Editing Stuttgart (section)

== Government and politics ==
[[File:Stuttgart Rathaus01.JPG|thumb|upright|Stuttgart Town Hall (Rathaus)]]
When Stuttgart was run as a (or within) the [[Duchy of Württemberg]], it was governed by a type of protectorate called a [[Vogt]] appointed by the [[Duke]]. After 1811 this role was fulfilled by a City Director or 'Stadtdirektor'. After 1819 the community elected its own community mayor or 'Schultheiß'. Since 1930 the title of Oberbürgermeister (the nearest equivalent of which would be an executive form of [[lord mayor]] in English) has applied to Stuttgart and all other Württemberg towns of more than 20,000 inhabitants.

At the end of the Second World War, French administrators appointed the independent politician [[Arnulf Klett]] as [[Burgomaster]], a role he fulfilled without interruption until his death in 1974. Since this time Stuttgart has mainly been governed by the [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|CDU]]. One former mayor was [[Manfred Rommel]] (son of perhaps the most famous German [[Field Marshal|field marshal]] of World War II, [[Erwin Rommel]]).

As the capital of [[Baden-Württemberg]], Stuttgart is an important political centre in Germany and the seat of the State Parliament, or [[Landtag]] as well as all Baden-Württemberg state departments.

In June 2009, for the first time the [[Green party|Greens]] gained the most seats in a German city with more than 500,000 inhabitants, effectively changing the balance of power in the city council. For the first time since 1972 the [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|CDU]] no longer held the most seats, toppling its absolute majority shared with the Independent Party and the [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]]. According to the German newspaper {{Lang|de|[[Die Welt]]}}, the main reason for the Greens' victory was disgruntlement with the controversial [[Stuttgart 21]] rail project.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.welt.de/politik/article3881313/Stuttgart-21-zieht-CDU-und-SPD-nach-unten.html |title="Stuttgart 21" zieht CDU und SPD nach unten |trans-title=Stuttgart 21 pulls down CDU and SPD |work=[[Die Welt]] |date=7 June 2009 |access-date=14 October 2018 |language=de |archive-date=30 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130223530/https://www.welt.de/politik/article3881313/Stuttgart-21-zieht-CDU-und-SPD-nach-unten.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Mayor===
[[File:2020 Stuttgart mayoral election (2nd round).svg|thumb|350px|Results of the second round of the 2020 mayoral election.]]
The current mayor of Stuttgart is [[Frank Nopper]] of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU) since 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 8 November 2020, with a runoff held on 29 November, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate
! rowspan=2| Party
! colspan=2| First round
! colspan=2| Second round
|-
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| '''Frank Nopper'''
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| 69,338
| 31.8
| '''83,812'''
| '''42.3'''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| Veronika Kienzle
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]]
| 37,620
| 17.2
| align=center colspan=2| ''Withdrew''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Marian Schreier
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]] ([[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]])
| 32,678
| 15.0
| 73,209
| 36.9
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Hannes Rockenbauch
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]] ([[The Left (Germany)|Left]]/SÖS/[[Pirate Party Germany|Pirate]]/[[Democracy in Motion|DiB]])
| 30,465
| 14.0
| 35,349
| 17.8
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Martin Körner
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 21,281
| 9.8
| align=center colspan=2| ''Withdrew''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Sebastian Reutter
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 9,494
| 4.4
| align=center colspan=2| ''Withdrew''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Michael Ballweg
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 5,687
| 2.6
| 2,439
| 1.2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| Malte Kaufmann
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]]
| 4,712
| 2.2
| align=center colspan=2| ''Withdrew''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Ralph Schertlen
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 2,113
| 1.0
| 1,183
| 0.6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| John Heer
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 1,774
| 0.8
| align=center colspan=2| ''Withdrew''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Nili Widerker
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 1,322
| 0.6
| 770
| 0.4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Marco Völker
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 734
| 0.3
| 392
| 0.2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Friedhild Anni Miller
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 722
| 0.3
| 616
| 0.3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Werner Ressdorf
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 143
| 0.1
| 114
| 0.1
|-
| colspan=3 align=left| ''Other''
| 40
| 0.0
| 266
| 0.1
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 218,123
! 99.8
! 198,150
! 99.6
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 540
! 0.2
! 751
! 0.4
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 218,663
! 100.0
! 198,901
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 446,375
! 49.0
! 445,577
! 44.5
|-
| colspan=7| Source: City of Stuttgart ([https://statistik.stuttgart.de/wahlen/html/oberbuergermeisterwahl/2020/hauptwahl/obhw2020_stadtbezirke.html 1st round], [https://statistik.stuttgart.de/wahlen/html/oberbuergermeisterwahl/2020/neuwahl/obnw2020_stadtbezirke.html 2nd round])
|}

===City council===
The Stuttgart city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 9 June 2024, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 3,171,829
| 23.4
| {{increase}} 4.0
| 14
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 3,108,129
| 22.9
| {{decrease}} 3.4
| 14
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 1,510,248
| 11.1
| {{decrease}} 0.5
| 7
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 1,123,835
| 8.3
| {{increase}} 2.2
| 5
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 1,001,837
| 7.4
| {{decrease}} 0.5
| 4
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Voters}}| 
| align=left| Free Voters Baden-Württemberg (FW)
| 839,576
| 6.2
| {{decrease}} 0.9
| 4
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 608,218
| 4.5
| {{decrease}} 0.8
| 3
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| 
| align=left| Stuttgart Ecological Social (SÖS)
| 562,541
| 4.1
| {{decrease}} 0.3
| 2
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Volt Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Volt Germany]] (Volt)
| 386,158
| 2.8
| New
| 2
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| City People (Stadtisten)
| 263,983
| 1.9
| {{decrease}} 0.6
| 1
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| 
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]] (PARTEI)
| 214,257
| 1.6
| {{increase}} 0.1
| 1
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Klimaliste}}| 
| align=left| [[Klimaliste|Climate List Baden-Württemberg]] (Klima)
| 180,150
| 1.3
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Human Environment Animal Protection Party}}| 
| align=left| [[Human Environment Animal Protection Party|Animal Protection Party]] (Tierschutz)
| 160,855
| 1.2
| {{increase}} 0.2
| 1
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| 
| align=left| Stuttgarter List
| 116,110
| 0.9
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Diversity (Vielfalt)
| 112,314
| 0.8
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Ecological Democratic Party}}| 
| align=left| [[Ecological Democratic Party]] (ÖDP)
| 93,061
| 0.7
| {{steady}} 0.0
| 0
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| 
| align=left| Feminist List (FeLi)
| 60,131
| 0.4
| {{increase}} 0.2
| 0
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| 
| align=left| Children First
| 59,375
| 0.4
| New
| 0
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Valid ballots
! 244,771
! 100.0
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid ballots
! 5,620
! 2.2
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 250,391
! 100.0
! 
! 60
! ±0
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 433,626
! 57.7
! {{increase}} 0.2
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://statistik.stuttgart.de/wahlen/html/gemeinderatswahl/2024/grw-2024/grw_ergebnis-stadtbezirke.html City of Stuttgart]
|}

===City districts===
The city of Stuttgart is administratively divided into 23 [[Stadtbezirk|city district]]s<ref>{{cite web |title=Discover the city |url=https://www.stuttgart.de/en/item/show/571987 |website=stuttgart.de/en |publisher=City of Stuttgart |access-date=14 October 2018 |archive-date=10 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010111030/http://www.stuttgart.de/en/item/show/571987 |url-status=dead}}</ref> – five "inner" districts and 18 "outer" districts. Each district has a council headed by a district director. From there, the districts are broken down into [[Quarter (urban subdivision)|quarters]]. Since the changes in city statutes on 1 July 2007 and 1 January 2009, the total number of quarters rose to 152.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/germansocialdemo0000scho |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/germansocialdemo0000scho/page/132 132] |quote=stuttgart city districts. |title=German Social Democracy, 1905–1917: The Development of the Great Schism |first=Carl E. |last=Schorske |year=1955 |isbn=9780674351257 |access-date=14 October 2018 |publisher=Harvard University Press}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
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{|
|- style="background:#c9c9c3"
!style="border-top:1px solid gray;"|The 23 city districts and their quarters
|- style="background:#ffe16d;"
!style="border-top:1px solid gray;"|Inner Districts
|- style="background:#fff;"
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Stuttgart-Center]] (10), [[Stuttgart-North]] (11), Stuttgart-East (8), Stuttgart-South (7), Stuttgart-West (9)
|- style="background:#f9f9a9"
!style="border-top:1px solid gray;"|Outer Districts
|- style="background:#fff;"
|style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; text-align:center;"|[[Bad Cannstatt]] (18), [[Birkach]] (3), [[Botnang]] (4), [[Degerloch]] (5), [[Stuttgart-Feuerbach|Feuerbach]] (8), Hedelfingen (4), Möhringen (9), Mühlhausen (5), Münster (1), Obertürkheim (2), [[Plieningen]] (5), Sillenbuch (3), Stammheim (2), [[Untertürkheim]] (8), [[Stuttgart-Vaihingen|Vaihingen]] (12), Wangen (1), [[Stuttgart-Weilimdorf|Weilimdorf]] (6), [[Zuffenhausen]] (11)
|}
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