2025 North Rhine-Westphalia local elections

2025 North Rhine-Westphalia local elections

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All local and district council seats in North Rhine-Westphalia Varies by council seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party CDU SPD Greens Last election 1,213 seats, 34.3% 912 seats, 24.3% 705 seats, 20.0%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party FDP AfD Left Last election 198 seats, 5.6% 185 seats, 5.2% 137 seats, 3.4%
Largest party before election Christian Democratic Union CDU Largest party after election TBD

Local elections in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia will take place on 14 September 2025 to elect district, municipal, and city councils and local boards, as well as mayors in most cities and district administrators in most districts. Runoff elections for mayors and district administrators will be held on 28 September if necessary. ^{[1] [2]}

All EU citizens aged 16 or over on election day are eligible to vote if they had lived in a municipality for at least sixteen days. ^[1]

During the election a number of Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidates died. ^[3]

References

1. "Kommunalwahlen". Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
2. "NRW-Kommunalwahl 2025 ist am 14. September". WDR (in German). 26 September 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.