Percentage of votes
| Specification | Votes 2014 | Votes 2009 | Diff. on 2009 in p.p. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Persons entitled to vote | 251,551 | – | 256,570 | – | – |
| Voters | 121,445 | 48.3 | 133,723 | 52.1 | -3.8 |
| Invalid | 2,797 | 2.3 | 4,607 | 3.4 | -1.1 |
| Valid | 118,648 | 97.7 | 129,116 | 96.6 | +1.1 |
| CDU | 36,080 | 30.4 | 41,365 | 32.0 | -1.6 |
| SPD | 40,328 | 34.0 | 34,036 | 26.4 | +7.6 |
| DIE LINKE | 9,802 | 8.3 | 18,039 | 14.0 | -5.7 |
| FDP | 3,329 | 2.8 | 10,384 | 8.0 | -5.2 |
| GRÜNE | 9,426 | 7.9 | 12,763 | 9.9 | -1.9 |
| FAMILIE | 1,407 | 1.2 | 1,907 | 1.5 | -0.3 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 2,125 | 1.8 | 2,083 | 1.6 | +0.2 |
| FREIE WÄHLER | 1,005 | 0.8 | 1,454 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| PIRATEN | 2,320 | 2.0 | 1,235 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| REP | 221 | 0.2 | 867 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Volksabstimmung | 281 | 0.2 | 294 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |
| CM | 128 | 0.1 | 172 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| AUF | 167 | 0.1 | 161 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| ÖDP | 277 | 0.2 | 200 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| DKP | 151 | 0.1 | 203 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |
| PBC | 52 | 0.0 | 59 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| BP | 31 | 0.0 | 73 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| PSG | 27 | 0.0 | 35 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| BüSo | 28 | 0.0 | 24 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| AfD | 8,342 | 7.0 | – | – | – |
| PRO NRW | 69 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| MLPD | 103 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| NPD | 1,981 | 1.7 | – | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 968 | 0.8 | – | – | – |
| Political groups/individual candidates | – | – | 3,762 | 2.9 | – |