Politics
Uerdingen voters after World War II were overwhelmingly inclined towards the SPD, the Social Democratic Union. At both of the most recent municipal elections, however, the CDU, the Christian Democratic Union, received the most votes.
Uerdingen accounts for the largest part of the Bezirksvertretung Uerdingen (“District Representation of Uerdingen”), but the area of the electoral district reaches beyond Uerdingen proper.
District representation since 2004: Total, 15 seats / 100%
- CDU (Christian Democrats) (6 seats / 38.78%)
- SPD (Social Democrats) (5 seats / 34.32%)
- Alliance '90/The Greens (2 seats / 10.58%)
- FDP (liberal) (1 seat / 7.72%)
- UKB (1 seat / 5.30%)
- KWG (0 seats / 3.30%)
District manager: Elmar Jakubowski (CDU)
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