Apen: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the local elections on 13 September 2026, UWG became the largest group on the council of Apen with 48.1% (14 of 30 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Apen with 25.6% of the second votes, SPD took 24.7%.
- Turnout83.0% · Ammerland (Wkr. 027) 84.9% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters7,945 of 9,570 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyAfD +3.8 · Grüne −3.8 · CDU −2.5
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency27 Oldenburg – Ammerland
2026 local elections in Apen
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Apen, as of 13.09.2026 23:45. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilUWG 48.1% · 14 of 30 seats
- MayorMatthias Huber (SPD), 83.2%
- District council, votes from ApenUWG 30.2%
- Turnout66.3% · district council election 66.2%
- UWG48.1% · 14 seats
- SPD27.4% · 8 seats
- CDU9.4% · 3 seats
- BSW5.9% · 2 seats
Turnout 66.3% · 10,206 eligible voters · 30 seats · Official final result · 19 of 19 results
Source: Gemeinde Apen, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 13.09.2026 23:45. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03451001/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Apen
- Huber, SPD83.2%
- Nein-Stimmen16.8%
Turnout 66.3% · 10,206 eligible voters · Official final result · 19 of 19 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Apen
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Ammerland is on the district page.
District council election
- UWG30.2%
- SPD29.8%
- AfD15.8%
- CDU10.8%
Turnout 66.2% · 10,236 eligible voters · 19 of 19 results
District administrator election
- Meyer, SPD59.1%
- Lehners, CDU30.5%
- Miks, GRÜNE10.4%
Turnout 66.2% · 10,236 eligible voters · 19 of 19 results
Second votes in Apen
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU25.6%-2.5
- SPD24.7%+1.7
- AfD21.6%+3.8
- Linke7.8%-0.3
- Grüne7.7%-3.8
- BSW5.0%+1.2
- FDP3.8%-0.3
- Freie Wähler0.8%±0
- Volt0.4%-0.2
- Others2.5%+0.3
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 2,027 | 25.6% | 29.3% | 28.1% (-2.5) | 22.6% (+3.0) |
| SPD | 1,953 | 24.7% | 24.2% | 23.0% (+1.7) | 16.4% (+8.3) |
| AfD | 1,704 | 21.6% | 16.1% | 17.8% (+3.8) | 20.8% (+0.8) |
| Linke | 619 | 7.8% | 7.1% | 8.1% (-0.3) | 8.8% (-1.0) |
| Grüne | 611 | 7.7% | 11.1% | 11.5% (-3.8) | 11.6% (-3.9) |
| BSW | 397 | 5.0% | 4.0% | 3.8% (+1.2) | 5.0% (±0) |
| FDP | 300 | 3.8% | 4.8% | 4.1% (-0.3) | 4.3% (-0.5) |
| Freie Wähler | 62 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% (±0) | – |
| Volt | 34 | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% (-0.2) | – |
| Others | 198 | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.2% (+0.3) | 10.6% (-8.1) |
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.
Apen: location in the Ammerland district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Apen highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.