Varde Municipality

Varde Municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Erik Buhl Nielsen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and site of its municipal council is the town of Varde. Its area is 1255.79 km². It has a population of 50,125 (2008).

Location of Varde Municipality
Crest of Varde Municipality

On 1 January 2007 Varde municipality was, as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with the existing Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, most of Helle (Grimstrup sogn, a part of the former Helle Municipality, merged with Esbjerg Municipality), and Ølgod municipalities to form a new Varde municipality. Årre is also located in Varde.

Locations
Varde14,000
Ølgod3,800
Oksbøl2,800
Tistrup1,400
Nørre Nebel1,350
Agerbæk1,300
Alslev1,300
Ansager1,300

Politics

Varde's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees.[1]

Municipal council

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

Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C F I L L O V Ø
2005 4 3 8 16 31 73.5% Gylling Haahr (V)
2009 5 2 2 2 1 13 25 66.2%
2013 4 1 2 2 15 1 73.4% Erik Buhl Nielsen (V)
2017 6 1 1 1 2 2 12 72.4%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

References
  1. Byråd og udvalg


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