Editing Neuss (section)

==Politics==
===Mayor===
The current mayor of Neuss is Reiner Breuer of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD). 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| Reiner Breuer
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 30,337
| 52.9
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Jan-Philipp Büchler
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| 18,800
| 32.8
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| Michael Klinkicht
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]]
| 4,049
| 7.1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Roland Sperling
| align=left| [[Die Linke]]
| 1,346
| 2.4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Michael Fielenbach
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]]
| 1,181
| 2.1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Voters}}| 
| align=left| Thomas Lang
| align=left| [[Free Voters|UWG/Free Voters Neuss]]
| 1,158
| 2.0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Centre Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Hans Dietz
| align=left| [[Centre Party (Germany)|Centre Party]]
| 463
| 0.8
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 57,334
! 98.9
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 617
! 1.1
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 57,951
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 120,328
! 48.2
|-
| colspan=7| Source: City of Neuss {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406060828/https://wep.itk-rheinland.de/vm/prod/kw_2020/05162024/html5/Buergermeisterwahl_NRW_59_Gemeinde_Stadt_Neuss.html |date=6 April 2022 }}
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====Mayors and Lord Mayors since 1849====
* 1849–1851: Heinrich Thywissen, Mayor ([[Bürgermeister]])
* 1851–1858: Michael Frings, mayor
* 1858–1882: Johann Joseph Ridder, mayor
* 1882–1889: Carl Wenders, mayor
* 1890–1902: Engelbert Tilmann, mayor
* 1902–1921: Franz Gielen, Lord Mayor
* 1921–1930: Heinrich Hüpper, Lord Mayor
* 1930–1934: Wilhelm Henrichs, [[Centre Party (Germany)|Centre Party]], Lord Mayor (Oberbürgermeister)
* 1934–1938: Wilhelm Eberhard Gelberg, [[NSDAP]], Lord Mayor
* 1938–1945: Wilhelm Tödtmann, NSDAP, Lord Mayor
* 1945–1946: Josef Nagel, Lord Mayor
* 1946: Josef Schmitz, Lord Mayor
* 1946–1961: Alfons Frings, CDU, Lord Mayor
* 1961–1967: Peter Wilhelm Kallen, Lord Mayor
* 1967–1982: Herbert Karrenberg, [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]], Lord Mayor
* 1982–1987: Hermann Wilhelm Thywissen, CDU, Lord Mayor 
* 1987–1998: Bertold Mathias Reinartz, CDU, mayor
* 1998–2015: Herbert Napp, CDU, mayor
* 2015–present: Reiner Breuer, [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]], mayor

===City council===
[[File:2020 Neuss City Council election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2020 city council election.]]
The Neuss 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)
| 20,810
| 36.4
| {{decrease}} 3.4
| 21
| {{decrease}} 6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 18,517
| 32.4
| {{increase}} 5.1
| 19
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 7,996
| 14.0
| {{increase}} 3.2
| 8
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 2,420
| 4.2
| {{decrease}} 0.0
| 2
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 1,882
| 3.3
| {{decrease}} 4.9
| 2
| {{decrease}} 4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 1,601
| 2.8
| {{decrease}} 1.2
| 2
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Voters}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Voters|UWG/Free Voters Neuss]] (UWG/FW)
| 1,106
| 1.9
| {{steady}} 0.0
| 1
| ±0
|-
| 
| align=left| Action Party for Animal Protection (hier!)
| 929
| 1.6
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Active for Neuss (Aktiv)
| 863
| 1.5
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| 
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]]
| 823
| 1.4
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey| 
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Centre Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Centre Party (Germany)|Centre Party]] (Zentrum)
| 223
| 0.4
| {{decrease}} 0.2
| 0
| ±0
|-
| 
| align=left| Independent Volkmar Wolfram Ortlepp
| 18
| 0.0
| New
| 0
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 57,188
! 98.8
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 672
! 1.2
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 57,860
! 100.0
! 
! 58
! {{decrease}} 10
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 120,328
! 48.1
! {{increase}} 2.6
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: City of Neuss {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625155810/https://wep.itk-rheinland.de/vm/prod/kw_2020/05162024/html5/Ratswahl_NRW_61_Gemeinde_Stadt_Neuss.html |date=25 June 2021 }}
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