So the first term of office in this newly created municipality was the whole period of four years from 2006 until 2009.

The reform was approved 26 June 2005 by the lawmakers in the Folketing and signature by the head of state (when?).

The 238 municipal councils (Danish: kommunalbestyrelser; singular: kommunalbestyrelse) and 13 county councils that were to be abolished 1 January 2007 just continued their work one year more than the term of office (2002-2005) they were elected for until 31 December 2006 and then ceased to exist.

Bornholm's merger was not a part of the reform, having been decided by the island's voters already on 29 May 2001.

The results of the regional elections:[1] The Ministry of interior informed that voter turnout was 69.5%.