Leverkusen: Local elections 2020: second round election in the mayoral election



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11.20 pm

Now it’s official: the CDU is the strongest force in Leverkusen (14 seats), followed by the SPD (13 seats) and the Greens. The Citizens List, Opladen Plus and the FDP each receive three seats. The AfD is also represented on the city council for the first time with three seats. Klimaliste and Aufbruch Leverkusen each won one seat, the left two.

10:52 pm

The account is coming to an end. The Leverkusen stake is just under 48 percent.


He was very close to CDU member Rüdiger Scholz: with just a 0.4 percent vote lead, he was able to win a direct mandate for the Rheindorf-Mitte city council.

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Obviously he had expected much more: Frank Schönberger.

21.50 hours

Leverkusen politicians are also successful in other cities: former Leverkusen treasurer Frank Stein has just secured the post of mayor of Bergisch Gladbach by an absolute majority. He ran as a joint candidate of the SPD, Greens and FDP.

Also in Bad Laasphe, the former Leverkusen department head Dirk Terlinden was elected mayor by absolute majority. He ran as a joint candidate for the CDU, FDP and the Greens.

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Opladen Plus also receives a direct mandate: Oliver Faber wins the Opladen-Nord district.

8:31 pm

CDU’s Frank Schmitz wins the Alkenrath / Schlebusch-West constituency with a 0.5 percent lead over the SPD.

According to city council forecasts, the Greens have grown enormously: if it stays that way, they can double the result of the last elections. By tallies, they are currently 18 percent. The CDU is just under 27, the SPD just under 26 percent.

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In Leverkusen, pavilions were also set up as polling stations at various locations.

8:31 pm

The second direct candidate has been elected: Heike Bunde of the SPD in Rheindorf-Süd. Her party has become the strongest force ahead of the list of citizens.

8:07 pm

A trend is emerging among district representatives: in District I the SPD is in the lead, in District II the SPD and the CDU are more or less on par, in District III the CDU is currently in the lead.

8:02 pm

The first direct mandate is for the SPD: Eva Ariane Koepke was able to defend the northwest of Wiesdorf. The “red heart” of the city remains in the hands of the Social Democrats.

19.50 hours

Supervisor of elections Marc Adomat believes that the runoff between Uwe Richrath and Frank Schönberger is ready, as Richrath can hardly achieve the necessary 50 percent majority.

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19.42 pm

A head-to-head race between the CDU and the SPD is emerging in the city council elections.

7:07 pm

A first forecast is emerging: based on interim results from the city, Uwe Richrath has won nearly twice as many votes as his opponent (currently 45 to 21 percent of the votes counted). That would mean a second round. In the council election, the CDU could once again become a stronger force, followed by the SPD, the Greens and the AfD.

19 o’clock

The first district to be counted this time was Küppersteg. Almost 43 percent of voters here favor Uwe Richrath as mayor. Frank Schönberger wins slightly less than half the votes. But the evening is still long.

6 pm

Leverkusen polling stations have been closed since 6 pm Almost 128,000 citizens were able to elect a new town hall, a new town hall and a mayor today. Then there is the integration tip.

According to the city, turnout was 44.1 percent around 4 p.m. (24.81 percent at the polls and 19.33 percent of the mail-in vote). The votes for the OB elections are currently being counted.

The city invites you to present your choice in the lounge on the forum terrace from 6 pm (registration only at [email protected]). The event is also broadcast live and Leverkusen residents can use the “VoteManager” app to find out the latest results at any time. Election organizer Melanie Offermann estimates that the first results of the individual polling stations will arrive from 6.30 pm The preliminary result of the mayoral election (it will be counted first) is expected around 8.30 pm. This is followed by the count of the council and district representatives, here the preliminary result is expected around 10 pm Of course, you will find all the important information on our website.

September 13, 3 pm

If you have lost your voting notice, you can still cast your vote: you must identify yourself at the polling station with your identity card or passport.

Who no longer knows where to go: The polling station can be determined on the Internet by entering the residential address: https://www.wahlschein.de/IWS/start.do An overview of all voting rooms is also available through the voting application “VoteManager” find. (aga)



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