▁Kurt ▁Bra as ch , ▁who ▁sat ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁Party ) ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁SP D . ▁The ▁current ▁bor ough ▁manager ▁is ▁I v onne ▁N ische ▁( SP D ), ▁in ▁office ▁since ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁E lections ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁bor ough ▁coun c ils ▁in ▁Hamburg ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁In ▁Hamburg - N ord , ▁seven ▁parties ▁reached ▁the ▁threshold ▁of ▁ 3 %. ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁federal ▁level , ▁Hamburg - N ord ▁is ▁split ▁between ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁Mitte ▁and ▁Hamburg ▁Nord ▁single - member ▁constitu encies ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁parliament . ▁ ▁In frastr ucture ▁and ▁public ▁services ▁ ▁The ▁bor ough ▁has ▁ 3 0 ▁elementary ▁schools ▁and ▁ 2 6 ▁secondary ▁schools . ▁ ▁Health care ▁systems ▁Several ▁hosp it als ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁bor ough ▁Hamburg - N ord , ▁among ▁others ▁the ▁University ▁Medical ▁Center ▁Hamburg - E pp endorf ▁( U KE ), ▁Martin istr . ▁ 5 2 , ▁in ▁the ▁quarter ▁E pp endorf , ▁with ▁ 1 , 3 6 9 ▁b eds ▁and ▁ 1 0 9 ▁day - care ▁places ▁in ▁ 2 1 ▁depart ments . ▁The ▁U KE ▁is ▁a ▁general ▁hospital ▁and ▁teaching ▁hospital ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hamburg ▁and ▁provides ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁dispatch ▁emer gency ▁medical ▁services . ▁The