sentences:  Eßweiler has belonged since 1 January 1972 to the then newly formed "Verbandsgemeinde" of Wolfstein.The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.Eßweiler's mayor is Monika Riesinger, and her deputies are Hugo Spohn and Martin Koch.