Editing Hanover (section)

==Politics==
===Mayor===
[[File:2019 Hanover mayoral election (2nd round).svg|thumb|350px|Results of the second round of the 2019 mayoral election]]
The current mayor of Hanover is [[Belit Onay]] of [[Alliance 90/The Greens]], elected in 2019. The most recent mayoral election was held on 17 October 2019, with a runoff held on 10 November, 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|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Belit Onay]]
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]]
| 60,096
| 32.2
| 92,146
| 52.9
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Eckhard Scholz
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]] ([[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]])
| 60,046
| 32.2
| 82,116
| 47.1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Marc Hansmann
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 43,727
| 23.5
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| Joachim Wundrak
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]]
| 8,645
| 4.6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Jessica Kaußen
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]]
| 3,628
| 1.9
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Iyabo Kaczmarek
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 3,593
| 1.9
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| 
| align=left| Catharina Gutwerk
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]]
| 2,886
| 1.5
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}| 
| align=left| Bruno Adam Wolf
| align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany|Pirate Party]]
| 2,382
| 1.3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Ruth Esther Gilmore
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 841
| 0.5
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Julian Klippert
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 536
| 0.3
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 186,380
! 99.7
! 174,262
! 99.6
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 647
! 0.3
! 769
! 0.4
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 187,027
! 100.0
! 175,031
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 401,847
! 46.5
! 402,129
! 43.5
|-
| colspan=7| Source: City of Hanover ([https://wahl.hannover-stadt.de/wahlen.php?site=left/gebiete&wahl=5110# 1st round] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308161126/https://wahl.hannover-stadt.de/wahlen.php?site=left/gebiete&wahl=5110 |date=2022-03-08 }}, [https://wahl.hannover-stadt.de/wahlen.php?site=left/gebiete&wahl=5211# 2nd round] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319075037/https://wahl.hannover-stadt.de/wahlen.php?site=left%2Fgebiete&wahl=5211 |date=2022-03-19 }})
|}

===City council===
[[File:2021 Hanover City Council election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2021 city council election]]
The Hanover city council governs the city alongside the mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 12 September 2021, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 165,105
| 27.8
| {{increase}} 11.5
| 18
| {{increase}} 8
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 164,431
| 27.7
| {{decrease}} 3.7
| 18
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 123,181
| 20.7
| {{decrease}} 3.7
| 13
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 35,917
| 6.0
| {{increase}} 0.9
| 4
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 33,019
| 5.6
| {{decrease}} 1.4
| 4
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 25,302
| 4.3
| {{decrease}} 4.3
| 3
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| 
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]] (PARTEI)
| 13,853
| 2.3
| {{increase}} 0.6
| 1
| ±0
|-
| 
| align=left| The Hanoverians (HAN)
| 7,044
| 1.2
| {{decrease}} 1.6
| 1
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany|Pirate Party]] (Piraten)
| 7,089
| 1.2
| {{decrease}} 0.9
| 1
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Volt Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Volt Germany]] (Volt)
| 10,135
| 1.7
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey| 
|-
| 
| align=left| Climate Alliance Hanover
| 4,022
| 0.7
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Voters}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Voters]] (FW)
| 3,126
| 0.5
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany|Grassroots Democratic Party]] (dieBasis)
| 1,981
| 0.3
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Active for a Social Hanover (ASH)
| 260
| 0.0
| New
| 0
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 594,465
! 100.0
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 201,998
! 98.8
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 2,373
! 1.2
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 204,371
! 100.0
! 
! 64
! ±0
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 398,328
! 51.3
! {{decrease}} 0.2
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://wahlergebnis.hannover-stadt.de/Wahl-2021-09-12/03241001/praesentation/ergebnis.html?wahl_id=17&stimmentyp=0&id=ebene_3_id_1 City of Hanover] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120184516/https://wahlergebnis.hannover-stadt.de/Wahl-2021-09-12/03241001/praesentation/ergebnis.html?wahl_id=17&stimmentyp=0&id=ebene_3_id_1 |date=2021-11-20 }}
|}