Editing Velbert (section)

===City council===
[[File:2020 Velbert City Council election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2020 city council election.]]
The Velbert 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|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 9,471
| 30.4
| {{decrease}} 4.2
| 21
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 6,543
| 21.0
| {{increase}} 10.2
| 15
| {{increase}} 8
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 5,435
| 17.4
| {{decrease}} 9.7
| 12
| {{decrease}} 5
|-
| 
| align=left| Independent Velbert Citizens (UVB)
| 2,343
| 7.5
| {{increase}} 2.2
| 5
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 1,998
| 6.4
| New
| 4
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Velbert Differently (Anders)
| 1,643
| 5.3
| {{decrease}} 1.3
| 4
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 1,392
| 4.5
| {{increase}} 0.4
| 3
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 1,174
| 3.8
| {{decrease}} 1.6
| 3
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany]] (Piraten)
| 1,177
| 3.8
| {{increase}} 1.3
| 3
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Independent
| 18
| 0.1
| New
| 0
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 31,194
! 98.5
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 471
! 1.5
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 31,665
! 100.0
! 
! 70
! {{increase}} 8
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 65,875
! 48.1
! {{increase}} 1.1
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://wahlen.regioit.de/3/km2020/05158032/html5/Ratswahl_NRW_85_Gemeinde_Stadt_Velbert.html City of Velbert]
|}