 The north-west of the country, including Dortmund, became the British military occupation zone.There were no longer any democratic political structures in operation, and while these were being prepared the military administrators set up institutions which as far as possible reflected the political balance evidenced by the 1932 elections, being the most recent democratic elections.The English appointed Elisabeth Zillken to membership of the Dortmund city council and of the for the newly constituted province of North Rhine-Westphalia.