Luxembourg City Communal Council
Luxembourg Communal Council | |
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Coat of arms of Luxembourg City | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 27 |
Political groups | |
| Meeting place | |
| Luxembourg City Hall, Luxembourg City | |
Luxembourg City Communal Council (French: Conseil communal de la Ville de Luxembourg, Luxembourgish: Gemengerot vun der Stad Lëtzebuerg) is the local council for the commune of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.
It consists of twenty-seven members, elected every six years by proportional representation.[1]
Current composition
Elections were held on 11 June 2023, in which the Democratic Party (DP), which has held the city's mayorship without interruption since 1969, retained a plurality of seats. In the collège échevinal, the DP decided to continue their existing coalition with the Christian Social People's Party, who had the second-largest contingent, under the leadership of DP mayor Lydie Polfer.
| 2023 election results[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Popular vote[3] | Seats | Change | ||
| Democratic Party (DP) | 31,38% | 10 | 1 | ||
| Christian Social People's Party (CSV) | 20,6% | 6 | 1 | ||
| The Greens | 18,53% | 5 | 0 | ||
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) | 10,65% | 3 | 0 | ||
| The Left | 5,74% | 1 | 1 | ||
| Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR) | 4,95% | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pirate Party of Luxembourg | 4,82% | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total: | 27 | ||||
| Name | Portrait | Party | Notes | Councillor since | Date of birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydie Polfer | DP | Mayor | 28 November 2005 | 22 November 1952 | ||
| Maurice Bauer | CSV | First alderman | 1 October 2011 | 11 October 1971 | ||
| Simone Beissel | DP | Alderwoman | 30 September 1991 | 27 April 1953 | ||
| Corinne Cahen | DP | Alderwoman | 6 July 2023 | 16 May 1973 | ||
| Patrick Goldschmidt | DP | Alderman | 19 October 2009 | 2 February 1970 | ||
| Paul Galles | CSV | Alderman | 4 December 2017 | 18 May 1973 | ||
| Laurent Mosar | CSV | Alderman | 27 January 1997 | 8 February 1958 | ||
| Anne Kaiffer | DP | 17 July 2023 | ||||
| Colette Mart | DP | 1 June 2023 | 27 April 1955 | |||
| Sylvia Camarda | DP | 4 April 2017 | 21 September 1978 | |||
| Robert L. Philippart | DP | 17 July 2023 | 2 April 1960 | |||
| Pascale Arend | DP | 2011 | 16 May 1973 | |||
| Claude Radoux | DP | 28 January 2008 | 27 August 1963 | |||
| Emilie Costantini | CSV | 2023 | 1 December 1979 | |||
| Angélique Bartolini | CSV | 4 December 2023 | 21 January 1979 | |||
| Bob Biver | CSV | 4 December 2023 | 17 December 1985 | |||
| François Benoy | Gréng | 9 December 2013 | 7 February 1985 | |||
| Liudumila Branca | Gréng | 29 September 2025 | 4 September 1979 | |||
| Nicolas Back | Gréng | 17 July 2023 | 8 November 1986 | |||
| Christa Brömmel | Gréng | 2017 | 15 October 1965 | |||
| Fabricio Costa | Gréng | 2 March 2026 | 30 January 1995 | |||
| Gabriel Boisante | LSAP | 27 January 2020 | 8 October 1977 | |||
| Maxime Miltgen | LSAP | 17 July 2023 | 4 July 1993 | |||
| Antonia Afonso Bagine | LSAP | 17 July 2023 | 28 July 1974 | |||
| Marie-Marthe Muller | LSAP[a] | 8 July 2024 | 10 April 1962 | |||
| Tom Weidig | ADR | 17 July 2023 | 7 December 1972 | |||
| David Wagner | Lénk | 30 September 2024 | 3 March 1979 | |||
Past elections
2017 elections
| Party | Popular vote[5] | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party (DP) | 30,04% | 9 | 1 | ||
| Christian Social People's Party (CSV) | 25,03% | 7 | 2 | ||
| The Greens | 19,26% | 5 | 0 | ||
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) | 11,09% | 3 | 1 | ||
| The Left | 6,79% | 2 | 0 | ||
| Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR) | 4,3% | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pirate Party of Luxembourg | 2,64% | 0 | – | ||
| Communist Party of Luxembourg (KPL) | 0,84% | 0 | – | ||
| Total: | 27 | ||||
2011 elections
Elections were held on 9 October 2011, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic Party (DP). The DP formed a coalition with The Greens, who had the third-largest contingent, under the leadership of Lydie Polfer.[6][7]
| 2011 election results[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Popular vote | Seats | Change | ||
| Democratic Party (DP) | 33,65% | 10 | 1 | ||
| Christian Social People's Party (CSV) | 19,05% | 5 | 1 | ||
| The Greens | 18,45% | 5 | 0 | ||
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) | 15,93% | 4 | 0 | ||
| The Left | 6,45% | 2 | 2 | ||
| Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR) | 5,02% | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 27 | ||||
2005 elections
| Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party (DP) | 35,86% | 11 | ||
| Christian Social People's Party (CSV) | 22,17% | 6 | ||
| The Greens | 17,33% | 5 | ||
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) | 16,22% | 4 | ||
| Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR) | 3,92% | 1 | ||
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Elected on the Pirate Party list in 2023, but defected to the LSAP in September 2024.
- ^ "Attributions du conseil communal" (in French). Ville de Luxembourg. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Luxembourg". elections.public.lu (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ "Communal elections 2023 - Luxembourg". elections.public.lu. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- ^ "Municipal council - Members". vdl.lu. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- ^ "Communal elections 2017 - Luxembourg". elections.public.lu. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- ^ "Collège échevinal: Membres". Ville de Luxembourg (in French). Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "Accord de coalition". Ville de Luxembourg (in French). Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "Commune Luxembourg" (in French). Retrieved 2017-10-31.