2014 Saarland local elections

2014 Saarland local elections

← 2009 25 May 2014 2019 →
204 district council seats 1,764 municipal council seats
Turnout	432,444 (52.48%) 4.86% 432,158 (52.52%) 3.76%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Heiko Maas Astrid Schramm Party CDU SPD Linke Last election 83 seats, 36.67% 704 seats, 37.28% 71 seats, 32.26% 619 seats, 33.46% 25 seats, 12.86% 165 seats, 10.72% Seats won 87 745 77 683 14 106 Seat change 4 41 6 64 11 59 Popular vote 160,939 163,161 145,758 151,800 30,668 30,742 Percentage 38.32% 38.76% 34.71% 36.06% 7.30% 7.30% Swing 1.65% 1.48% 2.45% 2.60% 5.56% 3.42%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Hubert Ulrich & Claudia Willger Johannes Trampert Oliver Luksic Party Greens AfD FDP Last election 12 seats, 6.49% 75 seats, 5.89% Did not exist 14 seats, 7.23% 83 seats, 6.27% Seats won 10 72 9 21 2 27 Seat change 2 3 New 12 56 Popular vote 25,740 23,608 22,459 8,603 10,286 11,146 Percentage 6.13% 5.61% 5.35% 2.04% 2.45% 2.65% Swing 0.36% 0.28% New 4.78% 3.62%   Seventh party   Leader Michael Hilberer Party Pirates Last election Did not exist Seats won 2 9 Seat change New Popular vote 10,238 4,500 Percentage 2.37% 1.07% Swing New

The 2014 Saarland local elections were held on May 25, 2014 to elect members of Saarland's 6 district councils and 52 municipal councils. The elections were held on the same day as the 2014 European Parliament election in Germany.

Both of Germany's two historically dominant political parties, Christian Democratic Union and Social Democratic Party, gained seats in the election. The election also marked the local debut of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Pirate Party, both of which won a number of seats on both the district and municipal level. Meanwhile, both Die Linke and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) lost a significant number of seats.

Summary of results for the 2014 Saarland local elections^[1]

Party		Votes (District)	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Votes (Municipal)	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	160,939	38.32	1.65	87	4	163,161	38.76	1.48	745	41
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	145,758	34.71	2.45	77	6	151,800	36.06	2.60	683	64
	Die Linke	30,668	7.30	5.56	14	11	30,742	7.30	3.42	106	59
	The Greens (Grüne)	25,740	6.13	0.36	10	2	23,608	5.71	0.28	72	3
	Alternative for Germany (AfD)	22,459	5.35	New	9	New	8,603	2.04	New	21	New
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	10,286	2.45	4.78	2	12	11,146	2.65	3.62	27	56
	Pirate Party Germany	10,238	2.37	New	2	New	4,500	1.07	New	9	New
	Local voters' associations	7,656	1.82	1.43	1	3	23,064	5.48	0.18	92	2
	National Democratic Party (NPD)	3,740	0.89	0.33	1	1	1,904	0.45	0.12	2	1
	Family Party	2,466	0.59	0.08	1	0	1,929	0.46	0.02	6	0
	German Communist Party (DKP)	–	–	–	–	–	281	0.07	0.10	1	2
	Party for Labour, Environment and Family (AUF)	–	–	–	–	–	202	0.05	0.01	1	0
Total		419,950	97.11	0.37	204	6	420,940	97.40	1.34	1,764	9
Invalid votes		12,494	2.89	0.37			11,218	2.60	1.34
Voter turnout		432,444	52.49	4.86			432,158	52.52	3.76
Eligible voters		823,920					822,782