City Council

SPD - Social Democratic Party: 32 seats

CDU - Christian Democratic Union: 22 seats

Die Grünen - The Green Party: 10 seats

FDP - Free Democratic Party: 6 seats

DIE LINKE: 6 seats

UWG - Independent Voters' Association: 3 seats

Soziale Liste - Social List: 2 seats

NPD: 1 seat

Since the local election on 30 August 2009;
Coalition between the Social Democratic Party
and the Green Party in the City Council

Lord Mayor Dr. Ottilie Scholz (Social Democratic Party)
Mayor Gabriela Schäfer (Social Democratic Party)
Mayor Erika Irene Stahl (Christian Democratic Union)
Mayor Astrid Platzmann-Scholten (The Green Party)

Members of Landtag (Federal State Parliament)

Dr. Ute Dreckmann (Free Democratic Party)
Thomas Eiskirch (Social Democratic Party)
Carina Gödecke (Social Democratic Party)
Ewald Groth (The Green Party)

Members of Bundestag (Lower House of Parliament)

Gerd Bollmann (Social Democratic Party)
Sevim Dagdelen (Die LINKE)
Ingrid Fischbach (Christian Democratic Union)
Dr. Norbert Lammert (Christian Democratic Union)
Ingrid Remmers (Die LINKE)
Axel Schäfer (Social Democratic Party)
Dr. Frithjof Schmidt (The Green Party)

Member of the European Parliament

Jürgen Klute (Die LINKE)
Bernhard Rapkay (Social Democratic Party)
Dr. Renate Sommer (Christian Democratic Union)