Percentage of votes
| Specification | Votes 2014 | Votes 2009 | Diff. on 2009 in p.p. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Persons entitled to vote | 360,478 | – | 362,291 | – | – |
| Voters | 190,119 | 52.7 | 154,052 | 42.5 | +10.2 |
| Invalid | 3,004 | 1.6 | 1,695 | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Valid | 187,115 | 98.4 | 152,357 | 98.9 | -0.5 |
| CDU | 64,557 | 34.5 | 55,369 | 36.3 | -1.8 |
| SPD | 71,545 | 38.2 | 47,152 | 30.9 | +7.3 |
| GRÜNE | 15,451 | 8.3 | 15,977 | 10.5 | -2.2 |
| FDP | 6,133 | 3.3 | 16,487 | 10.8 | -7.5 |
| DIE LINKE | 8,325 | 4.4 | 7,278 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| REP | 482 | 0.3 | 1,246 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 2,362 | 1.3 | 1,524 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| PIRATEN | 2,459 | 1.3 | 1,072 | 0.7 | +0.6 |
| FAMILIE | 822 | 0.4 | 1,098 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| FREIE WÄHLER | 551 | 0.3 | 431 | 0.3 | ±0.0 |
| Volksabstimmung | 482 | 0.3 | 300 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| PBC | 159 | 0.1 | 181 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| ÖDP | 294 | 0.2 | 150 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| CM | 71 | 0.0 | 153 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| AUF | 170 | 0.1 | 132 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| DKP | 64 | 0.0 | 101 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| BP | 74 | 0.0 | 54 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| PSG | 59 | 0.0 | 46 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| BüSo | 69 | 0.0 | 35 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| AfD | 9,844 | 5.3 | – | – | – |
| PRO NRW | 1,114 | 0.6 | – | – | – |
| MLPD | 107 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| NPD | 1,084 | 0.6 | – | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 837 | 0.4 | – | – | – |
| Political groups/individual candidates | – | – | 3,571 | 2.3 | – |