term of office 2020 – 2026
Lord Mayor
Thomas Ebersberger (CSU)
since 2020
2nd honorary Mayor
Andreas Zippel
(SPD)
since 2020
3rd honorary Mayor
Stefan Schuh
(Junges Bayreuth)
since 2020
| Town Council | Members | |
| CSU (Christian Social Union) | 10 | |
| Die Grünen (The Greens) | 8 | |
| SPD (Social Democratic Party) | 8 | |
| Bayreuther Gemeinschaft - Freie Wähler | 7 | |
| Junges Bayreuth | 3 | |
| FDP (The Liberals) | 2 | |
| Die Unabhängigen (The Independents) | 2 | |
| Afd | 2 | |
| Frauenliste | 1 | |
| Die Linke | 1 |
