Editing Dortmund (section)

== Government and politics ==
[[File:Stadtwappen Dortmund.png|thumb|upright|Dortmund coat of arms]]
[[File:Dortmund Rathaus IMGP6046.jpg|thumb|Townhall Dortmund]]
[[File:AmtshausDortmundAplerbeck.jpg|thumb|Townhall Aplerbeck, one of twelve district councils]]
Dortmund is one of nineteen [[Independent city|independent district-free cities]] (''[[Urban districts of Germany|kreisfreie Städte]]'') in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], which means that it does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity, in this case it is not part of a [[List of rural districts of Germany|Landkreis]]. Since 1975, Dortmund is divided into twelve administrative districts. Each district (''Bezirk'') has its own elected district council (Bezirksvertretung) and its own district mayor (Bezirksbürgermeister). The district councils are advisory only.

Dortmund is often called the ''Herzkammer der [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]'' (roughly translated as "heartland of the Social democrats"), after the politically dominant party in the city. During the Nazi era (1933–1945), mayors were installed by the Nazi Party. After World War II, the military government of the British occupation zone installed a new mayor and a municipal constitution modeled on that of British cities. The first major elected by the population of Dortmund was [[Fritz Henßler]]. Since the end of the war, the SPD has held a plurality in the city council, except for the period from 1999 to 2004.

===Mayor===
[[File:2020 Dortmund mayoral election (2nd round).svg|thumb|350px|Results of the second round of the 2020 mayoral election]]
The current mayor of Dortmund is [[Thomas Westphal]] of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD), who was 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| [[Thomas Westphal]]
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 75,565
| 35.9
| 75,884
| 52.1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Andreas Hollstein
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| 54,505
| 25.9
| 69,876
| 47.9
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| Daniela Schneckenburger
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]]
| 46,015
| 21.8
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Utz Kowalewski
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]]
| 9,351
| 4.4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Michael Kauch
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]]
| 6,538
| 3.1
|-
| style="background:#553a26;"| 
| align=left| Bernd Schreyner
| align=left| [[The Right (Germany)|The Right]]
| 6,274
| 3.0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| 
| align=left| Judith Storb
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]]
| 5,019
| 2.4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Carl Hendri Draub
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 2,552
| 1.2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}| 
| align=left| Christian Gebel
| align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany]]
| 1,897
| 0.9
|-
| 
| align=left| Detlef Münch
| align=left| Free Citizens' Initiative
| 1,512
| 0.7
|-
| 
| align=left| Günther Ziethoff
| align=left| Grassroots Democracy Now
| 1,016
| 0.5
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|German Communist Party}}| 
| align=left| Dave Varghese
| align=left| [[German Communist Party]]
| 415
| 0.2
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 210,659
! 99.1
! 145,760
! 99.0
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 1,950
! 0.9
! 1,529
! 1.0
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 212,609
! 100.0
! 147,289
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 451,925
! 47.0
! 451,710
! 32.6
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/b913000kw2000.shtml State Returning Officer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627183713/https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/b913000kw2000.shtml |date=27 June 2021 }}
|}

===City council===
[[File:2020 Dortmund City Council election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2020 city council election]]
The Dortmund city council (''Dortmunder Stadtrat'') 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|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 63,096
| 30.0
| {{decrease}} 8.2
| 27
| {{decrease}} 9
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 52,241
| 24.8
| {{increase}} 9.4
| 22
| {{increase}} 7
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 47,405
| 22.5
| {{decrease}} 4.7
| 20
| {{decrease}} 6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 11,825
| 5.6
| {{decrease}} 1.2
| 5
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 11,547
| 5.5
| {{increase}} 2.1
| 5
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 7,345
| 3.5
| {{increase}} 1.0
| 3
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| 
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]] (PARTEI)
| 5,851
| 2.8
| {{increase}} 2.6
| 3
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| style="background:#553a26;"| 
| align=left| [[The Right (Germany)|The Right]] (Die Rechte)
| 2,369
| 1.1
| {{increase}} 0.1
| 1
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Human Environment Animal Protection}}| 
| align=left| [[Human Environment Animal Protection]] (Tierschutz)
| 1,995
| 0.9
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany]] (Piraten)
| 1,848
| 0.9
| {{decrease}} 1.5
| 1
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| Alliance for Diversity and Tolerance (BVT)
| 1,737
| 0.8
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Citizens' List (Bürgerliste)
| 1,359
| 0.6
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| colspan="7" style="background:lightgrey;"| 
|-

| 
| align=left| Free Citizens' Initiative (FBI)
| 1,087
| 0.5
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Grassroots Democracy Now
| 560
| 0.3
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Digital Ecological Social (DOS)
| 219
| 0.1
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Heinz Augat – Together
| 53
| 0.0
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| We in Dortmund
| 39
| 0.0
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|German Communist Party}}| 
| align=left| [[German Communist Party]] (DKP)
| 16
| 0.0
| {{decrease}} 0.1
| 0
| ±0
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 210,592
! 99.0
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 2,047
! 1.0
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 212,639
! 100.0
! 
! 90
! {{decrease}} 4
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 451,925
! 47.1
! {{increase}} 2.2
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/a913000kw2000.shtml State Returning Officer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627193813/https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/a913000kw2000.shtml |date=27 June 2021 }}
|}

===Twin towns – sister cities===
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Dortmund is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Dortmunder Städtepartnerschaften|url=https://www.dortmund.de/de/leben_in_dortmund/internationales/staedtepartnerschaften/start_sp_1/index.html|website=dortmund.de|publisher=Dortmund|language=de|access-date=2021-02-12}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Leeds]], United Kingdom (1949)
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amiens]], France (1960)
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Rostov-on-Don]], Russia (1973)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], United States (1977)
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Netanya]], Israel (1980)
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Novi Sad]], Serbia (1982)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Zwickau]], Germany (1989)
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xi'an]], China (1991)
*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Trabzon]], Turkey (2014)
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