Diepholz: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Diepholz with 30.4% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 22.9%. Below, the results of all 45 municipalities.
- District AdministratorCord Bockhop (CDU), since 2011 · Wikidata
- Turnout83.5% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters141,609 of 169,677 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower SaxonyCDU +2.3 · SPD −0.1 · AfD −0.5 · Grüne −1.1
- CDU range across municipalities19.4% to 45.8%
2026 local elections in Diepholz
On 13 September 2026, the district council was newly elected. Official final result, as of 24.09.2026 11:10. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: district councilCDU 29.1% · 18 of 62 seats
- Turnout64.0%
- Joint municipalities (Samtgemeinden)7 with their own council
- CDU29.1% · 18 seats
- SPD22.2% · 14 seats
- AfD15.2% · 9 seats
- GRÜNE14.1% · 9 seats
- FDP6.6% · 4 seats
- UWG6.5% · 4 seats
- Die Linke3.9% · 2 seats
- Sulingen!1.2% · 1 seat
- Bürgerforum Stuhr e.V.1.2% · 1 seat
Turnout 64.0% · 180,012 eligible voters · 62 seats · Official final result · 314 of 314 results
Source: Landkreis Diepholz, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 24.09.2026 11:10. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03251000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District council election by municipality and Samtgemeinde
| Area | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | GRÜNE | FDP | UWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadt Bassum | 66.0% | 36.0% | 19.6% | 16.1% | 14.8% | 2.7% | 4.5% |
| Stadt Diepholz | 53.4% | 32.6% | 23.7% | 19.2% | 11.4% | 7.9% | – |
| Gemeinde Stuhr | 62.7% | 28.1% | 20.1% | 15.1% | 16.5% | 7.1% | 0.9% |
| Stadt Sulingen | 61.9% | 24.3% | 19.0% | 15.0% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 6.7% |
| Stadt Syke | 66.5% | 29.2% | 17.6% | 14.4% | 15.4% | 3.1% | 14.1% |
| Stadt Twistringen | 60.1% | 35.5% | 8.1% | 14.5% | 13.2% | 4.1% | 20.5% |
| Gemeinde Wagenfeld | 62.7% | 43.4% | 17.4% | 15.6% | 6.7% | 13.4% | – |
| Gemeinde Weyhe | 66.9% | 22.1% | 33.1% | 13.1% | 17.1% | 5.9% | 8.7% |
| Samtgemeinde "Altes Amt Lemförde" | 66.1% | 26.3% | 29.0% | 12.7% | 10.9% | 17.0% | – |
| Samtgemeinde Barnstorf | 62.8% | 23.6% | 28.0% | 19.2% | 12.2% | 6.6% | 6.9% |
| Samtgemeinde Bruchhausen-Vilsen | 66.5% | 20.3% | 23.1% | 14.1% | 18.7% | 11.6% | 7.6% |
| Samtgemeinde Kirchdorf | 64.8% | 37.1% | 20.2% | 14.5% | 7.1% | 2.7% | 12.6% |
| Samtgemeinde Rehden | 63.3% | 40.2% | 22.6% | 17.5% | 10.7% | 5.2% | – |
| Samtgemeinde Schwaförden | 67.6% | 33.4% | 19.9% | 18.1% | 13.6% | 5.0% | 2.4% |
| Samtgemeinde Siedenburg | 71.1% | 44.4% | 16.0% | 12.3% | 10.7% | 3.6% | 3.5% |
Joint municipalities (Samtgemeinden) are administrative unions of several municipalities; their member municipalities also have their own councils. Shares in percent of valid votes, others not listed individually.
Samtgemeinde councils in Diepholz
- Samtgemeinde "Altes Amt Lemförde"Council: SPD 32.9%, 22 seats · mayoral election: Schult 54.9%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde BarnstorfCouncil: SPD 28.6%, 30 seats · mayoral election: Grimm 55.4%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde Bruchhausen-VilsenCouncil: SPD 23.5%, 32 seats · mayoral election: Bierfischer 64.0%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde KirchdorfCouncil: CDU 37.5%, 20 seats · mayoral election: Kemmann 53.2%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde RehdenCouncil: WGR 21.7%, 18 seats · mayoral election: Kiene 88.5%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde SchwafördenCouncil: CDU 30.9%, 18 seats · mayoral election: Braunert 62.0%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde SiedenburgCouncil: CDU 48.6%, 14 seats · mayoral election: Grimmig 65.1%Samtgemeinde result portal
Second votes in Diepholz
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU30.4%+2.3
- SPD22.9%-0.1
- AfD17.3%-0.5
- Grüne10.4%-1.1
- Linke6.9%-1.2
- FDP4.7%+0.6
- BSW3.7%-0.1
- Freie Wähler1.0%+0.2
- Volt0.5%-0.1
- Others2.1%-0.1
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2025 federal election, results by independent city and district (file), final result, retrieved 7 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Strongest party by municipality in Diepholz
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Diepholz
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 19.4 to 45.8%, SPD 13.1 to 28.2%, AfD 11.4 to 28%, Grüne 4.1 to 13.3%, Linke 3.9 to 12.9%, FDP 1.9 to 8.9%, BSW 1 to 5%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuhr | 22,951 | 86.1% | 30.7 | 23.3 | 15.9 | 10.7 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
| Weyhe | 21,778 | 86.7% | 28.9 | 25.4 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Syke | 16,684 | 84.3% | 27.4 | 23.6 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| Bassum | 10,664 | 83.0% | 29.8 | 22.2 | 18.1 | 10.4 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Diepholz | 9,339 | 78.1% | 28.2 | 21.8 | 20.6 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| Twistringen | 7,764 | 81.4% | 37.4 | 18.1 | 17.3 | 9.4 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 3.2 |
| Sulingen | 7,591 | 78.6% | 29.5 | 23.2 | 19.0 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Flecken | 4,363 | 60.8% | 28.2 | 22.8 | 18.3 | 12.0 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 3.2 |
| Wagenfeld | 4,304 | 81.5% | 36.8 | 21.2 | 17.8 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 3.3 |
| Barnstorf, Flecken | 2,956 | 64.1% | 24.7 | 22.4 | 27.3 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| Briefwahl SG Bruchhausen-Vilsen | 2,935 | – | 29.1 | 24.9 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| Briefwahl SG Altes Amt Lemförde | 1,697 | – | 34.3 | 26.4 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 2.0 |
| Martfeld | 1,569 | 66.5% | 27.6 | 23.8 | 17.0 | 13.3 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| Drebber | 1,537 | 67.4% | 32.2 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| Lemförde, Flecken | 1,485 | 57.8% | 25.2 | 23.9 | 21.0 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| Briefwahl SG Barnstorf | 1,473 | – | 34.9 | 24.5 | 15.5 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| Asendorf | 1,460 | 64.7% | 30.2 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Briefwahl SG Kirchdorf | 1,427 | – | 39.7 | 24.9 | 11.3 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 2.7 |
| Schwarme | 1,347 | 64.4% | 29.0 | 19.0 | 23.7 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
| Briefwahl SG Schwaförden | 1,067 | – | 33.0 | 23.1 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 3.5 |
| Rehden | 1,040 | 61.9% | 33.4 | 19.1 | 22.2 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Briefwahl SG Rehden | 945 | – | 40.8 | 23.4 | 12.9 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
| Wetschen | 909 | 65.9% | 31.3 | 20.4 | 22.5 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 4.1 |
| Kirchdorf | 901 | 54.7% | 33.1 | 18.9 | 21.6 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| Eydelstedt | 889 | 66.3% | 29.7 | 22.5 | 22.3 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 2.6 |
| Briefwahl SG Siedenburg | 789 | – | 40.3 | 24.4 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 2.3 |
| Schwaförden | 763 | 64.6% | 26.3 | 27.6 | 22.5 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 2.8 |
| Ehrenburg | 722 | 61.1% | 30.7 | 21.0 | 23.3 | 8.9 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 1.9 |
| Varrel | 668 | 63.1% | 36.8 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.0 |
| Neuenkirchen | 610 | 66.4% | 27.5 | 20.5 | 28.0 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
| Borstel | 599 | 65.4% | 39.6 | 22.5 | 12.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 2.3 |
| Brockum | 576 | 63.5% | 28.1 | 20.3 | 18.9 | 10.4 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 3.5 |
| Barenburg, Flecken | 563 | 56.8% | 30.9 | 21.6 | 25.2 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
| Sudwalde | 549 | 65.3% | 29.3 | 21.1 | 19.1 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Siedenburg, Flecken | 546 | 59.6% | 34.6 | 22.6 | 17.3 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Hüde | 532 | 54.8% | 29.6 | 23.9 | 16.9 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 3.0 |
| Bahrenborstel | 516 | 56.7% | 45.8 | 18.1 | 14.4 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 6.8 | 1.0 |
| Lembruch | 516 | 54.1% | 35.5 | 20.4 | 17.7 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 2.5 |
| Mellinghausen | 485 | 59.3% | 35.7 | 20.7 | 18.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 1.9 |
| Barver | 480 | 62.1% | 29.6 | 23.5 | 22.5 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| Drentwede | 469 | 62.2% | 31.2 | 20.3 | 25.9 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 2.6 |
| Affinghausen | 423 | 66.1% | 29.1 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
| Scholen | 369 | 60.1% | 28.0 | 26.9 | 21.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 2.4 |
| Stemshorn | 345 | 62.7% | 28.8 | 28.2 | 17.2 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 2.6 |
| Marl | 331 | 60.5% | 31.9 | 20.1 | 16.1 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 4.0 |
| Wehrbleck | 323 | 53.7% | 31.6 | 24.1 | 18.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 2.8 |
| Staffhorst | 264 | 63.9% | 35.4 | 22.4 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| Quernheim | 258 | 66.8% | 28.1 | 26.5 | 16.2 | 11.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| Hemsloh | 238 | 59.5% | 29.1 | 13.1 | 21.1 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 3.8 |
| Dickel | 236 | 61.5% | 25.1 | 21.7 | 26.4 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 2.6 |
| Maasen | 209 | 59.7% | 38.2 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 1.9 |
| Freistatt | 155 | 33.0% | 19.4 | 24.5 | 21.3 | 10.3 | 12.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
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. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.