Results of the local elections in Hanover

City council election 2016

Turnout: 51.5%

 %

40

30th

20th

10

0

31.3

24.5

16.3

8.6

7.0

5.1

2.8

2.1

2.3

SPD

CDU

Green

AfD

left

FDP

HAN

Pirates

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 2011

 % p

 10

   8th

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

-5.8

-0.7

-5.1

+8.6

+2.7

+2.4

-0.5

-1.4

-0.2

SPD

CDU

Green

AfD

left

FDP

HAN

Pirates

Otherwise.

The results of the local elections in Hanover are listed 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 council elections from 1996.

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, results from one percent 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
  • 1952 together with the FSU as BHE / FSU
• CDU: Christian Democratic Union of Germany
• DP: German party
• DRP: German Reich Party
• FDP: Free Democratic Party
• FSU: Free Social Union
  • 1952 together with the BHE as BHE / FSU
• Greens: Greens
  • until 1991: GABL
  • from 1996: B'90 / Greens
• KPD: Communist Party of Germany
• Left: The left
  • 1996: PDS / LiLi
  • 2001: PDS / AL
  • 2006: LBü
  • 2011: Left
• NLP: Lower Saxony State Party → DP
• NPD: National Democratic Party of Germany
• PDS: Party of Democratic Socialism → Left
• Pirates: Pirate Party Germany
• REP: The Republicans
• SPD: Social Democratic Party of Germany

Groups of voters

• ASH: Active for a social Hanover
• BSG: Alliance for Social Justice
• GABL: Green Alternative Citizens List → Greens
• HAN: The Hanoverians
• LBü: The Left Alliance → Left
• PDS / AL: Party of Democratic Socialism / Alternative List → Left
• PDS / LiLi: Party of Democratic Socialism / Left List → Left
• WfH: We for Hanover

abbreviation

• Others: others
• Wbt .: turnout

City council elections 1946 to 1961

Only the results of the larger parties are listed.

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	Wbt.	SPD	CDU	FDP	Others
11946 1	80.1	51.1	16.1	12.6	20.2
21948 2nd	56.6	51.6	19.3	10.9	18.2
31952 3	71.3	48.5	14.5	10.6	26.4
4th1956 4	75.8	53.7	18.8	10.0	17.5
51961 5	73.7	52.9	29.2	8.4	9.5

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	FDP	Others
1946	48	35	3	4th	6th
1948	53	30th	10	5	8th
1952	55	31	8th	5	11
1956	55	30th	11	5	9
1961	55	30th	17th	5	3

footnote

¹ 1946: Others .: NLP, KPD
² 1948: Others .: DP, KPD
³ 1952: Others .: DP, BHE / FSU
⁴ 1956: Others .: DP, BHE, DRP
⁵ 1961: Others .: BHE

City council elections from 1964

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	Wbt.	SPD	CDU	Green	AfD	left	FDP	HAN	Pirates	WfH	REP
1964	68.0	58.8	31.3				7.3
1968	70.0	54.5	31.1				7.7
1972	79.0	58.7	34.3				5.5
1974	83.6	50.3	40.6				8.1
1976	90.9	51.6	39.9				7.7
1981	71.9	43.2	42.5	6.3			6.4
1986	65.6	47.1	38.7	8.2			4.8
1991	62.3	41.6	34.5	9.6			6.1			3.6	3.4
1996	57.0	36.9	34.9	14.3		1.9	4.3			3.6	2.7
2001	48.1	42.9	33.2	11.5		2.6	5.9			2.1	1.1
2006	42.8	41.1	30.8	13.6		4.6	6.6			1.6
2011	44.6	37.0	25.2	21.4		4.3	2.7	3.3	3.5	1.7
2016	51.5	31.3	24.5	16.3	8.6	7.0	5.1	2.8	2.1

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	AfD	left	FDP	HAN	Pirates	POLITICAL PARTY	WfH	BSG	REP	NPD	Otherwise.
1964	55	33	18th				4th
1968	55	31	18th				4th							2
1972	65	39	23				3
1974	65	33	27			´	5
1976	65	34	26th				5
1981	65	28	28	4th			4th								1
1986	65	31	26th	5			3
1991	65	27	23	6th			4th				2		2		1
1996	64	25th	24	9		1	2				2		1
2001	64	29	22nd	7th		1	4th				1
2006	64	26th	20th	9		3	4th				1	1
2011	64	24	16	14th		3	2	2	2		1
2016	64	20th	16	10	6th	5	3	2	1	1

Borough elections

The 1996 results do not include the smaller parties and voter groups that stopped running in 2001. The information given in italics for the allocation of seats is estimated.

See also : List of districts and districts of Hanover

District 01 Mitte

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP	left	Pirates
11996 1	30.3	33.5	23.6	6.1	1.4
2001	36.5	32.1	19.5	6.9	3.6
2006	35.1	28.9	20.7	8.7	04.98
2011	30.6	22.4	31.7	4.5	4.2	5.1
2016	28.3	25.3	23.8	9.1	8.6	4.2

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP	left	Pirates
1996	19th	6th	7th	5	1
2001	19th	7th	7th	4th	1
2006	19th	7th	5	4th	2	1
2011	19th	6th	4th	6th	1	1	1
2016	19th	5	5	4th	2	2	1

footnote

¹ 1996: additionally: WfH: 2.5%

City district 02 Vahrenwald-List

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	Green	CDU	AfD	left	FDP	Pirates
11996 1	40.5	18.8	29.1			3.4
2001	46.4	16.2	27.7		2.5	5.2
2006	43.6	18.2	24.4		5.6	6.2
2011	39.0	28.3	20.8		4.1	2.7	5.1
2016	34.5	21.0	19.6	7.9	6.4	4.9	2.4

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	Green	CDU	AfD	left	FDP	Pirates
1996	21st	10	4th	7th
2001	21st	11	3	6th			1
2006	21st	10	3	6th		1	1
2011	21st	8th	6th	4th		1	1	1
2016	21st	7th	5	4th	2	1	1	1

footnote

¹ 1996: additionally: WfH: 3.0%

District 03 Bothfeld-Vahrenheide

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	AfD	Green	FDP	left	WfH
1996	35.7	41.2		9.6	5.8		3.3
2001	39.0	39.7		8.0	6.4		6.8
2006	39.3	39.0		10.0	8.2		3.4
2011	38.9	35.1		17.7	4.3	4.1
2016	32.2	29.5	12.4	11.8	6.4	4.8

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	AfD	Green	FDP	left	WfH	Otherwise.
1996	21st	8th	9		2	1			1
2001	21st	9	9		1	1		1
2006	21st	8th	8th		2	2		1
2011	21st	8th	7th		4th	1	1
2016	21st	7th	6th	3	3	1	1

District 04 Buchholz-Kleefeld

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP	left	WfH
1996	35.2	39.8	12.0	5.4		5.3
2001	40.8	38.5	8.5	7.5		2.9
2006	40.4	35.2	9.6	7.7	4.0	1.3
2011	38.9	35.1	17.7	4.3	4.1
12016 1	35.9	30.5	11.9	07.41	07.37

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP	left	POLITICAL PARTY	Pirates	WfH
1996	21st	8th	9	2	1				1
2001	21st	9	9	2	1
2006	21st	9	7th	2	2	1
2011	21st	8th	7th	4th	1	1
2016	21st	8th	6th	2	2	1	1	1

footnote

¹ 2016: additionally: PARTY: 4.1%, pirates: 2.9%

District 05 Misburg-Anderten

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP	left	Pirates	WfH
1996	41.3	37.1	9.2	3.8			8.6
2001	43.2	36.2	7.2	3.1			5.2
2006	44.7	35.1	8.7	6.7			4.8
2011	40.1	31.6	14.8	2.0	3.2	3.4	4.9
2016	36.4	35.0	11.2	6.6	6.2	4.6

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP	left	Pirates	WfH
1996	19th	8th	8th	2				1
2001	19th	9	8th	1				1
2006	19th	8th	7th	2	1			1
2011	19th	8th	6th	3			1	1
2016	19th	7th	7th	2	1	1	1

District 06 Kirchrode-Bemerode-Wülferode

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	CDU	SPD	Green	FDP	left	WfH
1996	53.8	22.1	10.8	7.6		3.2
2001	50.0	30.6	7.9	9.1		1.2
2006	47.2	30.9	9.6	9.0		2.8
2011	39.8	29.1	17.2	4.8	2.5	6.6
2016	37.8	29.4	13.9	12.1	5.9

Distribution of seats

year	total	CDU	SPD	Green	FDP	left	WfH
1996	17th	10	4th	2	1
2001	19th	11	6th	1	1
2006	19th	9	6th	2	2
2011	19th	8th	6th	3	1		1
2016	19th	7th	6th	3	2	1

District 07 Südstadt-Bult

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	AfD	left	FDP	Pirates
11996 1	30.9	37.9	20.4			4.7
2001	38.8	34.0	17.0			6.7
2006	38.0	31.2	18.1		3.5	6.9
2011	36.3	25.7	27.2		3.0	3.3	3.6
2016	34.2	24.6	20.7	6.3	5.8	5.7	2.7

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	AfD	left	FDP	Pirates
1996	21st	7th	9	4th			1
2001	21st	9	7th	4th			1
2006	21st	8th	7th	4th		1	1
2011	21st	7th	5	6th		1	1	1
2016	21st	7th	5	4th	2	1	1	1

footnote

¹ 1996: additionally: WfH: 3.2%

District 08 Döhren-Wülfel

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	AfD	FDP	left	Pirates	WfH
1996	34.4	37.5	13.3		5.9			5.1
2001	40.3	37.7	11.3		6.1			4.6
2006	38.2	34.7	12.8		6.4	3.3		3.1
2011	36.9	28.4	21.8		2.3	3.6	3.3	3.8
12016 1	32.8	27.9	16.0	8.9	5.3	05.04	1.8

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP	left	POLITICAL PARTY	Pirates	WfH
1996	19th	7th	8th	2	1				1
2001	19th	8th	8th	2	1
2006	19th	7th	7th	2	1	1			1
2011	19th	7th	5	4th		1		1	1
2016	19th	6th	5	3	2	1	1	1

footnote

¹ 2016: additionally: PARTY: 2.1%

City district 09 Ricklingen

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	AfD	Green	left	FDP	WfH
1996	41.4	36.5		10.1		3.2	4.5
2001	48.3	37.1		7.1		3.5	2.2
2006	46.3	33.9		8.3	3.9	4.4	2.1
2011	45.1	30.0		17.0	5.4	2.6
2016	33.5	27.8	13.8	10.7	5.3	3.5

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	AfD	Green	left	FDP	Pirates	WfH
1996	21st	10	8th		2				1
2001	21st	11	9		1
2006	21st	10	7th		2	1	1		1
2011	21st	9	6th		4th	1	1
2016	21st	7th	7th	3	1	1	1	1

District 10 Linden-Limmer

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	Green	SPD	left	CDU	POLITICAL PARTY	Pirates	FDP	BSG
11996 1	25.7	41.0	7.1	20.5			2.4
2001	25.8	42.5	9.1	17.6			2.5
2006	29.8	38.0	12.3	13.5			3.0	3.3
2011	37.6	29.6	11.6	10.2		6.4	1.1	2.7
2016	32.2	24.5	17.9	9.8	5.6	4.9	2.2

Distribution of seats

year	total	Green	SPD	left	CDU	POLITICAL PARTY	Pirates	FDP	BSG
1996	21st	6th	9	1	5
2001	21st	6th	9	2	4th
2006	21st	6th	8th	2	3			1	1
2011	21st	8th	6th	3	2		1		1
2016	21st	7th	5	4th	2	1	1	1

footnote

¹ 1996: additionally: WfH: 2.8%

District 11 Ahlem-Badenstedt-Davenstedt

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	AfD	Green	left	FDP	Pirates	WfH
1996	44.7	34.7		8.2		3.1		5.0
2001	50.4	35.1		7.6		4.3		2.7
2006	48.3	32.0		9.2	3.6	05.05
2011	43.1	26.1		16.5	4.3	2.2	2.9	2.7
2016	34.4	25.8	012.12	012.05	6.4	4.1	2.0

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	AfD	Green	left	FDP	Pirates	WfH
1996	19th	9	7th		2				1
2001	19th	11	7th		1
2006	19th	9	6th		2	1	1
2011	19th	8th	5		3	1		1	1
2016	19th	7th	5	2	2	1	1	1

City district 12 Herrenhausen-Stöcken

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	left	Pirates	FDP	ASH	BSG	WfH
1996	45.8	32.6	9.7			2.3			3.5
2001	53.8	32.4	7.0			3.7			3.2
2006	50.6	29.3	9.2			4.7		3.5	2.7
2011	46.5	24.5	15.1	5.0		2.5	3.0	2.4
2016	37.9	24.7	12.3	9.2	5.6	5.5	3.7

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	left	Pirates	FDP	ASH	BSG
1996	19th	10	7th	2
2001	19th	11	7th	1
2006	19th	10	5	2			1		1
2011	19th	9	5	3	1			1
2016	19th	7th	5	2	2	1	1	1

District 13 North

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	Green	CDU	left	POLITICAL PARTY	Pirates	FDP	WfH
1996	36.6	20.3	31.5	3.1			3.2	2.2
2001	40.7	17.9	31.1	4.3			3.9	2.0
2006	38.9	20.3	25.2	8.6			5.2
2011	36.5	27.9	20.3	6.9		6.5	1.9
2016	31.5	21.1	20.4	11.4	7.1	04.25	04.19

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	Green	CDU	left	POLITICAL PARTY	Pirates	FDP
1996	19th	8th	4th	7th
2001	19th	9	4th	6th
2006	19th	7th	4th	5	2			1
2011	19th	7th	5	4th	1		1	1
2016	19th	6th	4th	4th	2	1	1	1

Web links

• Election report city council 2011
• Election report of the city district councils 2011
• The results of the city district councils at a glance , Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung of September 12, 2011, accessed on November 29, 2011
• District councilors 2016
• Results of local elections since 1946

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Council election 2016. September 12, 2016, accessed on September 23, 2016 .