County-level Elections 2025 in Herford: Contest for the Role of County Councillor
Herford, Germany - A runoff election for the position of District Administrator in the district of Herford will take place on September 28, 2025. The election will be a contest between Mirco Schmidt (CDU) and Frank Diembeck (SPD / B 90 Greens), as no candidate received more than 50 percent of the votes in the initial election.
In the district administrator election held on September 14, Mirco Schmidt (CDU) received 43.59 percent of the votes (47,446 votes), while Frank Diembeck (SPD) received 40.58 percent (44,162 votes). Melanie Amling (Die PARTEI) received 7 percent of the votes (7,614 votes), and Marco Asbrock (UWG-Kreis) received 8.84 percent (9,619 votes). The results for the AfD and FDP were 18.06 percent (19,325 votes) and 3.28 percent (3,529 votes) respectively.
For the district council elections, the CDU and SPD are the strongest factions, each with 15 seats. The Greens have 4 seats, while the AfD will have 9 seats.
Voters who participated in the first election will vote at the same polling station on September 28. Voters who did not request postal voting for the runoff election can apply starting from September 15, and those who requested postal voting will receive the documents starting from September 18. Postal voting in person for the runoff election can also be done starting from September 18.
Voters do not need a new voter notification for the runoff election; their previous one will suffice. The polling stations will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on September 28.
The exact date for the repeat election (Wiederholungswahl) for the district administrator (Landrat) in Herford, where Mirco Schmidt and Frank Diembeck are competing, is not specified in the available search results.
Voters are encouraged to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming runoff election and help determine the next District Administrator for the district of Herford.
