Percentage of votes
| Specification | Votes 2014 | Votes 2009 | Diff. on 2009 in p.p. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Persons entitled to vote | 276,875 | – | 273,787 | – | – |
| Voters | 155,070 | 56.0 | 125,560 | 45.9 | +10.1 |
| Invalid | 1,902 | 1.2 | 970 | 0.8 | +0.5 |
| Valid | 153,168 | 98.8 | 124,590 | 99.2 | -0.5 |
| CDU | 80,204 | 52.4 | 66,734 | 53.6 | -1.2 |
| SPD | 40,490 | 26.4 | 23,496 | 18.9 | +7.6 |
| GRÜNE | 11,817 | 7.7 | 10,392 | 8.3 | -0.6 |
| FDP | 5,498 | 3.6 | 14,899 | 12.0 | -8.4 |
| DIE LINKE | 3,654 | 2.4 | 3,130 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| REP | 245 | 0.2 | 604 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 1,064 | 0.7 | 724 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| PIRATEN | 1,638 | 1.1 | 760 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| FAMILIE | 626 | 0.4 | 831 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| FREIE WÄHLER | 373 | 0.2 | 212 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Volksabstimmung | 257 | 0.2 | 143 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| PBC | 91 | 0.1 | 142 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| ÖDP | 216 | 0.1 | 145 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| CM | 84 | 0.1 | 153 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| AUF | 120 | 0.1 | 118 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| DKP | 52 | 0.0 | 68 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| BP | 34 | 0.0 | 44 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| PSG | 20 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| BüSo | 20 | 0.0 | 27 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| AfD | 5,204 | 3.4 | – | – | – |
| PRO NRW | 375 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| MLPD | 17 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| NPD | 587 | 0.4 | – | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 482 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Political groups/individual candidates | – | – | 1,947 | 1.6 | – |