Editing Kiel (section)

===2018 City Council election===
[[File:2018 Kiel City Council election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2018 city council election]]
The Kiel city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The results of the city council election on 6 May 2018 were as follows:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 26,617
| 29.9
| {{decrease}} 5.8
| 18
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 20,987
| 23.5
| {{decrease}} 6.2
| 14
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 18,215
| 20.4
| {{increase}} 2.8
| 12
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 6,437
| 7.2
| {{increase}} 3.8
| 4
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 5,764
| 6.5
| {{increase}} 2.6
| 4
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 5,293
| 5.9
| New
| 3
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|South Schleswig Voters' Association}}| 
| align=left| [[South Schleswig Voters' Association]] (SSW)
| 2,521
| 2.8
| {{decrease}} 0.6
| 2
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| 
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]]
| 2,278
| 2.6
| New
| 2
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany]] (Piraten)
| 1,011
| 1.1
| {{decrease}} 1.9
| 1
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey| 
|-
| 
| align=left| Independent
| 36
| 0.0
| New
| 0
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 89,159
! 99.1
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 766
! 0.9
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 89,925
! 100.0
! 
! 59
! {{increase}} 6
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 196,334
! 45.8
! {{increase}} 8.7
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.kiel.de/de/kiel_zukunft/statistik_kieler_zahlen/_statistische_wahlberichte/Statistischer_Bericht_Nr._255_-_Die_Gemeindewahl_am_6_mai_2018_in_Kiel_-_amtliches_Endergebnis.pdf City of Kiel]
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