| Ishøj Municipality | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hovedstaden |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Seat: | Ishøj |
| Leader Party: | S |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ole Bjørstorp |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 25.94 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 23663 |
| Population As Of: | 1. January 2024 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 183 |
Ishøj Municipality (Danish: Ishøj Kommune) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) in the Capital Region on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers 26 km², with a total population of 23,663 (1. January 2024). Its mayor is Merete Amdisen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.
As of 2023, it has the highest share of people with a foreign-background in Denmark, with 44.2% having a foreign-background. 55.8% has a Danish-background, 16.3% Turkish, 5.6% Pakistani and 22.3% have another background (Polish, Nepali, Iraqi, Romanian, Indian, Moroccan and Bulgarian, among others).[2]
The main town, and the site of the municipal council, is the town of Ishøj, which has one of Scandinavia's biggest housing projects - Vejleåparken (formerly Ishøjplanen).[3] Other places are the villages of Ishøj Landsby and Torslunde.
Neighboring municipalities are Vallensbæk to the east, Høje-Taastrup to the north and west, and Greve to the south.
Ishøj Municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as part of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
Ishøj's municipal council consists of 19 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 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 62.6% | Ole Bjørstorp (A) | ||||||
| 2009 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 60.3% | |||||||
| 2013 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67.2% | ||||||||
| 2017 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 59.6% | ||||||||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 | ||||||||||||||