Results of the local elections in Remscheid

City council election 2014

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The following lists the results of the local elections in Remscheid . 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
FSU: Free Social Union
- 1952: RSF / FSU
- 1956: FSU
Greens: Greens
- from 1994: B'90 / Greens
KPD: Communist Party of Germany
Left: The left
ÖDP: Ecological Democratic Party
Pro NRW: Citizens' movement for North Rhine-Westphalia
RSF: Radical Social Freedom Party → FSU
SPD: Social Democratic Party of Germany

Groups of voters

UWG: Independent community of voters
WFB: Voting Community of Freethinking Citizens (Freethinkers)
WGL: Lüttringhausen voter community
WiR: Community of voters in Remscheid

City council elections

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	CDU	SPD	Green	left	FDP	We	KPD	FSU	BHE	DZP
¹1946 ¹	26.6	27.9			20.3		21.7			3.3
1948	19.6	24.3			19.7		20.8	7.3		4.4
1952	23.6	28.5			21.3		14.4	7.0	5.2
1956	28.4	47.5			17.0			3.3	3.1
²1961 ²	37.5	38.4			19.1
³1964 ³	34.9	47.8			12.7
1969	41.0	48.1			07.7		3.2
1975	43.2	45.8			09.7
1979	45.1	46.1			07.6
1984	44.0	42.1	09.6		03.6
1989	38.1	43.1	07.3		08.8
^4th1994 ⁴	36.7	46.0	07.2		05.2
1999	0050.003	34.5	05.5		04.6	5.4
2004	41.3	32.9	10.5		07.8	6.7
2009	36.2	31.5	09.6	5.5	10.3	6.6
⁵2014 ⁵	37.2	34.8	08.3	6.0	04.7	4.5

Distribution of seats from 1979

year	total	CDU	SPD	Green	left	FDP	We	Pro NRW
1979	59	27	28			4th
1984	59	27	26th	6th
1989	59	23	27	4th		5
1994	59	23	29	4th		3
1999	54	27	19th	3		2	3
2004	58	24	19th	6th		5	4th
2009	54	19th	17th	5	3	6th	4th
2014	54	20th	19th	4th	3	2	2	2

Footnotes

¹ 1946: additionally: DZP: 3.3%
² 1961: additionally: DWU: 5.0%
³ 1964: additionally: UWG: 4.6%
⁴ 1994: additionally: ÖDP: 2.53%, WFB: 2.45 %
⁵ 2014: additionally: Per NRW: 4.4%

Elections to the district councils in districts 1, 2 and 4 by 1994

During the district reform in 1999, the previous districts 1, 2 and 4 merged to form the new district of Alt-Remscheid.

District 1 downtown

The city district 1 was incorporated into the new city district Alt-Remscheid in 1999.

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP
1979	46.7	44.1		7.8
1984	44.8	41.3	9.3	3.6
1989	48.3	34.5	6.4	8.0
¹1994 ¹	50.4	34.2	6.9	4.5

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP
1979	13	6th	6th		1
1984	13	6th	6th	1
1989	15th	8th	5	1	1
1994	13	7th	5	1

footnote

¹ 1994: additionally: WFB: 2.4%

District 2 North / Hasten

District 2 was incorporated into the new district of Alt-Remscheid in 1999.

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP
1979	43.6	48.0		7.4
1984	36.5	47.8	11.1	4.1
1989	39.1	39.8	08.1	09.96
¹1994 ¹	41.9	40.1	08.6	5.8

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP
1979	13	6th	6th		1
1984	13	5	7th	1
1989	13	5	6th	1	1
1994	15th	7th	6th	1	1

footnote

¹ 1994: additionally: WFB: 2.2%

District 4 West

District 4 was incorporated into the new district of Alt-Remscheid in 1999.

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP
1979	49.2	41.7		7.7
1984	42.8	42.2	10.8	3.7
1989	45.5	35.9	07.6	8.7
¹1994 ¹	46.3	37.2	07.0	5.2

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP
1979	13	6th	6th		1
1984	13	6th	6th	1
1989	13	6th	5	1	1
1994	17th	8th	7th	1	1

footnote

¹ 1994: additionally: WFB: 2.5%

Elections to the other district councils

The Roman numerals are only valid for the 2009 election.

City district I Alt-Remscheid

The district of Alt-Remscheid was formed in 1999 from the former districts 1, 2 and 4. The figures from 1979 to 1994 give the combined result in these three former boroughs.

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP	left	Pro NRW	We
1979	46.6	44.4		07.7
1984	42.2	43.2	10.1	03.8
1989	45.1	36.3	07.2	08.7
¹1994 ¹	47.0	36.6	07.4	05.1
1999	36.7	48.2	05.4	03.9			5.8
2004	34.2	39.9	09.7	08.6			7.6
2009	33.1	35.6	09.7	10.3	5.4		5.9
2014	37.8	35.5	07.0	05.7	5.4	5.1	3.5

Distribution of seats

year	total	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP	left	Pro NRW	We
1979	39	18th	18th		3
1984	39	17th	19th	3
1989	41	19th	16	3	3
1994	41	20th	17th	3	1
1999	19th	7th	9	1	1			1
2004	19th	6th	8th	2	2			1
2009	19th	6th	7th	2	2	1		1
2014	19th	7th	7th	1	1	1	1	1

footnote

¹ 1994: additionally: WFB: 2.4%

District II (3) South

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	CDU	SPD	We	left	Green	FDP
1979	40.5	51.2				06.7
1984	39.5	47.0			9.1	03.4
1989	33.7	47.6			7.0	09.0
¹1994 ¹	35.7	48.2			6.9	004.98
1999	48.2	36.7	5.8		5.4	03.9
2004	42.0	34.9	7.6		7.8	08.7
2009	34.5	33.4	8.5	6.1	7.3	10.2
2014	39.9	38.0	6.2	6.0	5.8	04.2

Distribution of seats

year	total	CDU	SPD	We	left	Green	FDP
1979	13	5	7th				1
1984	13	5	7th			1
1989	13	4th	7th			1	1
1994	17th	5	7th			1
1999	11	5	4th	1		1
2004	11	4th	4th	1		1	1
2009	11	4th	3	1	1	1	1
2014	11	4th	4th	1	1	1

footnote

¹ 1994: additionally: WFB: 2.1%, ÖDP: 2.0%

District III (5) Lennep

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	CDU	SPD	Green	left	We	FDP
1979	50.8	41.5				6.7
1984	50.2	36.1	10.4			3.0
1989	42.4	38.8	007.95			08.02
¹1994 ¹	39.9	40.2	08.3			4.6
1999	53.9	30.0	06.3		5.6	4.2
2004	47.3	28.2	11.0		7.8	5.8
2009	41.2	24.0	10.8	5.1	9.4	9.5
²2014 ²	38.1	27.9	11.1	9.1	6.3	3.7

Distribution of seats

year	total	CDU	SPD	Green	left	We	FDP
1979	13	7th	5				1
1984	13	7th	5	1
1989	13	6th	5	1			1
1994	11	5	5	1
1999	11	6th	3	1		1
2004	11	5	3	1		1	1
2009	11	4th	3	1	1	1	1
2014	11	5	3	1	1	1

Footnotes

¹ 1994: additionally: WFB: 3.6%, ÖDP: 3.3%
² 2014: additionally: Pro NRW: 3.8%

District IV (6) Lüttringhausen

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	CDU	SPD	Green	left	We	FDP
1979	48.7	41.7				08.8
1984	46.5	37.8	10.4			04.9
1989	39.9	37.6	08.8			10.6
¹1994 ¹	037.54	037.55	08.9			10.4
²1999 ^2nd	42.0	29.1	05.9		2.3	03.6
2004	37.5	31.7	17.9		4.8	07.2
2009	36.5	31.7	15.1	4.6	3.7	08.4
2014	41.0	34.9	12.0	4.8	4.3	03.1

Distribution of seats

year	total	CDU	SPD	Green	left	FDP	We	WGL
1979	13	6th	6th			1
1984	13	7th	5	1
1989	13	6th	5	1		1
1994	11	4th	5	1		1
1999	11	5	3	1				2
2004	11	4th	3	2		1	1
2009	11	4th	3	2	1	1
2014	11	5	4th	1	1

Footnotes

¹ 1994: additionally: ÖDP: 3.7%
² 1999: additionally: WGL: 17.0%

Overall results of all elections to the district councils

Distribution of seats

year	total	CDU	SPD	Green	left	We	FDP	Pro NRW	WGL
1979	78	36	36				6th
1984	78	38	34	6th
1989	80	32	36	6th			6th
1994	80	32	39	6th			3
1999	52	25th	17th	4th		3	1		2
2004	52	21st	16	6th		4th	5
2009	52	19th	15th	6th	4th	3	5
2014	52	21st	18th	4th	4th	3	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	CDU	SPD	Green	left	We	FDP	WGL
1979	46.2	46.2				7.7
1984	48.7	43.6	07.7
1989	40.0	45.0	07.5			7.5
1994	40.0	48.8	07.5			3.8
1999	48.1	32.7	07.7		5.8	1.9	3.8
2004	40.4	30.8	11.5		7.7	9.6
2009	36.5	28.8	11.5	7.7	5.8	9.6
2014	40.4	34.6	07.7	7.7	5.8	1.9

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