Results of the local elections in Gelsenkirchen

City council election 2014

in percent

 %

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

50.2

21.0

5.9

5.0

4.7

4.0

3.3

2.0

3.9

SPD

CDU

Green

AfD

left

per NRW

WIN

FDP

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 2009

 % p

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

-0.2

-1.5

-0.5

+5.0

-0.8

-0.3

+3.3

-2.5

-2.5

SPD

CDU

Green

AfD

left

per NRW

WIN

FDP

Otherwise.

The results of the local elections in Gelsenkirchen are shown in the following lists . 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
• BHE: Association of Expellees and Disenfranchised
• CDU: Christian Democratic Union of Germany
• DKP: German Communist Party
• DWU: Democratic Voter Union
• DZP: German Center Party
• FDP: Free Democratic Party
• Greens: Greens
  • from 1994: B'90 / Greens
• KPD: Communist Party of Germany
• Left: The left
  • until 2004: PDS
• MLPD: Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany
• NPD: National Democratic Party of Germany
• PBP: Pro-Citizen Party
• PDS: Party of Democratic Socialism → Left
• Pirates: Pirate Party Germany
• Pro NRW: Citizens' movement for North Rhine-Westphalia
• REP: The Republicans
• RSF: Radical Social Freedom Party
• SPD: Social Democratic Party of Germany

Groups of voters

• ON: ON (alternative, independent, progressive) Gelsenkirchen
• BIG: Citizens' Initiative Gelsenkirchen (since 2010 the Alliance for Innovation and Justice party )
• PWGG: Independent voter group Gelsenkirchen
• WIN: voter initiative North Rhine-Westphalia

City council elections

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	AfD	left	Pro NRW	FDP	ON	REP	DZP	KPD
1946	37.9	27.3					5.4			11.5	17.9
11948 1	38.5	22.5					4.9			14.1	13.8
21952 2	44.3	35.6					5.7				08.3
1956	57.3	30.6					5.5			04.6
31961 3	52.3	37.6					6.9
1964	61.3	33.5					4.2
4th1969 4	57.7	36.0					4.0
1975	60.4	33.1					4.8
1979	59.6	34.2					4.5
1984	58.7	28.9	9.4				1.5
1989	53.1	26.0	9.6				2.5		7.4
1994	55.7	29.0	9.9				1.5		3.5
1999	41.6	41.9	6.0		2.7		2.1	2.4	3.1
2004	41.9	35.4	6.8		3.2		3.3	3.0	4.0
52009 5	50.4	22.5	6.4		5.5	4.3	4.5	1.7
6th2014 6	50.2	21.0	5.9	04.98	4.7	4.0	2.0	1.4

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

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	AfD	left	Pro NRW	FDP	REP
1979	67	43	24
1984	67	41	20th	6th
1989	67	38	18th	6th					5
1994	67	40	20th	7th
1999	66	27	28	4th		2		1	2
2004	66	28	23	4th		2		2	3
2009	66	34	15th	4th		4th	3	3
2014	66	34	14th	4th	3	3	3	1

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

year	WIN	Pirates	ON	BIG	PBP	WfGE
1999			2
2004			2		1	1
2009			1	2
2014	2	1	1

Footnotes

¹ 1948: additionally: RSF: 6.1%
² 1952: additionally: BHE: 3.0%
³ 1961: additionally: DWU: 2.5%
⁴ 1969: additionally: DKP: 2.3%
⁵ 2009: additionally: BIG : 3.7%
⁶ 2014: additionally: WIN: 3.3%

Elections to the district councils

Gelsenkirchen-Mitte district

The municipality of Gelsenkirchen-Mitte covers u. a. the districts of Altstadt , Bismarck , Bulmke-Hüllen , Heßler and Schalke .

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	AfD	left	Pro NRW	ON	FDP	REP
1979	59.1	35.0						4.4
1984	58.6	29.1	009.97					1.6
1989	54.2	27.8	12.4					3.0
1994	54.6	28.7	11.1					1.6	3.7
1999	39.9	42.4	06.3		3.2		2.3	3.8	2.1
2004	40.5	34.8	07.2		3.8		3.0	3.3	05.01
12009 1	49.7	21.8	06.1		5.7	3.8	1.4	3.6	1.2
22014 2	49.0	20.1	05.5	05.34	05.33	3.5	1.4	1.3

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	left	AfD	WIN	Pro NRW	BIG	FDP	REP	ON
1979	19th	12	7th
1984	19th	12	5	2
1989	19th	11	6th	2
1994	19th	11	6th	2
1999	19th	8th	8th	1	1							1
2004	19th	8th	7th	1	1					1	1
2009	19th	10	4th	1	1			1	1	1
2014	19th	10	4th	1	1	1	1	1

Footnotes

¹ 2009: additionally: BIG: 5.1%
² 2014: additionally: WIN: 4.8%

District of Gelsenkirchen-Nord

The district of Gelsenkirchen-Nord recorded u. a. the districts of Buer , Hassel and Scholven .

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	left	Pro NRW	FDP	REP
1979	58.0	35.6				4.4
1984	56.9	30.3	10.1			1.7
1989	51.9	27.1	09.3			2.8	8.2
1994	54.7	30.7	09.8			1.5	3.0
1999	41.9	42.7	07.0	02.27		02.30	3.1
2004	42.8	36.2	07.3	2.4		3.7	3.6
12009 1	50.2	23.2	07.4	4.9	4.6	05.03
22014 2	49.9	22.3	06.6	4.5	3.6	3.0

Distribution of seats

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

Footnotes

¹ 2009: additionally: BIG: 3.4%
² 2014: additionally: AfD: 4.8%, WIN: 3.2%

Gelsenkirchen-West district

The district of Gelsenkirchen-West recorded u. a. the districts of Beckhausen and Horst .

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	left	Green	Pro NRW	ON	FDP	REP	DKP
1979	61.6	30.8					5.2		2.4
1984	59.6	25.6		6.0			1.3		7.3
1989	55.9	23.3		7.6			2.0	8.0	3.0
1994	60.9	26.8		7.0			1.2	3.7
1999	48.4	39.3	3.0	3.9		2.9	1.9
12004 1	45.8	31.2	3.0	5.4		4.1	2.7	4.0
22009 2nd	53.6	20.2	5.8	04.96	5.5	2.1	3.7
32014 3	54.9	19.2	4.8	4.3	3.9	1.7	1.3

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	left	Green	AfD	Pro NRW	WIN	FDP	BIG	ON	REP	DKP
1979	17th	11	5						1
1984	17th	11	4th		1								1
1989	17th	11	4th		1							1
1994	17th	11	5		1
1999	17th	8th	7th	1	1
2004	17th	8th	5	1	1						1	1
2009	17th	9	3	1	1		1		1	1
2014	17th	9	3	1	1	1	1	1

Footnotes

¹ 2004: additional: PWGG: 2.0%
² 2009: additional: BIG: 3.2%
³ 2014: additional: AfD: 4.1%, WIN: 3.2%

District of Gelsenkirchen-Ost

The district of Gelsenkirchen-Ost recorded u. a. the districts of Erle and Resse .

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	AfD	Green	left	Pro NRW	FDP	REP
1979	61.8	32.2					4.3
1984	61.1	27.0		9.7			1.4
1989	56.8	24.7		8.5			2.3	7.0
1994	58.0	28.2		9.4			1.5	2.7
1999	43.9	41.7		6.2	2.9		2.5	2.7
12004 1	44.1	34.4		6.0	3.2		3.6	3.8
2009	52.9	22.8		6.2	5.6	4.4	4.3
2014	53.3	22.7	05.43	05.39	4.6	4.0	2.2

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	AfD	Green	left	Pro NRW	FDP	REP
1979	19th	12	7th
1984	19th	12	5		2
1989	17th	11	4th		1				1
1994	17th	11	5		1
1999	17th	8th	7th		1	1
2004	17th	7th	6th		1	1		1	1
2009	17th	9	4th		1	1	1	1
2014	17th	9	4th	1	1	1	1

footnote

¹ 2004: additionally: OPEN: 2.4%

District Gelsenkirchen-Süd

The district of Gelsenkirchen-Süd recorded u. a. the districts of Rotthausen and Ückendorf .

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Pro NRW	Green	left	ON 1	FDP	REP
1979	58.7	35.7					4.2
1984	57.0	31.1		9.3			1.6
1989	50.7	26.6		8.9		2.3	2.6	8.3
1994	54.7	28.9		9.5			1.5	4.2
1999	39.7	41.9	5.9		2.8	03.91	2.0	03.87
2004	39.0	36.2	2.5	7.1	3.0	4.7		05.01
22009 2nd	47.8	24.4	3.9	7.0	5.6	3.4	4.0
32014 3	48.3	22.1	7.4	6.0	5.3	3.6	1.6

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Pro NRW	Green	left	ON	FDP	REP
1979	17th	11	6th
1984	17th	11	5		1
1989	17th	10	5		1				1
1994	17th	11	5		1
1999	17th	7th	7th		1		1		1
2004	17th	7th	6th		1	1	1		1
2009	17th	8th	4th	1	1	1	1	1
2014	17th	9	4th	1	1	1	1

Footnotes

¹ UP: 1989: MLPD, from 1999: UP
² 2009: additional: BIG: 3.0%
³ 2014: additional: WIN: 2.6%

Overall results

Distribution of seats

year	Ges.	SPD	CDU	Green	left	FDP	Pro NRW	AfD	BIG	ON	REP	DKP
1979	91	58	32			1
1984	91	57	25th	8th								1
1989	89	54	24	7th							4th
1994	89	55	27	7th
1999	89	39	37	5	3	1				2	2
2004	89	38	31	5	5	3				2	5
2009	89	46	19th	5	5	5	5		3	1
2014	89	46	19th	5	5	5	5	4th	1	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	left	FDP	Pro NRW	AfD	BIG	ON	REP
1979	63.7	35.2			1.1
1984	62.6	27.5	8.8
1989	60.7	27.0	7.9							4.5
1994	61.8	30.3	7.9
1999	43.8	41.6	5.6	3.4	1.1				2.2	2.2
2004	42.7	34.8	5.6	5.6	3.4				2.2	5.6
2009	51.7	21.3	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6		3.4	1.1
2014	51.7	21.3	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	4.5	1.1	1.1

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

Web links

• Election of the district representatives in Gelsenkirchen in 2009