Düsseldorf Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Government== ===Boroughs=== {{Main|Boroughs of Düsseldorf}} [[File:Düsseldorf Subdivisions.svg|300px|thumb|left]] Since 1975, Düsseldorf is divided into ten administrative boroughs. Each borough (''[[Stadtbezirk]]'') has its own elected borough council (Bezirksvertretung) and its own borough mayor (Bezirksvorsteher). The borough councils are advisory only. Each borough is further subdivided into quarters (''[[Stadtteil]]e''). There are 50 quarters in Düsseldorf.<ref>[https://www.duesseldorf.de/bv.html Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010011305/https://www.duesseldorf.de/bv.html |date=10 October 2018 }}, Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 3 November 2022. {{in lang|de}}</ref> {| class="toccolours" style="margin:2 auto; background:none;" | style="padding-right:1em;" | ; [[Borough 1 (Düsseldorf)|Borough 1]] (Stadtbezirk 1) : [[Düsseldorf-Altstadt|Altstadt]], [[Düsseldorf-Carlstadt|Carlstadt]], [[Düsseldorf-Derendorf|Derendorf]], [[Düsseldorf-Golzheim|Golzheim]], [[Düsseldorf-Pempelfort|Pempelfort]], [[Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte|Stadtmitte]] ; [[Borough 2 (Düsseldorf)|Borough 2]] (Stadtbezirk 2) : [[Düsseldorf-Düsseltal|Düsseltal]], [[Düsseldorf-Flingern|Flingern-Nord]], [[Düsseldorf-Flingern|Flingern-Süd]] ; [[Borough 3 (Düsseldorf)|Borough 3]] (Stadtbezirk 3) : [[Düsseldorf-Bilk|Bilk]], [[Düsseldorf-Flehe|Flehe]], [[Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt|Friedrichstadt]], [[Düsseldorf-Hafen|Hafen]], [[Düsseldorf-Hamm|Hamm]], [[Düsseldorf-Oberbilk|Oberbilk]], [[Düsseldorf-Unterbilk|Unterbilk]], [[Düsseldorf-Volmerswerth|Volmerswerth]] ; [[Borough 4 (Düsseldorf)|Borough 4]] (Stadtbezirk 4) : [[Düsseldorf-Heerdt|Heerdt]], [[Düsseldorf-Lörick|Lörick]], [[Düsseldorf-Niederkassel|Niederkassel]], [[Düsseldorf-Oberkassel|Oberkassel]] ; [[Borough 5 (Düsseldorf)|Borough 5]] (Stadtbezirk 5) : [[Düsseldorf-Angermund|Angermund]], [[Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth|Kaiserswerth]], [[Düsseldorf-Kalkum|Kalkum]], [[Düsseldorf-Lohausen|Lohausen]], [[Düsseldorf-Stockum|Stockum]], [[Düsseldorf-Wittlaer|Wittlaer]] | ; [[Borough 6 (Düsseldorf)|Borough 6]] (Stadtbezirk 6) : [[Düsseldorf-Lichtenbroich|Lichtenbroich]], [[Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich|Mörsenbroich]], [[Düsseldorf-Rath|Rath]], [[Düsseldorf-Unterrath|Unterrath]] ; [[Borough 7 (Düsseldorf)|Borough 7]] (Stadtbezirk 7) : [[Düsseldorf-Gerresheim|Gerresheim]], [[Düsseldorf-Grafenberg|Grafenberg]], [[Düsseldorf-Hubbelrath|Hubbelrath]], [[Düsseldorf-Knittkuhl|Knittkuhl]], [[Düsseldorf-Ludenberg|Ludenberg]] ; [[Borough 8 (Düsseldorf)|Borough 8]] (Stadtbezirk 8) : [[Düsseldorf-Eller|Eller]], [[Düsseldorf-Lierenfeld|Lierenfeld]], [[Düsseldorf-Unterbach|Unterbach]], [[Düsseldorf-Vennhausen|Vennhausen]] ; [[Borough 9 (Düsseldorf)|Borough 9]] (Stadtbezirk 9) : [[Düsseldorf-Benrath|Benrath]], [[Düsseldorf-Hassels|Hassels]], [[Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist|Himmelgeist]], [[Düsseldorf-Holthausen|Holthausen]], [[Düsseldorf-Itter|Itter]], [[Düsseldorf-Reisholz|Reisholz]], [[Düsseldorf-Urdenbach|Urdenbach]], [[Düsseldorf-Wersten|Wersten]] ; [[Borough 10 (Düsseldorf)|Borough 10]] (Stadtbezirk 10) : [[Düsseldorf-Garath|Garath]], [[Düsseldorf-Hellerhof|Hellerhof]] |} ===Mayor=== {{see also|List of mayors of Düsseldorf}} [[File:2020 Düsseldorf mayoral election (2nd round).svg|thumb|350px|Results of the second round of the 2020 mayoral election]] The current Mayor of Düsseldorf is Stephan Keller of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU), who was elected in 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows: {{election table}} ! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate ! rowspan=2| Party ! colspan=2| First round ! colspan=2| Second round |- ! Votes ! % ! Votes ! % |- | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| | align=left| Stephan Keller | align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] | 83,425 | 34.1 | 118,308 | 56.0 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | align=left| Thomas Geisel | align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] | 64,203 | 26.3 | 92,999 | 44.0 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| | align=left| Stefan Engstfeld | align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] | 42,463 | 17.4 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| | align=left| Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann | align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] | 30,584 | 12.5 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| | align=left| Florian Josef Hoffmann | align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] | 6,564 | 2.7 |- | bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| | align=left| Udo Adam Bonn | align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] | 5,257 | 2.2 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| | align=left| Dominique Mirus | align=left| [[Die PARTEI]] | 3,039 | 1.2 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Volt Europa}}| | align=left| Mark Schenk | align=left| [[Volt Europa#Germany|Volt Germany]] | 2,255 | 0.9 |- | | align=left| Claudia Krüger | align=left| Animal Welfare Here! | 1,939 | 0.8 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Free Voters}}| | align=left| Hans-Joachim Grumbach | align=left| [[Free Voters]] | 1,192 | 0.5 |- | | align=left| Celine Coldewe | align=left| Climate List Düsseldorf | 954 | 0.4 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | align=left| Michael Baumeister | align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]] | 947 | 0.4 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}| | align=left| Marc Olejak | align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany]] | 792 | 0.3 |- | | align=left| Markus Brakonier | align=left| German Sport Party | 383 | 0.2 |- | bgcolor={{party color|The Republicans (Germany)}}| | align=left| Andre Maniera | align=left| [[The Republicans (Germany)|The Republicans]] | 325 | 0.1 |- ! colspan=3| Valid votes ! 244,322 ! 98.8 ! 211,307 ! 99.3 |- ! colspan=3| Invalid votes ! 3,008 ! 1.2 ! 1,571 ! 0.7 |- ! colspan=3| Total ! 247,330 ! 100.0 ! 212,878 ! 100.0 |- ! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout ! 470,511 ! 52.6 ! 470,312 ! 45.3 |- | colspan=7| Source: [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/b111000kw2000.shtml State Returning Officer] |} ===City council=== [[File:2020 Düsseldorf City Council election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2020 city council election]] The Düsseldorf city council (''Düsseldorfer Stadtrat'') governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: {{election table}} ! colspan=2| Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- |- | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| | align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU) | 81,833 | 33.4 | {{decrease}} 3.3 | 30 | {{decrease}} 1 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| | align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne) | 58,881 | 24.0 | {{increase}} 10.3 | 22 | {{increase}} 11 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) | 43,949 | 17.9 | {{decrease}} 11.4 | 16 | {{decrease}} 8 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| | align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP) | 22,453 | 9.2 | {{increase}} 2.2 | 8 | {{increase}} 2 |- | bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| | align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke) | 9,951 | 4.1 | {{decrease}} 1.1 | 4 | ±0 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| | align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD) | 8,776 | 3.6 | {{increase}} 0.6 | 3 | {{increase}} 1 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Volt Europa}}| | align=left| [[Volt Europa#Germany|Volt Germany]] (Volt) | 4,512 | 1.8 | New | 2 | New |- | bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| | align=left| [[Die PARTEI]] (PARTEI) | 4,371 | 1.8 | New | 2 | New |- | | align=left| [[Animal Welfare Here! (Tierschutz hier!)]] | 3,437 | 1.4 | New | 1 | New |- | bgcolor={{party color|Free Voters}}| | align=left| [[Free Voters]] (FW) | 2,212 | 0.9 | {{decrease}} 0.3 | 1 | ±0 |- | | align=left| Climate List Düsseldorf (Klimaliste) | 2,124 | 0.9 | New | 1 | New |- | colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey| |- | bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}| | align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany]] (Piraten) | 1,464 | 0.6 | {{decrease}} 1.1 | 0 | {{decrease}} 1 |- | | align=left| German Sport Party (DSP) | 642 | 0.3 | New | 0 | New |- | bgcolor={{party color|The Republicans (Germany)}}| | align=left| [[The Republicans (Germany)|The Republicans]] (REP) | 586 | 0.2 | {{decrease}} 0.4 | 0 | {{decrease}} 1 |- | | align=left| RESISTANCE 2020 We for Düsseldorf | 76 | 0.0 | New | 0 | New |- ! colspan=2| Valid votes ! 245,271 ! 99.2 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=2| Invalid votes ! 2,085 ! 0.8 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=2| Total ! 247,356 ! 100.0 ! ! 90 ! {{increase}} 8 |- ! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout ! 470,511 ! 52.6 ! {{increase}} 3.4 ! ! |- | colspan=7| Source: [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/a111000kw2000.shtml State Returning Officer] |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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