Sustrum: 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 Sustrum with 95.6% (11 of 11 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Sustrum with 54.8% of the second votes, AfD took 15.1%.
- Turnout77.5% · Emsland (Wkr. 025, 031) 85.2% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters705 of 910 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU +26.7 · SPD −10.6 · Grüne −6.4
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency25 Unterems
Postal votes were counted at collective-municipality level; polling-station votes only shown here.
2026 local elections in Sustrum
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Sustrum, as of 13.09.2026 22:08. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilCDU 95.6% · 11 of 11 seats
- Samtgemeinde councilCDU 65.1% in the Samtgemeinde Lathen
- District council, votes from the Samtgemeinde LathenCDU 61.0%
- Turnout64.8% · district council election 62.7%
- CDU95.6% · 11 seats
- GRÜNE4.4%
Turnout 64.8% · 1,169 eligible voters · 11 seats · Official final result · 3 of 3 results
Source: Samtgemeinde Lathen, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 13.09.2026 22:08. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/034545404/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Samtgemeinde Lathen
The municipality belongs to the joint municipality (Samtgemeinde) Lathen, whose council and mayor were also elected.
Samtgemeinde council: 30 seats
- CDU65.1% · 19 seats
- AfD13.8% · 4 seats
- SPD9.6% · 3 seats
- GRÜNE7.6% · 2 seats
Turnout 62.8% · 9,956 eligible voters · 30 seats · Official final result · 16 of 16 results
Samtgemeinde mayor election
- Wilkens, CDU76.9%
- van Loyen, Einzelwahlvorschlag23.1%
Turnout 62.8% · 9,956 eligible voters · Official final result · 16 of 16 results
Source: Samtgemeinde Lathen, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 14.09.2026 12:26. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District council and district administrator: the votes from the Samtgemeinde Lathen
How voters in the Samtgemeinde voted in the district election. The overall result for Emsland is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU61.0%
- AfD15.1%
- SPD8.3%
- GRÜNE7.6%
Turnout 62.7% · 10,000 eligible voters · 16 of 16 results
District administrator election
- Burgdorf, CDU59.9%
- Minich, AfD16.1%
- Außel, SPD13.3%
- Engelken, GRÜNE7.8%
- Meyer, FDP2.9%
Turnout 62.6% · 10,000 eligible voters · 16 of 16 results
Second votes in Sustrum
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU54.8%+26.7
- AfD15.1%-2.7
- SPD12.4%-10.6
- Grüne5.1%-6.4
- FDP4.7%+0.6
- Linke4.4%-3.7
- BSW1.9%-1.9
- Volt0.6%±0
- Freie Wähler0.3%-0.5
- Others0.7%-1.5
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 385 | 54.8% | 41.4% | 28.1% (+26.7) | 22.6% (+32.2) |
| AfD | 106 | 15.1% | 16.6% | 17.8% (-2.7) | 20.8% (-5.7) |
| SPD | 87 | 12.4% | 18.2% | 23.0% (-10.6) | 16.4% (-4.0) |
| Grüne | 36 | 5.1% | 7.5% | 11.5% (-6.4) | 11.6% (-6.5) |
| FDP | 33 | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.1% (+0.6) | 4.3% (+0.4) |
| Linke | 31 | 4.4% | 6.1% | 8.1% (-3.7) | 8.8% (-4.4) |
| BSW | 13 | 1.9% | 3.0% | 3.8% (-1.9) | 5.0% (-3.1) |
| Volt | 4 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% (±0) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 2 | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.8% (-0.5) | – |
| Others | 5 | 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 Lathen: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Samtgemeinde Lathen are counted jointly for all 6 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Sustrum. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Sustrum only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 1,385 postal voters, which is 18.9% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association85.8%
- Voters7,333 of 8,550 eligible voters
- Postal vote share18.9% · 1,385
- Member municipalities6
- CDU44.3%-10.5
- AfD19.9%+4.8
- SPD14.9%+2.5
- Grüne6.3%+1.2
- Linke5.5%+1.1
- FDP3.7%-1.0
- BSW2.9%+1.0
- Freie Wähler0.7%+0.4
- Volt0.4%-0.2
- Others1.5%+0.8
Change compared with polling-station votes in Sustrum.
| Party | Polling station Sustrum | Postal vote, association | Samtgemeinde Lathen total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 385 (54.8%) | 608 (44.0%) | 3,236 | 44.3% |
| AfD | 106 (15.1%) | 203 (14.7%) | 1,450 | 19.9% |
| SPD | 87 (12.4%) | 248 (18.0%) | 1,086 | 14.9% |
| Grüne | 36 (5.1%) | 109 (7.9%) | 457 | 6.3% |
| Linke | 31 (4.4%) | 78 (5.6%) | 403 | 5.5% |
| FDP | 33 (4.7%) | 54 (3.9%) | 272 | 3.7% |
| BSW | 13 (1.9%) | 41 (3.0%) | 209 | 2.9% |
| Freie Wähler | 2 (0.3%) | 7 (0.5%) | 49 | 0.7% |
| Others | 5 (0.7%) | 25 (1.8%) | 107 | 1.5% |
Member municipalities (polling-station votes only)
- FresenburgCDU 49.8%
- LathenCDU 34.0%
- NiederlangenCDU 60.6%
- OberlangenCDU 55.7%
- RenkenbergeCDU 52.5%
- SustrumCDU 54.8%
Source: Federal Returning Officer, polling-district statistics; association total is our own calculation from polling-station and postal-vote districts.
Sustrum: location in the Emsland district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Sustrum highlighted, the other members of Samtgemeinde Lathen shown half-transparent. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.