Gelsenkirchen, Stadt: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Gelsenkirchen with 24.7% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 24.1%. Below, the results of all 1 municipalities.
- Lord MayorAndrea Henze (SPD), since 2025 · Wikidata
- Turnout74.5% · North Rhine-Westphalia 82.2% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters122,676 of 164,673 eligible voters
- Compared with North Rhine-WestphaliaAfD +7.9 · SPD +4.1 · CDU −7.4 · Linke +1.1
- AfD range across municipalities24.7% to 24.7%
Second votes in Gelsenkirchen
Deviation from the state result in points.
- 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.
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2025 federal election, results by independent city and district (file), final result, retrieved 7 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Strongest party by municipality in Gelsenkirchen
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Gelsenkirchen
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: AfD 24.7 to 24.7%, SPD 24.1 to 24.1%, CDU 22.7 to 22.7%, Linke 9.4 to 9.4%, Grüne 6.5 to 6.5%, BSW 5.1 to 5.1%, FDP 3 to 3%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | AfD | SPD | CDU | Linke | Grüne | BSW | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelsenkirchen | 122,676 | 74.5% | 24.7 | 24.1 | 22.7 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 3.0 |
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. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.