# 2021 Capital of Denmark Regional election

The 2021 Capital of Denmark Regional election was held on November 16, 2021, to elect the 41 members to sit in the regional council for the Capital Region of Denmark, in the period of 2022 to 2025.
Priro to this election and ever since the creation of the 5 Danish regions in the 2007 Municipal reform, the Social Democrats had been the largest party and held the chairperson's seat for the Capital Region of Denmark. Following the 2017 election, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen had won her second term as the chairperson.
However, in November 2020 it was announced that Hæstorp Andersen would become the candidate of the Social Democrats for the Lord Mayor position in the 2021 Copenhagen City Council election, and she was therefore unable to stand in this election. She would step down in June 2021, with Lars Gaardhøj taking over.
In the election result, due to electoral alliances, the Conservatives won the most seats despite not having received the highest vote share. However the parties commonly associated with the red bloc won 24 seats. It was later announced that Lars Gaardhøj would continue as the chairperson.

## Electoral Alliances

Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Party | Political Position |
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right |
| D | New Right | Right-wing |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing |
| K | Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Party | Party | Political Position |
| | L | Lavere skatter og afgifter | Local Politics |
| | Æ | Freedom List | Centre-right to Right-wing |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Party | Political Position |
| J | Hampepartiet | Local Politics |
| Q | Feministisk Initiativ | Local Politics |
| R | Kommunisterne | Local Politics |
| Ø | Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-left |
| 2 | Christiania-Listen | Local Politics |
| 3 | Kommunistisk Parti | Local Politics |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Party | Political Position |
| H | Lokalliste i Region Hovedstaden | Local Politics |
| U | Copenhagen | Local Politics |
| W | Odins Vikingehær | Local Politics |
| Y | Kærlighedspartiet (Regnbuef / Bef) | Local Politics |
Electoral Alliance 5
| Party | Party | Political Position |
| B | Danish Social Liberal Party | Centre to Centre-left |
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| G | Vegan Party | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| Å | The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing |

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| Capital of Denmark Regional council ||||||
| | Social Democrats | 209,111 | 22.77 | 9 | -4 |
| | Conservatives | 190,020 | 20.69 | 10 | +5 |
| | Red–Green Alliance | 120,907 | 13.17 | 6 | +2 |
| | Venstre | 98,148 | 10.69 | 5 | -1 |
| | Danish Social Liberal Party | 93,528 | 10.19 | 5 | +2 |
| | Green Left | 85,602 | 9.32 | 4 | +1 |
| | Danish People's Party | 31,636 | 3.45 | 1 | -2 |
| | New Right | 28,686 | 3.12 | 1 | +1 |
| | Liberal Alliance | 17,963 | 1.96 | 0 | -2 |
| | The Alternative | 10,144 | 1.10 | 0 | -2 |
| | Vegan Party | 5,463 | 0.59 | 0 | New |
| | Christian Democrats | 5,328 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom List | 3,166 | 0.34 | 0 | New |
| | Danmark for Alle | 2,434 | 0.27 | 0 | New |
| | Hampepartiet | 1,801 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | Lokalliste i Region Hovedstaden | 1,597 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | Psykiatrisk fokus | 1,529 | 0.17 | 0 | New |
| | Valgfest med mexicansk tema | 1,380 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| | Kærlighedspartiet Regnbuefolket Be | 1,216 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | Odins Vikingehær | 1,154 | 0.13 | 0 | New |
| | Kommunisterne | 1,134 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
| | Stram Kurs | 1,021 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| | Feministisk Initiativ | 1,020 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| | Fjordlandslisten | 998 | 0.11 | 0 | New |
| | Lavere skatter og afgifter | 964 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | Kommunistisk Parti | 824 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| | Christiania-Listen | 713 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| | Det Syge Hus | 232 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| | Copenhagen | 176 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| | De LokalNationale | 174 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| | Bydelenes Stemmer | 150 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 918,219 | 100.00 | 41 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 918,219 | 96.20 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,247 | 0.44 | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 31,990 | 3.35 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 954,456 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,476,172 | 64.66 | | |
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