Total | 205 |
Old and new Chairmen of the Regional Councils
| Regional Council Chairmen Outgoing and Incoming | ||||
| Region | Incumbent Chairman | Elected Chairman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Denmark Region | Ulla Astman1 | Ulla Astman1 | ||
| 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 Rasmussen2 | Sophie Hæstorp Andersen2 | ||
Number denotes that the chairman is a woman. 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.
Results of municipal elections
Number of councillors and political parties in the Municipal Councils
| Sum of 98 local elections | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Share of vote | Seats | |||
| Percent | Change | Number | Change | ||
| Social Democrats | 29.5 % | -1.1 % | 773 | -28 | |
| Venstre | 26.6 % | +1.8 % | 767 | +68 | |
| Danish People's Party | 10.1 % | +2.0 % | 255 | +69 | |
| Conservative People's Party | 8.6 % | -2.4 % | 205 | -57 | |
| Red-Green Alliance | 6.9 % | +4.6 % | 119 | +105 | |
| Socialist People's Party | 5.6 % | -8.9 % | 116 | -224 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 4.8 % | +1.1 % | 62 | +12 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 2.9 % | +2.6 % | 33 | +32 | |
| Christian Democrats | 0.5% | +0.1% | 6 | - | |
| Schleswig Party | 0.3% | +0.1% | 9 | +3 | |
| Guldborgsundlisten | 6 | +2 | |||
| Læsø Listen | 3 | +2 | |||
| Others | 3.8 % | -0.25 % | 90 | -6 | |
Mayors in the municipalities
The mayors (Danish:Borgmester;plural:Borgmestre) of the 98 municipalities heads the council meetings and is the chairman 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 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. His name is 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 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 1 | +1 | |
| Socialist People's Party | 1 | -1 | |
| Guldborgsundlisten | 1 | - | |
| Læsø Listen | 1 | - | |
| Borgerlisten (Kerteminde) | 0 | -1 | |
| Fælleslisten (Sønderborg) | 0 | -1 | |
Old and new mayors in the municipalities
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 | ||
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| 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 Grosbøll1 | Winni Grosbøll1 | ||
| Brøndby Municipality | Ib Terp | Ib Terp | ||
| Brønderslev Municipality | Lene Hansen2 | 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 Hansen2 | ||
| 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 Holst3 | Karin Søjberg Holst3 | ||
| Glostrup Municipality | John Engelhardt | John Engelhardt | ||
| Greve Municipality | Hans Barlach | Pernille Beckmann4 | ||
| 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 Terkilsen4 | Kirsten Terkilsen5 | ||
| Helsingør Municipality | Johannes Hecht Nielsen | Benedikte Kiær6 | ||
| Herlev Municipality | Thomas Gyldal Petersen | Thomas Gyldal Petersen | ||
| Herning Municipality | Lars Krarup | Lars Krarup | ||
| Hillerød Municipality | Kirsten Jensen5 | Dorte Meldgaard7 | ||
| 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 Adelborg6 | Helle Moesgaard Adelborg8 | ||
| 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 Rasmussen7 | Hans Luunbjerg | ||
| Kolding Municipality | Jørn Pedersen | Jørn Pedersen | ||
| Køge Municipality | Marie Stærke8 | Flemming Christensen | ||
| Langeland Municipality | Bjarne Nielsen | Bjarne Nielsen | ||
| Lejre Municipality | Mette Touborg9 | Mette Touborg9 | ||
| Lemvig Municipality | Erik Flyvholm | Erik Flyvholm | ||
| Lolland Municipality | Stig Vestergaard | Holger Schou Rasmussen | ||
| Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality | Søren P. Rasmussen | Sofia Osmani10 | ||
| 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 Winther10 | Leon Sebbelin | ||
| Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality | Iver Enevoldsen | Iver Enevoldsen | ||
| Ringsted Municipality | Niels Ulrich Hermansen | Henrik Hvidesten | ||
| Roskilde Municipality | Joy Mogensen11 | Joy Mogensen11 | ||
| Rudersdal Municipality | Jens Ive | Jens Ive | ||
| Rødovre Municipality | Erik Nielsen | Erik Nielsen | ||
| Samsø Municipality | Jørn Nissen | Marcel Meijer | ||
| Silkeborg Municipality | Hanne Bæk Olsen12 | Steen Vindum | ||
| Skanderborg Municipality | Jørgen Gaarde | Jørgen Gaarde | ||
| Skive Municipality | Flemming Eskildsen | Peder Chr. Kirkegaard | ||
| Slagelse Municipality | Lis Tribler13 | 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 Bille14 | Claus Wistoft | ||
| Sønderborg Municipality | Aase Nyegaard15 | Erik Lauritzen | ||
| Thisted Municipality | Lene Kjelgaard Jensen16 | Lene Kjelgaard Jensen12 | ||
| 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 Larsen17 | Thomas Andresen | ||
| Aalborg Municipality | Henning G. Jensen | Thomas Kastrup Larsen | ||
| Aarhus Municipality | Jacob Bundsgaard | Jacob Bundsgaard | ||
Numbers denote that the mayor is a woman.
Notes and references
- ↑ Local Elections, Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Interior, accessed 2013-10-05
External links
- "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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