Editing Iserlohn (section)

==Politics==
===Mayor===
The current mayor of Iserlohn is Michael Joithe, a member of the voter group ''Die Iserlohner''. 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|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Eva-Barbara Kirchhoff
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| '''13,275'''
| '''39.8'''
| 11,912
| 49.8
|-
| bgcolor=#648C5A| 
| align=left| Michael Joithe
| align=left| Die Iserlohner
| 5,273
| 15.8
| '''12,007'''
| '''50.2'''
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Martin Luckert
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 5,015
| 15.0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Manuel Huff
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]]
| 2,864
| 8.6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| Martin Isbruch
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]]
| 2,692
| 8.1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| Daniel Bläsing
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]]
| 1,608
| 4.8
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Claudio Vurro
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 1,521
| 4.6
|-
| 
| align=left| Hans Herbers
| align=left| Independent Voters' Association
| 592
| 1.8
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Martin Radojcic
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 233
| 0.7
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Robert Gustävel
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 194
| 0.6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Michael Klammt
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 129
| 0.4
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 33,396
! 99.2
! 23,919
! 98.3
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 279
! 0.8
! 419
! 1.7
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 33,675
! 100.0
! 24,338
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 72,958
! 46.2
! 72,849
! 33.4
|-
| colspan=7| Source: City of Iserlohn ([https://wahlen.citkomm.de/KW2020/05962024/html5/Buergermeisterwahl_NRW_133_Gemeinde_Stadt_Iserlohn.html 1st round], [https://wahlen.citkomm.de/KW2020/05962024/html5/Buergermeisterstichwahl_NRW_149_Gemeinde_Stadt_Iserlohn.html 2nd round])
|}

===City council===
The Iserlohn city council 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|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 11,817
| 35.6
| {{decrease}} 3.6
| 24
| {{increase}} 4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 6,337
| 19.1
| {{decrease}} 13.3
| 13
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| bgcolor=#648C5A| 
| align=left| Die Iserlohner
| 4,397
| 13.2
| New
| 9
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 3,713
| 11.2
| {{increase}} 4.3
| 8
| {{increase}} 5
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 2,498
| 7.5
| {{increase}} 0.5
| 5
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 1,985
| 6.0
| {{decrease}} 0.2
| 4
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 1,483
| 4.5
| {{increase}} 0.4
| 3
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| Independent Voters' Association (UWG)
| 960
| 2.9
| {{increase}} 0.7
| 2
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Independent Radojcic
| 43
| 0.1
| New
| 0
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 33,233
! 98.8
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 420
! 1.2
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 33,653
! 100.0
! 
! 68
! {{increase}} 18
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 72,958
! 46.1
! 
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://wahlen.citkomm.de/KW2020/05962024/html5/Ratswahl_NRW_137_Gemeinde_Stadt_Iserlohn.html City of Iserlohn]
|}