# 2009 Danish local elections

Local elections were held in Denmark on 17 November 2009. Councils were elected in Denmark's 98 municipalities and the five regions. 2468 seats were contested in the municipal elections (previous election: 2522 seats). 205 seats were contested in the regional elections.

## Legal basis

The electoral details are laid down in the municipal and regional electoral act. The elections are overseen by the Ministry of the Interior.

## Results
### Results of regional elections

The Ministry of interior informed that voter turnout was 65.7%. The regions are not municipalities, and are not allowed to levy any taxes, but are financed only through block grants from the central government and the municipalities within each region. The results of the regional elections:

#### Number of councillors and political parties in the regional councils

| Party | Party | Seats | Change |
| A | Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) | 68 | 9 |
| V | Venstre (Venstre) | 54 | 6 |
| F | Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) | 32 | 20 |
| C | Conservative People's Party (Konservative Folkeparti) | 20 | 0 |
| O | Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) | 19 | 5 |
| B | Danish Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre) | 7 | 4 |
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) | 2 | 4 |
| | Others | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 205 | |

### Results of municipal elections

The Ministry of the Interior stated that voter turnout was 65.8%. The results of the municipal elections:

#### Number of councillors and political parties in the municipal councils

Sum of 98 local elections :
| Party | Party | Share of vote | Share of vote | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Percent | Change | Number | Change |
| A | Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) | 30.3 % | -3.6 % | 801 | 99 |
| V | Venstre (Venstre) | 24.5 % | -2.7 % | 699 | 105 |
| F | Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) | 14.3 % | +7.0 % | 340 | 178 |
| C | Conservative People's Party (Konservative Folkeparti) | 10.9 % | +0.8 % | 262 | 5 |
| O | Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) | 08.0 % | +2.2 % | 186 | 61 |
| B | Danish Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre) | 03.7 % | -1.4 % | 50 | 36 |
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) | 02.3 % | -0.4 % | 14 | 10 |
| K | Christian Democrats (Kristendemokraterne) | 00.4 % | -0.6 % | 6 | 9 |
| S | Schleswig Party (Slesvigsk Parti) | 00.2% | +0.1 % | 6 | 2 |
| I | Liberal Alliance (Liberal Alliance) | 00.3 % | New | 1 | New |
| | Others | 04.0 % | -2.6 % | 103 | 0 42 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 2,468 | 54 |

#### Mayors in the municipalities

The mayors (Danish: borgmester; plural: borgmestre) of the 98 municipalities heads the council meetings and is the chairman of the finance committee in each of their respective municipalities. Only in Copenhagen, this mayor – the head of the finance committee and council meetings – is called the lord mayor (Danish: overborgmester).
Mayors after the election :
| Party | Number | Change |
| Social Democrats | 49 | 4 |
| Venstre | 31 | 6 |
| Conservative People's Party | 12 | 2 |
| Local parties | 4 | 1 |
| Socialist People's Party | 2 | 2 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 0 | 1 |

### Old and new mayors in the municipalities

The term of office for the mayors elected by the majority of councillors among its members in each municipal council is the same as for the councils elected. The correct name for the municipality on the somewhat remote island of Bornholm is regional municipality, because the municipality also handles several tasks not carried out by the other Danish municipalities but by the regions.
Mayors outgoing and incoming :
| Municipality | Incumbent mayor | Elected mayor |
| Albertslund Municipality | Finn Aaberg | Steen Christiansen |
| Allerød Municipality | Erik Lund | Erik Lund |
| Assens Municipality | Finn Brunse | Finn Brunse |
| Ballerup Municipality | Ove E. Dalsgaard | Ove E. Dalsgaard |
| Billund Municipality | Ib Kristensen | Ib Kristensen |
| Bornholm Regional Municipality | Bjarne Kristiansen | Winni Grosbøll |
| Brøndby Municipality | Ib Terp | Ib Terp |
| Brønderslev Municipality | Mikael Klitgaard | Lene Hansen |
| Copenhagen Municipality | Ritt Bjerregaard | Frank Jensen |
| Dragør Municipality | Allan Holst | Allan Holst |
| Egedal Municipality | Svend Kjærgaard | Willy Eliasen |
| Esbjerg Municipality | Johnny Søtrup | Johnny Søtrup |
| Fanø Municipality | Erik Nørreby | Erik Nørreby |
| Favrskov Municipality | Anders G. Christensen | Nils Borring |
| Faxe Municipality | René Tuekær | Knud Erik Hansen |
| Fredensborg Municipality | Olav Aaen | Thomas Lykke Pedersen |
| Fredericia Municipality | Uffe Steiner Jensen | Thomas Banke |
| Frederiksberg Municipality | Jørgen Glenthøj | Jørgen Glenthøj |
| Frederikshavn Municipality | Erik Sørensen | Lars Møller |
| Frederikssund Municipality | Ole Find Jensen | Ole Find Jensen |
| Furesø Municipality | Jesper Bach | Ole Bondo Christensen |
| Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality | Bo Andersen | Hans Jørgensen |
| Gentofte Municipality | Hans Toft | Hans Toft |
| Gladsaxe Municipality | Karin Søjberg Holst | Karin Søjberg Holst |
| Glostrup Municipality | Søren Enemark | John Engelhardt |
| Greve Municipality | Hans Barlach | Hans Barlach |
| Gribskov Municipality | Jannich Petersen | Jan Ferdinandsen |
| Guldborgsund Municipality | Kaj Petersen | John Brædder |
| Haderslev Municipality | H.P. Geil | Jens Christian Gjesing |
| Halsnæs Municipality | Helge Friis | Helge Friis |
| Hedensted Municipality | Jørn Juhl Nielsen | Kirsten Terkilsen |
| Helsingør Municipality | Per Tærsbøl | Johannes Hect-Nielsen |
| Herlev Municipality | Kjeld Hansen | Kjeld Hansen |
| Herning Municipality | Lars Krarup | Lars Krarup |
| Hillerød Municipality | Kirsten Jensen | Kirsten Jensen |
| Hjørring Municipality | Finn Olesen | Arne Boelt |
| Holbæk Municipality | Jørn Sørensen | Søren Kjærsgård |
| Holstebro Municipality | Arne Lægaard | H.C. Østerby |
| Horsens Municipality | Jan Trøjborg | Jan Trøjborg |
| Hvidovre Municipality | Milton Graff Pedersen | Milton Graff Pedersen |
| Høje-Taastrup Municipality | Michael Ziegler | Michael Ziegler |
| Hørsholm Municipality | Uffe Thorndal | Morten Slotved |
| Ikast-Brande Municipality | Carsten Kissmeyer | Carsten Kissmeyer |
| Ishøj Municipality | Ole Bjørstorp | Ole Bjørstorp |
| Jammerbugt Municipality | Mogens Gade | Mogens Gade |
| Kalundborg Municipality | Kaj Buch Jensen | Martin Damm |
| Kerteminde Municipality | Palle Hansborg-Sørensen | Sonja Rasmussen |
| Kolding Municipality | Per Bødker Andersen | Jørn Pedersen |
| Køge Municipality | Marie Stærke | Marie Stærke |
| Langeland Municipality | Knud Gether | Bjarne Nielsen |
| Lejre Municipality | Flemming Jensen | Mette Touborg |
| Lemvig Municipality | Erik Flyvholm | Erik Flyvholm |
| Lolland Municipality | Stig Vestergaard | Stig Vestergaard |
| Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality | Rolf Aagaard-Svendsen | Søren P. Rasmussen |
| Læsø Municipality | Olav Juul Gaarn Larsen | Thomas W. Olsen |
| Mariagerfjord Municipality | Hans Christian Maarup | Hans Christian Maarup |
| Middelfart Municipality | Steen Dahlstrøm | Steen Dahlstrøm |
| Morsø Municipality | Egon Plejdrup Poulsen | Lauge Larsen |
| Norddjurs Municipality | Torben Jensen | Jan Petersen |
| Nordfyn Municipality | Bent Dyssemark | Morten Andersen |
| Nyborg Municipality | Jørn Terndrup | Erik Skov Christensen |
| Næstved Municipality | Henning Jensen | Henning Jensen |
| Odder Municipality | Niels-Ulrik Bugge | Elvin J. Hansen |
| Odense Municipality | Jan Boye | Anker Boye |
| Odsherred Municipality | Finn Madsen | Thomas Adelskov |
| Randers Municipality | Henning Jensen Nyhuus | Henning Jensen Nyhuus |
| Rebild Municipality | Anny Winther | Anny Winther |
| Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality | Torben Nørregaard | Iver Enevoldsen |
| Ringsted Municipality | Niels Ulrich Hermansen | Niels Ulrich Hermansen |
| Roskilde Municipality | Poul Lindor Nielsen | Poul Lindor Nielsen |
| Rudersdal Municipality | Erik Fabrin | Erik Fabrin |
| Rødovre Municipality | Erik Nielsen | Erik Nielsen |
| Samsø Municipality | Carsten Bruun | Jørn C. Nissen |
| Silkeborg Municipality | Jens Erik Jørgensen | Hanne Bæk Olsen |
| Skanderborg Municipality | Jens Grønlund | Jørgen Gaarde |
| Skive Municipality | Flemming Eskildsen | Flemming Eskildsen |
| Slagelse Municipality | Lis Tribler | Lis Tribler |
| Solrød Municipality | Niels Emil Hörup | Niels Emil Hörup |
| Sorø Municipality | Ivan Hansen | Ivan Hansen |
| Stevns Municipality | Poul Arne Nielsen | Poul Arne Nielsen |
| Struer Municipality | Martin Merrild | Niels Viggo Lynghøj |
| Svendborg Municipality | Lars Erik Hornemann | Curt Sørensen |
| Syddjurs Municipality | Vilfred Friborg Hansen | Kirstine Bille |
| Sønderborg Municipality | Jan Prokopek Jensen | Aase Nyegaard |
| Thisted Municipality | Erik Hove Olesen | Lene Kjeldgaard |
| Tønder Municipality | Laurids Rudebeck | Laurids Rudebeck |
| Tårnby Municipality | Henrik Zimino | Henrik Zimino |
| Vallensbæk Municipality | Kurt Hockerup | Kurt Hockerup |
| Varde Municipality | Gylling Haahr | Gylling Haahr |
| Vejen Municipality | Egon Fræhr | Egon Fræhr |
| Vejle Municipality | Leif Skov | Arne Sigtenbjerggaard |
| Vesthimmerland Municipality | Jens Styrbæk Lauritzen | Knud Vældgaard Kristensen |
| Viborg Municipality | Johannes Stensgaard | Søren Pape Poulsen |
| Vordingborg Municipality | Henrik Holmer | Henrik Holmer |
| Ærø Municipality | Jørgen Otto Jørgensen | Karsten Landro |
| Aabenraa Municipality | Tove Larsen | Tove Larsen |
| Aalborg Municipality | Henning G. Jensen | Henning G. Jensen |
| Aarhus Municipality | Nicolai Wammen | Nicolai Wammen |