Lüneburg: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Lüneburg with 24.1% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 21.0%. Below, the results of all 43 municipalities.
- District AdministratorJens Böther (CDU), since 2019 · Wikidata
- Turnout85.4% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters122,911 of 143,946 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower SaxonyCDU −4.0 · SPD −2.0 · Grüne +5.6 · AfD −1.7
- CDU range across municipalities17.8% to 36.6%
2026 local elections in Lüneburg
On 13 September 2026, the district council was newly elected, along with the district administrator. Official final result, as of 24.09.2026 09:53. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: district councilCDU 23.0% · 13 of 58 seats
- District administrator: run-offGärtner 44.9% v Schuler 28.0% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- Turnout70.1%
- Joint municipalities (Samtgemeinden)7 with their own council
- CDU23.0% · 13 seats
- SPD22.7% · 13 seats
- GRÜNE20.2% · 12 seats
- AfD14.9% · 8 seats
- Die Linke8.1% · 5 seats
- FDP3.5% · 2 seats
- DIE UNABHÄNGIGEN2.8% · 2 seats
Turnout 70.1% · 149,705 eligible voters · 58 seats · Official final result · 289 of 289 results
Source: Landkreis Lüneburg, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 24.09.2026 09:53. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03355000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District administrator election
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Gärtner and Schuler. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Gärtner, CDU44.9%
- Schuler, SPD28.0%
- Franz, GRÜNE27.1%
Turnout 70.1% · 149,711 eligible voters · Official final result · 289 of 289 results
District council election by municipality and Samtgemeinde
| Area | Turnout | CDU | SPD | GRÜNE | AfD | Die Linke | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemeinde Adendorf | 70.2% | 20.1% | 28.0% | 18.6% | 13.6% | 3.7% | 2.9% |
| Stadt Bleckede | 70.5% | 25.3% | 13.9% | 16.1% | 25.6% | 5.5% | 1.9% |
| Hansestadt Lüneburg | 67.3% | 15.5% | 22.6% | 28.3% | 10.1% | 12.3% | 4.1% |
| Gemeinde Amt Neuhaus | 71.0% | 36.8% | 6.6% | 5.7% | 25.0% | 8.5% | 4.9% |
| Samtgemeinde Amelinghausen | 72.7% | 31.0% | 20.8% | 14.2% | 17.7% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| Samtgemeinde Bardowick | 70.8% | 26.7% | 26.5% | 15.9% | 16.3% | 4.6% | 2.8% |
| Samtgemeinde Dahlenburg | 69.9% | 19.7% | 24.4% | 14.8% | 24.3% | 7.0% | 1.4% |
| Samtgemeinde Gellersen | 74.6% | 39.7% | 16.9% | 17.3% | 12.6% | 6.2% | 3.6% |
| Samtgemeinde Ilmenau | 73.0% | 23.2% | 26.3% | 14.8% | 15.7% | 6.2% | 3.0% |
| Samtgemeinde Ostheide | 74.3% | 27.5% | 27.0% | 13.1% | 18.5% | 6.0% | 2.2% |
| Samtgemeinde Scharnebeck | 72.2% | 27.1% | 24.5% | 14.1% | 19.5% | 4.7% | 3.1% |
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 Lüneburg
- Samtgemeinde AmelinghausenCouncil: SPD 24.9%, 20 seats · mayoral election: Palesch 78.9%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde BardowickCouncil: SPD 26.4%, 32 seats · mayoral election: Block 64.7%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde DahlenburgCouncil: AfD 20.3%, 16 seatsSamtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde GellersenCouncil: CDU 33.6%, 30 seats · mayoral election: von Berkholz 53.7%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde IlmenauCouncil: SPD 34.5%, 24 seats · mayoral election: Rowohlt 78.7%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde OstheideCouncil: CDU 40.2%, 26 seats · mayoral election: Johansson 51.7%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde ScharnebeckCouncil: CDU 30.7%, 32 seats · mayoral election: Gerstenkorn 55.8%Samtgemeinde result portal
Second votes in Lüneburg
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU24.1%-4.0
- SPD21.0%-2.0
- Grüne17.1%+5.6
- AfD16.1%-1.7
- Linke10.3%+2.2
- FDP3.9%-0.2
- BSW3.8%±0
- Freie Wähler0.8%±0
- Volt0.7%+0.1
- Others2.4%+0.2
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 Lüneburg
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Lüneburg
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 17.8 to 36.6%, SPD 15.1 to 24.9%, Grüne 5.4 to 22.9%, AfD 9.7 to 36.5%, Linke 4.4 to 14.6%, FDP 1.9 to 6.2%, BSW 2.1 to 8.4%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | SPD | Grüne | AfD | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lüneburg | 48,805 | 83.6% | 19.5 | 20.8 | 22.9 | 11.6 | 14.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Adendorf | 7,603 | 86.6% | 27.2 | 23.1 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
| Bleckede | 6,312 | 82.6% | 25.8 | 20.4 | 10.5 | 23.8 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Bardowick, Flecken | 3,491 | 63.0% | 26.4 | 20.8 | 12.4 | 19.8 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Briefwahl SG Bardowick | 3,416 | – | 30.7 | 23.0 | 15.6 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Reppenstedt | 3,270 | 58.6% | 25.9 | 21.6 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| Amt Neuhaus | 3,145 | 81.3% | 25.9 | 15.1 | 5.4 | 28.4 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 8.4 |
| Briefwahl SG Scharnebeck | 2,543 | – | 27.9 | 23.7 | 15.9 | 12.5 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| Briefwahl SG Gellersen | 2,463 | – | 32.6 | 24.7 | 15.5 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| Briefwahl SG Ilmenau | 2,082 | – | 29.3 | 26.9 | 15.5 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Brietlingen | 1,935 | 68.7% | 27.8 | 20.5 | 10.5 | 21.7 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Amelinghausen | 1,928 | 60.6% | 26.6 | 22.5 | 11.6 | 21.1 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 3.2 |
| Deutsch Evern | 1,855 | 62.4% | 28.9 | 19.5 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 2.8 |
| Briefwahl SG Ostheide | 1,772 | – | 27.7 | 22.4 | 17.0 | 13.4 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Scharnebeck | 1,736 | 64.2% | 26.3 | 20.8 | 13.1 | 18.9 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| Dahlenburg, Flecken | 1,578 | 60.6% | 25.9 | 17.2 | 9.3 | 27.1 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Melbeck | 1,549 | 57.6% | 23.4 | 19.3 | 11.4 | 25.3 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| Briefwahl SG Amelinghausen | 1,526 | – | 29.3 | 23.6 | 14.6 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 3.1 |
| Embsen | 1,428 | 67.5% | 22.7 | 21.8 | 11.5 | 24.1 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Neetze | 1,410 | 62.6% | 27.6 | 20.6 | 10.5 | 23.2 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Barendorf | 1,324 | 69.0% | 23.2 | 20.8 | 12.8 | 22.1 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Hohnstorf (Elbe) | 1,295 | 68.0% | 27.6 | 20.8 | 9.2 | 24.5 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
| Vögelsen | 1,267 | 65.5% | 26.4 | 24.9 | 17.2 | 13.1 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| Kirchgellersen | 1,226 | 67.1% | 30.2 | 21.0 | 14.7 | 17.3 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| Briefwahl SG Dahlenburg | 1,161 | – | 27.0 | 20.4 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Radbruch | 1,160 | 67.1% | 27.1 | 23.6 | 15.3 | 17.2 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
| Handorf | 1,084 | 63.8% | 26.2 | 20.0 | 12.8 | 23.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| Barum | 1,069 | 63.3% | 26.9 | 18.6 | 13.8 | 21.6 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| Westergellersen | 1,069 | 68.1% | 28.0 | 21.6 | 12.5 | 18.2 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| Rullstorf | 1,044 | 67.8% | 28.6 | 20.1 | 13.2 | 18.9 | 8.9 | 4.5 | 2.6 |
| Wendisch Evern | 1,036 | 71.0% | 27.9 | 19.9 | 15.7 | 18.9 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| Artlenburg, Flecken | 989 | 69.1% | 28.9 | 16.9 | 5.7 | 29.4 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Südergellersen | 905 | 71.2% | 26.6 | 22.7 | 17.8 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| Wittorf | 819 | 68.1% | 26.9 | 22.0 | 9.1 | 23.4 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 2.8 |
| Soderstorf | 809 | 68.4% | 24.9 | 22.2 | 13.0 | 19.5 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 2.6 |
| Thomasburg | 742 | 70.3% | 23.9 | 16.1 | 11.7 | 29.6 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Reinstorf | 679 | 67.4% | 27.2 | 21.0 | 11.1 | 20.1 | 10.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Nahrendorf | 579 | 61.3% | 22.4 | 19.6 | 13.5 | 22.9 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
| Oldendorf (Luhe) | 566 | 68.4% | 27.7 | 19.4 | 12.4 | 22.8 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 2.1 |
| Betzendorf | 559 | 66.5% | 26.7 | 18.6 | 16.6 | 17.5 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| Echem | 555 | 65.4% | 25.2 | 18.7 | 11.9 | 24.9 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
| Hittbergen | 531 | 67.6% | 30.1 | 19.3 | 8.0 | 22.0 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| Barnstedt | 467 | 71.0% | 21.9 | 23.4 | 17.8 | 14.0 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Vastorf | 383 | 57.1% | 24.9 | 22.3 | 10.2 | 23.0 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 2.4 |
| Rehlingen | 372 | 64.4% | 30.1 | 15.3 | 18.8 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 3.5 |
| Lüdersburg | 351 | 64.5% | 31.6 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 21.7 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| Mechtersen | 340 | 60.9% | 36.6 | 19.5 | 15.9 | 9.7 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 3.8 |
| Tosterglope | 282 | 57.3% | 17.8 | 17.4 | 21.7 | 21.0 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| Dahlem | 245 | 62.3% | 18.9 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 20.9 | 14.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Boitze | 156 | 54.9% | 22.4 | 18.6 | 9.6 | 36.5 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 3.8 |
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.