2024 Brandenburg local elections

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	9.84	248	95
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	787,192	19.27	1.01	184	6
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	677,391	16.58	1.09	153	11
	Die Linke	319,573	7.82	6.26	74	60
	Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters (BVB/FW)	302,858	7.41	1.09	67	7
	Local voters' associations	277,554	6.79	2.60	65	24
	The Greens (Grüne)	272,691	6.67	4.39	59	39
	Farmers' associations	145,996	3.57	0.06	36	1
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	132,529	3.24	1.70	29	17
	Die PARTEI	39,472	0.97	0.43	7	2
	Independents	22,452	0.55	– [a]	4	– [b]
	Animal Protection Party	21,553	0.53	0.42	4	3
	Pirate Party Germany	20,639	0.51	0.03	4	0
	The Homeland	6,207	0.15	0.42	2	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	0
Voter turnout		1,406,103	66.03	7.61
Eligible voters		2,129,602