Twistringen: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the local elections on 13 September 2026, CDU became the largest group on the council of Twistringen with 40.1% (12 of 30 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Twistringen with 37.4% of the second votes, SPD took 18.1%.
- Turnout81.4% · Diepholz (Wkr. 033) 83.5% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters7,764 of 9,533 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU +9.3 · SPD −4.9 · Grüne −2.1
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency33 Diepholz – Nienburg I
2026 local elections in Twistringen
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Twistringen, as of 13.09.2026 23:33. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilCDU 40.1% · 12 of 30 seats
- MayorJens Willi Bley (Einzelbewerber), 91.9%
- District council, votes from TwistringenCDU 35.5%
- Turnout60.0% · district council election 60.1%
- CDU40.1% · 12 seats
- UWG20.1% · 6 seats
- GRÜNE16.7% · 5 seats
- AfD12.8% · 4 seats
- SPD6.1% · 2 seats
- FDP4.2% · 1 seat
Turnout 60.0% · 10,357 eligible voters · 30 seats · Preliminary result · 16 of 16 results
Source: Stadt Twistringen, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 13.09.2026 23:33. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03251042/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Twistringen
- Bley, Einzelbewerber91.9%
- Nein-Stimmen8.2%
Turnout 60.0% · 10,357 eligible voters · Preliminary result · 16 of 16 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Twistringen
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Diepholz is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU35.5%
- UWG20.5%
- AfD14.5%
- GRÜNE13.2%
- SPD8.1%
- Die Linke4.3%
- FDP4.1%
Turnout 60.1% · 10,357 eligible voters · 16 of 16 results
Second votes in Twistringen
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU37.4%+9.3
- SPD18.1%-4.9
- AfD17.3%-0.5
- Grüne9.4%-2.1
- Linke6.3%-1.8
- FDP4.9%+0.8
- BSW3.2%-0.6
- Freie Wähler1.2%+0.4
- Volt0.3%-0.3
- Others1.8%-0.4
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 2,894 | 37.4% | 30.4% | 28.1% (+9.3) | 22.6% (+14.8) |
| SPD | 1,396 | 18.1% | 22.9% | 23.0% (-4.9) | 16.4% (+1.7) |
| AfD | 1,340 | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.8% (-0.5) | 20.8% (-3.5) |
| Grüne | 723 | 9.4% | 10.4% | 11.5% (-2.1) | 11.6% (-2.2) |
| Linke | 490 | 6.3% | 6.9% | 8.1% (-1.8) | 8.8% (-2.5) |
| FDP | 382 | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.1% (+0.8) | 4.3% (+0.6) |
| BSW | 245 | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3.8% (-0.6) | 5.0% (-1.8) |
| Freie Wähler | 96 | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% (+0.4) | – |
| Volt | 25 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% (-0.3) | – |
| Others | 141 | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.2% (-0.4) | 10.6% (-8.8) |
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.
Twistringen: location in the Diepholz district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Twistringen highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.