Gelsenkirchen: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Gelsenkirchen with 24.7% of the second votes, SPD took 24.1%.
- Lord MayorAndrea Henze (SPD), since 2025 · Wikidata
- Turnout74.5% · Gelsenkirchen, Stadt (Wkr. 122) 74.5% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters122,676 of 164,673 eligible voters
- Stands out against North Rhine-WestphaliaAfD +7.9 · CDU −7.4 · Grüne −5.9
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency122 Gelsenkirchen
Second votes in Gelsenkirchen
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- AfD24.7%+7.9
- SPD24.1%+4.1
- CDU22.7%-7.4
- Linke9.4%+1.1
- Grüne6.5%-5.9
- BSW5.1%+1.0
- FDP3.0%-1.4
- Freie Wähler0.5%±0
- Volt0.4%-0.3
- Others3.6%+0.9
Change compared with the result in North Rhine-Westphalia.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | 30,032 | 24.7% | 24.7% | 16.8% (+7.9) | 20.8% (+3.9) |
| SPD | 29,342 | 24.1% | 24.1% | 20.0% (+4.1) | 16.4% (+7.7) |
| CDU | 27,665 | 22.7% | 22.7% | 30.1% (-7.4) | 22.6% (+0.1) |
| Linke | 11,485 | 9.4% | 9.4% | 8.3% (+1.1) | 8.8% (+0.6) |
| Grüne | 7,944 | 6.5% | 6.5% | 12.4% (-5.9) | 11.6% (-5.1) |
| BSW | 6,174 | 5.1% | 5.1% | 4.1% (+1.0) | 5.0% (+0.1) |
| FDP | 3,682 | 3.0% | 3.0% | 4.4% (-1.4) | 4.3% (-1.3) |
| Freie Wähler | 626 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% (±0) | – |
| Volt | 444 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% (-0.3) | – |
| Others | 4,382 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2.7% (+0.9) | 10.6% (-7.0) |
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2025 federal election, results by polling district (file), final result, retrieved 7 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Municipal results are the sum of a municipality's polling districts including the postal-vote districts assigned to it. State and federal results: Federal Returning Officer, kerg2.csv, official final result. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Gelsenkirchen: location in the Gelsenkirchen district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Gelsenkirchen highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.