Editing Essen (section)

=== City council ===
[[File:2020 Essen City Council election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2020 city council election]]
The Essen city council governs the city alongside the mayor. The current coalition in the council is between the Greens and the CDU.<ref name="e663">{{cite web | title=Neue Koalition in Essen: Das wollen CDU und Grüne in Essen verändern | website=Radio Essen | date=2020-09-21 | url=https://www.radioessen.de/artikel/neue-koalition-in-essen-das-wollen-cdu-und-gruene-in-essen-veraendern-817452.html | language=de | access-date=2024-12-21}}</ref> 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|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 73,206
| 34.4
| {{increase}} 3.0
| 30
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 51,550
| 24.3
| {{decrease}} 9.7
| 21
| {{decrease}} 10
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 39,569
| 18.6
| {{increase}} 7.4
| 16
| {{increase}} 6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}|
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 15,849
| 7.5
| {{increase}} 3.7
| 6
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 8,309
| 3.9
| {{decrease}} 1.4
| 3
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 6,476
| 3.0
| {{decrease}} 0.2
| 3
| ±0
|-
|
| align=left| Essen Citizens' Alliance (EBB)
| 6,209
| 2.9
| {{decrease}} 1.4
| 3
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}|
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]] (PARTEI)
| 5,282
| 2.5
| {{increase}} 1.7
| 2
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Human Environment Animal Protection}}|
| align=left| [[Human Environment Animal Protection]] (Tierschutz)
| 4,396
| 2.1
| New
| 2
| New
|-
| colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
|
| align=left| Social Liberal Alliance (SLB)
| 760
| 0.4
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|German Communist Party}}|
| align=left| [[German Communist Party]] (DKP)
| 463
| 0.2
| {{decrease}} 0.1
| 0
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Volt Europa}}|
| align=left| [[Volt Europa#Germany|Volt Germany]] (Volt)
| 357
| 0.2
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}|
| align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany]] (Piraten)
| 86
| 0.0
| {{decrease}} 1.8
| 0
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 212,512
! 98.9
!
!
!
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 2,327
! 1.1
!
!
!
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 214,839
! 100.0
!
! 86
! {{decrease}} 4
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 446,384
! 48.1
! {{increase}} 2.8
!
!
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/a113000kw2000.shtml State Returning Officer]
|}