2025 Danish local elections explained

Election Name:2025 Danish local elections
Country:Denmark
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2021 Danish local elections
Previous Year:2021
Next Election:2029 Danish local elections
Next Year:2029
Seats For Election:All municipal seats and 205 seats in regional councils
Election Date:18 November 2025
Leader1:Mette Frederiksen
Party1:Social Democrats
Last Election1:756 seats, 28.40%
Leader2:Troels Lund Poulsen
Party2:Venstre
Last Election2:620 seats, 21.18%
Leader3:Mona Juul
Party3:Conservatives
Last Election3:403 seats, 15.24%
Leader4:Pia Olsen Dyhr
Party4:Green Left
Last Election4:168 seats, 7.61%
Leader5:Pelle Dragsted
Party5:Red–Green Alliance
Last Election5:114 seats, 7.34%
Leader6:Martin Lidegaard
Party6:Social Liberals
Last Election6:94 seats, 5.59%
Leader7:Morten Messerschmidt
Party7:Danish People's Party
Last Election7:91 seats, 4.09%
Leader8:Alex Vanopslagh
Party8:Liberal Alliance
Last Election8:9 seats, 1.38%
Leader9:Franciska Rosenkilde
Party9:The Alternative
Last Election9:5 seats, 0.71%

The 2025 Danish local elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 18 November 2025.[1] for the 20262029 term of office. All 2,434 local and 205 regional councillors in Denmark's 98 municipalities and five regions will be up for election. Rebild Municipality is reducing its number of councillors from 25 to 23.

Background

Every four years, on the third Tuesday in November, local elections are held in Denmark. All 98 municipalities and 5 regions hold elections simultaneously on this date.

Electoral system

In Danish local elections, all 98 municipal councils and five regional councils are elected concurrently. The municipal councils have between 9 and 31 members, except the Copenhagen City Council which has 55 members, while the regional councils all have 41 members. In total, 2,436 members (as of the 2021 local elections, not a fixed number) are elected to the municipal councils, and 205 members are elected to the regional councils. All elections use the D'Hondt method to calculate number of seats. There is no electoral threshold. The parties are allowed to enter into electoral alliances.[2]

To be an eligible voter, you must meet the following requirements:

Municipal councils

style=background-color:#E9E9E9 rowspan = 2 colspan=2Partystyle=background-color:#E9E9E9 colspan=3Seats
style=background-color:#E9E9E9Last electionstyle=background-color:#E9E9E9Current seats
style=padding-left:5px;Social Democratsalign=center 756align=center 740
style=width:200px padding-left:5px;Venstrealign=center 620align=center 605
style=padding-left:5px;Conservativesalign=center 403align=center 399
style=padding-left:5px;Socialist People's Partyalign=center 168align=center 168
style=padding-left:5px;Red-Green Alliancealign=center 114align=center 109
style=padding-left:5px;Social Liberalsalign=center 94align=center 91
style=padding-left:5px;Danish People's Partyalign=center 91align=center 62
style=padding-left:5px;The New Rightalign=center 64align=center 40
style=padding-left:5px;Christian Democratsalign=center 12align=center 12
style=padding-left:5px;Schleswig Partyalign=center 10align=center 10
style=padding-left:5px;align=center 9align=center 21
style=padding-left:5px;The Alternativealign=center 5align=center 7
style=padding-left:5px;Denmark Democratsalign=center Did not existalign=center 27
style=padding-left:5px;Moderatesalign=center Did not existalign=center 8
style=padding-left:5px;Othersalign=center 90align=center 137
style=background-color:#E9E9E9 colspan=2Totalalign=center style=background-color:#E9E9E92,436align=center style=background-color:#E9E9E92,436

Regional councils

style=background-color:#E9E9E9 rowspan = 2 colspan=2Partystyle=background-color:#E9E9E9 colspan=3Seats
style=background-color:#E9E9E9Last electionstyle=background-color:#E9E9E9Current seats
style=padding-left:5px;Social Democratsalign=center 64align=center 64
style=width:200px padding-left:5px;Venstrealign=center 54align=center 50
style=padding-left:5px;Conservativesalign=center 31align=center 32
style=padding-left:5px;Socialist People's Partyalign=center 14align=center 15
style=padding-left:5px;Red-Green Alliancealign=center 14align=center 14
style=padding-left:5px;Social Liberalsalign=center 12align=center 12
style=padding-left:5px;The New Rightalign=center 8align=center 6
style=padding-left:5px;Danish People's Partyalign=center 6align=center 7
style=padding-left:5px;Christian Democratsalign=center 1align=center 1
style=padding-left:5px;align=center 0align=center 2
style=padding-left:5px;The Alternativealign=center 0align=center 0
style=padding-left:5px;Othersalign=center 1align=center 2
style=background-color:#E9E9E9 colspan=2Totalalign=center style=background-color:#E9E9E9205align=center style=background-color:#E9E9E9205

Overview of regional council chairs prior to the elections

Social Democrats
Venstre

Mayors outgoing and incoming
RegionIncumbent ChairElected Chair
North DenmarkMads Duedahl
Central DenmarkAnders Kühnau
Southern DenmarkStephanie Lose
ZealandHeino Knudsen
CapitalLars Gaardhøj

Overview of mayors prior to the elections

Social Democrats
Social Liberals
Conservatives
Green Left
Liberal Alliance
Schleswig Party
Venstre
Local parties

Mayors outgoing and incoming
MunicipalityIncumbent mayorElected mayor
AlbertslundSteen Christiansen
AllerødKarsten Längerich
AssensSøren Steen Andersen
BallerupJesper Würtzen
BillundStephanie Storbank
BornholmJacob Trøst
BrøndbyKent Max Magelund
BrønderslevMikael Klitgaard
CopenhagenSophie Hæstorp Andersen
DragørKenneth Gøtterup
EgedalVicky Holst Rasmussen
EsbjergJesper Frost
FanøFrank Jensen
FavrskovLars Storgaard
FaxeOle Vive
FredensborgThomas Lykke Pedersen
FredericiaSteen Wrist
FrederiksbergMichael Vindfeldt
FrederikshavnBirgit Stenbak Hansen
FrederikssundTina Tving Stauning
FuresøOle Bondo Christensen
Faaborg-MidtfynHans Stavnsager
GentofteMichael Fenger
GladsaxeTrine Græse
GlostrupKasper Damsgaard
GrevePernille Beckmann
GribskovBent Hansen
GuldborgsundSimon Hansen
HaderslevMads Skau
HalsnæsSteffen Jensen
HedenstedOle Vind
HelsingørBenedikte Kiær
HerlevThomas Gyldal Petersen
HerningDorte West
HillerødKirsten Jensen
HjørringSøren Smalbro
HolbækChristina Krzyrosiak Hansen
HolstebroH.C. Østerby
HorsensPeter Sørensen
HvidovreAnders Wolf Andresen
Høje-TaastrupMichael Ziegler
HørsholmMorten Slotved
Ikast-BrandeIb Boye Lauritsen
IshøjMerete Amdisen
JammerbugtMogens Gade
KalundborgMartin Damm
KertemindeKasper Olesen
KoldingKnud Erik Langhoff
KøgeMarie Stærke
LangelandTonni Hansen
LejreTina Mandrup
LemvigErik Flyvholm
LollandHolger Schou Rasmussen
Lyngby-TaarbækSofia Osmani
LæsøTobias Birch Johansen
MariagerfjordMogens Jespersen
MiddelfartJohannes Lundsfryd Jensen
MorsøHans Ejner Bertelsen
NorddjursKasper Bjerregaard
NordfynMorten Andersen
NyborgKenneth Muhs
NæstvedCarsten Rasmussen
OdderLone Jakobi
OdensePeter Rahbæk Juel
OdsherredKarina Vincentz Andersen
RandersTorben Hansen
RebildJesper Greth
Ringkøbing-SkjernHans Østergaard
RingstedHenrik Hvidesten
RoskildeTomas Breddam
RudersdalAnn Sofie Orth
RødovreBritt Jensen
SamsøMarcel Meijer
SilkeborgHelle Gade
SkanderborgFrands Fischer
SkivePeder Christian Kirkegaard
SlagelseKnud Vincents
SolrødEmil Blücher
SorøGert Jørgensen
StevnsHenning Urban Dam
StruerMads Jakobsen
SvendborgBo Hansen
SyddjursMichael Stegger Jensen
SønderborgErik Lauritzen
ThistedNiels Jørgen Toft Pedersen
TønderJørgen Popp Petersen
TårnbyAllan Andersen
VallensbækHenrik Rasmussen
VardeMads Sørensen
VejenFrank Schmidt-Hansen
VejleJens Ejner Christensen
VesthimmerlandPer Bach Laursen
ViborgUlrik Wilbek
VordingborgMikael Smed
ÆrøPeter Hansted
AabenraaJan Riber Jakobsen
AalborgThomas Kastrup-Larsen
AarhusJacob Bundsgaard

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kommunale og regionale valg . valg.im.dk . 29 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Det danske valgsystem: Kommunale og regionale valg . 2023-11-09 . valg.im.dk . da-DK.

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