Percentage of votes
| Specification | Votes 2014 | Votes 2009 | Diff. on 2009 in p.p. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Persons entitled to vote | 415,747 | – | 414,676 | – | – |
| Voters | 223,845 | 53.8 | 164,170 | 39.6 | +14.3 |
| Invalid | 2,483 | 1.1 | 1,192 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Valid | 221,362 | 98.9 | 162,978 | 99.3 | -0.4 |
| CDU | 73,625 | 33.3 | 59,517 | 36.5 | -3.3 |
| SPD | 67,870 | 30.7 | 34,690 | 21.3 | +9.4 |
| GRÜNE | 28,099 | 12.7 | 25,684 | 15.8 | -3.1 |
| FDP | 13,775 | 6.2 | 24,741 | 15.2 | -9.0 |
| DIE LINKE | 11,402 | 5.2 | 7,515 | 4.6 | +0.5 |
| REP | 1,138 | 0.5 | 2,141 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 3,058 | 1.4 | 1,458 | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| PIRATEN | 3,437 | 1.6 | 1,568 | 1.0 | +0.6 |
| FAMILIE | 641 | 0.3 | 606 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| FREIE WÄHLER | 1,321 | 0.6 | 529 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Volksabstimmung | 431 | 0.2 | 316 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |
| PBC | 125 | 0.1 | 176 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| ÖDP | 422 | 0.2 | 217 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| CM | 89 | 0.0 | 117 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| AUF | 187 | 0.1 | 139 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| DKP | 204 | 0.1 | 200 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| BP | 80 | 0.0 | 67 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| PSG | 34 | 0.0 | 38 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| BüSo | 69 | 0.0 | 41 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| AfD | 12,533 | 5.7 | – | – | – |
| PRO NRW | 537 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| MLPD | 134 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| NPD | 732 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 1,419 | 0.6 | – | – | – |
| Political groups/individual candidates | – | – | 3,218 | 2.0 | – |