Berne: 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 Berne with 35.4% (7 of 20 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Berne with 25.6% of the second votes, CDU took 25.4%.
- Turnout85.7% · Wesermarsch (Wkr. 028) 81.3% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters4,580 of 5,345 eligible voters
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency28 Delmenhorst – Wesermarsch – Oldenburg-Land
2026 local elections in Berne
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Berne, as of 14.09.2026 00:39. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilSPD 35.4% · 7 of 20 seats
- Mayor: run-offKaraca 47.8% v Burkert 29.2% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- District council, votes from BerneSPD 31.6%
- Turnout68.7% · district council election 68.6%
- SPD35.4% · 7 seats
- CDU30.0% · 6 seats
- Bürgerforum Berne16.7% · 3 seats
- GRÜNE11.9% · 3 seats
- Die Linke5.9% · 1 seat
Turnout 68.7% · 5,666 eligible voters · 20 seats · Official final result · 10 of 10 results
Source: Gemeinde Berne, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 14.09.2026 00:39. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03461001/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Berne
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Karaca and Burkert. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Karaca, Einzelbewerber47.8%
- Burkert, Einzelbewerber29.2%
- Steenken, SPD23.0%
Turnout 68.8% · 5,666 eligible voters · Official final result · 10 of 10 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Berne
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Wesermarsch is on the district page.
District council election
- SPD31.6%
- CDU25.3%
- AfD15.3%
- GRÜNE13.3%
Turnout 68.6% · 5,676 eligible voters · 10 of 10 results
District administrator election
- Siefken, Einzelbewerber66.2%
- Humboldt, SPD33.8%
Turnout 68.6% · 5,676 eligible voters · 10 of 10 results
Second votes in Berne
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- SPD25.6%+2.6
- CDU25.4%-2.7
- AfD18.6%+0.8
- Grüne10.9%-0.6
- Linke7.3%-0.8
- BSW4.3%+0.5
- FDP3.6%-0.5
- Freie Wähler1.4%+0.6
- Volt0.6%±0
- Others2.3%+0.1
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 1,167 | 25.6% | 26.6% | 23.0% (+2.6) | 16.4% (+9.2) |
| CDU | 1,158 | 25.4% | 24.7% | 28.1% (-2.7) | 22.6% (+2.8) |
| AfD | 850 | 18.6% | 19.9% | 17.8% (+0.8) | 20.8% (-2.2) |
| Grüne | 497 | 10.9% | 8.9% | 11.5% (-0.6) | 11.6% (-0.7) |
| Linke | 331 | 7.3% | 7.5% | 8.1% (-0.8) | 8.8% (-1.5) |
| BSW | 195 | 4.3% | 4.2% | 3.8% (+0.5) | 5.0% (-0.7) |
| FDP | 166 | 3.6% | 4.2% | 4.1% (-0.5) | 4.3% (-0.7) |
| Freie Wähler | 64 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.8% (+0.6) | – |
| Volt | 29 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% (±0) | – |
| Others | 105 | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.2% (+0.1) | 10.6% (-8.3) |
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.
Berne: location in the Wesermarsch district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Berne highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.