Danish local elections, 2009

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The Danish local elections of 2009 were held on 17 November 2009. Councils were elected in Denmark's 98 municipalities and the five regions.

Legal basis

The electoral details are laid down in the municipal and regional electoral act.^[1] The elections are overseen by the Ministry of the Interior.^[2]

Results of regional elections

The results of the regional elections:^[3]

Party	Seats
Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) (A)	68
Liberals (Venstre) (V)	54
Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F)	32
Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C)	20
Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) (O)	19
Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B)	7
Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) (Ø)	2
Others	3
Total	205

Results of municipal elections

The results of the municipal elections:^[4]

Party	Seats
Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) (A)	801
Liberals (Venstre) (V)	699
Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F)	340
Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C)	262
Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) (O)	186
Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B)	50
Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) (Ø)	14
Schleswig Party (Slesvigsk Parti) (S)	6
Liberal Alliance (Liberal Alliance) (Y)	1
Others	109
Total	2468

References

1. ^ Act of municipal and regional elections (in Danish)
2. ^ Local and regional elections, Ministry of the Interior
3. ^ "AKVA3: Valg til regions råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark. http://www.statistikbanken.dk/akva3. Retrieved 13 June 2010. 
4. ^ "VALGK3: Valg til kommunale råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark. http://www.statistikbanken.dk/valgk3. Retrieved 13 June 2010.