# 2013 Danish local elections

Local elections were held on 19 November 2013 in Denmark's 98 municipal councils, contesting 2,444 seats (previous election: 2,468 seats) for the 2014–2017 term of office, and in five regional councils, contesting 205 seats for the 2014–2017 term. Advance voting began on 20 August 2013 in national registration offices in Denmark, hospitals, prisons, etc. Twelve women held the highest political office of mayor in the municipalities in the 2014–2017 term of office.

## Results
### Results of regional elections

The Ministry of Economy and Interior stated that voter turnout was 71.7%. 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.

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

| Party | Party | Seats | Change |
| A | Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) | 67 | 1 |
| V | Venstre (Venstre) | 62 | 8 |
| O | Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) | 23 | 4 |
| C | Conservative People's Party (Konservative Folkeparti) | 15 | 5 |
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) | 15 | 13 |
| F | Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) | 10 | 22 |
| B | Danish Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre) | 8 | 1 |
| I | Liberal Alliance (Liberal Alliance) | 5 | 5 |
| Total | Total | 205 | |

#### Old and new chairs of the regional councils

Regional Council Chairmen Outgoing and Incoming :
| Region | Incumbent Chair | Elected Chair |
| North Denmark Region | Ulla Astman | Ulla Astman |
| Central Denmark Region | Bent Hansen | Bent Hansen |
| Region of Southern Denmark | Carl Holst | Carl Holst |
| Region Zealand | Steen Bach Nielsen | Jens Stenbæk |
| Capital Region of Denmark | Vibeke Storm Rasmussen | Sophie Hæstorp Andersen |
On 22 June 2015, Stephanie Lose became chairman of the Region of Southern Denmark. She is from Venstre. Carl Holst became a minister in the government of Denmark.

### Results of municipal elections

The Ministry of Economy and Interior stated that voter turnout was 71.9%. 2,444 councillors were elected.

#### 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) | 29.5 % | -1.1 % | 773 | 28 |
| V | Venstre (Venstre) | 26.6 % | +1.8 % | 767 | 68 |
| O | Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) | 10.1 % | +2.0 % | 255 | 69 |
| C | Conservative People's Party (Konservative Folkeparti) | 08.6 % | -2.4 % | 205 | 57 |
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) | 06.9 % | +4.6 % | 119 | 1050 |
| F | Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) | 05.6 % | -8.9 % | 116 | 2240 |
| B | Danish Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre) | 04.8 % | +1.1 % | 62 | 12 |
| I | Liberal Alliance (Liberal Alliance) | 02.9 % | +2.6 % | 33 | 32 |
| S | Schleswig Party (Slesvigsk Parti) | 00.3% | +0.1% | 9 | 0 3 |
| K | Christian Democrats (Kristendemokraterne) | 00.5% | +0.1% | 6 | |
| | Others | 03.8 % | -0.25 % | 99 | 0 6 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 2,444 | 24 |
Local Political Parties in the Municipal Councils :
| Party | Municipality | Seats |
| Citizens' List (Borgerlisten) | Kerteminde | 6 |
| Gulborgsund List (Guldborgsundlisten) | Guldborgsund | 6 |
| Common List (Fælleslisten) | Ikast-Brande | 5 |
| Citizens' List (Borgerlisten) | Faxe | 4 |
| Citizens' List Langeland (Borgerlisten Langeland) | Langeland | 4 |
| Democratic Balance (Demokratisk Balance) | Morsø | 4 |
| Local List (Lokallisten) | Rudersdal | 4 |
| NewGribskov (NytGribskov) | Gribskov | 4 |
| Cross-Political Community (Tværpolitisk Forening) | Dragør | 3 |
| Hvidovre List (Hvidovrelisten) | Hvidovre | 3 |
| Resident List (Beboerlisten) | Randers | 3 |
| Social Common List – Rebild (Den Sociale Fællesliste – Rebild) | Rebild | 3 |
| Catchment List (Oplandslisten) | Rebild | 2 |
| Citizens' List (Borgerlisten) | Brønderslev | 2 |
| Citizens' List Norddjurs (Borgerlisten Norddjurs) | Norddjurs | 2 |
| Common List (Fælleslisten) | Hillerød | 2 |
| Common List (Fælleslisten) | Sønderborg | 2 |
| Environment List (Miljølisten) | Fanø | 2 |
| Land Owners (Grundejerne) | Solrød | 2 |
| Local List (Lokallisten) | Hjørring | 2 |
| Læsø List (Læsø List) | Læsø | 2 |
| New Allerød (Det Nye Allerød) | Allerød | 2 |
| Odsherred List (Odsherred Listen) | Odsherred | 2 |
| Ærø's Future (Ærøs Fremtid) | Ærø | 2 |
| Ærø Plus (Ærø Plus) | Ærø | 2 |
| Amager List (Amagerlisten) | Dragør | 1 |
| Blovstrød List (Blovstrød Listen) | Allerød | 1 |
| Bornholm List (Bornholmerlisten) | Bornholm | 1 |
| Citizens' List (Borgerlisten) | Billund | 1 |
| Citizens' List (Borgerlisten) | Syddjurs | 1 |
| Citizens' List Frederikssund (Borgernes Liste Frederikssund) | Frederikssund | 1 |
| Citizens' List in Hørsholm (Borgerlisten i Hørsholm) | Hørsholm | 1 |
| Citizens' List Jammerbugten (Borgerlisten Jammerbugten) | Jammerbugt | 1 |
| Citizens' Voice (Borgernes Stemme) | Fredensborg | 1 |
| Cooperation List (Samarbejdslisten) | Læsø | 1 |
| Cross-Socialist List in Svendborg (Tværsocialistisk Liste i Svendborg) | Svendborg | 1 |
| Fanø Local List (Fanø Lokalliste) | Fanø | 1 |
| Fjord List (Fjordlisten) | Ringkøbing-Skjern | 1 |
| Havdrup List (Havdruplisten) | Solrød | 1 |
| Local Democrats (Lokaldemokraterne) | Helsingør | 1 |
| Local List Lolland (Lokallisten Lolland) | Lolland | 1 |
| Læsø Citizens' List (Læsø Borgerliste) | Læsø | 1 |
| New Centrum (Ny Centrum) | Køge | 1 |
| North Funen List (Nordfynslisten) | Nordfyn | 1 |
| Common List Samsø (Fælleslisten Samsø) | Samsø | 1 |
| Southern Funen's List (Sydfyns Borgerliste) | Faaborg-Midtfyn | 1 |
| Stevns List (Stevnslisten) | Stevns | 1 |
| Svendborg Local List (Svendborg Lokalliste) | Svendborg | 1 |
| Welfare List (Velfærdslisten) | Randers | 1 |
| Total | Total | 99 |

#### Mayors in the municipalities

The mayors (Danish: borgmester; plural: borgmestre) of the 98 municipalities head the council meetings and are the chairmen 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). Mette Touborg is the mayor of Lejre Municipality since 1 January 2010. She is the only one at present from the Socialist People's Party to hold the highest political post in a municipality. Rebild Municipality has a new mayor since 1 January 2014, Leon Sebbelin from the Danish Social Liberal Party. Tobias Birch Johansen, the mayor of Læsø Municipality, is a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre, but he is elected on the local list Læsø Listen.
Mayors after the election :
| Party | Number | Change |
| Venstre | 48 | 17 |
| Social Democrats | 33 | 16 |
| Conservative People's Party | 13 | 1 |
| Local parties | 2 | 2 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 1 | 1 |
| Socialist People's Party | 1 | 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, namely 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2017. The correct name for the municipality on the somewhat remote island of Bornholm is regional municipality because the municipality also handles tasks not carried out by the other Danish municipalities but by the regions. As just one example, as the only one of the 46 municipalities in eastern Denmark it is a 100% owner of its own public mass transit agency called BAT, formerly Bornholms Amts Trafikselskab. The public traffic agency of the other 45 municipalities in eastern Denmark is Movia, owned by the Capital Region of Denmark, Region Zealand and the 45 municipalities.
Mayors outgoing and incoming :
| Municipality | Incumbent mayor | Elected mayor |
| Albertslund Municipality | Steen Christiansen | Steen Christiansen |
| Allerød Municipality | Erik Lund | Jørgen Johansen |
| Assens Municipality | Finn Brunse | Søren Steen Andersen |
| Ballerup Municipality | Jesper Würtzen | Jesper Würtzen |
| Billund Municipality | Ib Kristensen | Ib Kristensen |
| Bornholm Regional Municipality | Winni Grosbøll | Winni Grosbøll |
| Brøndby Municipality | Ib Terp | Ib Terp |
| Brønderslev Municipality | Lene Hansen | Mikael Klitgaard |
| Copenhagen Municipality | Frank Jensen | Frank Jensen |
| Dragør Municipality | Allan Holst | Eik Dahl Bidstrup |
| Egedal Municipality | Willy Eliasen | Willy Eliasen |
| Esbjerg Municipality | Johnny Søtrup | Johnny Søtrup |
| Fanø Municipality | Erik Nørreby | Erik Nørreby |
| Favrskov Municipality | Nils Borring | Nils Borring |
| Faxe Municipality | Knud Erik Hansen | Knud Erik Hansen |
| Fredensborg Municipality | Thomas Lykke Pedersen | Thomas Lykke Pedersen |
| Fredericia Municipality | Kenny Bruun Olsen | Jacob Bjerregaard |
| Frederiksberg Municipality | Jørgen Glenthøj | Jørgen Glenthøj |
| Frederikshavn Municipality | Lars Møller | Birgit Stenbak Hansen |
| Frederikssund Municipality | Ole Find Jensen | John Schmidt Andersen |
| Furesø Municipality | Ole Bondo Christensen | Ole Bondo Christensen |
| Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality | Hans Jørgensen | Christian Thygesen |
| Gentofte Municipality | Hans Toft | Hans Toft |
| Gladsaxe Municipality | Karin Søjberg Holst | Karin Søjberg Holst |
| Glostrup Municipality | John Engelhardt | John Engelhardt |
| Greve Municipality | Hans Barlach | Pernille Beckmann |
| Gribskov Municipality | Jan Ferdinandsen | Kim Valentin |
| Guldborgsund Municipality | John Brædder | John Brædder |
| Haderslev Municipality | Jens Christian Gjesing | H.P. Geil |
| Halsnæs Municipality | Helge Friis | Steen Hasselriis |
| Hedensted Municipality | Kirsten Terkilsen | Kirsten Terkilsen |
| Helsingør Municipality | Johannes Hecht Nielsen | Benedikte Kiær |
| Herlev Municipality | Thomas Gyldal Petersen | Thomas Gyldal Petersen |
| Herning Municipality | Lars Krarup | Lars Krarup |
| Hillerød Municipality | Kirsten Jensen | Dorte Meldgaard |
| Hjørring Municipality | Arne Boelt | Arne Boelt |
| Holbæk Municipality | Søren Kjærsgaard | Søren Kjærsgaard |
| Holstebro Municipality | H.C. Østerby | H.C. Østerby |
| Horsens Municipality | Peter Sørensen | Peter Sørensen |
| Hvidovre Municipality | Helle Moesgaard Adelborg | Helle Moesgaard Adelborg |
| Høje-Taastrup Municipality | Michael Ziegler | Michael Ziegler |
| Hørsholm Municipality | Morten Slotved | Morten Slotved |
| Ikast-Brande Municipality | Carsten Kissmeyer | Carsten Kissmeyer |
| Ishøj Municipality | Ole Bjørstorp | Ole Bjørstorp |
| Jammerbugt Municipality | Mogens Gade | Mogens Gade |
| Kalundborg Municipality | Martin Damm | Martin Damm |
| Kerteminde Municipality | Sonja Rasmussen | Hans Luunbjerg |
| Kolding Municipality | Jørn Pedersen | Jørn Pedersen |
| Køge Municipality | Marie Stærke | Flemming Christensen |
| Langeland Municipality | Bjarne Nielsen | Bjarne Nielsen |
| Lejre Municipality | Mette Touborg | Mette Touborg |
| Lemvig Municipality | Erik Flyvholm | Erik Flyvholm |
| Lolland Municipality | Stig Vestergaard | Holger Schou Rasmussen |
| Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality | Søren P. Rasmussen | Sofia Osmani |
| Læsø Municipality | Thomas W. Olsen | Tobias Birch Johansen |
| Mariagerfjord Municipality | H.C. Maarup | Mogens Jespersen |
| Middelfart Municipality | Steen Dahlstrøm | Steen Dahlstrøm |
| Morsø Municipality | Lauge Larsen | Hans Ejner Bertelsen |
| Norddjurs Municipality | Jan Petersen | Jan Petersen |
| Nordfyn Municipality | Morten Andersen | Morten Andersen |
| Nyborg Municipality | Erik Christensen | Kenneth Muhs |
| Næstved Municipality | Carsten Rasmussen | Carsten Rasmussen |
| Odder Municipality | Elvin J. Hansen | Uffe Jensen |
| Odense Municipality | Anker Boye | Anker Boye |
| Odsherred Municipality | Thomas Adelskov | Thomas Adelskov |
| Randers Municipality | Henning Jensen Nyhuus | Claus Omann Jensen |
| Rebild Municipality | Anny Winther | Leon Sebbelin |
| Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality | Iver Enevoldsen | Iver Enevoldsen |
| Ringsted Municipality | Niels Ulrich Hermansen | Henrik Hvidesten |
| Roskilde Municipality | Joy Mogensen | Joy Mogensen |
| Rudersdal Municipality | Jens Ive | Jens Ive |
| Rødovre Municipality | Erik Nielsen | Erik Nielsen |
| Samsø Municipality | Jørn Nissen | Marcel Meijer |
| Silkeborg Municipality | Hanne Bæk Olsen | Steen Vindum |
| Skanderborg Municipality | Jørgen Gaarde | Jørgen Gaarde |
| Skive Municipality | Flemming Eskildsen | Peder Chr. Kirkegaard |
| Slagelse Municipality | Lis Tribler | Sten Knuth |
| Solrød Municipality | Niels Emil Hörup | Niels Emil Hörup |
| Sorø Municipality | Ivan Hansen | Gert Jørgensen |
| Stevns Municipality | Poul Arne Nielsen | Mogens Haugaard Nielsen |
| Struer Municipality | Niels Viggo Lynghøj | Mads Jakobsen |
| Svendborg Municipality | Curt Sørensen | Lars Erik Hornemann |
| Syddjurs Municipality | Kirstine Bille | Claus Wistoft |
| Sønderborg Municipality | Aase Nyegaard | Erik Lauritzen |
| Thisted Municipality | Lene Kjelgaard Jensen | Lene Kjelgaard Jensen |
| Tønder Municipality | Laurids Rudebæk | Laurids Rudebæk |
| Tårnby Municipality | Henrik Zimino | Henrik Zimino |
| Vallensbæk Municipality | Henrik Rasmussen | Henrik Rasmussen |
| Varde Municipality | Gylling Haahr | Erik Buhl |
| Vejen Municipality | Egon Fræhr | Egon Fræhr |
| Vejle Municipality | Arne Sigtenbjerggaard | Arne Sigtenbjerggaard |
| Vesthimmerland Municipality | Knud Vældgaard Kristensen | Knud Vældgaard Kristensen |
| Viborg Municipality | Søren Pape Poulsen | Søren Pape Poulsen |
| Vordingborg Municipality | Henrik Holmer | Knud Larsen |
| Ærø Municipality | Karsten Landro | Jørgen Otto Jørgensen |
| Aabenraa Municipality | Tove Larsen | Thomas Andresen |
| Aalborg Municipality | Henning G. Jensen | Thomas Kastrup Larsen |
| Aarhus Municipality | Jacob Bundsgaard | Jacob Bundsgaard |