Viersen (; ) is the capital of the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Viersen is situated approximately 8 km north-west of Mönchengladbach, 15 km south-west of Krefeld and 20 km east of Venlo (Netherlands). Division of the town The city of Viersen is made up of three (formerly independent) cities: Süchteln, Dülken and Viersen, which combined in 1970, and one former village, Boisheim, which combined with Viersen in 1968. Politics The current mayor of Viersen is Sabine Anemüller of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 2015. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows: ! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate ! rowspan=2| Party ! colspan=2| First round ! colspan=2| Second round |- ! Votes ! % ! Votes ! % |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Christoph Hopp | align=left| Christian Democratic Union | 11,438 | 40.5 | 11,572 | 49.2 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Sabine Anemüller | align=left| Social Democratic Party | 10,965 | 38.8 | 11,955 | 50.8 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Martina Maaßen | align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens | 3,418 | 12.1 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Simon Männersdörfer | align=left| The Left | 1,098 | 3.9 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Frank a Campo | align=left| Free Democratic Party | 935 | 3.3 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Siegfried Martin | align=left| National Democratic Party | 404 | 1.4 |- ! colspan=3| Valid votes ! 28,258 ! 98.2 ! 23,527 ! 99.5 |- ! colspan=3| Invalid votes ! 521 ! 1.8 ! 118 ! 0.5 |- ! colspan=3| Total ! 28,779 ! 100.0 ! 23,645 ! 100.0 |- ! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout ! 63,176 ! 45.6 ! 63,169 ! 37.4 |- | colspan=7| Source: City of Viersen (1st round, 2nd round) |} City council The Viersen city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: ! colspan=2| Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 11,806 | 41.9 | 1.9 | 22 | 2 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 6,669 | 23.7 | 2.3 | 13 | 2 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 5,491 | 19.5 | 7.9