Elections in Meerbusch 2025: Discovering the Community's Choices
In the recently concluded local and election in Meerbusch, several notable changes and consistent performances were observed.
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) emerged as the largest party in the Meerbusch city council, securing 48.21% of the votes and 24 seats. This represents an increase of 8.12 percentage points compared to the 2020 local election. Incumbent Christian Bommers was re-elected as Mayor of Meerbusch with approximately 67% of the votes.
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) followed closely, with 13.24% of the votes and 7 seats. However, this is a decrease of 1.95% compared to their performance in the previous election.
The Greens and the Free Democrats (FDP) experienced slight fluctuations in their vote share. The Greens, with 16.75% of the votes, will have 8 seats (a decrease of 6.89%). On the other hand, the FDP, with 6.90% of the votes, will have 3 seats (a decrease of 3.34%).
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) saw a significant increase, receiving 6.38% of the votes and securing 3 seats. This is an increase of 4.96% compared to their previous election performance.
The Left and The PARTY also saw minor changes in their vote share. The Left will have 1 seat with 2.22% of the votes (an increase of 0.49%), while The PARTY will have 1 seat with 1.35% of the votes (a decrease of 0.57%).
The Green-alternative Meerbusch and the UWG/Free Voters also secured seats in the city council. The Green-alternative Meerbusch received 1.70% of the votes and will have 1 seat (an increase of 1.70%), while the UWG/Free Voters received 3.25% of the votes and will have 2 seats (a decrease of 2.47%).
In the election for the Integration Council, Andreas Wagner (The PARTY) received 3.00% of the votes, Thomas Gabernig received 20.71% of the votes, Agnès Krah received 13.21% of the votes, and Nicole Niederdellmann-Siemes of the SPD received 12.09% of the votes. Borislav Tomov received 6.24% of the votes, and Sarah Winter of the Greens received 13.19% of the votes.
A runoff election for the position of district administrator will take place on Sunday, September 28, between Katharina Reinhold (CDU) and Hakan Temel (SPD).
A total of 17.31% of eligible voters participated in the Integration Council election, with 44,699 residents of Meerbusch eligible to vote in the local election, resulting in a turnout of 60.29%. Additionally, 12,364 residents with foreign roots were eligible to vote in the Integration Council election.
The results of the Integration Council election can be viewed at the provided link. The number of seats in the Meerbusch city council has not changed for the 2026 local election based on the available search results.
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