New election system in Hückeswagen: 16 electoral districts for the 2025 local elections!

New election system in Hückeswagen: 16 electoral districts for the 2025 local elections!

The city of Hückeswagen is faced with a significant change in the upcoming local elections on September 14, 2025. According to official information, the number of council members is reduced to 32 due to the sunken population. This leads to a restructuring of the constituencies: There will be a total of 16 constituencies, which represents an adaptation compared to the previous 15 electoral districts, as reported These circumstances also cause the establishment of new polling stations, including in the fire brigade on Straßweg and in the Schützenhaus.

A review has shown that the originally planned reduction in the number of council members from 30 to 24 is illegal due to an existing statute. The city administration incorrectly assumed that this reduction applies to the new city council. However, the local supervision of the Oberberg district made it clear that the statutes of 2017 are no longer valid, which means that the legal number of council members remains set to 32, as hueckeswagen.de reported.

The election committee is planning a special meeting on December 12, 2024 to officially decide on the new election district. However, the early Bundestag election on February 23 will continue to be based on the 12 previous electoral districts, without changes within the city of Hückeswagen. This distinction is crucial for voters, since the new structure only applies to local elections.