Dresden City Council Election Results 2019

Summary

The 2019 Dresden City Council elections were held on May 26, 2019, with voters electing members to the city council. The results of the election are as follows:

Key Findings

- The incumbent mayor, Dirk Hilbert (FDP), was re-elected to a second term.

- The Greens emerged as the strongest party in the council, winning 25.1% of the vote and 14 seats.

- The CDU came in second place with 20.9% of the vote and 11 seats.

- The AfD won 10.5% of the vote and 5 seats.

- The SPD won 9.9% of the vote and 5 seats.

- The Left Party won 8.7% of the vote and 4 seats.

- The FDP won 7.9% of the vote and 4 seats.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 54.2%, up from 48.1% in 2014.