Results of the local elections in Essen

City council election 2014

in percent

 %

40

30th

20th

10

0

34.0

31.5

11.2

5.3

4.3

3.8

3.3

6.6

SPD

CDU

Green

left

EBB

AfD

FDP

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 2009

 % p

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

-3.2

-0.4

-0.2

-0.3

+0.1

+3.8

-3.1

+3.3

SPD

CDU

Green

left

EBB

AfD

FDP

Otherwise.

City districts / districts map

The following lists the results of the local elections in Essen . The first part shows the results of the city council elections from 1946 onwards. The second part contains the results of the city district elections, which have only existed since 1979.

Only those parties and groups of voters are listed that have received at least two percent of the valid votes in at least one election. If this limit is exceeded several times, further results are also listed. The field of the party that received the most votes or seats in the respective election is marked in color.

Parties

• AfD: Alternative for Germany
• B'90 / Greens: Alliance 90 / The Greens → Greens
• CDU: Christian Democratic Union of Germany
• DKP: German Communist Party
• DZP: German Center Party
• FDP: Free Democratic Party
• Greens: Greens
  • 1979: WG Greens
  • 1984: GAL
  • 1989: Greens
  • from 1994: Alliance 90 / The Greens
• KPD: Communist Party of Germany
• Left: The left
  • until 2004: PDS
• NPD: National Democratic Party of Germany
• PARTY: Party for labor, rule of law, animal welfare, elite support and grassroots initiative
• PDS: Party of Democratic Socialism → Left
• Pirates: Pirate Party Germany
• Pro NRW: Citizens' movement for North Rhine-Westphalia
• REP: Republicans
• SPD: Social Democratic Party of Germany

Groups of voters

• UP: Essen stands UP - alliance for alternative, independent and progressive local politics
• BLN: Citizen List North
• EBB: Essen Citizens Alliance
• EfE / FG 94: Essenes for Essen / parliamentary group "94"
• GAL: Green Alternative List → Greens
• WG Greens: Community of voters Die Grünen → Greens

City council elections

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	left	EBB	FDP	REP	DZP	KPD
1946	34.2	38.9				3.6		11.2	12.1
1948	35.1	30.7				4.5		15.4	10.4
1952	40.7	35.2				9.0		07.4	06.1
1956	51.1	38.4				6.3		03.3
1961	48.9	43.7				7.0
1964	52.6	42.4				4.8
1969	53.4	40.3				4.8
1975	54.9	38.2				5.7
1979	54.1	38.3				4.8
1984	52.3	35.6	08.8			2.7
1989	50.5	32.4	09.8			5.2
1994	49.3	33.6	10.9			2.8
1999	35.0	49.4	08.1	2.5		2.9	2.1
2004	34.2	39.4	10.7	3.1	4.7	4.0	2.3
2009	37.2	31.9	11.4	5.6	4.2	6.4	1.2
12014 1	34.0	31.5	11.2	5.3	4.3	3.3

Distribution of seats between parties that have received more than two seats in at least one election (from 1979)

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	left	EBB	AfD	FDP
1979	83	49	34
1984	83	45	31	7th
1989	83	43	28	8th				4th
1994	83	44	30th	9
1999	82	29	40	7th	2			2
2004	82	28	32	9	2	4th		3
2009	82	31	26th	9	5	3		5
2014	90	31	28	10	5	4th	3	3

Allocation of seats to the parties that never received more than two seats (from 1999)

year	Pirates	Pro NRW	POLITICAL PARTY	NPD	REP	ON	DKP
1999					2
2004				1	2		1
2009				1	1	1
2014	2	2	1	1

footnote

¹ 2014: additionally: AfD: 3.8%

Elections to the district councils

Until the local elections in 1999 (with the exception of 1984), the names of the city districts were given with Arabic numerals.

District I

The city district I covers u. a. the districts Stadtmitte , Frillendorf and Huttrop .

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	left	EBB	FDP	REP
1979	52.2	37.9	03.5			5.4
1984	52.0	34.6	09.8			3.1
1989	49.7	31.7	010.01			5.2
11994 1	49.3	32.9	12.5			3.1
1999	35.4	47.2	09.4	3.0		2.8	2.2
2004	33.8	37.5	13.0	4.1	4.3	3.9	2.7
2009	35.5	30.4	14.3	7.3	4.0	6.1	1.8
22014 2	33.7	27.6	14.1	8.1	3.8	3.2

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	left	EBB	Pro NRW	FDP	Pirates	REP
1979	19th	10	8th					1
1984	19th	10	7th	2
1989	19th	10	6th	2				1
1994	19th	10	7th	2
1999	19th	7th	9	2	1
2004	19th	6th	7th	2	1	1		1		1
2009	19th	7th	6th	3	1	1		1
2014	19th	6th	5	3	1	1	1	1	1

Footnotes

¹ 1994: additionally: EfE / FG 94: 2.3%
² 2014: additionally: Pro NRW: 3.4%, pirates: 3.1%

District II

District II includes u. a. the districts of Rüttenscheid , Bergerhausen , Rellinghausen and Stadtwald .

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	CDU	SPD	Green	left	FDP	EBB
1979	45.5	41.6	07.0		4.8
1984	43.2	39.8	11.7		4.6
1989	37.9	38.0	13.4		8.3
1994	39.2	38.2	16.4		4.4
1999	53.1	26.8	12.8	2.3	3.7
2004	42.5	27.7	17.5	2.3	4.3	4.2
2009	34.4	28.4	20.3	4.8	7.7	3.2
12014 1	33.7	28.2	17.6	5.6	4.8	4.4

Distribution of seats

year	total	CDU	SPD	Green	left	FDP	EBB
1979	19th	9	8th			2
1984	19th	9	8th	2
1989	19th	8th	8th	2		1
1994	19th	8th	8th	3
1999	19th	10	5	2	1	1
2004	19th	8th	5	3	1	1	1
2009	19th	7th	5	4th	1	1	1
2014	19th	7th	6th	3	1	1	1

footnote

¹ 2014: additionally: pirates: 2.4%, Pro NRW: 2.0%

District III

District III includes u. a. the districts of Altendorf , Frohnhausen , Holsterhausen , Haarzopf and Margarethenhöhe .

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	left	EBB	FDP
1979	56.6	36.5				5.3
1984	54.3	32.6	10.1			2.5
1989	51.9	28.9	11.9			4.6
1994	50.6	30.5	13.2			2.5
1999	35.9	45.5	10.8	2.9		2.7
12004 1	35.0	35.1	13.8	4.1	5.5	3.4
2009	38.3	27.6	13.3	7.9	4.3	5.7
22014 2	35.5	26.4	13.8	8.3	4.9	2.7

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	left	EBB	Pro NRW	Pirates	FDP
1979	19th	11	7th						1
1984	19th	11	6th	2
1989	19th	11	6th	2
1994	19th	11	6th	2
1999	19th	7th	9	2	1
2004	19th	7th	7th	2	1	1			1
2009	19th	7th	5	3	2	1			1
2014	19th	6th	5	3	2	1	1	1

Footnotes

¹ 2004: additionally: REP: 2.2%
² 2014: additionally: Pro NRW: 3.3%, pirates: 2.9%

District IV

District IV includes u. a. the districts of Borbeck , Bergeborbeck , Dellwig and Frintrop .

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	left	Pro NRW	EBB	FDP	REP
1979	56.8	37.8					3.9
1984	61.0	34.9					2.0
1989	55.1	30.9	7.7				3.4
1994	54.4	31.8	8.9				1.8	1.6
1999	39.7	48.5	6.7				2.2	2.8
2004	37.7	38.3	8.7	2.9		5.7	3.2	2.8
2009	45.1	28.7	7.7	5.2		4.7	5.8	1.3
12014 1	39.9	30.8	8.0	5.9	5.4	5.1	2.6	1.3

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	left	Pro NRW	EBB	FDP	REP
1979	19th	11	8th
1984	19th	12	7th
1989	19th	12	6th	1
1994	19th	11	7th	1
1999	19th	8th	9	1					1
2004	19th	7th	7th	2	1		1	1
2009	19th	9	6th	1	1		1	1
2014	19th	8th	6th	2	1	1	1

footnote

¹ 2014: additionally: pirates: 2.4%

District V

The city district V includes u. a. the districts of Altenessen , Karnap and Vogelheim .

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	EBB	left	Green	Pro NRW	BLN	FDP	REP	DKP
1979	71.0	24.7						2.9		1.4
1984	70.5	22.7						1.3		5.5
1989	64.7	20.4			7.3			2.3		4.3
11994 1	66.7	22.2					6.1	1.7
1999	47.9	36.8					8.6	2.1	4.6
2004	39.9	25.9	12.3		06.04		05.99	2.6	5.4
2009	45.9	20.5	08.8	6.8	6.6		3.3	4.2	2.2
12014 1	42.0	20.2	10.8	7.1	5.9	5.1	2.1	1.5	1.3

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	EBB	left	Green	Pro NRW	FDP	BLN	REP	DKP
1979	19th	14th	5
1984	19th	14th	4th								1
1989	19th	14th	4th			1
1994	19th	14th	4th						1
1999	19th	9	7th						2	1
2004	19th	8th	5	2		1		1	1	1
2009	19th	9	4th	2	1	1		1	1
2014	19th	9	4th	2	2	1	1

Footnotes

¹ 1994: additionally: EfE / FG 94: 3.3%
² 2014: additionally: pirates: 2.2%

District VI

District VI includes u. a. the districts of Katernberg , Schonnebeck and Stoppenberg .

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	left	Green	EBB	FDP	BLN	REP	DKP
1979	66.7	29.0				2.8			1.4
1984	69.4	27.4				1.4			1.8
1989	62.5	24.6		8.4		2.6			2.0
11994 1	63.6	26.1				1.9	3.0	2.3
1999	48.8	40.5				1.9	4.6	4.2
22004 2nd	43.9	31.6		6.1	6.2	2.9	2.8	3.5
2009	47.7	25.6	6.8	6.5	4.5	4.2	2.2	2.9
32014 3	42.4	25.4	6.6	6.5	5.7	1.7	1.3	1.2

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	left	Green	EBB	Pro NRW	Pirates	FDP	REP	BLN
1979	19th	13	6th
1984	19th	14th	5
1989	19th	13	5		1
1994	19th	14th	5
1999	19th	9	8th							1	1
2004	19th	8th	6th		1	1			1	1	1
2009	19th	9	5	1	1	1			1	1
2014	19th	9	5	1	1	1	1	1

Footnotes

¹ 1994: additionally: EfE / FG 94: 2.8%
² 2004: additionally: NPD: 2.7%
³ 2014: additionally: Pro NRW: 4.7%, pirates: 2.5%

District VII

District VII includes u. a. the districts of Steele and Kray .

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	left	EBB	FDP
1979	58.2	36.0				4.4
1984	56.8	31.7	8.8			2.0
1989	55.6	29.2	8.2			3.9
1994	53.7	31.7	9.4			1.9
11999 1	40.6	46.2	7.2			2.2
2004	38.6	38.2	9.1	3.1	3.7	3.0
2009	41.6	30.1	8.7	6.4	4.0	5.7
22014 2	40.2	28.5	8.2	6.3	3.2	2.9

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	left	AfD	EBB	FDP	Pro NRW	REP
1979	19th	12	7th
1984	19th	12	6th	1
1989	19th	12	6th	1
1994	19th	11	6th	2
1999	19th	8th	9	1						1
2004	19th	7th	7th	2	1		1	1
2009	19th	8th	6th	2	1		1	1
2014	19th	7th	5	2	1	1	1	1	1

footnote

¹ 1999: additionally: REP: 2.5%
² 2014: additionally: AfD: 4.8%, Pro NRW: 2.8%, pirates: 2.5%

District VIII

District VIII includes u. a. the districts of Heisingen , Byfang , Kupferdreh , Überruhr and Burgaltendorf .

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	CDU	SPD	Green	EBB	FDP	left
1979	46.6	46.9			5.6
1984	43.0	42.8	10.9		3.0
1989	40.0	41.8	10.4		6.0
1994	42.1	41.7	11.7		3.1
1999	56.7	30.2	08.4		3.2
2004	46.9	30.2	10.8	4.2	4.4
2009	40.7	30.9	12.3	4.0	6.9	3.9
12014 1	43.5	31.4	11.9	6.6	3.8

Distribution of seats

year	total	CDU	SPD	Green	EBB	FDP	Pirates	left
1979	19th	9	9			1
1984	19th	9	8th	2
1989	19th	8th	8th	2	1
1994	19th	9	8th	2
1999	19th	11	6th	1		1
2004	19th	10	5	2	1	1
2009	19th	8th	6th	2	1	1		1
2014	19th	8th	6th	2	1	1	1

footnote

¹ 2014: additionally: pirates: 2.9%

District IX

District IX includes u. a. the districts of Werden , Kettwig and Bredeney .

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	CDU	SPD	Green	FDP	EBB	left
1979	52.9	35.6	04.0	6.9
1984	51.1	33.1	10.3	5.1
1989	46.2	30.9	12.2	9.2
1994	049.99	30.5	13.2	4.7
1999	63.8	21.7	09.9	3.8
2004	52.3	23.6	12.7	5.5	3.2
2009	43.5	24.9	13.2	9.5	4.9	3.2
12014 1	45.3	24.6	12.9	6.5	4.7	3.9

Distribution of seats

year	total	CDU	SPD	Green	FDP	EBB	left
1979	19th	11	7th		1
1984	19th	10	6th	2	1
1989	19th	10	6th	2	1
1994	19th	11	6th	2
1999	19th	12	4th	2	1
2004	19th	10	5	2	1	1
2009	19th	8th	5	2	2	1	1
2014	19th	9	5	2	1	1	1

footnote

¹ 2014: additionally: pirates: 2.1%

Overall results

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	EBB	left	Pro NRW	FDP	pirate	AfD	REP	BLN	DKP
1979	171	95	70					6th
1984	171	95	63	11				1					1
1989	171	94	59	14th				4th
1994	171	93	63	14th								1
1999	171	63	84	11		3		3			4th	3
2004	171	59	66	17th	9	5		10			3	2
2009	171	65	55	19th	10	10		10			1	1
2014	171	62	54	19th	10	10	6th	5	4th	1

Percentage of seats

The information is given in percent. Only those parties and groups of voters are listed that have received at least 1.95 percent of the seats in at least one election.

year	SPD	CDU	Green	EBB	left	Pro NRW	FDP	Pirates	REP
1979	55.6	40.9					3.5
1984	55.6	36.8	06.4
1989	55.0	34.5	08.2				2.3
1994	54.4	36.8	08.2
1999	36.8	49.1	06.4		1.8		1.8		2.3
2004	34.5	38.6	09.9	5.8	2.9		5.3		1.8
2009	38.0	32.2	11.1	5.8	5.8		5.8
2014	36.3	31.6	11.1	5.8	5.8	3.5	2.9	2.3

literature

• Law and regulation gazette for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . 1st year, no. 5 . Ministry of the Interior and Local Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia , Makrolog, March 5, 1947, ISSN  0177-5359 , The results of the elections on September 15, 1946 and October 13, 1946 in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia ( PDF file; 1.36 MB [accessed February 21, 2015]).
• Law and regulation gazette for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . 2nd year, no. 36 . Ministry of the Interior and Local Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Makrolog, November 19, 1948, ISSN  0177-5359 , results of the elections on October 17, 1948 ( PDF file; 612 kB [accessed on February 21, 2015]).

LDS NRW: Local elections (issue series)

• 1975: Issue 4: Results by municipalities, Düsseldorf, undated
• 1979: Issue 4: Results by municipalities, corrected edition, Düsseldorf, undated
• 1984: Issue 4: Results by municipalities, Düsseldorf, undated
• 1989: Issue 4: Results by municipalities, Düsseldorf, undated
• 1994: Issue 4: Results by municipalities, Düsseldorf, undated
• 1999:
  • Issue 3: Final Results , Düsseldorf, October 1999, PDF file, approx. 6.8 MB
  • Issue 4: Results by municipalities , Düsseldorf, December 1999, PDF file, approx. 5.8 MB
• 2004:
  • Issue 3: Final Results , Düsseldorf, January 2005, PDF file, approx. 5.9 MB
  • Issue 4: Results by municipalities , Düsseldorf, February 2005, PDF file, approx. 7 MB
• 2009:
  • Issue 3: Final Results , Düsseldorf, November 2009, PDF file, approx. 1.9 MB
  • Issue 4: Results by municipalities , Düsseldorf, February 2010, PDF file, approx. 3.5 MB
• 2014:
  • Issue 3: Final Results , Düsseldorf, October 2014, PDF file
  • Issue 4: Results by municipality , Düsseldorf, December 2014, PDF file