2025 Danish local elections

The 2025 Danish local elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 18 November 2025.^[1] for the 2026 – 2029 term of office. All 2,434 local and 205 regional councillors in Denmark's 98 municipalities and five regions will be up for election. Rebild Municipality is reducing its number of councillors from 25 to 23.

2025 Danish local elections

← 2021 18 November 2025 2029 →
All municipal seats and all seats in regional councils
Leader Mette Frederiksen Troels Lund Poulsen Mona Juul Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives Last election 756 seats, 28.40% 620 seats, 21.18% 403 seats, 15.24%   Leader Pia Olsen Dyhr Pelle Dragsted Martin Lidegaard Party Green Left Red–Green Alliance Social Liberals Last election 168 seats, 7.61% 114 seats, 7.34% 94 seats, 5.59%   Leader Morten Messerschmidt Alex Vanopslagh Franciska Rosenkilde Party Danish People's Party Liberal Alliance The Alternative Last election 91 seats, 4.09% 9 seats, 1.38% 5 seats, 0.71%
Incumbent mayors      Social Democrats      Socal Liberals      Conservatives      Green Left      Schleswig Party      Venstre      Local party

Background

Every four years, on the third Tuesday in November, local elections are held in Denmark. All 98 municipalities and 5 regions hold elections simultaneously on this date.

Electoral system

In Danish local elections, all 98 municipal councils and five regional councils are elected concurrently. The municipal councils have between 9 and 31 members, except the Copenhagen City Council which has 55 members, while the regional councils all have 41 members. In total, 2,436 members (as of the 2021 local elections, not a fixed number) are elected to the municipal councils, and 205 members are elected to the 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.^[2]

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
  • Had permanent residence in the Danish Realm for the last 4 years, prior to the election date

Municipal councils

Party		Seats
		Last election	Current seats [as of?]
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		2,436	2,436

Regional councils

Party		Seats
		Last election	Current seats [as of?]
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		205	205

Overview of regional council chairs prior to the elections

  Social Democrats
  Venstre

Mayors outgoing and incoming
Region	Incumbent Chair		Elected Chair
North Denmark		Mads Duedahl
Central Denmark		Anders Kühnau
Southern Denmark		Stephanie Lose
East Denmark		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		Elected 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

References

1. "Kommunale og regionale valg". valg.im.dk. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
2. "Det danske valgsystem: Kommunale og regionale valg". valg.im.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-11-09.