2025 Esbjerg municipal election
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The 2025 Esbjerg Municipal election was held on November 18, 2025, to elect the 31 members to sit in the regional council for the Esbjerg Municipal council, in the Danish city and municipality of Esbjerg, for the period of 2026 to 2029.[1] Jesper Frost Rasmussen from Venstre, would secure re-election and the mayoral position. [2]
Following the 2021 election, Jesper Frost Rasmussen from Venstre became mayor for his second term. [3] He sought a third term in this election. [4]
Electoral system
For elections to Danish municipalities, a number varying from 9 to 31 are chosen to be elected to the municipal council. The seats are then allocated using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation. Esbjerg Municipality had 31 seats in 2025.
Electoral alliances
Source[5]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Social Liberals | Centre to Centre-left | |
| C | Conservatives | Centre-right | |
| I | Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing | |
| V | Venstre | Centre-right | |
| Æ | Denmark Democrats | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| E | Borgerlig Fornuft | Local politics | |
| J | Esbjerg 2.0 | Local politics | |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
| Ø | Red-Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-Left | |
| Å | The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing | |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political alignment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| M | Moderates | Centre to Centre-right | |
| O | Danish People's Party | Right-wing to Far-right | |
Results by polling station
| Division | A | B | C | E | F | I | J | L | M | O | V | Æ | Ø | Å |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Esbjerg Rådhus | 19.5 | 3.8 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 30.1 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 0.3 |
| Skovbo | 28.9 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 9.9 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Rørkjær | 30.6 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 8.1 | 0.1 |
| Jerne | 31.9 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 10.6 | 0.2 |
| Boldesager | 25.6 | 3.6 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 27.1 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| Østerbyen | 33.1 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 18.8 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 0.6 |
| Skads | 22.8 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 9.6 | 30.4 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Gjesing | 22.5 | 4.1 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 34.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Bryndum | 19.6 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 37.3 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| Sædding | 25.1 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 31.2 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Hjerting | 19.3 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 40.9 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| Guldager | 20.2 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 37.2 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| Tjæreborg | 23.7 | 1.7 | 23.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 29.4 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Kvaglund | 30.5 | 2.7 | 13.5 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 8.9 | 17.8 | 5.4 | 9.6 | 0.3 |
| Ådalen | 24.5 | 1.9 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 9.6 | 32.3 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Grønlandsparken | 30.6 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 9.8 | 25.8 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Sønderris | 22.3 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 40.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| Bramming | 24.2 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 35.3 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Ribe | 20.0 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 40.5 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Egebæk-Hviding | 15.6 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 40.8 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Gredstedbro | 16.5 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 49.0 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| Mandø | 16.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Høm | 12.5 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 44.3 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| Gørding | 13.0 | 1.4 | 17.0 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 11.0 | 37.2 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 |