Leese: 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 Leese with 59.2% (7 of 11 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Leese with 33.6% of the second votes, CDU took 27.4%.
- Turnout61.4% · Nienburg (Weser) (Wkr. 033, 040) 82.1% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters761 of 1,239 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonySPD +10.6 · Grüne −6.6 · Linke −3.1
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency40 Nienburg II – Schaumburg
Postal votes were counted at collective-municipality level; polling-station votes only shown here.
2026 local elections in Leese
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Leese, as of 14.09.2026 11:56. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilSPD 59.2% · 7 of 11 seats
- Samtgemeinde councilCDU 32.0% in the Samtgemeinde Mittelweser
- District council, votes from the Samtgemeinde MittelweserCDU 30.8%
- Turnout63.5% · district council election 64.3%
- SPD59.2% · 7 seats
- WfL24.2% · 3 seats
- AfD13.5% · 1 seat
- GRÜNE3.1%
Turnout 63.5% · 1,341 eligible voters · 11 seats · Preliminary result · 2 of 2 results
Source: Samtgemeinde Mittelweser, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 14.09.2026 11:56. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/032565410/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Samtgemeinde Mittelweser
The municipality belongs to the joint municipality (Samtgemeinde) Mittelweser, whose council and mayor were also elected.
Samtgemeinde council: 32 seats
- CDU32.0% · 10 seats
- SPD22.5% · 7 seats
- AfD18.1% · 6 seats
- Unabhängige7.5% · 2 seats
- GRÜNE6.9% · 2 seats
- WG4.3% · 2 seats
- Die Linke3.0% · 1 seat
- FDP2.5% · 1 seat
- Schulz, Einzelwahlvorschlag1.7%
Turnout 64.6% · 12,562 eligible voters · 32 seats · Preliminary result · 27 of 27 results
Samtgemeinde mayor election
Run-off on 27 September 2026 between Wiechmann and Flamme.
- Wiechmann, Sandra33.8%
- Flamme, CDU32.6%
- Hoberg, Kai24.7%
- Dr. Schwen, Dr. Rolf Schwen9.0%
Turnout 64.7% · 12,562 eligible voters · Preliminary result · 27 of 27 results
Source: Samtgemeinde Mittelweser, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 21.09.2026 00:00. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District council and district administrator: the votes from the Samtgemeinde Mittelweser
How voters in the Samtgemeinde voted in the district election. The overall result for Nienburg (Weser) is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU30.8%
- SPD24.4%
- AfD20.6%
- GRÜNE7.7%
- WG4.5%
- Die Linke4.0%
- FDP3.7%
- Menze, Einzelwahlvorschlag Menze2.6%
- Volt1.2%
- PIRATEN0.7%
Turnout 64.3% · 12,598 eligible voters · 27 of 27 results
District administrator election
Run-off on 27 September 2026.
- Duensing, Einzelwahlvorschlag Duensing26.8%
- Franke, Einzelwahlvorschlag Franke25.8%
- Seebode, CDU25.8%
- Schiemann, AfD21.6%
Turnout 64.5% · 12,598 eligible voters · 27 of 27 results
Second votes in Leese
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- SPD33.6%+10.6
- CDU27.4%-0.7
- AfD20.3%+2.5
- Linke5.0%-3.1
- Grüne4.9%-6.6
- FDP3.0%-1.1
- BSW2.6%-1.2
- Freie Wähler0.5%-0.3
- Volt0.3%-0.3
- Others2.4%+0.2
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 255 | 33.6% | 23.4% | 23.0% (+10.6) | 16.4% (+17.2) |
| CDU | 208 | 27.4% | 28.2% | 28.1% (-0.7) | 22.6% (+4.8) |
| AfD | 154 | 20.3% | 21.2% | 17.8% (+2.5) | 20.8% (-0.5) |
| Linke | 38 | 5.0% | 6.6% | 8.1% (-3.1) | 8.8% (-3.8) |
| Grüne | 37 | 4.9% | 9.1% | 11.5% (-6.6) | 11.6% (-6.7) |
| FDP | 23 | 3.0% | 3.7% | 4.1% (-1.1) | 4.3% (-1.3) |
| BSW | 20 | 2.6% | 3.7% | 3.8% (-1.2) | 5.0% (-2.4) |
| Freie Wähler | 4 | 0.5% | 1.6% | 0.8% (-0.3) | – |
| Volt | 2 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% (-0.3) | – |
| Others | 18 | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.2% (+0.2) | 10.6% (-8.2) |
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 Mittelweser: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Samtgemeinde Mittelweser are counted jointly for all 5 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Leese. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Leese only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 2,535 postal voters, which is 26.0% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association81.6%
- Voters9,754 of 11,960 eligible voters
- Postal vote share26.0% · 2,535
- Member municipalities5
- CDU28.2%+0.8
- SPD23.4%-10.2
- AfD23.1%+2.8
- Grüne7.8%+2.9
- Linke5.8%+0.8
- BSW4.0%+1.4
- FDP3.7%+0.7
- Freie Wähler1.6%+1.1
- Volt0.4%+0.1
- Others2.1%-0.3
Change compared with polling-station votes in Leese.
| Party | Polling station Leese | Postal vote, association | Samtgemeinde Mittelweser total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 208 (27.4%) | 806 (31.9%) | 2,733 | 28.2% |
| SPD | 255 (33.6%) | 630 (24.9%) | 2,273 | 23.4% |
| AfD | 154 (20.3%) | 382 (15.1%) | 2,239 | 23.1% |
| Grüne | 37 (4.9%) | 251 (9.9%) | 759 | 7.8% |
| Linke | 38 (5.0%) | 129 (5.1%) | 561 | 5.8% |
| BSW | 20 (2.6%) | 121 (4.8%) | 385 | 4.0% |
| FDP | 23 (3.0%) | 81 (3.2%) | 362 | 3.7% |
| Freie Wähler | 4 (0.5%) | 56 (2.2%) | 157 | 1.6% |
| Others | 18 (2.4%) | 65 (2.6%) | 199 | 2.1% |
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.
Leese: location in the Nienburg (Weser) district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Leese highlighted, the other members of Samtgemeinde Mittelweser shown half-transparent. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.
In context
More municipalities in Nienburg (Weser) (Wkr. 033, 040)
- Nienburg (Weser)SPD 24.1%
- Rehburg-LoccumCDU 27.2%
- Steyerberg, FleckenCDU 30.0%
- StolzenauAfD 31.3%
- Briefwahl SG MittelweserCDU 31.9%
- Briefwahl SG Grafschaft HoyaCDU 28.7%
- Briefwahl SG UchteCDU 36.4%
- MarkloheCDU 29.7%
- Briefwahl SG Weser-AueCDU 31.7%
- Uchte, FleckenCDU 31.2%
- Diepenau, FleckenCDU 36.9%
- HoyaSPD 25.7%