Editing Zwickau (section)

==Politics==
===Mayor and city council===
The first freely elected mayor after German reunification was [[Rainer Eichhorn]] of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU), who served from 1990 to 2001. The mayor was originally chosen by the city council, but since 1994 has been directly elected. [[Dietmar Vettermann]], also of the CDU, served from 2001 until 2008. He was succeeded by [[Pia Findeiß]] of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD), who was in office until 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 20 September 2020, with a runoff held on 11 October, at which Constance Arndt (Bürger für Zwickau) was elected.<ref name=mayor/>

{{election table}}
! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate
! rowspan=2| Party
! colspan=2| First round
! colspan=2| Second round
|-
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Kathrin Köhler
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| '''9,453'''
| '''31.5'''
| 7,549
| 28.1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Constance Arndt
| align=left| Citizens for Zwickau
| 6,506
| 21.7
| '''19,358'''
| '''71.9'''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| Andreas Gerold
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]]
| 5,109
| 17.0
| align=center colspan=2| ''Withdrew''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Michael Jakob
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 4,797
| 16.0
| align=center colspan=2| ''Withdrew''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Ute Manuela Brückner
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]]
| 4,183
| 13.9
| align=center colspan=2| ''Withdrew''
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 30,048
! 99.3
! 26,907
! 99.1
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 204
! 0.7
! 246
! 0.9
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 30,252
! 100.0
! 27,153
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 72,225
! 41.9
! 72,085
! 37.7
|-
| colspan=7| Source: City of Zwickau ([https://wahlen.zwickau.de/wahlen/2020/01_OB1/index.html#ergebnisse 1st round], [https://wahlen.zwickau.de/wahlen/2020/01_OB2/index.html#ergebnisse 2nd round])
|}

The most recent city council election was held on 9 June 2024, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 38,740
| 32.3
| {{increase}} 10.4
| 16
| {{increase}} 5
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 24,937
| 20.8
| {{decrease}} 1.2
| 10
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance}}| 
| align=left| [[Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance]] (BSW)
| 15,593
| 13.0
| New
| 6
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Citizens for Zwickau (BfZ)
| 14,970
| 12.5
| {{increase}} 1.8
| 6
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 8,304
| 6.9
| {{decrease}} 3.3
| 3
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 5,312
| 4.4
| {{decrease}} 10.3
| 2
| {{decrease}} 6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 3,823
| 3.2
| {{decrease}} 3.3
| 2
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 3,702
| 3.1
| {{decrease}} 2.5
| 1
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| bgcolor=169340| 
| align=left| [[Freie Sachsen|Free Saxons]] (FS)
| 2,823
| 2.4
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Shaping Zwickau Together (2ZG)
| 1,816
| 1.5
| New
| 1
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 120,020
! 100.0
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total ballots
! 42,623
! 100.0
! 
! 48
! ±0
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 68,766
! 62.0
! {{increase}} 7.0
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://wahlen.regioit.de/4/eu2024/14524330/praesentation/ergebnis.html?wahl_id=295&stimmentyp=0&id=ebene_-1067_id_2670 City of Zwickau]
|}

===Historical mayors===
[[File:Zwickau Rathaus.jpg|thumb|City hall, main façade from 1866 to 1867 and earlier]]
* 1501–1518: Erasmus Stella
* 1518–1530: Hermann Mühlpfort
* 1800, 1802, 1804, 1806, 1808, 1810, 1812, 1814: Carl Wilhelm Ferber
* 1801, 1803, 1805, 1807, 1809, 1811, 1813, 1815, 1817, 1819: Tobias Hempel
* 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822: Christian Gottlieb Haugk
* 1821, 1823, 1825, 1826: Carl Heinrich Rappius
* 1824: Christian Heinrich Pinther
* 1827–1830: Christian Heinrich Mühlmann, Stadtvogt
* 1830–1832: Franz Adolf Marbach
* 1832–1860: Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer
* 1860–1898: Lothar Streit, from 1874 ''Lord Mayor''
* 1898–1919: Karl Keil
* 1919–1934: Richard Holz
* 1934–1945: Ewald Dost
* 1945: Fritz Weber (acting Lord Mayor)
* 1945: [[Georg Ulrich Handke]] (1894–1962) (acting Lord Mayor)
* 1945–1949: Paul Müller
* 1949–1954: Otto Assmann (1901–1977)
* 1954–1958: Otto Schneider
* 1958–1969: Gustav Seifried
* 1969–1973: Liesbeth Windisch
* 1973–1977: Helmut Repmann
* 1977–1990: Heiner Fischer (1936–2016)
* 1990–2001: Rainer Eichhorn (born 1950)
* 2001–2008: Dietmar Vettermann (born 1957)
* 2008–2020: Pia Findeiss (born 1956)
* 2020 until now: Constance Arndt (born 1977)