Elections for the Lord Mayor of Bayreuth

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The Lord Mayor of Bayreuth was directly elected every six years until 2012, and since then the term of office has been eight years.

Mayor election 1958

Hans Walter Wild (SPD) was elected to succeed Hans Rollwagen (SPD) . The opposing candidate was Fritz Meyer from the alliance BP , FDP and non-partisan Free Voters Group (ÜFW).

Mayor election 1964

Hans Walter Wild (SPD) was confirmed in office with 97% of the votes. There were no opposing candidates.

Mayor election 1970

Hans Walter Wild (SPD) was confirmed in office with 98% of the votes. There were no opposing candidates.

Mayor election 1976

Hans Walter Wild (SPD) was confirmed in office with 58% of the votes. The opposing candidate was Ortwin Lowack (CSU)

Mayor election 1982

Hans Walter Wild (SPD) was confirmed in office with 55% of the votes. The opposing candidate was Heinrich Dumproff (CSU)

Mayor election in 1988

Dieter Mronz (SPD) was elected to succeed Hans Walter Wild (SPD) . Opposing candidates were Ortwin Lowack (CSU) and Werner Kolb (Greens).

Mayor election 1994

Dieter Mronz (SPD) was confirmed in office with 68% of the votes. Opposing candidates were Gabriele Tröger-Weiß (CSU) and Sigrid Engelbrecht (Greens).

Mayor election 2000

Dieter Mronz (SPD) was confirmed in office with 63% of the votes.

Serial No. Applicant Nominee be right Share of votes in%
1 Thomas Ebersberger CSU 8,074 28.27
2 Dieter Mronz SPD 18,014 63.06
3 Ulrike Gote Alliance 90 / The Greens and Independents 2,477 8.67
total 28,565 100.0
Voter turnout in% 50.77

Mayor election 2006

Michael Hohl (CSU) was elected as the successor to Lord Mayor Dieter Mronz (SPD), who is no longer running . For the first time the CSU captured the Bayreuth town hall.

First ballot (March 12, 2006)
Serial No. Applicant Nominee be right Share of votes in%
1 Michael Hohl CSU 10,948 38.26
2 Ulrich Pfeifer SPD 9,467 33.08
3 Ulrike Gote Alliance 90 / The Greens and Independents 1,412 4.93
4th Brigitte Merk-Erbe Bayreuth community 6,791 23.73
total 28,618 100.0
Voter turnout in% 49.59
Runoff election (March 26, 2006)

Since none of the candidates had achieved the required absolute majority of valid votes in the first ballot, a run-off election took place two weeks later between the two candidates with the most votes.

Serial No. Applicant Nominee be right Share of votes in%
1 Michael Hohl CSU 16,379 57.33
2 Ulrich Pfeifer SPD 12,190 42.67
total 28,569 100.0
Voter turnout in% 49.80

Mayor election 2012

Brigitte Merk-Erbe (Bayreuth Community) prevailed in the runoff election against incumbent Michael Hohl (CSU).

First ballot (March 11, 2012)
Serial No. Applicant Nominee be right Share of votes in%
1 Michael Hohl CSU 11,928 43.60
2 Christa Müller-Feuerstein SPD 2,823 10.32
4th Stefan Schlags Alliance 90 / The Greens and Independents 2.133 7.80
6th Brigitte Merk-Erbe Bayreuth community 10,473 38.28
total 27,357 100.0
Voter turnout in% 47.57
Runoff election (March 25, 2012)

Since none of the candidates had achieved the required absolute majority of valid votes in the first ballot, a run-off election took place two weeks later between the two candidates with the most votes.

Serial No. Applicant Nominee be right Share of votes in%
1 Michael Hohl CSU 13.092 47.23
6th Brigitte Merk-Erbe Bayreuth community 14,629 52.77
total 27,721 100.0
Voter turnout in% 48.36

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Elections in Bayreuth at bayreuth.de, accessed on January 6, 2019