Local election in Cologne 2009

Local election in Cologne 2009
See also: Local elections NRW 2009
Data
Date: August 30, 2009 Choice: Local election Elective area: Cologne Eligible to vote : 764,878 Turnout : 49.1% Procedure : Sainte-Laguë
Results of the council election
Political party % +/-% Seats +/- SPD: 28.0% −3.0 25th −3 CDU: 27.9% −4.9 25th −4 Greens: 21.7% +5.1 20th +5 FDP: 9.4% +2.0 9 +2 PK : 5.4% +0.7 5 +1 Left: 4.8% +1.8 4th +1 KBB : 1.5% −0.2 1 −1 Friends: 0.8% New 1 New
Results of the mayoral election
candidate Political party Voters % Roters SPD / Greens 202,250 54.67%
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The local elections in Cologne 2009 took place within the framework of the local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia on August 30, 2009 . In the election, every Cologne citizen from 16 years of age who is a citizen of an EU state had three votes: one vote for the mayor, one vote for the Cologne City Council and one vote for the district representation of his city district.

Due to its size, the most populous city in North Rhine-Westphalia has a city council with at least 90 city councilors.

The winners of the election were the Greens and FDP, who gained a share of the vote, council seats and district representatives. The CDU and the SPD have lost. Due to the heavy loss at the CDU, the SPD became the strongest party in the council. Linke and Pro Köln gained their share of the vote, the number of their seats remained unchanged. The Left won two seats in the district councils. The Free Voters missed their election target to have parliamentary groups in the council and were voted out of all district representatives. The NPD lost its only district representation mandate in Kalk.

Jürgen Roters (SPD) achieved an absolute majority in the mayoral election as a joint candidate for the SPD and the Greens.

Parties and groups of voters

The following parties already represented in the council ran for election: CDU, SPD, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen, FDP, Die Linke, Pro Köln and Cologne Citizens' Alliance. In addition, the following parties and groups not previously represented in the council made election proposals (sometimes not for all districts): NPD, Ökologische Linke, ödp, LD, Alternative Citizens' Initiative Cologne, Deine Freunde .

Cologne City Council

In the 14th term of office, the following parties were represented in the Cologne Council: CDU , SPD , Greens , FDP , Pro Cologne , Linke.Köln , Cologne Citizens' Alliance and at the beginning of the term of office a republican who switched to Pro Cologne. One elected woman left the Cologne Citizens' Alliance , but kept her mandate as an independent.

In the council, the SPD and the Greens have formed a coalition.

Council election poll

date	Institute	Client	CDU	SPD	FDP	GREEN	THE LEFT	FW -KBB	Pro Cologne	other
March 29, 2009	Omniquest	ksta	26.1%	35.1%	10.6%	19.6%	3.5%	0.9%	1.9%	2.3%
August 2009	Infratest dimap	ARD	30%	29%	7%	21%	5%	-	3%	5%

Results of the council election

The five percent hurdle still applied to the 1994 council election. Only three parties were represented in the Council. After the elimination of the threshold clause, the number of parties represented in the council and the proportion of voters represented by the council parties increased. In 1999 there were six council parties and in 2004 up to 9 parties or groups of voters were represented in the council. Through transfers and resignations, the number was reduced to seven and a non-attached councilor.

date	choice									per Cologne										GGS
		%		%		%		%		%		%		%		%		%		%
16.10.	1994	33.9	33	42.5	42	16.2	16	3.5	-									0.7	-
12.09.	1999	45.2	43	30.3	29	15.7	15th	4.1	4th			2.1	2					1.2	1
26.09.	2004	32.7	29	31.0	28	16.6	15th	7.4	7th	4.7	4th	3.0	3	1.7	2			0.9	1	0.6	1
08/30	2009	27.9	25th	28.0	25th	21.7	20th	9.4	9	5.4	5	4.8	4th	1.5	1	0.8	1

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  The new XV. Council (2009)

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  The old XIV Council (2008)

Allocation of seats in the Cologne City Council since 1946 at the beginning of each legislative period

Mayor election

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  Fritz Schramma (CDU), Lord Mayor of Cologne 2000–2009

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  Jürgen Roters (SPD), Lord Mayor from 2009

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  Peter Kurth, candidate of the CDU

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  Ralph Sterck, candidate of the FDP

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  Markus Beisicht, candidate from PK

In 1999 the first direct election of the now full-time mayor took place. A total of nine people from Cologne applied for the office, including two independents.

After a runoff election, the CDU candidate Harry Blum was elected Lord Mayor. In 2000, however, Blum's death resulted in a by-election. OB Fritz Schramma , who was already acting on a provisional basis, took over for the CDU . In the short lead-up to the election, only the big parties SPD ( Anke Brunn ), Greens (Barbara Moritz) and FDP (Ralph Sterck) succeeded in putting up opposing candidates.

For the 2009 election, the Greens and the SPD nominated former Cologne District President Jürgen Roters as a joint candidate. The FDP again put on Ralph Sterck, who of the candidates has the longest experience in Cologne local politics. He ran for the third time as candidate for mayor and has been chairman of the FDP parliamentary group in the council since the 1999 election.

In the aftermath of the collapse of the Cologne Historical Archive on March 29, 2009, Fritz Schramma announced that he no longer wanted to run for election. As a result, the Cologne CDU had no OB candidate five months before the election until a candidate was found in Peter Kurth .

With Kurth's nomination, two men, himself and Sterck, ran for the city's highest office who openly professed their homosexuality .

For the citizens of Cologne alliance KBB (CDU) joined Martin Müser as a candidate and for the citizens' movement Pro Köln Markus Beisicht . A total of five candidates stood for election.

Survey on Cologne mayor election

date	Institute	Client	Schramma		Roters		Sterck		other
March 29, 2009	Omniquest	Cologne city indicator	37.6%		50%		5.3%		7.1%
			Kurth		Roters		Sterck		Müser		At sight
August 15, 2009			21%		45%		6%		-
August 2009		KStA , EXPR.	30.3%		58.6%		6.3%		3.2%		1.3%
August 2009	Infratest dimap	ARD	32%		56%		6%		3%		3%
August 2009	Deviation from the last survey		+1.3		−1.3		−0.4		−1.3		+1.8

Results of the Cologne mayor elections since 1999

Election of the Lord Mayor of Cologne
Political party	2000			2009
	candidate	03.09.	17.09.	candidate	08/30
SPD	Well	38.9	47.7	Roters	54.7
CDU	Schramma	47.3	52.3	Kurth	33.3
FDP	Sterck	2.0	-	Sterck	5.6
Pro Cologne	-	-	-	At sight	4.8
FW -KBB	-	-	-	Müser	1.7
GREEN	Moritz	9.1	-	like SPD	-
deviation of the sum from 100 due to rounding; KBB: Cologne Citizens' Alliance

see also: List of Lord Mayors of the City of Cologne

Election night

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  Voting center in Cologne's old town hall during the first trends and projections on the evening of the 2009 local elections

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  The press spokesman for the city of Cologne, Gregor Timmer and a sign language interpreter announce the projections for the local elections in Cologne's old town hall.

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  Election winner Jürgen Roters (SPD) for the election of the mayor in Cologne in the old town hall, with his wife

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  Local elections in Cologne 2009: the defeated CDU candidate Peter Kurth in an interview with center.tv in Cologne's old town hall

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  FDP candidate Ralph Sterck on election evening in Cologne's old town hall

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  Former Mayor Fritz Schramma (CDU) in an interview after the first projections in the old town hall of Cologne

Composition of the nine Cologne district representatives

Election of the district representatives

The city of Cologne consists of 9 city districts, each of which has a 19-person district council and a district mayor who is elected from among their number. Both offices are honorary offices .

The CDU has had four district mayors since the 2004 election, but is the strongest party in five districts. The SPD is the strongest party in three districts and also has four district mayors. Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen became the strongest party in the prestigious downtown Cologne district and also provide the mayor there.

In 2004–2009, the CDU had the most district representatives with 53, followed by the SPD with 51. The Greens landed a little behind in third place with 30. In fourth and fifth place were the FDP with 11 and the Pro Köln citizens' movement with 10 mandate holders. The left was in sixth place at 7. In 7th place was the Cologne Citizens' Alliance KBB , which sent a representative to the district council in each of three city districts. The Cologne Citizens' Alliance formed parliamentary groups with the FDP in some districts. The NPD sends a member to the district representation in the Cologne-Kalk district. There are independent district representatives in three districts .

Election result BVs

In the elections for the nine district councils, the Greens are the big winners, who were able to gain a share of the vote in all BVs and, apart from one, also mandates. The winners also include the FDP and the Left, which have gained everywhere. With the exception of one BV, pro Cologne gained a share of the vote everywhere. Losing are the CDU, which lost everywhere, and the SPD, which was only able to increase its share of the vote in two BVs. The Freie Wahler - Cologne citizens' alliance lost all three mandates and are no longer represented in any BV. The NPD also lost its mandate in Kalk.

District representation city-wide: seats
period	District Mayor	CDU	SPD	Green	FDP	PK	left	FW-KBB	NPD	BV
2009-2014		50	48	40	14th	10	9	0	0	171
2004-2009		53	51	30th	11	10	7th	3	1	171

1. District (inner city)

In the city center, the Greens won strongly and expanded their position as the strongest party. The SPD and CDU lost a lot. The FDP won its second mandate, which it missed in 2004 by only a few votes. Against the city trend, Pro Köln lost the vote, but were able to defend their mandate. KBB, which formed a BV parliamentary group with the FDP from 2004 to 2009, lost its mandate.

District Representation 1 - Inner City : Voter share and seats
period	District Mayor		Green		SPD		CDU		FDP		left		PK		FW-KBB		BV
2009-2014	Andreas Hupke	Green	37.7	7th	21.7	4th	19.9	4th	9.4	2	6.0	1	2.8	1	1.4	0	19th
2004-2009	Andreas Hupke	Green	30.8	6th	27.6	5	23.0	4th	7.0	1	3.8	1	3.0	1	2.4	1	19th
1999-2004			28.3		26.8		33.0		3.8		3.7						19th

2nd district (Rodenkirchen)

In Rodenkirchen, the SPD lost and lost a mandate. The Greens gained a share of the vote and a mandate and are now the second strongest party after the CDU. The Free Voters lost their mandate and the Left moved into the BV for the first time. The FDP could not convert this into a third mandate, despite the increase in the share of the vote. PK lost its share of the vote against the city trend, but was able to retain its mandate.

District Representation 2 - Rodenkirchen : Voting share and seats
period	District Mayor		CDU		Green		SPD		FDP		PK		left		FW-KBB		BV
2009-2014	Mike Homann	SPD	31.0	6th	23.3	5	22.5	4th	12.6	2	3.8	1	3.8	1	2.6	0	19th
2004-2009	M. Ross-Belkner	CDU	34.6	7th	17.3	3	28.1	5	10.0	2	4.4	1	2.1	0	2.3	1	19th

3rd district (Lindenthal)

As in Rodenkirchen, the Greens passed the SPD in Lindenthal and are now the second largest party in BV after the CDU. The left won a mandate for the first time.

District Representation 3 - Lindenthal : Voting share and seats
period	District Mayor		CDU		Green		SPD		FDP		left		PK		BV
2009-2014	Helga Blömer-Frerker	CDU	32.1	6th	24.4	5	22.9	4th	12.8	2	3.1	1	2.6	1	19th
2004-2009	Helga Blömer-Frerker	CDU	36.0	7th	20.2	4th	25.2	5	10.2	2	1.9	0	3.0	1	19th

4th district (Ehrenfeld)

In Ehrenfeld, the Greens were unable to replace the SPD as the strongest party, despite gains and losses from the SPD. The CDU lost heavily and is now in third place. Despite gains in the voter shares, the FDP, PK and Left stagnate with one mandate each.

District Representation 4 - Ehrenfeld : Voting share and seats
period	District Mayor		SPD		Green		CDU		FDP		PK		left		BV
2009-2014	Josef Wirges	SPD	30.0	6th	28.4	6th	19.8	4th	6.7	1	6.5	1	5.9	1	19th
2004-2009	Josef Wirges	SPD	31.7	6th	22.8	5	25.7	5	5.9	1	5.4	1	3.9	1	19th

5th district (Nippes)

In Nippes, the Greens gained a massive share of the vote. You won a fifth mandate. The free voters lost theirs.

District Representation 5 - Nippes : Voter share and seats
period	District Mayor		SPD		Green		CDU		FDP		PK		left		FW-KBB		BV
2009-2014	Bernd Schößler	SPD	30.6	6th	25.5	5	21.9	5	7.0	1	6.0	1	5.3	1	2.2	0	19th
2004-2009	Bernd Schößler	SPD	31.3	6th	19.8	4th	27.4	5	6.2	1	5.5	1	3.7	1	3.5	1	19th

6th district (Chorweiler)

In Chorweiler, the CDU lost a mandate. Greens and PK each won one. Chorweiler is the only BV with two representatives from PK. All other parties gained slightly, but were unable to convert their results into mandates.

District Representation 6 - Chorweiler : Voting share and seats
period	District Mayor		CDU		SPD		Gre		PK		FDP		left		independent		BV
2009-2014	Cornelie Wittsack-Junge	Green	33.4	6th	31.2	6th	12.9	3	8.3	2	7.5	1	4.2	1			19th
2004-2009	J. Kircher	SPD	38.8	7th	29.8	6th	10.3	2	7.4	1	7.3	1	2.2	1		1	19th

7th district (Porz)

In Porz, the CDU and SPD lost their share of the vote and the CDU lost a mandate. Although the PK gained a share of the vote, it also lost a mandate. The Greens and the FDP are also winners in Porz.

District Representation Porz : Voting share and seats
period	District Mayor		CDU		SPD		Green		FDP		PK		left		BV
2009-2014	Willi Stadoll	SPD	34.4	6th	30.5	6th	13.3	3	8.2	2	7.3	1	4.2	1	19th
2004-2009	Horst Krämer	CDU	38.1	7th	31.4	6th	10.4	2	7.0	1	7.1	2	2.4	1	19th

8th district (Kalk)

Contrary to the city trend, the SPD in Kalk did not lose its share of the vote and was able to win an additional mandate. It also replaced the CDU as the strongest party. This lost one mandate and now has seven. The Greens won a mandate. The FDP, PK and Left could only gain a share of the vote without winning a mandate. The NPD lost its only BV mandate in Cologne and is now no longer politically represented anywhere.

District Representation 8 - Kalk : Voting share and seats
period	District Mayor		SPD		CDU		Green		FDP		PK		left		NPD		BV
2009-2014	Markus Thiele	SPD	33.0	7th	28.9	6th	14.6	3	7.6	1	7.3	1	5.8	1	0.6	0	19th
2004-2009	WJ Dohm	CDU	32.9	6th	33.4	7th	12.2	2	6.4	1	6.0	1	3.4	1	2.0	1	19th

9th district (Mülheim)

In Mülheim, the CDU lost a mandate that went to the FDP.

District representation Mülheim : share of voters and seats
period	District Mayor		SPD		CDU		Green		FDP		PK		left		BV
2009-2014	Norbert Fuchs	SPD	33.0	7th	26.4	5	17.3	3	8.0	2	6.8	1	6.1	1	19th
2004-2009	Norbert Fuchs	SPD	33.6	7th	31.6	6th	14.2	3	7.1	1	5.4	1	3.4	1	19th

Web links

• Results of the municipal elections in Cologne 2009 , website of the city of Cologne

Individual evidence

1. ^ Results of the 2009 local elections in Cologne. , Website of the city of Cologne, accessed on February 27, 2016
2. ^ ^{A b} Matthias Pesch: Cologne election survey: Absolute majority for red-green. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . March 29, 2009, archived from the original on July 13, 2009 ; accessed on February 27, 2016 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Infratest dimap : KommunalTREND Cologne August 2009 ( Memento of the original from November 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ^ Voting group list "Together against social robbery"
5. ↑ The candidates. In: www.stadt-koeln.de . City of Cologne, archived from the original on August 2, 2009 ; Retrieved July 26, 2009 .  
6. ↑ Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger : Speculation about mayor applicant Sterck , August 2, 2009, accessed November 27, 2017
7. ↑ koeln.de: Cologne election survey: Roters clear front , August 17, 2009, accessed August 17, 2009