2019 Saarland local elections

2019 Saarland local elections
26 May 2019
207 district council seats
1,743 municipal council seats
Turnout512,717 (63.58%)
Increase 11.09%
512,070 (63.71%)
Increase 11.18%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tobias Hans Anke Rehlinger Markus Tressel
& Tina Schöpfer
Party CDU SPD Greens
Last election 87 seats, 38.32%
745 seats, 38.76% 		77 seats, 34.71%
683 seats, 36.06% 		10 seats, 6.13%
72 seats, 5.61%
Seats won 76
689 		65
591 		28
160
Seat change Decrease 11
Decrease 56 		Decrease 12
Decrease 92 		Increase 18
Increase 88
Popular vote 170,385
177,089 		150,395
154,908 		63,083
55,189
Percentage 34.02%
35.38% 		30.03%
30.94% 		12.60%
11.02%
Swing Decrease 4.30%
Decrease 3.38% 		Decrease 4.68%
Decrease 5.12% 		Increase 6.47%
Increase 5.41%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Josef Dörr Oskar Lafontaine[a] Oliver Luksic
Party AfD Linke FDP
Last election 9 seats, 5.35%
21 seats, 2.04% 		14 seats, 7.30%
106 seats, 7.30% 		2 seats, 2.45%
27 seats, 2.65%
Seats won 16
66 		13
95 		6
53
Seat change Increase 7
Increase 45 		Decrease 1
Decrease 11 		Increase 4
Increase 26
Popular vote 42,834
24,785 		37,452
32,446 		21,264
19,917
Percentage 8.55%
4.95% 		7.48%
6.48% 		4.25%
3.98%
Swing Increase 3.20%
Increase 2.91% 		Increase 0.18%
Decrease 0.82% 		Increase 1.80%
Increase 1.33%

The 2019 Saarland local elections were held on May 26, 2019 to elect members of Saarland's 6 district councils and 52 municipal councils. Voters also elected the state's 34 directly-elected mayors.[1] The elections were held on the same day as the 2019 European Parliament election in Germany.

Results

Both of Germany's two historically dominant political parties, Christian Democratic Union and Social Democratic Party, lost seats in the election. Conversely, the parties with the strongest gains were The Greens, Alternative for Germany (AfD), and the Free Democratic Party (FDP).

Summary of results for the 2019 Saarland local elections[2]
Party Votes (District) % +/- Seats +/- Votes (Municipal) % +/- Seats +/-
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 170,385 34.02 Decrease 4.30 76 Decrease 11 177,089 35.38 Decrease 3.38 689 Decrease 56
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 150,395 30.03 Decrease 4.68 65 Decrease 12 154,908 30.94 Decrease 5.12 591 Decrease 92
The Greens (Grüne) 63,083 12.60 Increase 6.47 28 Increase 18 55,189 11.02 Increase 5.41 160 Increase 88
Alternative for Germany (AfD) 42,834 8.55 Increase 3.20 16 Increase 7 24,785 4.95 Increase 2.91 66 Increase 45
Die Linke 37,452 7.48 Increase 0.18 13 Decrease 1 32,446 6.48 Decrease 0.82 95 Decrease 11
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 21,264 4.25 Increase 1.80 6 Increase 4 19,917 3.98 Increase 1.33 53 Increase 26
Local voters' associations 4,844 0.97 Increase 0.32 1 Steady 0 30,494 6.09 Increase 0.61 84 Decrease 8
Family Party 2,848 0.57 Decrease 0.02 1 Steady 0 1,197 0.24 Decrease 0.22 3 Decrease 3
Pirate Party Germany 2,815 0.56 Decrease 1.88 0 Decrease 2 1,648 0.33 Decrease 0.74 0 Decrease 9
Free Voters (FW) 2,270 0.45 New 1 Increase 1  –  –  –  –  –
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) 1,695 0.34 New 0 New  –  –  –  –  –
National Democratic Party (NPD) 910 0.18 Decrease 0.71 0 Decrease 1 369 0.07 Decrease 0.38 0 Decrease 2
Die PARTEI  –  –  –  –  – 2,250 0.45 New 2 New
Total 500,795 97.67 Increase 0.56 207 Increase 3 500,592 97.76 Increase 0.36 1743 Decrease 21
Invalid votes 11,922 2.33 Decrease 0.56 11,478 2.24 Decrease 0.36
Voter turnout 512,717 63.58 Increase 11.09 512,070 63.71 Increase 11.18
Eligible voters 806,471 803,787

Mayoral results

Voters also directly elected mayors in 34 cities. If no candidate obtained more than 50% of the vote, a run-off took place on June 9th. Below are the results for the three cities with Lord Mayors (Oberbürgermeister):

2019 Neunkirchen mayoral election[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes (First round) % Votes (Second round) % +/-
Social Democratic Party (SPD) Jörg Aumann 8,737 46.8 7,221 57.6 Increase 10.8
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Dirk Käsbach 5,312 27.5 5,321 42.4 Increase 14.9
The Greens Tina Schöpfer 2,221 11.9
Alternative for Germany Christoph Schaufert 1,605 8.6
Independent Peter Habel 962 5.2
Total 18,837 98.2 12,542 98.7 Increase 0.5
Invalid votes 388 1.8 159 1.3 Decrease 0.5
Voter turnout 19,225 51.5 12,701 34.3 Decrease 17.2
Eligible voters 36,955 37,062
2019 Saarbrücken mayoral election[5]
Party Candidate Votes (First round) % Votes (Second round) % +/-
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Uwe Conradt 21,342 29.0 22,703 50.3 Increase 21.3
Social Democratic Party (SPD) Charlotte Britz 27,070 36.8 22,429 49.7 Increase 12.9
The Greens Barbara Meyer-Gluche 10,578 14.4
Die Linke Markus Lein 5,075 6.9
Alternative for Germany (AfD) Laleh Hadjimohamadvali 3,316 4.5
Free Democratic Party (FDP) Gerald Kallenborn 2,975 4.0
Die PARTEI Michael Franke 2,715 3.7
National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) Otfried Best 469 0.6
Total 73,541 99.7 45,132 99.8 Increase 0.1
Invalid votes 997 1.3 570 1.2 Decrease 0.1
Voter turnout 74,538 54.4 45,702 33.3 Decrease 21.1
Eligible voters 136,949 137,071
2019 Sankt Ingbert mayoral election[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes (First round) % Votes (Second round) % +/-
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Ulli Meyer 8,022 41.40 8,794 55.27 Increase 13.87
Independent Hans Wagner 8,086 41.73 7,118 44.73 Increase 3.00
Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sven Meier 3,269 16.87
Total 19,377 15,912
Voter turnout 66.75 54.10 Decrease 12.65
Eligible voters 29,634 29,650

References

  1. ^ Between February 2018 and September 2019, the post of chairman of Die Linke Saarland was vacant. Oskar Lafontaine was the leader of the Die Linke faction in the Landtag of Saarland, making him the de facto leader of the party at the time of the 2019 municipal elections
  1. ^ "Die Direktwahlen am 26. Mai". Saarländischer Rundfunk (in German). 2019. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  2. ^ "Wahlen im Saarland: Europawahl und Kommunalwahlen am 26. Mai 2019: Endgültige Ergebnisse" (PDF) (in German). wahlergebnis.saarland.de. 2019. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  3. ^ "Wahl zur Oberbürgermeisterin/zum Oberbürgermeister der Kreisstadt Neunkirchen 26.05.2019" (in German). 2019. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  4. ^ "Stichwahl des Oberbürgermeisters der Kreisstadt Neunkirchen" (in German). 2019. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  5. ^ "Stichwahl zum/zur Oberbürgermeister/-in 9. Juni 2019" (in German). 2019. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  6. ^ "Wahl des Oberbürgermeisters der Stadt St. Ingbert am 26.05.2019 - Endgültiges Ergebnis" (in German). 2019. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  7. ^ "Stichwahl des Oberbürgermeisters der Stadt St. Ingbert am 9. Juni 2019 - Endgültiges Ergebnis" (in German). 2019. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
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