Editing Remscheid (section)

==Politics==
===Mayor===
The current mayor of Remscheid is Burkhard Mast-Weisz of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD), elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Candidate
! Party
! Votes
! %
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Burkhard Mast-Weisz
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 22,431
| 60.6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Heidemarie Alexa Bell
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| 9,710
| 26.2
|-
| 
| align=left| Peter Keck
| align=left| Pro Remscheid
| 1,908
| 5.2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Fritz Beinersdorf
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]]
| 1,309
| 3.5
|-
| 
| align=left| Roland Kirchner
| align=left| W.i.R. Remscheid
| 877
| 2.4
|-
| 
| align=left| Bettina Stamm
| align=left| Real Remscheid
| 775
| 2.1
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 37,010
! 98.5
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 548
! 1.5
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 37,558
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 85,783
! 43.8
|-
| colspan=5| Source: [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/b120000kw2000.shtml State Returning Officer]
|}

===City council===
[[File:2020 Remscheid City Council election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2020 city council election]]
The Remscheid city council governs the city alongside the mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party
! Votes
! %
! +/−
! Seats
! +/−
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 12,718
| 34.5
| {{decrease}} 0.3
| 20
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 11,036
| 29.9
| {{decrease}} 7.3
| 17
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 5,409
| 14.7
| {{increase}} 6.3
| 9
| {{increase}} 5
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 1,945
| 5.3
| {{increase}} 0.6
| 3
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| Pro Remscheid (PRO)
| 1,870
| 5.1
| {{increase}} 0.7
| 3
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 1,700
| 4.6
| {{decrease}} 1.4
| 3
| ±0
|-
| 
| align=left| W.i.R. Remscheid (WIR)
| 1,092
| 3.0
| {{decrease}} 1.5
| 2
| ±0
|-
| 
| align=left| Real Remscheid (Echt)
| 788
| 2.1
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey| 
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 358
| 1.0
| New
| 0
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 36,916
! 98.4
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 592
! 1.6
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 37,508
! 100.0
! 
! 58
! {{increase}} 6
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 85,783
! 43.7
! {{increase}} 0.7
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/a120000kw2000.shtml State Returning Officer]
|}