2024 Brandenburg local elections

2024 Brandenburg local elections
9 June 2024
938 seats on district councils and independent city councils
Turnout1,406,103 (66.03%)
Increase 7.61%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hans-Christoph Berndt Jan Redmann Dietmar Woidke
Party AfD CDU SPD
Last election 153 seats, 15.90% 178 seats, 18.26% 164 seats, 17.67%
Seats won 248 184 153
Seat change Increase 95 Increase 6 Decrease 11
Popular vote 1,051,634 787,192 677,391
Percentage 25.74% 19.27% 16.58%
Swing Increase 9.84% Increase 1.01% Decrease 1.09%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Sebastian Walter
& Katharina Slanina 		Péter Vida Alexandra Pichl &
Hanna Große Holtrup
Party Linke BVB/FW Greens
Last election 134 seats, 14.08% 60 seats, 6.32% 98 seats, 11.06%
Seats won 74 67 59
Seat change Decrease 60 Increase 7 Decrease 39
Popular vote 319,573 302,858 272,691
Percentage 7.82% 7.41% 6.67%
Swing Decrease 6.26% Increase 1.09% Decrease 4.39%
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Zyon Braun Holger Hiestermann
Party FDP PARTEI
Last election 46 seats, 4.94% 5 seats, 0.54%
Seats won 29 7
Seat change Decrease 17 Increase 2
Popular vote 132,529 39,472
Percentage 3.24% 0.97%
Swing Decrease 1.70% Increase 0.43%

The 2024 Brandenburg local elections were held on June 9, 2024 to elect members of Brandenburg's 14 district councils and 4 independent city councils. Voters also elected members of 409 municipal councils. The elections were held on the same day as the 2024 European Parliament election in Germany.

Results

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) placed first, followed by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD). The election marked the first time the AfD had placed first in local elections in Brandenburg. Die Linke experienced the largest decline in both votes and seats, achieving its highest share of the vote in Frankfurt an der Oder. The Social Democratic Party also experienced a modest decline in support, and was strongest in the cities of Cottbus and Potsdam. The election also marked the first time that both Volt Germany and the Third Way won district council seats. The newly-formed Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) opted not to participate in the elections, although party leader Sahra Wagenknecht claimed that several BSW members were standing for election as members of local voters' associations.[1]

Summary of results for the 2024 Brandenburg local elections[2]
Party Votes (Overall) % +/- Seats +/-
Alternative for Germany (AfD) 1,051,634 25.74 Increase 9.84 248 Increase 95
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 787,192 19.27 Increase 1.01 184 Increase 6
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 677,391 16.58 Decrease 1.09 153 Decrease 11
Die Linke 319,573 7.82 Decrease 6.26 74 Decrease 60
Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters (BVB/FW) 302,858 7.41 Increase 1.09 67 Increase 7
Local voters' associations 277,554 6.79 Increase 2.60 65 Increase 24
The Greens (Grüne) 272,691 6.67 Decrease 4.39 59 Decrease 39
Farmers' associations 145,996 3.57 Increase 0.06 36 Increase 1
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 132,529 3.24 Decrease 1.70 29 Decrease 17
Die PARTEI 39,472 0.97 Increase 0.43 7 Increase 2
Independents 22,452 0.55  – [a] 4  – [b]
Animal Protection Party 21,553 0.53 Increase 0.42 4 Increase 3
Pirate Party Germany 20,639 0.51 Increase 0.03 4 Steady 0
The Homeland 6,207 0.15 Decrease 0.42 2 Decrease 3
Volt Germany 5,503 0.13 New 1 New
Third Way 2,449 0.06 New 1 New
Total 4,085,693[c] 938 Steady 0
Voter turnout 1,406,103 66.03 Increase 7.61
Eligible voters 2,129,602

References

  1. ^ Data for previous elections combines indepedents with local voters' associations
  2. ^ Data for previous elections combines indepedents with local voters' associations
  3. ^ Local elections in Brandenburg use a panachage cumulative voting system, meaning that the total number of votes can be up to three times the number of voters
  1. ^ "Kommunalwahl in Brandenburg: BSW tritt nicht als eigenständige Partei an". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  2. ^ "Stimmenanteile sowie Gewinne/Verluste und Sitze im Land Brandenburg: Kreistagswahlen/Wahlen der Stadtverordnetenversammlungen der kreisfreien Städte" (in German). 2024. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
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