Editing Krefeld (section)

==Politics==
===Mayor===
The current mayor of Krefeld is Frank Meyer of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD), elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, 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|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Frank Meyer
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 36,025
| 43.4
| 37,125
| 62.4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Kerstin Jensen
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| 22,901
| 27.6
| 22,366
| 37.6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| Thorsten Hansen
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]]
| 12,778
| 15.4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| Martin Vincentz
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]]
| 4,186
| 5.0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Joachim C. Heitmann
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]]
| 3,578
| 4.3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| 
| align=left| Richard Jansen
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]]
| 1,551
| 1.9
|-
| 
| align=left| Salih Tahusoglu
| align=left| We Make Krefeld
| 1,047
| 1.3
|-
| 
| align=left| Andreas Drabben
| align=left| Independent Voters' Association/Free Voters
| 783
| 0.9
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|German Communist Party}}| 
| align=left| Peter Lommes
| align=left| [[German Communist Party]]
| 207
| 0.2
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 83,056
! 98.8
! 59,491
! 99.0
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 990
! 1.2
! 612
! 1.0
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 84,046
! 100.0
! 60,103
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 180,496
! 46.6
! 180,256
! 33.3
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/b114000kw2000.shtml State Returning Officer]
|}

The following is a list of mayors of Krefeld from 1848:{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
* 1848–1872: Ludwig Heinrich Ondereyck
* 1872–1881: Friedrich Christian Roos
* 1882–1903: Ernst Küper
* 1903–1905: Wilhelm Hammerschmidt
* 1905–1911: Adalbert Oehler
* 1911–1930: Johannes Johansen
* 1945–1946: Johannes Stepkes
* 1946–1947: Wilhelm Warsch
* 1947–1949: Hermann Passen
* 1949–1951: Hanns Müller ([[Freie Demokratische Partei|FDP]])
* 1951–1956: Johannes Hauser ([[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]])
* 1956–1961: Josef Hellenbrock ([[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]])
* 1961–1968: Herbert van Hüllen ([[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]])
* 1968–1982: Hansheinz Hauser ([[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]])
* 1982–1989: Dieter Pützhofen, first term in office ([[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]])
* 1989–1994: Willi Wahl ([[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]])
* 1994–2004: Dieter Pützhofen, second term in office ([[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]])
* 2004–2015: Gregor Kathstede ([[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]])
* 2015–present: Frank Meyer ([[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]])

The following is a list of city counsellors from 1946 until 1999:
* 1946–1949: Johan Stepkes
* 1949–1964: Bernhard Heun
* 1964–1986: Hermann Steffens
* 1986–1988: Alfred Dahlmann
* 1988–1999: Heinz-Josef Vogt

===City council===
[[File:2020 Krefeld City Council election.svg|thumb|300px|Results of the 2020 city council election.]]
The Krefeld 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)
| 24,977
| 30.2
| {{decrease}} 3.4
| 17
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 23,599
| 28.6
| {{decrease}} 6.1
| 17
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 16,662
| 20.2
| {{increase}} 9.0
| 12
| {{increase}} 6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 4,834
| 5.9
| {{decrease}} 0.5
| 3
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 4,476
| 5.4
| {{increase}} 1.2
| 3
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 2,664
| 3.2
| {{decrease}} 1.4
| 2
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| 
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]] (PARTEI)
| 2,031
| 2.5
| {{increase}} 1.3
| 1
| ±0
|-
| 
| align=left| We Make Krefeld (WIR)
| 1,200
| 1.5
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Independent Voters' Association/Free Voters (UWG/FW)
| 1,023
| 1.2
| {{decrease}} 0.5
| 1
| ±0
|-
| 
| align=left| Voters' Association Our Future (WUZ)
| 842
| 1.0
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey| 
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Independents
| 267
| 0.3
| –
| 0
| –
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|German Communist Party}}| 
| align=left| [[German Communist Party]] (DKP)
| 7
| 0.0
| New
| 0
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 82,582
! 98.5
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 1,216
! 1.5
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 83,798
! 100.0
! 
! 58
! ±0
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 180,491
! 46.4
! {{increase}} 1.2
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/a114000kw2000.shtml State Returning Officer]
|}