2017 Aarhus Municipal election

2017 Aarhus Municipal election

November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)
All 31 seats in the Aarhus Municipal Council 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	192,757 (70.5%) 5.2%
First party Second party Third party   A V F Party Social Democrats Venstre Green Left Last election 13 seats, 38.2% 6 seats, 17.2% 2 seats, 6.8% Seats won 13 6 3 Seat change 0 0 1 Popular vote 68,798 29,051 17,531 Percentage 38.2% 15.3% 9.2% Swing 0.4% 1.9% 2.5%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   B Ø O Party Social Liberals Red–Green Alliance Danish People's Party Last election 2 seats, 8.3% 3 seats, 9.4% 2 seats, 7.3% Seats won 2 2 2 Seat change 0 1 0 Popular vote 15,615 13,567 12,174 Percentage 8.2% 7.2% 6.4% Swing 0.1% 2.2% 0.9%   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Å C I Party The Alternative Conservatives Liberal Alliance Last election New 2 seats, 6.2% 1 seat, 3.8% Seats won 1 1 1 Seat change New 0 Popular vote 9,327 8,043 7,786 Percentage 4.9% 4.2% 4.1% Swing New 2.0% 0.3%
Mayor before election Jacob Bundsgaard Social Democrats Elected Mayor Jacob Bundsgaard Social Democrats

The 2017 Aarhus Municipal election was held on 21 November 2017, to elect the 31 members to sit in the regional council for the Aarhus Municipal council, in the period of 2018 to 2021. Jacob Bundsgaard would win the mayoral position.

Background

Following the 2013 election, Jacob Bundsgaard from Social Democrats became mayor for his second term, having taken over from Nicolai Wammen in 2011.

Electoral System

For elections to Danish municipalities, a number varying from 9 to 55 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. Aarhus Municipality had 31 seats in 2017.

Results

Party			Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
Aarhus Municipality
	A	Social Democrats	71,595	37.77	-0.45	13	0
	V	Venstre	29,051	15.33	-1.87	6	0
	F	Green Left	17,531	9.25	+2.49	3	+1
	B	Social Liberals	15,615	8.24	-0.07	2	0
	Ø	Red–Green Alliance	13,567	7.16	-2.22	2	-1
	O	Danish People's Party	12,174	6.42	-0.87	2	0
	Å	The Alternative	9,327	4.92	New	1	New
	C	Conservatives	8,043	4.24	-1.99	1	-1
	I	Liberal Alliance	7,786	4.11	+0.28	1	0
	D	New Right	2,084	1.10	New	0	New
	K	Christian Democrats	1,397	0.74	+0.12	0	0
	N	National Party	454	0.24	New	0	New
	E	Sammenholdet for Aarhus	439	0.23	New	0	New
	R	Kommunististisk Fællesliste	275	0.15	-0.04	0	0
	T	Danish Unity	77	0.04	New	0	New
	L	Schiller Instituttets Venner	72	0.03	-0.06	0	0
	P	Troværdig Politik	53	0.03	New	0	New
Total			189,540	100	N/A	31	N/A
Invalid votes			648	0.24	+0.05
Blank votes			2,569	0.94	-0.13
Turnout			192,757	70.48	+5.20
Source: valg.dk