Wilhelmshaven, Stadt: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Wilhelmshaven with 25.1% of the second votes, followed by CDU with 24.1%. Below, the results of all 1 municipalities.
- Lord MayorCarsten Feist, since 2019 · Wikidata
- Turnout76.7% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters44,467 of 57,947 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower SaxonySPD +2.1 · CDU −4.0 · AfD +3.7 · Linke +0.6
- SPD range across municipalities25.1% to 25.1%
2026 local elections in Wilhelmshaven, Stadt
On 13 September 2026, the city council was newly elected, along with the lord mayor. Official final result, as of 21.09.2026 00:00. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilSPD 21.7% · 10 of 44 seats
- Lord mayorDr. Eva Maria Haarmann (Einzelwahlvorschlag), 55.5%
- Turnout51.3%
- SPD21.7% · 10 seats
- AfD20.4% · 9 seats
- CDU16.6% · 7 seats
- WIN@WBV11.0% · 5 seats
- GRÜNE8.6% · 4 seats
- Die Linke6.9% · 3 seats
- GfW3.9% · 2 seats
- UWG-WHV3.6% · 2 seats
- Die PARTEI2.9% · 1 seat
- FDP2.7% · 1 seat
Turnout 51.3% · 60,204 eligible voters · 44 seats · Official final result · 54 of 54 results
Source: Stadt Wilhelmshaven, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 21.09.2026 00:00. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03405000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Lord mayor election
- Dr. Haarmann, Einzelwahlvorschlag55.5%
- Block, SPD21.9%
- Walpurgis, UWG-WHV12.7%
- Tönjes, Die PARTEI10.0%
Turnout 51.2% · 60,204 eligible voters · Official final result · 54 of 54 results
Second votes in Wilhelmshaven
Deviation from the state result in points.
- SPD25.1%+2.1
- CDU24.1%-4.0
- AfD21.5%+3.7
- Linke8.7%+0.6
- Grüne8.1%-3.4
- BSW4.3%+0.5
- FDP3.5%-0.6
- Freie Wähler1.0%+0.2
- Volt0.6%±0
- Others2.9%+0.7
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 Wilhelmshaven
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Wilhelmshaven
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: SPD 25.1 to 25.1%, CDU 24.1 to 24.1%, AfD 21.5 to 21.5%, Linke 8.7 to 8.7%, Grüne 8.1 to 8.1%, BSW 4.3 to 4.3%, FDP 3.5 to 3.5%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | SPD | CDU | AfD | Linke | Grüne | BSW | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmshaven | 44,467 | 76.7% | 25.1 | 24.1 | 21.5 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
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.