Editing Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia (section)

==Politics and structure==
===Mayor===
The current Lord Mayor (''[[Oberbürgermeister]]'') of Hamm is Marc Herter of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) since 2020. The Mayor is directly elected for a five-year term. Prior to the 1999 local administration reform in North Rhine-Westphalia, the ''Oberstadtdirektor'' was the chief executive of the city, and was chosen by the city council.

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|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Marc Herter
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 28,775
| 40.7
| 42,190
| 63.6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| 26,464
| 37.4
| 24,177
| 36.4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| Arnela Sačić
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]]
| 5,086
| 7.2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| Pierre Jung
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]]
| 3,137
| 4.4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Ingo Müller
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]]
| 2,476
| 3.5
|-
| 
| align=left| Cevdet Gürle
| align=left| Pro Hamm
| 1,829
| 2.6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Gerd Heistermann
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 1,190
| 1.7
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Sandra Riveiro Vega
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]]
| 1,111
| 1.6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Peter Kessler
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 496
| 0.7
|-
| bgcolor=#553A26| 
| align=left| Christian Worch
| align=left| [[The Right (Germany)|The Right]]
| 173
| 0.2
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 70,737
! 99.0
! 66,367
! 99.3
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 729
! 1.0
! 491
! 0.7
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 71,466
! 100.0
! 66,858
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 136,561
! 52.3
! 136,467
! 49.0
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/b915000kw2000.shtml State Returning Officer]
|}

===City council===
[[File:2020 Hamm City Council election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2020 city council election]]
The Hamm 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|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 25,992
| 37.1
| {{increase}} 2.0
| 22
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 23,385
| 33.4
| {{decrease}} 9.2
| 19
| {{decrease}} 6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 8,925
| 12.7
| {{increase}} 5.5
| 7
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 3,575
| 5.1
| {{increase}} 1.0
| 3
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 3,274
| 4.7
| {{increase}} 4.0
| 3
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| 
| align=left| Pro Hamm (WG Pro)
| 2,555
| 3.6
| {{increase}} 0.8
| 2
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 2,068
| 2.9
| {{decrease}} 1.4
| 2
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey| 
|-
| bgcolor=#553A26| 
| align=left| [[The Right (Germany)|The Right]] (Die Rechte)
| 213
| 0.3
| {{decrease}} 0.6
| 0
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Voters}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Voters]] (FW)
| 122
| 0.2
| {{decrease}} 0.2
| 0
| ±0
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 70,109
! 98.4
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 1,163
! 1.6
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 71,272
! 100.0
! 
! 58
! ±0
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 136,561
! 52.2
! {{increase}} 0.7
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/a915000kw2000.shtml State Returning Officer]
|}

===Incorporations===
In 1939, 1968 and 1975 Hamm incorporated several towns and municipalities: in 1939 the village Mark (which the Counts and the county took the name of) and in 1968 the villages of Berge and Westtünnen. In the reorganisation of 1975, the following towns and municipalities were incorporated into the City of Hamm: {{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

#The town of '''Bockum-Hövel''', Lüdinghausen district
#The town of '''Heessen''', Beckum district
#The municipality of '''Uentrop''', Unna district, formed in 1968, including the municipalities of Braam-Ostwennemar, Frielinghausen, Haaren, Norddinker, Schmehausen, Uentrop, Vöckinghausen and Werries
#The municipality of '''[[Rhynern]]''', (Unna district, without Hilbeck incorporated by Werl), formed in 1968, including the municipalities of Allen, Freiske, Hilbeck, Osterflierich, Osttünnen, Rhynern, Süddinker and Wambeln
# The municipality of '''Pelkum''', (Unna district), formed in 1968, including the municipalities of Herringen, Lerche, Pelkum, Sandbochum, Weetfeld and parts of Wiescherhöfen.

The number of citizens more than doubles from 83.000 in 1974 to 173.000 in 1975.

===City structure===
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{| border="0" align="right" width="400px"
|-----
| width="25%" align="right"  valign="bottom" | [[File:DEU Ascheberg COA.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]<br>[[Ascheberg]]<sup>1</sup>
| width="10%" align="center" valign="bottom" | [[File:DE Drensteinfurt COA.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]<br>[[Drensteinfurt]]<sup>2</sup>
| width="15%" align="left"   valign="bottom" | [[File:DEU Ahlen COA.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]<br>[[Ahlen]]<sup>2</sup>
| width="25%" align="left"   valign="bottom" | [[File:DEU Lippetal COA.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]<br>[[Lippetal]]<sup>3</sup>
|-----
| width="25%" align="right" | [[File:Wappen Werne.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]<br>[[Werne]]<sup>4</sup>
| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | [[File:Wappenkarte der Stadt Hamm.png|250px|center|alt=|link=]] Hamm<small><br>(Map of Hamm's [[Stadtbezirk|quarters]])</small>
| width="25%" align="left" | [[File:DE Welver COA.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]<br>[[Welver]]<sup>3</sup>
|-----
| width="25%" align="right"  valign="top" | [[File:DEU Bergkamen COA.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]<br>[[Bergkamen]]<sup>4</sup>
| width="25%" align="right"  valign="top" | [[File:DEU Kamen COA.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]<br>[[Kamen]]<sup>4</sup>
| width="25%" align="center" valign="top" | [[File:DEU Boenen COA.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]<br>[[Bönen]]<sup>4</sup>
| width="25%" align="left"   valign="top" | [[File:DEU Unna COA.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]<br>[[Unna]]<sup>4</sup>
|-----
| width ="100%" align="right" colspan="4" | <small>1 [[Coesfeld (district)|District Coesfeld]]<br>2 [[Warendorf (district)|District Warendorf]]<br>3 [[Soest (district)|District Soest]]<br>4 [[Unna (district)|District Unna]]</small>
|}

Hamm has seven quarters (''{{lang|de|[[Stadtbezirk]]}}''), each divided into residential areas like City, which actually means the center of the city around the Pauluschurch or like Hövel-Radbod near the former entrance to the coalmine Radbod in the quarter Bockum-Hövel. The following table shows the situation in 2006. Every quarter is named with the prefix Hamm, like Hamm-Bockum-Hövel or Hamm-Mitte.
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Quarter /<br>''{{lang|de|[[Stadtbezirk]]}}''
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | [[Population|Pop.]]
! scope="col" colspan="2" | [[Population density|Pop. density]]
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Area
|-
! scope="col" | /km<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col" | /sq mi
! scope="col" | km<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col" | sq mi
|- style="text-align: right;"
! scope="row" | Bockum-Hövel
| 35,468
| {{convert|1086|/km2|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| {{convert|32.66|km2|sqmi|2|disp=table}}
|- style="text-align: right;"
! scope="row" | Heessen
| 23,639
| {{convert|809|/km2|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| {{convert|29.23|km2|sqmi|2|disp=table}}
|- style="text-align: right;"
! scope="row" | Herringen
| 21,077
| {{convert|1088|/km2|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| {{convert|19.38|km2|sqmi|2|disp=table}}
|- style="text-align: right;"
! scope="row" | Mitte
| 34,407
| {{convert|3154|/km2|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| {{convert|10.91|km2|sqmi|2|disp=table}}
|- style="text-align: right;"
! scope="row" | Pelkum
| 18,974
| {{convert|628|/km2|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| {{convert|30.21|km2|sqmi|2|disp=table}}
|- style="text-align: right;"
! scope="row" | Rhynern
| 18,648
| {{convert|315|/km2|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| {{convert|59.23|km2|sqmi|2|disp=table}}
|- style="text-align: right;"
! scope="row" | Uentrop
| 28,122
| {{convert|630|/km2|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| {{convert|44.62|km2|sqmi|2|disp=table}}
|- style="text-align: right; background-color: #f2f2f2; font-weight: bold;" class="sortbottom"
! scope="row" | Total
| 180.355
| {{convert|797|/km2|disp=table}}
| {{convert|226.25|km2|sqmi|2|disp=table}}
|}

The former town Bockum-Hövel today forms the quarter with the largest number of inhabitants, closely followed by the centre of the city ''Hamm-Mitte''. The latter is the smallest quarter by metric size.