Westoverledingen: 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 Westoverledingen with 34.0% (11 of 32 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Westoverledingen with 25.9% of the second votes, AfD took 25.3%.
- Turnout83.1% · Leer (Wkr. 025) 82.8% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters13,403 of 16,129 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyAfD +7.5 · Grüne −5.0 · CDU −3.9
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency25 Unterems
2026 local elections in Westoverledingen
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Westoverledingen, as of 15.09.2026 10:01. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilSPD 34.0% · 11 of 32 seats
- Mayor: run-offKuhlmann 30.5% v Ulrichs 25.7% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- District council, votes from WestoverledingenSPD 33.6%
- Turnout64.0% · district council election 63.9%
- SPD34.0% · 11 seats
- AfD23.2% · 7 seats
- CDU22.5% · 7 seats
- GRÜNE12.9% · 4 seats
- Bron, Einzelwahlvorschlag Bron3.2%
- Schmid, Einzelwahlvorschlag Schmid2.9%
- Bröring, Einzelwahlvorschlag Bröring1.4%
Turnout 64.0% · 17,159 eligible voters · 32 seats · Preliminary result · 35 of 35 results
Source: Gemeinde Westoverledingen, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 15.09.2026 10:01. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03457022/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Westoverledingen
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Kuhlmann and Ulrichs. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Kuhlmann, Einzelwahlvorschlag30.5%
- Ulrichs, Einzelwahlvorschlag25.7%
- Lenger, GRÜNE25.0%
- Schmid, Einzelwahlvorschlag12.6%
- Sinning, Einzelwahlvorschlag6.3%
Turnout 64.0% · 17,159 eligible voters · Preliminary result · 35 of 35 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Westoverledingen
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Leer is on the district page.
District council election
- SPD33.6%
- AfD24.1%
- CDU19.9%
- GRÜNE11.5%
- Die Linke4.7%
- MOIN Landkreis Leer2.1%
- BSW1.9%
- FDP1.2%
- Wählergemeinschaft Stimme des Bürgers Rhauderfehn1.0%
Turnout 63.9% · 17,210 eligible voters · 35 of 35 results
District administrator election
- Groote, SPD57.1%
- Bade, Einzelwahlvorschlag Bade35.0%
- Völker, FDP7.9%
Turnout 63.9% · 17,210 eligible voters · 35 of 35 results
Second votes in Westoverledingen
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- SPD25.9%+2.9
- AfD25.3%+7.5
- CDU24.2%-3.9
- Linke7.0%-1.1
- Grüne6.5%-5.0
- BSW4.5%+0.7
- FDP3.3%-0.8
- Freie Wähler0.7%-0.1
- Volt0.2%-0.4
- Others2.4%+0.2
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 3,455 | 25.9% | 25.5% | 23.0% (+2.9) | 16.4% (+9.5) |
| AfD | 3,374 | 25.3% | 21.9% | 17.8% (+7.5) | 20.8% (+4.5) |
| CDU | 3,224 | 24.2% | 26.2% | 28.1% (-3.9) | 22.6% (+1.6) |
| Linke | 931 | 7.0% | 7.2% | 8.1% (-1.1) | 8.8% (-1.8) |
| Grüne | 863 | 6.5% | 8.1% | 11.5% (-5.0) | 11.6% (-5.1) |
| BSW | 606 | 4.5% | 4.1% | 3.8% (+0.7) | 5.0% (-0.5) |
| FDP | 436 | 3.3% | 3.5% | 4.1% (-0.8) | 4.3% (-1.0) |
| Freie Wähler | 97 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% (-0.1) | – |
| Volt | 32 | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% (-0.4) | – |
| Others | 320 | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.2% (+0.2) | 10.6% (-8.2) |
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.
Westoverledingen: location in the Leer district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Westoverledingen highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.