Beesten: 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 Beesten with 92.7% (10 of 11 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Beesten with 55.6% of the second votes, SPD took 14.8%.
- Turnout76.2% · Emsland (Wkr. 025, 031) 85.2% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters1,019 of 1,338 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU +27.5 · SPD −8.2 · AfD −7.1
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency31 Mittelems
Postal votes were counted at collective-municipality level; polling-station votes only shown here.
2026 local elections in Beesten
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Beesten, as of 21.09.2026 08:29. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilCDU 92.7% · 10 of 11 seats
- Samtgemeinde councilCDU 70.1% in the Samtgemeinde Freren
- District council, votes from the Samtgemeinde FrerenCDU 62.5%
- Turnout79.2% · district council election 72.1%
- CDU92.7% · 10 seats
- AfD7.3% · 1 seat
Turnout 79.2% · 1,418 eligible voters · 11 seats · Official final result · 2 of 2 results
Source: Samtgemeinde Freren, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 21.09.2026 08:29. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/034545402/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Samtgemeinde Freren
The municipality belongs to the joint municipality (Samtgemeinde) Freren, whose council and mayor were also elected.
Samtgemeinde council: 26 seats
- CDU70.1% · 18 seats
- SPD12.9% · 3 seats
- AfD11.6% · 3 seats
- GRÜNE5.4% · 2 seats
Turnout 72.3% · 8,607 eligible voters · 26 seats · Official final result · 8 of 8 results
Samtgemeinde mayor election
- Dr. Lis, CDU81.9%
- Hüsing, GRÜNE18.1%
Turnout 72.2% · 8,607 eligible voters · Official final result · 8 of 8 results
Source: Samtgemeinde Freren, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 21.09.2026 08:29. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District council and district administrator: the votes from the Samtgemeinde Freren
How voters in the Samtgemeinde voted in the district election. The overall result for Emsland is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU62.5%
- SPD12.9%
- AfD12.5%
- GRÜNE6.5%
Turnout 72.1% · 8,637 eligible voters · 8 of 8 results
District administrator election
- Burgdorf, CDU58.7%
- Außel, SPD16.7%
- Minich, AfD13.8%
- Engelken, GRÜNE6.9%
- Meyer, FDP3.9%
Turnout 72.1% · 8,637 eligible voters · 8 of 8 results
Second votes in Beesten
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU55.6%+27.5
- SPD14.8%-8.2
- AfD10.7%-7.1
- Grüne6.5%-5.0
- FDP4.9%+0.8
- Linke4.3%-3.8
- BSW1.9%-1.9
- Freie Wähler0.3%-0.5
- Volt0.3%-0.3
- Others0.7%-1.5
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 564 | 55.6% | 41.4% | 28.1% (+27.5) | 22.6% (+33.0) |
| SPD | 150 | 14.8% | 18.2% | 23.0% (-8.2) | 16.4% (-1.6) |
| AfD | 108 | 10.7% | 16.6% | 17.8% (-7.1) | 20.8% (-10.1) |
| Grüne | 66 | 6.5% | 7.5% | 11.5% (-5.0) | 11.6% (-5.1) |
| FDP | 50 | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.1% (+0.8) | 4.3% (+0.6) |
| Linke | 44 | 4.3% | 6.1% | 8.1% (-3.8) | 8.8% (-4.5) |
| BSW | 19 | 1.9% | 3.0% | 3.8% (-1.9) | 5.0% (-3.1) |
| Freie Wähler | 3 | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.8% (-0.5) | – |
| Volt | 3 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% (-0.3) | – |
| Others | 7 | 0.7% | 1.7% | 2.2% (-1.5) | 10.6% (-9.9) |
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 Freren: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Samtgemeinde Freren are counted jointly for all 5 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Beesten. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Beesten only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 1,460 postal voters, which is 21.0% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association86.6%
- Voters6,957 of 8,031 eligible voters
- Postal vote share21.0% · 1,460
- Member municipalities5
- CDU49.9%-5.7
- SPD15.6%+0.8
- AfD15.0%+4.3
- Grüne5.8%-0.7
- Linke4.9%+0.6
- FDP4.2%-0.7
- BSW2.7%+0.8
- Freie Wähler0.4%+0.1
- Volt0.3%±0
- Others1.2%+0.5
Change compared with polling-station votes in Beesten.
| Party | Polling station Beesten | Postal vote, association | Samtgemeinde Freren total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 564 (55.6%) | 757 (51.9%) | 3,451 | 49.9% |
| SPD | 150 (14.8%) | 251 (17.2%) | 1,077 | 15.6% |
| AfD | 108 (10.7%) | 130 (8.9%) | 1,038 | 15.0% |
| Grüne | 66 (6.5%) | 96 (6.6%) | 401 | 5.8% |
| Linke | 44 (4.3%) | 86 (5.9%) | 339 | 4.9% |
| FDP | 50 (4.9%) | 53 (3.6%) | 292 | 4.2% |
| BSW | 19 (1.9%) | 35 (2.4%) | 184 | 2.7% |
| Others | 7 (0.7%) | 31 (2.1%) | 85 | 1.2% |
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.
Beesten: location in the Emsland district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Beesten highlighted, the other members of Samtgemeinde Freren shown half-transparent. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.