Leer (Ostfriesland): 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 Leer (Ostfriesland) with 31.0% (12 of 38 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Leer (Ostfriesland) with 26.3% of the second votes, CDU took 24.0%.
- Turnout81.7% · Leer (Wkr. 025) 82.8% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters20,765 of 25,404 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU −4.1 · SPD +3.3 · AfD −1.6
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency25 Unterems
2026 local elections in Leer (Ostfriesland)
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Leer (Ostfriesland), as of 23.09.2026 15:13. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilSPD 31.0% · 12 of 38 seats
- MayorClaus-Peter Horst (Einzelwahlvorschlag), 76.9%
- District council, votes from Leer (Ostfriesland)SPD 28.9%
- Turnout64.2% · district council election 64.0%
- SPD31.0% · 12 seats
- CDU20.7% · 8 seats
- GRÜNE17.2% · 6 seats
- AfD13.9% · 5 seats
Turnout 64.2% · 26,389 eligible voters · 38 seats · Preliminary result · 42 of 42 results
Source: Stadt Leer (Ostfriesland), Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 23.09.2026 15:13. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03457013/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Leer (Ostfriesland)
- Horst, Einzelwahlvorschlag76.9%
- Nein-Stimmen23.1%
Turnout 64.1% · 26,389 eligible voters · Preliminary result · 42 of 42 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Leer (Ostfriesland)
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Leer is on the district page.
District council election
- SPD28.9%
- CDU23.3%
- GRÜNE15.8%
- AfD14.7%
Turnout 64.0% · 26,493 eligible voters · 42 of 42 results
District administrator election
- Groote, SPD52.5%
- Bade, Einzelwahlvorschlag Bade40.2%
- Völker, FDP7.3%
Turnout 64.0% · 26,493 eligible voters · 42 of 42 results
Second votes in Leer (Ostfriesland)
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- SPD26.3%+3.3
- CDU24.0%-4.1
- AfD16.2%-1.6
- Grüne12.9%+1.4
- Linke9.2%+1.1
- BSW4.2%+0.4
- FDP4.0%-0.1
- Volt0.6%±0
- Freie Wähler0.5%-0.3
- Others2.1%-0.1
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 5,435 | 26.3% | 25.5% | 23.0% (+3.3) | 16.4% (+9.9) |
| CDU | 4,962 | 24.0% | 26.2% | 28.1% (-4.1) | 22.6% (+1.4) |
| AfD | 3,341 | 16.2% | 21.9% | 17.8% (-1.6) | 20.8% (-4.6) |
| Grüne | 2,673 | 12.9% | 8.1% | 11.5% (+1.4) | 11.6% (+1.3) |
| Linke | 1,892 | 9.2% | 7.2% | 8.1% (+1.1) | 8.8% (+0.4) |
| BSW | 874 | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.8% (+0.4) | 5.0% (-0.8) |
| FDP | 817 | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.1% (-0.1) | 4.3% (-0.3) |
| Volt | 114 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% (±0) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 105 | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% (-0.3) | – |
| Others | 437 | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.2% (-0.1) | 10.6% (-8.5) |
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.
Leer (Ostfriesland): location in the Leer district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Leer (Ostfriesland) highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.