Varde Municipality


Varde Municipality is a municipality 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 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.
On 1 January 2007 Varde municipality was, as a result of Kommunalreformen, merged with the existing Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, most of Helle, and Ølgod municipalities to form a new Varde municipality. Årre is also located in Varde.

Politics

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

Municipal council

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