# 2025 Danish local elections

The 2025 Danish local elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 18 November 2025. for the 2026 – 2029 term of office. All 2,434 local (not a fixed number) and 170 regional councillors in Denmark's 98 municipalities and four regions will be up for election. Rebild Municipality is reducing its number of councillors from 25 to 23. The 47 member council of the Region of Eastern Denmark, a merger of The Capital Region and R. Zealand, will be elected for the first time. The new region will be established 1 January 2027.

## Background

Every four years, on the third Tuesday in November, local elections are held in Denmark. All 98 municipalities and 4 regions hold elections simultaneously on this date.

## Electoral system

In Danish local elections, all 98 municipal councils and four regional councils are elected concurrently. The municipal councils have between 9 and 31 members, except the Copenhagen City Council which has 55 members, while three of the regional councils have 41 members each, and one, the Region of East Denmark, has 47, the last of which will be elected for the first time in the 2025 local elections. In total, 2,434 members (including the 2025 local elections, not a fixed number) are elected to the municipal councils, and 170 members are elected to the four 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.
To be an eligible voter, you must meet the following requirements:
* Being at least 18 years old
* Having permanent residence in a municipality
* At least one of the following:
** Having Danish citizenship
** Citizenship in another EU member state
** Citizenship in Iceland or Norway
** UK citizenship
** Had permanent residence in the Danish Realm for the last 4 years, prior to the election date

### Municipal councils

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Last election | Current seats |
| A | Social Democrats | 756 | 740 |
| V | Venstre | 620 | 605 |
| C | Conservatives | 403 | 399 |
| F | Socialist People's Party | 168 | 168 |
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 114 | 109 |
| B | Social Liberals | 94 | 91 |
| O | Danish People's Party | 91 | 62 |
| D | The New Right | 64 | 40 |
| K | Christian Democrats | 12 | 12 |
| S | Schleswig Party | 10 | 10 |
| I | Liberal Alliance | 9 | 21 |
| Å | The Alternative | 5 | 6 |
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | Did not exist | 27 |
| M | Moderates | Did not exist | 8 |
| | Others | 90 | 137 |
| Total | Total | 2,436 | 2,436 |

### Regional councils

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Last election | Current seats |
| A | Social Democrats | 64 | 64 |
| V | Venstre | 54 | 50 |
| C | Conservatives | 31 | 32 |
| F | Socialist People's Party | 14 | 15 |
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | 14 | 14 |
| B | Social Liberals | 12 | 12 |
| D | The New Right | 8 | 6 |
| O | Danish People's Party | 6 | 7 |
| K | Christian Democrats | 1 | 1 |
| I | Liberal Alliance | 0 | 2 |
| Å | The Alternative | 0 | 0 |
| | Others | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 205 | 205 |

## Overview of regional council chairs prior to the elections

Social Democrats  Venstre
Mayors outgoing and incoming :
| Region | Incumbent Chair | Elected Chair | Elected Chair |
| North Denmark | Mads Duedahl | | |
| Central Denmark | Anders Kühnau | | |
| Southern Denmark | Bo Libergren | | |
| East Denmark | New Region | New Region | New Region |

## 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 :
| Municipality | Incumbent mayor |
| Albertslund | Steen Christiansen |
| Allerød | Karsten Längerich |
| Assens | Søren Steen Andersen |
| Ballerup | Jesper Würtzen |
| Billund | Stephanie Storbank |
| Bornholm | Jacob Trøst |
| Brøndby | Kent Max Magelund |
| Brønderslev | Mikael Klitgaard |
| Copenhagen | Sophie Hæstorp Andersen |
| Dragør | Kenneth Gøtterup |
| Egedal | Vicky Holst Rasmussen |
| Esbjerg | Jesper Frost |
| Fanø | Frank Jensen |
| Favrskov | Lars Storgaard |
| Faxe | Ole Vive |
| Fredensborg | Thomas Lykke Pedersen |
| Fredericia | Steen Wrist |
| Frederiksberg | Michael Vindfeldt |
| Frederikshavn | Birgit Stenbak Hansen |
| Frederikssund | Tina Tving Stauning |
| Furesø | Ole Bondo Christensen |
| Faaborg-Midtfyn | Hans Stavnsager |
| Gentofte | Michael Fenger |
| Gladsaxe | Trine Græse |
| Glostrup | Kasper Damsgaard |
| Greve | Pernille Beckmann |
| Gribskov | Bent Hansen |
| Guldborgsund | Simon Hansen |
| Haderslev | Mads Skau |
| Halsnæs | Steffen Jensen |
| Hedensted | Ole Vind |
| Helsingør | Benedikte Kiær |
| Herlev | Thomas Gyldal Petersen |
| Herning | Dorte West |
| Hillerød | Kirsten Jensen |
| Hjørring | Søren Smalbro |
| Holbæk | Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen |
| Holstebro | H.C. Østerby |
| Horsens | Peter Sørensen |
| Hvidovre | Anders Wolf Andresen |
| Høje-Taastrup | Michael Ziegler |
| Hørsholm | Morten Slotved |
| Ikast-Brande | Ib Boye Lauritsen |
| Ishøj | Merete Amdisen |
| Jammerbugt | Mogens Gade |
| Kalundborg | Martin Damm |
| Kerteminde | Kasper Olesen |
| Kolding | Knud Erik Langhoff |
| Køge | Marie Stærke |
| Langeland | Tonni Hansen |
| Lejre | Tina Mandrup |
| Lemvig | Erik Flyvholm |
| Lolland | Holger Schou Rasmussen |
| Lyngby-Taarbæk | Sofia Osmani |
| Læsø | Tobias Birch Johansen |
| Mariagerfjord | Mogens Jespersen |
| Middelfart | Johannes Lundsfryd Jensen |
| Morsø | Hans Ejner Bertelsen |
| Norddjurs | Kasper Bjerregaard |
| Nordfyn | Morten Andersen |
| Nyborg | Kenneth Muhs |
| Næstved | Carsten Rasmussen |
| Odder | Lone Jakobi |
| Odense | Peter Rahbæk Juel |
| Odsherred | Karina Vincentz Andersen |
| Randers | Torben Hansen |
| Rebild | Jesper Greth |
| Ringkøbing-Skjern | Hans Østergaard |
| Ringsted | Henrik Hvidesten |
| Roskilde | Tomas Breddam |
| Rudersdal | Ann Sofie Orth |
| Rødovre | Britt Jensen |
| Samsø | Marcel Meijer |
| Silkeborg | Helle Gade |
| Skanderborg | Frands Fischer |
| Skive | Peder Christian Kirkegaard |
| Slagelse | Knud Vincents |
| Solrød | Emil Blücher |
| Sorø | Gert Jørgensen |
| Stevns | Henning Urban Dam |
| Struer | Mads Jakobsen |
| Svendborg | Bo Hansen |
| Syddjurs | Michael Stegger Jensen |
| Sønderborg | Erik Lauritzen |
| Thisted | Niels Jørgen Toft Pedersen |
| Tønder | Jørgen Popp Petersen |
| Tårnby | Allan Andersen |
| Vallensbæk | Henrik Rasmussen |
| Varde | Mads Sørensen |
| Vejen | Frank Schmidt-Hansen |
| Vejle | Jens Ejner Christensen |
| Vesthimmerland | Per Bach Laursen |
| Viborg | Ulrik Wilbek |
| Vordingborg | Mikael Smed |
| Ærø | Peter Hansted |
| Aabenraa | Jan Riber Jakobsen |
| Aalborg | Thomas Kastrup-Larsen |
| Aarhus | Anders Winnerskjold |