Elsfleth: 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 Elsfleth with 33.6% (7 of 22 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Elsfleth with 24.8% of the second votes, CDU took 24.8%.
- Turnout82.9% · Wesermarsch (Wkr. 028) 81.3% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters5,761 of 6,946 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU −3.3 · AfD +2.4 · Grüne −1.9
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency28 Delmenhorst – Wesermarsch – Oldenburg-Land
2026 local elections in Elsfleth
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Elsfleth, as of 13.09.2026 23:16. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilCDU 33.6% · 7 of 22 seats
- MayorPhilipp Jan Klimmek (Einzelwahlvorschlag), 66.3%
- District council, votes from ElsflethSPD 29.5%
- Turnout65.8% · district council election 65.8%
- CDU33.6% · 7 seats
- SPD29.6% · 7 seats
- AfD15.5% · 3 seats
- GRÜNE12.4% · 3 seats
- FDP5.8% · 1 seat
- UWE3.2% · 1 seat
Turnout 65.8% · 7,114 eligible voters · 22 seats · Preliminary result · 17 of 17 results
Source: Stadt Elsfleth, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 13.09.2026 23:16. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03461004/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Elsfleth
- Klimmek, Einzelwahlvorschlag66.3%
- Heibült, Einzelwahlvorschlag18.8%
- Janßen, Einzelwahlvorschlag14.9%
Turnout 66.0% · 7,114 eligible voters · Preliminary result · 17 of 17 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Elsfleth
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Wesermarsch is on the district page.
District council election
- SPD29.5%
- CDU28.1%
- AfD16.6%
- GRÜNE10.9%
- FDP6.8%
- Die Linke4.9%
- UW3.2%
Turnout 65.8% · 7,135 eligible voters · 17 of 17 results
District administrator election
- Siefken, Einzelbewerber72.3%
- Humboldt, SPD27.7%
Turnout 65.8% · 7,135 eligible voters · 17 of 17 results
Second votes in Elsfleth
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- SPD24.8%+1.8
- CDU24.8%-3.3
- AfD20.2%+2.4
- Grüne9.6%-1.9
- Linke7.6%-0.5
- BSW4.5%+0.7
- FDP4.4%+0.3
- Freie Wähler0.9%+0.1
- Volt0.5%-0.1
- Others2.7%+0.5
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 1,426 | 24.8% | 26.6% | 23.0% (+1.8) | 16.4% (+8.4) |
| CDU | 1,422 | 24.8% | 24.7% | 28.1% (-3.3) | 22.6% (+2.2) |
| AfD | 1,162 | 20.2% | 19.9% | 17.8% (+2.4) | 20.8% (-0.6) |
| Grüne | 551 | 9.6% | 8.9% | 11.5% (-1.9) | 11.6% (-2.0) |
| Linke | 438 | 7.6% | 7.5% | 8.1% (-0.5) | 8.8% (-1.2) |
| BSW | 257 | 4.5% | 4.2% | 3.8% (+0.7) | 5.0% (-0.5) |
| FDP | 255 | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.1% (+0.3) | 4.3% (+0.1) |
| Freie Wähler | 50 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% (+0.1) | – |
| Volt | 26 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% (-0.1) | – |
| Others | 156 | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.2% (+0.5) | 10.6% (-7.9) |
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.
Elsfleth: location in the Wesermarsch district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Elsfleth highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.