Percentage of votes
| Specification | Votes 2014 | Votes 2009 | Diff. on 2009 in p.p. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Persons entitled to vote | 311,957 | – | 321,366 | – | – |
| Voters | 146,283 | 46.9 | 123,303 | 38.4 | +8.5 |
| Invalid | 2,116 | 1.4 | 1,349 | 1.1 | +0.4 |
| Valid | 144,167 | 98.6 | 121,954 | 98.9 | -0.4 |
| CDU | 55,471 | 38.5 | 49,339 | 40.5 | -2.0 |
| SPD | 48,283 | 33.5 | 30,509 | 25.0 | +8.5 |
| GRÜNE | 10,148 | 7.0 | 11,282 | 9.3 | -2.2 |
| FDP | 5,420 | 3.8 | 15,001 | 12.3 | -8.5 |
| DIE LINKE | 6,008 | 4.2 | 5,375 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| REP | 469 | 0.3 | 1,580 | 1.3 | -1.0 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 1,832 | 1.3 | 1,380 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| PIRATEN | 1,974 | 1.4 | 918 | 0.8 | +0.6 |
| FAMILIE | 840 | 0.6 | 887 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| FREIE WÄHLER | 507 | 0.4 | 376 | 0.3 | ±0.0 |
| Volksabstimmung | 470 | 0.3 | 329 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| PBC | 462 | 0.3 | 526 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| ÖDP | 343 | 0.2 | 165 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| CM | 140 | 0.1 | 223 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| AUF | 226 | 0.2 | 182 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| DKP | 52 | 0.0 | 97 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| BP | 56 | 0.0 | 86 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| PSG | 21 | 0.0 | 31 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| BüSo | 33 | 0.0 | 29 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| AfD | 9,394 | 6.5 | – | – | – |
| PRO NRW | 543 | 0.4 | – | – | – |
| MLPD | 54 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| NPD | 917 | 0.6 | – | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 504 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Political groups/individual candidates | – | – | 3,639 | 3.0 | – |