| Thisted Municipality | |
| Flag Size: | 120x80px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Population As Of: | 1. January 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 42989 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Thisted Municipality (Danish: Thisted Kommune) is a kommune in North Jutland Region, Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,072 km², and has a total population of 42,989 (2024). The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Thisted.
On 1 January 2007 Thisted municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Hanstholm and Sydthy municipalities to form a new Thisted municipality.
| 13,500 | ||
| 2,700 | ||
| 2,100 | ||
| 1,200 | ||
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See main article: Thy (district).
Thisted municipality is roughly identical with the traditional district of Thy, except that the municipality includes a small portion of the district Hanherred, but not the southernmost peninsula of Thy, Thyholm.
In November 2023, the municipal council voted, by 17 to 10, to advance with a proposal to change the name of the municipality to Thy Municipality. The next step is to have a feel among the citizens to see whether it should be changed. A final decision is set to take place on February 27, 2024.[2] [3]
Thisted's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
| Election | Party | Total seats | Turnout | Elected mayor | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 72.1% | Erik Hove Olesen (A) | ||||
| 2009 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 68.3% | Lene Kjeldgaard (V) | |||||||
| 2013 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 75.0% | ||||||||
| 2017 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 74.4% | Ulla Vestergaard (A) | ||||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 | ||||||||||||||