Local elections 2025 in Cologne: Who will rule the city?

Local elections 2025 in Cologne: Who will rule the city?

The Cologne team are exciting weeks ago, because the next local election is already throwing its shadows ahead. On 14. September 2025 , all citizens entitled to vote are invited to give their vote. The election takes place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and not only brings with it the election of a new mayor, but also the election of the entire city council and the district representatives. Around 813,000 Cologne-based Cologne residents can look forward to this important day, such as "https://www.24rhein.de/koeln/kommunalwahl-2025-in-koeln-diese- and voice-and-voice-giBt-es-937637.html" Class = "Source_1"> 24rhein reports .

The city is divided into the local elections into 45 electoral districts and 503 voting districts . The postal vote corresponds to the urn election voting districts with 70 additional districts, which should guarantee a smooth process. The division is divided into nine districts. It is important for voters to know where they can vote. An overview of the districts and the respective electoral districts shows how diverse and colorful Cologne is.

A look at the districts and electoral districts

Here is an overview of the electoral districts of the individual districts:

• Chorweiler (electoral district 28-30) : Lindweiler, Pesch, Esch/Auweiler, Volkhoven/Weiler, Fühlingen, Seeberg, Heimersdorf, Chorweiler, Merkenich, Blumenberg, Roggendorf/Thenhoven.
• Ehrenfeld (electoral district 18-22) : Ehrenfeld, Neuhrenfeld, Bickendorf, Vogelsang, Bocklemünd/quantity, Ossendorf.
• city center (electoral district 1-6) : Altstadt/Süd, Neustadt/Süd, Altstadt/North, Deutz.
• lime (electoral district 36-39) : Humboldt/Gremberg, Vingst, Höhenberg, Kalk.
• Lindenthal (electoral district 12-17) : Klettenberg, Sülz, Lindenthal, Junkersdorf, Braunsfeld, Müngersdorf, Weiden, Lövenich, Widdersdorf.
• Mülheim (electoral district 40-45) : Mülheim, Buchforst, Buchheim, Holweide, Dellbrück, Stammheim.
• nippes (electoral district 23-27) : Nippes, Riehl, Niehl, Mauenheim, picture sticks.
• porz (electoral district 31-35) : Porz, Zündorf, Langel, Gengel, Wahnheide.
• Rodenkirchen (electoral district 7-11) : Bayenthal, Raderberg, Raderthal, Marienburg.

election history and public interest

A look at the election results of the past few years shows interesting developments. These range from the first elections in 1979 to the last municipal election in , as the Greens with 44.3% the highest consent. The SPD came to 14.4%, while the CDU was 14.3% at . These trends are also reflected in the seat distributions that have increasingly changed over the decades.