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Municipal elections

What is the voter turnout at municipal elections in Denmark? How many are eligible to vote? In Denmark, municipal elections are held every four years in November to elect municipal and regional councillors.

Selected statistics on Municipal elections

This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Municipal elections. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

Development in voter turnout

Here you can see the development in the proportion of the population who have voted in municipal elections.
More about the figure
Last update
10.5.2023
Source data

The source of these statistics is the election software system managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany. The counting takes place in the individual polling stations, which register the results in the election software system managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany.

The vote counting takes place first on election night and then in a detailed recount the following day, during which the personal votes are tallied. The election committee then finalises the results and determines the distribution of seats and the order of substitutes. The source data received by Statistics Denmark consist of extracts from the election system for the country’s 98 municipalities and five regions. Christiansø is not included, as the island is administered by the Danish Ministry of Defence and is not part of the municipal structure. As documentation, an election record is prepared containing both the vote count and the designation of elected candidates. A copy of the election record is sent to the Ministry of the Interior and Health.

Development in percentage of invalid votes

Here you can see how big a proportion of the votes cast in municipal elections that were invalid votes.
More about the figure
Last update
10.5.2023
Source data

The source of these statistics is the election software system managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany. The counting takes place in the individual polling stations, which register the results in the election software system managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany.

The vote counting takes place first on election night and then in a detailed recount the following day, during which the personal votes are tallied. The election committee then finalises the results and determines the distribution of seats and the order of substitutes. The source data received by Statistics Denmark consist of extracts from the election system for the country’s 98 municipalities and five regions. Christiansø is not included, as the island is administered by the Danish Ministry of Defence and is not part of the municipal structure. As documentation, an election record is prepared containing both the vote count and the designation of elected candidates. A copy of the election record is sent to the Ministry of the Interior and Health.

Development in number of voters

Here you can see the development in the number of people eligible to vote in municipal elections.
More about the figure
Last update
10.5.2023
Source data

The source of these statistics is the election software system managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany. The counting takes place in the individual polling stations, which register the results in the election software system managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany.

The vote counting takes place first on election night and then in a detailed recount the following day, during which the personal votes are tallied. The election committee then finalises the results and determines the distribution of seats and the order of substitutes. The source data received by Statistics Denmark consist of extracts from the election system for the country’s 98 municipalities and five regions. Christiansø is not included, as the island is administered by the Danish Ministry of Defence and is not part of the municipal structure. As documentation, an election record is prepared containing both the vote count and the designation of elected candidates. A copy of the election record is sent to the Ministry of the Interior and Health.

On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

See the documentation of statistics to learn more:

Elections to municipal and regional councils

Elections to municipal and regional councils are held every four years, on the third Tuesday in November. Results from the elections are published in the StatBank three to four months after the election.

Need more data on Municipal elections?

You can go on searching on your own in Statbank Denmark. Find detailed figures, e.g. number of votes disaggregated on parties and geographic areas.

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