| Election Name: | 2013 Danish local elections |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2009 |
| Next Election: | 2017 |
| Seats For Election: | 98 municipal councils 5 regional councils |
| Election Date: | 19 November 2013 |
| Leader1: | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Party1: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| Last Election1: | 801 |
| Percentage1: | 29.5% |
| Seats1: | 773 |
| Party2: | Venstre (Denmark) |
| Last Election2: | 699 |
| Percentage2: | 26.6% |
| Seats2: | 767 |
| Leader3: | Kristian Thulesen Dahl |
| Party3: | Danish People's Party |
| Last Election3: | 186 |
| Percentage3: | 10.1% |
| Seats3: | 255 |
| Leader4: | Lars Barfoed |
| Party4: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
| Last Election4: | 262 |
| Percentage4: | 8.6% |
| Seats4: | 205 |
| Leader5: | J. Schmidt-Nielsen |
| Party5: | Red–Green Alliance (Denmark) |
| Last Election5: | 14 |
| Percentage5: | 6.9% |
| Seats5: | 119 |
| Leader6: | Annette Vilhelmsen |
| Party6: | Socialist People's Party (Denmark) |
| Last Election6: | 340 |
| Percentage6: | 5.6% |
| Seats6: | 116 |
| Leader7: | Margrethe Vestager |
| Party7: | Danish Social Liberal Party |
| Last Election7: | 50 |
| Percentage7: | 4.8% |
| Seats7: | 62 |
| Leader8: | Anders Samuelsen |
| Party8: | Liberal Alliance (Denmark) |
| Last Election8: | 1 |
| Percentage8: | 2.9% |
| Seats8: | 33 |
| Leader9: | Carsten Leth Schmidt |
| Party9: | Schleswig Party |
| Last Election9: | 6 |
| Percentage9: | 0.3% |
| Seats9: | 9 |
| Leader10: | Stig Grenov |
| Party10: | Chr. Democrats |
| Last Election10: | 6 |
| Percentage10: | 0.5% |
| Seats10: | 6 |
| Party11: | Other |
| Last Election11: | 103 |
| Percentage11: | 3.8% |
| Seats11: | 99 |
| Map: | Danmarkkommunal2013.svg |
Local elections were held on 19 November 2013 in Denmark's 98 municipal councils, contesting 2,444 seats (previous election: 2,468 seats) for the 2014–2017 term of office, and in five regional councils, contesting 205 seats for the 2014–2017 term. Advance voting began on 20 August 2013 in national registration offices in Denmark, hospitals, prisons, etc.[1] Twelve women held the highest political office of mayor in the municipalities in the 2014–2017 term of office.
The Ministry of Economy and Interior stated that voter turnout was 71.7%. The regions are not municipalities, and are not allowed to levy any taxes, but are financed only through block grants from the central government and the municipalities within each region.
| Party | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats (Danish: Socialdemokraterne) | 67 | 1 | ||
| Venstre (Danish: Venstre) | 62 | 8 | ||
| Danish People's Party (Danish: Dansk Folkeparti) | 23 | 4 | ||
| Conservative People's Party (Danish: Konservative Folkeparti) | 15 | 5 | ||
| Red-Green Alliance (Danish: Enhedslisten) | 15 | 13 | ||
| Socialist People's Party (Danish: Socialistisk Folkeparti) | 10 | 22 | ||
| Danish Social Liberal Party (Danish: Radikale Venstre) | 8 | 1 | ||
| Liberal Alliance (Danish: Liberal Alliance) | 5 | 5 | ||
| Total | 205 | |||
| Regional Council Chairmen Outgoing and Incoming | |||||
| Region | Incumbent Chair | Elected Chair | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Denmark Region | Ulla Astman | Ulla Astman | |||
| 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 Rasmussen | Sophie Hæstorp Andersen | |||
The Ministry of Economy and Interior stated that voter turnout was 71.9%. 2,444 councillors were elected.
| Sum of 98 local elections | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Share of vote | Seats | ||||
| Percent | Change | Number | Change | |||
| Social Democrats (Danish: Socialdemokraterne) | 29.5 % | style="text-align:center;" | -1.1 % | 773 | 28 | |
| Venstre (Danish: Venstre) | 26.6 % | +1.8 % | 767 | 68 | ||
| Danish People's Party (Danish: Dansk Folkeparti) | 10.1 % | +2.0 % | 255 | 69 | ||
| Conservative People's Party (Danish: Konservative Folkeparti) | 8.6 % | style="text-align:center;" | -2.4 % | 205 | 57 | |
| Red-Green Alliance (Danish: Enhedslisten) | 6.9 % | +4.6 % | 119 | 105 | ||
| Socialist People's Party (Danish: Socialistisk Folkeparti) | 5.6 % | style="text-align:center;" | -8.9 % | 116 | 224 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party (Danish: Radikale Venstre) | 4.8 % | +1.1 % | 62 | 12 | ||
| Liberal Alliance (Danish: Liberal Alliance) | 2.9 % | +2.6 % | 33 | 32 | ||
| Schleswig Party (Danish: Slesvigsk Parti) | 0.3% | +0.1% | 9 | 3 | ||
| Christian Democrats (Danish: Kristendemokraterne) | 0.5% | +0.1% | 6 | |||
| Others | 3.8 % | style="text-align:center;" | -0.25 % | 99 | 6 | |
| Total | 2,444 | 24 | ||||
| Party | Municipality | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' List (Danish: Borgerlisten) | Kerteminde | 6 | |
| Gulborgsund List (Danish: Guldborgsundlisten) | Guldborgsund | 6 | |
| Common List (Danish: Fælleslisten) | Ikast-Brande | 5 | |
| Citizens' List (Danish: Borgerlisten) | Faxe | 4 | |
| Citizens' List Langeland (Danish: Borgerlisten Langeland) | Langeland | 4 | |
| Democratic Balance (Danish: Demokratisk Balance) | Morsø | 4 | |
| Local List (Danish: Lokallisten) | Rudersdal | 4 | |
| NewGribskov (Danish: NytGribskov) | Gribskov | 4 | |
| Cross-Political Community (Danish: Tværpolitisk Forening) | Dragør | 3 | |
| Hvidovre List (Danish: Hvidovrelisten) | Hvidovre | 3 | |
| Resident List (Danish: Beboerlisten) | Randers | 3 | |
| Social Common List – Rebild (Danish: Den Sociale Fællesliste – Rebild) | Rebild | 3 | |
| Catchment List (Danish: Oplandslisten) | Rebild | 2 | |
| Citizens' List (Danish: Borgerlisten) | Brønderslev | 2 | |
| Citizens' List Norddjurs (Danish: Borgerlisten Norddjurs) | Norddjurs | 2 | |
| Common List (Danish: Fælleslisten) | Hillerød | 2 | |
| Common List (Danish: Fælleslisten) | Sønderborg | 2 | |
| Environment List (Danish: Miljølisten) | Fanø | 2 | |
| Land Owners (Danish: Grundejerne) | Solrød | 2 | |
| Local List (Danish: Lokallisten) | Hjørring | 2 | |
| Læsø List (Danish: Læsø List) | Læsø | 2 | |
| New Allerød (Danish: Det Nye Allerød) | Allerød | 2 | |
| Odsherred List (Danish: Odsherred Listen) | Odsherred | 2 | |
| Ærø's Future (Danish: Ærøs Fremtid) | Ærø | 2 | |
| Ærø Plus (Danish: Ærø Plus) | Ærø | 2 | |
| Amager List (Danish: Amagerlisten) | Dragør | 1 | |
| Blovstrød List (Danish: Blovstrød Listen) | Allerød | 1 | |
| Bornholm List (Danish: Bornholmerlisten) | Bornholm | 1 | |
| Citizens' List (Danish: Borgerlisten) | Billund | 1 | |
| Citizens' List (Danish: Borgerlisten) | Syddjurs | 1 | |
| Citizens' List Frederikssund (Danish: Borgernes Liste Frederikssund) | Frederikssund | 1 | |
| Citizens' List in Hørsholm (Danish: Borgerlisten i Hørsholm) | Hørsholm | 1 | |
| Citizens' List Jammerbugten (Danish: Borgerlisten Jammerbugten) | Jammerbugt | 1 | |
| Citizens' Voice (Danish: Borgernes Stemme) | Fredensborg | 1 | |
| Cooperation List (Danish: Samarbejdslisten) | Læsø | 1 | |
| Cross-Socialist List in Svendborg (Danish: Tværsocialistisk Liste i Svendborg) | Svendborg | 1 | |
| Fanø Local List (Danish: Fanø Lokalliste) | Fanø | 1 | |
| Fjord List (Danish: Fjordlisten) | Ringkøbing-Skjern | 1 | |
| Havdrup List (Danish: Havdruplisten) | Solrød | 1 | |
| Local Democrats (Danish: Lokaldemokraterne) | Helsingør | 1 | |
| Local List Lolland (Danish: Lokallisten Lolland) | Lolland | 1 | |
| Læsø Citizens' List (Danish: Læsø Borgerliste) | Læsø | 1 | |
| New Centrum (Danish: Ny Centrum) | Køge | 1 | |
| North Funen List (Danish: Nordfynslisten) | Nordfyn | 1 | |
| Common List Samsø (Danish: Fælleslisten Samsø) | Samsø | 1 | |
| Southern Funen's List (Danish: Sydfyns Borgerliste) | Faaborg-Midtfyn | 1 | |
| Stevns List (Danish: Stevnslisten) | Stevns | 1 | |
| Svendborg Local List (Danish: Svendborg Lokalliste) | Svendborg | 1 | |
| Welfare List (Danish: Velfærdslisten) | Randers | 1 | |
| Total | 99 | ||
The mayors (Danish: Danish: borgmester; plural: Danish: borgmestre) of the 98 municipalities head the council meetings and are the chairmen 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: 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, 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 | ||
| Local parties | 2 | 2 | ||
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 1 | 1 | ||
| Socialist People's Party | 1 | 1 | ||
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.