Editing Braunschweig (section)

==Politics==
{{See also|Braunschweig (electoral district)}}

===Subdivisions===
Braunschweig is made up of 19 [[borough]]s (German: ''[[Stadtbezirk]]e''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.braunschweig.de/politik_verwaltung/politik/stadtbezirksraete/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425095907/http://www.braunschweig.de/politik_verwaltung/politik/stadtbezirksraete/index.html|url-status=dead|title=Stadtbezirksräte|archivedate=April 25, 2015|website=www.braunschweig.de}}</ref> which themselves may consist of several quarters (German: ''Stadtteile'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.braunschweig.de/kultur_tourismus/stadtportraet/stadtteile/index.html |title=Stadtteile |publisher=Braunschweig.de |access-date=2015-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014114956/http://www.braunschweig.de/kultur_tourismus/stadtportraet/stadtteile/index.html |archive-date=2013-10-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> each. The 19 boroughs, with their official numbers, are:

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*112: [[Wabe-Schunter-Beberbach]]{{efn|group=braun|Formed in 2011 out of the former boroughs of Wabe-Schunter and Bienrode-Waggum-Bevenrode.}}
*113: [[Hondelage]]
*114: Volkmarode
*120: [[Östliches Ringgebiet]]
*131: [[Innenstadt (Braunschweig)|Innenstadt]]
*132: [[Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof]]
*211: [[Stöckheim-Leiferde]]
*212: [[Heidberg-Melverode]]
*213: Südstadt-Rautheim-Mascherode
*221: [[Weststadt (Braunschweig)|Weststadt]]
*222: Timmerlah-Geitelde-Stiddien
*223: [[Broitzem]]
*224: [[Rüningen]]
*310: Westliches Ringgebiet
*321: [[Lehndorf-Watenbüttel]]
*322: Veltenhof-Rühme
*323: Wenden-Thune-Harxbüttel
*331: Nordstadt
*332: Schunteraue
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<gallery widths=180>
File:Braunschweig Stadtbezirke.png|Boroughs of Braunschweig
File:Braunschweig Stadtteile.png|''Stadtteile'' of Braunschweig
File:Braunschweig Luftaufnahme Innenstadt (2011).JPG|''Innenstadt''
File:Braunschweig Luftaufnahme Oestliches Ringgebiet (2011).JPG|''Östliches Ringgebiet''
File:Braunschweig Madamenweg (2010).JPG|''Westliches Ringgebiet''
File:Braunschweig Weststadt Luftbild.jpg|''Weststadt''
File:Riddagshausen 5.jpg|''Riddagshausen'' (''Wabe-Schunter-Beberbach'')
</gallery>

;Notes:
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===Mayor===
The current mayor of Braunschweig is Thorsten Kornblum of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD); he has been mayor since 2021. The most recent mayoral election was held on 12 September 2021, with a runoff held on 26 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
! %
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}
| align=left| Thorsten Kornblum
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 41,734
| 38.4
| 79,861
| 65.9
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}
| align=left| Kaspar Haller
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| 29,011
| 26.7
| 41,401
| 34.1
|-
| {{party color cell|Alliance 90/The Greens}}
| align=left| [[Tatjana Schneider]]
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]]
| 24,802
| 22.8
|-
| {{party color cell|Alternative for Germany}}
| align=left| [[Mirco Hanker]]
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]]
| 4,704
| 4.3
|-
| 
| align=left| Birgit Huvendieck
| align=left| Citizens' Initiative Braunschweig
| 3,215
| 3.0
|-
| {{party color cell|The Left (Germany)}}
| align=left| Anke Schneider
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]]
| 2,827
| 2.6
|-
| {{party color cell|Die PARTEI}}
| align=left| Thomas Hofmann
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]]
| 1,904
| 1.7
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| align=left| Erdmann Gust
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 614
| 0.6
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 108,811
! 99.3
! 121,262
! 98.1
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 721
! 0.7
! 2,407
! 1.9
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 109,532
! 100.0
! 123,669
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 197,728
! 55.4
! 197,414
! 62.6
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.braunschweig.de/politik_verwaltung/politik/wahlen/kw/Wahlen_aktuell_08-2021_amtliches-Ergebnis.pdf City of Braunschweig]
|}

===City council===
[[File:2021 Braunschweig City Council election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2021 city council election]]
The Braunschweig 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
! +/-
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 93,546
| 29.5
| {{decrease}} 3.5
| 16
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| {{party color cell|Alliance 90/The Greens}}
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 71,880
| 22.7
| {{increase}} 10.6
| 12
| {{increase}} 5
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 69,670
| 22.0
| {{decrease}} 4.2
| 12
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| {{party color cell|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 18,704
| 5.9
| {{increase}} 1.4
| 3
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| Citizens' Initiative Braunschweig
| 16,778
| 5.3
| {{decrease}} 0.7
| 3
| ±0
|-
| {{party color cell|Alternative for Germany}}
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 13,512
| 4.3
| {{decrease}} 4.6
| 2
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| {{party color cell|The Left (Germany)}}
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 12,428
| 3.9
| {{decrease}} 0.7
| 2
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Volt Germany}}
| align=left| [[Volt Germany]] (Volt)
| 6,467
| 2.0
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| {{party color cell|Die PARTEI}}
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]] (PARTEI)
| 6,302
| 2.0
| {{decrease}} 0.5
| 1
| ±0
|-
| {{party color cell|Pirate Party Germany}}
| align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany|Pirate Party]] (Piraten)
| 3,261
| 1.0
| {{decrease}} 1.4
| 1
| ±0
|-
| {{party color cell|Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany}}
| align=left| [[Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany|Grassroots Democratic Party]] (dieBasis)
| 2,999
| 0.9
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey| 
|-
| {{party color cell|Alliance for Innovation and Justice}}
| align=left| [[Alliance for Innovation and Justice]] (BIG)
| 1,646
| 0.5
| New
| 0
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 317,193
! 100.0
!
!
!
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 107,850
! 98.5
!
!
!
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 1,606
! 1.5
!
!
!
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 109,456
! 100.0
!
! 54
! ±0
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 197,728
! 55.4
! {{decrease}} 0.2
!
!
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.braunschweig.de/politik_verwaltung/politik/wahlen/kw/Wahlen_aktuell_08-2021_amtliches-Ergebnis.pdf City of Braunschweig]
|}