| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2017 Bornholm Municipal election |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Next Election: | 2025 |
| Next Year: | 2025 |
| Seats For Election: | All 23 seats to the Bornholm Municipal Council |
| Majority Seats: | 12 |
| Turnout: | 23,960 (72.9%) 2.7pp |
| Election Date: | 16 November 2021 |
| Image1: | Ø |
| Party1: | Red–Green Alliance |
| Last Election1: | 2 seats, 6.3% |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 5,420 |
| Percentage1: | 23.1% |
| Swing1: | 16.8% |
| Party2: | Social Democrats |
| Last Election2: | 8 seats, 34.2% |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,616 |
| Percentage2: | 15.4% |
| Swing2: | 18.8% |
| Image3: | O |
| Party3: | Danish People's Party |
| Last Election3: | 4 seats, 15.7% |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,597 |
| Percentage3: | 15.3% |
| Swing3: | 0.4% |
| Image4: | C |
| Party4: | Conservatives |
| Last Election4: | 0 seats, 0.8% |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,896 |
| Percentage4: | 12.3% |
| Swing4: | 11.5% |
| Image5: | W |
| Party5: | Bornholmerlisten |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 5.8% |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 2,623 |
| Percentage5: | 11.2% |
| Swing5: | 5.4% |
| Image6: | V |
| Party6: | Venstre |
| Last Election6: | 5 seats, 18.6% |
| Seats6: | 2 |
| Seat Change6: | 3 |
| Popular Vote6: | 2,245 |
| Percentage6: | 9.6% |
| Swing6: | 9.0% |
| Image7: | K |
| Party7: | Christian Democrats |
| Last Election7: | 1 seat, 4.2% |
| Seats7: | 1 |
| Seat Change7: | 0 |
| Popular Vote7: | 985 |
| Percentage7: | 4.2% |
| Swing7: | 0.0% |
| Image8: | F |
| Party8: | Green Left |
| Last Election8: | 1 seat, 3.5% |
| Seats8: | 0 |
| Seat Change8: | 1 |
| Popular Vote8: | 682 |
| Percentage8: | 2.9% |
| Swing8: | 0.6% |
| Image9: | Å |
| Party9: | The Alternative |
| Last Election9: | 1 seat, 6.0% |
| Seats9: | 0 |
| Seat Change9: | 1 |
| Popular Vote9: | 414 |
| Percentage9: | 1.8% |
| Swing9: | 4.2% |
| Mayor | |
| Posttitle: | Mayor after election |
| Before Election: | Thomas Thors |
| Before Party: | Social Democrats |
| After Election: | Jacob Trøst |
| After Party: | Conservatives |
Ever since 2003, the Social Democrats had held the mayor's position in Bornholm Regional Municipality.
Following the 2017 election, Winnie Grosbøll from the Social Democratshad won the mayor's position.[1]
In 2020, she accepted a new job as CEO of Friluftsrådet, and announced that she would step down as mayor from 2021.[2] This would result in Thomas Thors making a comeback as mayor, a position he held from 2003 to 2005.[3]
In September 2021, an opinion poll suggested that the Red–Green Alliance could challenge the Social Democrats in becoming the largest party.[4] Later in October, they would even lead an opinion poll.[5] It was speculated that the Red–Green Alliance had managed to win sympathy, after arguing that the money for the Social Democrats's project of a new town hall, could be spend better on funds for vulnerable young people, and club offers for kids around the 7–9 years.[6]
In the election result, the Social Democrats would lose 4 seats, and see their worst election result in the municipality. The Red–Green Alliance would manage to receive the most votes and seats. However it would be from Jacob Trøst from the Conservatives who would become the new mayor. This was following an agreement between the Conservatives, the Christian Democrats, Danish People's Party and the Red–Green Alliance.[7] [8]
In total, the Social Democrats and Venstre won 6 seats, a decrease of 7. They were the parties who had made the plans to build a new town hall, and this might have played a big factor.[9]
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.Bornholm Municipality had 23 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Centre to Centre-left | ||
| Centre-right | ||
| Centre to Centre-right |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Centre-left to Left-wing | ||
| Centre-left to Left-wing | ||
| Left-wing to Far-left | ||
| Centre-left to Left-wing |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Right-wing | ||
| Lavere skatter og afgifter | Local Party | |
| Centre-right |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Right-wing | ||
| Bornholmerlisten | Local Party |