Diepenau, Flecken: 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 Diepenau, Flecken with 48.0% (7 of 15 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Diepenau, Flecken with 36.9% of the second votes, AfD took 23.1%.
- Turnout61.0% · Nienburg (Weser) (Wkr. 033, 040) 82.1% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters1,913 of 3,134 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU +8.8 · Grüne −5.4 · AfD +5.3
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency33 Diepholz – Nienburg I
Postal votes were counted at collective-municipality level; polling-station votes only shown here.
2026 local elections in Diepenau, Flecken
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Diepenau, Flecken, as of 16.09.2026 18:42. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilCDU 48.0% · 7 of 15 seats
- Samtgemeinde councilCDU 47.6% in the Samtgemeinde Uchte
- District council, votes from the Samtgemeinde UchteCDU 44.8%
- Turnout68.8% · district council election 68.9%
- CDU48.0% · 7 seats
- SPD28.0% · 4 seats
- Bente, Einzelwahlvorschlag18.3%
- GRÜNE5.7% · 1 seat
Turnout 68.8% · 3,236 eligible voters · 15 seats · Official final result · 7 of 7 results
Source: Samtgemeinde Uchte, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 16.09.2026 18:42. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/032565408/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Samtgemeinde Uchte
The municipality belongs to the joint municipality (Samtgemeinde) Uchte, whose council and mayor were also elected.
Samtgemeinde council: 30 seats
- CDU47.6% · 14 seats
- SPD23.5% · 7 seats
- AfD13.0% · 4 seats
- GRÜNE8.9% · 3 seats
- Die Linke2.9% · 1 seat
- Wilke, Einzelwahlvorschlag2.0%
- FDP1.6%
- dieBasis LV0.5%
Turnout 69.0% · 11,325 eligible voters · 30 seats · Official final result · 30 of 30 results
Samtgemeinde mayor election
- Hachmeyer, Ines74.0%
- Kaltofen, Rüdiger26.0%
Turnout 69.0% · 11,325 eligible voters · Official final result · 30 of 30 results
Source: Samtgemeinde Uchte, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 16.09.2026 20:32. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District council and district administrator: the votes from the Samtgemeinde Uchte
How voters in the Samtgemeinde voted in the district election. The overall result for Nienburg (Weser) is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU44.8%
- SPD21.6%
- AfD15.4%
- GRÜNE9.8%
- Die Linke3.3%
- FDP2.1%
- Menze, Einzelwahlvorschlag Menze1.3%
- PIRATEN0.7%
- Volt0.6%
- WG0.5%
Turnout 68.9% · 11,348 eligible voters · 30 of 30 results
District administrator election
Run-off on 27 September 2026.
- Seebode, CDU38.1%
- Duensing, Einzelwahlvorschlag Duensing23.1%
- Franke, Einzelwahlvorschlag Franke21.2%
- Schiemann, AfD17.6%
Turnout 68.9% · 11,348 eligible voters · 30 of 30 results
Second votes in Diepenau, Flecken
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU36.9%+8.8
- AfD23.1%+5.3
- SPD17.8%-5.2
- Grüne6.1%-5.4
- Linke4.7%-3.4
- FDP4.4%+0.3
- BSW2.8%-1.0
- Freie Wähler1.7%+0.9
- Volt0.3%-0.3
- Others2.2%±0
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 703 | 36.9% | 28.2% | 28.1% (+8.8) | 22.6% (+14.3) |
| AfD | 441 | 23.1% | 21.2% | 17.8% (+5.3) | 20.8% (+2.3) |
| SPD | 340 | 17.8% | 23.4% | 23.0% (-5.2) | 16.4% (+1.4) |
| Grüne | 116 | 6.1% | 9.1% | 11.5% (-5.4) | 11.6% (-5.5) |
| Linke | 90 | 4.7% | 6.6% | 8.1% (-3.4) | 8.8% (-4.1) |
| FDP | 83 | 4.4% | 3.7% | 4.1% (+0.3) | 4.3% (+0.1) |
| BSW | 53 | 2.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% (-1.0) | 5.0% (-2.2) |
| Freie Wähler | 33 | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.8% (+0.9) | – |
| Volt | 5 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% (-0.3) | – |
| Others | 41 | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% (±0) | 10.6% (-8.4) |
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.
Samtgemeinde Uchte: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Samtgemeinde Uchte are counted jointly for all 4 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Diepenau, Flecken. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Diepenau, Flecken only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 2,428 postal voters, which is 26.5% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association84.3%
- Voters9,169 of 10,873 eligible voters
- Postal vote share26.5% · 2,428
- Member municipalities4
- CDU36.0%-0.9
- SPD20.5%+2.7
- AfD18.6%-4.5
- Grüne7.5%+1.4
- Linke4.8%+0.1
- FDP3.8%-0.6
- Freie Wähler3.1%+1.4
- BSW2.9%+0.1
- Volt0.5%+0.2
- Others2.2%±0
Change compared with polling-station votes in Diepenau, Flecken.
| Party | Polling station Diepenau, Flecken | Postal vote, association | Samtgemeinde Uchte total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 703 (36.9%) | 882 (36.4%) | 3,280 | 36.0% |
| SPD | 340 (17.8%) | 537 (22.2%) | 1,873 | 20.5% |
| AfD | 441 (23.1%) | 332 (13.7%) | 1,701 | 18.6% |
| Grüne | 116 (6.1%) | 242 (10.0%) | 685 | 7.5% |
| Linke | 90 (4.7%) | 117 (4.8%) | 439 | 4.8% |
| FDP | 83 (4.4%) | 89 (3.7%) | 348 | 3.8% |
| Freie Wähler | 33 (1.7%) | 73 (3.0%) | 286 | 3.1% |
| BSW | 53 (2.8%) | 72 (3.0%) | 264 | 2.9% |
| Volt | 5 (0.3%) | 17 (0.7%) | 48 | 0.5% |
| Others | 41 (2.2%) | 62 (2.6%) | 199 | 2.2% |
Member municipalities (polling-station votes only)
Source: Federal Returning Officer, polling-district statistics; association total is our own calculation from polling-station and postal-vote districts.
Diepenau, Flecken: location in the Nienburg (Weser) district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Diepenau, Flecken highlighted, the other members of Samtgemeinde Uchte shown half-transparent. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.