Editing Heidelberg (section)

===Mayor and city council===
The most recent mayoral election was held on 6 November 2022, with a runoff held on 27 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|Independent politician}}|
| align=left| '''Eckart Würzner'''
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]] ([[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]/[[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]]/[[Free Voters|FW]])
| 25,111
| 45.9
| '''25,487'''
| '''54.0'''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|
| align=left| Theresia Bauer
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]]
| 15,655
| 28.6
| 20,010
| 42.4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Part of Germany}}|
| align=left| Sören Michelsburg
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 7,410
| 13.5
| align=center colspan=2| ''Withdrew''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|
| align=left| Sofia Leser
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 2,097
| 3.8
| align=center colspan=2| ''Withdrew''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|
| align=left| Bernd Zieger
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]]
| 1,991
| 3.6
| align=center colspan=2| ''Withdrew''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}|
| align=left| Björn Leuzinger
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]]
| 982
| 1.8
| 1,562
| 3.3
|-
| 
| align=left| Alina Papagiannaki-Sönmez
| align=left| Heidelberg in Motion
| 799
| 1.5
| align=center colspan=2| ''Withdrew''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|
| align=left| Mathias Schmitz
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 342
| 0.6
| align=center colspan=2| ''Withdrew''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|
| align=left| Sassan Khajehali
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 271
| 0.5
| align=center colspan=2| ''Withdrew''
|-
| colspan=3 align=left| ''Other''
| 67
| 0.1
| 113
| 0.2
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 54,715
! 99.7
! 47,172
! 99.5
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 186
! 0.3
! 237
! 0.5
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 54,901
! 100.0
! 47,409
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 107,030
! 51.3
! 107,410
! 44.1
|-
| colspan=7| Source: City of Heidelberg ([https://wahlergebnisse.komm.one/lb/produktion/wahltermin-20221106/08221000/praesentation/ergebnis.html?wahl_id=786&stimmentyp=0&id=ebene_-5884_id_9647 1st round], [https://wahlergebnisse.komm.one/lb/produktion/wahltermin-20221106/08221000/praesentation/ergebnis.html?wahl_id=934&stimmentyp=0&id=ebene_-6018_id_9823 2nd round])
|}

The Heidelberg city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 9 June 2024, 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)
| 828,031
| 26.4
| {{decrease}} 5.5
| 13
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 457,787
| 14.6
| {{decrease}} 0.4
| 7
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 388,434
| 12.4
| {{decrease}} 1.5
| 6
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| The Heidelbergers
| 336,053
| 10.7
| {{increase}} 3.7
| 5
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Volt Germany}}|
| align=left| [[Volt Germany]] (Volt)
| 180,828
| 5.8
| New
| 3
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}|
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 174,115
| 5.5
| {{increase}} 0.5
| 3
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 160,535
| 5.1
| {{decrease}} 0.8
| 2
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 156,307
| 5.0
| {{decrease}} 0.7
| 2
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| Heidelberg in Motion (HiB)
| 99,525
| 3.2
| {{increase}} 0.6
| 2
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| Green Alternative List (GAL)
| 96,971
| 3.1
| {{decrease}} 1.6
| 1
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| 
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]]
| 82,226
| 2.6
| {{decrease}} 0.1
| 1
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| 
| align=left| Colourful Left (Bunte Linke)
| 66,997
| 2.1
| {{decrease}} 1.8
| 1
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| Initiative for Democracy and Education (IDA)
| 55,975
| 1.8
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Free Voter Association (FWV)
| 38,910
| 1.2
| {{decrease}} 0.5
| 1
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| 
| align=left| Sofia Leser List
| 12,619
| 0.4
| New
| 0
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 3,135,313
! 100.0
!
! 48
! ±0
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid ballots
! 1,449
! 2.0
| 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total ballots
! 69,807
! 100.0
!
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 107,904
! 66.0
! {{increase}} 1.1
!
!
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://wahlergebnisse.komm.one/lb/produktion/wahltermin-20240609/08221000/praesentation/ergebnis.html?wahl_id=3581&stimmentyp=0&id=ebene_-11810_id_19030 City of Heidelberg]
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