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2009 Danish local elections
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2009 Danish local elections |
| country | Denmark |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2005 |
| next_election | 2013 |
| seats_for_election | 98 municipal councils |
| 5 regional councils | |
| election_date | 17 November 2009 |
| leader1 | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| party1 | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| last_election1 | 900 |
| percentage1 | 30.3% |
| seats1 | 801 |
| leader2 | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| party2 | Venstre (Denmark) |
| last_election2 | 804 |
| percentage2 | 24.5% |
| seats2 | 699 |
| leader3 | Villy Søvndal |
| party3 | Socialist People's Party (Denmark) |
| last_election3 | 162 |
| percentage3 | 14.3% |
| seats3 | 340 |
| leader4 | Lene Espersen |
| party4 | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
| last_election4 | 257 |
| percentage4 | 10.9% |
| seats4 | 262 |
| leader5 | Pia Kjærsgaard |
| party5 | Danish People's Party |
| last_election5 | 125 |
| percentage5 | 8.0% |
| seats5 | 186 |
| leader6 | Margrethe Vestager |
| party6 | Danish Social Liberal Party |
| last_election6 | 86 |
| percentage6 | 3.7% |
| seats6 | 50 |
| leader7 | Collective leadership |
| party7 | Red–Green Alliance (Denmark) |
| last_election7 | 24 |
| percentage7 | 2.3% |
| seats7 | 14 |
| leader8 | Bjarne H. Kirkegaard |
| party8 | Chr. Democrats |
| color8 | |
| last_election8 | 15 |
| percentage8 | 0.4% |
| seats8 | 6 |
| leader9 | Gerhard Mammen |
| party9 | Schleswig Party |
| last_election9 | 4 |
| percentage9 | 0.2% |
| seats9 | 6 |
| leader10 | Anders Samuelsen |
| party10 | Liberal Alliance (Denmark) |
| last_election10 | new |
| percentage10 | 0.3% |
| seats10 | 1 |
| party11 | Other |
| color11 | |
| last_election11 | 145 |
| percentage11 | 4.0% |
| seats11 | 103 |
| map | Danmarkkommunal2009.svg |
5 regional councils
Local elections were held in Denmark on 17 November 2009. Councils were elected in Denmark's 98 municipalities and the five regions. 2468 seats were contested in the municipal elections (previous election: 2522 seats). 205 seats were contested in the regional elections.
Legal basis
The electoral details are laid down in the municipal and regional electoral act. The elections are overseen by the Ministry of the Interior.
Results
Results of regional elections
The Ministry of the Interior reported a voter turnout of 65.7%, the lowest participation in Danish local and regional elections since the 1974 Danish local elections, when turnout was 62.9%. The regions are not municipalities and have no independent power to levy taxes; they are financed instead through block grants from the central government and from the municipalities within each region.
The results of the regional elections were as follows:
Number of councillors and political parties in the regional councils
| Party | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) | 68 | |
| Venstre (Venstre) | 54 | |
| Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) | 32 | |
| Conservative People's Party (Konservative Folkeparti) | 20 | |
| Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) | 19 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre) | 7 | |
| Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) | 2 | |
| Others | 3 | |
| Total | 205 |
Results of municipal elections
The Ministry of the Interior stated that voter turnout was 65.8%. The results of the 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 (Socialdemokraterne) | 30.3 % | -3.6 % | 801 | 99 | |||
| Venstre (Venstre) | 24.5 % | -2.7 % | 699 | 105 | |||
| Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) | 14.3 % | +7.0 % | 340 | 178 | |||
| Conservative People's Party (Konservative Folkeparti) | 10.9 % | +0.8 % | 262 | 5 | |||
| Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) | 8.0 % | +2.2 % | 186 | 61 | |||
| Danish Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre) | 3.7 % | -1.4 % | 50 | 36 | |||
| Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) | 2.3 % | -0.4 % | 14 | 10 | |||
| Christian Democrats (Kristendemokraterne) | 0.4 % | -0.6 % | 6 | 9 | |||
| Schleswig Party (Slesvigsk Parti) | 0.2% | +0.1 % | 6 | 2 | |||
| Liberal Alliance (Liberal Alliance) | 0.3 % | New | 1 | New | |||
| Others | 4.0 % | -2.6 % | 103 | 42 | |||
| Total | 2,468 | 54 |
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).
| Party | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | 49 | |
| Venstre | 31 | |
| Conservative People's Party | 12 | |
| Local parties | 4 | |
| Socialist People's Party | 2 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 0 |
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. The correct name for the municipality on the somewhat remote island of Bornholm is regional municipality, because the municipality also handles several tasks not carried out by the other Danish municipalities but by the regions.
| Municipality | Incumbent mayor | Elected mayor |
|---|---|---|
| Albertslund Municipality | Finn Aaberg | |
| Allerød Municipality | Erik Lund | |
| Assens Municipality | Finn Brunse | |
| Ballerup Municipality | Ove E. Dalsgaard | |
| Billund Municipality | Ib Kristensen | |
| Bornholm Regional Municipality | Bjarne Kristiansen | |
| Brøndby Municipality | Ib Terp | |
| Brønderslev Municipality | Mikael Klitgaard | |
| Copenhagen Municipality | Ritt Bjerregaard | |
| Dragør Municipality | Allan Holst | |
| Egedal Municipality | Svend Kjærgaard | |
| Esbjerg Municipality | Johnny Søtrup | |
| Fanø Municipality | Erik Nørreby | |
| Favrskov Municipality | Anders G. Christensen | |
| Faxe Municipality | René Tuekær | |
| Fredensborg Municipality | Olav Aaen | |
| Fredericia Municipality | Uffe Steiner Jensen | |
| Frederiksberg Municipality | Jørgen Glenthøj | |
| Frederikshavn Municipality | Erik Sørensen | |
| Frederikssund Municipality | Ole Find Jensen | |
| Furesø Municipality | Jesper Bach | |
| Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality | Bo Andersen | |
| Gentofte Municipality | Hans Toft | |
| Gladsaxe Municipality | Karin Søjberg Holst | |
| Glostrup Municipality | Søren Enemark | |
| Greve Municipality | Hans Barlach | |
| Gribskov Municipality | Jannich Petersen | |
| Guldborgsund Municipality | Kaj Petersen | |
| Haderslev Municipality | H.P. Geil | |
| Halsnæs Municipality | Helge Friis | |
| Hedensted Municipality | Jørn Juhl Nielsen | |
| Helsingør Municipality | Per Tærsbøl | |
| Herlev Municipality | Kjeld Hansen | |
| Herning Municipality | Lars Krarup | |
| Hillerød Municipality | Kirsten Jensen | |
| Hjørring Municipality | Finn Olesen | |
| Holbæk Municipality | Jørn Sørensen | |
| Holstebro Municipality | Arne Lægaard | |
| Horsens Municipality | Jan Trøjborg | |
| Hvidovre Municipality | Milton Graff Pedersen | |
| Høje-Taastrup Municipality | Michael Ziegler | |
| Hørsholm Municipality | Uffe Thorndal | |
| Ikast-Brande Municipality | Carsten Kissmeyer | |
| Ishøj Municipality | Ole Bjørstorp | |
| Jammerbugt Municipality | Mogens Gade | |
| Kalundborg Municipality | Kaj Buch Jensen | |
| Kerteminde Municipality | Palle Hansborg-Sørensen | |
| Kolding Municipality | Per Bødker Andersen | |
| Køge Municipality | Marie Stærke | |
| Langeland Municipality | Knud Gether | |
| Lejre Municipality | Flemming Jensen | |
| Lemvig Municipality | Erik Flyvholm | |
| Lolland Municipality | Stig Vestergaard | |
| Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality | Rolf Aagaard-Svendsen | |
| Læsø Municipality | Olav Juul Gaarn Larsen | |
| Mariagerfjord Municipality | Hans Christian Maarup | |
| Middelfart Municipality | Steen Dahlstrøm | |
| Morsø Municipality | Egon Plejdrup Poulsen | |
| Norddjurs Municipality | Torben Jensen | |
| Nordfyn Municipality | Bent Dyssemark | |
| Nyborg Municipality | Jørn Terndrup | |
| Næstved Municipality | Henning Jensen | |
| Odder Municipality | Niels-Ulrik Bugge | |
| Odense Municipality | Jan Boye | |
| Odsherred Municipality | Finn Madsen | |
| Randers Municipality | Henning Jensen Nyhuus | |
| Rebild Municipality | Anny Winther | |
| Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality | Torben Nørregaard | |
| Ringsted Municipality | Niels Ulrich Hermansen | |
| Roskilde Municipality | Poul Lindor Nielsen | |
| Rudersdal Municipality | Erik Fabrin | |
| Rødovre Municipality | Erik Nielsen | |
| Samsø Municipality | Carsten Bruun | |
| Silkeborg Municipality | Jens Erik Jørgensen | |
| Skanderborg Municipality | Jens Grønlund | |
| Skive Municipality | Flemming Eskildsen | |
| Slagelse Municipality | Lis Tribler | |
| Solrød Municipality | Niels Emil Hörup | |
| Sorø Municipality | Ivan Hansen | |
| Stevns Municipality | Poul Arne Nielsen | |
| Struer Municipality | Martin Merrild | |
| Svendborg Municipality | Lars Erik Hornemann | |
| Syddjurs Municipality | Vilfred Friborg Hansen | |
| Sønderborg Municipality | Jan Prokopek Jensen | |
| Thisted Municipality | Erik Hove Olesen | |
| Tønder Municipality | Laurids Rudebeck | |
| Tårnby Municipality | Henrik Zimino | |
| Vallensbæk Municipality | Kurt Hockerup | |
| Varde Municipality | Gylling Haahr | |
| Vejen Municipality | Egon Fræhr | |
| Vejle Municipality | Leif Skov | |
| Vesthimmerland Municipality | Jens Styrbæk Lauritzen | |
| Viborg Municipality | Johannes Stensgaard | |
| Vordingborg Municipality | Henrik Holmer | |
| Ærø Municipality | Jørgen Otto Jørgensen | |
| Aabenraa Municipality | Tove Larsen | |
| Aalborg Municipality | Henning G. Jensen | |
| Aarhus Municipality | Nicolai Wammen |
References
References
- [https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx?id=123442 Act of municipal and regional elections (in Danish)]
- [http://elections.ism.dk/local-elections/Sider/Start.aspx Local and regional elections] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-11-02 , Ministry of the Interior)
- (18 November 2009). "Laveste valgdeltagelse i 35 år". Politiken.
- "AKVA3: Valg til regionsråd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark.
- "VALGK3: Valg til kommunale råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark.
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