Editing Flensburg (section)

===City council===
[[File:2023 Flensburg municipal election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2023 city council election]]
[[File:2018 Flensburg City Council election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2018 city council election]]
The Flensburg city council governs the city alongside the mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 14 May 2023, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|South Schleswig Voters' Association}}| 
| align=left| [[South Schleswig Voters' Association]] (SSW)
| 6,785
| 24.8
| {{increase}} 7.2
| 11
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 6,470
| 23.6
| {{increase}} 4.8
| 10
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 5,248
| 19.1
| {{decrease}} 0.2
| 8
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 3,703
| 13.5
| {{decrease}} 4.7
| 6
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 1,553
| 5.7
| {{decrease}} 2.1
| 2
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 1,133
| 4.1
| {{decrease}} 3.3
| 2
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| We in Flensburg (WiF)
| 670
| 2.4
| {{decrease}} 6.1
| 1
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| 
| align=left| Solidarity City Alliance (BüsoS)
| 571
| 2.1
| {{increase}} 2.1
| 1
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany]] (dieBasis)
| 525
| 1.9
| {{increase}} 1.9
| 1
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| Flensburg Votes! (FLW)
| 429
| 1.5
| {{decrease}} 0.7
| 1
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Volt Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Volt Germany]] (Volt)
| 328
| 1.2
| {{increase}} 1.2
| 1
| {{increase}} 1
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 27,406
! 99.2
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 219
! 0.8
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 27,625
! 100.0
! 
! 44
! {{increase}} 1
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 77,296
! 35.7
! {{increase}} 0.1
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: City of Flensburg<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wahlen.flensburg.de/Flensburg/kw/ | title=Internet Kommunalwahl 2023 in FLENSBURG }}</ref>
|}

The result of the election held 6 May 2018 were as follows:
{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 5,233
| 19.4
| {{decrease}} 2.7
| 8
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 5,088
| 18.8
| {{increase}} 6.3
| 8
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 4,930
| 18.2
| {{decrease}} 2.5
| 8
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|South Schleswig Voters' Association}}| 
| align=left| [[South Schleswig Voters' Association]] (SSW)
| 4,756
| 17.6
| {{decrease}} 1.4
| 8
| ±0
|-
| 
| align=left| We in Flensburg (WiF)
| 2,320
| 8.6
| {{decrease}} 6.4
| 4
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 2,087
| 7.7
| {{increase}} 3.6
| 3
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 2,021
| 7.5
| {{increase}} 3.8
| 3
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| Flensburg Votes! (FLW)
| 599
| 2.2
| {{decrease}} 0.7
| 1
| ±0
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 27,034
! 98.9
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 288
! 1.1
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 27,322
! 100.0
! 
! 43
! ±0
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 76,827
! 35.6
! {{decrease}} 0.3
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: City of Flensburg<ref>{{cite web | url=https://formular.flensburg.de/App/gw2018.html | title=Kommunalwahl 2018 Flensburg }}</ref>
|}