2010 Icelandic municipal elections

Icelandic municipal election 2010 Icelandic municipal elections Iceland 2006 Icelandic municipal elections 2006 2014 Icelandic municipal elections 2014 29 May 2010 The Icelandic municipal elections of 2010 were held on 29 May in that year to elect the municipal councils of Iceland. Results Independence Party 117 -13 Progressive Party 51 +6 Social Democratic Alliance 42 +7 Left-Green Movement 15 +1 Best Party 6 New Liberal Party 1 -2 Other party lists 186 -23 Independents 94 +1 -17 Statistics Iceland, Statistics Iceland Reykjavík Reykjavík City Council A new political party called The Best Party (Besti flokkurinn) won the most seats on the council, defeating the established parties. Campaign The Best Party led in the polls in the run up to the election with one survey showing they could win a majority on their own. http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16539&ew_0_a_id=362671 Joke Party Gets Pure Majority in Reykjavík 2010-05-30 2010-05-22 Iceland Review https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g_lc2wlEkCnZUv2wIB42Ieo8ledg https://archive.today/20130124170931/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g_lc2wlEkCnZUv2wIB42Ieo8ledg dead January 24, 2013 Simply the best set to win local election in Iceland 2010-05-30 2010-05-26 AFP Among the policies in the party's "best manifesto" were plans for a polar bear for the city's zoo, a Disneyland at Reykjavík Airport, palm trees on the waterfront and free towels at swimming pools. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703630304575270382689239888?mod=fox_australian Iceland's Ire Helps Comic's Campaign Take Fire 2010-05-30 2010-05-28 The Wall Street Journal Michael Casey However the leader of the Best Party, comedian Jón Gnarr, said that his party, which had only been founded in November 2009, was serious and his campaign manager said they wanted "to take a stand against a system that is completely ruined". Political analysts saw the strong support for the Best Party being due to the economic crisis that had taken place since 2008, which had led voters to lose confidence in the traditional political parties. Meanwhile, other politicians called on voters to get serious and avoid putting the city in the "hands of clowns" during a time of economic difficulty. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704382304575276592216165962?mod=googlenews_wsj Offbeat Party Wins Iceland Vote 2010-05-30 2010-05-30 The Wall Street Journal Michael Casey As the election neared a poll showed the Best Party dropped slightly while remaining ahead, with the Independence Party rising, making it unlikely that the Best Party would win a majority. http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16568&ew_0_a_id=362871 Support for Best Party in Reykjavík Election Drops 2010-05-30 2010-05-28 Iceland Review Results The results saw the Best Party become the largest party on the council with 6 of the 15 seats, but short of a majority. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10194757 Best Party wins polls in Iceland's Reykjavík 2010-05-30 2010-05-30 BBC News Online They defeated the Independence Party of incumbent mayor Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir into second place with 33.6% of the vote, compared to 34.7% for the Best Party. The results were described as "a shock" by the Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, with the leader of the Best Party, Jón Gnarr saying he should now become mayor of Reykjavík. http://sify.com/news/satiric-political-party-wins-council-poll-in-iceland-news-international-kf4wkdhfije.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110811150509/http://www.sify.com/news/satiric-political-party-wins-council-poll-in-iceland-news-international-kf4wkdhfije.html dead 2011-08-11 Satiric political party wins council poll in Iceland 2010-05-30 2010-05-30 sifynews Gnarr formed a coalition with the Social Democrats and was mayor until June 16, 2014. Best Party 20666 6 New Independence Party 20006 5 –2 Social Democratic Alliance 11344 3 –1 Left-Green Movement 4255 1 –1 Progressive Party 1629 0 –1 Reykjavík Candidacy List 681 0 New List of Candidates for Honesty 668 0 New Liberal Party 274 0 –1 0 3496 85808 References Category:2010 in Iceland 2010 Category:2010 elections in Europe Category:May 2010 in Europe