Braunschweig: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the local elections on 13 September 2026, SPD became the largest group on the council of Braunschweig with 27.6% (15 of 56 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Braunschweig with 22.6% of the second votes, CDU took 22.6%.
- Lord MayorThorsten Kornblum (SPD), since 2021 · Wikidata
- Turnout83.4% · Braunschweig, Stadt (Wkr. 050) 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters155,402 of 186,358 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyGrüne +6.5 · CDU −5.5 · AfD −4.5
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency50 Braunschweig
2026 local elections in Braunschweig
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Braunschweig, as of 21.09.2026 18:16. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilSPD 27.6% · 15 of 56 seats
- Lord mayor: run-offDr. Kornblum 43.3% v Pohler 17.2% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- Turnout64.5%
- SPD27.6% · 15 seats
- GRÜNE19.7% · 11 seats
- CDU18.6% · 10 seats
- AfD11.8% · 7 seats
- Die Linke10.1% · 6 seats
- BIBS3.9% · 2 seats
- FDP3.1% · 2 seats
Turnout 64.5% · 194,218 eligible voters · 56 seats · Official final result · 268 of 268 results
Source: Stadt Braunschweig, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 21.09.2026 18:16. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03101000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Lord mayor election Braunschweig
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Dr. Kornblum and Pohler. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Dr. Kornblum, SPD43.3%
- Pohler, CDU17.2%
- Walther, GRÜNE14.3%
- Hanker, AfD Niedersachsen11.2%
- Bartsch, Die Linke7.0%
- Glogowski, BIBS3.1%
- Schramm, FDP1.8%
- Rathjen, Volt1.1%
- Wieland, Die PARTEI1.0%
Turnout 64.5% · 194,218 eligible voters · Official final result · 268 of 268 results
Second votes in Braunschweig
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- SPD22.6%-0.4
- CDU22.6%-5.5
- Grüne18.0%+6.5
- AfD13.3%-4.5
- Linke11.6%+3.5
- FDP4.0%-0.1
- BSW3.9%+0.1
- Volt1.1%+0.5
- Freie Wähler0.5%-0.3
- Others2.3%+0.1
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 34,994 | 22.6% | 22.6% | 23.0% (-0.4) | 16.4% (+6.2) |
| CDU | 34,958 | 22.6% | 22.6% | 28.1% (-5.5) | 22.6% (±0) |
| Grüne | 27,788 | 18.0% | 18.0% | 11.5% (+6.5) | 11.6% (+6.4) |
| AfD | 20,624 | 13.3% | 13.3% | 17.8% (-4.5) | 20.8% (-7.5) |
| Linke | 17,978 | 11.6% | 11.6% | 8.1% (+3.5) | 8.8% (+2.8) |
| FDP | 6,151 | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% (-0.1) | 4.3% (-0.3) |
| BSW | 5,966 | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.8% (+0.1) | 5.0% (-1.1) |
| Volt | 1,729 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.6% (+0.5) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 799 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.8% (-0.3) | – |
| Others | 3,583 | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.2% (+0.1) | 10.6% (-8.3) |
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2025 federal election, results by polling district (file), final result, retrieved 7 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Municipal results are the sum of a municipality's polling districts including the postal-vote districts assigned to it. State and federal results: Federal Returning Officer, kerg2.csv, official final result. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Braunschweig: location in the Braunschweig district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Braunschweig highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.