Local election in Nuremberg 2008
Small coat of arms of the city of Nuremberg
Large coat of arms of the city of Nuremberg
The local elections in Nuremberg in 2008 took place on March 2, 2008 , as in all of Bavaria . In addition to the Lord Mayor of Nuremberg, the City Council of Nuremberg was also elected.
Starting position
In the local elections in Nuremberg in 2002 , the turnout for 352,964 voters was 56.8%. For Mayor was in the second round of voting in a runoff election against former Mayor Ludwig Scholz with 56.0% Ulrich Maly selected. The strongest faction in the Nuremberg City Council was the CSU with 43.6% of the votes (32 seats), ahead of the SPD (39.5%, 29 seats) and the Greens (5.8%, 4 seats). Since there is no 5 percent hurdle in local elections , the following parties are also represented: BIA (2.3%, 1 seat), FDP (2.1%, 1 seat), Die Guten (2.0%, 1 Seat), Free Voters (1.4%, 1 seat) and The Republicans (1.4%, 1 seat).
Election of the Lord Mayor
In the major district cities of Bavaria , the title of the first mayor, directly elected by the citizens , is “ Lord Mayor ”. The city council in Nuremberg elects the second and third mayor from among its ranks. The incumbent Lord Mayor Ulrich Maly from the SPD was re-elected for the second time in the first ballot with an absolute majority.
The official final result of the first ballot for the election of the Lord Mayor on March 2, 2008 was as follows:
| Political party | candidate | image | Votes (absolute) | Votes (in percent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | Ulrich Maly |
|
117,770 | 64.3% |
| CSU | Klemens Gsell | 50,145 | 27.4% | |
| Citizens' initiative to stop foreigners | Ralf Ollert | 3,558 | 1.9% | |
| Left list Nuremberg | Harald Weinberg |
|
3,300 | 1.8% |
| GREEN | Christine Seer | 2,766 | 1.5% | |
| FDP | Christiane Alberternst | 1,950 | 1.1% | |
| The good ones | Nikolaus Struck | 1,340 | 0.7% | |
| REP | Walter Beisig | 1,237 | 0.7% | |
| ÖDP | Thomas Schrollinger | 973 | 0.5% |
Election of the city council
As usual in local government , the Nuremberg city councils are volunteers. The professional city councils (referred to in Nuremberg as heads of the respective departments as speakers ) are directly elected by the city council for 6 years. You are a member of the city council and have the right to speak but not to vote. As a rule, the elections for the speakers in Nuremberg take place shortly before the next local elections.
The Nuremberg City Council consists of 70 members. Since there is no 5 percent hurdle , it is possible to get a seat with approx. 1.1% of the votes cast. In contrast to the federal and state level, election polls are rarely carried out at the municipal level. Therefore it was not possible to reflect the current mood in Nuremberg.
Each voter has as many votes as the city council has seats. In the local elections in Bavaria, voters can cumulate and variegate . Each eligible voter has 70 votes, which corresponds to the number of city council members to be elected. It is possible to give a candidate up to three votes. Candidates from different party lists can also be elected, but the total number of 70 votes must not be exceeded. It is also possible to tick an entire party list, with each candidate on the list receiving one vote. Candidates can also be removed from the checked list.
Election result
Official final result after counting all 428 voting areas:
| Political party | Votes (absolute) |
Votes (in percent) |
Change compared to 2002 (in percentage points) |
Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 5,119,222 | 43.2% | + 3.7% | 32 |
| CSU | 3,785,959 | 32.0% | −11.6% | 23 |
| GREEN | 899.694 | 7.6% | +1.8% | 5 |
| Left list Nuremberg | 568,815 | 4.8% | + 3.6% | 3 |
| Citizens' initiative to stop foreigners | 393.134 | 3.3% | +1.0% | 2 |
| FDP | 375.697 | 3.2% | +1.1% | 2 |
| The good ones | 277,350 | 2.3% | + 0.3% | 1 |
| Free voters | 166,445 | 1.4% | ± 0.0% | 1 |
| ÖDP | 133.714 | 1.1% | not started | 1 |
| REP | 118.391 | 1.0% | −0.4% | - |
- Allocation of seats in the Nuremberg City Council since 1946 at the beginning of each legislative period
Postal vote
For all elections, the citizens of Nuremberg can apply for the postal voting documents online before they receive the voting notification.
See also
- Local elections in Bavaria in 2008
- Results of the local elections in Nuremberg
- Local electoral law (Bavaria)
- Administrative division of Bavaria
- List of mayors of the city of Nuremberg
Web links
- City of Nuremberg: Results of the 2008 local elections - 2008 election results
- City of Nuremberg: Elections in Nuremberg - election results and announcements
- City of Nuremberg: Local election in Nuremberg - information and results
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Official final result of the city council election of March 2, 2002 City of Nuremberg.
- ^ Official final result of the city council election of March 10, 1996 City of Nuremberg.
- ↑ Result of the mayoral election 2008. Accessed on July 6, 2019 .
- ↑ No later election: Small parties flash off in the city council. April 11, 2019, accessed June 13, 2019 .
- ^ Result of city council election 2008. March 2, 2008, accessed on July 6, 2019 .
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