Brønderslev Municipality

Brønderslev is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland Region in Denmark. The municipality was originally named Brønderslev-Dronninglund, this being the longest name of a municipality in Denmark. But at the municipal council's first meeting they decided to shorten the name to a new and shorter form: Brønderslev municipality. It covers an area of 630 km² and a total population of 35,525 (2008).

Location of the municipality

On 1 January 2007 Brønderslev Municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Brønderslev and Dronninglund. The new municipality will belong to the new Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").

The municipal council is located in the town of Brønderslev.

Locations
Brønderslev12,600
Hjallerup4,200
Dronninglund3,400
Asaa1,100

Politics

Municipal council

Brønderslev's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A C F J O V Ø
2005 10 1 1 3 1 13 29 72.7% Mikael Klitgaard (V)
2009 11 1 3 1 11 27 70.1% Lene Hansen (A)
2013 9 2 1 2 1 11 1 75.7% Mikael Klitgaard (V)
2017 11 2 2 2 10 72.8%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Sources


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