Delmenhorst: 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 Delmenhorst with 23.8% (11 of 44 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Delmenhorst with 23.7% of the second votes, AfD took 23.7%.
- Turnout77.7% · Delmenhorst, Stadt (Wkr. 028) 77.7% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters42,301 of 54,470 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyAfD +5.9 · CDU −4.9 · Grüne −3.8
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency28 Delmenhorst – Wesermarsch – Oldenburg-Land
2026 local elections in Delmenhorst
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Delmenhorst, as of 21.09.2026 00:00. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilSPD 23.8% · 11 of 44 seats
- Lord mayor: run-offGerlach 44.6% v Mittag 30.1% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- Turnout53.6%
- SPD23.8% · 11 seats
- AfD23.4% · 10 seats
- CDU21.3% · 9 seats
- GRÜNE8.4% · 4 seats
- Die Linke7.9% · 4 seats
- FDP7.4% · 3 seats
- DL3.3% · 1 seat
- BSW2.7% · 1 seat
Turnout 53.6% · 59,427 eligible voters · 44 seats · Preliminary official final result · 67 of 67 results
Source: Stadt Delmenhorst, 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. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03401000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Lord mayor election Delmenhorst
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Gerlach and Mittag. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Gerlach, CDU44.6%
- Mittag, SPD30.1%
- Kuty, DL13.4%
- Paschke, Die Linke11.9%
Turnout 53.5% · 59,427 eligible voters · Preliminary official final result · 67 of 67 results
Second votes in Delmenhorst
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- SPD23.7%+0.7
- AfD23.7%+5.9
- CDU23.2%-4.9
- Linke8.4%+0.3
- Grüne7.7%-3.8
- BSW5.5%+1.7
- FDP3.8%-0.3
- Freie Wähler0.8%±0
- Volt0.5%-0.1
- Others2.6%+0.4
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 9,942 | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.0% (+0.7) | 16.4% (+7.3) |
| AfD | 9,941 | 23.7% | 23.7% | 17.8% (+5.9) | 20.8% (+2.9) |
| CDU | 9,748 | 23.2% | 23.2% | 28.1% (-4.9) | 22.6% (+0.6) |
| Linke | 3,518 | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.1% (+0.3) | 8.8% (-0.4) |
| Grüne | 3,250 | 7.7% | 7.7% | 11.5% (-3.8) | 11.6% (-3.9) |
| BSW | 2,294 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 3.8% (+1.7) | 5.0% (+0.5) |
| FDP | 1,613 | 3.8% | 3.8% | 4.1% (-0.3) | 4.3% (-0.5) |
| Freie Wähler | 323 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% (±0) | – |
| Volt | 223 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% (-0.1) | – |
| Others | 1,095 | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.2% (+0.4) | 10.6% (-8.0) |
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.
Delmenhorst: location in the Delmenhorst district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Delmenhorst highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.