Percentage of votes
| Specification | Votes 2014 | Votes 2009 | Diff. on 2009 in p.p. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Persons entitled to vote | 309,601 | – | 314,031 | – | – |
| Voters | 158,808 | 51.3 | 132,332 | 42.1 | +9.2 |
| Invalid | 2,336 | 1.5 | 1,460 | 1.1 | +0.4 |
| Valid | 156,472 | 98.5 | 130,872 | 98.9 | -0.4 |
| CDU | 45,353 | 29.0 | 40,685 | 31.1 | -2.1 |
| SPD | 66,065 | 42.2 | 45,042 | 34.4 | +7.8 |
| GRÜNE | 13,995 | 8.9 | 14,734 | 11.3 | -2.3 |
| FDP | 4,633 | 3.0 | 13,550 | 10.4 | -7.4 |
| DIE LINKE | 7,381 | 4.7 | 6,926 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| REP | 495 | 0.3 | 1,230 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 1,929 | 1.2 | 1,337 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
| PIRATEN | 2,537 | 1.6 | 1,069 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| FAMILIE | 812 | 0.5 | 953 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| FREIE WÄHLER | 936 | 0.6 | 421 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Volksabstimmung | 458 | 0.3 | 309 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| PBC | 150 | 0.1 | 150 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| ÖDP | 211 | 0.1 | 147 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| CM | 87 | 0.1 | 132 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| AUF | 121 | 0.1 | 100 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| DKP | 59 | 0.0 | 71 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| BP | 51 | 0.0 | 54 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| PSG | 32 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| BüSo | 33 | 0.0 | 40 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| AfD | 8,491 | 5.4 | – | – | – |
| PRO NRW | 501 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| MLPD | 67 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| NPD | 1,348 | 0.9 | – | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 727 | 0.5 | – | – | – |
| Political groups/individual candidates | – | – | 3,900 | 3.0 | – |