2025 Odense municipal election
18 November 2025
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All 29 seats to the Odense municipal council 15 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Odense Municipal election was held on 18 November 2025, to elect the 29 members to sit in the regional council for the Odense Municipal council, in the period of 2026 to 2029.[1] Peter Rahbæk Juel from the Social Democrats, would win the mayoral position. [2]
Background
Following the 2021 election, Peter Rahbæk Juel from Social Democrats became mayor for his second term.[3] The Social Democrats has held the mayoral position in the municipality, since 2010, but is in danger of a worsened result compared to 2021.[4] However, Rahbæk Juel, would run for re-election.[5]
Electoral system
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. Odense Municipality had 29 seats in 2025.
Electoral alliances
Source[6]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Social Democrats | Centre-left | |
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
| M | Moderates | Centre to Centre-right | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| K | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right | |
| L | Et Bedre Odense | Local politics | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| E | Lokallisten Nyt Odense | Local politics | |
| G | Stabilt Demokrati | Local politics | |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
| U | Det starter i Odense | Local politics | |
Electoral Alliance 5
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Independent Greens | Left-wing | |
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
| Å | The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Results by polling station
| Division | A | B | C | E | F | G | I | K | L | M | O | Q | U | V | Æ | Ø | Å |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Skt. Jørgens Hallen | 25.5 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 14.3 | 1.1 | 10.4 | 1.6 |
| Marienlystcentret | 33.7 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 0.1 | 12.1 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 1.0 |
| Risingskolen | 30.0 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.4 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 1.4 |
| Munkebjergskolen | 27.5 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 14.7 | 1.4 | 6.7 | 1.5 |
| Ejerslykkeskolen | 31.9 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 10.7 | 1.1 |
| Agedrup Skole | 35.7 | 2.8 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Fjordager-Hallen | 34.6 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 13.1 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 0.6 |
| Fraugde Fritidscenter | 26.5 | 5.2 | 11.9 | 0.1 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 17.2 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 |
| UCL Seebladsgade | 25.0 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 14.6 | 1.1 | 9.6 | 1.5 |
| CSV-Skolen | 31.6 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 12.1 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 1.1 |
| Lumby Skole | 24.9 | 1.4 | 14.7 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 22.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Stige Skole | 33.0 | 2.7 | 11.4 | 0.1 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 19.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| Spurvelundskolen | 29.0 | 3.6 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 8.7 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 20.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| Kroggårdsskolen | 34.2 | 4.2 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 17.1 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| Tarup Skole | 31.9 | 5.2 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 23.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Paarup Hallen | 32.8 | 4.3 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 23.5 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Korup Skole | 29.7 | 3.0 | 14.2 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 22.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| Ubberud Kultur og Bevægelseshus | 27.5 | 3.8 | 12.9 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 19.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Rådhuset, Rådhushallen | 25.7 | 10.4 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 15.8 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1.4 |
| Sct. Knuds Gymnasium | 26.5 | 7.2 | 17.2 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 25.9 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| Rosengårdskolen | 28.3 | 8.2 | 10.6 | 0.1 | 11.6 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 14.8 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 1.3 |
| Sanderumhallen | 30.7 | 4.2 | 12.8 | 0.1 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 22.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| Rasmus Rask-Skolen | 32.6 | 3.1 | 12.9 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 25.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Tingløkkeskolen | 30.8 | 6.8 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 18.4 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| Dalumskolen | 30.0 | 6.3 | 12.8 | 0.1 | 11.2 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 16.7 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| Skt. Klemensskolen | 25.9 | 4.9 | 14.9 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 22.7 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Fangel Forsamlingshus | 27.0 | 4.9 | 14.1 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 25.9 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
| Højby Skole | 28.2 | 5.2 | 13.0 | 0.2 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 19.7 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Camp U | 28.3 | 14.8 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 12.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 15.7 | 0.6 |
| UngOdense (Tidl.Bækholmskolen) | 31.7 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 1.9 | 9.4 | 1.4 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odense Municipality | ||||||||
| A | Social Democrats | 34,298 | 29.59 | -1.71 | 10 | 0 | ||
| V | Venstre | 19,656 | 16.96 | -1.10 | 5 | -1 | ||
| C | Conservatives | 13,273 | 11.45 | -7.02 | 4 | -2 | ||
| F | Green Left | 12,151 | 10.48 | +2.18 | 3 | +1 | ||
| B | Social Liberals | 8,175 | 7.05 | -0.80 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 7,716 | 6.66 | +0.38 | 2 | 0 | ||
| I | Liberal Alliance | 6,589 | 5.69 | +4.72 | 2 | +2 | ||
| O | Danish People's Party | 6,108 | 5.27 | +2.84 | 1 | +1 | ||
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | 2,308 | 1.99 | New | 0 | New | ||
| M | Moderates | 2,260 | 1.95 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Å | The Alternative | 1,140 | 0.98 | +0.62 | 0 | 0 | ||
| G | Stabilt Demokrati | 899 | 0.78 | New | 0 | New | ||
| L | Et Bedre Odense | 445 | 0.38 | +0.10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U | Det starter i Odense | 318 | 0.27 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Q | Independent Greens | 316 | 0.27 | New | 0 | New | ||
| K | Christian Democrats | 158 | 0.14 | -0.29 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E | Lokallisten Nyt Odense | 87 | 0.08 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 115,897 | 100 | N/A | 29 | N/A | |||
| Invalid votes | 408 | 0.24 | -0.04 | |||||
| Blank votes | 2,225 | 1.30 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 118,530 | 69.22 | +3.69 | |||||
| Source: valg.dk | ||||||||
Opinion polls
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | A | C | V | F | B | Ø | O | I | K | Å | L | E | G | M | Q | Æ | Others | Lead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epinion | 4 Sep - 13 Oct 2025 | 575 | 29.6 | 9.7 | 16.0 | 11.1 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 7.0 | – | 2.7 | – | – | – | 1.4 | – | 4.9 | 0.4 | 13.6 | |
| 2024 european parliament election | 9 Jun 2024 | 18.3 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 19.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 6.5 | – | 3.5 | – | – | – | 5.9 | – | 4.1 | – | 0.9 | ||
| 2022 general election | 1 Nov 2022 | 29.8 | 6.1 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 3.3 | – | – | – | 10.8 | 1.9 | 5.1 | – | 19.0 | ||
| 2021 regional election | 16 Nov 2021 | 26.8 | 11.2 | 27.7 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.9 | ||
| 2021 municipal election | 16 Nov 2021 | 31.3 (10) | 18.5 (6) | 18.1 (6) | 8.3 (2) | 7.9 (2) | 6.3 (2) | 2.4 (0) | 1.0 (0) | 0.4 (0) | 0.4 (0) | 0.3 (0) | 0.1 (0) | – | – | – | – | – | 12.8 | ||
References
- ↑ "Kommunalvalg". valg.im.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ↑ "Få overblikket: Rahbæk Juel bliver borgmester, og rød blok er klart størst". fyens.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bred konstituering i Odense på plads | Nyheder". odense (in Danish). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ "Rædsom læsning for Rahbæk: Socialdemokratiet står til gevaldig lussing i Odense". fyens.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ↑ "Venstre-veteran melder ud: Vil være borgmester i Odense". bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ↑ "Stemmefordeling i Odense Kommune". valg.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
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